Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty 2x5

1. Do you care to comment on Paul Westhead?

2. Dr. Buss...

3. What are you gonna do about Westhead?

4. Are you trading Magic?

5. Who's it gonna be?

6. Yo, Riles!

7. Talk to us, baby!

8. - Man, what's really real? - Stop worrying about things.

9. - Nah, there's no problem. - Hey, all I know is that

10. this team ain't big enough for the both of them.

11. Somebody gotta go. So, is it Romeo or Juliet?

12. Fuckin' cut it out, alright?

13. Alright, couple days, this thing's gonna blow over.

14. I don't know, Riles, I don't know.

15. Holy shit.

16. There's a chill in the air, huh, Mikey?

17. Hey? What's the story? Huh?

18. You hear from Sharman? You hear from Buss?

19. Et tu, Pat? I'm disappointed.

20. Paul, you're not understanding.

21. You gotta talk to management before this hits the fan,

22. so they hear your side.

23. There are no sides.

24. This is Earvin's petulance, okay?

25. And he shot himself in the foot.

26. Because now Buss either has to reprimand him publicly,

27. or give him what he thinks he wants.

28. So, either way, this blows over, and we win.

29. - We win. - No, it doesn't work like that, Paul.

30. Coach, if Magic gets traded,

31. - are you gonna be in the hot seat? - Hot seat?

32. We just won our fifth game in a row, fellas.

33. Buss and the kid seem pretty close.

34. Twenty-five million?

35. Gentlemen, we all know Earvin, okay?

36. For all of his bluster, he is a sensitive soul.

37. - Yeah, sensitive. - With a lot of growing up to do.

38. He was having a poor game and he responded emotionally

39. to the embarrassment of being taken to task.

40. I wouldn't read much more into it than that.

41. So, that's the reason for the meeting then, right?

42. You're gonna slap him on the wrist?

43. Meeting?

44. - Yeah, the meeting. - Of course.

45. - What meeting is that? - With Buss. We heard he put out the APB.

46. - Were you not invited? - The meeting with Buss?

47. Of course, I was invited! I'll be there when we land.

48. Squeezed out? I don't think it's—

49. Excuse us, Gentlemen.

50. We have a schedule to keep to.

51. Let's do it, Coach.

52. Thank you, Cap.

53. Appreciate you, Coach.

54. - Don't we, fellas? - Yeah, Cap!

55. - Yes, sir. - Whoo!

56. How are you doing?

57. Are you on the same page with Kareem?

58. That's it?

59. Oh, shh, shh.

60. Y'all thought I was backing down?

61. I meant what I said.

62. There it is

63. Yeah, ah, uh

64. Yeah

65. Okay

66. Check it out

67. Death to the pigs is my basic statement

68. I spit street stories 'til I taste the pavement

69. Tryin' to stay out the pen where we face enslavement

70. Had a foolproof hustle 'til they traced the payments

71. I was grippin' my palm around some shitty rum

72. Tryin' to find psalm number 151

73. To forget what I'm owed, as I clutch the commode

74. I read "Put down the bottle and come get the gun"

75. Let's get off the chain like Kunta Kinte with a MAC-10

76. They want us gone like a dollar in a crack den

77. Steadily subtractin' seeds and stems

78. Mind cloudy through the wheeze and phlegm

79. Numbin' my brain off of that and the Jesus hymns

80. If we waiting for the time to fight, these is thems

81. Tellin' us to relax while they ease it in

82. We gettin' greased again

83. The truth I write is so cold

84. It'd freeze my pen

85. I'm Boots Riley it's a pleasure to meet you

86. Never let they punk ass ever defeat you

87. They got us on the corner wearin' pleather and see-thru

88. All y'all's gold mines, they wanna deplete you

89. I ain't just finna rap on the track, I finna clap on 'em back

90. And it's been stackin' to that

91. 500 years before Iceberg ever leaned back in the 'lac

92. Before they told Rosa "Black in the back"

93. Before the CIA told Ricky Ross to put crack in a sack

94. And Gil Scott traded rappin' for smack

95. This beat alone should get platinum plaques

96. I'd rather see a million of us ecstatic to scrap

97. 'Cause if we bappin' 'em back we automatically stack

98. I give that kid more money than God,

99. and he turns around and stabs me in the back!

