1 00:00:12,388 --> 00:00:14,074 Reporter 1: Do you care to comment on Paul Westhead? 2 00:00:14,098 --> 00:00:15,892 Reporter 2: Dr. Buss... 3 00:00:15,933 --> 00:00:17,517 Reporter 3: What are you gonna do about Westhead? 4 00:00:17,518 --> 00:00:19,062 Reporter 4: Are you trading Magic? 5 00:00:19,103 --> 00:00:20,646 Reporter 5: Who's it gonna be? 6 00:00:27,361 --> 00:00:28,738 Eddie Jordan: Yo, Riles! 7 00:00:28,780 --> 00:00:30,239 Talk to us, baby! 8 00:00:30,782 --> 00:00:32,926 - Man, what's really real? - Stop worrying about things. 9 00:00:32,950 --> 00:00:34,701 - Nah, there's no problem. - Norm Nixon: Hey, all I know is that 10 00:00:34,702 --> 00:00:36,513 this team ain't big enough for the both of them. 11 00:00:36,537 --> 00:00:39,373 -Somebody gotta go. So, is it Romeo or Juliet? -Guys... 12 00:00:39,415 --> 00:00:40,875 Fuckin' cut it out, alright? 13 00:00:40,917 --> 00:00:43,586 Alright, couple days, this thing's gonna blow over. 14 00:00:43,628 --> 00:00:46,047 I don't know, Riles, I don't know. 15 00:00:47,298 --> 00:00:49,342 Holy shit. 16 00:00:49,384 --> 00:00:52,845 There's a chill in the air, huh, Mikey? 17 00:00:52,887 --> 00:00:54,888 Hey? What's the story? Huh? 18 00:00:54,889 --> 00:00:57,683 Y-You hear from Sharman? Hm? You hear from Buss? 19 00:00:57,725 --> 00:00:59,519 Et tu, Pat? I'm disappointed. 20 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,729 Paul, y-you're not understanding. 21 00:01:01,771 --> 00:01:05,358 You gotta talk to management before this hits the fan, 22 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,444 - so they hear your side. - There are no sides. 23 00:01:08,486 --> 00:01:10,613 This is Earvin's petulance, okay? 24 00:01:10,655 --> 00:01:12,532 And, and he shot himself in the foot. 25 00:01:12,573 --> 00:01:15,952 Because now Buss either has to reprimand him publicly, 26 00:01:15,993 --> 00:01:18,871 or give him what he thinks he wants. So, either way, 27 00:01:18,913 --> 00:01:21,290 this blows over, and we win. 28 00:01:21,332 --> 00:01:24,293 - We win. - No, it doesn't work like that, Paul. 29 00:01:24,335 --> 00:01:26,105 Coach, if Magic gets traded, 30 00:01:26,129 --> 00:01:27,963 - are you gonna be in the hot seat? - Hot seat? 31 00:01:28,673 --> 00:01:30,925 We just won our fifth game in a row, fellas. 32 00:01:30,967 --> 00:01:33,094 Reporter: Buss and the kid seem pretty close. 33 00:01:33,136 --> 00:01:34,762 - Twenty-five million? - Gentlemen, 34 00:01:34,804 --> 00:01:37,265 we all know Earvin, okay? 35 00:01:37,306 --> 00:01:39,932 For all of his bluster, he is a sensitive soul. 36 00:01:39,933 --> 00:01:42,413 - Yeah, sensitive. - With a lot of growing up to do. 37 00:01:42,437 --> 00:01:45,271 He was having a poor game and he responded emotionally 38 00:01:45,272 --> 00:01:46,940 to the embarrassment of being taken to task. 39 00:01:46,941 --> 00:01:49,068 I wouldn't read much more into it than that. 40 00:01:49,110 --> 00:01:50,629 So, that's the reason for the meeting then, right? Is that... I mean, 41 00:01:50,653 --> 00:01:51,964 you're gonna slap him on the wrist? 42 00:01:51,988 --> 00:01:53,239 Meeting? 43 00:01:53,281 --> 00:01:55,158 - Reporter: Yeah, the meeting. - Of course. 44 00:01:55,199 --> 00:01:58,285 -What meeting is that? -With Buss. We heard he put out the APB. 45 00:01:58,286 --> 00:02:00,954 - Were you not invited? - The meeting with Buss? 46 00:02:00,955 --> 00:02:03,290 Of course, I was invited! I'll be there when we land. 47 00:02:05,126 --> 00:02:06,395 Squeezed out? I don't think it's... 48 00:02:06,419 --> 00:02:07,438 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Excuse us, Gentlemen. 49 00:02:07,462 --> 00:02:08,670 We have a schedule to keep to. 50 00:02:08,712 --> 00:02:10,088 Let's do it, Coach. 51 00:02:18,014 --> 00:02:19,807 Thank you, Cap. 52 00:02:20,975 --> 00:02:22,602 Appreciate you, Coach. 53 00:02:23,144 --> 00:02:24,784 - Don't we, fellas? - Player 1: Yeah, Cap! 54 00:02:24,812 --> 00:02:27,273 - Player 2: Yes, sir. - Player 3: Whoo! 55 00:02:27,315 --> 00:02:28,292 Reporter: How are you doing? 56 00:02:28,316 --> 00:02:29,626 Are you on the same page with Kareem? 57 00:02:29,650 --> 00:02:30,485 That's it? 58 00:02:31,486 --> 00:02:32,862 Oh, shh, shh. 59 00:02:51,839 --> 00:02:53,507 Y'all thought I was backing down? 60 00:02:53,508 --> 00:02:55,551 I meant what I said. 61 00:03:04,852 --> 00:03:06,020 ♪ There it is ♪ 62 00:03:08,689 --> 00:03:10,691 ♪ Yeah, ah, uh ♪ 63 00:03:10,733 --> 00:03:11,567 ♪ Yeah ♪ 64 00:03:11,609 --> 00:03:12,443 ♪ Okay ♪ 65 00:03:13,528 --> 00:03:14,862 ♪ Check it out ♪ 66 00:03:14,904 --> 00:03:17,031 ♪ Death to the pigs is my basic statement ♪ 67 00:03:17,073 --> 00:03:19,325 ♪ I spit street stories 'til I taste the pavement ♪ 68 00:03:19,367 --> 00:03:21,744 ♪ Tryin' to stay out the pen where we face enslavement ♪ 69 00:03:21,786 --> 00:03:24,163 ♪ Had a foolproof hustle 'til they traced the payments ♪ 70 00:03:24,205 --> 00:03:26,373 ♪ I was grippin' my palm around some shitty rum ♪ 71 00:03:26,374 --> 00:03:28,375 ♪ Tryin' to find psalm number 151 ♪ 72 00:03:28,376 --> 00:03:30,586 ♪ To forget what I'm owed, as I clutch the commode ♪ 73 00:03:30,628 --> 00:03:33,172 ♪ I read "Put down the bottle and come get the gun" ♪ 74 00:03:33,214 --> 00:03:35,883 ♪ Let's get off the chain like Kunta Kinte with a MAC-10 ♪ 75 00:03:35,925 --> 00:03:37,885 ♪ They want us gone like a dollar in a crack den ♪ 76 00:03:37,927 --> 00:03:40,053 ♪ Steadily subtractin' seeds and stems ♪ 77 00:03:40,054 --> 00:03:41,615 ♪ Mind cloudy through the wheeze and phlegm ♪ 78 00:03:41,639 --> 00:03:43,891 ♪ Numbin' my brain off of that and the Jesus hymns ♪ 79 00:03:43,933 --> 00:03:46,226 ♪ If we waiting for the time to fight, these is thems ♪ 80 00:03:46,227 --> 00:03:48,395 ♪ Tellin' us to relax while they ease it in ♪ 81 00:03:48,396 --> 00:03:49,564 ♪ We gettin greased again ♪ 82 00:03:49,605 --> 00:03:50,582 ♪ The truth I write is so cold ♪ 83 00:03:50,606 --> 00:03:52,191 ♪ It'd freeze my pen ♪ 84 00:03:52,233 --> 00:03:53,752 ♪ I'm Boots Riley it's a pleasure to meet you ♪ 85 00:03:53,776 --> 00:03:56,028 ♪ Never let they punk ass ever defeat you ♪ 86 00:03:56,070 --> 00:03:58,573 ♪ They got us on the corner wearin' pleather and see-thru ♪ 87 00:03:58,614 --> 00:04:00,908 ♪ All y'all's gold mines, they wanna deplete you ♪ 88 00:04:00,950 --> 00:04:03,243 ♪ I ain't just finna rap on the track, I finna clap on 'em back ♪ 89 00:04:03,244 --> 00:04:04,746 ♪ And it's been stackin' to that ♪ 90 00:04:04,787 --> 00:04:07,039 ♪ 500 years before Iceberg ever leaned back in the 'lac ♪ 91 00:04:07,081 --> 00:04:08,875 ♪ Before they told Rosa "Black in the back" ♪ 92 00:04:08,916 --> 00:04:11,794 ♪ Before the CIA told Ricky Ross to put crack in a sack ♪ 93 00:04:11,836 --> 00:04:13,796 ♪ And Gil Scott traded rappin' for smack ♪ 94 00:04:13,838 --> 00:04:15,607 ♪ This beat alone should get platinum plaques ♪ 95 00:04:15,631 --> 00:04:17,759 ♪ I'd rather see a million of us ecstatic to scrap ♪ 96 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:19,926 ♪ 'Cause if we bappin' 'em back we automatically stack ♪ 97 00:04:28,519 --> 00:04:31,481 I give that kid more money than God, 98 00:04:31,522 --> 00:04:33,316 and he turns around and stabs me in the back! 99 00:04:33,357 --> 00:04:36,110 Yeah, well, it ain't all him, you know. It's Shakespeare, too. 100 00:04:36,694 --> 00:04:38,278 I mean, I been tryin' to tell you. 101 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,090 - Bill Sharman: Jerry... - What? I mean, come on. 102 00:04:40,114 --> 00:04:41,300 The cat's out of the fuckin' bag, Bill. 103 00:04:41,324 --> 00:04:42,909 What the fuck is it with me and coaches? 