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Uncut Gems · 2019 — 第 14 / 14 章 · 7'46" · B2

Howard's Live Parlay on Kevin Garnett, Explained：right out the gate

Howard has a live parlay riding on Kevin Garnett and the Celtics, and he can't sit still. He makes Julia read the whole ticket out loud for the room, then narrates every rebound and basket. "We got to get this. This is right out the gate," he says — a man watching his own bet from the edge of his seat.

あらすじ

Before game seven tips off, Howard is in a hotel suite watching the Celtics with a group of friends, a live parlay riding on Kevin Garnett and Boston. He has Julia read the ticket out loud over the phone — a $1,229,000 payout. When Garnett wins the opening tip, Howard and the room erupt, tracking every rebound toward their number.

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注目の表現

right out the gatelock inbe in businesswho cares

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このシーンの表現

right out the gate

from the very start

KG 开场就拿下跳球，霍华德兴奋地喊 This is right out the gate，把开局的顺利当成整场赌注的好兆头。

The team scored right out the gate.

このシーンの他の表現

  • lock in

    to focus completely on what you're doing

  • be in business

    ready to succeed or get going

  • who cares

    it doesn't matter; nobody minds

このシーンのメモ一覧

156 行のセリフに 38 件のメモ

表現 · A2this is it- [announcer] Number 5, KG! - This is it, boys. This is it.
表現 · A2go aheadGo ahead. Tell me.
表現 · B1say something out loudSay the whole ticket out loud. I want you to say it really loud.
発音out loud

liaison

Say the whole ticket out loud. I want you to say it really loud.
表現 · A2give someone a secondGive me a second. I want some people to hear it. Hang on.
表現 · A2hang onGive me a second. I want some people to hear it. Hang on.
表現 · A2have a good time- You having a good time? - Yes.
表現 · C1the bet is in- The bet's in. The bet's in, okay? - [Nico] Fuck you.
表現 · A2take someone to a placeI'm taking you to the Ritz Carlton in the Grand Cayman, all right?
スラング · B2the RitzI'm taking you to the Ritz Carlton in the Grand Cayman, all right?
表現 · B2be in business

ready to succeed or get going

We grab this tip, and we're in business, boys. All right?
発音in business

liaison

We grab this tip, and we're in business, boys. All right?
表現 · C1right out the gate

from the very start

We got to get this. This is right out the gate.
発音right out

flap

We got to get this. This is right out the gate.
表現 · B2get the tipLet's go. Get that fucking tip. Get that tip.
表現 · B2the biggest part of the wholeThat was the fucking biggest part of the whole goddamn parlay right there.
スラング · C1parlayThat was the fucking biggest part of the whole goddamn parlay right there.
表現 · A2finish it- [announcer] Garnett down low. - Go, go. Finish it. Finish it.
表現 · B2the first shot of the gameThat's the first shot of the game. He fucking hit it. That's three now.
表現 · B2on one's way to somethingSo that's 16 right now on your way to 26, right?
文法 · B2on your way to 26

on one's way to

So that's 16 right now on your way to 26, right?
表現 · B2get someone out of one's mindHow you doing, baby? I can't get you out of my mind.
表現 · B2put money on something- Yeah. - So you got money on the Celtics?
表現 · B1miss a shotHe missed his shot. Who cares?
表現 · B1who cares

it doesn't matter; nobody minds

He missed his shot. Who cares?
表現 · A2come up to a placeI'd like you to come up to my room. I hired the chef.
表現 · B2who could ask for more- Who could ask for more than that? - Thank you.
表現 · B2lock in

to focus completely on what you're doing

I need everyone in here to lock in.
表現 · B1do it aloneIf you want to go quickly, do it alone.
文法 · B1If you want to go quickly

if clause

If you want to go quickly, do it alone.
表現 · B1go farBut if you want to go far, you do it together.
文法 · B1if you want to go far

if clause

But if you want to go far, you do it together.
表現 · C1like roachesWe're like roaches, and you can't kill us.
表現 · C1throw someone's rhythm offFucking threw his rhythm off. He took him out of the game.
表現 · B1be someone's faultThat's your fault.
表現 · C1what are we atWhat are we at? Twenty-three?
表現 · C1all the gemJust fucking... That's all the gem.
表現 · B1make oneself comfortableWithout a doubt. Go ahead, honey. Sit down. Make yourself comfortable.

「Howard's Live Parlay on Kevin Garnett」を読み解く

What's really going on

The parlay turns Howard into a spectator of his own life. He can't control the game, so he controls the room — ordering the ticket read aloud, calling every play, demanding everyone "lock in." His narration is superstition dressed as expertise: after one big rebound he shouts, "That was the fucking biggest part of the whole goddamn parlay right there." Even victory is framed as proof of a cosmic order — "We're like roaches, and you can't kill us," he says, as if the bet were destiny and not arithmetic. And he knows how absurd it looks: "If the 12-year-old version of me saw me right now, he'd be like, 'What the fuck?'" Howard doesn't enjoy winning; he needs it. That's why the celebration feels less like joy than survival.

Theme

MoneyThe parlay turns a basketball game into a number Howard needs to hit, and he watches it like his life depends on it.
DreamsHe reads the $1.2 million payout as fate, treating a single bet as the thing that will finally set him free.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Understand money line and opening tip in betting
  • Use pull for to support a team or person
  • Use right out the gate for immediate action
  • Contrast speed and distance with an If-clause

発音のポイント

  • out loud — liaison
  • in business — liaison
  • right out — flap
But if you want to go far, you do it together.

Howard's team speech for the parlay — the win depends on Garnett and the Celtics doing their part, so he frames the bet as shared teamwork.

We're like roaches, and you can't kill us.

His claim of being unkillable, said while the bet is going his way. It's bravado aimed at everyone who counted him out.

That was the fucking biggest part of the whole goddamn parlay right there.

After Garnett grabs the opening tip, Howard calls it the make-or-break leg. The parlay needs every part, and this one just landed.

If the 12-year-old version of me saw me right now, he'd be like, "What the fuck?"

Howard steps outside himself for a second, noting how far his younger self would be from this hotel suite and this bet. It's pride and disbelief at once.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Howard make Julia read the ticket out loud?

He wants people to hear the size of the bet. Reading the $1,229,000 payout aloud turns a private wager into a public performance, and Howard needs the room to know.

Why is Howard rooting for the Celtics if he's a Knicks fan?

Because he has money on the game. "I'm fucking pulling for the Celtics. A Knicks fan," he says — the bet overrides the loyalty.

What does the parlay actually need to hit?

Garnett's points plus rebounds, the Celtics money line, and the Celtics winning the opening tip. The scene tracks it leg by leg, celebrating each rebound as it lands.

Why does Howard say the 12-year-old version of him would be shocked?

The bet has put him in a penthouse suite watching a game he has a million-dollar stake in. He's aware of how far this is from where he started.

アンカット・ダイヤモンド · 全 14 章

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