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Hi! - Jerry: Uh... 13 00:00:40,749 --> 00:00:42,584 Kids, this is Ginger. 14 00:00:42,667 --> 00:00:44,836 Uh, Ginger, this is JoAnn. 15 00:00:44,919 --> 00:00:47,172 - How are you, Jo? - (sarcastic laugh) 16 00:00:47,255 --> 00:00:49,215 I could use a margarita. 17 00:00:49,299 --> 00:00:50,735 - We'll scooch in, you can join us! - JoAnn: No, no, no. 18 00:00:50,759 --> 00:00:51,885 We'll make room for you! 19 00:00:51,968 --> 00:00:53,762 Let Daddy and his friend enjoy themselves. 20 00:00:53,845 --> 00:00:55,472 Come on, we have our own table. 21 00:00:55,555 --> 00:00:57,307 Jerry: Alright, well, I'll see you later. 22 00:00:57,390 --> 00:01:00,185 - I got the tab! - Yeah. (Forced laugh) 23 00:01:01,978 --> 00:01:03,480 Come on. Go wash up. 24 00:01:03,563 --> 00:01:05,356 ♪ ♪ 25 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:06,775 (scoffs) 26 00:01:08,276 --> 00:01:10,695 (sighs) Well... heh! 27 00:01:12,322 --> 00:01:14,115 Your wife seems nice. 28 00:01:15,784 --> 00:01:17,619 Yeah, she's great. 29 00:01:19,621 --> 00:01:21,539 You're a good dad. 30 00:01:21,623 --> 00:01:23,958 - I don... - Bet you're a great daddy, too. 31 00:01:24,042 --> 00:01:26,753 - Am I? - I think you could be. 32 00:01:26,836 --> 00:01:28,588 ♪ ♪ 33 00:01:28,671 --> 00:01:31,800 (restaurant chatter) 34 00:01:33,885 --> 00:01:35,887 What are you doing? 35 00:01:35,970 --> 00:01:39,432 - Ginger: Having a little fun, daddy. - Jerry: Okay. 36 00:01:39,516 --> 00:01:42,101 Show me how much fun you wanna have. 37 00:01:42,185 --> 00:01:43,705 - (heavy breathing) - Jerry: Like that? 38 00:01:43,770 --> 00:01:46,064 - How you want it? - Oh yeah... 39 00:01:46,147 --> 00:01:47,607 Yeah... 40 00:01:47,690 --> 00:01:50,819 (heavy breathing) 41 00:01:52,111 --> 00:01:53,238 (Ginger gasps) 42 00:01:54,697 --> 00:01:56,783 (heavy breathing) 43 00:01:56,866 --> 00:01:59,160 Yes, like that... (panting) 44 00:01:59,244 --> 00:02:02,330 - Oh my god... No. - Oh, that was fast. 45 00:02:02,413 --> 00:02:05,208 Jerry: Oh shit. Jeanie Bean! 46 00:02:05,291 --> 00:02:07,252 Jeanie Beanie, what are you doin'? 47 00:02:08,336 --> 00:02:09,546 Something happen? 48 00:02:09,629 --> 00:02:13,341 (distant sirens) 49 00:02:13,424 --> 00:02:16,261 ("My Favorite Mutiny" by The Coup playing 50 00:02:16,344 --> 00:02:19,097 ♪ ♪ 51 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:24,018 ♪ There it is ♪ 52 00:02:24,102 --> 00:02:26,771 ♪ ♪ 53 00:02:35,029 --> 00:02:36,364 ♪ Check it out ♪ 54 00:02:36,447 --> 00:02:38,157 ♪ Move, if you got the nerve ♪ 55 00:02:38,241 --> 00:02:39,868 ♪ Lash out for your just desserts ♪ 56 00:02:39,951 --> 00:02:41,202 ♪ It's not just the worth ♪ 57 00:02:41,286 --> 00:02:43,162 ♪ Some of y'all heads up in the clouds ♪ 58 00:02:43,246 --> 00:02:44,706 ♪ I'ma bring y'all back to earth ♪ 59 00:02:44,789 --> 00:02:46,291 ♪ It's Black back to burn ♪ 60 00:02:46,374 --> 00:02:48,001 ♪ Bullshit y'all talkin' 'bout ♪ 61 00:02:48,084 --> 00:02:48,918 ♪ Out ya mouth ♪ 62 00:02:49,002 --> 00:02:49,919 ♪ I'm not concerned ♪ 63 00:02:50,003 --> 00:02:51,163 ♪ 'Cause y'all got to learn ♪ 64 00:02:51,212 --> 00:02:52,565 ♪ It's y'all turn like Detroit Red ♪ 65 00:02:52,589 --> 