100. Yeah, well, it ain't all him, you know. It's Shakespeare, too.

101. I been tryin' to tell you.

102. - Jerry... - What? I mean, come on.

103. The cat's out of the fuckin' bag, Bill.

104. What the fuck is it with me and coaches?

105. Yeah, well,

106. we ain't sayin' Johnson's in the right, okay?

107. But he ain't wrong either.

108. We know Westhead was never the man.

109. He rode another man's coaster! Now, that coaster

110. - is going off the fuckin' rails. - We're not firing Paul.

111. - What, you're trading Magic? - Hell no!

112. Then numbnuts?

113. We're not firing another fucking coach, guys!

114. - I get it, I get it. - Okay, yeah.

115. You bet big on both of them.

116. It's gonna be uncomfortable

117. whichever way you go,

118. but if Magic means what he says—

119. I'm gonna talk to him. He got a little hot.

120. He lost his temper, but he's gonna come to his senses.

121. - And if he can't? - Or won't?

122. I want him in my office

123. as soon as that plane touches the fucking ground.

124. Just over there.

125. Hark!

126. What light at yonder table breaks?

127. - Dad? - Paul?

128. What are you doing here?

129. - Hi. - Came from the airport.

130. It's not very often our daughter lets herself be seen

131. with her old man in public.

132. - Hi. - Hi.

133. So everything's okay? With Magic?

134. - Everything is fine. - You talked to him?

135. Not yet.

136. Hey, in my line of work, this kind of thing happens.

137. Happens all the time, and you just don't hear about it.

138. This one hit the papers.

139. Who wants chicken fried steak?

140. Dad, you need to go.

141. Honey, let your father get some food.

142. No! He needs to deal with this!

143. Mom, Magic is more famous than Rick Springfield.

144. - Okay. - This is all over the news.

145. Two months of college, she already knows everything, apparently.

146. Okay, hey, if I must account for my every move,

147. I phoned from the airport. My appointment was delayed.

148. - With Buss? - Yes, with Buss.

149. Garcon!

150. Sweetheart. Hey, look at me.

151. They don't pay me what they pay me

152. just to kick me to the curb, okay?

153. This will all get sorted out.

154. - Dad. - Yes.

155. You're gonna get fired.

156. Welcome to the Hamlet.

157. He's gonna have the chicken.

158. Dr. Buss is in a meeting.

159. With who?

160. I'm not at liberty to say.

161. Can you just let him know I'm here?

162. He said no interruptions.

163. I'll be in my office.

164. Fellas, I'll lay you 10-to-1 he doesn't last a day!

165. Oh. Hi, Paul.

166. Hey, Paul.

167. - You're early. - Am I?

168. Yeah, I thought, I thought I would come down

169. so we could all, so we could all powwow.

170. Yeah.

171. About this bee in Magic's bonnet,

172. make sure we're all singing the same tune.

173. The boss is singing solo on this one.

174. He's sittin' down with Earvin any minute now.

175. Of course, he is.

176. Yeah. Any idea what he's gonna say?

177. I know as much as you do, Paul.

178. We'll get with you in a couple hours, okay?

179. Yeah!

180. - Hey. - We came through the back.

181. - Good. - Nobody saw us.

182. - Beat it, Lon. - Yeah.

183. Earvin...

184. You should've come to me.

185. I did. You played me.

186. We said we're gonna keep talking. We agreed.

187. You said that.

188. You're supposed to be my partner, Earvin.

189. Yeah. Your silent partner.

190. Just do as he's told.

191. Shut up and ball.

192. Paul the real partner, though.

193. Yeah. Get his way, but ain't the one that brought us a title.

194. I will talk to him. Okay?

195. And we are going to make this right.

196. In the meantime,

197. you're gonna put out a statement.

198. "What was said was in the heat of competition.

199. "Things got outta hand. I regret it.

200. I wanna stay a Laker."

201. And I'm gonna stand right beside you and say I forgive you

202. and I still love you like a son.

203. Mm-hmm.

204. Then you ain't hearing me.

205. I'm done playin' for that motherfucker.

206. The rest be what it is.

207. - So what you want? - I want you to cash

208. your big fucking check and play nice!

209. Let me ask you something.

210. You think your father would be pouting like this?

211. A man that worked his whole life for a fraction of what I'm giving you.

212. The fuck you gotta bring my father into this for?

213. - Well? - Talk about your own fucked-up family!

