1 00:00:06,798 --> 00:00:09,008 (heavy breathing) 2 00:00:09,092 --> 00:00:12,762 -(crowd cheering) -(players grunting) 3 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,266 (audio fades) 4 00:00:16,349 --> 00:00:19,436 (crowd cheering) 5 00:00:20,687 --> 00:00:23,565 (muffled crowd cheering) 6 00:00:26,484 --> 00:00:29,654 (muffled, distorted cheering) 7 00:00:34,576 --> 00:00:36,161 (cheering) 8 00:00:36,244 --> 00:00:37,078 (crack) 9 00:00:37,162 --> 00:00:38,496 (screaming) 10 00:00:38,580 --> 00:00:39,748 (cheering) 11 00:00:39,831 --> 00:00:41,249 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Fuck! Oh, fuck. 12 00:00:41,332 --> 00:00:43,168 (screaming) 13 00:00:43,251 --> 00:00:45,420 -Cap? -Come on! 14 00:00:46,421 --> 00:00:49,257 (high-pitched ringing) 15 00:00:49,340 --> 00:00:51,259 -(pained grunting) -Easy. Jack, hurry it up. 16 00:00:51,342 --> 00:00:52,969 Chick Hearn: Fourth quarter of this rubber game five, 17 00:00:53,052 --> 00:00:54,929 and the Lakers, who were looking spectacular 18 00:00:55,013 --> 00:00:56,765 on the strength of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 19 00:00:56,848 --> 00:00:58,266 stellar performance, are now shell-shocked 20 00:00:58,349 --> 00:01:00,310 and, friends, they're playing like it. 21 00:01:00,393 --> 00:01:02,103 The 76ers staging a furious comeback here 22 00:01:02,187 --> 00:01:04,522 since Kareem went down at the end of the third quarter, 23 00:01:04,606 --> 00:01:06,691 taking their first lead of the second half. 24 00:01:06,775 --> 00:01:08,276 (Kareem groans) 25 00:01:08,359 --> 00:01:09,903 They're controlling the pace, they're killing us inside. 26 00:01:09,986 --> 00:01:11,237 Come on. Let's go. Let's go. I'm fine. 27 00:01:11,321 --> 00:01:12,989 Tape it up! I'll play! Let's go! 28 00:01:13,072 --> 00:01:14,949 Leave him alone! 29 00:01:15,033 --> 00:01:16,534 -Tape it up! -Cheryl: Don't you touch that tape! 30 00:01:16,618 --> 00:01:18,870 No, she's right. We need to get him across the street 31 00:01:18,953 --> 00:01:21,456 -for an X-ray right now. -(sighs) Give him a shot or something. 32 00:01:21,539 --> 00:01:23,917 -He's carrying us out there. -Pat, 33 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,628 if that ankle is broken and he plays on it, 34 00:01:26,711 --> 00:01:27,837 it's gonna end his career. 35 00:01:27,921 --> 00:01:31,007 Hey, could we have a minute here, please? 36 00:01:31,090 --> 00:01:34,427 -Pat Riley: We gotta do something. -Get the fuck out! Get out! 37 00:01:36,262 --> 00:01:38,598 (heavy breathing) 38 00:01:38,681 --> 00:01:39,808 I'm proud of you. 39 00:01:39,891 --> 00:01:42,060 You are more connected than you've ever been, 40 00:01:42,143 --> 00:01:45,104 and that is a beautiful thing. 41 00:01:45,188 --> 00:01:47,232 But you don't have to run your body to the ground 42 00:01:47,315 --> 00:01:48,399 just for a game. 43 00:01:48,483 --> 00:01:50,568 Hey. It's only basketball. 44 00:01:50,652 --> 00:01:53,071 (Kareem panting) 45 00:01:53,154 --> 00:01:54,739 Not this time. 46 00:01:55,698 --> 00:01:58,076 -I want this. -Say it louder. 47 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:01,955 (echoing): I want it! 48 00:02:02,038 --> 00:02:03,998 Hearn: Six minutes to go in the fourth quarter. 49 00:02:04,082 --> 00:02:05,500 Lakers down by 11, and Kareem 50 00:02:05,583 --> 00:02:08,419 is back on the court, playing with ferocity. 51 00:02:09,629 --> 00:02:11,464 Crowd: Let's go, Lakers! 52 00:02:11,548 --> 00:02:13,925 It's good! And what a great sign that is 53 00:02:14,008 --> 00:02:15,718 for the Lakers. Cheeks out ahead, 54 00:02:15,802 --> 00:02:18,471 splits the defenders, but Kareem is running in on defense. 55 00:02:18,555 --> 00:02:20,598 And Kareem with the block! 56 00:02:20,682 --> 00:02:21,808 Taking it the other way. 57 00:02:21,891 --> 00:02:24,060 Kareem is in the post, triple-teamed... 58 00:02:24,143 --> 00:02:26,396 Oh my! You're gonna need a lot more Sixers 59 00:02:26,479 --> 00:02:28,356 to stop the big man tonight. 60 00:02:28,439 --> 00:02:30,066 -Slam dunk! -Aah! 61 00:02:30,149 --> 00:02:32,026 -And just like that, the Lakers are back in it, folks. -Yes! 62 00:02:32,110 --> 00:02:34,612 And Kareem's ankle may be hurting him but, oh Lord, 63 00:02:34,696 --> 00:02:36,489 he is showing no sign of it tonight. 64 00:02:36,573 --> 00:02:38,074 -(groaning) -Under a minute now, 65 00:02:38,157 --> 00:02:40,702 Sixers watching this one slip-sliding away. 66 00:02:40,785 --> 00:02:42,745 ♪ ♪ 67 00:02:44,122 --> 00:02:46,916 -(crowd cheering) -Lakers win! Lakers win! 68 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,168 And now, they'll head back to Philadelphia 69 00:02:49,252 --> 00:02:50,587 with a three-games-to-two lead. 70 00:02:50,670 --> 00:02:53,131 And they are just one game away from glory. 71 00:02:53,214 --> 00:02:55,717 Folks, you are looking at the children of destiny. 72 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:57,176 And just when things looked bleak, 73 00:02:57,260 --> 00:02:59,888 the captain returns to save his team. 74 00:02:59,971 --> 00:03:01,931 Earvin Johnson: Bring it here, baby, bring it here! 75 00:03:02,015 --> 00:03:04,642 -You a monster, Cap! -(cheering) 76 00:03:04,726 --> 00:03:06,936 -One more! -(grunts) 77 00:03:07,020 --> 00:03:09,981 Earvin, I'm going to need your help. 78 00:03:10,815 --> 00:03:12,108 Oh, shit. 79 00:03:12,191 --> 00:03:14,360 Abdul-Jabbar: Fuck, I'm really hurt. 80 00:03:14,444 --> 00:03:16,070 Johnson: Yeah, I got you. 81 00:03:16,154 --> 00:03:18,031 (sirens wailing) 82 00:03:18,114 --> 00:03:20,825 ("My Favorite Mutiny" by The Coup playing 83 00:03:20,909 --> 00:03:23,870 ♪ ♪ 84 00:03:25,663 --> 00:03:26,998 ♪ There it is ♪ 85 00:03:27,081 --> 00:03:29,208 ♪ ♪ 86 00:03:38,676 --> 00:03:39,802 ♪ Check it out ♪ 87 00:03:39,886 --> 00:03:41,554 ♪ Move, if you got the nerve ♪ 88 00:03:41,638 --> 00:03:43,306 ♪ Lash out for your just desserts ♪ 89 00:03:43,389 --> 00:03:44,557 ♪ It's not just the worth ♪ 90 00:03:44,641 --> 00:03:46,476 ♪ Some of y'all heads up in the clouds ♪ 91 00:03:46,559 --> 00:03:48,102 ♪ I'ma bring y'all back to earth ♪ 92 00:03:48,186 --> 00:03:49,562 ♪ It's Black back to burn ♪ 93 00:03:49,646 --> 00:03:51,189 ♪ Bullshit y'all talkin' 'bout ♪ 94 00:03:51,272 --> 00:03:52,106 ♪ Out ya mouth ♪ 95 00:03:52,190 --> 00:03:53,107 ♪ I'm not concerned ♪ 96 00:03:53,191 --> 00:03:54,317 ♪ 'Cause y'all got to learn ♪ 97 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:55,693 ♪ It's y'all turn like Detroit Red ♪ 98 00:03:55,777 --> 00:03:57,278 ♪ When his head had a Ultra Perm ♪ 99 00:03:57,362 --> 00:03:59,113 ♪ The long walk'll burn your bare heels ♪ 100 00:03:59,197 --> 00:04:00,615 ♪ So throw on your boots ♪ 101 00:04:00,698 --> 00:04:02,408 ♪ The game camouflaged like army suits ♪ 102 00:04:02,492 --> 00:04:03,868 ♪ But I can see it more clear ♪ 103 00:04:03,952 --> 00:04:05,620 ♪ 'Cause I came with The Coup in here ♪ 104 00:04:05,703 --> 00:04:07,121 ♪ Ring the alarm and form the troops ♪ 105 00:04:07,205 --> 00:04:09,248 ♪ Send 'em out into the world Go to war in a fluke ♪ 106 00:04:09,332 --> 00:04:11,417 ♪ Eye to eye with the enemy you sworn to shoot ♪ 107 00:04:11,501 --> 00:04:13,336 ♪ Now comin' at ya neck sick o' hearin' ♪ 108 00:04:13,419 --> 00:04:14,671 ♪ Something wrong with me ♪ 109 00:04:14,754 --> 00:04:16,381 ♪ Motherfucker somethin' wrong with you ♪ 110 00:04:16,464 --> 00:04:19,008 ♪ When the chief just way too smart to question ♪ 111 00:04:19,092 --> 00:04:20,843 ♪ The enemy the brothers of a dark complexion ♪ 112 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:23,221 ♪ The governments of the world is shark infested ♪ 113 00:04:23,304 --> 00:04:25,682 ♪ They heavy on weaponry like Charlton Heston ♪ 114 00:04:25,765 --> 00:04:28,351 ♪ Man, yeah, it gets low here ♪ 115 00:04:28,434 --> 00:04:30,853 ♪ Real low Know what I'm talkin' 'bout? ♪ 116 00:04:30,937 --> 00:04:33,398 (vocalizing) 117 00:04:34,524 --> 00:04:36,693 ♪ Yeah, yo, it gets low... ♪ 118 00:04:36,776 --> 00:04:39,070 ♪ ♪ 119 00:04:43,157 --> 00:04:46,494 -(static) -(siren wailing) 120 00:04:48,746 --> 00:04:50,289 Reporter (on radio): The organization now saying 121 00:04:50,373 --> 00:04:51,833 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is questionable 122 00:04:51,916 --> 00:04:53,626 for Game six in Philadelphia. 123 00:04:53,710 --> 00:04:56,295 (continues, muffled) 124 00:04:56,379 --> 00:04:59,132 Jerry Buss: Remember I was telling you a while ago about swans? 125 00:04:59,215 --> 00:05:01,551 (bubbling) 126 00:05:01,634 --> 00:05:03,720 About how they do all the hard work 127 00:05:03,803 --> 00:05:05,847 of paddling below the surface? 128 00:05:05,930 --> 00:05:07,932 (splashing) 129 00:05:08,016 --> 00:05:11,227 Well, it's funny. There's something else about them. 130 00:05:11,310 --> 00:05:16,566 The one and only time in their entire lives they sing... 131 00:05:16,649 --> 00:05:18,901 is right before they die. 132 00:05:19,944 --> 00:05:22,030 Their swan song. 133 00:05:22,113 --> 00:05:24,532 It's true. Up until then, 134 00:05:24,615 --> 00:05:27,994 it's nothing but ugly squawks and honks, but then, 135 00:05:28,077 --> 00:05:30,455 right at the very end... 136 00:05:31,456 --> 00:05:33,499 they make something beautiful. 137 00:05:35,752 --> 00:05:37,128 -Music. -(knock on door) 138 00:05:37,211 --> 00:05:40,298 -Frank Mariani: Are you alright in there? -Yeah. 139 00:05:40,381 --> 00:05:42,842 Oof! You look greener than goose shit. 140 00:05:42,925 --> 00:05:44,135 Thanks, Frank. 141 00:05:44,218 --> 00:05:46,888 Good to see you, too. Claire. 142 00:05:46,971 --> 00:05:49,140 I'm so sorry for your loss. 143 00:05:50,266 --> 00:05:51,768 What, you mean Kareem? 144 00:05:52,435 --> 00:05:53,686 Well, him, too. 145 00:05:53,770 --> 00:05:56,564 We're gonna close it out in Philly tomorrow. Watch. 146 00:05:56,647 --> 00:06:00,068 Just please don't tell me I'm about to lose my shirt. 147 00:06:00,151 --> 00:06:01,360 Or mine. 148 00:06:01,444 --> 00:06:02,445 Uh, not this time. 149 00:06:02,528 --> 00:06:04,238 Playoff revenues exceeded our projections, 150 00:06:04,322 --> 00:06:07,784 and next-year season ticket sales are off the charts. 151 00:06:07,867 --> 00:06:09,410 Jackpot! 152 00:06:09,494 --> 00:06:11,746 Now, let's go pay those bastards off and breathe. 153 00:06:11,829 --> 00:06:13,748 Jerry: Great work, Claire. 154 00:06:13,831 --> 00:06:15,708 We just need a signature. 155 00:06:15,792 --> 00:06:17,251 Yep. 156 00:06:17,335 --> 00:06:19,212 Claire Rothman: Not yours. 157 00:06:19,295 --> 00:06:21,089 Your treasurer. 