The conflict is they are trying to win a game but the starters don't all have good grades so they all can't play in the game
The cause is that the kids really don't care about there grades so they think it well not affect there basketball game but it while because if you have a f in a class you can't play until it is higher than a f.
The theme is all about basketball that is all they do in this book
How this is brought out in the book is it show it on the front cover and in