1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,419 Alright, let's go. Here we go. 2 00:00:05,505 --> 00:00:07,132 How do I feel... 3 00:00:07,215 --> 00:00:10,552 about Magic Johnson comin' back? 4 00:00:10,635 --> 00:00:12,387 Hm. Young Buck. 5 00:00:12,470 --> 00:00:13,346 Me? 6 00:00:13,763 --> 00:00:15,849 Best record in the league since he been gone. 7 00:00:15,932 --> 00:00:17,308 I'm just here to support Paul. 8 00:00:17,392 --> 00:00:19,185 Do I think he'll impact team chemistry? 9 00:00:19,269 --> 00:00:20,729 Do I look fuckin' nervous? 10 00:00:20,812 --> 00:00:22,981 It's basketball, motherfucker! It ain't rocket science! 11 00:00:23,064 --> 00:00:24,733 -Can't wait. -Chemistry, my fuckin' ass. 12 00:00:25,817 --> 00:00:26,818 Young Buck. 13 00:00:26,901 --> 00:00:28,570 You bet he's gonna impact chemistry. 14 00:00:29,654 --> 00:00:30,947 I mean, in a good way. 15 00:00:31,031 --> 00:00:33,199 You ask the guys, they're thrilled. 16 00:00:35,410 --> 00:00:36,745 What I say? 17 00:00:37,203 --> 00:00:39,205 I say the Magic back, baby. 18 00:00:51,384 --> 00:00:52,510 There it is 19 00:00:55,180 --> 00:00:56,931 Yeah, ah, uh 20 00:00:57,015 --> 00:00:57,891 Yeah 21 00:00:58,099 --> 00:00:58,975 Okay 22 00:01:00,018 --> 00:01:01,311 Check it out 23 00:01:01,394 --> 00:01:03,480 Death to the pigs is my basic statement 24 00:01:03,563 --> 00:01:05,857 I spit street stories 'til I taste the pavement 25 00:01:05,940 --> 00:01:08,234 Tryin' to stay out the pen where we face enslavement 26 00:01:08,318 --> 00:01:10,362 Had a foolproof hustle 'til they traced the payments 27 00:01:10,445 --> 00:01:12,447 I was grippin' my palm around some shitty rum 28 00:01:12,530 --> 00:01:14,866 Tryin' to find psalm number 151 29 00:01:14,949 --> 00:01:17,035 To forget what I'm owed, as I clutch the commode 30 00:01:17,118 --> 00:01:19,579 I read "Put down the bottle and come get the gun" 31 00:01:19,662 --> 00:01:22,332 Let's get off the chain like Kunta Kinte with a MAC-10 32 00:01:22,414 --> 00:01:24,250 They want us gone like a dollar in a crack den 33 00:01:24,334 --> 00:01:26,461 Steadily subtractin' seeds and stems 34 00:01:26,544 --> 00:01:28,045 Mind cloudy through the wheeze and phlegm 35 00:01:28,129 --> 00:01:30,340 Numbin' my brain off of that and the Jesus hymns 36 00:01:30,423 --> 00:01:32,801 If we waiting for the time to fight, these is thems 37 00:01:32,884 --> 00:01:34,803 Tellin' us to relax while they ease it in 38 00:01:34,886 --> 00:01:36,012 We gettin greased again 39 00:01:36,096 --> 00:01:37,097 The truth I write is so cold 40 00:01:37,180 --> 00:01:38,598 It'd freeze my pen 41 00:01:38,682 --> 00:01:40,183 I'm Boots Riley it's a pleasure to meet you 42 00:01:40,265 --> 00:01:42,435 Never let they punk ass ever defeat you 43 00:01:42,519 --> 00:01:44,688 They got us on the corner wearin' pleather and see-thru 44 00:01:44,771 --> 00:01:46,981 All y'all's gold mines, they wanna deplete you 45 00:01:47,065 --> 00:01:49,651 I ain't just finna rap on the track, I finna clap on 'em back 46 00:01:49,734 --> 00:01:51,194 And it's been stackin' to that 47 00:01:51,277 --> 00:01:53,571 500 years before Iceberg ever leaned back in the 'lac 48 00:01:53,655 --> 00:01:55,448 Before they told Rosa "Black in the back" 49 00:01:55,532 --> 00:01:58,243 Before the CIA told Ricky Ross to put crack in a sack 50 00:01:58,326 --> 00:02:00,245 And Gil Scott traded rappin' for smack 51 00:02:00,328 --> 00:02:02,038 This beat alone should get platinum plaques 52 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:04,207 I'd rather see a million of us ecstatic to scrap 53 00:02:04,290 --> 00:02:06,334 'Cause if we bappin' 'em back we automatically stack 54 00:02:14,134 --> 00:02:16,261 Alright, alright, let's go! 55 00:02:16,344 --> 00:02:17,971 Come on, top him, top him! 56 00:02:18,054 --> 00:02:19,514 Team up, Cap, team up! 57 00:02:19,597 --> 00:02:21,474 Come on, Cap! Oh! 58 00:02:21,558 --> 00:02:23,184 Hit me on the run! Hit me on the run! 59 00:02:26,021 --> 00:02:29,441 Ah, shit! Goddamn, man! 60 00:02:29,899 --> 00:02:32,110 -Motherfucker, what you doing? -Going for the inbound! 61 00:02:32,192 --> 00:02:33,820 -What it look like? -Earvin! 62 00:02:33,903 --> 00:02:37,699 Earvin, let Norm take those in for now while you get a feel for the new system. 63 00:02:39,075 --> 00:02:40,994 Yeah, aight. Cool. 64 00:02:43,454 --> 00:02:45,081 Earvin seem a little out of kilter? 65 00:02:46,499 --> 00:02:49,168 Paul made some adjustments to the offense. 66 00:02:49,252 --> 00:02:50,754 He'll get used to it. 67 00:02:54,424 --> 00:02:55,966 Is that knee alright? 68 00:02:58,261 --> 00:02:59,637 I'll keep an eye on it. 69 00:03:03,933 --> 00:03:05,518 Let's go! 70 00:03:25,747 --> 00:03:26,873 You see this shit? 71 00:03:26,956 --> 00:03:28,083 What's up, Chones? 72 00:03:28,166 --> 00:03:29,542 Man, fuck Boston. That's one game, man. 73 00:03:29,626 --> 00:03:31,628 We four back on Phoenix and we catchin' up. 74 00:03:31,711 --> 00:03:35,465 Yeah, "if." That big nigga running into me like we bumper cars. 75 00:03:35,548 --> 00:03:37,884 Keep on like this, I'ma be fucked up worse than him. 76 00:03:37,966 --> 00:03:39,886 Well, somebody should have hipped him to what doin' 77 00:03:39,969 --> 00:03:41,513 before they let him on the floor. 78 00:03:41,596 --> 00:03:43,890 He'll figure it out. Let's just stay positive. 79 00:03:43,973 --> 00:03:45,392 Fuck you. 80 00:03:45,475 --> 00:03:47,060 Looking like the bottom of a shoe, nigga. 81 00:03:47,143 --> 00:03:48,561 What you talkin' about? 82 00:03:50,355 --> 00:03:51,856 What y'all laughing about? 83 00:03:52,524 --> 00:03:54,734 -Oh, nothin', man. -Fucking Coop. 84 00:03:54,817 --> 00:03:57,362 Oh, yeah. You shoulda seen his ass bowling the other night. 85 00:03:57,445 --> 00:03:59,364 He's so good 'cause his ass the same color as the ball. 86 00:03:59,447 --> 00:04:01,324 They might be cousins. 87 00:04:03,451 --> 00:04:05,161 Maybe if you'd kept yours out of the gutter, 88 00:04:05,245 --> 00:04:06,496 you'd still have money in your pocket. 89 00:04:06,579 --> 00:04:09,416 -Ooh! -Tell him, Cap! 90 00:04:10,291 --> 00:04:12,919 Paul, look, it's a lot to ask. 91 00:04:13,003 --> 00:04:16,005 He's comin' off an injury, learnin' a new system. 92 00:04:16,089 --> 00:04:17,382 Okay, you know what, Pat? 93 00:04:17,464 --> 00:04:18,925 All the other guys picked it up just fine. 94 00:04:19,009 --> 00:04:21,261 Yeah, well, they had time. He doesn't. 95 00:04:21,344 --> 00:04:22,804 We're a month out from the playoffs. 96 00:04:22,887 --> 00:04:25,849 We need Magic integrated back into the offense, Paul. 97 00:04:25,932 --> 00:04:27,684 We can bring The System back next year. 98 00:04:30,562 --> 00:04:32,272 Put down your beers and lend me your ears. 99 00:04:32,355 --> 00:04:35,442 I got your title right here in the bag. 100 00:04:35,525 --> 00:04:38,820 Let's see the Celtics match up with him. 101 00:04:38,903 --> 00:04:40,739 What are we talking about here? 102 00:04:40,822 --> 00:04:43,491 Talking about David Thompson! David fucking Thompson! 103 00:04:43,575 --> 00:04:46,202 The Skywalker! I'm talking about a 50-inch fucking vertical. 104 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:47,787 Body soaring through the air like an eagle! 105 00:04:47,871 --> 00:04:48,955 Seventy-three points in one game. 106 00:04:49,039 --> 00:04:50,790 This team breezin' through the fuckin' finals 107 00:04:50,874 --> 00:04:52,334 for the next five years! 108 00:04:52,417 --> 00:04:55,086 -Five years! Five years! Huh? -Hold on, hold on, hold on. 109 00:04:55,170 --> 00:04:57,797 -He's available? - Think I'm fuckin' stupid, Pat? 110 00:04:57,881 --> 00:05:00,175 Hell, yes. I had Elgin dig around in Denver 111 00:05:00,258 --> 00:05:01,760 and goddamn it, he came up with a nugget. 112 00:05:01,843 --> 00:05:04,346 Turns out, he's itching to bust outta that mile-high bird cage 113 00:05:04,429 --> 00:05:06,014 and soar to sunny skies. 114 00:05:07,182 --> 00:05:08,767 -This guy could be a third star. -Yeah! 115 00:05:08,850 --> 00:05:12,020 This guy, he's someone who can make a shot in the crunch. 