1 00:00:09,250 --> 00:00:10,958 It was a polio year, 2 00:00:11,041 --> 00:00:13,083 and I was 6 years old, 3 00:00:13,166 --> 00:00:14,708 and my mother decides to teach me 4 00:00:14,791 --> 00:00:17,083 every card and board game known to man. 5 00:00:17,166 --> 00:00:20,458 Gin rummy, blackjack, poker, bridge. 6 00:00:20,541 --> 00:00:22,416 Eventually, we landed on Monopoly. 7 00:00:22,500 --> 00:00:25,500 Now, Monopoly takes strategy, 8 00:00:25,583 --> 00:00:27,875 and skill, like those other games, 9 00:00:27,958 --> 00:00:30,541 but it also throws in an element of chance. 10 00:00:30,625 --> 00:00:33,166 So, no matter how good you are at the game, 11 00:00:33,250 --> 00:00:34,875 the bad breaks come, 12 00:00:34,958 --> 00:00:36,625 and they knock you on your ass. 13 00:00:36,708 --> 00:00:39,958 And, well, lately, we've had a few of those. 14 00:00:40,041 --> 00:00:42,041 "Banker's up your ass. 15 00:00:42,125 --> 00:00:43,416 Pay three million bucks." 16 00:00:43,500 --> 00:00:45,333 "Coach falls off bike. 17 00:00:45,416 --> 00:00:47,375 Go back 10 spaces." 18 00:00:47,458 --> 00:00:49,791 "Mother diagnosed with metastatic cancer. 19 00:00:49,875 --> 00:00:52,208 Stare into abyss." 20 00:00:52,291 --> 00:00:55,416 Yeah. So, it turns out my mother wasn't losing her marbles. 21 00:00:55,500 --> 00:00:59,708 It was cancer giving her strokes. Anyway... 22 00:00:59,791 --> 00:01:03,458 Thing about luck is, it cuts both ways. 23 00:01:03,541 --> 00:01:06,958 You hold on long enough, and you stay in the game. 24 00:01:07,958 --> 00:01:09,416 It's the law of big numbers. 25 00:01:10,333 --> 00:01:11,708 Eventually... 26 00:01:12,416 --> 00:01:13,875 it goes your way. 27 00:01:13,958 --> 00:01:17,958 "Win NBA Championship. Find happiness and peace you seek." 28 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,833 My point is... 29 00:01:21,916 --> 00:01:23,250 I'm fucking due. 30 00:01:23,333 --> 00:01:26,250 ("My Favorite Mutiny" by The Coup playing 31 00:02:54,041 --> 00:02:56,583 - (whistle blows 32 00:02:59,541 --> 00:03:01,916 Well, that stings, Patrick. Lakers staring down 33 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:03,333 the barrel of another loss, 34 00:03:03,416 --> 00:03:06,250 now hanging on to first in the division by a wee thread. 35 00:03:06,333 --> 00:03:09,208 Momentum is wearing off. With Jack McKinney out, 36 00:03:09,291 --> 00:03:12,041 - Paul Westhead is trying to do an awful lot all by himself. - Hey! Psst! 37 00:03:12,125 --> 00:03:13,916 Kid! Come here! 38 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,250 Defense! 39 00:03:16,333 --> 00:03:18,166 Jesus fucking Christ. Jack, what the fuck? 40 00:03:18,250 --> 00:03:20,250 - Okay, come on! - Hey, Coach! 41 00:03:20,333 --> 00:03:21,541 Get me back in the game! 42 00:03:21,625 --> 00:03:23,541 Come on, Coach. Get me back in there! 43 00:03:23,625 --> 00:03:25,791 - Get Silk outta there! - Come on! 44 00:03:25,875 --> 00:03:28,250 Get your goddamn head outta your ass, for Christ's sake! 45 00:03:28,333 --> 00:03:29,958 You suck, Westhead, you suck! 46 00:03:30,041 --> 00:03:31,750 - Ref! - You're outta timeouts. 47 00:03:31,833 --> 00:03:33,708 Riley said that I should tell you. 48 00:03:36,375 --> 00:03:38,250 Fuck! Okay. 49 00:03:39,708 --> 00:03:41,250 Cooper, foul! Take the foul! 50 00:03:41,333 --> 00:03:43,083 - Well, Michael Cooper takes 51 00:03:43,166 --> 00:03:45,416 an intentional foul, and, uh, well, 52 00:03:45,500 --> 00:03:47,208 you gotta wonder whose intent it was 53 00:03:47,291 --> 00:03:49,458 because he's picked up his sixth foul, 54 00:03:49,541 --> 00:03:51,833 - and he has fouled out of the game. - No, no, you're staying in. 55 00:03:51,916 --> 00:03:55,208 - Coach, that's six. I'm out of the game. - Okay, Chones! 56 00:03:55,291 --> 00:03:57,333 Ankle. He's in the locker room. 57 00:04:00,958 --> 00:04:02,208 Landsberger? 58 00:04:03,208 --> 00:04:05,416 - Me? Landsberger? - Yes! Come on. 59 00:04:05,500 --> 00:04:08,291 You out your goddamn mind, man. You out your goddamn mind. 60 00:04:16,750 --> 00:04:18,208 Let's focus up, guys. 61 00:04:20,291 --> 00:04:21,833 Alright, Country, look. 62 00:04:21,916 --> 00:04:23,333 Go quick. Two for one, yeah? 63 00:04:23,416 --> 00:04:25,791 Y'all take off on the inbounds, and I'll hit you on the flop. 64 00:04:25,875 --> 00:04:28,458 - Word. - Cool? Cool? You good, Coach? 65 00:04:29,708 --> 00:04:31,875 Alright, we got ya, Coach. 66 00:04:33,875 --> 00:04:35,416 You need to cut bait. 67 00:04:35,500 --> 00:04:37,541 You're jumping the gun. He's jumping the gun. 68 00:04:37,625 --> 00:04:39,125 West-- Westhead's still getting his sea legs. 69 00:04:39,208 --> 00:04:41,083 Oh, fucking-- You can't teach a pig to paint, Bill. 70 00:04:41,166 --> 00:04:43,083 I mean, the boys, th-they're out there, treating him like 71 00:04:43,166 --> 00:04:45,916 a substitute fuckin' teacher 'cause that's what he is. 72 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,458 Fellas are coaching themselves. 73 00:04:47,541 --> 00:04:49,625 - And we're surviving it. - For now. 74 00:04:49,708 --> 00:04:51,416 What are you even doing here, Jerry? 75 00:04:51,500 --> 00:04:53,041 Shouldn't you be on a golf course? 76 00:04:53,125 --> 00:04:54,791 Oh! Fuck it! I may be retired, Bill, 77 00:04:54,875 --> 00:04:56,583 but I ain't fuckin' Helen Keller! 78 00:04:56,666 --> 00:04:59,625 - I can see what's going on! I give a fuck! I care! - Okay. Okay! 79 00:04:59,708 --> 00:05:01,375 You don't think Paul can hold the fort 80 00:05:01,458 --> 00:05:03,000 until McKinney is back on his feet? 81 00:05:03,083 --> 00:05:05,333 It depends. How soon is that? 82 00:05:05,416 --> 00:05:07,541 Docs don't know. Maybe the All-Star game. 83 00:05:07,625 --> 00:05:10,375 See? Or maybe the Playoffs. 84 00:05:10,458 --> 00:05:11,541 Then it becomes a chess match. 85 00:05:11,625 --> 00:05:13,916 If we don't have a real coach soon, 86 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,166 you may as well give up on the fuckin' season. 87 00:05:16,250 --> 00:05:18,750 I'm not giving up on anything. 88 00:05:18,833 --> 00:05:20,416 Then Elgin Baylor's our guy. 89 00:05:20,500 --> 00:05:22,833 Y... Your guy. 90 00:05:22,916 --> 00:05:24,166 I just heard from him. 91 00:05:24,250 --> 00:05:27,000 Rumors hit him, too, that we may need reinforcements. 92 00:05:27,083 --> 00:05:29,041 Lifetime Laker, guys respect him. 93 00:05:29,125 --> 00:05:31,250 Good story. Hell, great fuckin' story for the fans. 94 00:05:31,333 --> 00:05:32,750 Shit, I woulda hired him the first time around 95 00:05:32,833 --> 00:05:35,750 if we had the chance, but, uh, him leaving Utah now? 96 00:05:35,833 --> 00:05:38,291 Well, that's just kismet. Lady luck. 97 00:05:38,375 --> 00:05:40,958 We play his brand of offense, he slots right in. 98 00:05:41,041 --> 00:05:43,750 And if we pull the trigger soon... 99 00:05:43,833 --> 00:05:45,708 Well, he's still got time to make some changes 100 00:05:45,791 --> 00:05:47,375 and make the team his own. 101 00:05:47,458 --> 00:05:48,958 I'm telling you. It's shit 102 00:05:49,041 --> 00:05:51,500 - or get off the pot. - Alright. 103 00:05:51,583 --> 00:05:53,375 We bring him in as a sub. 104 00:05:53,458 --> 00:05:55,125 And what happens when McKinney's ready? 105 00:05:55,208 --> 00:05:57,208 Well, that's going to be the problem. 106 00:05:57,291 --> 00:05:59,541 No coach worth his salt is going to come in as a temp, 107 00:05:59,625 --> 00:06:01,791 so you'll have to make Elgin... 108 00:06:01,875 --> 00:06:04,125 you know, a guarantee, probably the end of the season. 109 00:06:04,208 --> 00:06:05,875 You're saying cut bait on McKinney, too. 110 00:06:05,958 --> 00:06:07,708 It's a big risk, changing horses. 111 00:06:07,791 --> 00:06:10,875 It's all a fucking big risk, Bill. I mean, shit. 112 00:06:10,958 --> 00:06:12,333 Your best bet's in the hospital, 113 00:06:12,416 --> 00:06:14,708 you got Hamlet on the sideline looking for his fuckin' dick. 114 00:06:14,791 --> 00:06:17,083 All I'm saying is "interim." 115 00:06:18,833 --> 00:06:21,708 It must end. It's what the fuckin' word means. 116 00:06:21,791 --> 00:06:24,250 You have to put your chips on someone soon, 117 00:06:24,333 --> 00:06:26,666 or you can kiss the fuckin' season goodbye. 118 00:06:30,333 --> 00:06:31,625 Fuck a duck. 119 00:06:47,166 --> 00:06:48,833 Crisscross applesauce. 120 00:06:49,333 --> 00:06:50,208 What? 121 00:06:50,291 --> 00:06:52,416 Crisscross applesauce. 122 00:06:52,500 --> 00:06:54,166 Could you please not help me? 123 00:06:54,250 --> 00:06:55,333 Just... 124 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:58,041 Yes, you're almost there. 125 00:06:58,125 --> 00:07:00,666 You just have to ke-- keep pulling the lace through the-- 126 00:07:00,750 --> 00:07:02,125 - Goddamn it! 127 00:07:04,208 --> 00:07:06,958 Been working on your shooting touch? 128 00:07:07,041 --> 00:07:08,958 I got a coach around here somewhere. 129 00:07:10,333 --> 00:07:11,416 This a bad time? 130 00:07:11,500 --> 00:07:13,833 No. Stay. 131 00:07:13,916 --> 00:07:15,791 We need the break. 132 00:07:15,875 --> 00:07:16,916 I'm sorry. 133 00:07:20,875 --> 00:07:23,916 She needs a break from me. You caught me in a mood. 134 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,000 Hm, you must have seen the game last night. 