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