158 00:06:22,882 --> 00:06:24,509 Until you appoint someone new, 159 00:06:24,592 --> 00:06:26,803 we can't make anything official with the bank. 160 00:06:28,638 --> 00:06:31,933 Got it. Understood, ahem. Thank you, Claire. I'm gonna... 161 00:06:33,226 --> 00:06:35,937 -get right on that. -Of course. Thank you. 162 00:06:39,190 --> 00:06:40,858 Mariani: So who you thinkin'? 163 00:06:43,277 --> 00:06:46,114 Jerry: Hey, Jean Bean. There you are. Get that door? 164 00:06:46,197 --> 00:06:48,950 Got something I wanna pick your brain about. 165 00:06:49,033 --> 00:06:51,119 Spent all night at Grandma's. 166 00:06:51,202 --> 00:06:52,620 Sorting through her things. 167 00:06:52,703 --> 00:06:54,747 I really appreciate you doing that. 168 00:06:54,831 --> 00:06:56,707 You're a good girl. 169 00:06:56,791 --> 00:06:59,168 Jeanie Buss: You know, I was thinking... 170 00:06:59,252 --> 00:07:01,921 I don't need to go to Philadelphia with you. 171 00:07:02,004 --> 00:07:04,799 I can just stay here in town and get Grandma's things 172 00:07:04,882 --> 00:07:07,009 squared away before you come back. 173 00:07:07,093 --> 00:07:09,637 Just so you don't have to worry about it. 174 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:11,556 I mean, it'd be a bummer to miss the game, but-- 175 00:07:11,639 --> 00:07:12,807 Would you do that? 176 00:07:14,183 --> 00:07:16,394 I could not do that right now. 177 00:07:16,477 --> 00:07:18,646 Sure. Yeah, of course. 178 00:07:18,729 --> 00:07:21,691 -(laughs) -I mean, probably be game seven. 179 00:07:21,774 --> 00:07:25,069 Well, not if we're lucky. (laughs) 180 00:07:25,153 --> 00:07:26,654 I tell you, Jeanie, it was so nice 181 00:07:26,737 --> 00:07:29,115 seeing you with your brothers at the funeral. 182 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:34,162 Just having the whole family together like that was... 183 00:07:35,538 --> 00:07:37,957 (lights cigarette) 184 00:07:38,666 --> 00:07:39,876 (shuts lighter) 185 00:07:41,252 --> 00:07:43,045 Here's the thing. (sighs) 186 00:07:45,464 --> 00:07:48,885 We have a seat that's opened up at the company, 187 00:07:48,968 --> 00:07:51,637 and it was your grandma's seat. 188 00:07:51,721 --> 00:07:54,223 Treasurer, and... 189 00:07:54,307 --> 00:07:57,727 ♪ ♪ 190 00:07:57,810 --> 00:08:00,146 I need your help, Jeanie. 191 00:08:00,980 --> 00:08:02,023 (sighs) 192 00:08:02,857 --> 00:08:05,151 Of course, Dad. 193 00:08:05,234 --> 00:08:08,112 I need you to take those two brothers of yours 194 00:08:08,196 --> 00:08:10,323 around this office, 195 00:08:10,406 --> 00:08:12,533 and see how they spark to it. 196 00:08:13,451 --> 00:08:14,577 You know, and then tell me 197 00:08:14,660 --> 00:08:17,246 who you think would be the better pick. 198 00:08:20,791 --> 00:08:23,586 'Cause, you know, what's the point of having a family business 199 00:08:23,669 --> 00:08:26,464 if we don't get some family in here, you know? 200 00:08:28,090 --> 00:08:29,967 (laughs) Yeah. 201 00:08:32,845 --> 00:08:34,514 Yeah, right. 202 00:08:37,475 --> 00:08:38,726 (sighs) 203 00:08:42,230 --> 00:08:45,483 They just get so weird around me and competitive... 204 00:08:47,443 --> 00:08:50,071 Sports Host (on radio): In a decision that should delight fans across the nation, 205 00:08:50,154 --> 00:08:52,240 the NBA today has selected Larry Bird 206 00:08:52,323 --> 00:08:54,575 of the Boston Celtics Rookie of the Year, 207 00:08:54,659 --> 00:08:57,578 beating out the year's other rookie sensation, Magic Johnson, 208 00:08:57,662 --> 00:09:00,915 -who currently finds him-- -(click, beer can opens) 209 00:09:00,998 --> 00:09:03,960 -(pop tab clattering) -Rule number one, fucker. 210 00:09:04,043 --> 00:09:07,171 If you're thinking you ain't up to it, you ain't. 211 00:09:08,047 --> 00:09:10,883 Ooh... Big tube. 212 00:09:10,967 --> 00:09:13,469 Bet I look good on that. 213 00:09:13,552 --> 00:09:15,721 Won't be on there tomorrow. 214 00:09:15,805 --> 00:09:18,224 Be me up there, winning me a ring. 215 00:09:18,307 --> 00:09:19,600 Don't matter none. 216 00:09:19,684 --> 00:09:21,560 Ain't against me, nobody gives a shit. 217 00:09:21,644 --> 00:09:22,645 Says who? 218 00:09:22,728 --> 00:09:25,606 (echoing): I'm in your head, ain't I? 219 00:09:25,690 --> 00:09:27,692 (sips) Ah... 220 00:09:27,775 --> 00:09:29,443 -I get your ass next year. -Nope. 221 00:09:29,527 --> 00:09:32,822 If you actually believed that, I wouldn't be here. 222 00:09:32,905 --> 00:09:35,283 -Nice try, though. -Man, fuck off. 223 00:09:35,366 --> 00:09:36,784 Larry Bird: Make me. 224 00:09:36,867 --> 00:09:38,619 Except you can't, can you? 225 00:09:38,703 --> 00:09:39,954 'Cause I'm better than you. 226 00:09:40,037 --> 00:09:41,038 ♪ ♪ 227 00:09:41,122 --> 00:09:42,415 Better player. 228 00:09:42,498 --> 00:09:43,624 Better man. 229 00:09:43,708 --> 00:09:47,086 -I know that's right. -Got that right. 230 00:09:47,169 --> 00:09:48,838 -You a asshole. -At least I'm real. 231 00:09:48,921 --> 00:09:50,298 Both: Mm-hmm. 232 00:09:50,381 --> 00:09:52,925 Mm-hmm? Fuck you. 233 00:09:53,009 --> 00:09:54,635 Fuck you. Fuck all y'all. 234 00:09:54,719 --> 00:09:56,345 I ain't believing none of this shit! 235 00:09:56,429 --> 00:09:58,514 You just fucking with my mom, playing tricks and shit! 236 00:09:58,597 --> 00:10:00,558 I'ma go out there and win me a ring! And you ain't! 237 00:10:00,641 --> 00:10:03,436 None of y'all gonna be nowhere close! 238 00:10:03,519 --> 00:10:05,563 (insects chirping) 239 00:10:07,732 --> 00:10:09,984 Announcer (on TV): With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar questionable 240 00:10:10,067 --> 00:10:11,319 for game six in Philadelphia, 241 00:10:11,402 --> 00:10:13,696 the rookie sensation Magic Johnson may find... 242 00:10:13,779 --> 00:10:16,115 There's the motherfucker we take out first. 243 00:10:16,198 --> 00:10:18,326 Announcer: ...considerably under-manned... 244 00:10:18,409 --> 00:10:19,910 Put that shit down! 245 00:10:19,994 --> 00:10:22,413 And put on some motherfucking pants! 246 00:10:22,496 --> 00:10:24,081 Ain't y'all junkies been paying attention? 247 00:10:24,165 --> 00:10:26,334 The hit is on pause. 248 00:10:26,417 --> 00:10:27,752 Kareem is out for game six. 249 00:10:27,835 --> 00:10:29,837 That mean the Lakers gonna need theyself a big man. 250 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:33,049 I got my agent reaching out to Westhead and them right now. 251 00:10:33,132 --> 00:10:34,175 So, clean this place up, 252 00:10:34,258 --> 00:10:35,843 and get your asses the fuck outta here. 253 00:10:35,926 --> 00:10:37,053 I got to get my shit packed. 254 00:10:37,136 --> 00:10:38,804 Gary: You seen my snake? 255 00:10:38,888 --> 00:10:40,598 (phone ringing) 256 00:10:40,681 --> 00:10:42,933 Spencer Haywood: Here we go! Here we go! That's them. 257 00:10:43,017 --> 00:10:44,352 Turn that shit off. Turn it off. 258 00:10:44,435 --> 00:10:46,645 ...not to mention minus Jabbar-- 259 00:10:49,607 --> 00:10:51,650 -This is Spencer. -Agent (on phone): Hiya, Spence! Listen. 260 00:10:51,734 --> 00:10:53,194 I, uh, I got bad news. 261 00:10:53,277 --> 00:10:55,196 I talked to the Lakers, and, uh... 262 00:10:55,279 --> 00:10:56,530 They're not interested. 263 00:10:56,614 --> 00:10:58,574 And you, and you talked to him yourself? 264 00:10:58,657 --> 00:11:01,327 -Westhead? -Agent: Yeah, it was him. You know, 265 00:11:01,410 --> 00:11:04,538 he says-- he says you're not the right fit right now. 266 00:11:04,622 --> 00:11:06,624 -I hear. -But listen, I'm gonna keep on pushing him, 267 00:11:06,707 --> 00:11:08,834 and, uh, you just sit tight there, okay? 268 00:11:08,918 --> 00:11:10,586 We good. 269 00:11:11,879 --> 00:11:14,840 So, you-you back on the team or what? 270 00:11:17,176 --> 00:11:18,594 The hit is on. 271 00:11:18,677 --> 00:11:20,971 We'll ice those motherfuckers when they're back from Philly. 272 00:11:21,055 --> 00:11:22,139 Oh, hell yeah! 273 00:11:22,223 --> 00:11:24,141 You're here for Paul Westhead, right? 274 00:11:24,225 --> 00:11:26,602 -Yes. -Okay. That's me. 275 00:11:27,686 --> 00:11:30,147 -Go get 'em. Okay? -I will. 276 00:11:30,231 --> 00:11:31,399 Thanks. 277 00:11:32,983 --> 00:11:34,443 Cassie: I'm proud of you! 278 00:11:34,527 --> 00:11:36,362 -I know you are. -(car door shuts) 279 00:11:36,445 --> 00:11:38,906 Jack McKinney: That makes one of us. 280 00:11:38,989 --> 00:11:41,033 Glad I caught you before the big trip. 281 00:11:41,117 --> 00:11:42,493 Jack... 282 00:11:43,786 --> 00:11:46,455 What are-- what are you doing here? 283 00:11:46,539 --> 00:11:48,707 I brought you something. 284 00:11:48,791 --> 00:11:50,751 Don't worry, it won't bite. 285 00:11:50,835 --> 00:11:53,129 My notes on Philly. 286 00:11:53,212 --> 00:11:56,507 I schemed for this. A starting five without Kareem. 287 00:11:56,590 --> 00:11:58,259 In case it came up. 288 00:12:01,053 --> 00:12:02,638 Jack... 289 00:12:06,016 --> 00:12:08,269 I hate how all this happened. 290 00:12:09,895 --> 00:12:11,355 I mean, all of it. 291 00:12:11,439 --> 00:12:14,608 Look, I want you to know I-I'm leaving next year, 292 00:12:14,692 --> 00:12:16,402 no matter what happens. 293 00:12:16,485 --> 00:12:19,196 Time for me to do my own thing, right? 294 00:12:20,072 --> 00:12:21,490 This is your thing. 295 00:12:21,574 --> 00:12:23,701 You started this. 296 00:12:25,870 --> 00:12:27,580 Then finish it. 297 00:12:29,373 --> 00:12:31,917 Besides, I don't need you out there competing with me 298 00:12:32,001 --> 00:12:34,170 for a coaching job. 299 00:12:34,253 --> 00:12:35,629 Got some place in mind? 300 00:12:35,713 --> 00:12:38,299 Wherever I can come back and kick your ass. 301 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,553 -I can't wait. -McKinney: Good luck! 302 00:12:43,179 --> 00:12:45,055 Coach. 303 00:12:45,139 --> 00:12:46,223 (clicks tongue) 304 00:12:47,099 --> 00:12:48,601 (car engine starts) 305 00:12:51,103 --> 00:12:52,855 Let's go. 306 00:12:52,938 --> 00:12:54,982 Host 1 (on radio): What's there even to talk about? 307 00:12:55,065 --> 00:12:56,442 Without Kareem in the lineup, 308 00:12:56,525 --> 00:12:58,944 the Lakers are going to lose this game in Philadelphia. 309 00:12:59,028 --> 00:13:02,490 -This series is going seven. -Host 2: Gone-zo! Bye-bye! 310 00:13:02,573 --> 00:13:04,325 Host 1: The only question in my mind is 311 00:13:04,408 --> 00:13:06,076 does Magic Johnson have what it takes 312 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,621 -to even make it a contest? -Host 2: Yes, yes! 313 00:13:08,704 --> 00:13:11,165 This is what I've been saying! On the money. 