104 00:04:42,950 --> 00:04:44,785 Jerry West: Yeah, well, 105 00:04:44,786 --> 00:04:46,621 we ain't sayin' Johnson's in the right, okay? 106 00:04:46,662 --> 00:04:47,747 But he ain't wrong either. 107 00:04:48,539 --> 00:04:50,958 I mean, we know Westhead was never the man. 108 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:52,919 He rode another man's coaster! Now, that coaster 109 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,439 - is going off the fuckin' rails. - Jerry Buss: We're not firing Paul. 110 00:04:55,463 --> 00:04:57,191 - Bill: What, you're trading Magic? - Hell no! 111 00:04:57,215 --> 00:04:58,632 Then numbnuts? 112 00:04:58,633 --> 00:05:01,427 We're not firing another fucking coach, guys! 113 00:05:01,469 --> 00:05:02,696 - Bill: I get it, I get it. - Okay, yeah. 114 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:03,930 You bet big on both of them. 115 00:05:03,971 --> 00:05:05,138 It's gonna be uncomfortable 116 00:05:05,139 --> 00:05:06,307 whichever way you go, 117 00:05:06,349 --> 00:05:07,493 but if Magic means what he says... 118 00:05:07,517 --> 00:05:10,603 I'm gonna talk to him. He got a little hot. 119 00:05:10,645 --> 00:05:12,772 He lost his temper, but he's gonna come to his senses. 120 00:05:12,814 --> 00:05:14,694 - Bill: And if he can't? - Jerry West: Or won't? 121 00:05:14,732 --> 00:05:16,609 I want him in my office 122 00:05:16,651 --> 00:05:18,212 as soon as that plane touches the fucking ground. 123 00:05:24,242 --> 00:05:26,202 Just over there. 124 00:05:26,244 --> 00:05:27,620 Paul Westhead: Hark! 125 00:05:27,662 --> 00:05:29,831 What light at yonder table breaks? 126 00:05:31,249 --> 00:05:32,708 - Dad? - Paul? 127 00:05:32,750 --> 00:05:34,335 What are you doing here? 128 00:05:34,377 --> 00:05:36,170 - Hi. - Paul: Came from the airport. 129 00:05:37,004 --> 00:05:38,816 It's not very often our daughter lets herself be seen 130 00:05:38,840 --> 00:05:39,920 with her old man in public. 131 00:05:40,717 --> 00:05:42,008 - Hi. - Hi. 132 00:05:42,009 --> 00:05:44,679 S-So everything's okay? With Magic? 133 00:05:45,763 --> 00:05:48,182 - Everything is fine. - You talked to him? 134 00:05:48,850 --> 00:05:49,851 Not yet. 135 00:05:52,270 --> 00:05:54,564 Hey, in my line of work, this kind of thing happens. 136 00:05:54,605 --> 00:05:56,709 Happens all the time, and you just don't hear about it. 137 00:05:56,733 --> 00:05:59,402 Th-This one hit the papers. 138 00:06:00,611 --> 00:06:02,195 Who wants chicken fried steak? 139 00:06:02,196 --> 00:06:03,698 Dad, you need to go. 140 00:06:03,740 --> 00:06:05,198 Cassie Westhead: Honey, let your father get some food. 141 00:06:05,199 --> 00:06:08,368 No! He needs to deal with this! Mom, 142 00:06:08,369 --> 00:06:11,164 Magic is more famous than Rick Springfield. Uh... 143 00:06:11,205 --> 00:06:13,040 - Paul: Okay. - This is all over the news. 144 00:06:13,082 --> 00:06:14,541 Two months of college, 145 00:06:14,542 --> 00:06:16,142 she already knows everything, apparently. 146 00:06:16,544 --> 00:06:19,713 Okay, hey, if I must account for my every move, 147 00:06:19,714 --> 00:06:22,215 I phoned from the airport. My appointment was delayed. 148 00:06:22,216 --> 00:06:25,177 - With Buss? - Yes, with Buss. 149 00:06:25,178 --> 00:06:26,637 Garcon! 150 00:06:27,472 --> 00:06:29,307 Sweetheart. Hey, look at me. 151 00:06:29,348 --> 00:06:31,058 They don't pay me what they pay me 152 00:06:31,059 --> 00:06:32,769 just to kick me to the curb, okay? 153 00:06:32,810 --> 00:06:34,562 This will all get sorted out. 154 00:06:36,230 --> 00:06:37,230 Monica Westhead: Dad. 155 00:06:37,231 --> 00:06:38,107 Yes. 156 00:06:38,149 --> 00:06:40,401 You're gonna get fired. 157 00:06:44,072 --> 00:06:46,740 Waiter: Welcome to the Hamlet. 158 00:06:46,741 --> 00:06:49,327 He's gonna have the chicken. 159 00:06:59,587 --> 00:07:01,297 Dr. Buss is in a meeting. 160 00:07:03,257 --> 00:07:04,258 With who? 161 00:07:05,134 --> 00:07:07,136 I'm not at liberty to say. 162 00:07:07,178 --> 00:07:09,262 Can you just let him know I'm here? 163 00:07:09,263 --> 00:07:10,807 He said no interruptions. 164 00:07:17,355 --> 00:07:18,439 I'll be in my office. 165 00:07:21,776 --> 00:07:24,945 Fellas, I'll lay you 10-to-1 he doesn't last a day! 166 00:07:24,946 --> 00:07:26,447 Oh. Hi, Paul. 167 00:07:27,281 --> 00:07:28,950 Bill: Hey, Paul. You're, uh... 168 00:07:29,867 --> 00:07:31,994 - You're early. - Am I? 169 00:07:37,708 --> 00:07:39,794 Yeah, I thought, I thought I would come down 170 00:07:39,836 --> 00:07:42,714 - so we could all, uh, so we could all powwow. - Mm-hmm. Yeah. 171 00:07:43,881 --> 00:07:45,800 About this bee in Magic's bonnet, 172 00:07:45,842 --> 00:07:48,845 make sure we're all singing the same tune. 173 00:07:48,886 --> 00:07:51,805 Uh, the boss is singing solo on this one. 174 00:07:51,806 --> 00:07:53,808 He's sittin' down with Earvin any minute now. 175 00:07:53,850 --> 00:07:55,976 - Mm-hmm. - Of course, he is. 176 00:07:56,644 --> 00:07:58,980 Yeah. Any idea what he's gonna say? 177 00:07:59,021 --> 00:08:01,941 I know as much as you do, Paul. 178 00:08:01,983 --> 00:08:03,483 We'll get with you in a couple hours, okay? 179 00:08:16,330 --> 00:08:17,749 Yeah! 180 00:08:21,419 --> 00:08:24,172 - Hey. - We, uh, came through the back. 181 00:08:24,213 --> 00:08:26,215 - Jerry Buss: Good. - Lon Rosen: Nobody saw us. 182 00:08:29,385 --> 00:08:31,721 - Jerry Buss: Beat it, Lon. - Lon: Yeah. 183 00:08:35,433 --> 00:08:38,351 Earvin... 184 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,024 - You should've come to me. - Earvin "Magic" Johnson: Mm. 185 00:08:43,066 --> 00:08:46,069 I did. You played me. 186 00:08:46,110 --> 00:08:48,028 We said we're gonna keep talking. We agreed. 187 00:08:48,029 --> 00:08:50,490 Mm... You said that. 188 00:08:50,531 --> 00:08:52,658 You're supposed to be my partner, Earvin. 189 00:08:53,284 --> 00:08:55,368 Yeah. Your silent partner. 190 00:08:55,369 --> 00:08:57,038 Just do as he's told. 191 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:58,581 Shut up and ball. 192 00:08:58,623 --> 00:09:00,083 Paul the real partner, though. 193 00:09:00,875 --> 00:09:02,210 Yeah. Get his way, 194 00:09:02,251 --> 00:09:03,891 but ain't the one that brought us a title. 195 00:09:04,212 --> 00:09:07,215 I will talk to him. Okay? 196 00:09:08,091 --> 00:09:11,219 And we are going to make this right. In the meantime, 197 00:09:11,260 --> 00:09:13,554 you're gonna put out a statement. 198 00:09:13,596 --> 00:09:16,349 "What was said was in the heat of competition. 199 00:09:16,391 --> 00:09:18,267 "Things got outta hand. I regret it. 200 00:09:18,309 --> 00:09:19,602 I wanna stay a Laker." 201 00:09:19,644 --> 00:09:21,038 And I'm gonna stand right beside you 202 00:09:21,062 --> 00:09:22,396 and say I forgive you 203 00:09:22,397 --> 00:09:25,065 - and I still love you like a son. - Magic: Mm. 204 00:09:25,066 --> 00:09:26,317 Mm-hmm... 205 00:09:27,318 --> 00:09:29,320 Then you ain't hearing me. 206 00:09:30,613 --> 00:09:33,116 I'm done playin' for that motherfucker. 207 00:09:34,158 --> 00:09:36,411 The rest be what it is. 208 00:09:37,495 --> 00:09:40,247 - So what you want? - I want you to cash 209 00:09:40,248 --> 00:09:42,083 your big fucking check and play nice! 210 00:09:42,125 --> 00:09:43,960 Let me ask you something. 211 00:09:44,001 --> 00:09:45,729 You think your father would be pouting like this? 212 00:09:45,753 --> 00:09:47,046 A man that worked his whole life 213 00:09:47,088 --> 00:09:48,631 for a fraction of what I'm giving you. 214 00:09:48,673 --> 00:09:51,384 - The fuck you gotta bring my father into this for? - Well?! 215 00:09:51,426 --> 00:09:53,302 Talk about your own fucked-up family! 216 00:09:53,344 --> 00:09:55,805 'Cause you too busy sticking your dick in anything that move! 217 00:09:55,847 --> 00:09:57,890 - Talking about a son! - You're a 20-year-old 218 00:09:57,932 --> 00:09:59,600 that I made a multi-millionaire! 