116 00:05:12,103 --> 00:05:13,772 -He's a hell of an asset. -Tell him, Pat! 117 00:05:13,855 --> 00:05:15,732 -He's a-- -He's a fuckin' all-star! 118 00:05:15,815 --> 00:05:17,442 -He's an all-star. -What would it take? 119 00:05:17,525 --> 00:05:18,943 That's the best part: 120 00:05:19,027 --> 00:05:20,528 -Nixon. -Get outta here. 121 00:05:20,612 --> 00:05:22,155 -No! Yeah! -Get outta here is right. 122 00:05:22,238 --> 00:05:24,282 -We're not trading Norm. -Huh? 123 00:05:25,283 --> 00:05:27,160 We're not trading Norm! He's been lights out. 124 00:05:27,243 --> 00:05:29,204 He is having an all-star season. 125 00:05:29,287 --> 00:05:30,872 He's run the show for us with Magic out. 126 00:05:30,955 --> 00:05:33,166 Well, ding-fucking-dong, dude. 127 00:05:33,249 --> 00:05:35,251 Magic out? Magic's coming back, 128 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:38,004 and those two are gonna go straight back to fightin' for the ball. 129 00:05:38,088 --> 00:05:41,966 Or! Or we cash him in! Ship him out while his stock is high! 130 00:05:42,050 --> 00:05:44,302 Huh? Pat, come here, do me a favor 131 00:05:44,386 --> 00:05:46,888 and turn these lights on. Yeah. 132 00:05:46,971 --> 00:05:48,973 Come on. Just flick that switch. 133 00:05:50,767 --> 00:05:52,602 -He's not wrong. -No! 134 00:05:52,686 --> 00:05:56,022 -Norm is top-notch. -Yeah. Okay. Sometimes. 135 00:05:56,106 --> 00:05:58,817 But, hey, you know, Thompson, I mean, 136 00:05:58,900 --> 00:06:00,819 -this guy's world-class. -World-class! 137 00:06:00,902 --> 00:06:02,779 The season's on the line. We're gonna want another guy 138 00:06:02,862 --> 00:06:04,447 like that to take the final shot. 139 00:06:04,531 --> 00:06:07,283 -Damn fuckin' straight. -I'll look into it. 140 00:06:08,993 --> 00:06:10,578 You'll look-- 141 00:06:14,416 --> 00:06:15,417 Look-- 142 00:06:15,500 --> 00:06:16,835 That's what this is. 143 00:06:16,918 --> 00:06:19,796 We looked into it. We scouted him, top to tail. 144 00:06:19,879 --> 00:06:21,256 -He's good to go. -That's nice. 145 00:06:21,339 --> 00:06:24,050 I have a group of guys who have gelled already. 146 00:06:24,134 --> 00:06:27,262 So, I throw somebody new in and I could spoil the broth. 147 00:06:27,345 --> 00:06:31,057 I'm not gonna do that without seeing for myself. 148 00:06:31,141 --> 00:06:32,225 Alright? 149 00:06:33,643 --> 00:06:35,937 But I do appreciate the legwork, Jerry. 150 00:06:39,149 --> 00:06:41,401 Trade deadline is two weeks. 151 00:06:41,484 --> 00:06:43,737 Okay. From today? Great. 152 00:06:43,820 --> 00:06:45,780 I'll get you an answer. 153 00:06:46,781 --> 00:06:48,283 Thanks, Jerry. 154 00:07:00,295 --> 00:07:01,671 Oh, man. Pat! 155 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:06,801 Next time you have an opinion, 156 00:07:06,885 --> 00:07:09,179 just run it by me first. 157 00:07:10,055 --> 00:07:12,098 Alright? That's not so hard. 158 00:07:14,601 --> 00:07:15,810 Yes, sir. 159 00:07:22,275 --> 00:07:23,610 Pat. 160 00:07:23,693 --> 00:07:24,569 What the fuck is going on? 161 00:07:24,652 --> 00:07:25,945 -Hey. -Huh? 162 00:07:26,029 --> 00:07:27,530 -Hey, you can't come in like that... -Hey what? 163 00:07:27,614 --> 00:07:29,449 It's four in the afternoon. 164 00:07:29,532 --> 00:07:30,742 It's my fault. 165 00:07:30,825 --> 00:07:32,994 Whatever they do, it's copacetic 166 00:07:33,078 --> 00:07:35,747 as long as I don't hurt their fuckin' feelings. 167 00:07:35,830 --> 00:07:37,332 Well, you know, 168 00:07:37,415 --> 00:07:39,334 Jeanie's team is on the hunt to win a title. 169 00:07:39,876 --> 00:07:40,877 Yeah. 170 00:07:43,171 --> 00:07:46,007 You know, I saw her in my dreams again last night. 171 00:07:46,091 --> 00:07:47,509 Jeanie? 172 00:07:47,592 --> 00:07:50,428 -No. Honey. -Ah, yes. 173 00:07:51,054 --> 00:07:53,056 -The girl. -Yeah, the girl. 174 00:07:53,848 --> 00:07:56,851 And let me tell you, it was a good one. 175 00:07:56,935 --> 00:07:59,437 You know what? Spare me the lurid details, please. 176 00:08:01,064 --> 00:08:02,732 It wasn't lurid at all. 177 00:08:03,733 --> 00:08:05,235 It wasn't sex. 178 00:08:06,569 --> 00:08:08,446 It was better. 179 00:08:08,530 --> 00:08:11,366 We were running on the beach in Santa Monica, 180 00:08:11,449 --> 00:08:13,993 just like when I was a kid, like when my ma and I 181 00:08:14,077 --> 00:08:15,995 first got out here 182 00:08:16,079 --> 00:08:17,997 and I could just run on that beach for hours 183 00:08:18,081 --> 00:08:19,582 and hours and hours. 184 00:08:21,668 --> 00:08:25,171 -Before these. -Yeah. Before everything. 185 00:08:27,090 --> 00:08:29,592 I haven't felt that way in a long time. 186 00:08:30,719 --> 00:08:32,511 There we were. 187 00:08:32,595 --> 00:08:34,222 Me and Honey. 188 00:08:34,304 --> 00:08:36,808 Just running and laughing and 189 00:08:38,768 --> 00:08:39,894 so free. 190 00:08:40,770 --> 00:08:43,565 -It was beautiful. -Uh-oh. 191 00:08:44,274 --> 00:08:45,275 What? 192 00:08:46,317 --> 00:08:48,737 Dreams. Our dreams. 193 00:08:49,904 --> 00:08:51,906 I dreamt I was an astronaut one night. 194 00:08:52,615 --> 00:08:54,909 I don't know, Claire. I'm a guy. 195 00:08:54,993 --> 00:08:56,453 When it comes to life, I go for my gut, 196 00:08:56,536 --> 00:08:58,413 and I have a feeling about this one. 197 00:08:58,496 --> 00:09:01,666 Yeah. You're feeling like running right back into her pants. 198 00:09:02,792 --> 00:09:04,085 Sorry. Her arms. 199 00:09:05,795 --> 00:09:08,590 Well, have you considered the fact that she might have moved on? 200 00:09:11,092 --> 00:09:13,261 Only one way to find out, I suppose. 201 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,857 -Magic, how's that knee feeling? -Fine. 202 00:09:25,940 --> 00:09:27,525 -Hope to beat Larry in the finals? -Sure. 203 00:09:27,609 --> 00:09:29,986 -Magic, how's it feel to be back? -Great. 204 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:32,030 Enjoying all this big brouhaha out here? 205 00:09:32,113 --> 00:09:33,239 Yeah, real exciting. 206 00:09:33,323 --> 00:09:35,033 -How's team chemistry? -Like I never left. 207 00:09:35,116 --> 00:09:36,951 Do you think the Lakers can win another title? 208 00:09:37,035 --> 00:09:39,287 -Gonna try. -Is your recovery progressing smoothly? 209 00:09:39,371 --> 00:09:41,623 -You bet. -Any advice for your opponents? 210 00:09:41,706 --> 00:09:42,790 Better watch out. 211 00:09:44,959 --> 00:09:47,087 So, you're not upset you lost a starting spot? 212 00:09:47,170 --> 00:09:49,297 Yeah, what do you think about Norm at number one? 213 00:09:49,381 --> 00:09:52,592 Nah, that's how it should be. Just for now though. 214 00:09:52,676 --> 00:09:55,136 What kind of adjustments will your teammates have to make? 215 00:09:55,220 --> 00:09:57,097 Ain't none. Everybody know Magic. 216 00:09:57,180 --> 00:09:58,264 Magic, look into the camera! 217 00:09:58,348 --> 00:09:59,933 Magic, smile. 218 00:10:00,016 --> 00:10:03,103 Did you get a "get well card" from Larry Bird? 219 00:10:04,562 --> 00:10:06,314 Yeah. Sent me a chocolate leprechaun. 220 00:10:08,316 --> 00:10:10,610 Cap! Cap! What do you think of the big return? 221 00:10:10,694 --> 00:10:11,778 I think you're blocking my locker. 222 00:10:12,237 --> 00:10:15,657 Magic! Magic! Magic! 223 00:10:15,740 --> 00:10:17,367 Can the fans expect a game six? 224 00:10:17,450 --> 00:10:19,035 Aight, that's enough! 225 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:22,080 That's all that we got. Rap with y'all after the game, aight? 226 00:10:22,163 --> 00:10:23,957 Y'all get on up outta here. 227 00:10:24,624 --> 00:10:26,418 Let me and my teammates get ready. 228 00:10:33,341 --> 00:10:34,926 Hey! Earvin! 229 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:37,303 You got a minute? 230 00:10:37,387 --> 00:10:39,222 Just trying to get ready. 231 00:10:40,348 --> 00:10:42,225 Okay, perfect. This will just take a minute. 232 00:10:42,308 --> 00:10:43,560 Because we were talking, 233 00:10:43,643 --> 00:10:46,438 and we thought you should wear this. 234 00:10:48,940 --> 00:10:50,734 Put that shit away. 235 00:10:50,817 --> 00:10:52,902 Oh, no. I got enough for everybody. 