00:02:54,090 ♪ When his head had a Ultra Perm ♪ 66 00:02:54,173 --> 00:02:56,092 ♪ The long walk'll burn your bare heels ♪ 67 00:02:56,175 --> 00:02:57,427 ♪ So throw on your boots ♪ 68 00:02:57,510 --> 00:02:59,220 ♪ The game camouflaged like army suits ♪ 69 00:02:59,304 --> 00:03:00,763 ♪ But I can see it more clear ♪ 70 00:03:00,847 --> 00:03:02,432 ♪ 'Cause I came with The Coup in here ♪ 71 00:03:02,515 --> 00:03:03,993 ♪ Ring the alarm and form the troops ♪ 72 00:03:04,017 --> 00:03:06,436 ♪ Send 'em out into the world Go to war in a fluke ♪ 73 00:03:06,519 --> 00:03:08,605 ♪ Eye to eye with the enemy you sworn to shoot ♪ 74 00:03:08,688 --> 00:03:10,288 ♪ Now comin' at ya neck sick o' hearin' ♪ 75 00:03:10,315 --> 00:03:11,566 ♪ Something wrong with me ♪ 76 00:03:11,649 --> 00:03:13,276 ♪ Motherfucker somethin' wrong with you ♪ 77 00:03:13,359 --> 00:03:15,737 ♪ When the chief just way too smart to question ♪ 78 00:03:15,820 --> 00:03:17,631 ♪ The enemy the brothers of a dark complexion ♪ 79 00:03:17,655 --> 00:03:19,949 ♪ The governments of the world is shark infested ♪ 80 00:03:20,033 --> 00:03:22,410 ♪ They heavy on weaponry like Charlton Heston ♪ 81 00:03:22,493 --> 00:03:25,079 ♪ Man, yeah, it gets low here ♪ 82 00:03:25,163 --> 00:03:27,582 ♪ Real low Know what I'm talkin' 'bout? ♪ 83 00:03:27,665 --> 00:03:30,209 (vocalizing) 84 00:03:31,252 --> 00:03:33,463 ♪ Yeah, yo, it gets low... ♪ 85 00:03:33,546 --> 00:03:35,840 ♪ ♪ 86 00:03:39,177 --> 00:03:41,346 - (static) - (siren wailing) 87 00:03:45,224 --> 00:03:46,726 (quietly): Jesus Christ, Jerry. 88 00:03:46,809 --> 00:03:49,020 What the fuck have you gotten me into? 89 00:03:49,103 --> 00:03:50,956 (quietly): Listen, I'm gonna introduce you as my wife, 90 00:03:50,980 --> 00:03:52,106 not my ex-wife, alright? 91 00:03:52,190 --> 00:03:54,943 JoAnn: (sighs) Any time you wanna remarry, 92 00:03:55,026 --> 00:03:56,629 - it's not a problem. - Can we just get through 93 00:03:56,653 --> 00:03:58,964 - the ceremony without arguing, please? - (Jerry clears throat) 94 00:03:58,988 --> 00:04:01,282 (somber music playing) 95 00:04:02,617 --> 00:04:05,036 JoAnn: You said owning a team would be exciting. 96 00:04:05,119 --> 00:04:07,288 What's next, a horse head in the bed? 97 00:04:07,372 --> 00:04:10,375 Would you stop? We need this. 98 00:04:10,458 --> 00:04:14,212 - I appreciate you coming. - Oh, you kidding? I wouldn't miss it. 99 00:04:15,838 --> 00:04:18,883 Tell Bill I owe him a call about the roster. 100 00:04:20,635 --> 00:04:22,470 I'm just, uh 101 00:04:22,553 --> 00:04:26,683 having a real hard time focusing on basketball. 102 00:04:26,766 --> 00:04:29,727 No rush, okay? Listen, 103 00:04:29,811 --> 00:04:32,021 I'll run training camp if you need me to. 104 00:04:32,105 --> 00:04:34,107 We're family now, so... 105 00:04:34,190 --> 00:04:36,317 I want you to meet my wife and my daughter. 106 00:04:36,401 --> 00:04:38,319 This is JoAnn. 107 00:04:39,612 --> 00:04:41,197 This is Jeanie... 108 00:04:41,281 --> 00:04:45,451 - Lois: Thank you for coming. - My heart breaks. I can't imagine. 109 00:04:45,535 --> 00:04:47,412 (whispering): Hi, Lois. 110 00:04:48,538 --> 00:04:50,665 You must be Rose. 111 00:04:50,748 --> 00:04:52,166 Your husband was a saint. 