219 00:09:59,642 --> 00:10:02,102 - Have some respect! - And I earned that shit! 220 00:10:02,103 --> 00:10:04,564 It wasn't 'cause you love me! 221 00:10:04,605 --> 00:10:06,065 Like a father! 222 00:10:06,107 --> 00:10:09,485 It's 'cause I'm the best player on this motherfucking team! 223 00:10:10,361 --> 00:10:13,113 That's the only reason why we standin' here talkin' right now! 224 00:10:13,114 --> 00:10:14,907 So let's talk! 225 00:10:14,949 --> 00:10:18,453 Westhead got us out there doing elementary school bullshit. 226 00:10:18,870 --> 00:10:21,414 We barely beating teams that we could be dominating! 227 00:10:22,165 --> 00:10:24,417 You told me being a leader came with this money, right? 228 00:10:24,459 --> 00:10:26,169 Yeah? 229 00:10:26,210 --> 00:10:29,964 Then why the fuck you ain't do shit when I came to you!? 230 00:10:32,717 --> 00:10:35,136 Bet you hear me now! 231 00:10:54,989 --> 00:10:57,158 Paul: Earvin. 232 00:11:06,209 --> 00:11:09,212 There are moments in life when lessons are learned. 233 00:11:11,255 --> 00:11:13,257 I want you to know... 234 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:17,845 I still believe in you. 235 00:11:21,349 --> 00:11:22,850 How 'bout that. 236 00:11:33,861 --> 00:11:35,863 Mary Lou: Dr. Buss will see you now. 237 00:11:46,207 --> 00:11:48,918 Paul: Busy morning, I'm guessing. 238 00:12:00,763 --> 00:12:03,057 If you're wondering what I'm thinking, uh... 239 00:12:04,058 --> 00:12:06,560 I say we give this a couple days. 240 00:12:06,561 --> 00:12:09,730 We let things simmer down. We let cooler heads prevail. 241 00:12:09,731 --> 00:12:11,691 We're lettin' you go, Paul. 242 00:12:11,733 --> 00:12:13,213 Paul: I don't think that's a good idea. 243 00:12:15,403 --> 00:12:17,697 You said that this was my team. 244 00:12:18,614 --> 00:12:20,414 So I'm just doing what you empowered me to do. 245 00:12:21,242 --> 00:12:22,909 And we came up with a way to win! 246 00:12:22,910 --> 00:12:24,495 I did! I came up with it! 247 00:12:26,122 --> 00:12:29,083 Look, I understand. I understand. You love Magic. 248 00:12:29,417 --> 00:12:31,585 But it takes a team to win. 249 00:12:31,586 --> 00:12:33,296 It's a team you're no longer a part of. 250 00:12:33,337 --> 00:12:35,590 You're making a big mistake! 251 00:12:37,675 --> 00:12:39,761 I understand that you have the right to fire me! 252 00:12:39,802 --> 00:12:42,555 I really do! I understand that because you're the boss. 253 00:12:42,597 --> 00:12:44,390 But, he cannot! 254 00:12:44,432 --> 00:12:45,933 He is just a player. 255 00:12:46,642 --> 00:12:47,977 And what you're doing right now 256 00:12:48,019 --> 00:12:49,913 is you're giving him power above the greater whole. 257 00:12:49,937 --> 00:12:52,899 This is his handiwork. He is forcing your hand. 258 00:12:52,940 --> 00:12:54,442 Me. 259 00:12:54,484 --> 00:12:56,694 This is me, Paul. 260 00:12:58,321 --> 00:13:01,115 This is my team. 261 00:13:02,116 --> 00:13:03,910 - You failed. - I failed? 262 00:13:03,951 --> 00:13:06,286 You lost in the first round. 263 00:13:06,287 --> 00:13:08,498 I won a fucking championship. 264 00:13:09,457 --> 00:13:11,959 I appreciate your contribution. 265 00:13:14,379 --> 00:13:16,464 Oh, fuck! 266 00:13:18,299 --> 00:13:20,134 Thank you. Thank you so much. 267 00:13:29,852 --> 00:13:32,313 I'ma... I have one question. 268 00:13:35,525 --> 00:13:36,651 Who's it gonna be? 269 00:13:38,820 --> 00:13:41,488 Me? Oh, fuck no! No! 270 00:13:41,489 --> 00:13:44,200 No! It's a big fucking N-O! Hell, no! No. 271 00:13:44,242 --> 00:13:47,012 - Bill: Jerry... - No, I ain't fuckin' doin' it, Bill, you motherfucker. 272 00:13:47,036 --> 00:13:49,122 Come on! I got a whole fuckin' brigade of men! 273 00:13:49,163 --> 00:13:50,706 Qualified men who want the fuckin' job! 274 00:13:50,748 --> 00:13:52,476 Jerry Buss: Jerry, we've been down that road before. 275 00:13:52,500 --> 00:13:54,794 Hell, I've been down 'em all. Alright? 276 00:13:54,836 --> 00:13:57,547 They get shot, they fall off their fucking bikes, 277 00:13:57,588 --> 00:14:00,049 they choke in the first round, and they all lead back to you! 278 00:14:00,091 --> 00:14:01,634 Now, I'm not religious, 279 00:14:01,676 --> 00:14:03,737 but I think God might be trying to tell you something! 280 00:14:03,761 --> 00:14:06,556 Well, God ain't my fucking friend. Okay? No. 281 00:14:07,265 --> 00:14:09,058 Bill: Think of the team, Jerry. 282 00:14:09,100 --> 00:14:10,369 - Can't hear you, Bill. - We're in the middle 283 00:14:10,393 --> 00:14:11,686 of a season. We need continuity. 284 00:14:11,728 --> 00:14:13,146 - Jerry West: No. - Jerry. 285 00:14:13,187 --> 00:14:14,856 How are you gonna feel 286 00:14:14,897 --> 00:14:17,023 watching the Celtics steal another trophy? 287 00:14:17,024 --> 00:14:19,192 You are a mean motherfucker. That's a low blow. 288 00:14:19,193 --> 00:14:20,820 Well, that's where this is headed. 289 00:14:21,195 --> 00:14:22,697 And you know it. 290 00:14:23,406 --> 00:14:26,367 Now, we can get this monkey off our back. 291 00:14:26,409 --> 00:14:28,369 Once and for all! 292 00:14:28,411 --> 00:14:29,912 Your team needs you! 293 00:14:32,457 --> 00:14:34,708 - Oh, ple... No! Don't do that! - I need you. 294 00:14:36,210 --> 00:14:38,379 Jerry, I'm fucking begging you. 295 00:14:39,589 --> 00:14:41,674 And I'm not asking for forever, by the way, 296 00:14:41,716 --> 00:14:44,343 but we have a game tomorrow! 297 00:14:44,385 --> 00:14:47,638 And your Los Angeles Lakers need a fuckin' coach. 298 00:14:59,275 --> 00:15:00,735 Hey! 299 00:15:01,903 --> 00:15:02,904 It's a big day. 300 00:15:04,989 --> 00:15:07,241 Brass is in town, kiddo. 301 00:15:07,283 --> 00:15:10,036 Big team needs a new manager. 302 00:15:10,787 --> 00:15:14,457 Your old man is goin' back to the big show. 303 00:15:19,962 --> 00:15:21,122 Fuck! Fuck. 304 00:15:22,465 --> 00:15:23,758 Paul: Hey, Pat. 305 00:15:25,426 --> 00:15:26,427 You know, I was, uh... 306 00:15:28,429 --> 00:15:31,432 I was thinking about the day my dad got fired. 307 00:15:37,605 --> 00:15:40,108 Spent his life chasing that gig. 308 00:15:42,193 --> 00:15:44,362 Hell of a coach, too. 309 00:15:51,202 --> 00:15:53,204 Look where it got him. 310 00:15:59,293 --> 00:16:01,337 Fuck. 311 00:16:01,379 --> 00:16:02,630 Paul: They can you, too? 312 00:16:04,632 --> 00:16:07,135 Yeah. Bill called. 313 00:16:09,387 --> 00:16:11,389 He said they wanted to see me. 314 00:16:13,641 --> 00:16:16,436 We had a hell of a run. 315 00:16:16,477 --> 00:16:18,478 Yeah. Better than most. 316 00:16:20,982 --> 00:16:23,151 You saw this coming, didn't you? 317 00:16:25,862 --> 00:16:28,156 Why didn't you stop me? 318 00:16:34,495 --> 00:16:36,038 Pat. 319 00:16:38,666 --> 00:16:41,169 I am so sorry that I screwed up your shot. 320 00:16:41,878 --> 00:16:43,421 Not your fault. 321 00:16:45,256 --> 00:16:47,800 Okay. It is. 322 00:16:48,342 --> 00:16:50,845 - Yeah. - But, uh... 323 00:16:53,097 --> 00:16:55,600 You gave it to me, too, so... 324 00:16:56,851 --> 00:16:58,686 thank you, Paul. 325 00:17:03,775 --> 00:17:04,816 Yep. 326 00:17:04,859 --> 00:17:06,194 Yep. 327 00:17:30,593 --> 00:17:32,595 You got options... 