214. 'Cause you too busy sticking your dick in anything that move!

215. - Talking about a son! - You're a 20-year-old

216. that I made a multi-millionaire!

217. - Have some respect! - And I earned that shit!

218. It wasn't 'cause you love me!

219. Like a father!

220. It's 'cause I'm the best player on this motherfucking team!

221. That's the only reason why we standin' here talkin' right now!

222. So let's talk!

223. Westhead got us out there doing elementary school bullshit.

224. We barely beating teams that we could be dominating!

225. You told me being a leader came with this money, right?

226. Yeah?

227. Then why the fuck you ain't do shit when I came to you!

228. Bet you hear me now!

229. Earvin.

230. There are moments in life when lessons are learned.

231. I want you to know

232. I still believe in you.

233. How 'bout that.

234. Dr. Buss will see you now.

235. Busy morning, I'm guessing.

236. If you're wondering what I'm thinking, uh...

237. I say we give this a couple days.

238. We let things simmer down. We let cooler heads prevail.

239. We're lettin' you go, Paul.

240. I don't think that's a good idea.

241. You said that this was my team.

242. So I'm just doing what you empowered me to do.

243. And we came up with a way to win!

244. I did! I came up with it!

245. Look, I understand. I understand. You love Magic.

246. But it takes a team to win.

247. It's a team you're no longer a part of.

248. You're making a big mistake!

249. I understand that you have the right to fire me!

250. I really do! I understand that because you're the boss.

251. But, he cannot!

252. He is just a player.

253. And what you're doing right now

254. is you're giving him power above the greater whole.

255. This is his handiwork. He is forcing your hand.

256. Me.

257. This is me, Paul.

258. This is my team.

259. - You failed. - I failed?

260. You lost in the first round.

261. I won a fucking championship.

262. I appreciate your contribution.

263. Oh, fuck!

264. Thank you. Thank you so much.

265. I have one question.

266. Who's it gonna be?

267. Me? Oh, fuck no! No!

268. No! It's a big fucking N-O! Hell, no! No.

269. Jerry.

270. No, I ain't fuckin' doin' it, Bill, you motherfucker.

271. Come on! I got a whole fuckin' brigade of men!

272. Qualified men who want the fuckin' job!

273. Jerry, we've been down that road before.

274. Hell, I've been down 'em all. Alright?

275. They get shot, they fall off their fucking bikes,

276. they choke in the first round, and they all lead back to you!

277. Now, I'm not religious,

278. but I think God might be trying to tell you something!

279. Well, God ain't my fucking friend. Okay? No.

280. Think of the team, Jerry.

281. - Can't hear you, Bill. - We're in the middle of a season.

282. We need continuity here.

283. - No. - Jerry.

284. How are you gonna feel

285. watching the Celtics steal another trophy?

286. You are a mean motherfucker. That's a low blow.

287. Well, that's where this is headed.

288. And you know it.

289. Now, we can get this monkey off our back.

290. Once and for all!

291. Your team needs you!

292. - No! Don't do that! - I need you.

293. Jerry, I'm fucking begging you.

294. And I'm not asking for forever, by the way,

295. but we have a game tomorrow!

296. And your Los Angeles Lakers need a fuckin' coach.

297. Hey!

298. It's a big day.

299. Brass is in town, kiddo.

300. Big team needs a new manager.

301. Your old man is goin' back to the big show.

302. Fuck! Fuck.

303. Hey, Pat.

304. You know, I was

305. I was thinking about the day my dad got fired.

306. Spent his life chasing that gig.

307. Hell of a coach, too.

308. Look where it got him.

309. Fuck.

310. They can you, too?

311. Yeah. Bill called.

312. He said they wanted to see me.

313. We had a hell of a run.

314. Yeah. Better than most.

315. You saw this coming, didn't you?

316. Why didn't you stop me?

317. Pat.

318. I am so sorry that I screwed up your shot.

319. Not your fault.

320. Okay. It is.

321. - Yeah. - But...

322. You gave it to me, too, so.

323. Thank you, Paul.

324. Yep.

325. You got options.

326. - Positive solution. - There he is.

327. - Hey. Oh, hey. Hey. - There you are! Come on!