112 00:04:52,250 --> 00:04:54,043 We're all gonna miss him. 113 00:04:54,127 --> 00:04:57,422 - (gunshots) - (police siren, radio chatter) 114 00:04:57,505 --> 00:04:59,424 - (slap) - (crowd gasping) 115 00:04:59,507 --> 00:05:01,384 You pushed and you pushed. 116 00:05:01,467 --> 00:05:04,095 You couldn't just leave well enough alone? 117 00:05:05,304 --> 00:05:07,432 Dad, Dad, did she just hit you? 118 00:05:07,515 --> 00:05:09,225 LOIS: I'm so sorry. 119 00:05:09,308 --> 00:05:12,395 - I'm so sorry. - Jerry: Uh, we should go out the back here... 120 00:05:12,478 --> 00:05:14,647 You talked to Jerry Tarkanian, 121 00:05:14,731 --> 00:05:16,649 and you're sure he's out? 122 00:05:16,733 --> 00:05:19,068 Not his wife, not some other bozo. 123 00:05:19,152 --> 00:05:22,905 - You're absolutely sure? - Dr. Buss, what I'm sure of is we're out of time. 124 00:05:24,449 --> 00:05:26,242 Alright, so who the fuck is Jack McKinney? 125 00:05:26,325 --> 00:05:28,036 You met him last week. 126 00:05:28,119 --> 00:05:29,871 He's the assistant coach for Portland. 127 00:05:29,954 --> 00:05:31,497 You know, glasses, looks like a CPA. 128 00:05:31,581 --> 00:05:33,374 Jerry: I know who he is, Bill. I'm saying, 129 00:05:33,458 --> 00:05:35,668 who is he? Fucking nobody. 130 00:05:35,752 --> 00:05:38,880 - I met the guy. Can't even remember his fucking face. - He's a visionary. 131 00:05:38,963 --> 00:05:41,758 Basketball guru. All sorts of big ideas. 132 00:05:41,841 --> 00:05:43,736 - Uh-huh. - Bill Sharman: Hell, he's the reason Ramsay 133 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:45,680 won that title up there with a bunch of nobodies! 134 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,040 Bill, you're sure this is the guy? 135 00:05:47,096 --> 00:05:50,224 - You're absolutely sure? - If we don't hire someone, 136 00:05:50,308 --> 00:05:52,268 we're gonna open training camp without a coach! 137 00:05:52,351 --> 00:05:54,020 ♪ ♪ 138 00:05:54,103 --> 00:05:55,146 (crowd cheering) 139 00:05:57,648 --> 00:05:58,941 Jack McKinney: Unbelievable! 140 00:05:59,025 --> 00:05:59,817 Run it! 141 00:05:59,901 --> 00:06:01,527 (panting) 142 00:06:03,654 --> 00:06:04,655 (honking) 143 00:06:04,739 --> 00:06:06,616 How was the call? 144 00:06:08,826 --> 00:06:12,121 I don't know, I think I... overplayed my hand. 145 00:06:12,205 --> 00:06:14,582 Full control of the roster, cuts, 146 00:06:14,665 --> 00:06:16,209 trades, hires... 147 00:06:16,292 --> 00:06:17,960 I'm pretty sure I scared 'em off. 148 00:06:18,044 --> 00:06:20,129 No, not if they have any sense. 149 00:06:20,213 --> 00:06:22,965 (panting) It's probably the wrong fit anyway. 150 00:06:23,049 --> 00:06:26,052 Claire McKinney: Oh, is that what you're running from? 151 00:06:29,472 --> 00:06:32,016 - Be another move. - Like Portland. 152 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:33,434 And Milwaukee. 153 00:06:33,518 --> 00:06:36,020 At least LA has sunshine. 154 00:06:36,104 --> 00:06:37,897 And a damn good team. 155 00:06:37,980 --> 00:06:40,441 That's the problem. It's perfect. 156 00:06:40,525 --> 00:06:42,527 Oh. Sounds like a catastrophe. 157 00:06:42,610 --> 00:06:44,612 It will be, if it fails. 158 00:06:44,695 --> 00:06:47,949 I've been an assistant for so damn long, Cranny. 