135 00:07:27,083 --> 00:07:28,583 They pulled it out. 136 00:07:28,666 --> 00:07:29,833 Yeah, 137 00:07:29,916 --> 00:07:32,416 and the guys said that should've been an easy one. 138 00:07:34,583 --> 00:07:36,458 What else are the guys saying? 139 00:07:36,541 --> 00:07:38,625 That we're being out-coached. 140 00:07:38,708 --> 00:07:41,875 And this keeps up, we're gonna blow our shot. 141 00:07:43,375 --> 00:07:45,916 They've seen enough. 142 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,875 I need to make a run this season, Jack. 143 00:07:50,958 --> 00:07:53,666 Then bet on me. 144 00:07:53,750 --> 00:07:56,666 I know I don't look like your sure thing, but... 145 00:07:57,458 --> 00:07:59,166 I'm your guy. 146 00:08:00,166 --> 00:08:02,208 I'm comin' back. 147 00:08:02,291 --> 00:08:04,791 - If Westhead keeps slip-- - Give him the road trip. 148 00:08:06,833 --> 00:08:09,500 Indiana, Detroit. 149 00:08:09,583 --> 00:08:12,000 Boston. Now, there's a test. 150 00:08:12,083 --> 00:08:13,500 That's the best team in the league. 151 00:08:13,583 --> 00:08:16,291 Closest thing to playoff- level competition. 152 00:08:16,375 --> 00:08:17,875 And it's the Garden. 153 00:08:17,958 --> 00:08:19,916 You know what the Garden's like. It's a beast. 154 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,166 If Paul can beat them in the Garden, 155 00:08:23,250 --> 00:08:25,875 then he can mind the store until the doctors clear me 156 00:08:25,958 --> 00:08:28,458 to come back. One month. 157 00:08:28,541 --> 00:08:30,583 Two months tops. 158 00:08:32,166 --> 00:08:34,958 Look at you. 159 00:08:39,250 --> 00:08:41,625 Boston. 160 00:08:41,708 --> 00:08:43,708 You're under a microscope. 161 00:08:43,791 --> 00:08:45,000 West is circling like a vulture 162 00:08:45,083 --> 00:08:46,875 and already looking to replace us. 163 00:08:46,958 --> 00:08:49,500 Christ. I'm doing my best, Jack. 164 00:08:49,583 --> 00:08:51,083 I need better than that. 165 00:08:51,166 --> 00:08:53,416 I came back from the dead for this. 166 00:08:53,500 --> 00:08:56,375 - For this, Paul. - I know. 167 00:08:56,458 --> 00:08:58,083 I should be gone. I'm not. 168 00:08:58,166 --> 00:09:00,750 I'm here, and I'll be back on that sideline 169 00:09:00,833 --> 00:09:02,333 if it kills me again. 170 00:09:02,416 --> 00:09:05,458 But not if you can't keep this thing together for me. 171 00:09:05,541 --> 00:09:07,958 I won't let you down, Jack. 172 00:09:15,541 --> 00:09:18,791 I'm just glad a lifetime of this shit is good for something. 173 00:09:18,875 --> 00:09:21,708 I would, uh... 174 00:09:21,791 --> 00:09:24,208 What do you... What do you think 175 00:09:24,291 --> 00:09:26,916 about if we make this something more official? 176 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,416 - This thing, you and me? - Uh... 177 00:09:30,500 --> 00:09:32,958 I'm a married man. 178 00:09:33,041 --> 00:09:35,666 I'm flailing out there, Pat. 179 00:09:36,833 --> 00:09:39,166 I know it. 180 00:09:39,250 --> 00:09:42,791 Everybody knows it. I need an assistant. 181 00:09:42,875 --> 00:09:44,458 And not like this, you know, ad hoc 182 00:09:44,541 --> 00:09:46,791 passing notes down from the press box. 183 00:09:46,875 --> 00:09:49,000 I need somebody with me. 184 00:09:50,083 --> 00:09:52,000 On the bench. 185 00:09:52,083 --> 00:09:53,750 For this trip. 186 00:09:53,833 --> 00:09:56,708 - But, assistant coach? - Yeah, I mean, why not? 187 00:09:57,583 --> 00:10:00,000 You're fucking great at it. 188 00:10:00,083 --> 00:10:02,333 Look, no offense to your broadcasting career, 189 00:10:02,416 --> 00:10:04,041 but Chick is not going to miss you. 190 00:10:04,125 --> 00:10:07,041 - Is he? I will. - No. 191 00:10:07,125 --> 00:10:10,333 I really will. So, so, what do you say? 192 00:10:11,916 --> 00:10:13,500 Please. 193 00:10:17,750 --> 00:10:18,958 What about Jack? 194 00:10:19,041 --> 00:10:21,375 What happens when he comes back? I mean, 195 00:10:21,458 --> 00:10:23,041 if I quit my job for this, 196 00:10:23,125 --> 00:10:25,833 I can't go back to wandering the beach. I-I'll fucking croak. 197 00:10:25,916 --> 00:10:28,041 We'll keep you-- He'll... 198 00:10:28,125 --> 00:10:30,041 He'll keep you on. 199 00:10:30,833 --> 00:10:32,958 - Yeah? - Absolutely. 200 00:10:42,750 --> 00:10:44,875 Fuck it! What? Fuck it. 201 00:10:44,958 --> 00:10:46,541 - Fuck it yes? 202 00:10:46,625 --> 00:10:48,375 Shit, fuck it. Yeah, I'm in. 203 00:10:48,458 --> 00:10:50,583 - Yes! - Let's kick some ass. 204 00:10:50,666 --> 00:10:52,625 This is-- Let's kick-- Yeah, absolutely. 205 00:10:52,708 --> 00:10:54,541 I'm gonna shake your hand, and I'm gonna hug you. 206 00:10:54,625 --> 00:10:57,208 And Johnson's putting on a show tonight, 207 00:10:57,291 --> 00:11:01,000 a tremendous athlete with a talented team behind him. 208 00:11:01,083 --> 00:11:03,083 But, man for man, Larry Bird 209 00:11:03,166 --> 00:11:05,041 has got to be the more skilled player. 210 00:11:05,125 --> 00:11:06,875 This kid from Indiana farm country, 211 00:11:06,958 --> 00:11:09,583 he's not thinking about the shot in front of him. 212 00:11:09,666 --> 00:11:11,541 He's thinking about the game. 213 00:11:11,625 --> 00:11:14,625 He must see the whole court in his head. 214 00:11:17,166 --> 00:11:19,333 I want to thank my family. I want to thank Coach 215 00:11:19,416 --> 00:11:22,250 for drawing up a game plan and Indiana State for-- 216 00:11:22,333 --> 00:11:24,583 - They played a hell of a game. 217 00:11:24,666 --> 00:11:28,250 Mm, all the fans that done came out. 218 00:11:28,333 --> 00:11:31,541 - I just wanna say thank-- 219 00:11:31,625 --> 00:11:34,875 Gonna torch that smiley ass in Boston, punk. 220 00:11:36,250 --> 00:11:38,208 You wish, motherfucker. 221 00:11:43,666 --> 00:11:46,291 Here you go, sir. Time to take the Magic Show on the road. 222 00:11:46,375 --> 00:11:49,375 Three cities, five nights, 223 00:11:49,458 --> 00:11:52,125 two in Michigan. Gonna catch the fam, 224 00:11:52,208 --> 00:11:54,958 see Cook, then it's off to Boston. 225 00:11:55,041 --> 00:11:57,125 Hey, Magic! Magic! Hey, Magic! 226 00:11:57,208 --> 00:12:00,166 First shot at Larry Bird as a pro. You excited? 227 00:12:00,250 --> 00:12:03,000 Larry on this trip? Guess I must've forgot. 228 00:12:03,083 --> 00:12:04,541 I got my mind on Detroit. 229 00:12:04,625 --> 00:12:07,333 Whole team be coming by the Johnson family house 230 00:12:07,416 --> 00:12:08,625 for Christmas dinner. 231 00:12:08,708 --> 00:12:10,291 We'll bring y'all doggie bag. 232 00:12:10,375 --> 00:12:12,000 I know it's a big rematch. 233 00:12:12,083 --> 00:12:13,666 - Any nerves? - Nerves? 234 00:12:13,750 --> 00:12:15,291 Nah, it's just another game, man. 235 00:12:15,375 --> 00:12:17,208 I'm sure you've heard the numbers Larry put on Philly. 236 00:12:17,291 --> 00:12:19,250 I mean, they're already talking MVP. 237 00:12:19,333 --> 00:12:21,625 Yeah? Hadn't heard. 238 00:12:21,708 --> 00:12:23,750 Excuse me, fellas. Got a flight to catch. 239 00:12:23,833 --> 00:12:26,041 Do you think he's Rookie of the Year? 240 00:12:28,666 --> 00:12:30,750 You know, y'all keep asking me about him. 241 00:12:30,833 --> 00:12:34,125 Larry took me too light last time. And how that work out? 242 00:12:34,208 --> 00:12:36,666 - Dude best be worryin' about me. - That's my quote. 243 00:12:36,750 --> 00:12:38,875 - So you out for blood this time? - Will he be crying into another towel... 244 00:12:38,958 --> 00:12:40,916 - Gentlemen! - ...after this game or what? 245 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,083 That's enough. We have a flight. 246 00:12:43,166 --> 00:12:45,250 No more questions, Cap. 247 00:12:45,333 --> 00:12:46,875 I fucked up, didn't I? 248 00:12:52,250 --> 00:12:54,250 Hey, Earvin. 249 00:12:54,333 --> 00:12:56,625 There you go. First road trip? 250 00:12:56,708 --> 00:12:57,791 - Mm-hmm. - Alright. You know, 251 00:12:57,875 --> 00:12:59,416 there are gonna be a lot of groupies out there. 252 00:12:59,500 --> 00:13:01,208 You just wanna... wrap it up, 253 00:13:01,291 --> 00:13:02,416 you know what I'm saying? 254 00:13:02,500 --> 00:13:05,000 - We'll see. - Alright? Trust me. 255 00:13:05,083 --> 00:13:07,083 - Hey, kid. - Hey, Chick. 256 00:13:07,166 --> 00:13:08,458 I'm telling you, Patricia, you're making 257 00:13:08,541 --> 00:13:10,625 a big mistake with this whole coaching business. 258 00:13:10,708 --> 00:13:12,750 I think your true calling is in herding cats. 259 00:13:12,833 --> 00:13:15,375 - Ha, ha. Thanks, Chick. 260 00:13:15,458 --> 00:13:16,833 I'm gonna miss him. 261 00:13:16,916 --> 00:13:19,125 - Take this, please. Thank you. - Please! Just listen! Pat! 262 00:13:19,208 --> 00:13:20,500 - Jerry? - You tell the Gestapo here-- 263 00:13:20,583 --> 00:13:21,791 This man does not have a ticket. 264 00:13:21,875 --> 00:13:23,708 - Jerry, what are you-- - Jerry West. Right on there. 265 00:13:23,791 --> 00:13:25,125 Thank you very much for your help. 266 00:13:25,208 --> 00:13:27,291 - God, Jesus fuckin' Christ. - What is this? What's going on? 267 00:13:27,375 --> 00:13:28,666 Well, it's a last-minute thing. 268 00:13:28,750 --> 00:13:30,875 I'm doing a little, uh, consulting, 269 00:13:30,958 --> 00:13:32,791 working on a, uh, scouting problem for Buss. 270 00:13:32,875 --> 00:13:34,500 Well, the office didn't tell me you were coming. I... 271 00:13:34,583 --> 00:13:36,666 Well, it must be right there. It's a little, you know, 272 00:13:36,750 --> 00:13:38,333 mum's the word. Don't wanna ruffle any feathers. 