328. This way. Come on. Come on.

329. Thought we were seeing Buss.

330. We are.

331. What is this, huh?

332. Is it a gangland hit? Where are you taking me?

333. No, no, no. Buss wants to do it in the press room.

334. What? No, no. You're kidding me.

335. No, he's gonna just trot me out there

336. - and fire me in front of everyone? - You're stayin' on.

337. - I am? - Yeah!

338. - In what capacity? - The coaching kind.

339. - We're working out the details. - Me?

340. - He's real excited. - Him?

341. Oh, shit. Jesus, Jerry. Jerry, Jesus!

342. Pat, Pat, Pat! Don't jack me off just yet, okay?

343. It's a crap job waitin' for the axe to fall.

344. Yeah, we got feelers out for a permanent replacement,

345. so you have a few games to show us what you can do.

346. - Hey! - Okay. You got your guy?

347. Our guy. The guy. I'm just the other guy.

348. You're the guy accountable.

349. - Which one of us is... - Him!

350. - You! - ... the guy?

351. Guys?

352. - Press is getting a little restless. - Okay.

353. Let's go.

354. Guess we're all just the fuckin' goddamn guy.

355. - Fuck that, huh? - Hey, Bill?

356. Hey. I'm confused. Am I the coach?

357. Guess we'll find out. Come on.

358. I'm gonna make a statement

359. and I need your attention.

360. So

361. as some of you may have heard,

362. Paul Westhead is no longer head coach for the Lakers.

363. I have appointed Jerry West

364. as offensive captain for the team

365. and his duties will begin immediately.

366. Doctor, what is an offensive captain?

367. What does that mean?

368. He'll be coaching, primarily on offense.

369. - So who's the defense? - What is this, football?

370. Is there a special teams coach?

371. Fuck you, Fred.

372. What about Pat Riley?

373. Pat Riley will stay on as coach.

374. - Does that mean head coach? - No.

375. - Then what is he? - Who's the head coach?

376. What does that mean? I'm confused.

377. You know

378. I specifically did not

379. make someone head coach

380. and make someone else assistant coach.

381. Why?

382. I did it just as I...

383. just as I just announced, intentionally.

384. So are they co-coaches?

385. You know, I feel that Pat is capable of running the team.

386. I wanna say that.

387. I just felt, however, that we needed

388. a new offensive coach.

389. I asked Jerry to take on that role

390. and

391. fortunately

392. Jerry said yes. He agreed, so.

393. Okay. Thank you.

394. - Thank you, Jeff. - Dr. Buss, there's a game tomorrow night.

395. That game will end.

396. Will both coaches come out and talk to us?

397. Well, that is something we have discussed.

398. Who picks the starting lineup?

399. Yeah, exactly.

400. Well, generally in basketball, it's the coach.

401. That's one of those questions that is gonna be revealed to us

402. as we move forward.

403. The delineation of specific duties

404. is gonna be something that is gonna require some

405. you know

406. live-and-learn type of scenarios, et cetera, et cetera.

407. You know, at this moment, I think it's probably best for,

408. for Jerry to say a few words so Jerry West,

409. why don't you talk, give us some more insights on this.

410. Jerry West, everybody.

411. Go straighten this shit out!

412. You look forward to coaching again, Jer?

413. Come on! Come on!

414. Do you miss working with the players?

415. Jesus fuckin' Christ!

416. Jerry, have you thought about the fact

417. that the Celtics are reigning champs?

418. And are you looking forward to another finals re—

419. Fuck!

420. I'm gonna— I'm gonna—

421. I'd like to clear up one small matter first.

422. Okay?

423. I will be working for Pat Riley.

424. Is that with or for?

425. That's with and for.

426. Hopefully,

427. that won't be too long-range.

428. Meaning? Meaning what?

429. Pat?

430. Alright, hold on, hold on, hold on.

431. Pat! Pat, will you take questions?

432. Yeah, I have a few of my own,

433. but yeah, sure.

434. Have you thought about any assistants?

435. Assistant?

436. I'm just thinking about lunch, you know.

437. Look...

438. it's not been a very fun day for me.

439. Paul is a friend.

440. And

441. you know, sometimes it takes a left hook to get you going.

442. And I think we've all been dealt that kind of blow.

443. So, in your eyes, are you making the decisions?

444. Would you say you're head coach, interim coach, or assistant coach?

445. - Pat, are you the head coach? - You're the coach.