328 00:17:34,806 --> 00:17:37,850 - positive solution. - Bill: There he is. 329 00:17:37,892 --> 00:17:39,894 - Pat: Hey. Oh, hey. Hey. - There you are! Come on! 330 00:17:39,936 --> 00:17:41,896 This way. Come on. Come on. 331 00:17:46,734 --> 00:17:48,694 Thought we were seeing Buss. 332 00:17:48,736 --> 00:17:50,738 We are. 333 00:17:54,242 --> 00:17:56,076 What is this, huh? 334 00:17:56,077 --> 00:17:58,097 -Is it a gangland hit? Where are you taking me? -No, no, no. 335 00:17:58,121 --> 00:17:59,705 Buss wants to do it in the press room. 336 00:17:59,747 --> 00:18:01,207 What? No, no. You're kidding me. 337 00:18:01,249 --> 00:18:02,875 No, he's gonna just trot me out there 338 00:18:02,917 --> 00:18:05,085 - and fire me in front of everyone? - You're stayin' on. 339 00:18:05,086 --> 00:18:06,921 - I am? - Yeah! 340 00:18:06,963 --> 00:18:08,756 - In what capacity? - The coaching kind. 341 00:18:08,798 --> 00:18:11,759 - Yeah, we're working out the details. - Me?! 342 00:18:11,801 --> 00:18:13,760 - He's real excited. - Him?! 343 00:18:13,761 --> 00:18:16,430 Oh, shit. Jesus, Jerry. Jerry, Jesus! 344 00:18:16,431 --> 00:18:18,117 Pat, Pat, Pat! Don't jack me off just yet, okay? 345 00:18:18,141 --> 00:18:20,309 It's a crap job waitin' for the axe to fall. 346 00:18:20,351 --> 00:18:22,287 Yeah, we got feelers out for a permanent replacement, 347 00:18:22,311 --> 00:18:24,957 - so you have a few games to show us what you can do. - Okay, you got it. 348 00:18:24,981 --> 00:18:27,483 - Hey! - Okay. You got your guy? 349 00:18:27,525 --> 00:18:29,277 Our guy. The guy. I'm just the other guy. 350 00:18:29,318 --> 00:18:31,611 You're the guy accountable. 351 00:18:31,612 --> 00:18:33,072 - Which one of us is... - Him! - You! 352 00:18:33,114 --> 00:18:35,283 - The guy? - Lon: Guys? 353 00:18:35,324 --> 00:18:36,950 - Uh, press is getting a little restless. - Okay. 354 00:18:36,951 --> 00:18:38,411 Let's go. 355 00:18:38,453 --> 00:18:40,287 Jerry West: Guess we're all just the fuckin' goddamn guy. 356 00:18:40,288 --> 00:18:41,914 - Bill: Fuck that, huh? - Uh, hey, Bill? 357 00:18:41,956 --> 00:18:45,501 Hey. I'm confused. A-Am I the coach? 358 00:18:45,543 --> 00:18:47,628 Guess we'll find out. Come on. 359 00:18:53,718 --> 00:18:55,469 Jerry Buss: I'm gonna make a statement, 360 00:18:55,470 --> 00:18:57,096 and I need your attention. 361 00:18:57,138 --> 00:18:59,515 So, uh... 362 00:18:59,557 --> 00:19:02,727 As some of you may have heard, 363 00:19:03,311 --> 00:19:06,773 Paul Westhead is no longer head coach for the Lakers. 364 00:19:08,816 --> 00:19:12,320 I-I have appointed Jerry West 365 00:19:12,361 --> 00:19:14,654 as offensive captain for the team, 366 00:19:14,655 --> 00:19:17,366 and his duties will begin immediately. 367 00:19:17,408 --> 00:19:20,327 Doctor, what is an offensive captain? 368 00:19:20,328 --> 00:19:21,996 Reporter: What does that mean? 369 00:19:22,038 --> 00:19:25,124 He'll be coaching, uh, primarily on offense. 370 00:19:25,166 --> 00:19:27,210 - So who's the defense? - What is this, football? 371 00:19:27,251 --> 00:19:30,671 Is there a special teams coach? 372 00:19:30,713 --> 00:19:32,316 Jerry Buss: Fuck you, Fred. 373 00:19:32,340 --> 00:19:34,008 What about Pat Riley? 374 00:19:34,050 --> 00:19:36,010 Pat Riley will stay on as coach. 375 00:19:36,052 --> 00:19:37,929 - Reporter 2: Does that mean head coach? - No. 376 00:19:38,513 --> 00:19:40,680 - Then what is he? - Who's the head coach? 377 00:19:40,681 --> 00:19:42,441 Reporter 3: What does that mean? I'm confused. 378 00:19:44,185 --> 00:19:47,146 You know, I... 379 00:19:47,188 --> 00:19:50,441 I specifically did not, uh... 380 00:19:51,609 --> 00:19:53,194 make someone head coach 381 00:19:53,236 --> 00:19:55,405 and make someone else assistant coach. 382 00:19:55,446 --> 00:19:56,363 Reporter 4: Why? 383 00:19:56,364 --> 00:19:58,366 I did it just as I... 384 00:19:59,867 --> 00:20:02,869 just as I just announced, i-intentionally. 385 00:20:02,870 --> 00:20:04,223 Reporter 5: So are they co-coaches? 386 00:20:05,873 --> 00:20:07,083 Uh... 387 00:20:08,876 --> 00:20:11,587 You know, I feel that Pat is capable of running the team. 388 00:20:11,629 --> 00:20:13,548 I wanna say that. Uh... 389 00:20:14,716 --> 00:20:17,260 I just felt, however, that we needed 390 00:20:17,301 --> 00:20:19,512 a new offensive coach. 391 00:20:19,554 --> 00:20:22,890 I asked Jerry to take on that role, 392 00:20:23,725 --> 00:20:25,059 and... 393 00:20:28,062 --> 00:20:29,397 fortunately... 394 00:20:31,399 --> 00:20:33,860 Jerry said yes. He agreed, so, uh... 395 00:20:33,901 --> 00:20:35,903 Okay. Thank you. 396 00:20:35,945 --> 00:20:38,298 - Thank you, Jeff. - Dr. Buss, there's a game tomorrow night. 397 00:20:38,322 --> 00:20:39,741 That game will end. 398 00:20:39,782 --> 00:20:42,869 Will both coaches come out and talk to us? 399 00:20:42,910 --> 00:20:45,079 Well, that is something we have discussed. 400 00:20:46,831 --> 00:20:48,583 I mean, who picks the starting lineup? 401 00:20:48,624 --> 00:20:49,560 Reporter 6: Yeah, exactly. 402 00:20:49,584 --> 00:20:50,917 Well, generally in basketball, 403 00:20:50,918 --> 00:20:52,128 it's the coach. 404 00:20:54,005 --> 00:20:56,483 Th-That's one of those questions that, uh, is gonna be revealed to us 405 00:20:56,507 --> 00:20:58,091 as we move forward. 406 00:20:58,092 --> 00:21:01,054 Uh, the delineation of specific duties 407 00:21:01,095 --> 00:21:04,097 is gonna be something that is gonna require some, 408 00:21:04,098 --> 00:21:05,600 you know... 409 00:21:05,641 --> 00:21:08,644 live-and-learn type of scenarios, et cetera, et cetera. 410 00:21:08,686 --> 00:21:12,148 You know, a-at this moment, I think it's probably best for, 411 00:21:12,190 --> 00:21:14,441 for Jerry to say a few words. So, uh, Jerry West, 412 00:21:14,442 --> 00:21:17,236 why don't you talk, uh, give us some more insights on this. 413 00:21:17,278 --> 00:21:19,322 Jerry West, everybody. 414 00:21:19,363 --> 00:21:22,116 Go straighten this shit out! 415 00:21:32,794 --> 00:21:35,463 Y-You look forward to coaching again, Jer? 416 00:21:35,505 --> 00:21:36,923 Come on! Come on! 417 00:21:36,964 --> 00:21:38,317 Reporter 7: Do you miss working with the players? 418 00:21:38,341 --> 00:21:39,675 Jesus fuckin' Christ! 419 00:21:39,717 --> 00:21:41,134 Jerry, have you thought about the fact 420 00:21:41,135 --> 00:21:42,803 that the Celtics are reigning champs? 421 00:21:42,804 --> 00:21:44,972 And are you looking forward to another finals re... 422 00:21:45,014 --> 00:21:47,307 Fuck! 423 00:21:50,645 --> 00:21:53,648 Uh, I'm gonna... I'm gon'... I'm gonna... 424 00:21:53,689 --> 00:21:56,149 I'd like to clear up one small matter first. 425 00:21:56,150 --> 00:21:58,111 Okay? 426 00:21:58,152 --> 00:22:01,114 I will be working for Pat Riley. 427 00:22:01,155 --> 00:22:02,489 I-Is that with or for? 428 00:22:02,490 --> 00:22:06,035 That's a... That's with and for. 429 00:22:06,077 --> 00:22:08,996 Ho-Ho-Ho-Hopefully, 430 00:22:09,038 --> 00:22:10,832 that won't be too long-range. 431 00:22:10,873 --> 00:22:12,500 Reporter 8: Meaning? Meaning what? 432 00:22:12,542 --> 00:22:16,129 Pat? 433 00:22:24,721 --> 00:22:26,513 Alright, hold on, hold on, hold on. I can't... 434 00:22:26,514 --> 00:22:29,642 Reporter 9: Pat! Pat, will you take questions? 435 00:22:29,684 --> 00:22:31,685 Uh, yeah, I have a few of my own, 436 00:22:31,686 --> 00:22:33,312 but yeah, sure. 437 00:22:33,354 --> 00:22:35,523 Reporter 10: Have you thought about any assistants? 438 00:22:35,773 --> 00:22:37,567 Assistant? Uh... 439 00:22:37,608 --> 00:22:39,485 I'm just thinking about lunch, you know. 440 00:22:39,527 --> 00:22:42,280 Look, uh... 441 00:22:44,031 --> 00:22:46,242 It's not been a very fun day for me. 442 00:22:49,370 --> 00:22:51,539 Paul is a friend. 443 00:22:53,541 --> 00:22:55,043 And, uh... 444 00:22:58,046 --> 00:23:02,008 You know, sometimes it takes a left hook to get you going. 445 00:23:02,050 --> 00:23:05,845 And I think, uh, we've all been dealt that kind of blow. 446 00:23:06,554 --> 00:23:09,450 - Reporter: So, in-in your eyes, are you making the decisions? - Reporter 2: Would you say 447 00:23:09,474 --> 00:23:11,559 you're head coach, interim coach, or assistant coach? 