273 00:13:38,416 --> 00:13:40,708 So, which seat am I in, Pat? Sort this out, okay? 274 00:13:40,791 --> 00:13:42,750 - Don't leave me hanging. Thank you for your help. - Uh... 275 00:13:42,833 --> 00:13:44,666 - Next to Chick here? - Uh, 276 00:13:44,750 --> 00:13:46,666 well, no, you can have my seat. 277 00:13:46,750 --> 00:13:49,708 - Yeah? Where's that? - That's, uh, right by the toilet. 278 00:13:49,791 --> 00:13:53,458 - Over there. Coach. - Down here in the clown section, huh? 279 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,500 Hey, uh, Paul? 280 00:13:57,583 --> 00:14:00,500 Any clue why West is here? He says he's on a scout. 281 00:14:03,083 --> 00:14:05,500 Are we making any moves on personnel? 282 00:14:08,791 --> 00:14:11,541 I mean, if we drop this one to Indiana, we might have to. 283 00:14:19,125 --> 00:14:21,000 Well, you weren't wrong about your mother. 284 00:14:21,083 --> 00:14:23,250 She's one hell of an accountant. Even her mistakes are good. 285 00:14:23,333 --> 00:14:25,541 - How's that, Claire? - Three words. 286 00:14:25,625 --> 00:14:29,208 Depreciation of assets. 287 00:14:29,291 --> 00:14:30,833 We're gonna need some more words. 288 00:14:30,916 --> 00:14:32,208 Okay. It's like this. 289 00:14:32,291 --> 00:14:34,708 Every team pays their players as employees, 290 00:14:34,791 --> 00:14:37,250 but, according to the IRS, they're also assets. 291 00:14:37,333 --> 00:14:40,125 Which means we should be able to deduct their total value 292 00:14:40,208 --> 00:14:41,625 in depreciation over time. 293 00:14:41,708 --> 00:14:44,083 - Yeah, their salaries. - No, we already write off their salaries. 294 00:14:44,166 --> 00:14:45,625 That's just what they earn. 295 00:14:45,708 --> 00:14:47,625 The total value, that's more murky. 296 00:14:47,708 --> 00:14:49,541 That's what they're worth. Without these players, 297 00:14:49,625 --> 00:14:51,958 we don't have a team. So, in that sense, 298 00:14:52,041 --> 00:14:53,791 their total value to the business 299 00:14:53,875 --> 00:14:57,083 must be the total value of the business. 300 00:14:57,166 --> 00:14:58,375 Everything you paid for it. 301 00:14:58,458 --> 00:15:01,541 - No. - No fucking way. Impossible. 302 00:15:01,625 --> 00:15:03,000 Yet strangely legal, 303 00:15:03,083 --> 00:15:05,541 and maybe just enough to save your ass. 304 00:15:05,625 --> 00:15:09,250 If we can keep winning and make a playoff run, 305 00:15:09,333 --> 00:15:11,500 which, I guess you know, is a pretty big if. 306 00:15:14,333 --> 00:15:15,708 Lakers here in Indiana 307 00:15:15,791 --> 00:15:17,833 on the first of a three-game holiday season road trip 308 00:15:17,916 --> 00:15:19,958 against a struggling Pacers team. 309 00:15:20,041 --> 00:15:22,083 This should be as sure a thing as a candy cane 310 00:15:22,166 --> 00:15:24,541 in your stocking Christmas morning. 311 00:15:28,083 --> 00:15:29,625 Yeah, they got us there, gang. 312 00:15:29,708 --> 00:15:31,458 But we gonna get 'em the next one. 313 00:15:31,541 --> 00:15:35,083 We headin' to D-Town, and we ain't losing in D-Town. 314 00:15:36,791 --> 00:15:38,666 You feel me? Go home, 315 00:15:38,750 --> 00:15:40,750 get me some of my mama's home cooking. 316 00:15:40,833 --> 00:15:45,000 - And we gonna be a'ight. 317 00:15:45,083 --> 00:15:48,291 Hey! Magic Man! Sign these? 318 00:15:48,375 --> 00:15:51,541 - Larry's gonna eat your lunch. 319 00:15:51,625 --> 00:15:52,875 Hey, put the tits away. 320 00:15:52,958 --> 00:15:56,291 We'll see. You tune in and find out. 321 00:15:56,375 --> 00:15:59,458 So, should we be nagging Coach to give you some more minutes? 322 00:15:59,541 --> 00:16:02,166 Man, what I say? Huh? Maybe if the coach put me in 323 00:16:02,250 --> 00:16:04,541 outside of garbage time, gave me a real run, 324 00:16:04,625 --> 00:16:07,333 they wouldn't be gettin' beat in the paint. That's for sure. 325 00:16:07,416 --> 00:16:09,750 - But that ain't on me. 326 00:16:10,916 --> 00:16:12,791 You can ask the Nutty Professor though. 327 00:16:12,875 --> 00:16:14,166 Shit. 328 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,250 You fuckin' kidding me? 329 00:16:22,791 --> 00:16:23,875 Listen to me. 330 00:16:23,958 --> 00:16:25,666 That crossed a fucking line, alright? 331 00:16:25,750 --> 00:16:26,875 He's been pushing you. Alright? 332 00:16:26,958 --> 00:16:28,375 The other guys see you walk away from this, 333 00:16:28,458 --> 00:16:30,708 - you're gonna be a substitute forever. - It's my fault. 334 00:16:30,791 --> 00:16:34,000 I heard something a few weeks ago. 335 00:16:34,083 --> 00:16:37,958 I overreacted. I benched him. 336 00:16:38,041 --> 00:16:41,041 it spiraled, and now it's public. 337 00:16:41,125 --> 00:16:43,958 - But it's my fault. - Alright, so? 338 00:16:44,041 --> 00:16:45,791 Talk to him. 339 00:16:45,875 --> 00:16:47,916 Tell him. Tell Spencer. 340 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:49,958 - Just apologize. - That's your... 341 00:16:50,041 --> 00:16:51,875 That's your grand advice? 342 00:16:51,958 --> 00:16:53,750 They already treat me like a pushover. 343 00:16:53,833 --> 00:16:56,208 These aren't fucking college kids. 344 00:16:56,291 --> 00:16:58,000 Paul, these are men. Okay? 345 00:16:58,083 --> 00:17:02,041 They will respect you if you treat them with respect. 346 00:17:02,125 --> 00:17:05,500 - Let him through, let him through. 347 00:17:07,791 --> 00:17:10,916 I appreciate the insight, Pat. 348 00:17:27,333 --> 00:17:28,625 Shit. 349 00:17:33,875 --> 00:17:35,166 Well... 350 00:17:36,541 --> 00:17:38,166 Oh-for-one on the road trip. 351 00:17:38,250 --> 00:17:41,791 Are you still sure you wanna bet it all on beating Boston? 352 00:17:43,875 --> 00:17:46,541 - How's your mother? - She's pretending to be asleep. 353 00:17:46,625 --> 00:17:48,916 Landed on my best hotel and conked right out. 354 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,458 A Monopoly man, huh? 355 00:17:51,541 --> 00:17:53,333 Yeah. You play? 356 00:17:53,416 --> 00:17:55,000 I used to when the kids were young. 357 00:17:55,083 --> 00:17:57,375 And then, they decided to stop playing with me 358 00:17:57,458 --> 00:17:59,750 because I guess I can be a little competitive. 359 00:17:59,833 --> 00:18:01,458 - Mine started ganging up 360 00:18:01,541 --> 00:18:04,083 together with their mother to beat me. 361 00:18:04,166 --> 00:18:06,000 I'd be out making business deals all week. 362 00:18:06,083 --> 00:18:08,041 They'd be plotting how to keep me off of Boardwalk. 363 00:18:08,125 --> 00:18:10,000 You know, I probably should've let 'em win more often. 364 00:18:10,083 --> 00:18:11,958 Maybe we'd still be playing. 365 00:18:16,333 --> 00:18:18,000 You always think there's gonna be a point 366 00:18:18,083 --> 00:18:19,583 where it's gonna slow down, don't you? 367 00:18:22,041 --> 00:18:25,708 Now, we got two in college, two more about to be in college. 368 00:18:25,791 --> 00:18:28,333 - And here's your vacation. 369 00:18:28,416 --> 00:18:30,625 Wanna play a game? 370 00:18:30,708 --> 00:18:32,791 If you think you can handle it. 371 00:18:32,875 --> 00:18:35,791 You don't strike me as somebody who likes to lose. 372 00:18:35,875 --> 00:18:38,250 Oh, the top hat never loses. 373 00:18:38,333 --> 00:18:41,333 Not until he gets his ass kicked by the shoe. 374 00:18:42,208 --> 00:18:43,791 Really? 375 00:18:44,875 --> 00:18:46,333 Clear off the Jell-O, hotshot. 376 00:18:46,416 --> 00:18:49,166 You're about to taste the wrath of the top hat. 377 00:18:56,791 --> 00:18:59,541 Local Lansing hero Earvin "Magic" Johnson 378 00:18:59,625 --> 00:19:02,708 is back in Michigan tonight, and not just on your TVs, 379 00:19:02,791 --> 00:19:04,708 advertising shoes. 380 00:19:04,791 --> 00:19:06,416 Of course, with all 381 00:19:06,500 --> 00:19:09,333 the fancy shit our boy's been up to in LA, 382 00:19:09,416 --> 00:19:12,666 the question on everybody's mind, will Magic bother 383 00:19:12,750 --> 00:19:16,458 looking twice at his old homegirl Cookie Kelly? 384 00:19:16,541 --> 00:19:18,666 Or did he only send her tickets to the game 385 00:19:18,750 --> 00:19:21,500 to rub her nose in it that he's moved on, 386 00:19:21,583 --> 00:19:25,500 and she's a head case for still carrying the torch? 387 00:19:25,583 --> 00:19:27,291 - Tune in-- 388 00:19:27,375 --> 00:19:29,500 Girl, when you are married, 389 00:19:29,583 --> 00:19:31,958 you buying me a big old diamond ring to match 390 00:19:32,041 --> 00:19:34,916 - for introducing you. A finder's fee. 391 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,875 Honestly, I don't even think I'm interested. 392 00:19:39,458 --> 00:19:41,291 So, you ain't worried? 393 00:19:41,375 --> 00:19:42,250 Mm-mmm! 394 00:19:42,333 --> 00:19:43,583 Boy always had a wandering eye. 395 00:19:43,666 --> 00:19:45,250 Bet by now, they fell right out his head, 396 00:19:45,333 --> 00:19:47,416 Then why he calling me then? 397 00:19:47,500 --> 00:19:48,916 Every night, out there in Cali. 398 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,041 Why'd he send the last girl's daddy 399 00:19:51,125 --> 00:19:53,000 just so I would show my face? 400 00:19:53,083 --> 00:19:55,875 Girl, I don't need no ring. 401 00:19:55,958 --> 00:19:59,041 I got that man wrapped around my little finger. 