446. And the only fuckin' coach.

447. Hey! Hey, Pat! Hey, Pat!

448. You gonna keep combing your hair all funny?

449. Why, you like it?

450. That was great. Thank you, guys!

451. We'll talk some more! We'll talk some more!

452. Riles!

453. Huh? Oh! Fuckin' damn!

454. Look at you, huh?

455. A head coach, if ever I've seen one.

456. Okay.

457. - Now, remember what I said. - What's that?

458. I'll be there, on the bench.

459. I'll work with you in case you want my advice,

460. but that's it. That's all. Okay?

461. - Appreciate it. - A Tonto to your Ranger.

462. Okay, so don't be gettin' ejected from no games

463. 'cause guess who won't be there?

464. Old West, that's who.

465. Let 'em know where we are, fellas! We're at the Forum!

466. We're at home! Come on! Where are you? Coop! Coop, screens!

467. I want you to focus on 'em! Fight fuckin' through 'em!

468. You find your man! You find your man!

469. Wilkes! I don't wanna see that fuckin' shit from last week.

470. - You be on your toes! - Yes.

471. Or you'll be on the fuckin' bench with me, you got it?

472. Cap!

473. You have a good game, okay?

474. What the fuck you doin' back here lookin' mousey for, Riles?

475. Get in there! Don't be afraid to light these fuckers up.

476. Let 'em know who's boss! Okay? Especially Johnson.

477. At the right moment, you find him, you take him aside, you let him know

478. you're not gonna be his whipping boy, okay?

479. - Like you know who. - You sure about that?

480. - What? - I'm kidding. I'm just yours.

481. Come on. Hey, guys! Come on! Bring it in!

482. Bring it in, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go.

483. This is a special moment, right? I want you to look me in the eyes.

484. You know me, and I know you.

485. And we all know how this team plays its best.

486. Free and easy. Loose, fun.

487. I want everyone to just go out there

488. and wing it. Just like I am, alright?

489. Let's just go have some fun and wing it, alright?

490. Wing it on three. Let's go.

491. - One, two, three. - Wing it!

492. It's showtime, baby! Let's go!

493. Let's take it out there! Dominate that fuckin' paint!

494. Let's go! Come on, come on, come on!

495. Ladies and gentlemen, your Los Angeles Lakers!

496. You suck, Magic!

497. $25 million crybaby!

498. Magic sucks!

499. Boo for 32!

500. Hey, fuck 'em.

501. Come on, brother. Let's show 'em what we can do.

502. Big win for the Lakers tonight.

503. Magic Johnson was dazzling,

504. but you wouldn't know it from the crowd's response.

505. I can't believe it.

506. A winning coach is fired

507. because an overpaid, spoiled-rotten superstar

508. has a temper tantrum?

509. Magic Johnson does perform magic tricks.

510. He makes coaches disappear.

511. Who's supposed to keep this kid in line now? Pat Riley?

512. - You got it, Riles. - Guys! Fuck.

513. You see Kareem out there last night? Checked out.

514. Un-American. Bolshevik.

515. Jerry Buss, you, sir, are an unfit owner,

516. a disgrace to sports,

517. and you deserve everything you got coming to you.

518. There ain't nothing come between us in the end

519. Fuck!

520. Why are you still reading that shit?

521. It's not shit. It's Jim Murray.

522. He sounds like a shit.

523. He's one of the most respected writers in the country.

524. Everybody reads him.

525. You think he's right?

526. No, I don't think he's right.

527. I did what I had to do. I had no choice.

528. But he's calling me a fucking clown!

529. Okay, well, so what did he call you last year, Buss?

530. A genius?

531. It's my name! Okay?

532. Fuck.

533. Goddammit.

534. Don't be mad.

535. - I didn't ask for this engagement ring. - I'm sorry.

536. - I'm sorry. - If you want me to wear it

537. then I need you to remember that all of

538. this shit

539. isn't real.

540. And it doesn't matter.

541. I love you.

542. - I'm sorry. - It's okay.

543. Damn.

544. Everybody out there, strap your skates on

545. and get out there.

546. It's all-skate!

547. Let's groove tonight

548. Oh, Captain, my Captain!

549. - Hi, Doctor! - Hi!

550. Oh, my God! That rock!

551. - Yeah. - Come on, baby.

552. He promises I can sell it

553. after the wedding and give the money to the ANC, right?