236 00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:55,697 Toss it. Burn it if you got to. I don't give a fuck. 237 00:10:55,780 --> 00:10:57,866 I don't wanna see it on nobody. 238 00:10:57,949 --> 00:10:59,325 You dig? 239 00:11:00,785 --> 00:11:02,495 Um, yeah. 240 00:11:02,579 --> 00:11:05,623 Yeah. Yeah, for sure. Copy that. 241 00:11:21,598 --> 00:11:24,184 And, folks, this arena is buzzing. 242 00:11:24,267 --> 00:11:27,687 After 45 games, 101 long days, 243 00:11:27,771 --> 00:11:31,691 it's finally official, and the City of Angels swoons. 244 00:11:31,775 --> 00:11:34,277 -The Magic is back. -Earvin! 245 00:11:35,236 --> 00:11:37,489 Hey! How you feeling? 246 00:11:37,572 --> 00:11:40,533 -All good! Yeah! -All good? Okay. 247 00:11:40,617 --> 00:11:43,870 There's a word the Latins use. Suave. 248 00:11:43,953 --> 00:11:45,955 It means "easy." 249 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:47,832 That's how I want you taking it tonight, alright? 250 00:11:47,915 --> 00:11:50,293 No pressure. Understand? 251 00:11:50,377 --> 00:11:52,962 Yeah! Yeah! Suave! 252 00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:54,422 Suave. 253 00:11:58,927 --> 00:12:01,096 And now making his long-awaited 254 00:12:01,179 --> 00:12:03,181 fabulous Forum return, 255 00:12:03,264 --> 00:12:06,226 let's give him a grand old Hollywood welcome. 256 00:12:06,309 --> 00:12:09,354 Get on your feet for your one and only, 257 00:12:09,437 --> 00:12:11,231 Earvin "Magic" Johnson! 258 00:12:11,314 --> 00:12:16,528 Magic! Magic! Magic! Magic! Magic! 259 00:12:36,756 --> 00:12:41,094 Magic! Magic! Magic! Magic! Magic! 260 00:12:44,014 --> 00:12:46,099 Yeah! 261 00:12:50,020 --> 00:12:51,062 Woo! 262 00:12:51,146 --> 00:12:54,065 Magic! Magic! Magic! 263 00:12:55,191 --> 00:12:57,861 You got it! You got it! Your shot! 264 00:12:59,029 --> 00:13:00,447 Lakers up convincingly 265 00:13:00,530 --> 00:13:02,282 with this first quarter ticking away, but, Keith, 266 00:13:02,365 --> 00:13:05,702 the man this crowd has come to see still has not touched the basketball. 267 00:13:05,785 --> 00:13:08,621 And when will Coach Westhead pull the rabbit out of his hat, Chick? 268 00:13:08,705 --> 00:13:10,790 We want Magic! 269 00:13:10,874 --> 00:13:15,337 We want Magic! We want Magic! We want Magic! 270 00:13:15,420 --> 00:13:17,297 You think we're gonna have to give these people refunds 271 00:13:17,380 --> 00:13:18,798 if he never plays a game? 272 00:13:18,882 --> 00:13:20,550 I think we'll have a fucking riot. 273 00:13:20,633 --> 00:13:21,968 We want Magic! 274 00:13:22,052 --> 00:13:24,971 We want Magic! We want Magic! 275 00:13:30,643 --> 00:13:32,479 You made your point, Paul. 276 00:13:35,148 --> 00:13:36,316 Earvin! 277 00:13:36,941 --> 00:13:38,401 -Get in for Norm. -And, my friends, 278 00:13:38,485 --> 00:13:40,779 the fans are finally getting what they came for. 279 00:13:40,862 --> 00:13:43,323 Looks like Coach Westhead is finally pulling a rabbit out of his hat. 280 00:13:43,406 --> 00:13:45,700 Magic Johnson is coming into the game. 281 00:13:45,784 --> 00:13:47,285 Earvin! 282 00:13:47,869 --> 00:13:48,870 Suave. 283 00:13:50,372 --> 00:13:51,498 Suave. 284 00:13:57,462 --> 00:14:00,173 Bullshit, Riles. You know that's bullshit, right? 285 00:14:01,716 --> 00:14:04,094 It's top of the key. He's calling for it. 286 00:14:04,177 --> 00:14:06,179 Magic with the ball. Makes his move past Newlin. 287 00:14:06,262 --> 00:14:08,765 -No-look pass. -Motherfucker! 288 00:14:08,848 --> 00:14:11,226 Right into the hands of Maurice Lucas for the turnover. 289 00:14:11,810 --> 00:14:13,103 And the bucket. 290 00:14:13,186 --> 00:14:16,439 And that was not exactly what this Forum crowd had in mind. 291 00:14:16,523 --> 00:14:17,774 Got y'all's wish. 292 00:14:19,901 --> 00:14:21,486 Lotta pressure, you know? 293 00:14:25,573 --> 00:14:27,450 Paul's tinkering with the offense. 294 00:14:27,534 --> 00:14:29,994 -He'll get used to it. -In basketball, the Lakers, 295 00:14:30,078 --> 00:14:32,247 who had found their winning ways, have seen their shadow. 296 00:14:33,581 --> 00:14:36,209 Asked whether all the fanfare surrounding Magic Johnson was to blame, 297 00:14:36,292 --> 00:14:39,170 Norm Nixon, who was benched in favor of his cohort, 298 00:14:39,254 --> 00:14:40,797 made a point to say that neither he 299 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,924 nor any of the others resented the publicity. 300 00:14:43,008 --> 00:14:44,551 Not at all. 301 00:14:44,634 --> 00:14:46,720 If anything, we're happy to see it go to somebody 302 00:14:46,803 --> 00:14:48,138 who deserves it. 303 00:14:48,221 --> 00:14:49,723 Okay, Norman. If you say so. 304 00:14:49,806 --> 00:14:51,349 But if Nixon's comments were typical 305 00:14:51,433 --> 00:14:53,184 of what the Lakers were saying to the press, 306 00:14:53,268 --> 00:14:55,478 Jim Chones spoke directly from the heart. 307 00:14:55,562 --> 00:14:57,772 I thought it was bull! 308 00:14:57,856 --> 00:15:00,567 -A circus! -And a lousy one at that. 309 00:15:00,650 --> 00:15:03,069 With the touted Magic Man taking a spill off a trapeze, 310 00:15:03,153 --> 00:15:05,780 racking up as many turnovers as baskets. 311 00:15:05,864 --> 00:15:07,866 Praying for that knee to hold. 312 00:15:08,616 --> 00:15:09,868 Wouldn't wanna miss you in the finals. 313 00:15:14,039 --> 00:15:16,041 Here, I thought I'd trash the place alone. 314 00:15:17,500 --> 00:15:19,627 You want an assist? 315 00:15:19,711 --> 00:15:22,213 Long as it ain't another turnover. 316 00:15:22,297 --> 00:15:24,049 They stopped countin' after the game. 317 00:15:24,132 --> 00:15:26,593 You promise? 318 00:15:27,052 --> 00:15:28,553 How's it feelin'? 319 00:15:30,805 --> 00:15:32,682 Just a little sore is all. 320 00:15:32,766 --> 00:15:36,186 That's why you waited till everybody split to freeze your nuts off. 321 00:15:38,271 --> 00:15:40,273 From the looks of it out there, I figure 322 00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:42,859 where we at, 50%? 323 00:15:44,152 --> 00:15:45,612 -Me? -Mm. 324 00:15:45,695 --> 00:15:46,821 Nah! 325 00:15:46,905 --> 00:15:48,948 Ninety, easy. 326 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:53,286 Aight, more like 80. 327 00:15:54,329 --> 00:15:57,290 -But we good! -So, 60. Tops. 328 00:15:59,292 --> 00:16:01,461 Come on, Riles. Buss find out-- 329 00:16:01,544 --> 00:16:05,090 To hell with Buss. Coach gets wind, he's gonna keep you sittin'. 330 00:16:05,173 --> 00:16:07,676 You need that run to get in shape for playoffs. 331 00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:09,469 Right? 332 00:16:10,762 --> 00:16:12,013 Am I right? 333 00:16:12,097 --> 00:16:13,682 Hey, I wore the jersey, too, remember? 334 00:16:18,937 --> 00:16:20,897 Ain't that it hurt. 335 00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:22,315 Just somethin'... 336 00:16:22,399 --> 00:16:24,150 Somethin' ain't right. 337 00:16:24,234 --> 00:16:25,777 Like part of me out there, 338 00:16:25,860 --> 00:16:27,278 part of me ain't. 339 00:16:27,362 --> 00:16:30,115 Like, instead of me playin', 340 00:16:30,198 --> 00:16:32,158 me being me, Magic, 341 00:16:32,242 --> 00:16:35,203 I'm just... I'm just... 342 00:16:36,079 --> 00:16:38,581 You can't act like Magic. You gotta be Magic. 343 00:16:39,499 --> 00:16:42,002 You can't be out there thinkin' it's gonna happen again. 344 00:16:43,420 --> 00:16:45,672 -Yeah. Yeah. -Yeah. 345 00:16:47,340 --> 00:16:49,718 How I stop thinkin' that? 346 00:16:50,885 --> 00:16:52,387 That's simple. 347 00:16:53,888 --> 00:16:55,390 Stop thinkin'. 348 00:17:08,361 --> 00:17:10,320 Pop it! Snap it back! 349 00:17:11,990 --> 00:17:14,784 No time to think! Pass the break! Let's go! 350 00:17:14,867 --> 00:17:16,453 No time to think. There you go. 351 00:17:16,536 --> 00:17:18,163 Let's go! Stop thinking! Let's go! 352 00:17:18,246 --> 00:17:19,664 Don't think about it. Let's go. Let's go. 353 00:17:19,748 --> 00:17:20,790 Gonna be a little bitch! Come on. 354 00:17:20,874 --> 00:17:21,875 Push it. Come on. 355 00:17:21,958 --> 00:17:25,002 Come on. Stop thinking! Let's go! Let's go! 356 00:17:25,086 --> 00:17:26,296 Go, go, foul! Come on! 357 00:17:26,378 --> 00:17:28,631 Quit pussyfooting, you little gimp! Come on! 358 00:17:28,715 --> 00:17:31,676 Cut harder! Use your left! Come on, Nancy. 