314 00:13:11,248 --> 00:13:13,125 -There's no chance-- -(shuts off radio) 315 00:13:13,209 --> 00:13:16,420 ♪ ♪ 316 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:18,881 (tapping) 317 00:13:21,175 --> 00:13:22,718 -What's up, Cheryl? -Cheryl: Hi. 318 00:13:22,801 --> 00:13:24,887 -Where the big fella? -He wants to talk to you. 319 00:13:24,970 --> 00:13:27,389 Have your driver follow me to the parking lot. 320 00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:29,934 (funky jazz music playing) 321 00:13:33,145 --> 00:13:37,942 -I'll keep the hounds away. You two can have a chat. -Aight. 322 00:13:38,025 --> 00:13:40,986 What's up, Cap? Feeling like John Shaft, 323 00:13:41,070 --> 00:13:43,781 you all up in here like a spooky movie people. 324 00:13:43,864 --> 00:13:45,533 Yeah, figured it was best to lay low 325 00:13:45,616 --> 00:13:47,117 with all those buzzards circling. 326 00:13:47,201 --> 00:13:48,494 You good to go then? 327 00:13:49,620 --> 00:13:51,455 I'm out, Buck. 328 00:13:55,209 --> 00:13:56,710 Well, you heal up then. 329 00:13:56,794 --> 00:13:59,380 -We still may be needing you game seven-- -Buck. 330 00:13:59,922 --> 00:14:01,423 I'm out. 331 00:14:02,383 --> 00:14:04,134 And you're the only one who knows. 332 00:14:05,010 --> 00:14:06,595 For now. 333 00:14:10,599 --> 00:14:11,934 Damn. 334 00:14:17,231 --> 00:14:18,983 Look, Buck... 335 00:14:20,109 --> 00:14:22,236 before this season, 336 00:14:22,319 --> 00:14:25,573 I thought I was done with ball. 337 00:14:25,656 --> 00:14:27,908 Biding my time, cashing my paycheck. 338 00:14:29,785 --> 00:14:32,413 Then, this kid comes along. 339 00:14:32,496 --> 00:14:34,873 Smiley motherfucker. Whitest teeth you ever saw. 340 00:14:34,957 --> 00:14:38,836 All grins and high-up fives, and hugs. 341 00:14:38,919 --> 00:14:40,588 (laughs) 342 00:14:40,671 --> 00:14:42,548 First time he gave me one, made my nuts draw up 343 00:14:42,631 --> 00:14:45,467 -tighter than a cat inside a mouse hole. -(laughs) 344 00:14:47,970 --> 00:14:49,972 Thought you was gonna punch me out. 345 00:14:50,055 --> 00:14:51,640 I wanted to. 346 00:14:54,143 --> 00:14:55,644 Remember what you told me 347 00:14:55,728 --> 00:14:58,105 when I said we still got 81 to go? 348 00:14:59,690 --> 00:15:02,735 You keep on winning games, I'm gonna give you 81 more hugs. 349 00:15:07,281 --> 00:15:08,616 (sighs) 350 00:15:12,911 --> 00:15:15,247 You owe me one more. 351 00:15:19,251 --> 00:15:21,462 Maybe we screwed up cuttin' Haywood. 352 00:15:21,545 --> 00:15:24,256 Ask me, he put a mojo on the team 'cause we gave him the boot. 353 00:15:24,340 --> 00:15:25,299 Fuck Wood, man. 354 00:15:25,382 --> 00:15:26,675 Had his head been on, 355 00:15:26,759 --> 00:15:27,843 he'd be there to back me up, 356 00:15:27,926 --> 00:15:29,011 instead of y'all fucking 357 00:15:29,094 --> 00:15:30,346 bitch-ass motherfuckers. 358 00:15:30,429 --> 00:15:32,348 Shit, Wood's juju probably comin' for me next. 359 00:15:32,431 --> 00:15:34,183 You the big man now, buddy. Why don't you go ahead 360 00:15:34,266 --> 00:15:35,684 and sit down in the big man's seat? 361 00:15:35,768 --> 00:15:37,144 Jim Chones: Hell no. When Cap find out, 362 00:15:37,227 --> 00:15:38,979 most likely from your snitchin' ass, 363 00:15:39,063 --> 00:15:41,273 my ass end up gettin' karate-chopped to fuckin' death. 364 00:15:41,357 --> 00:15:42,691 -Fuck you. -Fuck me? 365 00:15:42,775 --> 00:15:44,401 The team seems to be in good spirits. 366 00:15:44,485 --> 00:15:46,236 -Heard it was a dicey practice. -Any truth to the rumors 367 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:48,155 of bringing back Haywood for the remainder of the series? 368 00:15:48,238 --> 00:15:50,324 Reporter: Is Kareem gonna be able to come back for game seven? 369 00:15:50,407 --> 00:15:52,576 -And what if he doesn't? -Paul Westhead: Guys, 370 00:15:52,660 --> 00:15:54,078 we're gonna take this one game at a time. 371 00:15:54,161 --> 00:15:56,914 Yeah. Who said we need a game seven? 372 00:15:56,997 --> 00:15:59,041 -(reporters chattering) -Have a drink, relax. 373 00:15:59,124 --> 00:16:01,418 -We'll talk after the flight. Yep. -How is Nixon's finger? 374 00:16:01,502 --> 00:16:03,045 -Love you guys. Love you. -Thanks. 375 00:16:03,128 --> 00:16:05,339 Flight Attendant: ...drinks service will begin shortly. 376 00:16:05,422 --> 00:16:06,924 Well, I guess, uh, 377 00:16:07,007 --> 00:16:10,719 if we lose, at least we did that on our own, huh? 378 00:16:10,803 --> 00:16:13,347 Won't give Jack any credit. 379 00:16:13,430 --> 00:16:16,558 -Ain't over yet. -Johnson: Aight, all you peoples, listen up! 380 00:16:16,642 --> 00:16:18,894 (song playing on boom box, Magic singing along) 381 00:16:18,977 --> 00:16:22,356 ♪ Time in your life ♪ 382 00:16:22,439 --> 00:16:25,526 -♪ When you find ♪ -Someone take that thing away from him. 383 00:16:25,609 --> 00:16:28,612 ♪ Who you are... Ooh! ♪ 384 00:16:28,696 --> 00:16:31,115 You sound like a dying bird. Nigga, why you so happy? 385 00:16:31,198 --> 00:16:34,535 -Shit, is big man coming back? -You lookin' at the big man right here. 386 00:16:34,618 --> 00:16:36,537 -Hey, fellas. -Player: What? 387 00:16:36,620 --> 00:16:38,664 We closing out in Philly. 388 00:16:38,747 --> 00:16:40,249 -Me at center. -Player: Center? 389 00:16:40,332 --> 00:16:43,627 Listen, I played center back in high school. 390 00:16:43,711 --> 00:16:46,505 Maybe I ain't as big as Jones or Chocolate Thunder, 391 00:16:46,588 --> 00:16:47,923 but I ain't no pipsqueak. 392 00:16:48,006 --> 00:16:49,508 And can't neither one of them keep up with me 393 00:16:49,591 --> 00:16:50,467 speed-wise neither. 394 00:16:50,551 --> 00:16:52,219 Ooh, I'll be spinnin' in the post, 395 00:16:52,302 --> 00:16:54,304 drivin' and kickin' to Norm 396 00:16:54,388 --> 00:16:56,265 or Silk for the jay. 397 00:16:56,348 --> 00:16:57,433 -For real? -Get the fuck outta here. 398 00:16:57,516 --> 00:16:59,059 Let them try and match up with that. 399 00:16:59,143 --> 00:17:00,853 Chones: Yo, I ain't trying to fuck up the party, 400 00:17:00,936 --> 00:17:04,273 but what six-nine guard supposed to do against two seven-footers? 401 00:17:04,356 --> 00:17:05,232 Player: Exactly. 402 00:17:05,315 --> 00:17:07,609 Send they ass home to mama. 403 00:17:08,318 --> 00:17:10,237 (laughs) 404 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:14,241 Come on, Coach! What you say? 405 00:17:14,324 --> 00:17:16,285 We don't have time to practice it. 406 00:17:16,368 --> 00:17:18,871 They won't neither, Coach. 407 00:17:18,954 --> 00:17:21,081 They're gonna pound us in the paint all night. 408 00:17:21,165 --> 00:17:23,584 (quietly): Or we can, uh, race 'em off the court. 409 00:17:23,667 --> 00:17:25,961 -No way. -Riley: Look, I-I wish we had a better option, too, 410 00:17:26,044 --> 00:17:29,465 -but if we go seven and Kareem's not back-- -"The gloomy shade of death." 411 00:17:31,341 --> 00:17:33,719 -That means we're fucked then. -(laughs) 412 00:17:36,513 --> 00:17:38,098 (laughs) 413 00:17:39,183 --> 00:17:40,434 Okay. 414 00:17:40,517 --> 00:17:41,727 Okay? 415 00:17:41,810 --> 00:17:43,061 Okay. 416 00:17:43,145 --> 00:17:44,146 -Okay! -(cheering) 417 00:17:44,229 --> 00:17:47,608 Hey, hey, fellas. I know 33 ain't with us, 418 00:17:48,692 --> 00:17:50,319 but you got 32. 419 00:17:50,402 --> 00:17:51,904 Now y'all have no fear. 420 00:17:51,987 --> 00:17:55,115 Magic motherfuckin' Johnson be here. 421 00:17:55,199 --> 00:17:57,117 ♪ Let me tell you about... ♪ 422 00:17:57,201 --> 00:17:59,703 -(singing): There's a time... -(players groaning) 423 00:17:59,787 --> 00:18:01,872 ♪ In your life ♪ 424 00:18:01,955 --> 00:18:04,082 Players (singing): When you find... 425 00:18:04,166 --> 00:18:06,919 ♪ Who you are ♪ 426 00:18:07,002 --> 00:18:08,754 Yeah, there you go! 427 00:18:08,837 --> 00:18:13,342 (all singing): ♪ That's the golden time of day ♪ 428 00:18:15,093 --> 00:18:16,303 What's that? 429 00:18:16,386 --> 00:18:18,806 ♪ You will find... ♪ 430 00:18:18,889 --> 00:18:20,349 It's what Jack would do. 431 00:18:20,432 --> 00:18:22,726 ♪ You're a bright... ♪ 432 00:18:22,810 --> 00:18:25,354 Well, fuck. 433 00:18:25,437 --> 00:18:28,065 ♪ Whoo! That's the golden time... ♪ 434 00:18:28,148 --> 00:18:30,567 ♪ That's the golden time of day ♪ 435 00:18:30,651 --> 00:18:33,821 ♪ ♪ 436 00:18:33,904 --> 00:18:36,698 (inaudible) 437 00:18:37,908 --> 00:18:41,203 (crowd cheering) 438 00:18:41,286 --> 00:18:44,414 (crowd booing) 439 00:18:49,002 --> 00:18:50,629 Usher: Right this way over here. 440 00:18:50,712 --> 00:18:54,550 Over here? These seats blow. (laughs) 441 00:18:54,633 --> 00:18:55,884 You know what? This is a mind game. 442 00:18:55,968 --> 00:18:57,177 They're trying to get under our skin. 443 00:18:57,261 --> 00:18:58,720 Just don't let 'em razzle you. 444 00:18:58,804 --> 00:19:00,681 -Go get yourself some beers. -Jimmy Buss: Thank you. 445 00:19:00,764 --> 00:19:02,724 Johnny Buss: You sure? I can pay. -David Stern: Dr. Buss! 446 00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:04,476 -Man of the moment! -David. Oh yeah. 447 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,855 Listen, I'm sorry to hear about Kareem. 448 00:19:07,938 --> 00:19:10,148 It's alright. I like proving the doubters wrong. 449 00:19:11,275 --> 00:19:13,485 Commissioner not here yet or... 450 00:19:13,569 --> 00:19:15,153 -Uh, stuck in traffic. -Ah. 451 00:19:15,237 --> 00:19:17,698 (sarcastic laugh) Tell the man the truth. 452 00:19:17,781 --> 00:19:19,658 You'll see him in LA on Sunday, 453 00:19:19,741 --> 00:19:22,786 -giving that shiny trophy to the Sixers. -Jerry: Red! 454 00:19:23,996 --> 00:19:25,956 I'm touched! You showed up as a fan? 455 00:19:26,039 --> 00:19:28,041 I'm just here for my award. 456 00:19:28,125 --> 00:19:29,418 Exec of the Year. 457 00:19:29,501 --> 00:19:30,502 Bill here's Coach of the Year. 458 00:19:30,586 --> 00:19:33,547 Hell, with Bird, we got the Triple Crown. 459 00:19:33,630 --> 00:19:35,591 Wow! Isn't that something? 460 00:19:35,674 --> 00:19:39,011 You guys have won everything that doesn't count! (laughs) 461 00:19:39,094 --> 00:19:40,470 For now. 462 00:19:40,554 --> 00:19:41,930 You boys enjoy your popcorn. 463 00:19:42,014 --> 00:19:44,558 Yeah. Enjoy your plaque! 464 00:19:44,641 --> 00:19:45,809 I'll see you, David. 465 00:19:45,893 --> 00:19:47,352 -Got you a beer, Dad. -Thank you, Jim. 466 00:19:47,436 --> 00:19:49,354 And don't sweat him, alright? He's jealous. 467 00:19:49,438 --> 00:19:51,273 He's a loser. (laughs) It's not even the right sport. 