554. Alright, you revolutionaries, you promenade.

555. Captain's on my dance card!

556. Oh God. I love coming here.

557. It's alright, alright

558. You're pretty nimble on those puppies!

559. Let this groove

560. Yeah. A little balance, a little boogie, am I right?

561. Alright, alright

562. I don't wanna let you go.

563. You fired my coach.

564. Well, my coach, and it was a difficult decision.

565. But all my advisers were unanimous, so.

566. Including Earvin?

567. All night

568. Look, Kareem.

569. I know I stepped on some toes with Earvin's deal.

570. Now, I'm sorry about that.

571. I coulda handled that rollout a lot better in particular.

572. What can I say? The kid's like a son to me!

573. Kareem, you're the father of this team.

574. That's why I wanna roll you outta here

575. as the highest-paid man in sports.

576. Two and a half million plus access to the Forum.

577. You can book any act you want, and you keep the gate.

578. That's gonna net you at least another three million right there.

579. Nobody's got that! Not Earvin, not nobody!

580. You misunderstood me.

581. You think I envy him.

582. Oh, on the contrary.

583. I'm sure you got him alone just like this.

584. Just a kid with a couple of years of college

585. against a seasoned businessman.

586. Oh, come on, now. That's not fair. He came to me.

587. And you took advantage.

588. - He's naive. - Well, I'm giving him $25 million.

589. Giving?

590. You're giving him a life sentence.

591. And in five years, you and I both know that'll be an average salary.

592. In 10 years, he'll be feeling like a fool.

593. My problem is with you.

594. The selfishness, the superficiality.

595. I honestly wondered what was keeping me from signing that extension.

596. So, thank you 'cause now I know.

597. It's you.

598. Stand up, alright

599. Let this groove

600. Get you to move

601. Hey! You're blocking me in.

602. I know! I wanted to talk to you! Come here.

603. Could you move your car? I gotta get to work!

604. I wanted to ask you

605. if you wouldn't mind

606. going easy on your father.

607. He's under so much pressure right now.

608. I think what he needs most

609. is his two favorite girls' love and support.

610. - Have some. - No, thank you.

611. Everything that's going on with the team,

612. all the mishegoss, the whole coaching thing.

613. It's really taking a toll on him.

614. Look, I know it must feel like I came out of nowhere.

615. You walk through the door, she's playing Monopoly.

616. I get it.

617. I really, really get it, Jean-bean.

618. I want you to feel like

619. you can come to me any time you want.

620. I'm marrying your father.

621. I know. I picked out the ring.

622. Now can you move your car? I gotta get to work!

623. Hey, can you tell your girlfriend—

624. Oh, hey. Where's my dad?

625. They said he wasn't coming in,

626. so we was just using his office.

627. Hey! Is this the new campaign?

628. I'm feelin' 7-Up already.

629. It was gonna be.

630. Now, they all "wait and see."

631. 7-Up sucks anyways.

632. My own fault, though. Shoulda let shit be.

633. We was winning. Don't gotta be fun.

634. Dude gave me all the money there is,

635. and I go smack him upside the head with it.

636. You're my hero.

637. I just mean 'cause you

638. stood up to him.

639. You know?

640. Just glad somebody fucking did for once.

641. And he can't do anything about it.

642. He can't bully you, can't beat you down.

643. I'm sure he tried to guilt you.

644. Oh, yeah. He tried.

645. - Did do that. - But all his tricks fell flat.

646. Thank you.

647. You're welcome.

648. Lakers drop their third of the last four games.

649. I said it when it happened.

650. It was a bad decision to can Westhead.

651. Not 'cause he was so great, but you gotta do it with a plan in mind.

652. This Laker organization looks like amateur hour right now.

653. Here they go from a million-dollar professor

654. who doesn't have an answer, to a sidekick who everybody likes—

655. - Shit! - Yep.

656. That's right.

657. The fucking bloom is well and truly off the rose.

658. Well, don't look at me, fellas. I love Patricia, but.

659. But what?

660. The honeymoon's over, right, Billy?

661. I mean, look, these men need a firm hand, you know?

662. - They don't need a bosom buddy. - That's what I fuckin' told him.

663. I said, Pat, put your foot up some fuckin' ass.

664. Like you did in your fuckin' playing days.

665. - That's right! - I mean, hell, back then,

666. he'd fight you over the drop of a fuckin' hat.