359 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,178 Come on, man! 360 00:17:33,261 --> 00:17:34,763 That's right! 361 00:17:34,846 --> 00:17:37,098 Return to the scene of the fuckin' crime, man. 362 00:17:37,182 --> 00:17:38,308 Face it! 363 00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:40,226 Yeah. Let's go. 364 00:17:43,438 --> 00:17:46,274 -You in pain? -Hell no. 365 00:17:46,358 --> 00:17:48,234 What are we stopping for? 366 00:17:48,318 --> 00:17:50,487 You gotta do what the instructor says. 367 00:17:50,570 --> 00:17:52,781 She taught me that years ago. 368 00:17:52,864 --> 00:17:54,157 When I was trying to learn tennis. 369 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:56,117 She'd say, "Just do what the instructor says." 370 00:17:56,201 --> 00:17:59,162 Dr. Kerlan said that the range of motion test was good. 371 00:17:59,245 --> 00:18:01,956 I need you back in action for the title series, okay? 372 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:03,416 Yeah, but I don't wanna risk it. 373 00:18:03,500 --> 00:18:05,210 I gotta save myself for Wimbledon. 374 00:18:05,293 --> 00:18:06,753 Yeah, but that's not till June. 375 00:18:06,836 --> 00:18:08,963 What about our tennis team? 376 00:18:09,047 --> 00:18:12,550 Well, Anna has a career to worry about. 377 00:18:12,634 --> 00:18:14,094 She could get a top-10 seed this year. 378 00:18:14,177 --> 00:18:16,096 Isn't that right, Pookie? 379 00:18:16,179 --> 00:18:18,723 -He's my biggest fan. -Yes, I am. 380 00:18:21,101 --> 00:18:22,852 Hey, can I talk to you for a second over here? 381 00:18:22,936 --> 00:18:23,937 Sure. 382 00:18:25,146 --> 00:18:27,065 Alright, you are already screwing one of my players. 383 00:18:27,148 --> 00:18:28,441 Don't screw me, too. 384 00:18:28,525 --> 00:18:30,402 Okay, what does our romance have to do with you? 385 00:18:30,485 --> 00:18:32,570 You're encouraging her to sit out the entire Strings season. 386 00:18:32,654 --> 00:18:34,114 No, I'm looking out for her best interest. 387 00:18:34,197 --> 00:18:36,199 Yeah, but what about ours? 388 00:18:36,282 --> 00:18:38,243 She is our asset, Johnny. Okay? 389 00:18:38,326 --> 00:18:40,662 Can you think about the business before you think about your penis? 390 00:18:40,745 --> 00:18:42,247 You know what, you're just like him. 391 00:18:42,330 --> 00:18:43,665 Work, work, work, work. 392 00:18:43,748 --> 00:18:45,542 And how many of those have you been going through? 393 00:18:45,625 --> 00:18:48,169 -You're gonna get an ulcer. -Yeah, I'm gonna name it after you. 394 00:18:49,421 --> 00:18:51,506 Look, Jean, I get it, okay? 395 00:18:51,589 --> 00:18:53,341 Working our asses off to make him happy. 396 00:18:53,425 --> 00:18:55,510 Except, you know what? He never will be. 397 00:18:55,593 --> 00:18:57,637 I'm realizing we have to do that on our own. 398 00:18:57,721 --> 00:18:59,097 Anna is the woman I love 399 00:18:59,180 --> 00:19:01,307 and if you think I'm gonna ask her to risk her future, 400 00:19:01,391 --> 00:19:04,185 so that you can win a trophy in a league that nobody cares about. 401 00:19:05,311 --> 00:19:06,855 Not a chance. 402 00:19:07,897 --> 00:19:09,065 Okay. 403 00:19:09,149 --> 00:19:10,734 Alright, everybody! 404 00:19:10,817 --> 00:19:12,694 Gather 'round! 405 00:19:12,777 --> 00:19:14,404 Gather 'round, everybody! 406 00:19:14,487 --> 00:19:16,156 Alright, we all here? 407 00:19:16,614 --> 00:19:18,116 Everyone got a drink? 408 00:19:18,908 --> 00:19:20,410 Alright, so 409 00:19:21,327 --> 00:19:22,454 well, you know why you're here. 410 00:19:22,537 --> 00:19:25,248 We're here to remember Jessie Buss. 411 00:19:25,331 --> 00:19:27,334 A mother. A grandmother. 412 00:19:28,335 --> 00:19:30,545 A friend. A bridge partner. 413 00:19:32,672 --> 00:19:34,632 But I'll keep it short because we wanna get 414 00:19:34,716 --> 00:19:38,428 to the most important part of the party, for my mom anyway. 415 00:19:38,511 --> 00:19:40,597 So, anyway, here we go. 416 00:19:42,932 --> 00:19:44,434 Well, old gal. 417 00:19:45,894 --> 00:19:47,687 It's been a year 418 00:19:49,856 --> 00:19:51,816 and we miss you like hell. 419 00:19:59,657 --> 00:20:01,659 But the Buss empire is taking off! 420 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,162 We got the kids on the team now, 421 00:20:04,996 --> 00:20:07,957 and here we are, in Pickfair, 422 00:20:08,041 --> 00:20:12,128 which is exactly where my mom always dreamed we could be. 423 00:20:12,212 --> 00:20:15,340 So, thank you, Ma, for gettin' us here 424 00:20:15,965 --> 00:20:18,343 and please raise a glass to Jessie Buss! 425 00:20:18,426 --> 00:20:20,720 -Hear, hear! -That's right, Jerry. 426 00:20:22,138 --> 00:20:25,016 Anyway, chuckwagon's open! Knock yourselves out! 427 00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:26,685 Get yourselves another drink, you know, 428 00:20:26,768 --> 00:20:29,479 and just enjoy yourselves like she would. 429 00:20:38,446 --> 00:20:40,031 Okay. Why don't you go inside? 430 00:20:40,115 --> 00:20:42,492 Everybody, you guys, these are beautiful. Let's go in. 431 00:20:42,575 --> 00:20:45,537 Cool off. Get a snack. Go on. 432 00:20:45,620 --> 00:20:48,123 Don't run! Don't scream! 433 00:20:48,206 --> 00:20:50,041 Don't hit each other. 434 00:20:50,125 --> 00:20:53,712 Try not to put anything up your nose or... 435 00:20:53,795 --> 00:20:55,338 Like herdin' cats. 436 00:20:57,966 --> 00:20:59,300 You and kids, huh? 437 00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:03,346 Who knew, right? 438 00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:09,477 What the fuck 439 00:21:09,561 --> 00:21:11,813 are you doing here, Buss? 440 00:21:11,896 --> 00:21:13,773 I don't know. Just happened to be in the neighborhood. 441 00:21:13,857 --> 00:21:15,400 Thought I'd say hi. 442 00:21:15,483 --> 00:21:17,027 It's a nice place. 443 00:21:17,652 --> 00:21:20,947 Well, it's no world championship, but it's enough for me. 444 00:21:21,531 --> 00:21:23,742 Sometimes enough's enough. 445 00:21:24,117 --> 00:21:27,037 You gonna answer my question? It's been 15 years. 446 00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:29,080 You just pop in like the Hillside Strangler? 447 00:21:29,164 --> 00:21:30,790 I was just... I don't know. 448 00:21:30,874 --> 00:21:33,001 You were on my mind and 449 00:21:33,084 --> 00:21:35,295 I wanted to see how life was goin' for you. 450 00:21:36,588 --> 00:21:39,591 -Huh. -What? What's funny? 451 00:21:40,717 --> 00:21:42,510 You just wanted to see the girl who used to blow you 452 00:21:42,594 --> 00:21:44,054 in your Mustang. 453 00:21:44,137 --> 00:21:46,931 Hey. There was a lot more to her than that. 454 00:21:47,015 --> 00:21:50,894 Well, whoever she was, she's gone now. 455 00:21:50,977 --> 00:21:54,939 And I promise you, the only one who misses her is you. 456 00:21:56,816 --> 00:21:58,985 Well, I must have been crazy to let her go. 457 00:22:00,403 --> 00:22:03,740 She would have dragged you down a dark road, baby. 458 00:22:03,823 --> 00:22:06,826 I don't know. Looks to me like she pulled it all together. 459 00:22:07,494 --> 00:22:09,704 But you're right. It has been way too long. 460 00:22:11,122 --> 00:22:12,707 Let's celebrate. 461 00:22:12,791 --> 00:22:14,584 What do you say? Let's paint the town red. 462 00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:17,504 I'm tellin' you, doors fly open for me now. 463 00:22:17,587 --> 00:22:19,798 It's not like when I was that schlub fresh outta aerospace. 464 00:22:19,881 --> 00:22:22,008 I liked that schlub. 465 00:22:22,092 --> 00:22:24,010 Well, you'd love me now, then. 466 00:22:25,595 --> 00:22:27,097 I know you, Buss. 467 00:22:28,306 --> 00:22:32,060 But I'm not trying to go down bad-ex road. 468 00:22:32,143 --> 00:22:33,603 I'm really not. 469 00:22:33,687 --> 00:22:36,940 -I just got the last one outta my system. -I get it. 470 00:22:37,023 --> 00:22:39,943 -Really? -I just wanna buy you dinner. 471 00:22:40,026 --> 00:22:42,070 Catch up, talk old times. 472 00:22:43,738 --> 00:22:46,741 Honey. No Mustang. I promise. 