468 00:19:51,356 --> 00:19:54,443 -Triple Crown... -Yeah. He's miserable. 469 00:19:54,526 --> 00:19:58,405 -Good to see you guys! -Yeah, you, too. 470 00:19:58,488 --> 00:20:00,908 -You wanna sit in the middle? -Nah, nah. This is good. 471 00:20:00,991 --> 00:20:02,993 (exhales) 472 00:20:03,076 --> 00:20:05,162 Brent Musburger (on TV): Well, here we are. 473 00:20:05,245 --> 00:20:08,123 Game six of the 1980 NBA World Championship, 474 00:20:08,206 --> 00:20:11,084 moments away, the formidable Philadelphia 76ers-- 475 00:20:11,168 --> 00:20:14,463 -(biblical music playing) -Narrator (on TV): And lo! The Israelites 476 00:20:14,546 --> 00:20:17,341 have reached the Promised Land. 477 00:20:17,424 --> 00:20:19,009 Behold that land 478 00:20:19,092 --> 00:20:21,303 with thine eyes. But, Moses... 479 00:20:21,386 --> 00:20:24,222 Cheryl: Come on, let's change the channel. It's time. 480 00:20:25,557 --> 00:20:28,226 -I can't, babe. -Yes, you can. 481 00:20:28,310 --> 00:20:30,771 You got them there. 482 00:20:30,854 --> 00:20:32,648 And they need your vibes right now. 483 00:20:36,234 --> 00:20:39,112 Musburger: ...formidable Philadelphia 76ers 484 00:20:39,196 --> 00:20:42,282 versus the nimble Los Angeles Lakers. 485 00:20:42,366 --> 00:20:44,159 Live from Spectrum Arena, Philadelphia. 486 00:20:44,242 --> 00:20:46,286 Sparks are in the air tonight for game six. 487 00:20:46,370 --> 00:20:49,289 The Lakers undermanned but with a chance to take it all tonight, 488 00:20:49,373 --> 00:20:50,999 and, folks, we now know Coach Westhead 489 00:20:51,083 --> 00:20:52,626 has decided to go small tonight. 490 00:20:52,709 --> 00:20:55,253 Without their big man, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 491 00:20:55,337 --> 00:20:57,422 Magic Johnson listed as the starting center. 492 00:20:57,506 --> 00:20:59,341 He can't hope to match up physically with the size 493 00:20:59,424 --> 00:21:01,843 and strength of Darryl Dawkins and Caldwell Jones. 494 00:21:04,054 --> 00:21:06,848 -Jerry. -Oh shit. Fuck, fuck, Bill! 495 00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:08,642 Fucking runnin' up on me like that for! 496 00:21:08,725 --> 00:21:10,060 Yeah. 497 00:21:11,019 --> 00:21:12,187 (shaking) 498 00:21:12,270 --> 00:21:14,856 -Oh. Now, we're talkin'. -Mm-hmm. 499 00:21:21,405 --> 00:21:23,824 (crowd cheering) 500 00:21:23,907 --> 00:21:26,743 They sound pretty worked up! 501 00:21:26,827 --> 00:21:29,579 -Just another game, right? -Right. 502 00:21:29,663 --> 00:21:30,872 We got a plan, gentlemen. 503 00:21:30,956 --> 00:21:33,000 They may be bigger, but we've got the speed. 504 00:21:33,083 --> 00:21:34,543 That means we're pushing that ball 505 00:21:34,626 --> 00:21:36,211 every chance we get. 506 00:21:36,294 --> 00:21:37,879 (voice slows down, distorts) 507 00:21:37,963 --> 00:21:41,883 (upbeat funk music playing) 508 00:21:41,967 --> 00:21:44,970 ♪ I had to compete ♪ 509 00:21:46,138 --> 00:21:49,558 ♪ In the concrete, in the jungle ♪ 510 00:21:49,641 --> 00:21:52,227 ♪ In the jungle ♪ 511 00:21:52,310 --> 00:21:55,564 ♪ Had to kick and scratch ♪ 512 00:21:55,647 --> 00:21:57,899 ♪ Stab some backs, in the jungle ♪ 513 00:21:57,983 --> 00:22:00,527 Westhead: This is our game. We got here as a team. 514 00:22:00,610 --> 00:22:03,030 We're gonna finish as a team. Team on three. 515 00:22:03,113 --> 00:22:04,740 -One, two, three! Team! -Players: Team! 516 00:22:04,823 --> 00:22:07,868 -(buzzer blaring) -Announcer: Here comes the tip... 517 00:22:09,161 --> 00:22:11,872 What you smiling for, Young Blood? 518 00:22:11,955 --> 00:22:15,208 Just can't believe I'm about to take a ring from Dr. J. 519 00:22:16,668 --> 00:22:17,544 (laughs) 520 00:22:17,627 --> 00:22:19,629 (cheering) 521 00:22:19,713 --> 00:22:21,339 What's up, fool? 522 00:22:21,423 --> 00:22:23,842 Hey, take it easy on me in that paint! 523 00:22:25,218 --> 00:22:28,221 I got the tip. 524 00:22:28,305 --> 00:22:31,475 -What's he doing? -Magic wants-- He wants the tip. 525 00:22:31,558 --> 00:22:33,435 Chones, let him in. 526 00:22:33,518 --> 00:22:34,936 Rook, what the fuck you thinkin'? 527 00:22:35,020 --> 00:22:36,438 I be feelin', baby, I be feelin'. 528 00:22:36,521 --> 00:22:38,315 Hearn: And look at this. Magic Johnson 529 00:22:38,398 --> 00:22:40,150 is stepping into the center circle. 530 00:22:40,233 --> 00:22:41,568 The 20-year-old rookie 531 00:22:41,651 --> 00:22:43,278 is not just hoping to fill the captain's shoes, Keith. 532 00:22:43,361 --> 00:22:45,030 He's actually gonna jump center for it. 533 00:22:45,113 --> 00:22:47,074 Fuck's he doing? What the fuck is he doing?! 534 00:22:47,157 --> 00:22:49,576 No! J-Jones has got five fuckin' inches on him! 535 00:22:49,659 --> 00:22:51,745 Our kid's got bigger balls. 536 00:22:51,828 --> 00:22:54,998 I can't fuckin' watch this! I can't. I can't. I can't. 537 00:22:55,082 --> 00:22:56,750 Fuckin' walk, just fuckin' take a hike. 538 00:22:56,833 --> 00:22:59,628 -(crowd cheering) -Hey, hey, hey! 539 00:23:00,712 --> 00:23:02,923 (insects chirping) 540 00:23:03,006 --> 00:23:05,384 -(lighter clicks) -Musburger (on TV): Well, here we are. 541 00:23:05,467 --> 00:23:08,053 Game six of the 1980 NBA World... 542 00:23:08,136 --> 00:23:10,138 Can't nothing jump like a monkey. 543 00:23:10,222 --> 00:23:12,390 You'll wipe that smile off next year. 544 00:23:12,474 --> 00:23:14,226 Shut the fuck up. 545 00:23:14,309 --> 00:23:17,646 -(crowd cheering) -Musburger: The ball is in center court... 546 00:23:17,729 --> 00:23:18,980 He's there. 547 00:23:20,107 --> 00:23:21,691 I ain't. 548 00:23:24,277 --> 00:23:25,821 Alright... 549 00:23:25,904 --> 00:23:28,115 (sighs) 550 00:23:28,198 --> 00:23:30,951 Hey, what's he like in person? 551 00:23:31,034 --> 00:23:33,203 -Earleatha, right? -Mm-hmm. 552 00:23:33,286 --> 00:23:35,247 -Yeah, I heard you went to MSU. -(small chuckle) 553 00:23:35,330 --> 00:23:37,541 I mean, you must know Magic, right? 554 00:23:41,169 --> 00:23:43,004 No. Can't say I do. 555 00:23:43,088 --> 00:23:46,007 All I'm sayin', the boy ain't hard enough to play the center! 556 00:23:46,091 --> 00:23:47,968 -Simple as that! -But he played center in high school. 557 00:23:48,051 --> 00:23:49,803 Mr. Leroy: Tell you right now, you wouldn't know hard 558 00:23:49,886 --> 00:23:51,680 if you the only dick 559 00:23:51,763 --> 00:23:53,140 in a hotel room full of pussy! 560 00:23:53,223 --> 00:23:55,725 Man, we in for a treat, y'all! 561 00:23:55,809 --> 00:23:56,935 Game's starting! 562 00:23:57,018 --> 00:23:58,812 Musburger (on TV): Do not adjust your TV. 563 00:23:58,895 --> 00:24:00,647 This is actually happening. 564 00:24:00,730 --> 00:24:02,482 -Junior's stepping up. -Doing too much, 565 00:24:02,566 --> 00:24:05,026 -that's what he's doing. -Christine: What the heck do you know? 566 00:24:05,110 --> 00:24:06,862 Watch your mouth, Earl, 567 00:24:06,945 --> 00:24:09,364 or else you're gonna have to watch your butt at halftime. 568 00:24:09,447 --> 00:24:10,866 -Guests: Ooh! -Tell him, Mama! 569 00:24:10,949 --> 00:24:12,325 You heard the woman. Now, look! 570 00:24:12,409 --> 00:24:13,869 Settle down. 571 00:24:13,952 --> 00:24:16,580 (crowd cheering) 572 00:24:18,290 --> 00:24:19,791 Let's go, Magic! Let's go! 573 00:24:21,001 --> 00:24:23,670 ♪ ♪ 574 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:30,051 Hearn: Jones wins the tip. 575 00:24:30,135 --> 00:24:33,054 Dawkins secures it. Tapped away by Magic. 576 00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:35,140 Jim Chones back to Magic on the break. 577 00:24:35,223 --> 00:24:36,766 Long pass down the court. 578 00:24:36,850 --> 00:24:38,894 Hits Wilkes in stride, lays it up and in. 579 00:24:38,977 --> 00:24:41,438 And just like that, these Lakers take the lead. 580 00:24:41,521 --> 00:24:45,025 (clapping, cheering) 581 00:24:45,108 --> 00:24:46,818 Hearn: ...back the other way. 582 00:24:46,902 --> 00:24:49,696 Long baseball pass to Hollins for the open jumper. 583 00:24:49,779 --> 00:24:51,573 And flat. It's no good. 584 00:24:51,656 --> 00:24:53,742 Nixon with the rebound. 585 00:24:53,825 --> 00:24:55,410 Quick pass around the horn. 586 00:24:55,493 --> 00:24:58,580 Magic on the block, pounding with the big man. 587 00:24:58,663 --> 00:25:00,790 Floats up a skyhook, and it's good! 588 00:25:00,874 --> 00:25:03,418 Abdul-Jabbar: That's my skyhook! I taught him that! 589 00:25:03,501 --> 00:25:05,378 Musburger: Move over, Houdini. 590 00:25:05,462 --> 00:25:08,673 I see you, Buck! I taught him that! Let's go! 591 00:25:08,757 --> 00:25:10,842 Oh, man. 592 00:25:10,926 --> 00:25:12,594 Hearn: The doctor makes his move. 593 00:25:12,677 --> 00:25:15,222 Oh, that's no good. And Chones with the rebound to Norm. 594 00:25:15,305 --> 00:25:17,182 -Westhead: Let's go! -Hearn: Back to Magic, 595 00:25:17,265 --> 00:25:20,268 with a snazzy dribble! Hits Wilkes... 596 00:25:20,352 --> 00:25:21,478 Slam dunk! 597 00:25:21,561 --> 00:25:24,064 Lakers out to an eight-point lead. 598 00:25:24,147 --> 00:25:26,650 Cheeks to Erving for the jumper. 599 00:25:26,733 --> 00:25:29,236 Good! Johnson answers quickly 600 00:25:29,319 --> 00:25:30,737 with an offhand layup of his own. 601 00:25:30,820 --> 00:25:33,031 And, friends, this Philly crowd is getting restless. 602 00:25:33,114 --> 00:25:34,658 They're itching in their seats. 603 00:25:34,741 --> 00:25:37,118 And that's the Doctor with the cure. 604 00:25:37,202 --> 00:25:39,037 And here comes the slug-fest. 605 00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:40,747 (cheering) 606 00:25:44,834 --> 00:25:48,338 I think I, uh, might go check on the commissioner. 607 00:25:49,256 --> 00:25:51,258 Jay? Call New York, 608 00:25:51,341 --> 00:25:53,051 get O'Brien on a helicopter. 609 00:25:53,134 --> 00:25:54,511 And make sure they've got a stage 610 00:25:54,594 --> 00:25:56,137 in case we're giving out a trophy. 611 00:25:56,221 --> 00:25:57,347 Uh, is-is there a trophy? 612 00:25:57,430 --> 00:25:58,974 I need a quarter. You got a quarter? 613 00:25:59,057 --> 00:26:01,268 Hearn: Erving under the backboard at the baseline. 614 00:26:01,351 --> 00:26:03,937 -Riley: Shit. -Hearn: Unbelievable! 615 00:26:04,020 --> 00:26:07,357 And a scintillating start for the Lakers in that first quarter, 616 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:09,067 but the Sixers are hanging tough. 617 00:26:09,150 --> 00:26:11,152 This is gonna be a doozy of a contest, friends. 