They are due.

People are having a Christmas party, shooting the breeze.

A : Cheers, baby.
B : You guys see Van Horn last night?
A : 32 points!
B : That kid's gonna take the Nets to the Championship.
C : The Nets? Are you kidding? They suck.

A and B begin to stare at C, a bit annoyed.
Embarrassed, C says,

"But they are due. They are certainly due."

Relieved to hear that, A and B smile again and everybody's happy.


Not quite sure what C meant by 'be due',
I looked up the dictionary to find many definitions of it.

From the context, I guessed what C meant by 'They're due.' is
'They have lost a lot of games already. Now it's time for them to win. They are due.'
Unfortunately though, there seems to be nothing that matches my guess below.
Would you take a look at the definitions of 'due' and
tell me how my guess was?


due
(du, dyu)

adj.
1.
a. owing or owed: This bill is due next month.
b. immediately owed: This bill is due.
2. owing or observed as a moral or natural right.
3. rightful; proper; fitting: in due time.
4. adequate; sufficient: a due margin for delay.
5. expected to be ready, be present, or arrive; scheduled: The plane is due at noon.
n.
6. something that is owed or naturally belongs to someone.
7. Usu., dues. a regular fee payable at specific intervals, esp. to a group or organization: membership dues.
adv.
8. directly or exactly: a due east course.
9. Obs. duly.

( http://www.thefreedictionary.com/due )

Thanks.