448 00:23:11,601 --> 00:23:13,287 - Reporter 3: Pat, are you the head coach? - You're the coach. 449 00:23:13,311 --> 00:23:14,604 And the only fuckin' coach. 450 00:23:14,979 --> 00:23:18,608 Hey! Hey, Pat! Hey, Pat! You gonna keep combing your hair all funny? 451 00:23:18,649 --> 00:23:20,777 Why, you like it? 452 00:23:22,070 --> 00:23:24,072 Jerry Buss: That was great. Thank you, guys! 453 00:23:24,113 --> 00:23:27,240 We'll talk some more! We'll talk some more! 454 00:23:44,258 --> 00:23:45,301 Riles! 455 00:23:45,343 --> 00:23:47,220 Huh? Oh! Fuckin' damn! 456 00:23:47,261 --> 00:23:49,347 Look at you, huh? 457 00:23:49,764 --> 00:23:52,600 A head coach, if ever I've seen one. 458 00:23:52,642 --> 00:23:54,477 Okay. 459 00:23:54,519 --> 00:23:56,979 - Now, remember what I said. - What's that? 460 00:23:57,021 --> 00:23:59,315 I'll be there, on the bench. 461 00:23:59,357 --> 00:24:01,234 I'll work with you in case you want my advice, 462 00:24:01,275 --> 00:24:03,444 but that's it. That's all. Okay? 463 00:24:03,486 --> 00:24:05,363 - Appreciate it. - A Tonto to your Ranger. 464 00:24:05,947 --> 00:24:08,116 Okay, so don't be gettin' ejected from no games... 465 00:24:08,157 --> 00:24:09,950 - Okay. - 'cause guess who won't be there? 466 00:24:09,951 --> 00:24:12,120 Old West, that's who. 467 00:24:12,161 --> 00:24:14,098 Let 'em know where we are, fellas! We're at the Forum! 468 00:24:14,122 --> 00:24:16,791 We're at home! Come on! Where are you? Coop! Coop, screens! 469 00:24:16,833 --> 00:24:18,625 I want you to focus on 'em! Fight fuckin' through 'em! 470 00:24:18,626 --> 00:24:20,169 You find your man! You find your man! 471 00:24:20,211 --> 00:24:22,129 Wilkes! I don't wanna see that fuckin' shit from last week. 472 00:24:22,130 --> 00:24:23,673 - You be on your toes! - Yes. 473 00:24:23,715 --> 00:24:25,842 Or you'll be on the fuckin' bench with me, you got it? 474 00:24:25,883 --> 00:24:27,135 Cap! 475 00:24:29,137 --> 00:24:31,431 You have a good game, okay? 476 00:24:31,472 --> 00:24:33,701 What the fuck you doin' back here lookin' mousey for, Riles? 477 00:24:33,725 --> 00:24:36,018 Get in there! Don't be afraid to light these fuckers up. 478 00:24:36,060 --> 00:24:38,478 Let 'em know who's boss! Okay? Especially Johnson. 479 00:24:38,479 --> 00:24:39,856 At the right moment, you find him, 480 00:24:39,897 --> 00:24:41,441 you take him aside, you let him know 481 00:24:41,482 --> 00:24:43,001 you're not gonna be his whipping boy, okay? 482 00:24:43,025 --> 00:24:45,528 - Like you know who. - You sure about that? 483 00:24:45,570 --> 00:24:48,156 - What? - I'm kidding. I'm just yours. 484 00:24:48,197 --> 00:24:50,949 Come on. Hey, guys! Come on! Bring it in! 485 00:24:50,950 --> 00:24:53,387 Bring it in, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go. 486 00:24:53,411 --> 00:24:55,055 This is a special moment, right? I want you to look me in the eyes. 487 00:24:55,079 --> 00:24:57,373 You know me, and I know you. 488 00:24:57,415 --> 00:24:59,625 And we all know how this team plays its best. 489 00:24:59,667 --> 00:25:01,210 Free and easy. Loose, fun. 490 00:25:01,836 --> 00:25:04,672 I want everyone to just go out there 491 00:25:04,714 --> 00:25:07,300 and wing it. Just like I am, alright? 492 00:25:07,341 --> 00:25:09,635 Let's just go have some fun and wing it, alright? 493 00:25:09,677 --> 00:25:11,387 Wing it on three. Let's go. 494 00:25:11,429 --> 00:25:12,698 - One, two, three. - All: Wing it! 495 00:25:16,726 --> 00:25:18,853 It's showtime, baby! Let's go! 496 00:25:20,521 --> 00:25:22,207 Let's take it out there! Dominate that fuckin' paint! 497 00:25:22,231 --> 00:25:24,192 Let's go! Come on, come on, come on! 498 00:25:24,233 --> 00:25:28,154 Larry McKay : Ladies and gentlemen, your Los Angeles Lakers! 499 00:25:31,699 --> 00:25:33,493 Fan 1: You suck, Magic! 500 00:25:35,912 --> 00:25:37,871 Fan 2: 25 million dollar crybaby! 501 00:25:37,872 --> 00:25:39,582 Fan 3: Magic sucks! 502 00:25:39,624 --> 00:25:41,375 Fan 4: Boo for 32! 503 00:25:42,919 --> 00:25:44,378 Hey, fuck 'em. 504 00:25:44,379 --> 00:25:46,380 Come on, brother. Let's show 'em what we can do. 505 00:25:53,888 --> 00:25:55,616 Announcer : Big win for the Lakers tonight. 506 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:57,100 Magic Johnson was dazzling, 507 00:25:57,141 --> 00:26:00,728 but you wouldn't know it from the crowd's response. 508 00:26:00,770 --> 00:26:03,731 I can't believe it. A winning coach is fired 509 00:26:03,773 --> 00:26:06,067 because an overpaid, spoiled-rotten superstar 510 00:26:06,109 --> 00:26:08,027 has a temper tantrum? 511 00:26:08,069 --> 00:26:10,405 Magic Johnson does perform magic tricks. 512 00:26:10,446 --> 00:26:12,365 He makes coaches disappear. 513 00:26:12,407 --> 00:26:15,575 Announcer : Who's supposed to keep this kid in line now? Pat Riley? 514 00:26:15,576 --> 00:26:18,579 - Magic: You got it, Riles. - Guys! Fuck. 515 00:26:18,621 --> 00:26:21,415 Announcer : You see Kareem out there last night? Checked out. 516 00:26:23,584 --> 00:26:26,086 Jim Murray: Un-American. Bolshevik. 517 00:26:26,087 --> 00:26:28,089 Jerry Buss, you, sir, are an unfit owner, 518 00:26:28,131 --> 00:26:30,591 a disgrace to sports, 519 00:26:30,633 --> 00:26:33,636 and you deserve everything you got coming to you. 520 00:26:33,678 --> 00:26:35,262 ♪ ...there's only you and I ♪ 521 00:26:35,263 --> 00:26:38,432 ♪ There ain't nothing come between us in the end ♪ 522 00:26:38,433 --> 00:26:40,643 Fuck! 523 00:26:40,685 --> 00:26:43,563 Why are you still reading that shit? 524 00:26:43,604 --> 00:26:45,314 It's not shit. It's Jim Murray. 525 00:26:45,356 --> 00:26:46,756 Honey Kaplan: He sounds like a shit. 526 00:26:47,442 --> 00:26:49,169 He's one of the most respected writers in the country. 527 00:26:49,193 --> 00:26:50,278 Everybody reads him. 528 00:26:50,945 --> 00:26:51,988 You think he's right? 529 00:26:52,864 --> 00:26:54,115 No, I don't think he's right. 530 00:26:54,157 --> 00:26:56,117 I did what I had to do. I had no choice. 531 00:26:56,159 --> 00:26:58,244 But he's calling me a fucking clown! 532 00:26:58,286 --> 00:26:59,972 Okay, well, so what did he call you last year, Buss? 533 00:26:59,996 --> 00:27:01,330 A genius? It's just... 534 00:27:01,372 --> 00:27:03,374 It's my name! Okay? 535 00:27:05,001 --> 00:27:07,045 Fuck. 536 00:27:08,337 --> 00:27:09,380 Goddammit. 537 00:27:17,638 --> 00:27:19,640 Don't be mad. 538 00:27:26,355 --> 00:27:29,484 - I didn't ask for this engagement ring. - I'm sorry. 539 00:27:29,525 --> 00:27:32,737 - I'm sorry. - If you want me to wear it, 540 00:27:34,322 --> 00:27:37,492 then I need you to remember that all of 541 00:27:37,533 --> 00:27:40,536 this shit... 542 00:27:41,996 --> 00:27:43,623 isn't real. 543 00:27:43,664 --> 00:27:46,667 And it doesn't matter. 544 00:27:49,003 --> 00:27:49,921 I love you. 545 00:27:53,674 --> 00:27:55,676 - I'm sorry. - It's okay. 546 00:28:08,106 --> 00:28:10,108 Damn. 547 00:28:11,901 --> 00:28:14,404 Deejay : Everybody out there, strap your skates on 548 00:28:14,445 --> 00:28:16,989 and get out there. It's all-skate! 549 00:28:17,031 --> 00:28:18,491 ♪ Let's groove tonight ♪ 550 00:28:18,533 --> 00:28:20,701 Jerry Buss: Oh, Captain, my Captain! 551 00:28:20,743 --> 00:28:23,036 - Cheryl Pistono: Hi, Doctor! - Honey : Hi! 552 00:28:23,037 --> 00:28:25,748 Oh, my God! That rock! 553 00:28:25,790 --> 00:28:26,706 - Yeah. - Come on, baby. 554 00:28:26,707 --> 00:28:28,209 He promises I can sell it 555 00:28:28,251 --> 00:28:30,378 after the wedding and give the money to the ANC, right? 556 00:28:30,420 --> 00:28:33,005 Alright, you revolutionaries, you promenade. 557 00:28:33,047 --> 00:28:34,715 Captain's on my dance card! 558 00:28:34,716 --> 00:28:36,050 Oh God. I love coming here. 559 00:28:36,092 --> 00:28:38,218 ♪ It's alright, alright ♪ 560 00:28:38,219 --> 00:28:40,054 You're pretty nimble on those puppies! 