618 00:26:11,236 --> 00:26:13,738 ♪ ♪ 619 00:26:14,864 --> 00:26:16,449 (crowd roaring) 620 00:26:17,701 --> 00:26:19,411 (crowd roaring) 621 00:26:19,494 --> 00:26:21,246 (muttering) Just fuckin' take it. 622 00:26:21,329 --> 00:26:24,040 Fucking walk in there. Keep fucking walking... 623 00:26:24,124 --> 00:26:25,583 (cheering) 624 00:26:25,667 --> 00:26:26,918 (sighs) 625 00:26:28,003 --> 00:26:29,087 Motherfucker... 626 00:26:29,170 --> 00:26:31,047 (cheering) 627 00:26:31,131 --> 00:26:33,091 (muffled cheering) 628 00:26:35,385 --> 00:26:37,929 This just... fuckin' sucks. 629 00:26:39,180 --> 00:26:40,765 (sighs) Fuck. 630 00:26:40,849 --> 00:26:42,517 (loud cheering) 631 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:44,686 (muffled cheering) 632 00:26:44,769 --> 00:26:46,896 -What is it? What happened? What happened? -Philly tied it up. 633 00:26:46,980 --> 00:26:49,232 No! Fuck! God-fuckin'-dammit! 634 00:26:49,316 --> 00:26:52,277 I knew it! Fuck, I knew it! 635 00:26:52,360 --> 00:26:54,738 Goddammit! (exhales) 636 00:26:54,821 --> 00:26:56,906 Hearn: Under a minute to go here in the half. A dead heat. 637 00:26:56,990 --> 00:26:58,992 Lakers 60, Sixers 58. 638 00:26:59,075 --> 00:27:03,204 Collins out ahead of the Lakers with a clear path at the basket. 639 00:27:03,288 --> 00:27:06,374 And just like that, the teams stay knotted up. 640 00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:09,294 Jimmy: You get to sit down! And you suck! And you suck! 641 00:27:09,377 --> 00:27:10,879 -Come here! Come on! -Fan: I'll fuck you up! 642 00:27:10,962 --> 00:27:13,465 Sit down. Sit down. Sit down. Sit down. 643 00:27:14,132 --> 00:27:17,344 (fans jeering) 644 00:27:18,928 --> 00:27:21,222 Hearn: Norm from the corner. No good. 645 00:27:21,306 --> 00:27:22,766 And it looks right now like these Lakers 646 00:27:22,849 --> 00:27:24,059 have come back down to earth. 647 00:27:24,142 --> 00:27:25,477 The crowd is right back in it. 648 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,146 Last seconds of the quarter, Magic with the steal. 649 00:27:28,229 --> 00:27:31,024 -Magic from the half-court at the buzzer. -(buzzer) 650 00:27:31,107 --> 00:27:33,026 In and out! And that may be 651 00:27:33,109 --> 00:27:34,694 the only place he's missed the mark tonight. 652 00:27:34,778 --> 00:27:36,613 But the lead he has built has slipped away. 653 00:27:36,696 --> 00:27:39,282 And you can feel a frustration creeping in for these Lakers. 654 00:27:39,366 --> 00:27:41,910 Musburger: ...right out the gate, but the Sixers absorb the onslaught 655 00:27:41,993 --> 00:27:44,037 and come out tied at the half. 656 00:27:44,120 --> 00:27:45,580 Bill Russell: Well, you have to ask yourself, 657 00:27:45,663 --> 00:27:47,374 was that Magic and the Lakers' best shot? 658 00:27:47,457 --> 00:27:48,750 (Cheryl scoffs) 659 00:27:48,833 --> 00:27:50,585 They're doing great. 660 00:27:50,668 --> 00:27:53,922 -(indistinct commentary) -Don't listen to that. 661 00:27:54,005 --> 00:27:55,465 Musburger: Dr. J is here to prove 662 00:27:55,548 --> 00:27:57,008 that his reign is nowhere near over. 663 00:27:57,092 --> 00:27:59,511 But Magic's rookie performance does not disappoint. 664 00:27:59,594 --> 00:28:02,472 And, oh look, there's the rookie owner of the Lakers 665 00:28:02,555 --> 00:28:04,682 taking in his team with his two sons. 666 00:28:04,766 --> 00:28:07,477 Both chips off the old block, I'm sure. I'll-- 667 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,687 (echoing lights click) 668 00:28:19,155 --> 00:28:22,117 Rothman: If you're looking for the game, you're in the wrong arena. 669 00:28:23,284 --> 00:28:25,870 Why aren't you in Philly? 670 00:28:25,954 --> 00:28:29,082 Uh, someone had to clean out my grandmother's things, so... 671 00:28:29,165 --> 00:28:31,334 It's just a lot for my dad. 672 00:28:32,377 --> 00:28:35,422 Your brothers didn't volunteer? 673 00:28:35,505 --> 00:28:39,092 No. They'd just, uh, steal the silverware. 674 00:28:39,717 --> 00:28:40,677 (laughs) 675 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:43,096 ♪ ♪ 676 00:28:43,179 --> 00:28:45,306 My grandma was so smart. 677 00:28:45,974 --> 00:28:48,184 So tough. 678 00:28:48,268 --> 00:28:50,478 But I think she gave the best of it away. 679 00:28:51,104 --> 00:28:52,564 (scoffs) 680 00:28:52,647 --> 00:28:55,150 But I don't want to be like her. 681 00:28:56,860 --> 00:28:58,736 I want to be like you. 682 00:29:11,124 --> 00:29:12,709 You never will. 683 00:29:15,837 --> 00:29:17,964 You're going to be him. 684 00:29:22,177 --> 00:29:25,263 We have the feed up on satellite if you want. 685 00:29:27,724 --> 00:29:29,851 Maude made chili. 686 00:29:40,862 --> 00:29:45,283 ♪ ♪ 687 00:29:46,910 --> 00:29:49,662 -Lon Rosen: Uh, excuse me? -Riley: What is it? 688 00:29:49,746 --> 00:29:51,539 Uh, I'm supposed to give this to, uh, Magic. 689 00:29:51,623 --> 00:29:52,916 Yeah, what is it? 690 00:29:52,999 --> 00:29:55,001 It's the vote totals for Rookie of the Year. 691 00:29:55,084 --> 00:29:56,836 He asked me to get them. 692 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:58,922 He wanted to know how much he lost by. 693 00:29:59,005 --> 00:30:02,008 Alright, alright. I'll tell him myself. 694 00:30:07,138 --> 00:30:08,973 Westhead: Alright, gentlemen, listen up. 695 00:30:09,933 --> 00:30:12,101 One more message from the Bard. 696 00:30:13,311 --> 00:30:15,480 "If we are marked to die, 697 00:30:17,106 --> 00:30:19,901 "we are enough 698 00:30:19,984 --> 00:30:22,195 "to do our country loss. 699 00:30:23,196 --> 00:30:25,031 "And if to live... 700 00:30:25,114 --> 00:30:27,325 "oh, if to live, 701 00:30:27,408 --> 00:30:30,245 "the fewer men, the greater share of honor. 702 00:30:31,496 --> 00:30:32,747 "For he who hath 703 00:30:32,830 --> 00:30:37,126 "no stomach to this fight, let him depart! 704 00:30:37,210 --> 00:30:40,380 "We would not die in that man's company 705 00:30:40,463 --> 00:30:43,716 "that fears his fellowship to die with us! 706 00:30:45,009 --> 00:30:46,344 "We few... 707 00:30:47,053 --> 00:30:48,596 "We happy few... 708 00:30:50,890 --> 00:30:53,017 We band of brothers..." 709 00:30:54,561 --> 00:30:55,937 Let's kill those fuckers! 710 00:30:56,020 --> 00:30:57,981 -(buzzer) -(crowd cheering) 711 00:30:58,064 --> 00:30:59,274 Hearn: Alright, here we are, 712 00:30:59,357 --> 00:31:00,733 beginning of round two, all knotted up. 713 00:31:00,817 --> 00:31:03,194 And who is going to make this game their own? 714 00:31:03,278 --> 00:31:05,488 We've seen marvels out of Magic so far, 715 00:31:05,572 --> 00:31:08,074 but if the Lakers want to beat this veteran Sixers squad, 716 00:31:08,157 --> 00:31:11,119 he is going to have to find a new offensive gear. 717 00:31:11,202 --> 00:31:13,079 Johnson: Hey, it's EJ the DJ. Watch this! 718 00:31:13,162 --> 00:31:15,039 Hearn: Chones with the inbound pass to Magic. 719 00:31:15,123 --> 00:31:16,666 Magic behind the back. 720 00:31:16,749 --> 00:31:19,752 Beautiful spin move. Long pass down to Norm. 721 00:31:19,836 --> 00:31:21,170 Nixon with a lovely layup. 722 00:31:21,254 --> 00:31:23,047 And the Lakers draw first blood out of the half. 723 00:31:23,131 --> 00:31:25,133 -Johnson: Yeah, y'all! -Hearn: Magic back in the paint now, 724 00:31:25,216 --> 00:31:26,801 bodying up Erving, giving the Doctor 725 00:31:26,884 --> 00:31:28,511 a taste of his own medicine. 726 00:31:28,595 --> 00:31:29,929 Nixon to Magic. 727 00:31:30,013 --> 00:31:31,097 Slam dunk! 728 00:31:31,180 --> 00:31:33,433 Johnson: Coming to you live and direct! 729 00:31:34,559 --> 00:31:36,894 Hearn: Magic battling for a rebound, 730 00:31:36,978 --> 00:31:39,355 taking it back the other way. Fools the Doctor! 731 00:31:39,439 --> 00:31:41,649 Hits Norm in the corner. Back to Magic. 732 00:31:41,733 --> 00:31:43,693 And Magic, eyes in the back of his head tonight. 733 00:31:43,776 --> 00:31:45,695 Back to Norm, driving, lays it up and in. 734 00:31:45,778 --> 00:31:48,698 and, oh my! Time out, Sixers. 735 00:31:48,781 --> 00:31:50,241 You've seen Magic at point guard, 736 00:31:50,325 --> 00:31:52,201 you've seen Magic at forward, you've seen Magic at center. 737 00:31:52,285 --> 00:31:54,412 Pretty soon, you might see Magic play a position 738 00:31:54,495 --> 00:31:56,456 that nobody's even invented yet, Keith. 739 00:31:56,539 --> 00:31:58,625 Magic down the middle, bounce pass to Jamaal. 740 00:31:58,708 --> 00:32:00,376 Here's Magic, behind his back to Chones. 741 00:32:00,460 --> 00:32:02,587 Spies a wide-open Holland. Swish! 742 00:32:02,670 --> 00:32:04,339 Magic puts 'em in the popcorn machine. 743 00:32:04,422 --> 00:32:06,215 On the block, pounding with the big man. 744 00:32:06,299 --> 00:32:08,843 And giving it right back and more-- 745 00:32:08,926 --> 00:32:10,094 Magic says, give me that ball! 746 00:32:10,178 --> 00:32:12,096 Put up, back it in, by who else? 747 00:32:12,180 --> 00:32:15,141 Magic Johnson. Boy, I tell you, this kid is everywhere, folks. 748 00:32:15,224 --> 00:32:18,603 (crowd murmuring) 749 00:32:18,686 --> 00:32:20,355 Hearn: Lakers up 10 in the quarter, 750 00:32:20,438 --> 00:32:21,606 and the game all on the back 751 00:32:21,689 --> 00:32:23,650 of an astonishing performance by Magic Johnson. 752 00:32:23,733 --> 00:32:25,777 -They are one quarter away from a ring. -Oh, fuck! Yes! 753 00:32:25,860 --> 00:32:27,320 But can he keep this up for 12 more minutes 754 00:32:27,403 --> 00:32:28,905 without running out of steam? 755 00:32:28,988 --> 00:32:31,157 Don't! No-- Don't say a fuckin' word, Bill! 756 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:33,993 Don't! You know better! Don't say another fuckin' word! 757 00:32:34,077 --> 00:32:36,245 -I'm gonna take a fucking... -Sharman: The other way! 758 00:32:36,329 --> 00:32:38,956 -I'm gonna take a walk! -Yeah, you do that. 759 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:40,750 It's working, Bill! 760 00:32:40,833 --> 00:32:43,670 Russell: And at the end of three, it's Lakers 93... 761 00:32:43,753 --> 00:32:45,380 Cheryl: Baby, they're gonna win it! 762 00:32:45,463 --> 00:32:47,215 Do you want something from the kitchen? 763 00:32:47,298 --> 00:32:48,758 I'm having champagne. 764 00:32:48,841 --> 00:32:51,469 Musburger: Not only without their big man Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 765 00:32:51,552 --> 00:32:54,138 but also without power forward Spencer Haywood, 766 00:32:54,222 --> 00:32:57,934 who was shouldering a lot of the weight down there in the post for this team. 767 00:32:58,017 --> 00:32:59,686 The Lakers are just 12 minutes 768 00:32:59,769 --> 00:33:03,106 and one quarter of basketball away from the Promised Land, 769 00:33:03,189 --> 00:33:06,776 their first championship in eight years. 