667. But not this Pat. Oh, fucking no. No.

668. He wants to earn the respect with positive vibes.

669. I mean, that wife of his, this frou-frou horseshit.

670. Joining hands to get along.

671. Goddamn flower people run this world now.

672. - Not his fucking nature. - Well, I could've told you that

673. from his sissy little voice.

674. Well, he's never been in a position like this before, you know,

675. out the front of something.

676. Bill, I'm just for one am glad that this is gonna be your call.

677. - Billy? - Bill!

678. Jesus Christ.

679. Oh, my God!

680. - Hey! - Hey.

681. I thought you were meeting with Bill.

682. He fucking fried his vocal cord.

683. Some kind of polyps or something.

684. He's in the hospital. Guy lost his voice.

685. Wow.

686. Crazy. You know?

687. Fuck.

688. Guy's about to fire me, God strikes him mute.

689. You don't know that.

690. This is it, Chris.

691. I know this is it.

692. A hundred thousand moments had to break my way to get me here.

693. Top of the mountain.

694. Now, I got one losing streak, and they're gonna push me off.

695. I don't know how anybody lives like this.

696. - You gotta stay positive. - Yeah, I'm trying. I'm trying.

697. That's all I do with the guys.

698. Shower 'em with encouragement.

699. Empower.

700. All the things you talk about.

701. And when I need them to listen,

702. they smile,

703. and they muss me on the head,

704. and they go do what the fuck they wanna do.

705. - Like another fuckin' Paul. - No. They know you better than that.

706. Sure. Yeah, no. They like me, but they don't respect me!

707. They don't.

708. I swear

709. for the first time in my life,

710. I look in the mirror,

711. and I wish I was my father.

712. Someone they would fear.

713. Your father failed because of who he was.

714. He thought force was the answer for everything,

715. yelling and hitting

716. when the words wouldn't come.

717. And you sat there as a little boy,

718. wishing he could be the man that you are now.

719. Yeah, well.

720. He had his 12 at-bats.

721. Now I get mine.

722. I'm doing great, by the way. Thank you for asking.

723. Sorry, Chris.

724. - Hey. - Hey.

725. So...

726. Bill wants to cut bait.

727. I won't bother sitting down then.

728. He wants me to make a change while there's still time

729. to get the new guy up to speed.

730. I see.

731. But here's the thing, Pat.

732. I'm fucking sick of this shit.

733. All of this.

734. I want some stability.

735. I want something permanent. I need that.

736. So you tell me.

737. Do you want to coach my team?

738. Yes.

739. Hell yes. Are you kidding me? Absolutely!

740. So coach my fucking team.

741. Right.

742. - Figure it out. - Yep.

743. Fuck yeah.

744. And after an ugly loss at Golden State

745. and an even uglier one in the Big Apple,

746. the Lakers limp into our nation's capital,

747. 10 of their last 20...

748. Fifteen minutes, Riles! Let's get it goin', huh?

749. Riles, man, that's a bad-ass shirt!

750. Ooh, Riles!

751. Fly like that, y'all be coming out with us tonight.

752. Yo. Silk ain't helping out on defense.

753. Can you talk to him? Thanks, Riles.

754. Coop keeps drawing his defenders on me.

755. Would you tell him to clear out? Thanks, Riles.

756. Cap's big ass needs to get open.

757. Thanks, Riles.

758. Storm needs to cut out the bullshit and find me.

759. Make it happen.

760. So I'ma break at 10, come back at quarter,

761. - play the rest. Cool? Cool. - Hey, Riles.

762. Me and the other guys are gonna grab a couple beers after the game.

763. I hear the strip clubs got this sister...

764. What I'm trying to say is we ain't usin' the dudes right.

765. Okay, we need to get him into the post.

766. Hey, hey, hey. Listen up now.

767. Listen up, now!

768. Fuck! Will you shut the fuck up!

769. All of you!

770. Nobody fucking listens! Sit down!

771. Now you're gonna listen!

772. You know what you're doing?

773. Do you?

774. Bitching, crying, pointing fingers.

775. Shit.

776. Fucking champions my ass.

777. You know why you lost last year?

778. 'Cause of this shit!

779. 'Cause you start fucking popping off about each other. Coop!

780. You sniping at Jamaal?

781. What's your excuse for playing like a fried turd?

782. I don't know where you got the idea you're a star.

783. - You're not. - I know that's right.