561 00:28:41,222 --> 00:28:42,682 ♪ Let this groove... ♪ 562 00:28:42,724 --> 00:28:45,601 Yeah. A little balance, a little boogie, am I right? 563 00:28:45,643 --> 00:28:48,354 ♪ Alright, alright ♪ 564 00:28:48,396 --> 00:28:50,064 I don't wanna let you go. 565 00:28:51,232 --> 00:28:52,900 You fired my coach. 566 00:28:53,609 --> 00:28:56,529 Well, my coach, and it was a difficult decision. 567 00:28:56,571 --> 00:28:58,406 But all my advisers were unanimous, so... 568 00:28:59,490 --> 00:29:00,783 Including Earvin? 569 00:29:01,909 --> 00:29:03,911 ♪ All night ♪ 570 00:29:03,953 --> 00:29:05,371 Look, Kareem. 571 00:29:06,414 --> 00:29:08,583 I know I stepped on some toes with Earvin's deal. 572 00:29:10,460 --> 00:29:12,396 Now, I'm sorry about that. I coulda handled that rollout 573 00:29:12,420 --> 00:29:13,671 a lot better in particular. 574 00:29:14,255 --> 00:29:16,591 What can I say? The kid's like a son to me! 575 00:29:16,632 --> 00:29:19,343 Kareem, you're the father of this team. 576 00:29:19,969 --> 00:29:22,554 That's why I wanna roll you outta here 577 00:29:22,555 --> 00:29:24,432 as the highest-paid man in sports. 578 00:29:24,474 --> 00:29:27,602 Two and a half million plus access to the Forum. 579 00:29:27,643 --> 00:29:30,813 You can book any act you want, and you keep the gate. 580 00:29:30,855 --> 00:29:33,608 That's gonna net you at least another three million right there. 581 00:29:33,649 --> 00:29:36,152 Nobody's got that! Not Earvin, not nobody! 582 00:29:37,111 --> 00:29:38,613 You misunderstood me. 583 00:29:38,654 --> 00:29:40,281 You think I envy him. 584 00:29:41,199 --> 00:29:42,992 Oh, on the contrary. 585 00:29:43,034 --> 00:29:44,785 I'm sure you got him alone just like this. 586 00:29:44,786 --> 00:29:46,913 Just a kid with a couple of years of college 587 00:29:46,954 --> 00:29:48,849 - against a seasoned businessman. - Oh, come on, now. 588 00:29:48,873 --> 00:29:50,500 That's not fair. He came to me. 589 00:29:50,541 --> 00:29:52,293 And you took advantage. 590 00:29:52,335 --> 00:29:55,338 - He's naive. - Well, I'm giving him 25 million dollars. 591 00:29:55,380 --> 00:29:57,798 Giving? 592 00:29:57,799 --> 00:29:59,425 You're giving him a life sentence. 593 00:29:59,467 --> 00:30:01,468 And in five years, you and I both know 594 00:30:01,469 --> 00:30:03,221 that'll be an average salary. In 10 years, 595 00:30:03,262 --> 00:30:04,323 he'll be feeling like a fool. 596 00:30:04,347 --> 00:30:06,974 My problem is with you. 597 00:30:07,016 --> 00:30:09,727 The selfishness, the superficiality. 598 00:30:10,311 --> 00:30:11,854 I honestly wondered what was keeping me 599 00:30:11,896 --> 00:30:13,481 from signing that extension. 600 00:30:13,523 --> 00:30:15,316 So, thank you 'cause now I know. 601 00:30:16,067 --> 00:30:17,527 It's you. 602 00:30:17,568 --> 00:30:20,153 ♪ Stand up, alright ♪ 603 00:30:20,154 --> 00:30:22,990 ♪ Let this groove ♪ 604 00:30:23,032 --> 00:30:24,992 ♪ Get you to move... ♪ 605 00:30:27,995 --> 00:30:29,414 Hey! You're blocking me in. 606 00:30:29,872 --> 00:30:32,875 I know! I wanted to talk to you! Come here. 607 00:30:32,917 --> 00:30:34,167 Jeanie Buss: No... 608 00:30:34,168 --> 00:30:37,171 Could you move your car? I gotta get to work! 609 00:30:40,675 --> 00:30:42,510 Honey: I wanted to ask you 610 00:30:42,552 --> 00:30:44,804 if you wouldn't mind 611 00:30:44,846 --> 00:30:48,515 going easy on your father. He's... 612 00:30:48,516 --> 00:30:50,684 under so much pressure right now. 613 00:30:50,685 --> 00:30:53,688 I think what he needs most... 614 00:30:54,897 --> 00:30:58,526 is his two favorite girls' love and support. 615 00:30:59,110 --> 00:31:01,654 - Have some. - No, thank you. 616 00:31:01,696 --> 00:31:04,865 Everything that's going on with the team, 617 00:31:04,866 --> 00:31:08,786 all the mishegoss, the whole coaching thing, it's... 618 00:31:09,370 --> 00:31:11,205 It's really taking a toll on him. 619 00:31:13,374 --> 00:31:16,377 Look, I know it must feel like I came out of nowhere. 620 00:31:17,378 --> 00:31:21,090 You walk through the door, she's playing Monopoly... 621 00:31:22,633 --> 00:31:24,719 I get it. 622 00:31:25,928 --> 00:31:28,890 I really, really get it, Jean-bean. 623 00:31:30,141 --> 00:31:32,393 I want you to feel like... 624 00:31:33,394 --> 00:31:36,064 you can come to me any time you want. 625 00:31:41,527 --> 00:31:44,238 I'm marrying your father. 626 00:31:45,156 --> 00:31:47,408 I know. I picked out the ring. 627 00:31:48,993 --> 00:31:51,912 Now can you move your car? I gotta get to work! 628 00:32:03,091 --> 00:32:05,593 Hey, can you tell your girlfriend... 629 00:32:05,635 --> 00:32:06,761 Oh, hey. Where's my dad? 630 00:32:07,845 --> 00:32:09,097 They said he wasn't coming in, 631 00:32:09,138 --> 00:32:11,766 so we was just using his office. 632 00:32:12,183 --> 00:32:14,644 Hey! Is this the new campaign? 633 00:32:14,685 --> 00:32:17,480 I'm feelin' 7-Up already. 634 00:32:17,522 --> 00:32:19,774 It was gonna be. 635 00:32:20,691 --> 00:32:22,443 Now, they all "wait and see." 636 00:32:23,319 --> 00:32:26,364 Eh, 7-Up sucks anyways. 637 00:32:27,782 --> 00:32:30,618 My own fault, though. Shoulda let shit be. 638 00:32:31,285 --> 00:32:34,580 We was winning. Don't gotta be fun. 639 00:32:35,123 --> 00:32:37,667 Dude gave me all the money there is, 640 00:32:37,708 --> 00:32:41,045 - and I go smack him upside the head with it. - You're my hero. 641 00:32:45,299 --> 00:32:46,801 I just mean 'cause you... 642 00:32:47,385 --> 00:32:48,886 stood up to him. 643 00:32:50,471 --> 00:32:51,472 You know? 644 00:32:51,889 --> 00:32:54,392 Just glad somebody fucking did for once. 645 00:32:56,310 --> 00:32:59,439 And he can't do anything about it. 646 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:02,734 He can't bully you, can't beat you down. 647 00:33:04,736 --> 00:33:06,154 I'm sure he tried to guilt you. 648 00:33:06,195 --> 00:33:08,698 Oh, yeah. He tried. 649 00:33:08,740 --> 00:33:11,242 - Did do that. - But all his tricks fell flat. 650 00:33:16,914 --> 00:33:19,125 Thank you. 651 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,549 You're welcome. 652 00:33:33,347 --> 00:33:35,743 Announcer : Lakers drop their third of the last four games. 653 00:33:35,767 --> 00:33:37,560 I said it when it happened. 654 00:33:37,602 --> 00:33:39,896 It was a bad decision to can Westhead. 655 00:33:39,937 --> 00:33:41,564 Not 'cause he was so great, 656 00:33:41,606 --> 00:33:43,191 but you gotta do it with a plan in mind. 657 00:33:43,232 --> 00:33:45,985 This Laker organization looks like amateur hour right now. 658 00:33:46,027 --> 00:33:48,321 Here they go from a million-dollar professor 659 00:33:48,362 --> 00:33:50,674 who doesn't have an answer, to a sidekick who everybody likes... 660 00:33:50,698 --> 00:33:52,366 - Shit! - Chick Hearn: Yep. 661 00:33:52,408 --> 00:33:54,159 - That's right. - Jerry West: Yep. - 662 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:56,704 The fucking bloom is well and truly off the rose. 663 00:33:56,746 --> 00:33:58,515 Well, don't look at me, fellas. I love Patricia, 664 00:33:58,539 --> 00:33:59,832 - but, uh... - But what? 665 00:33:59,874 --> 00:34:01,334 The honeymoon's over, right, Billy? 666 00:34:01,375 --> 00:34:04,212 I mean, look, these men need a firm hand, you know? 667 00:34:04,253 --> 00:34:06,607 - They don't need a bosom, buddy. - That's what I fuckin' told him. 668 00:34:06,631 --> 00:34:09,193 I said, Pat, put your foot up some fuckin' ass. 669 00:34:09,217 --> 00:34:11,028 - That's right. - Like you did in your fuckin' playing days. 670 00:34:11,052 --> 00:34:12,905 - Chick: That's right! - Jerry West: I mean, hell, back then, 671 00:34:12,929 --> 00:34:14,847 he'd fight you over the drop of a fuckin' hat. 672 00:34:14,889 --> 00:34:16,908 But not this Pat. Oh, fucking no. No. 673 00:34:16,932 --> 00:34:19,035 He wants to earn the respect with positive vibes. 