770 00:33:06,859 --> 00:33:09,904 -One, two, three... -All: Team! 771 00:33:12,782 --> 00:33:14,200 (soft groan) 772 00:33:27,130 --> 00:33:29,215 Hearn: Lakers 10 ahead with what could become 773 00:33:29,298 --> 00:33:32,969 a comfortable lead if they keep the pressure on. 774 00:33:33,052 --> 00:33:35,722 Sixers gotta come out swinging, and they do, folks. 775 00:33:35,805 --> 00:33:37,557 Erving with a fast cut to the rim, 776 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:39,642 reminding everyone why he's the Doctor. 777 00:33:39,726 --> 00:33:41,811 Musburger: And where was Magic on that play? 778 00:33:41,894 --> 00:33:43,479 Hearn: Erving asking for the ball again, 779 00:33:43,563 --> 00:33:44,605 this time in the corner. 780 00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:46,566 D up! D up! 781 00:33:46,649 --> 00:33:49,736 Hearn: Who peels Magic off like a banana! 782 00:33:49,819 --> 00:33:53,740 And just like that, the Sixers cut this lead in half. 783 00:33:53,823 --> 00:33:56,409 And Magic Johnson is looking winded, friends, 784 00:33:56,492 --> 00:33:59,078 like the Doctor may have found a cure for him. 785 00:33:59,162 --> 00:34:01,205 ♪ ♪ 786 00:34:01,289 --> 00:34:03,958 Hearn: Sixers have no quit in them, I'll tell you that right now. 787 00:34:04,041 --> 00:34:06,461 Come on, keep a foot on their throats. 788 00:34:06,544 --> 00:34:08,129 Don't let these guys back in it. 789 00:34:08,212 --> 00:34:09,756 Hearn: Oh! And Erving with a clean pick 790 00:34:09,839 --> 00:34:11,090 leaving Magic in the dust. 791 00:34:11,174 --> 00:34:12,258 And if you're Paul Westhead, 792 00:34:12,341 --> 00:34:13,926 this is exactly what you were afraid of. 793 00:34:14,010 --> 00:34:16,846 He's been out there in high gear for every minute of this game. 794 00:34:16,929 --> 00:34:20,141 And even at the ripe old age of 20, that will take a toll. 795 00:34:20,224 --> 00:34:21,809 Nixon trying to muster up some offense 796 00:34:21,893 --> 00:34:23,478 for the struggling Lakers. Misses badly. 797 00:34:23,561 --> 00:34:24,896 Jones with the rebound. 798 00:34:24,979 --> 00:34:26,939 (fans shouting) 799 00:34:29,525 --> 00:34:31,194 You're alright! Get back! 800 00:34:31,277 --> 00:34:33,529 Hearn: Cheeks running the break. 801 00:34:33,613 --> 00:34:36,115 -To Erving... Good! -(cheering) 802 00:34:36,199 --> 00:34:38,493 And the Sixers have cut this deficit to one. 803 00:34:38,576 --> 00:34:39,994 I'll tell ya, these Lakers are starting 804 00:34:40,077 --> 00:34:42,663 to look like a car without an engine. 805 00:34:42,747 --> 00:34:44,749 ♪ ♪ 806 00:34:44,832 --> 00:34:47,585 Just over three minutes and 30 seconds to go in this game. 807 00:34:47,668 --> 00:34:49,545 Lakers clinging to a three-point advantage, 808 00:34:49,629 --> 00:34:51,631 Magic Johnson has been carrying the team, 809 00:34:51,714 --> 00:34:54,133 but now he's looking like it, friends, walking this ball 810 00:34:54,217 --> 00:34:55,760 up the court just to get some air. 811 00:34:55,843 --> 00:34:57,011 And he walks right into a trap! 812 00:34:57,094 --> 00:34:59,055 Dawkins, Hollins, Cheeks surrounding him. 813 00:35:01,265 --> 00:35:02,850 Hearn: Magic throws the ball away... 814 00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:06,187 -Goddammit! -right into the hands of Julius Erving! 815 00:35:06,270 --> 00:35:09,148 And just like that, the Sixers trail by only one point. 816 00:35:09,232 --> 00:35:11,108 (crowd cheering) 817 00:35:11,192 --> 00:35:14,403 -God, they're-- -Hearn: The crowd is going wild 818 00:35:14,487 --> 00:35:17,073 and now, they can taste it. 819 00:35:17,156 --> 00:35:18,699 Hearn: Magic Johnson looking tired, 820 00:35:18,783 --> 00:35:21,661 looking absolutely exhausted out there, and frustrated. 821 00:35:21,744 --> 00:35:24,163 -Let's just hope not beaten. -Referee: (blows whistle) Time out, Lakers! 822 00:35:24,247 --> 00:35:25,998 (crowd cheering) 823 00:35:28,084 --> 00:35:29,710 Did you call that time out? 824 00:35:29,794 --> 00:35:31,337 No. He did. 825 00:35:32,296 --> 00:35:34,090 (panting) 826 00:35:35,967 --> 00:35:37,635 Announcer: Time out, Lakers. 827 00:35:37,718 --> 00:35:39,262 -Sorry, I know. -No, no, no, no, no. 828 00:35:39,345 --> 00:35:40,555 Fuck that, fuck that. We got this. 829 00:35:40,638 --> 00:35:42,765 Ain't got nothing left. I'm spent, Norm. 830 00:35:42,849 --> 00:35:45,393 You ain't alone, Buck, okay? (sniffs) 831 00:35:45,476 --> 00:35:46,602 Hey. Fucking look at me. 832 00:35:46,686 --> 00:35:48,062 You've been doin' everything out here, 833 00:35:48,145 --> 00:35:49,897 but we got you. 834 00:35:50,523 --> 00:35:52,567 I got you. 835 00:35:52,650 --> 00:35:54,861 Let's go and win this fucking game. 836 00:35:54,944 --> 00:35:56,320 -Okay? Yeah? Alright. -Yeah. 837 00:35:56,404 --> 00:35:57,864 Nixon: Let's go. Let's take it home. 838 00:35:57,947 --> 00:36:00,199 Musburger: Magic has played every minute here tonight, 839 00:36:00,283 --> 00:36:01,701 and he looks out of gas. 840 00:36:01,784 --> 00:36:03,286 Russell: We've been wondering all year 841 00:36:03,369 --> 00:36:05,913 when this kid was gonna hit the wall. This may be it. 842 00:36:05,997 --> 00:36:07,874 Musburger: It's looking more and more like it's gonna take 843 00:36:07,957 --> 00:36:09,917 -a lot more than magic. -Russell: You can say that-- 844 00:36:10,001 --> 00:36:11,419 Hearn: And I'll tell ya, 845 00:36:11,502 --> 00:36:13,087 these guys look like they've been in a war, 846 00:36:13,170 --> 00:36:16,007 the two of them. This whole team is exhausted. 847 00:36:16,090 --> 00:36:18,926 Nixon... He's got stones for legs, 848 00:36:19,010 --> 00:36:21,345 and Nixon bringing him over back to the bench, 849 00:36:21,429 --> 00:36:22,889 and he is tired, I'll tell you. 850 00:36:22,972 --> 00:36:24,557 Magic has had an amazing night, 851 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:25,975 spectacular performance, 852 00:36:26,058 --> 00:36:27,351 but when push comes to shoves 853 00:36:27,435 --> 00:36:28,895 in these high-pressure situations, 854 00:36:28,978 --> 00:36:30,229 you want experience driving the team 855 00:36:30,313 --> 00:36:32,064 when there's a championship at stake. 856 00:36:32,148 --> 00:36:35,234 Musburger: You cannot hear yourself think in this arena. 857 00:36:35,318 --> 00:36:37,403 I bet they can hear this crowd way back in LA. 858 00:36:37,486 --> 00:36:39,405 I'll tell ya, if Kareem can't come back 859 00:36:39,488 --> 00:36:40,907 for that game seven, 860 00:36:40,990 --> 00:36:43,201 this could be the Lakers' last best chance. 861 00:36:43,284 --> 00:36:46,203 ♪ ♪ 862 00:36:50,625 --> 00:36:54,295 Breathe! Breathe! I know that we are tired! 863 00:36:54,378 --> 00:36:57,298 But this is what we trained for! 864 00:36:57,381 --> 00:37:00,009 McKinney miles, gentlemen! 865 00:37:00,092 --> 00:37:02,261 Okay? Two minutes! 866 00:37:02,345 --> 00:37:03,971 Two minutes to glory! 867 00:37:04,055 --> 00:37:05,973 We are gonna win this thing! 868 00:37:06,057 --> 00:37:10,269 We're gonna win it! Okay? You believe that! Believe it! 869 00:37:10,353 --> 00:37:13,397 We finish this together right now! 870 00:37:13,481 --> 00:37:14,941 Hands in! 871 00:37:15,024 --> 00:37:17,610 Champs on three! One, two, three... 872 00:37:17,693 --> 00:37:19,195 All: Champs! 873 00:37:19,278 --> 00:37:20,613 Come on! 874 00:37:21,155 --> 00:37:24,241 ♪ ♪ 875 00:37:25,284 --> 00:37:27,203 Player: Come on, let's do it! 876 00:37:32,124 --> 00:37:34,460 Sixty-three to three. 877 00:37:35,795 --> 00:37:37,004 What? 878 00:37:37,088 --> 00:37:39,757 (crowd cheering) 879 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:41,801 The rookie vote. 880 00:37:41,884 --> 00:37:43,511 Bird won. 881 00:37:43,594 --> 00:37:45,846 -(cheering drops out) -Sixty-three to three. 882 00:37:45,930 --> 00:37:48,057 (silence) 883 00:37:48,140 --> 00:37:51,185 (muffled ringing) 884 00:37:51,268 --> 00:37:53,980 (muffled audio) 885 00:37:57,733 --> 00:38:00,903 (cheering fades in) 886 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,661 (muffled cheering) 887 00:38:08,744 --> 00:38:12,373 (loud cheering) 888 00:38:13,416 --> 00:38:16,585 ('70s rock music playing) 889 00:38:34,270 --> 00:38:35,479 Ball! 890 00:38:35,563 --> 00:38:38,274 ♪ ♪ 891 00:38:44,739 --> 00:38:46,532 Hearn: Magic pushing against Erving. 892 00:38:46,615 --> 00:38:48,034 Cooper cutting to the basket. 893 00:38:48,117 --> 00:38:49,702 Magic with the alley-oop. 894 00:38:49,785 --> 00:38:50,911 Ooh! 895 00:38:53,622 --> 00:38:55,541 What the-- 896 00:38:55,624 --> 00:38:58,794 God fucking arrest him! That wasn't a f-- 897 00:38:58,878 --> 00:39:00,546 Hearn: That's Michael Cooper down on the floor, 898 00:39:00,629 --> 00:39:02,089 and this does not look good, I tell you. 899 00:39:02,173 --> 00:39:04,592 -There's Jack Curran going out. -I won't fuckin' calm down! 900 00:39:04,675 --> 00:39:06,719 Hearn: Not good. Boy, I'll tell you, he is really hurt. 901 00:39:06,802 --> 00:39:09,138 He may be out cold. Team's gathered around, 902 00:39:09,221 --> 00:39:10,389 and this could not come, 903 00:39:10,473 --> 00:39:12,308 boy, this could not come at a worse time. 904 00:39:12,391 --> 00:39:13,517 Coop, Coop! 905 00:39:14,351 --> 00:39:15,352 Fuck, man. 906 00:39:16,729 --> 00:39:19,273 -(sound fades out) -Jack Curran (echoing): Mike? Mike? 907 00:39:19,356 --> 00:39:21,358 Hey, Mike? Mike? 908 00:39:21,442 --> 00:39:23,611 -(sound fades in) -Do you know where you are? 909 00:39:25,863 --> 00:39:27,865 Home... 910 00:39:27,948 --> 00:39:30,284 Pasadena? 911 00:39:30,367 --> 00:39:32,078 Shit, Philly. Yeah. 912 00:39:32,161 --> 00:39:34,830 Nah, Coop. You right at home. 913 00:39:34,914 --> 00:39:38,084 Now, go in your living room and sink a free throw. 914 00:39:39,418 --> 00:39:40,753 -Johnson: Yeah? -Okay. 915 00:39:40,836 --> 00:39:42,797 -Johnson: Cool? -Okay. 916 00:39:44,256 --> 00:39:46,300 Hearn: If he's unable to shoot this foul shot, 917 00:39:46,384 --> 00:39:48,135 the Sixers can pick anyone 918 00:39:48,219 --> 00:39:49,637 from the Lakers' bench to shoot, 919 00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:52,139 including our own hands of stone Mark Landsberger. 