473 00:22:48,034 --> 00:22:51,538 -You're smilin'. -I could eat. 474 00:23:00,213 --> 00:23:02,215 Puttin' in some extra hours? 475 00:23:03,174 --> 00:23:05,719 You know, work hard, play hard, baby. 476 00:23:05,802 --> 00:23:07,554 So you're not worried about the rumors? 477 00:23:08,930 --> 00:23:10,098 Big trade. 478 00:23:10,974 --> 00:23:12,767 You for David Thompson. 479 00:23:14,811 --> 00:23:16,312 Now, where did you hear that? 480 00:23:17,147 --> 00:23:18,356 Going around. 481 00:23:19,524 --> 00:23:21,109 Makes sense if you think about it. 482 00:23:21,609 --> 00:23:23,653 Once Magic's back to starting point, 483 00:23:23,737 --> 00:23:25,822 Skywalker would make a neater fit for shooting guard. 484 00:23:25,905 --> 00:23:29,451 Well, maybe that's because I ain't no fuckin' shooting guard. 485 00:23:31,619 --> 00:23:35,290 Look, this team works best when I'm at point. 486 00:23:35,749 --> 00:23:37,375 That ain't opinion. That's a fact. 487 00:23:37,459 --> 00:23:39,044 Y'all saw it, right? 488 00:23:39,127 --> 00:23:41,629 Last three months, we was beatin' everybody. 489 00:23:42,505 --> 00:23:44,549 Now, they got they Magic back. 490 00:23:45,467 --> 00:23:47,177 And guess what? 491 00:23:47,886 --> 00:23:49,679 We lost all the chemistry. 492 00:23:51,056 --> 00:23:53,600 Fifteen years from now, 493 00:23:53,683 --> 00:23:56,186 everybody will have forgotten Magic. 494 00:23:56,936 --> 00:23:58,355 That's on the record. 495 00:23:59,856 --> 00:24:01,358 It's on the record. 496 00:24:01,441 --> 00:24:03,985 Well, hey, how about this? Fuck it. 497 00:24:04,986 --> 00:24:07,238 They gonna trade my Black ass anyway. 498 00:24:08,198 --> 00:24:09,616 Woo! 499 00:24:17,123 --> 00:24:18,875 Hey. Back already? 500 00:24:19,626 --> 00:24:21,336 I thought you were scoutin' Denver another night. 501 00:24:23,338 --> 00:24:24,839 I saw enough. 502 00:24:26,591 --> 00:24:28,468 What's the matter? Thompson let you down? 503 00:24:28,551 --> 00:24:30,095 Thompson was great. Yeah. 504 00:24:30,178 --> 00:24:31,930 Thompson was better than ever. 505 00:24:33,306 --> 00:24:34,849 That's not a bad thing, Paul. 506 00:24:35,767 --> 00:24:37,060 No. 507 00:24:37,602 --> 00:24:38,853 Look. 508 00:24:40,021 --> 00:24:42,065 Norm is a terrific guy. 509 00:24:43,066 --> 00:24:45,694 Right? But trades are a part of the life. 510 00:24:45,777 --> 00:24:47,112 He knows that. 511 00:24:47,195 --> 00:24:48,655 It's not that. 512 00:24:52,992 --> 00:24:54,661 We had a moment, Pat. 513 00:24:54,744 --> 00:24:57,163 You and me, we had these guys in sync. 514 00:24:57,247 --> 00:24:59,249 All of them. Even Kareem. 515 00:25:00,709 --> 00:25:03,628 And then Magic showed up, out of rhythm, and we let that go. 516 00:25:03,712 --> 00:25:05,588 -Well, he had a-- -We adapted to him. 517 00:25:06,715 --> 00:25:07,966 And so now what? 518 00:25:08,049 --> 00:25:11,011 We're gonna add a new star to the mix? 519 00:25:11,094 --> 00:25:13,013 We're gonna add another ego? 520 00:25:13,096 --> 00:25:15,098 The best guys have 'em. 521 00:25:15,890 --> 00:25:18,143 It comes with the territory. 522 00:25:18,226 --> 00:25:20,186 Yeah, well, that's the problem because next thing you know, 523 00:25:20,270 --> 00:25:21,938 this guy is coaching us. 524 00:25:22,689 --> 00:25:25,233 -Well, no. -Skywalker is a dunker. 525 00:25:26,109 --> 00:25:27,944 High flying for the crowd. 526 00:25:28,028 --> 00:25:30,280 Suppose I tell him that we don't need that on this team. 527 00:25:30,363 --> 00:25:32,407 That what we need is a mid-range guy. 528 00:25:33,700 --> 00:25:35,326 We need a spot-up shooter. 529 00:25:36,411 --> 00:25:39,039 You think he acquiesces to his coach? 530 00:25:39,122 --> 00:25:40,707 Fat chance, Pat. 531 00:25:40,790 --> 00:25:42,917 He acquiesces to his hubris. 532 00:25:43,001 --> 00:25:44,544 And you don't? 533 00:25:46,212 --> 00:25:49,841 I'm just sayin', you haven't said a word to Thompson. 534 00:25:49,924 --> 00:25:51,926 You don't know his attitude from Adam. 535 00:25:55,180 --> 00:25:56,848 Am I right? 536 00:25:58,641 --> 00:26:00,352 You're in your head. 537 00:26:02,062 --> 00:26:03,563 'Cause Jack is. 538 00:26:10,111 --> 00:26:12,614 He's not the guy we gotta beat. That's the problem. 539 00:26:15,325 --> 00:26:16,826 And I'll tell you somethin' else. 540 00:26:18,036 --> 00:26:21,748 He wouldn't let his pride keep him from signing a great player. 541 00:26:24,751 --> 00:26:26,670 Let me explain something to you. 542 00:26:26,753 --> 00:26:29,089 If we let go of Norm, we lose all of our depth at point. 543 00:26:29,172 --> 00:26:31,216 -Come on. -Yes, we do. 544 00:26:32,008 --> 00:26:34,386 So we better be damn sure that Magic is up to it. 545 00:26:36,721 --> 00:26:38,723 Are you sure you trust his knee? 546 00:26:42,352 --> 00:26:44,187 Yeah. You bet. 547 00:26:45,855 --> 00:26:48,233 Yeah, he's getting sharper. 548 00:26:48,316 --> 00:26:51,152 He'll rise up ready when the moment comes. 549 00:26:58,743 --> 00:27:01,246 Well then, call Bill and give him the green light. 550 00:27:05,834 --> 00:27:08,628 He's got a team to run! I mean... 551 00:27:08,712 --> 00:27:11,548 This is a family business and I told my dad 552 00:27:11,631 --> 00:27:14,134 that I would help my brothers get their acts together. 553 00:27:14,217 --> 00:27:16,636 Because you don't have enough to do already. 554 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:17,595 Obviously. 555 00:27:18,972 --> 00:27:20,015 You're jealous. 556 00:27:23,351 --> 00:27:24,352 Wow. 557 00:27:25,937 --> 00:27:28,064 I'm not-- What do you-- No, I'm not jealous. 558 00:27:28,148 --> 00:27:29,733 Jealous of what? 559 00:27:29,816 --> 00:27:33,069 That Johnny gets to traipse off on some world tour with a gorgeous athlete 560 00:27:33,153 --> 00:27:35,739 and you're stuck here working like a dog. 561 00:27:37,741 --> 00:27:40,452 I love my work. I own a franchise. 562 00:27:40,535 --> 00:27:42,787 That your daddy gave you. 563 00:27:44,247 --> 00:27:45,582 I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. 564 00:27:46,374 --> 00:27:48,460 I just mean, if you didn't work for him, 565 00:27:48,543 --> 00:27:50,295 then what would you want? 566 00:27:53,506 --> 00:27:55,008 What do you mean "want"? 567 00:27:56,343 --> 00:27:57,844 What do you want? 568 00:27:58,595 --> 00:27:59,846 Maybe you should think about it 569 00:27:59,929 --> 00:28:01,848 because while everyone is doing what they want, 570 00:28:01,931 --> 00:28:04,017 you're here cleaning up the mess. 571 00:28:05,977 --> 00:28:08,063 I don't remember anything. 572 00:28:08,146 --> 00:28:10,732 Just waking up in a pool in Laurel Canyon 573 00:28:10,815 --> 00:28:13,026 someone threw me in to put me out. 574 00:28:13,109 --> 00:28:14,194 Jesus. 575 00:28:14,277 --> 00:28:15,820 My friends thought it was funny, 576 00:28:15,904 --> 00:28:17,864 me smoldering, naked. 577 00:28:17,947 --> 00:28:20,533 So, I left the party 578 00:28:20,617 --> 00:28:23,536 started walking down Mulholland, and I was shitfaced. 579 00:28:23,620 --> 00:28:25,914 But I felt the most sober I'd been in years 580 00:28:25,997 --> 00:28:28,667 and realized that if somethin' didn't change, 581 00:28:29,292 --> 00:28:31,670 I was gonna die, so. 582 00:28:33,129 --> 00:28:36,007 -That's some heavy shit. -Yeah. 583 00:28:38,176 --> 00:28:40,428 Well, I'm glad you made it to the other side. 584 00:28:41,638 --> 00:28:43,640 Yeah. Me, too. 585 00:28:45,141 --> 00:28:46,643 So 586 00:28:47,435 --> 00:28:48,687 what about you? 587 00:28:49,688 --> 00:28:51,189 Me? 588 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:53,608 Mm-hmm. 589 00:28:53,692 --> 00:28:55,819 Come on. What's goin' on with you? 590 00:28:55,902 --> 00:28:59,280 You got me here. You got me sharing shit. 591 00:28:59,364 --> 00:29:00,907 You bought me this expensive dinner. 592 00:29:00,990 --> 00:29:02,325 You wanna tell me why? 593 00:29:04,244 --> 00:29:05,787 I don't know. 594 00:29:05,870 --> 00:29:08,081 I was just thinkin' about you again and 595 00:29:09,165 --> 00:29:11,167 anyway, I don't know. I don't know. 596 00:29:12,627 --> 00:29:13,670 You remember her? 597 00:29:14,045 --> 00:29:16,673 Oh, come on. 598 00:29:16,756 --> 00:29:18,133 Thursdays at the Playboy Club. 599 00:29:18,216 --> 00:29:19,843 "Double gin and soda. Hurry, Honey." 