159 00:06:48,032 --> 00:06:49,033 This is my vision. 160 00:06:49,117 --> 00:06:51,119 This thing has been in my head, 161 00:06:51,202 --> 00:06:53,079 for 20 years. 162 00:06:53,162 --> 00:06:54,882 If I can't make it work with guys that good, 163 00:06:54,956 --> 00:06:57,959 - it doesn't work. - Claire: Well 164 00:06:58,042 --> 00:07:00,294 it's a good thing you blew the interview. 165 00:07:02,213 --> 00:07:04,966 - (car rumbling) - Dad! 166 00:07:05,049 --> 00:07:07,718 - It's for you! - Someone from the Lakers. 167 00:07:13,141 --> 00:07:17,353 (funky bass riff playing) 168 00:07:17,436 --> 00:07:19,230 ♪ ♪ 169 00:07:21,399 --> 00:07:22,775 (sighs) 170 00:07:24,735 --> 00:07:26,445 (woman laughs) 171 00:07:30,408 --> 00:07:31,617 (woman laughs) 172 00:07:37,248 --> 00:07:38,833 (dialing) 173 00:07:38,916 --> 00:07:41,669 - Jeanie Buss: Is that about Tark? - (hangs up) 174 00:07:42,253 --> 00:07:43,504 Yeah. 175 00:07:45,882 --> 00:07:48,885 He's gonna stay in Vegas where he belongs, so. 176 00:07:48,968 --> 00:07:50,469 Oh, I'm sorry. 177 00:07:50,553 --> 00:07:52,471 Hey. You know... 178 00:07:53,931 --> 00:07:56,350 - Onwards and upwards. - Jeanie: It wasn't fair. 179 00:07:57,143 --> 00:07:59,187 What she said. 180 00:07:59,270 --> 00:08:01,022 It's not your fault, Dad. 181 00:08:02,523 --> 00:08:04,442 I know. I know, honey. 182 00:08:08,946 --> 00:08:12,325 Sweetie, do you think we could take a rain check on Monopoly? 183 00:08:13,367 --> 00:08:14,535 - Sure. - You sure? 184 00:08:14,619 --> 00:08:16,120 Yeah, I have work. 185 00:08:16,204 --> 00:08:19,415 - Anyway, so. - That's my little Jeanie Pie. 186 00:08:22,293 --> 00:08:24,086 Alright. I won't be too late. 187 00:08:24,170 --> 00:08:25,171 (Jerry sniffs) 188 00:08:31,385 --> 00:08:34,138 Laurence Olivier: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind 189 00:08:34,222 --> 00:08:36,265 to suffer the slings 190 00:08:36,349 --> 00:08:38,643 and arrows of outrageous fortune, 191 00:08:38,726 --> 00:08:41,771 or to take arms against a sea of troubles, 192 00:08:43,105 --> 00:08:44,690 and by opposing 193 00:08:46,192 --> 00:08:47,777 end them. 194 00:08:47,860 --> 00:08:49,904 (school bell ringing) 195 00:08:49,987 --> 00:08:52,198 You give out any A's this time? 196 00:08:54,033 --> 00:08:56,911 - No one deserved one. - Well, you know what they say, Paul. 197 00:08:56,994 --> 00:09:00,373 Students are only as good as their professor. 198 00:09:00,456 --> 00:09:03,960 - Which, on the subject, we still need to discuss those syllabi. - (phone ringing) 199 00:09:04,043 --> 00:09:06,647 - Frankly, your insistence on including... - Yeah. Can I... Can I just... 200 00:09:06,671 --> 00:09:08,589 Jack? Hey. 201 00:09:09,423 --> 00:09:10,549 Holy cow. 202 00:09:11,300 --> 00:09:12,760 No, um... 203 00:09:12,843 --> 00:09:15,388 Cassie and the kids will be thrilled. 204 00:09:15,471 --> 00:09:17,306 And I will see you there. 205 00:09:19,141 --> 00:09:20,643 Are we finished? 206 00:09:21,644 --> 00:09:24,230 Fuckin'-a right. 207 00:09:24,313 --> 00:09:27,149 - Where are you going? - Palm Springs. 