784. What? You think you're a big man?

785. So what? You made an all-star team. Whoopee.

786. You haven't played hard since.

787. What, you take the rest of the season off?

788. You out there chasing tail? How's that going for you?

789. Riles, I hurt my knee.

790. You bitch again about Kareem, you're done! You hear me?

791. That goes for all of you.

792. Well said.

793. Cap. Where you been?

794. Everybody's asking when you're gonna retire.

795. They're all trying to guess. I'll tell you when.

796. It was two months ago.

797. Shut up! Don't you show me those fucking teeth.

798. - You think I'm afraid of you? - Huh?

799. Nah, Riles, it ain't even like that.

800. There's no press here. Come on, let's tell it like it is.

801. So fucking afraid you lost a step, you pinned it on your coach.

802. I watched you.

803. You turned on him. Now this whole team is turning on itself!

804. If you wanna win

805. you gotta be like this!

806. Tight!

807. Anyone has anything to say, it gets said face-to-face.

808. Man-to-man.

809. Almost forgot. McAdoo, you're outta the starting line-up.

810. Rambis. Wake up. You're in.

811. The hippie? Pat! Pat. Riles, Riles.

812. I love the speech, but the Doo is due.

813. - You can't put him on the bench. - I just did.

814. - And I'm taking you off. - Riles.

815. No more of this Riles shit!

816. It's Coach.

817. Alright, fellas. Let's go play this game.

818. Let's go!

819. Let's do it!

820. Coach on three.

821. - Come on. - Let's go, Coach.

822. On three. One, two, three.

823. Coach! Come on. Get it.

824. Here we go. Come on. Come on!

825. - Alright, Cap. - Let me see it.

826. Looks broke. I'll get the ice.

827. Hey. Don't you fucking dare.

828. We got a lovin' thing

829. I don't give a fuck! We're gonna get past them!

830. I want you to step on their fucking necks!

831. Get in their fucking heads! This is showtime!

832. - One, two, three! - Showtime! Let's go!

833. That we can be who we are

834. You know you're in Hollywood when even the coach

835. is leading man material.

836. Chick, it looks like Dyan Cannon agrees with you.

837. It's showtime!

838. Hey, there's that smile, folks. Ever since breaking out

839. and putting up 40 against his hometown Pistons,

840. this kid has shown no signs of slowing down.

841. Magic, you know what you can do. You go out there,

842. - and you fucking prove that. - I got you.

843. Don't be afraid to play hard!

844. Do not give a shit! You gotta foul? You foul!

845. You get out there and you fucking show that.

846. They're here to see you!

847. Grease is the word, is the word, is the word

848. Okay. World!

849. Meet Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Buss!

850. It's Doctor, Frank!

851. Just break the fucking cup!

852. Mazel tov!

853. Thanks, everybody.

854. Thank you, Pat. Let's get something to drink now, huh?

855. Oh! Slam dunk, Dr. Julius Erving,

856. and that puts this one out of reach.

857. Folks hoping for a Boston-LA matchup have to wait another year.

858. The Sixers are headed once again to face the Lakers in the finals.

859. And these loyal Celtic fans, here at a sold-out Boston Garden,

860. - will go home disappointed. - Beat LA! Beat LA!

861. But hold on, Boston fans are making noise.

862. - A chant is building. - What's that sound, Dick?

863. You hear what these fans are chanting?

864. - Beat LA! Beat LA! - Beat LA!

865. Well, now, sounds like the Boston Celtic fans

866. have a message for this 76ers team

867. that's about to eliminate their own boys from contention.

868. You hear that shit?

869. They're about to face Los Angeles for all the marbles.

870. The Boston fans have really picked a side.

871. - With gusto! - Best fans in the game, Dick.

872. Best in the game.

873. That must be music to your Celtic ears, huh, Bill?

874. Beat LA! Beat LA! Beat LA!

875. Beat LA! Beat LA!

876. Fuck Boston!

877. 'Cause it's the only thing I wanna do

878. I don't wanna sleep

879. I just wanna keep on loving you

880. And I meant every word I said

881. When I said that I loved you

882. I meant that I love you forever

883. And I'm gonna keep on loving you

884. 'Cause it's the only thing I wanna do

885. I don't wanna sleep

886. I just wanna keep on