600 00:29:20,510 --> 00:29:22,762 -Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee. -Dee-dee-dee. 601 00:29:22,846 --> 00:29:24,431 How is she? 602 00:29:24,973 --> 00:29:26,474 She died. 603 00:29:29,144 --> 00:29:30,812 Like, last year. Mm. 604 00:29:30,895 --> 00:29:33,273 Oh, Buss, I'm sorry. 605 00:29:33,356 --> 00:29:35,608 Yeah. Anyway, you knew her. 606 00:29:35,692 --> 00:29:37,902 You know, not many people I know did. 607 00:29:38,528 --> 00:29:41,448 You know, this whole thing was her dream. 608 00:29:41,865 --> 00:29:44,534 She had a postcard of this house 609 00:29:44,617 --> 00:29:45,910 pinned to the dashboard of the car 610 00:29:45,994 --> 00:29:48,455 the first time we drove out here to California. 611 00:29:48,538 --> 00:29:52,292 And I'll never forget that first sight of the ocean. 612 00:29:52,375 --> 00:29:54,586 It was beautiful. 613 00:29:54,669 --> 00:29:56,171 You remind me of that. 614 00:29:57,005 --> 00:29:59,174 You're a changed girl, Honey. 615 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:02,802 I mean, I'm lookin' at a woman. 616 00:30:03,970 --> 00:30:06,014 A beautiful woman. 617 00:30:06,097 --> 00:30:08,099 Well, that is a change for you. 618 00:30:11,061 --> 00:30:12,479 You wanna stick around? 619 00:30:13,521 --> 00:30:15,857 -Let's go, let's go, let's go! -Alright, Riles. 620 00:30:15,940 --> 00:30:17,901 Get out your head! Get out your head! 621 00:30:17,984 --> 00:30:19,652 Come on, one more. One more. One more. 622 00:30:21,529 --> 00:30:23,531 There you go! Get that weak shit outta here. 623 00:30:23,615 --> 00:30:26,117 Okay, let's go. You're throwin' bricks. Let's go. 624 00:30:32,957 --> 00:30:34,959 You wanna tell Coach I ain't ready? 625 00:30:36,795 --> 00:30:38,755 Why the hell would I do that? 626 00:30:40,256 --> 00:30:41,841 'Cause I ain't. 627 00:30:42,884 --> 00:30:44,344 You will be. 628 00:30:48,431 --> 00:30:49,849 Look, Earvin. 629 00:30:51,309 --> 00:30:53,812 Everybody is a fucking hero in their driveway. 630 00:30:54,896 --> 00:30:56,648 You put 'em under the bright lights, 631 00:30:56,731 --> 00:30:58,233 a clock tickin' down, 632 00:30:58,316 --> 00:31:01,361 most of them are prayin' that the ball don't come to them. 633 00:31:02,153 --> 00:31:03,571 One guy is prayin' that it does. 634 00:31:04,656 --> 00:31:06,449 Been that dude my whole life. 635 00:31:07,784 --> 00:31:09,369 Not me. 636 00:31:09,452 --> 00:31:11,121 Maybe in high school, 637 00:31:11,204 --> 00:31:12,789 for a minute in college, 638 00:31:12,872 --> 00:31:14,874 but on the big stage? 639 00:31:16,251 --> 00:31:18,503 I spent those years watchin' that guy, 640 00:31:19,212 --> 00:31:21,297 studyin' him, 641 00:31:21,381 --> 00:31:23,591 so I know what he looks like. 642 00:31:24,551 --> 00:31:26,052 You still seein' him? 643 00:31:29,097 --> 00:31:31,224 Not when you're sittin' on your ass. 644 00:31:36,855 --> 00:31:39,441 Come on. Back to work. Come on. 645 00:31:39,941 --> 00:31:41,776 "Said Nixon, 646 00:31:41,860 --> 00:31:45,572 'Fifteen years from now, everybody will have forgotten Magic.'" 647 00:31:46,448 --> 00:31:47,949 Goddamn son of a bitch. 648 00:31:48,033 --> 00:31:49,909 Who says that to the fucking press? 649 00:31:49,993 --> 00:31:52,078 I'm sure that there was some context, Bill. 650 00:31:52,162 --> 00:31:54,581 The good news is that it's only Norm. 651 00:31:54,664 --> 00:31:57,459 The other guys he quoted all mind their P's and Q's. 652 00:31:57,542 --> 00:31:59,377 -We just ship Norm out for Thompson. -Okay! 653 00:31:59,461 --> 00:32:00,837 All this is gonna be forgotten. 654 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:03,006 Tell me I'm hearin' it right. 655 00:32:03,089 --> 00:32:06,676 It's Christmas mornin' and we got ourselves a deal. 656 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:08,762 Coach? Huh? 657 00:32:10,347 --> 00:32:12,015 Oh, you, Goddammit. 658 00:32:12,098 --> 00:32:13,683 You're not gonna regret this, okay? 659 00:32:13,767 --> 00:32:16,019 I'll get this all shit squared away before the trade deadline. 660 00:32:16,102 --> 00:32:18,688 We'll breeze into the finals a brand-new team, huh? 661 00:32:18,772 --> 00:32:21,191 Hey, Jerry, I'd appreciate it if this didn't get out 662 00:32:21,274 --> 00:32:23,735 before I had a chance to break it to the fellas personally. 663 00:32:23,818 --> 00:32:25,320 There's enough nonsense in the press already. 664 00:32:25,403 --> 00:32:26,613 Yeah, absolutely. Okay. 665 00:32:26,696 --> 00:32:28,156 But if you're worried about the other fellas 666 00:32:28,239 --> 00:32:30,909 balkin' at the deal, don't. Alright? 667 00:32:30,992 --> 00:32:32,827 A malcontent like Nixon, 668 00:32:32,911 --> 00:32:35,288 it's gonna be good riddance in that locker room. 669 00:32:35,372 --> 00:32:37,582 I mean, hell, Magic's already struttin' around, 670 00:32:37,665 --> 00:32:39,584 crowing about it like a rooster. 671 00:32:39,668 --> 00:32:41,419 -Bill, can you-- -Hold on, I'm sorry. 672 00:32:42,253 --> 00:32:44,047 Magic knows about the trade? 673 00:32:45,965 --> 00:32:48,385 Yeah. Buss called him to take his temperature, 674 00:32:48,468 --> 00:32:49,636 and it's red hot. He's got a fever. 675 00:32:50,428 --> 00:32:52,847 He said we'd be stupid 676 00:32:52,931 --> 00:32:54,432 to pass up on a guy like David "Skywalker" Thompson. 677 00:32:54,516 --> 00:32:55,517 Paul, don't worry about it. 678 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,602 -You want me to get on the phone... -No, I'll do it. I'll tell him. 679 00:32:57,686 --> 00:32:59,396 Forget it. Forget it. The trade is off. 680 00:32:59,479 --> 00:33:00,772 -What? -Paul? 681 00:33:00,855 --> 00:33:02,816 -I beg your fuckin' pardon? -I'm vetoing the deal. 682 00:33:02,899 --> 00:33:04,693 I heard you loud and clear, princess. 683 00:33:04,776 --> 00:33:07,779 I said, why? I mean-- What the fuckin' fuck? 684 00:33:07,862 --> 00:33:09,906 -You fuckin'-- -Why? 'Cause I have that power. 685 00:33:09,989 --> 00:33:11,241 I have that power in my contract. 686 00:33:11,324 --> 00:33:14,160 Cool it out now. Paul, listen. 687 00:33:14,244 --> 00:33:15,995 -Think it through. -I am not gonna let-- 688 00:33:16,079 --> 00:33:17,831 I am not going to let my men think that Magic 689 00:33:17,914 --> 00:33:20,667 has some special influence over their fates. 690 00:33:20,750 --> 00:33:22,419 They talk to the fuckin' boss! So what? 691 00:33:22,502 --> 00:33:24,212 So what? So, I'm his coach. 692 00:33:24,295 --> 00:33:25,880 I'm his coach, Jerry. 693 00:33:25,964 --> 00:33:27,966 And I've been queasy on this move from the start. 694 00:33:28,049 --> 00:33:30,719 It is off. I'm not gonna let it disrupt our chemistry. 695 00:33:30,802 --> 00:33:32,137 He's fucking nuts, Bill! Tell him! 696 00:33:32,220 --> 00:33:33,680 Jerry, he's the coach! 697 00:33:34,681 --> 00:33:37,767 But he's not General Patton stormin' fucking Normandy. 698 00:33:37,851 --> 00:33:39,102 Hell, he only got the job 699 00:33:39,185 --> 00:33:40,770 because McKinney took a header off a Schwinn 700 00:33:40,854 --> 00:33:43,064 and Pat's runnin' around doing his legwork! 701 00:33:43,148 --> 00:33:44,524 And now-- Now! 702 00:33:44,607 --> 00:33:46,568 You're gonna get your fat little fuckin' ass served up 703 00:33:46,651 --> 00:33:49,988 Boston Irish-style in the fuckin' finals! 704 00:33:50,071 --> 00:33:52,323 That's if we make the fuckin' finals! 705 00:33:52,407 --> 00:33:54,034 -Huh!? -You take it-- Take it back! 706 00:33:54,117 --> 00:33:55,243 -Take that back-- -Jerry! 707 00:33:55,326 --> 00:33:57,037 -This moment! -Oh! Or what? Huh? 708 00:33:57,120 --> 00:33:59,456 -You gonna call my mom? Huh? -Hey! Jerry, 709 00:33:59,539 --> 00:34:00,957 -simmer down. -Call your mom? Huh? 710 00:34:01,041 --> 00:34:03,084 I am taking this team all the way! 711 00:34:04,085 --> 00:34:06,004 Kill the deal! 712 00:34:15,388 --> 00:34:17,639 Welcome to the 1981 NBA playoffs. 