920 00:39:52,223 --> 00:39:54,308 There you go, Coop, there you go! 921 00:39:54,391 --> 00:39:57,478 (crowd cheering) 922 00:39:57,561 --> 00:39:58,896 Watch your toes! 923 00:40:02,608 --> 00:40:05,736 (muffled crowd cheering) 924 00:40:07,404 --> 00:40:09,573 (crowd cheering) 925 00:40:09,657 --> 00:40:11,534 -Let's go! -(quietly): Come on, Coop. 926 00:40:12,284 --> 00:40:14,703 Johnson: Sink it! 927 00:40:15,913 --> 00:40:18,624 (echoing bounce) 928 00:40:30,177 --> 00:40:33,806 ♪ ♪ 929 00:40:33,889 --> 00:40:36,183 Hearn: Michael Cooper with the shot of his life, 930 00:40:36,267 --> 00:40:38,018 and he drops it. If he can make the second shot, 931 00:40:38,102 --> 00:40:39,854 they're gonna put up by three. 932 00:40:42,148 --> 00:40:43,315 Coop. There you go. 933 00:40:43,399 --> 00:40:44,692 Let's get this next one. Let's go. 934 00:40:44,775 --> 00:40:46,152 One more! One more! 935 00:40:48,654 --> 00:40:50,447 Come on, Coop. 936 00:40:50,531 --> 00:40:53,409 Hearn: And the Lakers are looking for a little cushion here. 937 00:40:53,492 --> 00:40:55,369 -He's got it. Lakers up three. -Yes! 938 00:40:55,452 --> 00:40:56,871 Hearn: Still a one-possession game, 2:26 left. 939 00:40:56,954 --> 00:40:59,373 But the Lakers can't go celebrating too soon, Keith. 940 00:40:59,456 --> 00:41:01,250 Now, they've got to get a stop right here. 941 00:41:01,333 --> 00:41:02,626 Back on D! 942 00:41:02,710 --> 00:41:04,587 Hearn: Jones looking for an open man. 943 00:41:04,670 --> 00:41:06,297 Norm. Norm! 944 00:41:06,380 --> 00:41:07,882 Hearn: Finds him with a long in-bounds pass 945 00:41:07,965 --> 00:41:10,301 to a wide-open Dawkins at center court. 946 00:41:10,384 --> 00:41:13,387 -Westhead: Norm! -Hearn: Intercepted by Norm Nixon! 947 00:41:13,471 --> 00:41:15,598 Go! Go! Go! 948 00:41:15,681 --> 00:41:17,725 Hearn: Moves it quickly up ahead to Magic! 949 00:41:19,268 --> 00:41:20,895 Musburger: Driving to the basket... 950 00:41:21,937 --> 00:41:23,439 Magic muscles in. 951 00:41:24,940 --> 00:41:27,276 Erving rushing in to meet him at the rim... 952 00:41:28,277 --> 00:41:29,945 Hearn: Slam dunk! 953 00:41:31,447 --> 00:41:33,699 (all cheering) 954 00:41:33,782 --> 00:41:35,951 Yes! Yes! 955 00:41:36,035 --> 00:41:37,369 Yeah! 956 00:41:37,453 --> 00:41:39,663 -Yes! -Slam dunk! 957 00:41:39,747 --> 00:41:41,248 Right over Julius Erving! 958 00:41:41,332 --> 00:41:43,375 (West shouting) 959 00:41:43,459 --> 00:41:45,252 (laughing) 960 00:41:45,336 --> 00:41:49,215 ♪ ♪ 961 00:41:49,298 --> 00:41:50,424 (laughing) 962 00:41:50,507 --> 00:41:52,426 That might be the dagger, and the Lakers know 963 00:41:52,509 --> 00:41:53,636 they've got this thing won. 964 00:41:53,719 --> 00:41:56,055 The bench, the entire bench is up screaming. 965 00:41:56,138 --> 00:41:58,057 (cheering) 966 00:41:58,140 --> 00:42:01,352 ♪ ♪ 967 00:42:01,435 --> 00:42:03,604 Hey, Paul! Paul Westhead! Give me five. 968 00:42:03,687 --> 00:42:05,397 There's 39 seconds left, Chick. 969 00:42:06,232 --> 00:42:06,941 Oh shi-- 970 00:42:07,024 --> 00:42:09,652 ♪ Come on, come on ♪ 971 00:42:09,735 --> 00:42:12,696 Oh! Thank you, Jesus! 972 00:42:12,780 --> 00:42:14,740 Gimme five! Atta baby! 973 00:42:14,823 --> 00:42:16,867 ♪ Yo, come on ♪ 974 00:42:16,951 --> 00:42:18,744 Hearn: And this game is in the refrigerator, friends. 975 00:42:18,827 --> 00:42:20,246 The door is closed. 976 00:42:20,329 --> 00:42:22,581 The lights are out, the eggs are cooling, 977 00:42:22,665 --> 00:42:24,041 the butter's getting hard. 978 00:42:24,124 --> 00:42:25,626 And the Jell-O is jiggling! 979 00:42:25,709 --> 00:42:26,961 Young Johnson: Left corner! 980 00:42:27,044 --> 00:42:29,630 Right block! A, B! 981 00:42:29,713 --> 00:42:32,174 Earvin Johnson Sr.: Junior! Keep your head up! 982 00:42:32,258 --> 00:42:33,175 Look straight ahead. 983 00:42:33,259 --> 00:42:34,593 Don't show him where you wanna go. 984 00:42:34,677 --> 00:42:36,595 Young Johnson: Woo! Last few seconds 985 00:42:36,679 --> 00:42:38,514 of the fourth quarter 986 00:42:38,597 --> 00:42:40,683 to see which team wins. 987 00:42:40,766 --> 00:42:43,686 Fades left! Goes right at the fake-- 988 00:42:43,769 --> 00:42:45,271 (buzzer) 989 00:42:46,355 --> 00:42:48,607 (cheering) 990 00:42:48,691 --> 00:42:51,568 Hearn: And it's official! The Lakers win 991 00:42:51,652 --> 00:42:54,363 the 1980 NBA World Championship. 992 00:42:54,446 --> 00:42:57,950 That makes Magic Johnson, a mere 20 years of age, 993 00:42:58,033 --> 00:42:59,952 the youngest champion of all time, 994 00:43:00,035 --> 00:43:01,787 and, boy, does this kid deserve 995 00:43:01,870 --> 00:43:04,415 to be enjoying every minute of it. 996 00:43:04,498 --> 00:43:06,375 There's always other nights! 997 00:43:06,458 --> 00:43:08,252 Enjoy this one. 998 00:43:08,335 --> 00:43:11,380 (cheering, laughter) 999 00:43:15,718 --> 00:43:18,220 (muffled cheering) 1000 00:43:18,304 --> 00:43:19,513 Stern: Dr. Buss? 1001 00:43:19,596 --> 00:43:21,098 We need to beat the rush down to the stage. 1002 00:43:21,181 --> 00:43:23,600 Come on. It's time for your moment in the sun. 1003 00:43:26,562 --> 00:43:28,439 One second, Dave. 1004 00:43:31,066 --> 00:43:33,527 Jessie Buss: Don't be a sore winner, Gerald. 1005 00:43:35,321 --> 00:43:37,448 You promised me a smile. 1006 00:43:39,074 --> 00:43:40,659 Jerry: It's not fair. 1007 00:43:40,743 --> 00:43:42,369 (exhales) 1008 00:43:42,453 --> 00:43:44,330 You're talking to yourself, Gerald. 1009 00:43:47,124 --> 00:43:50,085 (sons chattering) 1010 00:43:59,219 --> 00:44:01,013 Man (on phone): Alright, if you can get Kareem all set, 1011 00:44:01,096 --> 00:44:03,640 -we'll be calling you back in a minute. -Cheryl: Yes. He will be ready. 1012 00:44:03,724 --> 00:44:07,311 -(cheering on TV) -Baby, they're gonna call you in a minute 1013 00:44:07,394 --> 00:44:11,357 for the broadcast because you just won the MVP Award. 1014 00:44:13,359 --> 00:44:16,028 I'm so proud of you. 1015 00:44:16,111 --> 00:44:17,988 Hearn: Just a magical, magical night, 1016 00:44:18,072 --> 00:44:19,698 led by a 20-year-old rookie 1017 00:44:19,782 --> 00:44:21,992 who was playing basketball in high school 1018 00:44:22,076 --> 00:44:24,370 -just two short years ago. -Erickson: I can't believe it. 1019 00:44:24,453 --> 00:44:26,789 Hearn: Without question now, without any question at all, 1020 00:44:26,872 --> 00:44:29,541 the greatest game ever played in the NBA. 1021 00:44:29,625 --> 00:44:31,835 Winning a world championship, on the road, 1022 00:44:31,919 --> 00:44:35,089 in one of the most hostile arenas in all of sports. 1023 00:44:35,172 --> 00:44:36,924 -Yeah! -Fuck, yeah! 1024 00:44:37,007 --> 00:44:40,677 (laughter, cheering continues) 1025 00:44:41,720 --> 00:44:42,513 (shutter snaps) 1026 00:44:42,596 --> 00:44:47,101 (cheering continues) 1027 00:44:49,019 --> 00:44:51,146 Stern: Congratulations, Norm. 1028 00:44:51,230 --> 00:44:53,482 -Thank you! -Congratulations. 1029 00:44:53,565 --> 00:44:55,025 Earvin! Got a minute? 1030 00:44:55,109 --> 00:44:56,985 Congratulations, Earvin. 1031 00:44:57,069 --> 00:44:58,487 -Mr. Stern! -Listen, uh, 1032 00:44:58,570 --> 00:44:59,696 we have a little problem. 1033 00:44:59,780 --> 00:45:01,073 What, you gonna take it back? 1034 00:45:01,156 --> 00:45:02,741 (laughs) Not that. I promise. 1035 00:45:02,825 --> 00:45:04,993 "SPORT Magazine," you know the publication. 1036 00:45:05,077 --> 00:45:07,830 They sponsor our series MVP. 1037 00:45:07,913 --> 00:45:09,790 And see, the writers voted 1038 00:45:09,873 --> 00:45:12,251 to award it to Kareem. 1039 00:45:12,334 --> 00:45:14,128 That's great! He deserve it! 1040 00:45:14,211 --> 00:45:16,422 -We ain't here weren't for him. -Of course. 1041 00:45:16,505 --> 00:45:18,257 Except he isn't here. 1042 00:45:18,340 --> 00:45:20,467 Wait, they can't get him on the phone? 1043 00:45:20,551 --> 00:45:22,219 Well, we could, 1044 00:45:22,302 --> 00:45:24,805 but remember what we talked about at dinner? 1045 00:45:26,557 --> 00:45:28,976 I think you proved it to the world tonight. 1046 00:45:29,059 --> 00:45:31,645 The man of the moment is you. 1047 00:45:31,728 --> 00:45:35,274 So, you want me to accept it for Kareem? 1048 00:45:35,357 --> 00:45:37,776 I want you to accept it. 1049 00:45:37,860 --> 00:45:39,611 Darth Vader wins Rookie of the Year, 1050 00:45:39,695 --> 00:45:41,947 but you're the last man standing. 1051 00:45:42,030 --> 00:45:44,783 With a trophy of his own. In every living room. 1052 00:45:44,867 --> 00:45:46,368 Hell of a story, don't you think? 1053 00:45:48,203 --> 00:45:51,248 -(laughs) -Maybe next year, he strikes back. 1054 00:45:51,331 --> 00:45:52,750 Maybe you defend the title. 1055 00:45:52,833 --> 00:45:55,085 Tune in and find out. 1056 00:45:57,045 --> 00:45:59,173 But I'm gonna need an answer. 1057 00:46:01,925 --> 00:46:03,177 ♪ ♪ 1058 00:46:03,260 --> 00:46:04,803 (muffled cheering) 1059 00:46:06,388 --> 00:46:08,140 (muffled chatter) 1060 00:46:08,223 --> 00:46:09,600 Sharman: That whole combination going 1061 00:46:09,683 --> 00:46:11,727 with you and Magic. It's fantastic. 1062 00:46:11,810 --> 00:46:13,228 -Thank you, Mr. Sharman. -Sharman: Okay, Coop. 1063 00:46:13,312 --> 00:46:14,354 Really proud of you guys. 1064 00:46:14,438 --> 00:46:15,772 Alright? Do it again next year. 1065 00:46:15,856 --> 00:46:17,858 -Cooper: Of course. Of course. -(laughs) 1066 00:46:19,026 --> 00:46:20,402 Excuse me a minute. 1067 00:46:20,486 --> 00:46:21,570 Psst. 1068 00:46:24,573 --> 00:46:25,741 (Jerry sighs) 1069 00:46:25,824 --> 00:46:27,659 Get your ass in there. 1070 00:46:27,743 --> 00:46:30,829 No, this one ain't mine, Bill. 1071 00:46:30,913 --> 00:46:33,665 It would have been if we lost, though, wouldn't it? 1072 00:46:36,335 --> 00:46:38,754 -What about the next one? -Huh? 1073 00:46:38,837 --> 00:46:41,048 (exhales) What about the next one? 1074 00:46:41,131 --> 00:46:43,842 Oh... What about it? 1075 00:46:43,926 --> 00:46:45,344 Fellow knows me pretty well 1076 00:46:45,427 --> 00:46:47,095 thinks that the front office 1077 00:46:47,179 --> 00:46:49,723 might be my sweet spot. 1078 00:46:50,974 --> 00:46:52,059 (chuckles) 1079 00:46:52,851 --> 00:46:54,228 Jerry: What? 1080 00:46:56,688 --> 00:46:58,273 Bill: Monday. 1081 00:46:58,357 --> 00:47:00,692 Bright and early after the parade. 1082 00:47:01,818 --> 00:47:03,612 We start next season. 