402 00:19:59,125 --> 00:20:00,375 Okay, Cookie. 403 00:20:08,666 --> 00:20:10,250 - Over here! - Yeah, it's good to be back. 404 00:20:10,333 --> 00:20:12,958 - Real good. Yeah. There you go. 405 00:20:16,375 --> 00:20:18,458 Yeah, no problem. What's your name? Shawn? 406 00:20:18,541 --> 00:20:19,958 My name is Shawn. It's nice to meet you! 407 00:20:20,041 --> 00:20:21,125 Hey, Shawn. 408 00:20:21,208 --> 00:20:23,625 Man, I got you. Here you go. 409 00:20:23,708 --> 00:20:24,708 Thanks, man! 410 00:20:24,791 --> 00:20:27,166 Well, isn't he the center of attention? 411 00:20:27,250 --> 00:20:29,333 Yeah yeah, he sure is. 412 00:20:29,416 --> 00:20:31,166 - You gonna be as good as me one day. - Thank you so much! 413 00:20:31,250 --> 00:20:33,166 - So cool. - You're the best, Magic! 414 00:20:33,250 --> 00:20:36,208 I'm sorry, y'all. I gotta go. Cook! 415 00:20:37,041 --> 00:20:40,208 Mm-mmm! 416 00:20:40,291 --> 00:20:43,083 You believe this? Since we rode in. 417 00:20:43,166 --> 00:20:45,916 - Thought Stevie Wonder must be in town, but no! 418 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,500 It's all for me. 419 00:20:49,875 --> 00:20:52,125 It's... something else. 420 00:20:52,208 --> 00:20:53,375 Ain't it? 421 00:20:55,250 --> 00:20:56,458 Hey, Rhonda. 422 00:20:56,541 --> 00:20:57,666 Hey. 423 00:20:57,750 --> 00:20:59,416 I missed you. 424 00:21:00,166 --> 00:21:01,500 Mm, stop. 425 00:21:01,583 --> 00:21:04,250 You stop lookin' so good. 426 00:21:04,333 --> 00:21:06,583 Earleatha, darling, you look ravishing! 427 00:21:06,666 --> 00:21:07,958 Dr. Day. 428 00:21:08,041 --> 00:21:10,166 Man from Buick is here to see you. 429 00:21:10,250 --> 00:21:12,041 Oh, can it wait? 430 00:21:12,125 --> 00:21:13,625 Gonna see Pop later on tonight, 431 00:21:13,708 --> 00:21:15,291 he was wanting to talk it over. 432 00:21:15,375 --> 00:21:18,875 Best not. Bad idea to keep these corporations waiting. 433 00:21:18,958 --> 00:21:21,166 Look-it, you want to get the old man on the phone? 434 00:21:27,291 --> 00:21:30,625 Nah. Nah. You think it's the real deal, 435 00:21:30,708 --> 00:21:32,291 - let's do it. - Okay. Wise man. 436 00:21:32,375 --> 00:21:34,958 Excuse us for a minute, angels. 437 00:21:36,291 --> 00:21:38,458 I'll be right back, Cook. - Mm-hm. 438 00:21:38,541 --> 00:21:41,666 I heard he picks some girls out of the stands at every game. 439 00:21:41,750 --> 00:21:44,416 You should've worn a brighter color. 440 00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:47,208 You could've wore a disco ball, bitch. 441 00:21:53,125 --> 00:21:54,875 Come on, Cookie. 442 00:22:06,583 --> 00:22:09,000 Coach Riley. Coach Riley. 443 00:22:10,083 --> 00:22:11,625 I'm Coach Riley. 444 00:22:21,541 --> 00:22:23,208 How you doin'? Ahem. 445 00:22:25,875 --> 00:22:28,541 What the fuck's this motherfucker up to? 446 00:22:29,750 --> 00:22:32,250 Oh, wow. Hi. Hey, Jerry. 447 00:22:37,541 --> 00:22:40,875 - This Detroit? - Yes, it is, Jerry. Hi. 448 00:22:40,958 --> 00:22:42,541 How's the scout coming? 449 00:22:42,625 --> 00:22:45,958 Uh-huh. Yeah, it's... coming. Just, uh, 450 00:22:46,041 --> 00:22:49,208 just making sure we got the personnel we need to make a run. 451 00:22:54,458 --> 00:22:55,916 We're, uh... 452 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:58,833 we're turning it around. 453 00:22:58,916 --> 00:23:00,750 Just you watch. 454 00:23:00,833 --> 00:23:02,208 Mm-hmm. 455 00:23:08,083 --> 00:23:10,166 Mm. Hey, Jer. 456 00:23:11,083 --> 00:23:12,833 Eating my leftovers? 457 00:23:15,916 --> 00:23:18,833 - I'll leave you boys to it. - Alright. 458 00:23:20,125 --> 00:23:22,833 Lay off the fuckin' French fries. 459 00:23:25,208 --> 00:23:26,833 I like french fries. 460 00:23:26,916 --> 00:23:29,500 Don't sweat it, alright? Come on. He's a busybody. 461 00:23:30,458 --> 00:23:32,583 Don't sweat it. Anyway... 462 00:23:33,416 --> 00:23:35,458 God's smiling. Hm? 463 00:23:37,541 --> 00:23:39,541 Detroit's the pits of the league. 464 00:23:40,375 --> 00:23:41,916 We got these suckers. 465 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,750 Well, folks, the Lakers are looking to redeem themselves 466 00:23:44,833 --> 00:23:46,541 and move from Santa's naughty list 467 00:23:46,625 --> 00:23:48,291 to something nicer with a win tonight 468 00:23:48,375 --> 00:23:50,250 against the last place Detroit Pistons. 469 00:23:50,333 --> 00:23:52,000 Shouldn't take a Christmas miracle 470 00:23:52,083 --> 00:23:53,875 to mark this one a W. 471 00:24:12,666 --> 00:24:14,875 Sent the bus to Lansing. 472 00:24:14,958 --> 00:24:17,791 I told them you had family in town. 473 00:24:17,875 --> 00:24:19,708 I'm certainly glad I don't. 474 00:24:19,791 --> 00:24:21,166 It's one game. Hm? 475 00:24:21,250 --> 00:24:23,958 Who watches basketball on Christmas? 476 00:24:25,708 --> 00:24:27,458 Shake it off and function forward. 477 00:24:27,541 --> 00:24:29,500 Forward where? 478 00:24:29,583 --> 00:24:32,375 You said yourself we're in the fucking pits. 479 00:24:32,458 --> 00:24:35,041 We just got blown out by the worst team in the league, so... 480 00:24:35,125 --> 00:24:36,750 Well, not anymore. 481 00:24:37,541 --> 00:24:38,958 They beat us. 482 00:24:39,041 --> 00:24:41,458 Alright, we're sitting on a pile of coal. 483 00:24:41,541 --> 00:24:43,500 We put on our big boy pants, 484 00:24:43,583 --> 00:24:46,375 we put our heads together, and we press out a diamond in Boston. 485 00:24:46,458 --> 00:24:47,625 What's gonna change? 486 00:24:48,541 --> 00:24:50,125 Huh? Me? 487 00:24:51,458 --> 00:24:52,916 Pat... 488 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,000 I'm not supposed to be here. 489 00:24:55,083 --> 00:24:57,708 It's Jack's team. You're Jack's guy. 490 00:24:57,791 --> 00:25:00,583 And Jack's coming back, right? 491 00:25:00,666 --> 00:25:02,333 Few more weeks. 492 00:25:06,750 --> 00:25:10,208 It's the dramatist in me. You're right. 493 00:25:14,208 --> 00:25:17,375 Hey. You got plans for Christmas? Huh? 494 00:25:17,458 --> 00:25:18,958 No. 495 00:25:19,041 --> 00:25:20,166 Yes, you do. 496 00:25:20,250 --> 00:25:21,625 Bringing in Chinese, 497 00:25:21,708 --> 00:25:23,208 we're drinking a six-pack, 498 00:25:23,291 --> 00:25:26,250 and we're figuring out how we're going to ruin Boston's New Year. 499 00:25:26,333 --> 00:25:28,250 Huh? 500 00:25:28,333 --> 00:25:30,541 Yeah. Yeah. Alright. 501 00:25:30,625 --> 00:25:32,125 Fuck Boston. 502 00:25:41,875 --> 00:25:44,833 What that game was is a lesson in humility. 503 00:25:44,916 --> 00:25:47,083 Showboating, fancy passes. 504 00:25:47,166 --> 00:25:48,500 No wonder you had all those turnovers. 505 00:25:48,583 --> 00:25:50,458 Ma, you wasn't even there. 506 00:25:50,541 --> 00:25:52,291 I know my son. 507 00:25:52,375 --> 00:25:55,708 She was listening on the radio. 508 00:25:55,791 --> 00:25:58,458 Every game. And you better believe it. 509 00:25:58,541 --> 00:26:01,500 So, I might tune in on occasion. 510 00:26:01,583 --> 00:26:04,333 - Let me talk to you. 511 00:26:04,416 --> 00:26:07,083 We gotta talk about that Buick deal. 512 00:26:07,166 --> 00:26:08,500 Been doing some research. 513 00:26:08,583 --> 00:26:10,875 Not sure you wanna put your name on them cars, son. 514 00:26:10,958 --> 00:26:14,791 Boys on the line been saying quality is falling off. 515 00:26:16,666 --> 00:26:19,041 Look, Pop, uh, thing is... 516 00:26:19,125 --> 00:26:22,125 I actually already signed the deal today. 517 00:26:22,208 --> 00:26:25,083 Dr. Day got it worked out real good though. 518 00:26:25,166 --> 00:26:27,375 He did, huh? 519 00:26:27,458 --> 00:26:30,166 Told you he was helping me, didn't I? 520 00:26:30,250 --> 00:26:33,041 - Yeah, you mentioned that. - There's the man of the hour. 521 00:26:33,125 --> 00:26:36,875 And... the man's old man. 522 00:26:36,958 --> 00:26:39,000 How you doin' there, brother Earvin? 523 00:26:39,083 --> 00:26:41,666 You still workin' the line? 524 00:26:41,750 --> 00:26:44,250 Honest pay for an honest day. 525 00:26:44,333 --> 00:26:45,958 How's your daughter doing though? 526 00:26:46,041 --> 00:26:47,291 - Hm? - Oh. 527 00:26:47,375 --> 00:26:50,708 - She be blessed and highly favored. - Pop... 528 00:26:50,791 --> 00:26:53,875 - Blessed on her knees. - Hey, Pop, Pop, Pop. 529 00:26:53,958 --> 00:26:56,458 Why don't you let us talk some business? 530 00:26:56,541 --> 00:26:58,458 I thought that's what we do together. 531 00:26:58,541 --> 00:27:01,166 Dr. Day been doing right by me! 532 00:27:01,250 --> 00:27:04,291 We building Magic Johnson Enterprises. 533 00:27:05,416 --> 00:27:09,041 It's not Magic Johnson on my mind. 534 00:27:09,125 --> 00:27:11,625 You got a lot of people in your ear, son. 535 00:27:11,708 --> 00:27:14,791 Ain't many of them family. You hear me? 536 00:27:14,875 --> 00:27:15,958 Yeah. 537 00:27:16,541 --> 00:27:17,541 Yeah. 538 00:27:19,791 --> 00:27:20,791 Hm? 539 00:27:21,458 --> 00:27:22,875 I hear you, Pop. 540 00:27:22,958 --> 00:27:25,708 I got this though. 541 00:27:25,791 --> 00:27:29,250 You gonna have the window office right next to mine. 542 00:27:29,333 --> 00:27:31,083 Go get some of Mama's pie or something, man. 543 00:27:31,166 --> 00:27:33,791 Stop talking so much business. 544 00:27:33,875 --> 00:27:35,875 I didn't make the world. I'm just saying the way it is, 545 00:27:35,958 --> 00:27:38,958 and Boston? Look, that... 546 00:27:39,041 --> 00:27:41,000 That fuckin' place is worse than anywhere. 