713 00:34:17,724 --> 00:34:19,434 I'm Chick Hearn with the great Keith Erickson here. 714 00:34:19,516 --> 00:34:22,353 And folks, the time has come. 715 00:34:22,437 --> 00:34:24,898 After a season of tumult in Laker land, 716 00:34:24,981 --> 00:34:27,442 your reigning champs are back to defend their title. 717 00:34:27,525 --> 00:34:30,652 Tonight, round one begins with a little miniseries, 718 00:34:30,737 --> 00:34:33,114 a best of three games, against the Houston Rockets, 719 00:34:33,197 --> 00:34:35,408 an underdog if ever there was one. 720 00:34:35,492 --> 00:34:37,327 The Rockets snuck in with a sub-500 record, 721 00:34:37,409 --> 00:34:39,704 and I'll tell you, Keith, to look at it on paper, 722 00:34:39,788 --> 00:34:41,956 if these highly touted Lakers play their game, 723 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,250 they should make short work of these Texas usurpers. 724 00:34:44,333 --> 00:34:45,585 This shouldn't be a challenge for the Lakers, Chick. 725 00:34:45,668 --> 00:34:46,670 Not at all. 726 00:34:47,712 --> 00:34:50,840 Johnson rejected at the rim by Malone, could not draw iron, 727 00:34:50,924 --> 00:34:52,842 and these Lakers looking badly out of sync. 728 00:34:52,926 --> 00:34:55,303 Magic and Norman are just discombobulated. 729 00:34:55,387 --> 00:34:56,763 And, boy, I'll tell you, man, if I was them, 730 00:34:56,846 --> 00:34:58,431 I'd save some of that anger for the other team. 731 00:34:59,891 --> 00:35:01,226 And ladies and gentlemen, that does it. 732 00:35:01,309 --> 00:35:03,770 Lakers drop game one, a shocking upset, 733 00:35:03,853 --> 00:35:05,647 Keith, on their home floor, 734 00:35:05,730 --> 00:35:08,483 fumbling a golden opportunity to maintain the advantage. 735 00:35:08,566 --> 00:35:10,610 -Hear what Norm had to say? -Norm? 736 00:35:10,694 --> 00:35:12,278 Yeah, I saw what he said. 737 00:35:12,362 --> 00:35:13,947 He want the ball more? Let him have it. 738 00:35:14,030 --> 00:35:16,032 Hell, maybe they can put his name right there on it. 739 00:35:16,116 --> 00:35:17,951 Say "Norman" instead of "Spalding." 740 00:35:20,453 --> 00:35:23,748 After a disappointing loss at home, the Lakers are now facing elimination. 741 00:35:23,832 --> 00:35:27,252 At stake, not just this series, but a bigger dream, 742 00:35:27,335 --> 00:35:29,546 a chance to be the first team to repeat as champions 743 00:35:29,629 --> 00:35:33,258 since the Celtics vanquished them in 1969. 744 00:35:38,263 --> 00:35:39,472 I'm talking about the press? 745 00:35:39,556 --> 00:35:42,225 -Yeah, you are! -Get the fuck out of my face! 746 00:35:43,727 --> 00:35:45,854 Shut the fuck up! 747 00:35:50,316 --> 00:35:51,526 Turn that shit off! 748 00:35:51,609 --> 00:35:52,944 Hey, man, the network said I could be in here, man! 749 00:35:53,028 --> 00:35:55,739 Gonna be at fucking Cedars-Sinai if you don't get the fuck up outta here! 750 00:35:57,699 --> 00:35:59,451 Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah! 751 00:35:59,534 --> 00:36:02,287 Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! 752 00:36:02,370 --> 00:36:04,581 You. You. 753 00:36:05,373 --> 00:36:08,001 Both of you. You wanna win? 754 00:36:09,961 --> 00:36:12,380 I believe I asked a question! 755 00:36:12,464 --> 00:36:14,507 Do you want to win? 756 00:36:14,591 --> 00:36:16,551 -More than anything. -Of course, nigga, yeah. 757 00:36:16,634 --> 00:36:18,136 You know that! 758 00:36:18,219 --> 00:36:20,680 Then, I want fighting to stop right now. 759 00:36:20,764 --> 00:36:22,140 I mean it. Both of you. 760 00:36:22,682 --> 00:36:24,392 Apologize. 761 00:36:26,478 --> 00:36:27,729 I'm waiting. 762 00:36:29,773 --> 00:36:32,108 He's the one who showed up, ridin' right in-- 763 00:36:32,192 --> 00:36:33,485 I didn't even say nothing! 764 00:36:34,903 --> 00:36:36,237 Apologize! 765 00:36:36,321 --> 00:36:37,614 Come on, Cap. You know-- 766 00:36:39,199 --> 00:36:41,159 -You know the press, right? -Not to me. 767 00:36:42,911 --> 00:36:43,953 To-- 768 00:36:46,373 --> 00:36:47,749 Look. 769 00:36:48,416 --> 00:36:50,627 Press took that shit and twisted it, so. 770 00:36:53,046 --> 00:36:55,840 Fine, nigga. I'm sorry. Alright? 771 00:36:55,924 --> 00:36:58,426 -I'm sorry. -Now you. 772 00:37:00,637 --> 00:37:02,555 Cap, I ain't... 773 00:37:04,516 --> 00:37:07,435 I ain't have to say you was a ball-hog. 774 00:37:07,519 --> 00:37:08,770 My bad. 775 00:37:10,772 --> 00:37:12,315 Okay. We good, we good. 776 00:37:12,399 --> 00:37:13,900 -Come on, y'all. -That's all we needed. 777 00:37:13,983 --> 00:37:15,402 That's all we needed. 778 00:37:15,485 --> 00:37:17,654 Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope! 779 00:37:17,737 --> 00:37:18,780 We're not done. 780 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:20,281 Now, hug. 781 00:37:21,866 --> 00:37:23,743 -What'd you say? -Coop. 782 00:37:23,827 --> 00:37:25,704 -Coop? -I want y'all to hug. 783 00:37:25,787 --> 00:37:28,456 What? I ain't gonna hug no grown-ass man. 784 00:37:28,540 --> 00:37:30,417 I got all night, so. 785 00:37:30,500 --> 00:37:32,502 You're brothers, man. Come on. Just do that shit! 786 00:37:34,546 --> 00:37:35,880 I hate you, Coop. 787 00:37:37,424 --> 00:37:39,884 -There you go! -That's perfect! 788 00:37:39,968 --> 00:37:41,970 -Doesn't that feel nice? -Why you like this so much, man? 789 00:37:42,053 --> 00:37:44,806 Get the fuck outta my face! 790 00:37:44,889 --> 00:37:46,349 -Let's go win the game. -Fuck yeah! 791 00:37:46,433 --> 00:37:48,101 Let's go win the game! 792 00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:52,897 I'm fine. I'm fine. 793 00:37:52,981 --> 00:37:56,484 Hey! And with their season on the line, 794 00:37:57,569 --> 00:38:00,864 our heroes get their mojo back in the nick of time 795 00:38:00,947 --> 00:38:03,491 to tie this series one-to-one, huh? 796 00:38:04,701 --> 00:38:07,287 The question now, the question now, 797 00:38:07,370 --> 00:38:09,205 how badly will these Lakers 798 00:38:09,289 --> 00:38:12,292 leave the Rockets bleeding from their rectums 799 00:38:12,375 --> 00:38:15,587 as they pound these Texans like a bitch in heat? 800 00:38:15,670 --> 00:38:18,381 Ha-ha! The answer? Tune in Sunday. 801 00:38:18,465 --> 00:38:20,467 Sunday! Sunday! 802 00:38:20,550 --> 00:38:22,344 Sunday! Yes! Cheers. 803 00:38:22,427 --> 00:38:24,304 Chick, you need to drink a little water now. 804 00:38:24,387 --> 00:38:27,640 No! Grab another drink, Chick! Grab another drink, Chick. 805 00:38:27,724 --> 00:38:29,768 Oh, he's got a nice hand. I'll tell ya. 806 00:38:43,656 --> 00:38:44,991 Ask me, you got robbed. 807 00:38:45,784 --> 00:38:47,452 Nah. 808 00:38:47,535 --> 00:38:49,788 Jack had some year. 809 00:38:49,871 --> 00:38:51,623 Besides, I'm playing for the real prize, right? 810 00:38:52,624 --> 00:38:55,043 I'm just saying, you had my vote. 811 00:38:56,503 --> 00:38:59,381 The way you had Riles working out with Magic on the sly. 812 00:39:01,216 --> 00:39:02,509 Sorry, what are you talking about? 813 00:39:02,592 --> 00:39:04,594 Come on. We're off the record, Coach. 814 00:39:05,553 --> 00:39:08,515 I get it. Send in the old pro. 815 00:39:08,598 --> 00:39:10,183 A guy the kid can trust, 816 00:39:10,266 --> 00:39:11,810 find out his knee is worse than he lets on 817 00:39:11,893 --> 00:39:14,896 so you decide to kill the deal for Thompson. 818 00:39:15,689 --> 00:39:17,691 Keep Norm in the fold as another point guard. 819 00:39:19,150 --> 00:39:22,362 Sharp stuff. If it wasn't such a state secret, 820 00:39:22,445 --> 00:39:24,364 I bet it would have put you over the top. 821 00:39:27,242 --> 00:39:28,868 Yeah. 822 00:39:33,123 --> 00:39:34,958 -I'ma tell you what I mean. -Show me! Show me! 823 00:39:35,041 --> 00:39:36,710 Got these two, and you got this. 824 00:39:36,793 --> 00:39:38,795 How's that? What's that look like? 825 00:39:38,878 --> 00:39:40,964 -Oh! -Huh? Read 'em and weep. 826 00:39:41,923 --> 00:39:44,092 Now I'm just your friend 827 00:39:44,175 --> 00:39:46,136 But you won't let me off, baby 828 00:39:46,219 --> 00:39:47,220 Excuse me. 829 00:39:48,138 --> 00:39:49,764 And I just keep on losin' 830 00:39:49,848 --> 00:39:52,100 -Alright, alright, so. -Got two of these... 831 00:39:52,183 --> 00:39:54,102 Oh, see, that's some bullshit! Look at that. 832 00:39:54,185 --> 00:39:56,438 -All these. I got all of these. -A magician. 