1083 00:47:07,824 --> 00:47:10,285 ♪ ♪ 1084 00:47:10,369 --> 00:47:13,997 -(shutters snapping) -(players cheering) 1085 00:47:14,081 --> 00:47:16,375 Larry O'Brien: Well done, gentlemen! Jerry-- 1086 00:47:16,458 --> 00:47:18,544 -There he is! -(cheering) 1087 00:47:18,627 --> 00:47:21,922 ♪ ♪ 1088 00:47:29,680 --> 00:47:32,891 -(inaudible) -(shutters snapping) 1089 00:47:34,935 --> 00:47:36,395 Hey! 1090 00:47:36,478 --> 00:47:38,397 -Fucking helicopter, it's a death trap. -I know! I know! 1091 00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:41,024 -What are you gonna do? -Musburger: Alright, Hot Rod. 1092 00:47:41,108 --> 00:47:42,317 Thank you very much. 1093 00:47:42,401 --> 00:47:44,486 I'm here with the commissioner of the NBA, 1094 00:47:44,570 --> 00:47:47,656 Larry O'Brien. Very happy owner of the Lakers, 1095 00:47:47,739 --> 00:47:49,241 a couple of players. Larry, 1096 00:47:49,324 --> 00:47:51,868 why don't you present the trophy to Jerry Buss? 1097 00:47:51,952 --> 00:47:53,161 Well, I'm happy to do it. 1098 00:47:53,245 --> 00:47:56,540 We just finished the greatest season in NBA history, 1099 00:47:56,623 --> 00:47:59,459 and I think the greatest series in NBA history. 1100 00:47:59,543 --> 00:48:02,796 It is my great honor to present this world trophy 1101 00:48:02,879 --> 00:48:05,841 to the owner of the new world champion 1102 00:48:05,924 --> 00:48:07,801 Los Angeles Lakers. 1103 00:48:07,884 --> 00:48:10,637 He's a rookie himself, 1104 00:48:10,721 --> 00:48:12,806 Dr. Jerry Buss! 1105 00:48:12,889 --> 00:48:13,974 (cheering, applause) 1106 00:48:14,057 --> 00:48:15,309 There you go. That's yours! 1107 00:48:15,392 --> 00:48:17,060 That's permanent! You keep that! 1108 00:48:17,144 --> 00:48:18,312 (applause) 1109 00:48:18,395 --> 00:48:20,814 Well, you've been an NBA owner all of one year, 1110 00:48:20,897 --> 00:48:24,192 already you're a champion, must be on top of the world. 1111 00:48:24,985 --> 00:48:26,236 (sighs) 1112 00:48:26,320 --> 00:48:28,447 ♪ ♪ 1113 00:48:28,530 --> 00:48:30,657 -Hoo! Yeah. Uh... -(laughter) 1114 00:48:30,741 --> 00:48:33,535 I tell you, I have never had a group of men 1115 00:48:33,619 --> 00:48:35,621 like this team do so much... 1116 00:48:36,121 --> 00:48:37,623 uh... 1117 00:48:37,706 --> 00:48:40,083 minute by minute, week by week, 1118 00:48:40,167 --> 00:48:41,877 month by month. Uh... 1119 00:48:41,960 --> 00:48:44,254 -We played, what, 108 games? -(mouthing) 1120 00:48:45,422 --> 00:48:48,967 And these guys gave everything they had. 1121 00:48:49,051 --> 00:48:51,345 Well, this is the end result, 1122 00:48:51,428 --> 00:48:53,805 so thank you, guys! Thank you! 1123 00:48:53,889 --> 00:48:57,726 (applause) 1124 00:48:57,809 --> 00:49:00,520 Well, where do you go from here? 1125 00:49:00,604 --> 00:49:02,981 (shutters snapping) 1126 00:49:03,065 --> 00:49:04,650 (sighs) 1127 00:49:04,733 --> 00:49:07,110 Now, I guess we do it all over again! (laughs) 1128 00:49:07,194 --> 00:49:10,489 O'Brien: Hey! That's what I'm talking about! 1129 00:49:10,572 --> 00:49:11,907 (applause) 1130 00:49:11,990 --> 00:49:14,242 Go ahead! Everyone who said we couldn't do it, 1131 00:49:14,326 --> 00:49:17,579 you can go (bleep)... 1132 00:49:17,663 --> 00:49:18,997 Musburger: And there you have it. 1133 00:49:19,081 --> 00:49:21,541 Colorful owner Jerry Buss and his champion Lakers... 1134 00:49:21,625 --> 00:49:23,585 Cheryl: Baby, they're gonna call soon. Okay? Don't worry. 1135 00:49:23,669 --> 00:49:25,796 Musburger: Moments from now, we will be bringing to you 1136 00:49:25,879 --> 00:49:28,799 the presentation of this year's "SPORT Magazine" Finals MVP. 1137 00:49:28,882 --> 00:49:30,967 And, of course, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1138 00:49:31,051 --> 00:49:33,762 was this year's scoring leader. But, tonight, 1139 00:49:33,845 --> 00:49:36,723 tonight was all about the rookie sensation. 1140 00:49:36,807 --> 00:49:38,725 And so, we take you to our own Bill Russell 1141 00:49:38,809 --> 00:49:42,562 to present the award to Earvin "Magic" Johnson. 1142 00:49:42,646 --> 00:49:46,233 -Congratulations, Earvin. -Thanks, Mr. Stern. 1143 00:49:46,316 --> 00:49:48,443 Thanks, Bill. 1144 00:49:48,527 --> 00:49:50,529 And, you know... 1145 00:49:50,612 --> 00:49:53,031 we couldn't have done none of this without Kareem. 1146 00:49:53,115 --> 00:49:56,159 -He the man on his team. -I'm sure he's watching. 1147 00:49:57,619 --> 00:49:59,413 Johnson: Well, he couldn't be here, 1148 00:49:59,496 --> 00:50:01,665 so I knew I had to take over, 1149 00:50:01,748 --> 00:50:04,000 get the job done. 1150 00:50:05,585 --> 00:50:07,129 (sighs) But, 1151 00:50:08,171 --> 00:50:10,340 you know, I'm glad of that. 1152 00:50:11,591 --> 00:50:13,885 'Cause I love to win. 1153 00:50:13,969 --> 00:50:17,055 And I guess I proved a few things to them doubters. 1154 00:50:17,139 --> 00:50:19,599 -Magic is a winner. -Russell: There's some 1155 00:50:19,683 --> 00:50:22,853 great players who have never won a championship. 1156 00:50:22,936 --> 00:50:24,604 How many more do you want? 1157 00:50:24,688 --> 00:50:28,066 Oh, about 20. (laughs) 1158 00:50:28,150 --> 00:50:31,069 -Cheryl: You okay? -(Russell laughing) 1159 00:50:33,864 --> 00:50:36,575 (Pat sighs) 1160 00:50:36,658 --> 00:50:39,453 Well, I'll tell you what. It beats the booby prize. 1161 00:50:39,536 --> 00:50:41,246 At least you made the cut. 1162 00:50:41,329 --> 00:50:44,666 -Those fucking jokers forgot my name. -Westhead: Next year. 1163 00:50:45,542 --> 00:50:46,960 We make this our own. 1164 00:50:48,044 --> 00:50:50,839 (sighs) Next year. 1165 00:50:51,548 --> 00:50:53,341 Quiet in here. 1166 00:50:53,425 --> 00:50:55,427 'Cause it's unbelievable. 1167 00:50:57,095 --> 00:50:59,681 Well, you must be used to it by now. 1168 00:50:59,765 --> 00:51:03,268 -All this winning. -(laughs) Yeah. 1169 00:51:06,855 --> 00:51:08,982 I just don't want it to end. 1170 00:51:11,151 --> 00:51:12,944 Me neither. 1171 00:51:17,199 --> 00:51:18,366 Hm. 1172 00:51:21,036 --> 00:51:22,496 (knocking) 1173 00:51:26,374 --> 00:51:28,502 (knocking) 1174 00:51:28,585 --> 00:51:30,796 -(door rattling) -(gasps) 1175 00:51:30,879 --> 00:51:33,548 Abdul-Jabbar: Spence! You here? 1176 00:51:33,632 --> 00:51:34,758 (clattering) 1177 00:51:36,635 --> 00:51:38,011 -(door opens) -Spence! 1178 00:51:39,846 --> 00:51:42,098 -Haywood Spencer: Don't move, motherfucker. -Abdul-Jabbar: Jesus... 1179 00:51:42,182 --> 00:51:44,518 It's just me, Spence. 1180 00:51:44,601 --> 00:51:46,436 I've been calling. 1181 00:51:46,520 --> 00:51:48,522 I came to say congratulations. 1182 00:51:48,605 --> 00:51:51,441 -We won. -Fuck you. 1183 00:51:51,525 --> 00:51:53,318 I ain't win shit. You won. 1184 00:51:53,401 --> 00:51:55,237 You motherfuckers kicked me to the curb, 1185 00:51:55,320 --> 00:51:56,780 and you got the nerve to come in here, 1186 00:51:56,863 --> 00:51:58,824 talking about congratulations? 1187 00:51:58,907 --> 00:52:01,034 -I'm here now. -Why? 1188 00:52:01,117 --> 00:52:04,412 Because I don't wanna read about it in a newspaper that 1189 00:52:04,496 --> 00:52:07,165 -they found you in an alley. -It ain't gonna be in no alley, 1190 00:52:07,249 --> 00:52:09,709 But it is gonna be by my terms. 1191 00:52:09,793 --> 00:52:13,380 -You'd be killing the wrong man, Spence. -Nigga, you don't know me. 1192 00:52:13,463 --> 00:52:16,466 I know Spencer Haywood. 1193 00:52:16,550 --> 00:52:19,010 Yeah? Spencer Haywood ain't shit! 1194 00:52:19,094 --> 00:52:22,055 -I don't believe that. -Like hell, nigga. 1195 00:52:22,138 --> 00:52:23,723 You know exactly what I am. 1196 00:52:23,807 --> 00:52:25,350 You figured out my trick! 1197 00:52:25,433 --> 00:52:28,520 That's why my Black ass ain't drinking bubbly right now 1198 00:52:28,603 --> 00:52:30,021 with the rest of the team. 1199 00:52:30,105 --> 00:52:32,315 'Cause you know I ain't shit. 1200 00:52:32,399 --> 00:52:34,025 Nigga, you know I ain't shit, 1201 00:52:34,109 --> 00:52:36,236 and I ain't gonna never be shit! 1202 00:52:36,319 --> 00:52:37,571 Just the same! 1203 00:52:37,654 --> 00:52:39,447 Just like I always been! 1204 00:52:39,531 --> 00:52:42,158 -Always! -I know someone told you that. 1205 00:52:42,242 --> 00:52:43,743 That's what I am. 1206 00:52:47,038 --> 00:52:48,748 -No. -Look at me. 1207 00:52:53,628 --> 00:52:54,921 Look at her. 1208 00:52:55,005 --> 00:52:56,464 Is your daughter beautiful? 1209 00:52:56,548 --> 00:52:58,174 Look at your daughter. 1210 00:53:01,511 --> 00:53:03,930 -Is she beautiful? Is your daughter beautiful? -I can't. 1211 00:53:04,014 --> 00:53:06,057 -That ain't me. -It is. 1212 00:53:06,141 --> 00:53:08,935 Half of that beauty comes from you. 1213 00:53:09,019 --> 00:53:10,145 It's yours. 1214 00:53:10,228 --> 00:53:13,315 A beautiful Black man. 1215 00:53:13,398 --> 00:53:15,025 My beautiful brother. 1216 00:53:15,817 --> 00:53:18,445 It's too late. 1217 00:53:18,528 --> 00:53:20,906 -It's not. -I can't. 1218 00:53:20,989 --> 00:53:24,075 I can't. I can't. I can't live like this anymore. 1219 00:53:24,159 --> 00:53:26,661 (Spencer crying) I fucked up. 1220 00:53:26,745 --> 00:53:29,623 (crying, muttering) 1221 00:53:29,706 --> 00:53:33,001 -You're a champion. -(crying) 1222 00:53:33,084 --> 00:53:36,504 -(plane roaring) -(tires squeal) 1223 00:53:36,588 --> 00:53:38,715 (inaudible) 1224 00:53:41,009 --> 00:53:43,136 Norman Nixon: Whoo, cowboy Cap! 1225 00:53:43,219 --> 00:53:45,347 -Hey, Cap. -We're good. 1226 00:53:46,806 --> 00:53:48,433 Congratulations. 1227 00:53:52,228 --> 00:53:55,273 (crowd cheering) 1228 00:53:56,066 --> 00:53:59,444 (muffled cheering) 1229 00:53:59,527 --> 00:54:01,613 ♪ ♪ 1230 00:54:08,703 --> 00:54:10,413 (knocking) 1231 00:54:11,623 --> 00:54:14,209 City's out there throwing you a party. 1232 00:54:14,292 --> 00:54:15,919 Oh, that's their party. 1233 00:54:16,002 --> 00:54:18,213 Is this the paperwork? 1234 00:54:18,296 --> 00:54:20,382 This is the old paperwork, 1235 00:54:20,465 --> 00:54:22,300 and this is the new. 1236 00:54:23,134 --> 00:54:25,720 Just needs a signature. 1237 00:54:31,434 --> 00:54:33,186 How's that look to you? 1238 00:54:35,689 --> 00:54:37,857 Like we need to talk about a raise. 1239 00:54:39,192 --> 00:54:40,819 Looking forward to it, Claire. 1240 00:54:42,570 --> 00:54:44,155 Me, too. 1241 00:55:00,630 --> 00:55:03,174 You remember what I was saying about swan songs? 1242 00:55:04,092 --> 00:55:06,302 Well... 1243 00:55:06,386 --> 00:55:09,180 I went through about 80 million bucks this season. 1244 00:55:11,599 --> 00:55:14,352 But I got a few grand left in the bank... 1245 00:55:15,353 --> 00:55:16,980 fresh line of credit... 1246 00:55:17,939 --> 00:55:20,442 and the best team in basketball. 1247 00:55:20,525 --> 00:55:23,653 So, swan songs? 1248 00:55:24,946 --> 00:55:26,740 This ain't mine. 1249 00:55:28,783 --> 00:55:31,661 Watch me paddle, motherfuckers. 1250 00:55:31,745 --> 00:55:33,913 Got something for ya! 1251 00:55:35,290 --> 00:55:36,958 Johnson: Whoo! 1252 00:55:38,460 --> 00:55:39,836 Yeah! 1253 00:55:42,630 --> 00:55:45,633 (funky music playing) 1254 00:55:45,717 --> 00:55:48,803 ♪ ♪