547 00:27:41,083 --> 00:27:44,416 Bill Russell won the motherfuckers... 548 00:27:45,583 --> 00:27:47,166 11 rings! 549 00:27:47,250 --> 00:27:49,750 Comes home to his abode to find the door open. 550 00:27:49,833 --> 00:27:51,416 They didn't even have the decency 551 00:27:51,500 --> 00:27:54,250 to burn a cross on this man's lawn. 552 00:27:54,333 --> 00:27:57,125 Just shit in his bed. Not dog shit neither. 553 00:27:57,208 --> 00:27:58,875 Man shit. 554 00:27:58,958 --> 00:28:00,291 Yeah... 555 00:28:00,375 --> 00:28:02,625 different kinda white people over there. 556 00:28:02,708 --> 00:28:04,500 See, Boston Garden, 557 00:28:04,583 --> 00:28:07,958 brothers walk into that place and you can feel it 558 00:28:08,041 --> 00:28:09,958 like a cold wind. 559 00:28:10,041 --> 00:28:12,916 You find yourself running down the court, 560 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:15,250 tripping over thin air. Go to dribble, 561 00:28:15,333 --> 00:28:17,875 ball don't bounce. Just sticks there. 562 00:28:17,958 --> 00:28:20,208 Like a mud puddle. 563 00:28:20,291 --> 00:28:23,583 No logical explanation to it neither. But then, 564 00:28:23,666 --> 00:28:25,916 you hear something. 565 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,125 - Like a little giggle. 566 00:28:28,208 --> 00:28:29,958 Take that, nigga! 567 00:28:32,625 --> 00:28:33,708 And it ain't ghosts. 568 00:28:33,791 --> 00:28:35,458 It's a leprechaun. 569 00:28:35,541 --> 00:28:38,791 I believe it. I definitely believe it. 570 00:28:38,875 --> 00:28:40,541 Look at this Buick contract here. 571 00:28:40,625 --> 00:28:42,541 See your name. That's number one. 572 00:28:42,625 --> 00:28:44,166 - Mm-hmm. - Your likeness? 573 00:28:44,250 --> 00:28:46,791 - Mm-hmm. - Let's go right here. See that right there? 574 00:28:46,875 --> 00:28:49,750 - Mm-hmm! - Television. Commercial. 575 00:28:49,833 --> 00:28:52,166 United States and Europe. 576 00:28:52,250 --> 00:28:54,625 - International, boy. 577 00:28:54,708 --> 00:28:58,250 - You international. That's international, boy! - Yeah! 578 00:28:58,333 --> 00:28:59,750 Hold on, wait a minute. 579 00:28:59,833 --> 00:29:02,416 - Whoo! Yeah. - We didn't get to the best part yet. 580 00:29:03,500 --> 00:29:04,958 Ain't nobody makin' 581 00:29:05,041 --> 00:29:06,500 one more second... 582 00:29:06,583 --> 00:29:07,833 - that kinda money. - Whoo! 583 00:29:07,916 --> 00:29:09,250 Big fella, 584 00:29:09,333 --> 00:29:11,000 let me know if you want seconds. 585 00:29:11,083 --> 00:29:12,625 These are thirds. 586 00:29:12,708 --> 00:29:15,291 What I need now is a recipe 587 00:29:15,375 --> 00:29:18,000 - before I eat you out of house and home. - Please. 588 00:29:18,083 --> 00:29:21,333 The great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? 589 00:29:21,416 --> 00:29:23,375 More than welcome to it. 590 00:29:23,458 --> 00:29:26,458 Still smile to think of my own son passing the ball 591 00:29:26,541 --> 00:29:29,500 to the greatest center ever played the game. 592 00:29:29,583 --> 00:29:32,958 - No need for that. - Hey. Truth is truth. 593 00:29:33,750 --> 00:29:35,041 He's not so bad himself. 594 00:29:36,416 --> 00:29:38,541 - No... - What up! 595 00:29:38,625 --> 00:29:40,458 I guess he ain't. 596 00:29:40,541 --> 00:29:42,916 Can I ask you a question, Mr. Johnson? 597 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,083 - Merry Christmas! - Oh, yeah, here he is! 598 00:29:45,166 --> 00:29:46,291 Y'all enjoyin' y'all selves? 599 00:29:46,375 --> 00:29:48,583 You can if you can cut that Mr. Johnson crap 600 00:29:48,666 --> 00:29:50,791 and just call me Earvin. 601 00:29:52,041 --> 00:29:55,708 Your son. Has he always been so... 602 00:29:57,541 --> 00:29:58,541 happy? 603 00:29:58,625 --> 00:30:00,708 Mm! Mm! Hey! 604 00:30:00,791 --> 00:30:02,750 Junior? 605 00:30:03,625 --> 00:30:06,083 Only since his first breath. 606 00:30:07,125 --> 00:30:09,375 Doctor slapped his ass, 607 00:30:09,458 --> 00:30:12,083 he turned around and smiled back. 608 00:30:12,166 --> 00:30:13,291 Hey! You heard? 609 00:30:13,375 --> 00:30:15,583 - I can imagine. - Yeah. 610 00:30:17,708 --> 00:30:19,583 Something on your chest, Mr. Jabbar? 611 00:30:19,666 --> 00:30:21,000 Kareem. 612 00:30:21,708 --> 00:30:23,250 Kareem. 613 00:30:23,333 --> 00:30:25,666 I just can't say I'm accustomed to it. 614 00:30:25,750 --> 00:30:28,708 Most men I know, Black men, 615 00:30:29,416 --> 00:30:31,166 we laugh, 616 00:30:31,250 --> 00:30:34,708 enjoy our lives. But, America does... 617 00:30:34,791 --> 00:30:37,458 things to a man's mind and soul 618 00:30:37,541 --> 00:30:39,250 that aren't happy. 619 00:30:41,708 --> 00:30:44,916 Pardon my saying it, but your son... 620 00:30:46,083 --> 00:30:49,291 - seems unaffected by all that. - Mm. 621 00:30:49,375 --> 00:30:51,875 'Cause he is. 622 00:30:51,958 --> 00:30:54,250 - How? - Wish I knew. 623 00:30:54,333 --> 00:30:56,916 I'm from Mississippi. 624 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,708 Down there, we're gator bait. 625 00:30:59,791 --> 00:31:03,208 Wasn't a week went by when I was young ain't seen some... 626 00:31:10,250 --> 00:31:13,666 - Then you know. - Too well. But he don't. 627 00:31:17,375 --> 00:31:18,916 Not like that. 628 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:20,583 And it 629 00:31:20,666 --> 00:31:24,708 feels like we ain't speaking the same tongue sometimes but... 630 00:31:26,375 --> 00:31:29,958 then I think, hey, maybe that's a blessing, too. 631 00:31:31,541 --> 00:31:34,083 When it don't scare me shitless. 632 00:31:36,583 --> 00:31:38,583 I'll whoop his ass if he gets out of line. 633 00:31:38,666 --> 00:31:41,541 Yeah, no kidding, though... 634 00:31:41,625 --> 00:31:43,625 I want you to do just that. 635 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:46,416 Pull out some of that karate shit. 636 00:31:46,500 --> 00:31:48,416 Got too many people barking up his tree right now. 637 00:31:48,500 --> 00:31:50,833 He helping build Magic Johnson Enterprises! 638 00:31:50,916 --> 00:31:53,291 You'd actually be doing me a favor. 639 00:31:54,708 --> 00:31:56,500 Count on it. 640 00:31:56,583 --> 00:31:58,500 My man! 641 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:04,125 Hey, Rhonda! 642 00:32:05,041 --> 00:32:06,666 - Yo girl! What's up? - Hey. 643 00:32:06,750 --> 00:32:07,750 How you doing? Where Cookie at? 644 00:32:07,833 --> 00:32:09,333 You all was both at the game, right? 645 00:32:09,416 --> 00:32:11,583 Guess she has someplace else to be. 646 00:32:11,666 --> 00:32:13,833 Great game, though. 647 00:32:13,916 --> 00:32:16,291 - It was fun seeing you. - Yeah. 648 00:32:16,375 --> 00:32:17,791 You, too. 649 00:32:17,875 --> 00:32:20,125 See you around, Rhonda. 650 00:32:29,500 --> 00:32:31,583 Remember what I said about the Garden. 651 00:32:31,666 --> 00:32:33,500 Right? You're not just playing the guys on the floor. 652 00:32:33,583 --> 00:32:35,750 - You're playing the arena. 653 00:32:35,833 --> 00:32:38,708 Playing the whole goddamn city. 654 00:32:38,791 --> 00:32:41,375 - Mm-hmm. - You know. And the refs, too, right? 655 00:32:41,458 --> 00:32:43,666 Because they're gonna give the home team every call, 656 00:32:43,750 --> 00:32:45,583 and the crowd's gonna go so nuts, 657 00:32:45,666 --> 00:32:47,166 it's going to seem like they deserve it. 658 00:32:47,250 --> 00:32:50,541 So, you just gotta stay on top of 'em. 659 00:32:50,625 --> 00:32:53,625 Huh? Right from the tip. 660 00:32:55,958 --> 00:32:57,916 - Right, Paul? 661 00:32:59,208 --> 00:33:00,916 - Right? 662 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:02,333 - Right? - Hm? Right. 663 00:33:02,416 --> 00:33:04,875 I heard you. Yeah. 664 00:33:04,958 --> 00:33:06,000 Work the tip. 665 00:33:06,083 --> 00:33:08,208 Work the refs! Work the refs! 666 00:33:08,291 --> 00:33:10,291 I didn't say blow 'em! 667 00:33:10,375 --> 00:33:12,500 Hey, we got a chance here. 668 00:33:12,583 --> 00:33:15,791 Okay? Can win with this. 669 00:33:15,875 --> 00:33:17,875 - But not if they get every foul call 670 00:33:17,958 --> 00:33:19,958 and spend the whole night shooting free throws. 671 00:33:20,041 --> 00:33:22,833 You're the sixth man on the floor. Remember that. 672 00:33:25,541 --> 00:33:27,500 - Yup. I have a call for Mr. West 673 00:33:27,583 --> 00:33:30,750 - from an Elgin Baylor. - No, Mr. West is in another... 674 00:33:32,041 --> 00:33:33,625 Uh... 675 00:33:33,708 --> 00:33:36,833 - Actually, put it through, please. - Connecting. 676 00:33:36,916 --> 00:33:39,166 What you say there, Tweety Bird? 677 00:33:39,250 --> 00:33:42,750 Waiting on the red-eye, but my flight's delayed. 678 00:33:44,958 --> 00:33:47,166 Elg. It's Pat. 679 00:33:47,250 --> 00:33:50,583 - What's up, man? You got the wrong room. - Riles! 680 00:33:50,666 --> 00:33:52,500 - What's happening? - You know, just, uh, 681 00:33:52,583 --> 00:33:55,000 packing up for Boston. What's up? 682 00:33:55,083 --> 00:33:58,333 Yeah. Zeke said you come down to the bench to fill the void. 683 00:33:58,416 --> 00:34:00,041 Shouldn't be too long now. 684 00:34:00,125 --> 00:34:02,708 Be seeing Buss tomorrow, get you back on the mic 685 00:34:02,791 --> 00:34:04,750 with Chick where you belong. 