833 00:39:56,521 --> 00:39:58,690 Let's bring some of that million-dollar deal. 834 00:39:58,773 --> 00:39:59,733 -Whoa! -Hey. 835 00:39:59,816 --> 00:40:00,692 -Come here. -What's up? 836 00:40:03,403 --> 00:40:05,321 Hey. Hey, hey, hey, Paul, Paul, Paul. 837 00:40:05,947 --> 00:40:07,657 Maybe I've been givin' you the wrong hints. 838 00:40:07,741 --> 00:40:09,743 But I consider you a friend, huh. 839 00:40:09,826 --> 00:40:11,619 -Do you? Consider me a friend? -Hey... 840 00:40:13,621 --> 00:40:16,624 Friends do not sneak around behind friends' backs. 841 00:40:17,208 --> 00:40:19,377 Friends do not hide important facts! 842 00:40:19,461 --> 00:40:22,213 -Important facts from friends. -Hey, hey, hey, hey. 843 00:40:22,297 --> 00:40:24,424 Friends do not betray friends' trusts, 844 00:40:24,507 --> 00:40:27,719 especially when one friend is the head coach 845 00:40:27,802 --> 00:40:30,221 -and the other friend is his assistant! -Okay, okay, I get. 846 00:40:30,305 --> 00:40:33,224 You mean us. I get it. What exactly did I do? 847 00:40:34,225 --> 00:40:36,394 Your little secret practice sessions. 848 00:40:36,478 --> 00:40:38,021 -What? -Pat. What? 849 00:40:38,104 --> 00:40:39,773 Working on his knee 850 00:40:39,856 --> 00:40:41,524 because it's worse than he let on. 851 00:40:41,608 --> 00:40:44,694 -You held out on me, Pat. -He needed confidence. 852 00:40:44,778 --> 00:40:46,696 I needed the truth. 853 00:40:46,780 --> 00:40:49,407 -He needed help. -He needed his fucking coach! 854 00:40:49,491 --> 00:40:51,076 You think if you shout it loud enough, 855 00:40:51,159 --> 00:40:52,786 it's gonna make the world think that's you? 856 00:40:52,869 --> 00:40:54,245 Huh? 857 00:40:55,330 --> 00:40:57,832 A real coach doesn't need to prove it, Paul. 858 00:41:00,543 --> 00:41:03,004 Why else did you say no to Skywalker, huh? 859 00:41:03,088 --> 00:41:04,547 -I have been through this with you. -Be honest. 860 00:41:04,631 --> 00:41:07,092 Johnson has no right to interfere in a trade. 861 00:41:07,175 --> 00:41:10,178 -It is precedent! -It's your fucking ego! 862 00:41:10,845 --> 00:41:12,347 And your pride! 863 00:41:13,264 --> 00:41:15,433 And you know it! 864 00:41:15,517 --> 00:41:17,477 And I got news for you! Earvin was right! 865 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:19,896 If we had Thompson on this team instead of Norm, 866 00:41:19,979 --> 00:41:21,981 we'd be resting for round two, 867 00:41:22,065 --> 00:41:24,567 not starin' down the barrel at elimination! 868 00:41:25,944 --> 00:41:27,654 Yo, man, you know that ain't how I feel. 869 00:41:27,737 --> 00:41:29,948 Hey, man. What the fuck, bro? Really? 870 00:41:36,830 --> 00:41:38,206 He was talking-- 871 00:41:40,667 --> 00:41:43,336 And this has been a slugfest, folks. Nothin' pretty. 872 00:41:43,420 --> 00:41:45,797 Rockets in possession now, under a minute to go. 873 00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:47,132 Rockets with a chance to take the lead. 874 00:41:47,215 --> 00:41:48,883 Miscommunication by the Lakers. 875 00:41:48,967 --> 00:41:50,719 Magic and Norm leading Dunleavy wide open. 876 00:41:50,802 --> 00:41:52,178 Oh, no! 877 00:41:52,262 --> 00:41:54,264 -And it's good. Rockets take the lead. -Time out! 878 00:41:54,347 --> 00:41:55,807 Time out. 879 00:41:55,890 --> 00:41:57,726 -Time out, Lakers! -And they need it, Chick. 880 00:41:57,809 --> 00:41:59,769 -Unbelievable. -Bring it in! Come on, let's go. 881 00:41:59,853 --> 00:42:02,105 Well, ladies and gentlemen, it is nervous time. 882 00:42:02,188 --> 00:42:05,150 Lakers down by one with 15 seconds on the clock. 883 00:42:05,233 --> 00:42:08,778 And, Keith Erickson, they have scratched and clawed the entire night long 884 00:42:08,862 --> 00:42:11,072 just to stay in this one but it has not been pretty. 885 00:42:11,156 --> 00:42:14,117 I'll tell you, the offense just completely out of sync again. 886 00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:16,786 And the defense, well, do not get me started. 887 00:42:16,870 --> 00:42:18,955 The one silver lining, they have the ball, 888 00:42:19,039 --> 00:42:20,373 they have the time, and now 889 00:42:21,041 --> 00:42:22,625 they just need to fuckin' score. 890 00:42:22,709 --> 00:42:25,962 Gentlemen! Find your breath! 891 00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:28,423 Here we are! 892 00:42:29,841 --> 00:42:32,594 Norm! I'm gonna need you to help out just in case. 893 00:42:32,677 --> 00:42:35,722 When Magic gets that ball, you get going! 894 00:42:35,805 --> 00:42:38,558 But I need you sticking to the options. Okay? 895 00:42:38,641 --> 00:42:40,310 No hero ball! 896 00:42:40,393 --> 00:42:43,104 Option one is Cap. 897 00:42:43,188 --> 00:42:45,857 Option two is Silk. 898 00:42:45,940 --> 00:42:47,400 Three, you find Cooper for the lob. 899 00:42:49,069 --> 00:42:50,779 -Hey, let's win, fellas! -Okay. 900 00:42:50,862 --> 00:42:53,531 Win on three! One, two, three! 901 00:42:53,615 --> 00:42:54,657 Win! 902 00:42:57,369 --> 00:42:59,120 Let's go! Do it. Do it. 903 00:42:59,204 --> 00:43:00,205 Earvin! Earvin. 904 00:43:02,415 --> 00:43:05,502 You're the guy. You're the guy. Okay? 905 00:43:08,588 --> 00:43:09,464 Got you. 906 00:43:13,468 --> 00:43:16,554 Tired of that fuckin' numbskull. 907 00:43:19,432 --> 00:43:20,892 I got you. 908 00:43:35,824 --> 00:43:38,451 Earvin, calm! Calm! 909 00:43:43,998 --> 00:43:45,458 Cap, high post! 910 00:43:52,674 --> 00:43:54,718 Earvin! Option one! 911 00:43:57,971 --> 00:43:59,139 EJ! 912 00:43:59,222 --> 00:44:01,224 Pass the fucking ball, Earvin! 913 00:44:16,531 --> 00:44:18,283 Air ball. 914 00:44:18,366 --> 00:44:20,410 Lakers fouling to stop the clock 915 00:44:20,493 --> 00:44:23,747 with nary a second left, and that was likely it, folks. 916 00:44:24,414 --> 00:44:25,623 Ah. 917 00:44:26,124 --> 00:44:29,044 Man, oh, man. Well, for the first time in three decades, 918 00:44:29,127 --> 00:44:31,755 the defending champion is about to be eliminated 919 00:44:31,838 --> 00:44:34,174 from round one of the playoffs. 920 00:44:41,556 --> 00:44:46,269 Ooh, I bet you're wonderin' how I knew 921 00:44:46,353 --> 00:44:49,481 'Bout your plans to make me blue 922 00:44:50,190 --> 00:44:53,568 With some other guy you knew before 923 00:44:53,651 --> 00:44:55,945 Between the two of us guys 924 00:44:56,029 --> 00:44:58,239 You know I love you more 925 00:44:58,323 --> 00:45:00,617 It took me by surprise 926 00:45:00,700 --> 00:45:02,619 I must say 927 00:45:02,702 --> 00:45:06,206 When I found out yesterday 928 00:45:06,289 --> 00:45:09,250 Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine? 929 00:45:10,752 --> 00:45:14,381 Not much longer would you be mine 930 00:45:14,964 --> 00:45:17,676 Oh, I heard it through the grapevine 931 00:45:18,885 --> 00:45:22,555 Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind 932 00:45:22,639 --> 00:45:24,432 Honey, honey, well... 933 00:45:32,982 --> 00:45:36,778 People say believe half of what you see 934 00:45:36,861 --> 00:45:41,032 Son, and none of what you hear 935 00:45:41,116 --> 00:45:45,036 But I can't help bein' confused 936 00:45:45,120 --> 00:45:48,957 If it's true, please, tell me, dear 937 00:45:49,040 --> 00:45:53,253 Do you plan to let me go 938 00:45:53,336 --> 00:45:57,090 For the other guy you loved before? 939 00:45:57,173 --> 00:46:01,261 Don't you know I heard it through the grapevine 940 00:46:01,344 --> 00:46:05,348 Not much longer would you be mine 941 00:46:05,432 --> 00:46:09,561 Baby, I heard it through the grapevine 942 00:46:09,644 --> 00:46:13,565 Ooh, just about to lose my mind 943 00:46:13,648 --> 00:46:15,734 Honey, honey, yeah 944 00:46:15,817 --> 00:46:19,863 Hear it through the grapevine not much longer would you be my baby 945 00:46:21,656 --> 00:46:23,867 Honey, honey, I know 946 00:46:23,950 --> 00:46:25,827 Hear it through the grapevine not much longer 947 00:46:25,910 --> 00:46:27,912 That you're lettin' me go 948 00:46:29,039 --> 00:46:30,415 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 949 00:46:30,498 --> 00:46:33,543 Said I heard it through the grapevine