674 00:34:19,059 --> 00:34:21,396 I mean, that wife of his, this frou-frou horseshit. 675 00:34:21,436 --> 00:34:23,231 Chick: Joining hands to get along. 676 00:34:23,271 --> 00:34:25,858 Goddamn flower people run this world now. 677 00:34:25,900 --> 00:34:28,087 - Jerry West: Not his fucking nature. - Well, I could've told you that 678 00:34:28,111 --> 00:34:29,778 from his sissy little voice. 679 00:34:29,820 --> 00:34:32,049 Well, he's never been in a position like this before, you know, 680 00:34:32,073 --> 00:34:34,051 out the front of something. 681 00:34:34,075 --> 00:34:36,701 I mean, Bill, I'm just for one am glad that this is gonna be your call... 682 00:34:36,702 --> 00:34:38,079 - Chick: Billy? - Bill! 683 00:34:38,121 --> 00:34:39,204 Jesus Christ. 684 00:34:39,247 --> 00:34:40,581 Oh, my God! 685 00:34:44,001 --> 00:34:45,420 - Chris Riley: Hey! - Hey. 686 00:34:45,461 --> 00:34:46,921 I thought you were meeting with Bill. 687 00:34:46,963 --> 00:34:48,588 Pat: He fucking fried his vocal cord. 688 00:34:48,631 --> 00:34:50,424 Some kind of polyps or something. 689 00:34:50,425 --> 00:34:53,594 He's in the hospital. Guy lost his voice. 690 00:34:53,635 --> 00:34:54,762 Wow. 691 00:34:54,804 --> 00:34:56,431 Crazy. You know? 692 00:34:57,348 --> 00:34:58,599 Fuck. 693 00:34:58,641 --> 00:35:01,310 Guy's about to fire me, God strikes him mute. 694 00:35:02,270 --> 00:35:03,438 You don't know that. 695 00:35:05,148 --> 00:35:07,150 This is it, Chris. 696 00:35:08,484 --> 00:35:10,027 I know this is it. 697 00:35:10,778 --> 00:35:14,657 A hundred thousand moments had to break my way to get me here. 698 00:35:14,699 --> 00:35:15,992 Top of the mountain. 699 00:35:17,827 --> 00:35:20,997 Now, I got one losing streak, and they're gonna push me off. 700 00:35:23,624 --> 00:35:25,792 I don't know how anybody lives like this. 701 00:35:25,793 --> 00:35:29,296 - You gotta stay positive. - Yeah, I'm trying. I'm trying. 702 00:35:29,297 --> 00:35:31,591 That's all I do with the guys. 703 00:35:31,632 --> 00:35:34,427 Shower 'em with encouragement. 704 00:35:34,469 --> 00:35:36,095 Empower. 705 00:35:36,137 --> 00:35:37,722 All the things you talk about. 706 00:35:39,807 --> 00:35:41,309 And when I need them to listen, 707 00:35:41,350 --> 00:35:43,102 they smile, 708 00:35:43,144 --> 00:35:44,811 and they muss me on the head, 709 00:35:44,812 --> 00:35:47,607 and they go do what the fuck they wanna do. 710 00:35:47,648 --> 00:35:50,526 - Like another fuckin' Paul. - No. They know you better than that. 711 00:35:50,568 --> 00:35:52,278 Sure. Yeah, no. They like me, 712 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,322 but they don't respect me! 713 00:35:56,074 --> 00:35:58,367 They don't. 714 00:36:04,665 --> 00:36:06,709 I swear... 715 00:36:06,751 --> 00:36:08,461 man, for the first time in my life, 716 00:36:08,503 --> 00:36:10,296 I look in the mirror, 717 00:36:10,338 --> 00:36:12,590 and I wish I was my father. 718 00:36:14,092 --> 00:36:16,344 Someone they would fear. 719 00:36:16,386 --> 00:36:20,139 Your father failed because of who he was. 720 00:36:20,181 --> 00:36:22,308 He thought force was the answer for everything, 721 00:36:22,350 --> 00:36:23,643 yelling and hitting 722 00:36:24,060 --> 00:36:25,561 when the words wouldn't come. 723 00:36:25,603 --> 00:36:27,480 And you sat there as a little boy, 724 00:36:27,522 --> 00:36:30,525 wishing he could be the man that you are now. 725 00:36:34,028 --> 00:36:35,238 Yeah, well... 726 00:36:37,448 --> 00:36:39,033 He had his 12 at-bats. 727 00:36:42,412 --> 00:36:43,746 Now I get mine. 728 00:36:44,330 --> 00:36:46,916 I'm doing great, by the way. Thank you for asking. 729 00:36:49,043 --> 00:36:50,544 Sorry, Chris. 730 00:37:02,390 --> 00:37:04,767 - Hey. - Hey. 731 00:37:04,809 --> 00:37:07,812 So... 732 00:37:09,897 --> 00:37:12,066 Bill wants to cut bait. 733 00:37:15,236 --> 00:37:17,447 I won't bother sitting down then. 734 00:37:18,072 --> 00:37:20,240 He wants me to make a change while there's still time 735 00:37:20,241 --> 00:37:21,481 to get the new guy up to speed. 736 00:37:23,077 --> 00:37:24,579 I see. 737 00:37:27,749 --> 00:37:30,001 But here's the thing, Pat. 738 00:37:32,170 --> 00:37:34,922 I'm fucking sick of this shit. 739 00:37:36,007 --> 00:37:37,508 All of this. 740 00:37:38,926 --> 00:37:40,636 I want some stability. 741 00:37:40,678 --> 00:37:43,181 I want something permanent. I need that. 742 00:37:46,267 --> 00:37:48,268 So you tell me. 743 00:37:48,269 --> 00:37:51,689 Do you want to coach my team? 744 00:37:54,859 --> 00:37:56,694 Yes. 745 00:37:58,529 --> 00:38:01,281 Hell yes. Are you kidding me? Absolutely! 746 00:38:01,282 --> 00:38:03,910 So coach my fucking team. 747 00:38:03,951 --> 00:38:05,286 Right. 748 00:38:06,204 --> 00:38:07,705 - Figure it out. - Yep. 749 00:38:08,956 --> 00:38:09,999 Fuck yeah. 750 00:38:15,963 --> 00:38:17,965 Chick: And after an ugly loss at Golden State 751 00:38:18,007 --> 00:38:20,134 and an even uglier one in the Big Apple, 752 00:38:20,176 --> 00:38:22,678 the Lakers limp into our nation's capital, 753 00:38:22,720 --> 00:38:24,471 10 of their last 20... 754 00:38:24,472 --> 00:38:26,784 Jerry West: Fifteen minutes, Riles! Let's get it goin', huh? 755 00:38:26,808 --> 00:38:29,477 Eddie: Riles, man, that's a bad-ass shirt! 756 00:38:29,519 --> 00:38:32,188 Jim Brewer: Ooh, Riles! Fly like that, 757 00:38:32,230 --> 00:38:34,190 y'all be coming out with us tonight. 758 00:38:36,526 --> 00:38:38,361 Yo. Silk ain't helping out on defense. 759 00:38:38,403 --> 00:38:39,820 Can you talk to him? Thanks, Riles. 760 00:38:41,489 --> 00:38:44,157 Coop keeps drawing his defenders on me. 761 00:38:44,158 --> 00:38:45,844 Would you tell him to clear out? Thanks, Riles. 762 00:38:45,868 --> 00:38:48,204 Cap's big ass needs to get open. 763 00:38:48,246 --> 00:38:51,207 - Thanks, Riles. - Storm needs to cut out the bullshit and find me. 764 00:38:51,249 --> 00:38:52,792 Make it happen. 765 00:38:52,834 --> 00:38:55,168 So I'ma break at 10, come back at quarter, 766 00:38:55,169 --> 00:38:57,547 - play the rest. Cool? Cool. - Mark Landsberger: Hey, Riles. 767 00:38:57,588 --> 00:38:58,941 Me and the other guys are gonna grab 768 00:38:58,965 --> 00:39:00,150 a couple beers after the game. 769 00:39:00,174 --> 00:39:01,694 I hear the strip clubs got this sister... 770 00:39:03,428 --> 00:39:05,656 What I'm trying to say is we ain't usin' the dudes right. 771 00:39:05,680 --> 00:39:08,558 Okay, we need to get him into the post... 772 00:39:08,599 --> 00:39:10,727 Hey, hey, hey. Listen up now. 773 00:39:17,233 --> 00:39:19,360 Listen up, now! 774 00:39:22,739 --> 00:39:25,742 Fuck! Will you shut the fuck up! 775 00:39:28,119 --> 00:39:29,203 All of you! 776 00:39:30,621 --> 00:39:32,706 Nobody fucking listens! Sit down! 777 00:39:32,707 --> 00:39:34,467 Now you're gonna listen! 778 00:39:34,709 --> 00:39:36,376 You know what you're doing? 779 00:39:36,377 --> 00:39:37,545 Do you? 780 00:39:38,921 --> 00:39:42,258 Bitching, crying, pointing fingers. 781 00:39:42,300 --> 00:39:44,052 Shit... 782 00:39:44,552 --> 00:39:47,263 Fucking champions my ass. 783 00:39:47,305 --> 00:39:49,515 You know why you lost last year? 784 00:39:49,557 --> 00:39:51,349 'Cause of this shit! 'Cause you start 785 00:39:51,350 --> 00:39:53,560 fucking popping off about each other. Coop! 786 00:39:53,561 --> 00:39:55,563 You sniping at Jamaal? 