686 00:34:04,833 --> 00:34:06,625 You mind telling Zeke I'm running late? 687 00:34:06,708 --> 00:34:08,291 I'm all outta dimes! 688 00:34:08,375 --> 00:34:09,875 Uh, yeah. 689 00:34:09,958 --> 00:34:12,333 Yeah, sure, Elg. Bye. 690 00:34:12,416 --> 00:34:14,333 I'll see you in Boston! 691 00:34:32,041 --> 00:34:33,541 Elgin Baylor. 692 00:34:33,625 --> 00:34:37,208 Says he's flying out to meet Buss. 693 00:34:37,291 --> 00:34:40,583 When did you know they were looking for replacements? 694 00:34:40,666 --> 00:34:44,250 - Spit that shit out of your mouth and answer me! - Okay... 695 00:34:44,333 --> 00:34:46,625 I thought we had more time. 696 00:34:46,708 --> 00:34:49,208 - You know they were talking to him? - Somebody. 697 00:34:49,291 --> 00:34:51,625 - When you told me to quit my job for this? - I-I didn't... 698 00:34:51,708 --> 00:34:54,583 - I didn't think that it was gonna-- - You-- 699 00:34:54,666 --> 00:34:56,500 - You know they weren't keeping Jack. - No! 700 00:34:56,583 --> 00:34:58,791 - You knew it. - No. 701 00:34:58,875 --> 00:35:00,416 Jack told me that Buss was giving us a shot, 702 00:35:00,500 --> 00:35:02,500 - and that if we could pull things out in Boston-- - Now what? 703 00:35:02,583 --> 00:35:05,750 - I go back to wandering the fucking beach?! - I needed you! 704 00:35:05,833 --> 00:35:07,666 Jack begged me. 705 00:35:07,750 --> 00:35:09,458 He's fighting for his fucking life, 706 00:35:09,541 --> 00:35:11,708 and they're going to take it away because of me! 707 00:35:11,791 --> 00:35:16,125 Because I cannot hack it by myself! I can't! 708 00:35:16,208 --> 00:35:18,208 - But you... - You fuckin' lied to me. 709 00:35:18,291 --> 00:35:20,541 Would you be here if you knew that they were 710 00:35:20,625 --> 00:35:22,750 fucking sharpening their knives?! 711 00:35:22,833 --> 00:35:25,666 No. You'd be staring at Chick's fist! 712 00:35:25,750 --> 00:35:27,250 And what for, Pat? 713 00:35:27,333 --> 00:35:29,250 You are not an announcer. 714 00:35:29,333 --> 00:35:30,791 You are a coach! 715 00:35:31,708 --> 00:35:33,208 You're my coach. 716 00:35:33,291 --> 00:35:35,416 No, I'm your fucking nanny. 717 00:35:37,791 --> 00:35:38,916 You wanna coach? 718 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:40,500 - Please don't-- - You wanna fucking coach? 719 00:35:40,583 --> 00:35:42,416 I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! 720 00:35:43,625 --> 00:35:45,125 - You wanna be a coach?! - It's fucking cold! 721 00:35:45,208 --> 00:35:46,708 Huh? You wanna be a coach? 722 00:35:46,791 --> 00:35:48,916 - Yes, please... - Good! Do something about it! 723 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:50,916 - Turn off the fucking water! - Stand up! 724 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:54,000 Stand up for your fucking team! You hear me? Stand up! 725 00:35:54,083 --> 00:35:56,541 - You wanna keep this fucking job? - Yes... 726 00:35:56,625 --> 00:35:58,500 - Do you wanna keep it? - Yes. 727 00:35:58,583 --> 00:36:00,625 Then you fucking yell! Yell it! 728 00:36:00,708 --> 00:36:01,875 Yes! 729 00:36:03,625 --> 00:36:05,833 There's your fucking wakeup call! 730 00:36:06,583 --> 00:36:07,500 Now answer it! 731 00:36:19,083 --> 00:36:20,916 Fuck... 732 00:36:33,291 --> 00:36:34,958 Hey, I'm coming. 733 00:36:36,458 --> 00:36:38,041 Oh... 734 00:36:39,541 --> 00:36:41,375 What you doing here, Cook? 735 00:36:41,458 --> 00:36:43,000 You disappointed? 736 00:36:44,416 --> 00:36:47,250 You a little late. 737 00:36:47,333 --> 00:36:51,166 Yeah. I'm sorry about last night. 738 00:36:51,250 --> 00:36:52,916 Didn't miss much anyway. 739 00:36:54,083 --> 00:36:55,875 Wish I coulda skipped that game myself. 740 00:36:55,958 --> 00:36:57,583 Who said I did? 741 00:36:57,666 --> 00:36:59,625 Bought me a cheap seat. 742 00:36:59,708 --> 00:37:01,416 You ... 743 00:37:01,500 --> 00:37:03,166 You crazy, girl! Wha... 744 00:37:03,250 --> 00:37:05,791 Got you in first class and everything! 745 00:37:05,875 --> 00:37:09,000 I woulda hit a couple shots for you. Instead, I be breaking 'em. 746 00:37:09,083 --> 00:37:10,291 Don't put that on me now. 747 00:37:10,375 --> 00:37:12,333 Just sayin'. 748 00:37:12,416 --> 00:37:13,500 Been missing you. 749 00:37:14,333 --> 00:37:16,000 Nah, don't start. 750 00:37:16,083 --> 00:37:18,875 You out there on another planet. The world on a string. 751 00:37:18,958 --> 00:37:21,833 Just... What you need me for? 752 00:37:21,916 --> 00:37:24,125 Just to say you can? 753 00:37:24,208 --> 00:37:26,458 - Ain't like that, Cook. - Then, what is it? 754 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,166 Because last night, I was watching. 755 00:37:30,250 --> 00:37:32,416 Not the game. You. 756 00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:35,291 The way the world moves around you. 757 00:37:35,375 --> 00:37:37,166 Big people, little people, 758 00:37:37,250 --> 00:37:39,666 just circling you like the Sun. 759 00:37:39,750 --> 00:37:41,166 And for you, it's... 760 00:37:41,250 --> 00:37:43,833 it's as natural as breathing. 761 00:37:43,916 --> 00:37:45,541 And I just... 762 00:37:45,625 --> 00:37:48,375 don't know where I fit in all that. 763 00:37:48,458 --> 00:37:49,958 Right here, Cook. 764 00:37:51,291 --> 00:37:53,291 With me. 765 00:37:53,375 --> 00:37:56,541 Until the bus leaves. Then what? 766 00:37:58,125 --> 00:38:00,291 What am I to you? 767 00:38:00,375 --> 00:38:02,750 'Cause, honest to God, Earvin, I don't have the first idea. 768 00:38:02,833 --> 00:38:04,458 - I'm tired-- - Cook! 769 00:38:07,625 --> 00:38:08,958 My girl. 770 00:38:14,500 --> 00:38:16,666 You family, Cook. 771 00:38:55,750 --> 00:38:58,708 I know. That bus is waiting. 772 00:39:02,625 --> 00:39:04,250 Call you from Boston? 773 00:39:09,666 --> 00:39:12,625 - Once you whoop that white boy's butt. Yeah. - Mm. 774 00:39:16,166 --> 00:39:18,708 Okay. I'm gonna go. 775 00:39:18,791 --> 00:39:20,458 Mm-mmm. You ain't going nowhere. 776 00:39:20,541 --> 00:39:23,458 - I gotta go. - Alright, alright. 777 00:39:40,541 --> 00:39:42,125 Who was that? 778 00:39:45,791 --> 00:39:48,625 Uh... Teammate. 779 00:39:49,375 --> 00:39:51,666 - Oh. - Yeah. 780 00:39:51,750 --> 00:39:52,875 They waitin'. 781 00:40:03,875 --> 00:40:06,208 Have a nice day. Go fuck yourself. 782 00:40:08,166 --> 00:40:09,791 Lakers suck! 783 00:40:09,875 --> 00:40:11,958 You fuckin' suck, Magic! 784 00:40:12,041 --> 00:40:13,583 Don't even have a coach. 785 00:40:13,666 --> 00:40:16,000 Westhead sucks. Get outta here! 786 00:40:16,083 --> 00:40:18,750 Kareem, you are fucked as shit. 787 00:40:18,833 --> 00:40:20,250 Welcome to Boston. 788 00:40:20,333 --> 00:40:22,375 Larry is gonna kill you guys. 789 00:40:22,458 --> 00:40:23,500 Bunch of pricks. 790 00:40:25,083 --> 00:40:27,208 Paul Revere shoulda slept in. 791 00:40:28,375 --> 00:40:29,666 Let the British burn 792 00:40:29,750 --> 00:40:32,000 this fuck-hole to the ground. 793 00:40:32,083 --> 00:40:34,458 When does Elgin need an answer? 794 00:40:34,541 --> 00:40:37,791 Tonight. He's sitting on another offer. 795 00:40:37,875 --> 00:40:41,458 Yeah. The fact is, we waited long enough. 796 00:40:41,541 --> 00:40:43,750 - Sooner we cut-- - We? Who's we, Jerry? 797 00:40:43,833 --> 00:40:46,166 Okay, okay, fine. Your team. 798 00:40:48,125 --> 00:40:50,291 Jack McKinney beat me at Monopoly. 799 00:40:50,375 --> 00:40:52,833 - It's a kid's game. - It's a game of strategy. 800 00:40:52,916 --> 00:40:55,833 He kicked my ass. 801 00:40:55,916 --> 00:40:58,500 Guy can't tie his fucking shoe... 802 00:41:01,041 --> 00:41:02,416 Nobody beats me at Monopoly. 803 00:41:02,500 --> 00:41:03,791 Okay... 804 00:41:03,875 --> 00:41:05,083 Except my mother. 805 00:41:05,166 --> 00:41:06,875 - She's the only fucking one. - Okay, look, Doc, 806 00:41:06,958 --> 00:41:08,375 I fucking-- I get it, okay? I understand 807 00:41:08,458 --> 00:41:10,250 this is the shit part of the gig. 808 00:41:10,333 --> 00:41:12,291 Working the guillotine. 809 00:41:12,375 --> 00:41:13,708 Do you know why we lost to Boston 810 00:41:13,791 --> 00:41:16,041 all those years? My team, my team. 811 00:41:17,125 --> 00:41:18,833 Because we lost the first one. 812 00:41:18,916 --> 00:41:21,541 Had a better squad, more talent. 813 00:41:21,625 --> 00:41:24,541 But, we let it get away from us. 814 00:41:24,625 --> 00:41:27,000 Once. And that shit stays with you 815 00:41:27,083 --> 00:41:29,875 like a stink inside a fuckin' jersey. 816 00:41:29,958 --> 00:41:32,083 You let that happen here, 817 00:41:32,166 --> 00:41:34,666 you can't wash it out. 818 00:41:36,791 --> 00:41:39,708 Ah. Home, sweet home. 819 00:41:41,750 --> 00:41:43,416 Well, thanks for the pep talk, Jerry. 820 00:41:44,458 --> 00:41:46,291 I'm staying in the fucking car. 821 00:41:46,375 --> 00:41:48,708 I reckoned. 822 00:41:50,083 --> 00:41:51,958 Oh my god, is that blood? 823 00:41:53,708 --> 00:41:56,333 - What the fuck is that?! 824 00:41:56,416 --> 00:41:57,875 Told you, motherfucker. 825 00:41:57,958 --> 00:41:59,750 Leprechaun. 826 00:41:59,833 --> 00:42:01,458 'Cause he's comin' for you! 827 00:42:01,541 --> 00:42:03,541 Fuck this, man. 828 00:42:34,041 --> 00:42:36,000 Yo, what's up, Larry? 829 00:42:39,833 --> 00:42:41,833 Let's get this shit over. 830 00:42:41,916 --> 00:42:43,875 Larry! Larry! Larry, over here! 831 00:42:43,958 --> 00:42:45,333 - Still mad, I see. - Larry! 