208 00:09:27,233 --> 00:09:29,694 (heavy breathing) Training camp. 209 00:09:31,362 --> 00:09:32,822 ♪ ♪ 210 00:09:32,905 --> 00:09:34,633 Host (on radio): Well, the Lakers are about to open training camp 211 00:09:34,657 --> 00:09:37,576 under a new head coach, and all kinds of questions. 212 00:09:37,660 --> 00:09:39,662 But maybe, maybe, just maybe the biggest 213 00:09:39,745 --> 00:09:42,123 right off the bat, who's gonna run this offense? 214 00:09:42,206 --> 00:09:44,000 Magic Johnson or Norm Nixon? 215 00:09:44,083 --> 00:09:46,002 Who is the fucking... Me! Stormin' Norman. 216 00:09:46,085 --> 00:09:48,421 Oh, I'm gonna be running point. Best believe that. 217 00:09:48,504 --> 00:09:50,298 I'll show his happy ass some magic! 218 00:09:50,381 --> 00:09:51,400 Norm, you better get ready. 219 00:09:51,424 --> 00:09:52,883 I got some tricks up my sleeve, too. 220 00:09:52,967 --> 00:09:55,177 I'm gonna be on that ass. (Laughs) 221 00:09:55,261 --> 00:09:57,388 - (radio host continues) - (car revving) 222 00:09:57,471 --> 00:09:59,849 Hey. Can't this thing go any faster? 223 00:09:59,932 --> 00:10:02,077 Host: If you put him on the court with professionals 224 00:10:02,101 --> 00:10:04,103 (ding) a six-foot-nine rookie at point guard? 225 00:10:04,186 --> 00:10:06,314 ♪ ♪ 226 00:10:07,732 --> 00:10:09,608 Which brings me to my next question which is, 227 00:10:09,692 --> 00:10:11,277 who the heck is Jack McKinney? 228 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,196 One day, we hear it's Tark the Shark. Now it's Jack the nobody? 229 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,199 He's supposed to be the guy deciding on the lineup, 230 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:19,344 - and he's never made a real decision on this own. - (boys arguing) 231 00:10:19,368 --> 00:10:22,079 - Host 2: You said it, pal! - Gimme it! No, let me try again! 232 00:10:22,163 --> 00:10:24,040 - (arguing continues) - (radio hosts continue) 233 00:10:24,123 --> 00:10:26,208 - Host 2: Won a championship... - (boys go quiet) 234 00:10:26,292 --> 00:10:28,294 Supposedly off of his X's and O's. 235 00:10:28,377 --> 00:10:32,506 And what happens if McKinney just can't hack it? 236 00:10:32,590 --> 00:10:34,050 With 21 guys, 237 00:10:34,133 --> 00:10:35,760 Woman: Hand me the screwdriver. 238 00:10:35,843 --> 00:10:37,595 Host 2: Fresh meat like Michael Cooper. 239 00:10:37,678 --> 00:10:39,948 Host: Yeah, my guess is the last thing he'll hear this week? 240 00:10:39,972 --> 00:10:42,683 - "Hey, Coach wants to see you. Hit the road." - You hear that? 241 00:10:42,767 --> 00:10:44,518 They're talking about me. 242 00:10:44,602 --> 00:10:46,729 I should call myself Shit Luck Cooper. 243 00:10:46,812 --> 00:10:48,481 Now, I'm gonna roll into camp late, 244 00:10:48,564 --> 00:10:50,751 - new coach doesn't know my ass. - Woman: Hand me the screwdriver. 245 00:10:50,775 --> 00:10:52,419 I'm telling you, God is sending me a message. 246 00:10:52,443 --> 00:10:56,364 Take your skinny Black ass back to SavOn. Basketball ain't for you. 247 00:10:56,447 --> 00:10:58,032 I'm supposed to die and rot out here 248 00:10:58,115 --> 00:11:00,326 like buzzard food. It ain't in here. 249 00:11:02,119 --> 00:11:03,788 What's this look like? 250 00:11:05,122 --> 00:11:06,665 - Love you, babe. - (car zooming) 251 00:11:06,749 --> 00:11:08,769 Host (on radio): You wanna talk about big question marks? 