787 00:39:55,605 --> 00:39:58,232 What's your excuse for playing like a fried turd? Hm? 788 00:39:58,274 --> 00:40:00,693 I don't know where you got the idea you're a star. 789 00:40:01,569 --> 00:40:03,404 - You're not. - Norm: I know that's right. 790 00:40:03,446 --> 00:40:05,740 What? You think you're a big man? 791 00:40:05,782 --> 00:40:08,367 So what? You made an all-star team. Whoopee. 792 00:40:08,409 --> 00:40:09,553 You haven't played hard since. 793 00:40:09,577 --> 00:40:11,217 What, you take the rest of the season off? 794 00:40:11,245 --> 00:40:13,873 Hm? You out there chasing tail? How's that going for you? 795 00:40:13,915 --> 00:40:15,416 Riles, I hurt my knee. 796 00:40:15,458 --> 00:40:17,627 You bitch again about Kareem, you're done! You hear me? 797 00:40:17,668 --> 00:40:19,879 That goes for all of you. 798 00:40:19,921 --> 00:40:21,339 Well said. 799 00:40:22,423 --> 00:40:24,342 Cap. Where you been? 800 00:40:25,093 --> 00:40:27,303 Everybody's asking when you're gonna retire. 801 00:40:27,345 --> 00:40:28,989 They're all trying to guess. I'll tell you when. 802 00:40:29,013 --> 00:40:30,889 It was two months ago. 803 00:40:33,434 --> 00:40:35,936 Shut up! Don't you show me those fucking teeth. 804 00:40:35,937 --> 00:40:39,107 - You think I'm afraid of you? - Huh? 805 00:40:39,148 --> 00:40:41,150 Nah, Riles, it ain't even like that. 806 00:40:41,192 --> 00:40:44,111 There's no press here. Come on, let's tell it like it is. 807 00:40:44,112 --> 00:40:45,339 So fucking afraid you lost a step, 808 00:40:45,363 --> 00:40:47,782 you pinned it on your coach. I watched you. 809 00:40:47,824 --> 00:40:50,952 You turned on him. Now, this whole team is turning on itself! 810 00:40:50,993 --> 00:40:52,453 If you wanna win... 811 00:40:53,454 --> 00:40:55,039 you gotta be like this! 812 00:40:55,998 --> 00:40:57,457 Tight! 813 00:40:57,458 --> 00:40:59,961 Anyone has anything to say, it gets said face-to-face. 814 00:41:01,379 --> 00:41:03,464 Man-to-man. 815 00:41:08,302 --> 00:41:10,930 Almost forgot. McAdoo, you're outta the starting line-up. 816 00:41:10,972 --> 00:41:13,474 - -Rambis. - Wake up. You're in. 817 00:41:13,516 --> 00:41:15,518 Jerry West: The hippie? Pat! Pat. Riles, Riles. 818 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:18,478 I love the speech, but the Doo is due, 819 00:41:18,479 --> 00:41:20,332 - You can't put him on the bench. - Pat: I just did. 820 00:41:20,356 --> 00:41:22,817 - And I'm taking you off. - Riles... 821 00:41:22,859 --> 00:41:24,360 No more of this Riles shit! 822 00:41:25,069 --> 00:41:26,153 It's Coach. 823 00:41:35,163 --> 00:41:37,497 Alright, fellas. Let's go play this game. 824 00:41:37,498 --> 00:41:38,665 Let's go! 825 00:41:41,169 --> 00:41:42,628 Players: Let's do it! 826 00:41:42,670 --> 00:41:44,839 Magic: Coach on three. 827 00:41:46,340 --> 00:41:48,260 - Player 1: Come on. - Player 2: Let's go, Coach. 828 00:41:52,680 --> 00:41:54,390 On three. One, two, three. 829 00:41:54,432 --> 00:41:56,434 Players: Coach! Come on. Get it. 830 00:41:58,436 --> 00:42:00,897 Jerry West: Here we go. Come on. Come on! 831 00:42:00,938 --> 00:42:02,732 - Alright, Cap. - Let me see it. 832 00:42:02,774 --> 00:42:05,025 Looks broke. I'll get the ice. 833 00:42:05,026 --> 00:42:07,153 Hey. Don't you fucking dare. 834 00:42:24,045 --> 00:42:26,923 ♪ We got a lovin' thing ♪ 835 00:42:26,964 --> 00:42:28,776 I don't give a fuck! We're gonna get past them! 836 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:30,760 I want you to step on their fucking necks! 837 00:42:30,802 --> 00:42:33,179 Get in their fucking heads! This is showtime! 838 00:42:33,221 --> 00:42:35,723 - One, two, three! - Players: Showtime! Let's go! 839 00:42:35,765 --> 00:42:38,184 ♪ That we can be who we are ♪ 840 00:42:38,226 --> 00:42:40,353 Chick: You know you're in Hollywood when even the coach 841 00:42:40,395 --> 00:42:42,188 is leading man material. 842 00:42:42,230 --> 00:42:44,541 Keith Erickson: Chick, it looks like Dyan Cannon agrees with you. 843 00:42:44,565 --> 00:42:46,567 Pat: It's showtime! 844 00:43:02,166 --> 00:43:04,561 Chick: Hey, there's that smile, folks. Ever since breaking out 845 00:43:04,585 --> 00:43:07,088 and putting up 40 against his hometown Pistons, 846 00:43:07,130 --> 00:43:09,048 this kid has shown no signs of slowing down. 847 00:43:09,090 --> 00:43:11,151 Pat: Magic, you know what you can do. You go out there, 848 00:43:11,175 --> 00:43:12,903 - and you fucking prove that. - Magic: I got you. 849 00:43:12,927 --> 00:43:14,429 Pat: Don't be afraid to play hard! 850 00:43:14,470 --> 00:43:17,264 Do not give a shit! You gotta foul? You foul! 851 00:43:17,265 --> 00:43:18,985 You get out there and you fucking show that. 852 00:43:19,016 --> 00:43:21,269 They're here to see you! 853 00:43:21,310 --> 00:43:24,814 ♪ Grease is the word, is the word, is the word... ♪ 854 00:43:27,650 --> 00:43:29,443 Frank Mariani: Okay. World! 855 00:43:29,444 --> 00:43:33,656 Meet Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Buss! 856 00:43:36,367 --> 00:43:38,745 It's Doctor, Frank! 857 00:43:38,786 --> 00:43:40,830 Frank: Just break the fucking cup! 858 00:43:43,166 --> 00:43:44,792 Mazel tov! 859 00:43:44,834 --> 00:43:47,837 - - Jerry Buss: Thanks, everybody. 860 00:43:47,879 --> 00:43:50,256 Thank you, Pat. Let's get something to drink now, huh? 861 00:43:56,387 --> 00:43:58,681 Dick Stockton : Oh! Slam dunk, 862 00:43:58,723 --> 00:44:00,474 Dr. Julius Erving, 863 00:44:00,475 --> 00:44:02,476 and that puts this one out of reach. 864 00:44:02,477 --> 00:44:04,687 Folks hoping for a Boston-LA matchup 865 00:44:04,729 --> 00:44:06,146 have to wait another year. 866 00:44:06,147 --> 00:44:08,483 The Sixers are headed once again 867 00:44:08,524 --> 00:44:10,359 to face the Lakers in the finals. 868 00:44:10,401 --> 00:44:13,487 And these loyal Celtic fans, here at a sold-out Boston Garden, 869 00:44:13,488 --> 00:44:15,340 - will go home disappointed. - Fans : Beat LA! Beat LA! 870 00:44:15,364 --> 00:44:18,367 Dick: But hold on, Boston fans are making noise. 871 00:44:18,409 --> 00:44:21,204 - A chant is building. - Bill Russell : What's that sound, Dick? 872 00:44:21,245 --> 00:44:23,122 You hear what these fans are chanting? 873 00:44:23,164 --> 00:44:24,725 - Crowd : Beat LA! Beat LA! - Bill: Beat LA! 874 00:44:24,749 --> 00:44:26,518 Dick: Well, now, sounds like the Boston Celtic fans 875 00:44:26,542 --> 00:44:28,336 have a message for this 76ers team 876 00:44:28,378 --> 00:44:31,214 that's about to eliminate their own boys from contention. 877 00:44:31,255 --> 00:44:32,506 - You hear that shit? - Dick: They're about 878 00:44:32,507 --> 00:44:34,067 to face Los Angeles for all the marbles. 879 00:44:34,092 --> 00:44:36,719 The Boston fans have really picked a side. 880 00:44:36,761 --> 00:44:39,305 - With gusto! - Bill: Best fans in the game, Dick. 881 00:44:39,347 --> 00:44:41,348 Best in the game. 882 00:44:41,349 --> 00:44:43,643 Dick: That must be music to your Celtic ears, huh, Bill? 883 00:44:43,684 --> 00:44:46,853 Crowd : Beat LA! Beat LA! Beat LA! 884 00:44:46,854 --> 00:44:49,690 Beat LA! Beat LA! 885 00:44:49,732 --> 00:44:51,651 All: Fuck Boston! 886 00:44:56,114 --> 00:45:00,076 ♪ 'Cause it's the only thing I wanna do ♪ 887 00:45:02,537 --> 00:45:05,206 ♪ I don't wanna sleep ♪ 888 00:45:05,248 --> 00:45:09,210 ♪ I just wanna keep on loving you ♪ 889 00:45:36,237 --> 00:45:40,199 ♪ And I meant every word I said ♪ 890 00:45:40,241 --> 00:45:43,119 ♪ When I said that I loved you ♪ 891 00:45:43,161 --> 00:45:47,623 ♪ I meant that I love you forever ♪ 892 00:45:50,168 --> 00:45:55,089 ♪ And I'm gonna keep on loving you ♪ 893 00:45:56,090 --> 00:46:01,095 ♪♪ 'Cause it's the only thing I wanna do ♪ 894 00:46:02,597 --> 00:46:05,183 ♪ I don't wanna sleep ♪ 895 00:46:05,224 --> 00:46:07,935 ♪ I just wanna keep on... ♪