832 00:42:45,416 --> 00:42:47,250 Larry! Question! 833 00:42:47,333 --> 00:42:49,916 - What'd you eat before the game? - Food. 834 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:51,916 - Larry, who's gonna guard you? - Who cares? 835 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:54,166 - Larry, what's your prediction? - We're gonna win. 836 00:42:54,250 --> 00:42:56,000 Larry, what do you wanna say about the game? 837 00:42:56,083 --> 00:42:58,083 - We're gonna play the game. - Larry, you gonna win tonight? 838 00:42:58,166 --> 00:43:01,166 - Yep. - Aw, come on. Any jitters? 839 00:43:01,250 --> 00:43:02,541 - Nope. - Magic! Magic! 840 00:43:02,625 --> 00:43:04,416 What do you think about Larry? 841 00:43:04,500 --> 00:43:07,750 - You thinkin' about the strategy, Larry? - Just another game. 842 00:43:08,708 --> 00:43:10,666 Gonna be a good one though. 843 00:43:10,750 --> 00:43:13,666 Two great teams. Great rivals. 844 00:43:13,750 --> 00:43:15,708 That don't get you goin', you ain't got a pulse. 845 00:43:19,875 --> 00:43:23,083 I'm gonna rip your fucking ass a new hole. 846 00:43:25,916 --> 00:43:27,666 One more! Larry! Lar! 847 00:43:38,083 --> 00:43:40,083 Dude don't say two words. 848 00:43:40,166 --> 00:43:41,791 Don't smile. 849 00:43:41,875 --> 00:43:44,083 Don't even try. 850 00:43:44,166 --> 00:43:45,500 And they love him anyway. 851 00:43:45,583 --> 00:43:47,500 Like I ain't even there. 852 00:43:50,750 --> 00:43:52,166 The Invisible Man. 853 00:43:52,250 --> 00:43:54,208 Just like the movie. 854 00:43:55,916 --> 00:43:57,000 There's a book, too. 855 00:43:57,083 --> 00:43:59,458 Point remains. Hard for them to see you 856 00:43:59,541 --> 00:44:02,375 - when they're blinded by the white. - But that's the thing! 857 00:44:02,458 --> 00:44:04,041 I'm the dude that they did see! 858 00:44:04,125 --> 00:44:07,208 Bused me to an all-white school. I ain't wanna go! 859 00:44:07,291 --> 00:44:10,166 But I ain't about to let that stop me neither! 860 00:44:10,250 --> 00:44:12,250 So I made me somebody they see. 861 00:44:12,333 --> 00:44:13,958 You have a knack for that. 862 00:44:14,041 --> 00:44:15,625 Cap, I'm... 863 00:44:17,375 --> 00:44:19,125 Look, I know you ain't about it. 864 00:44:19,208 --> 00:44:21,333 I know you all think I'm fake. 865 00:44:21,416 --> 00:44:23,375 And I don't know, Cap, may-- 866 00:44:24,875 --> 00:44:27,791 Maybe you right. Maybe you all are right. 867 00:44:27,875 --> 00:44:29,916 I should just stick to playing ball. 868 00:44:30,041 --> 00:44:31,375 - Maybe. - Yep. 869 00:44:32,500 --> 00:44:34,000 Or... 870 00:44:34,083 --> 00:44:36,166 you could go out there and beat his ass. 871 00:44:36,250 --> 00:44:38,500 What? 872 00:44:38,583 --> 00:44:39,833 They gonna love me then? 873 00:44:39,916 --> 00:44:42,708 Fuck. No. 874 00:44:42,791 --> 00:44:46,541 They'll double down on his greatness. 875 00:44:46,625 --> 00:44:48,583 And they'll whisper yours. 876 00:44:48,666 --> 00:44:51,333 If they say anything at all. 877 00:44:52,083 --> 00:44:53,208 Thing is... 878 00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:57,041 that silence? 879 00:44:57,125 --> 00:44:58,958 That's not invisibility. 880 00:45:01,583 --> 00:45:04,083 It's power. 881 00:45:08,958 --> 00:45:11,625 Cap, we need straight-up fundamental defense in the post. 882 00:45:11,708 --> 00:45:13,625 You are not gonna have help on the weak side. 883 00:45:13,708 --> 00:45:16,250 And here's why. This is key. 884 00:45:16,333 --> 00:45:19,625 Every time Bird touches the ball, 885 00:45:19,708 --> 00:45:22,625 - we want an instant trap. - Don't let him get a shot off. 886 00:45:22,708 --> 00:45:24,875 - Get the fuck outta here. 887 00:45:24,958 --> 00:45:26,666 What? What's so funny? 888 00:45:26,750 --> 00:45:28,083 - Is there a problem, guys? - Bird. 889 00:45:28,166 --> 00:45:30,541 Yeah, I know. That's why we're gonna double. 890 00:45:30,625 --> 00:45:33,750 Nah, man. Problem is y'all act like he's God's gift. 891 00:45:33,833 --> 00:45:35,750 Cracker can't even jump. Slow as snail shit. 892 00:45:35,833 --> 00:45:37,916 Potsie over there can lock his ass down. 893 00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:39,708 I don't know, man. I think Bird's the real deal. 894 00:45:39,791 --> 00:45:41,083 Aw, man, shut your ass up. 895 00:45:41,166 --> 00:45:42,541 Me and Country gonna switch off, pick-to-pick, 896 00:45:42,625 --> 00:45:45,458 - split him between us. - Mm-mmm. Not tonight. 897 00:45:45,541 --> 00:45:47,666 - He mine. - Hey, listen up to your coach. Come on. 898 00:45:47,750 --> 00:45:51,125 Listen, that is the-- the can-do attitude that we need. 899 00:45:51,208 --> 00:45:52,541 It is. 900 00:45:52,625 --> 00:45:54,041 But, it is not the game plan. 901 00:45:54,125 --> 00:45:56,166 Fuck the game plan. 902 00:45:56,250 --> 00:45:57,500 I got him, Coach! 903 00:45:57,583 --> 00:45:59,500 Everybody's scared of goddamn Larry Bird! 904 00:45:59,583 --> 00:46:02,583 - I beat him before, I'll beat him again! 905 00:46:02,666 --> 00:46:06,625 Yo, we need to focus up! Everyone needs to focus up right now. 906 00:46:22,083 --> 00:46:24,583 Well... 907 00:46:24,666 --> 00:46:26,458 Nice seats. 908 00:46:26,541 --> 00:46:28,208 Red knows how to treat a guest. 909 00:46:28,291 --> 00:46:30,625 Mr. Auerbach can't make it up to see youse guys. 910 00:46:30,708 --> 00:46:33,333 He sent you this with his regards. 911 00:46:34,458 --> 00:46:36,208 Is it gonna explode? 912 00:46:36,291 --> 00:46:38,708 Red wouldn't blow up anything he'd have to pay for. 913 00:46:38,791 --> 00:46:40,708 Alright, I'll bite. 914 00:46:40,791 --> 00:46:42,583 It's a vegetable. 915 00:46:42,666 --> 00:46:44,416 Like your coach. 916 00:46:44,500 --> 00:46:46,291 Welcome to the Garden. 917 00:46:48,291 --> 00:46:50,416 - Very funny. 918 00:47:14,541 --> 00:47:16,375 This is Chick Hearn for the LA Lakers 919 00:47:16,458 --> 00:47:19,333 coming to you live from beautiful Beantown, 920 00:47:19,416 --> 00:47:20,708 the city of Boston. 921 00:47:20,791 --> 00:47:22,500 Johnny Most at the Garden here, 922 00:47:22,583 --> 00:47:25,250 where your pride of Boston is rarin' to wipe the floor 923 00:47:25,333 --> 00:47:28,000 with everybody's favorite LA softies. 924 00:47:28,083 --> 00:47:29,833 - Team! - Let's go! 925 00:47:32,333 --> 00:47:34,375 - Hey, fuck you! - Yeah! 926 00:47:35,291 --> 00:47:37,458 Suck my dick, Magic! 927 00:47:37,541 --> 00:47:39,083 Alright, fellas, let's go! 928 00:47:43,791 --> 00:47:46,083 Gonna wipe that smile off your face. 929 00:47:51,958 --> 00:47:54,625 - What's up, Larry? - Let's go! Let's go! 930 00:47:56,000 --> 00:47:58,416 - Welcome to Boston. - Gonna make this is my house. 931 00:48:01,375 --> 00:48:02,958 - Fucker. 932 00:48:03,041 --> 00:48:04,291 Yes! 933 00:48:04,375 --> 00:48:05,625 Lakers draw first blood 934 00:48:05,708 --> 00:48:07,041 but here comes Larry Bird. 935 00:48:07,125 --> 00:48:08,416 Trap, trap, trap! 936 00:48:08,500 --> 00:48:10,083 And he walks right into a trap. 937 00:48:10,166 --> 00:48:12,458 Magic with the steal. 938 00:48:12,541 --> 00:48:15,375 To Cooper. Slam dunk! 939 00:48:15,458 --> 00:48:17,166 And the Lakers come out swinging, 940 00:48:17,250 --> 00:48:19,458 but the boys from Boston will make this one a contest. 941 00:48:19,541 --> 00:48:21,916 If that's the Lakers' best shot, good riddance. 942 00:48:23,583 --> 00:48:25,333 - D up! - Come on, let's go! 943 00:48:25,416 --> 00:48:28,250 Okay, fuckers, y'all can't stop me, so I'll tell you what I'm about to do. 944 00:48:28,333 --> 00:48:31,333 Fake left, drive right, jumper from 12. No rim. 945 00:48:35,458 --> 00:48:37,708 - Fuck. 946 00:48:40,208 --> 00:48:41,875 Shit, think that was 13. 947 00:48:41,958 --> 00:48:44,666 - That leprechaun's for real. - You're looking at him. 948 00:48:44,750 --> 00:48:46,166 Get ready, you Hollywood pansies, 949 00:48:46,250 --> 00:48:47,583 - Fuck! - ...here comes... 950 00:48:47,666 --> 00:48:49,166 Fuckin' had enough of this fuckin' shit. 951 00:48:49,250 --> 00:48:52,541 Just fucking breathe, Jerry, breathe... 952 00:48:54,500 --> 00:48:56,500 - Good! - Wicked shooter, huh? 953 00:48:56,583 --> 00:48:59,333 Oh! F... Fucking motherfucking 954 00:48:59,416 --> 00:49:01,000 - son of a fucking bitch! 955 00:49:01,083 --> 00:49:04,083 I shoulda fucking known! Somebody fucking settin' me up here! 956 00:49:04,166 --> 00:49:06,166 Abdul-Jabbar on the fast break. 957 00:49:06,250 --> 00:49:07,625 Team one for Chaney. 958 00:49:07,708 --> 00:49:09,125 I tell you, these refs must be blind. 959 00:49:09,208 --> 00:49:10,791 Another good no-call by the officials! Ha! 960 00:49:10,875 --> 00:49:13,458 Motherfucker! What is you doing? 961 00:49:13,541 --> 00:49:15,833 - Use the goddamn whistle! - Please, ref. Please! 962 00:49:18,500 --> 00:49:21,666 Fuckin' fuckin' fuck! 963 00:49:21,750 --> 00:49:23,875 And this is just an abomination. 964 00:49:23,958 --> 00:49:25,750 Jamaal taking a football blow. 965 00:49:25,833 --> 00:49:27,750 Somehow, no whistle from the refs. 966 00:49:27,833 --> 00:49:29,000 Absolutely despicable. 967 00:49:29,083 --> 00:49:30,583 ...not letting the Lakers get away with dirty tricks. 968 00:49:34,666 --> 00:49:37,041 Nixon tripped and takes a header. 969 00:49:37,125 --> 00:49:38,291 Not a whistle to be heard. 