252 00:11:08,793 --> 00:11:10,336 The biggest unknown is Kareem. 253 00:11:10,419 --> 00:11:13,964 32 years old, 10 seasons on those skinny bones. 254 00:11:14,048 --> 00:11:16,634 His best days are way behind him. 255 00:11:16,717 --> 00:11:18,469 I don't even know if he wants to be here. 256 00:11:18,552 --> 00:11:20,447 - I'll put on some music. - He may be the best center 257 00:11:20,471 --> 00:11:21,907 ever to play the game of basketball... 258 00:11:21,931 --> 00:11:23,825 - Leave it. - But if you look in the encyclopedia 259 00:11:23,849 --> 00:11:27,770 under "checked out," you're gonna see a picture of his frowning face. 260 00:11:27,853 --> 00:11:29,939 (cawing) 261 00:11:34,485 --> 00:11:38,614 (smooth '70s music playing) 262 00:11:40,491 --> 00:11:41,742 (pool chatter) 263 00:11:41,826 --> 00:11:44,412 Paul Westhead: Some kind of joint, huh? 264 00:11:44,495 --> 00:11:46,622 Glad the wives are getting settled in LA. 265 00:11:48,332 --> 00:11:50,960 'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall. 266 00:11:51,043 --> 00:11:52,294 Yeah, where we going here? 267 00:11:52,378 --> 00:11:54,797 Oh, just-just this way. 268 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,590 Hey, Jack, I just wanna thank you. 269 00:11:56,674 --> 00:11:58,467 It's been a real rough year. 270 00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:00,970 One bad season, those alumni turned on me 271 00:12:01,053 --> 00:12:03,139 like Senators on Caesar. 272 00:12:03,222 --> 00:12:04,682 Took my whistle, 273 00:12:04,765 --> 00:12:06,642 stuck me teaching freshmen philistines 274 00:12:06,725 --> 00:12:09,395 who still think Brutus is a character from "Popeye." 275 00:12:11,188 --> 00:12:13,149 Well, had me thinking basketball was done with me, 276 00:12:13,232 --> 00:12:15,401 and then I heard from you. 277 00:12:15,484 --> 00:12:19,029 True hope is swift and flies with swallow's wings. 278 00:12:19,113 --> 00:12:20,906 Sort of surprised they went for me, actually. 279 00:12:20,990 --> 00:12:23,784 - You know, the-the team. - Yeah, they didn't want to. 280 00:12:23,868 --> 00:12:25,161 Oh. 281 00:12:25,244 --> 00:12:27,705 I insisted. I told them my system isn't easy, 282 00:12:27,788 --> 00:12:29,832 and neither am I. And that you were 283 00:12:29,915 --> 00:12:31,417 an expert on them both. 284 00:12:32,418 --> 00:12:33,919 Thanks, Jack. 285 00:12:34,003 --> 00:12:36,088 I won't let you down. 286 00:12:36,172 --> 00:12:38,215 Jerry: There he is! 287 00:12:38,299 --> 00:12:41,093 You made it. Jack. 288 00:12:41,177 --> 00:12:44,430 Welcome to The Ocotillo, my little oasis in the desert. 289 00:12:44,513 --> 00:12:46,867 Come on over. I wanna introduce you to some friends of mine. 290 00:12:46,891 --> 00:12:48,785 We're gonna have a little fun tonight, if that's alright. 291 00:12:48,809 --> 00:12:50,996 We're gonna get started with a little swimsuit competition, 292 00:12:51,020 --> 00:12:53,898 you know, break the ice. Bill! Jerry! 293 00:12:53,981 --> 00:12:55,107 You remember these guys. 294 00:12:55,191 --> 00:12:56,775 - Great to have you. - Jack. 295 00:12:56,859 --> 00:12:59,695 - Welcome. Paul. - Jack. 296 00:12:59,778 --> 00:13:01,655 When can I meet the team? 297 00:13:01,739 --> 00:13:04,419 When can you meet the team? I figure we'll do that tomorrow morning. 