970 00:49:38,375 --> 00:49:40,000 Boy, if I didn't know any better, 971 00:49:40,083 --> 00:49:41,916 I'd say these refs were on the Boston payroll. 972 00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:43,416 Call it, call the fuckin'-- 973 00:49:43,500 --> 00:49:46,166 This is the best officiated game in years! 974 00:49:46,250 --> 00:49:48,333 This cornbread motherfucker-- 975 00:49:48,416 --> 00:49:50,333 Cooper trips over his feet. 976 00:49:50,416 --> 00:49:52,500 These Lakers are looking awfully clumsy tonight. 977 00:49:52,583 --> 00:49:54,291 Officials are swallowing their whistles once again. 978 00:49:54,375 --> 00:49:58,000 Shut down the fuckin' act, you motherfucker! 979 00:49:58,083 --> 00:50:00,666 Johnson looking desperate under the rim. 980 00:50:00,750 --> 00:50:03,041 Open your fuckin' eyes! 981 00:50:03,125 --> 00:50:04,125 He's on his arm! 982 00:50:04,208 --> 00:50:06,041 And Johnson hits the deck, 983 00:50:06,125 --> 00:50:07,833 making a show of it for the officials 984 00:50:07,916 --> 00:50:09,583 but they're not buying what he's selling. 985 00:50:09,666 --> 00:50:10,958 Fuckin' call it! 986 00:50:11,041 --> 00:50:12,416 Goddamn it. 987 00:50:12,500 --> 00:50:14,666 This fiddle-faddle officiating may cost the Lakers the game. 988 00:50:14,750 --> 00:50:16,791 But the refs call it like they see it 989 00:50:16,875 --> 00:50:19,958 and what they see is good, clean fun from Boston. 990 00:50:22,166 --> 00:50:23,416 Another-- 991 00:50:23,500 --> 00:50:24,750 It's just a fuckin' game, Jerry. 992 00:50:24,833 --> 00:50:26,708 Nothing but net! 993 00:50:26,791 --> 00:50:29,291 Boston boy is on fire tonight! 994 00:50:29,375 --> 00:50:31,750 Go home, you fuckin' pussies! 995 00:50:31,833 --> 00:50:33,625 Third quarter, and the Celtics... 996 00:50:33,708 --> 00:50:35,583 - God fuck. - ...for a commanding lead. 997 00:50:35,666 --> 00:50:37,916 If substitute coach Paul Westhead 998 00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:40,375 wants to prove he's not just wearing diapers, 999 00:50:40,458 --> 00:50:42,500 now's his chance to put on big-boy pants 1000 00:50:42,583 --> 00:50:44,375 and raise his hand. 1001 00:50:44,458 --> 00:50:47,000 You gotta make a sub. Make a sub. 1002 00:50:53,416 --> 00:50:54,958 Wood. 1003 00:50:56,541 --> 00:50:59,208 After an onslaught of egregious uncalled fouls 1004 00:50:59,291 --> 00:51:01,875 for the boys in green, Spencer Haywood has had enough. 1005 00:51:01,958 --> 00:51:03,875 He's gonna clean it up himself, folks. 1006 00:51:03,958 --> 00:51:05,625 Johnson passes to Haywood. 1007 00:51:05,708 --> 00:51:07,458 Haywood with a hand-off to Nixon. 1008 00:51:07,541 --> 00:51:09,833 Nixon, jumper. It's good! 1009 00:51:11,958 --> 00:51:13,666 Bird hooks by Coop with an elbow. 1010 00:51:13,750 --> 00:51:16,791 No call. Oh! He ran into a brick wall in Spencer Haywood. 1011 00:51:16,875 --> 00:51:19,541 - Boom! - The dropped shoulder laid Bird on his back! 1012 00:51:19,625 --> 00:51:22,416 Bird looks like he's had just about enough of this. 1013 00:51:22,500 --> 00:51:24,500 ...Bird chucks the ball at Spencer, throwing a tantrum. 1014 00:51:24,583 --> 00:51:25,958 Punches are being thrown. 1015 00:51:26,041 --> 00:51:27,666 The Celtics are throwing punches. 1016 00:51:27,750 --> 00:51:30,333 We've got fisticuffs, folks. The benches are clear. 1017 00:51:30,416 --> 00:51:32,750 The Celtics are absolutely out of control. 1018 00:51:34,500 --> 00:51:36,250 The Lakers are acting like hoodlums, hoodlums! 1019 00:51:36,333 --> 00:51:39,333 - And here's a late whistle from the officials. 1020 00:51:39,416 --> 00:51:41,166 Technical foul on Spencer Haywood. 1021 00:51:41,250 --> 00:51:43,250 It's a technical on Spencer Haywood. 1022 00:51:43,333 --> 00:51:44,333 Well, I cannot believe my eyes. 1023 00:51:44,416 --> 00:51:46,083 No! That was 33! Come on, ref! 1024 00:51:46,166 --> 00:51:49,041 You gotta get in there! Hey! Hey, Earl! 1025 00:51:49,125 --> 00:51:51,458 You blind fuck! Now, you see us, do you, huh? 1026 00:51:51,541 --> 00:51:53,958 Now-- Halle-fucking-lujah! 1027 00:51:54,041 --> 00:51:56,500 - It's a miracle. - Welcome back, Pat. 1028 00:51:56,583 --> 00:51:59,125 - Enjoy your first tech. 1029 00:52:09,541 --> 00:52:12,708 Bravo! At least he fucking earned it! 1030 00:52:12,791 --> 00:52:14,833 That's your first honest call of the night! 1031 00:52:14,916 --> 00:52:17,750 Watch it, Coach! I'm about to throw you out of this game. 1032 00:52:17,833 --> 00:52:19,833 You've been screwing us all night! 1033 00:52:19,916 --> 00:52:22,000 - What did you say? - Paul. That's enough! 1034 00:52:22,083 --> 00:52:24,208 I said I was screwing your wife last night! 1035 00:52:24,291 --> 00:52:26,625 - Shit! 1036 00:52:26,708 --> 00:52:28,208 You're outta here! 1037 00:52:28,291 --> 00:52:30,166 It's okay. It's okay. 1038 00:52:30,250 --> 00:52:32,791 You're up, Coach. 1039 00:52:32,875 --> 00:52:36,000 Hey, Riley! Eat a bag of dicks, ya bitch! 1040 00:52:37,750 --> 00:52:39,916 - Fuck Boston! 1041 00:52:42,791 --> 00:52:44,958 Bring it in! Calm down! 1042 00:52:45,041 --> 00:52:46,875 Shh. Take a breath. 1043 00:52:48,750 --> 00:52:51,125 Repeat after me. Fuck Boston. 1044 00:52:51,208 --> 00:52:53,500 - Fuck Boston. Fuck Boston! - Fuck Boston! Fuck Boston! 1045 00:52:53,583 --> 00:52:56,250 - Fuck Boston! Fuck Boston! - Fuck Boston! Fuck Boston! 1046 00:52:56,333 --> 00:52:58,166 We're not gonna lose this fucking game! 1047 00:52:58,250 --> 00:53:01,083 - Get out there and kick their ass! - Whoo! 1048 00:53:01,166 --> 00:53:03,583 The Lakers are fed up, fired up, 1049 00:53:03,666 --> 00:53:04,958 and they're fighting mad. 1050 00:53:05,041 --> 00:53:06,583 - Yes! 1051 00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:12,041 And a tone-shift has happened for the Lakers here. 1052 00:53:12,125 --> 00:53:13,625 They have reclaimed the momentum, 1053 00:53:13,708 --> 00:53:16,333 and Westhead is looking commanding on the sidelines. 1054 00:53:16,416 --> 00:53:19,208 One blown call after another and the officials have let 1055 00:53:19,291 --> 00:53:21,375 the Lakers make a game of it! 1056 00:53:29,291 --> 00:53:31,750 Alright, out of the time-out, Lakers take the floor. 1057 00:53:31,833 --> 00:53:33,666 Let's see what Professor Westhead's come up with. 1058 00:53:33,750 --> 00:53:34,958 Come on, Larry, eat 'em up! 1059 00:53:35,041 --> 00:53:36,625 Eat his stinkin' shit, Lakers! 1060 00:53:36,708 --> 00:53:38,125 Keeping it inbound, right side. 1061 00:53:38,208 --> 00:53:40,416 Referee hands him the ball, looking for a place to go. 1062 00:53:40,500 --> 00:53:43,125 He finds Magic top of the team. Magic at the three-point line, 1063 00:53:43,208 --> 00:53:44,958 dribbling up and down like a yo-yo. 1064 00:53:45,041 --> 00:53:47,333 Magic surveying the floor. There's nowhere to go with it. 1065 00:53:47,416 --> 00:53:48,958 The clock is winding down. Ten seconds. 1066 00:53:49,041 --> 00:53:51,333 Coop, set the pick! 1067 00:53:51,416 --> 00:53:53,416 Magic makes a move, loses Bird. 1068 00:53:53,500 --> 00:53:55,583 No-look to Cooper. Hit hard. 1069 00:53:55,666 --> 00:53:58,125 Throws up a prayer... 1070 00:54:02,833 --> 00:54:04,250 Off the iron... 1071 00:54:04,333 --> 00:54:06,958 Holy shit! 1072 00:54:07,041 --> 00:54:09,125 - Gets a bounce and goes in! 1073 00:54:09,208 --> 00:54:11,083 Unbelievable! Right at the buzzer. 1074 00:54:11,166 --> 00:54:14,750 - Michael Cooper with a game-winning-- 1075 00:54:17,291 --> 00:54:19,166 - Coop! - Yes! 1076 00:54:19,250 --> 00:54:21,708 Lakers win a hard-fought victory 1077 00:54:21,791 --> 00:54:24,625 here on the parquet floor in Boston. 1078 00:54:26,458 --> 00:54:28,500 The Lakers have beaten biased referees, 1079 00:54:28,583 --> 00:54:30,208 - a heated crowd... - Fuck! 1080 00:54:30,291 --> 00:54:31,708 They stole it from Boston! 1081 00:54:31,791 --> 00:54:33,458 Absolutely stole it! 1082 00:54:33,541 --> 00:54:34,958 Boy, oh, boy is this crowd silent. 1083 00:54:42,458 --> 00:54:43,666 Aw, fuck! 1084 00:54:48,416 --> 00:54:52,125 Yes! Yes, yes, yes! 1085 00:54:52,208 --> 00:54:54,791 Magic Johnson is smiling like the sun. 1086 00:54:54,875 --> 00:54:57,375 We may be looking at Rookie of the Year here, folks. 1087 00:54:57,458 --> 00:54:59,458 - Larry! - Leave me the fuck alone. 1088 00:54:59,541 --> 00:55:01,291 Larry, any comment on the game? 1089 00:55:02,000 --> 00:55:03,916 He mad, y'all. 1090 00:55:06,125 --> 00:55:08,250 Ha, ha. Unbelievable. 1091 00:55:08,333 --> 00:55:10,166 Wherever Jack McKinney is watching, I hope he's proud 1092 00:55:10,250 --> 00:55:13,458 of his team and proud of Paul Westhead right now. 1093 00:55:15,166 --> 00:55:17,250 Signs of life last night for the Lakers 1094 00:55:17,333 --> 00:55:19,333 as they managed to defeat the Celtics 1095 00:55:19,416 --> 00:55:21,500 on their turf in Boston. 1096 00:55:30,083 --> 00:55:31,166 Big win. 1097 00:55:33,208 --> 00:55:34,291 Barely. 1098 00:55:43,750 --> 00:55:45,750 If I wait for you, 1099 00:55:45,833 --> 00:55:47,958 and you don't make it back... 1100 00:55:51,000 --> 00:55:53,541 then I'm stuck with Westhead. 1101 00:55:53,625 --> 00:55:56,500 And I'm not gonna win a title with him, am I? 1102 00:56:01,125 --> 00:56:02,458 No. 1103 00:56:03,333 --> 00:56:05,125 That's what I thought. 1104 00:56:23,750 --> 00:56:26,333 We're not done playing yet, Jack. 1105 00:56:34,833 --> 00:56:36,250 Fuck Boston.