298 00:13:04,492 --> 00:13:06,386 You know, when the boys are fresh. That way, you and I can, 299 00:13:06,410 --> 00:13:09,079 you know, break some bread. Talk turkey. 300 00:13:09,163 --> 00:13:11,916 Dr. Buss wants me to, uh, get you settled in. 301 00:13:11,999 --> 00:13:14,919 The Logo here has staked his name on you. 302 00:13:15,002 --> 00:13:16,712 Fuck it! I'll stake my fuckin' name... 303 00:13:16,795 --> 00:13:19,632 (laughter) 304 00:13:19,715 --> 00:13:22,718 I'd rather jump right into it, if that's alright. 305 00:13:22,801 --> 00:13:25,387 - Now? - McKinney: If that's alright, yeah. 306 00:13:25,471 --> 00:13:27,890 - Yeah, sure. You're the boss. - McKinney: Great. 307 00:13:27,973 --> 00:13:29,642 Can we get a room with a projector? 308 00:13:29,725 --> 00:13:31,727 Meeting on the hour. 309 00:13:31,810 --> 00:13:33,938 - Okay. - Jerry Buss: So, get him whatever he needs. 310 00:13:34,021 --> 00:13:36,815 Get a fruit basket, some champagne... 311 00:13:36,899 --> 00:13:38,526 Dr. Buss, h-he's the assistant coach. 312 00:13:38,609 --> 00:13:40,277 - That's Paul Westhead. - Who? 313 00:13:40,361 --> 00:13:42,005 - Sharman: Paul Westhead. - Jerry Buss: Oh. 314 00:13:42,029 --> 00:13:43,715 - Kick back and enjoy yourself. - Sharman: See ya, Paul. 315 00:13:43,739 --> 00:13:45,859 - Westhead: Thank you! - Jerry Buss: Excuse me, girls. 316 00:13:46,450 --> 00:13:47,993 I'm not sure if you recall. 317 00:13:48,077 --> 00:13:51,163 Um, St. Joe's? G-guarded you my junior year. 318 00:13:51,247 --> 00:13:54,041 ♪ ♪ 319 00:13:55,584 --> 00:13:56,877 Number 32. 320 00:13:57,836 --> 00:13:59,088 That's right. That's me. Yes. 321 00:13:59,171 --> 00:14:01,382 I hope you make a better fuckin' coach. 322 00:14:03,676 --> 00:14:06,637 I shall... endeavor. 323 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:09,515 ♪ ♪ 324 00:14:13,018 --> 00:14:16,855 Hey, I love Palm Springs, man. 325 00:14:16,939 --> 00:14:18,816 Put your tongue back in your mouth! 326 00:14:18,899 --> 00:14:20,359 Baby, I wasn't looking at no girls. 327 00:14:20,442 --> 00:14:21,860 Well, you were about to. 328 00:14:21,944 --> 00:14:23,404 Focus on basketball. 329 00:14:23,487 --> 00:14:24,363 You got this. 330 00:14:24,446 --> 00:14:25,948 - I got this. - It's the dream. 331 00:14:26,782 --> 00:14:28,784 - (kiss) - Love you. 332 00:14:28,867 --> 00:14:32,288 Bye, Mrs. Cooper. I'm gonna take good care of your husband. 333 00:14:33,163 --> 00:14:35,207 You want me here, too? 334 00:14:35,291 --> 00:14:39,128 Could take a week off of school, keep you relaxed. 335 00:14:39,211 --> 00:14:41,922 I wish, but no girls allowed. 336 00:14:42,006 --> 00:14:43,424 - No? - Mm-mmm. 337 00:14:43,507 --> 00:14:45,801 Basketball is all it is from here on out. 338 00:14:45,884 --> 00:14:48,053 - Just basketball? - Mm-hmm. 339 00:14:48,596 --> 00:14:49,430 (kiss) 340 00:14:49,513 --> 00:14:50,639 - Be good. - I will. 341 00:14:50,723 --> 00:14:53,100 - Good my middle name. - (woman laughs) 342 00:14:53,183 --> 00:14:55,203 Michael Cooper: So, basketball is all it is out here, huh? 343 00:14:55,227 --> 00:14:56,979 You know I gotta say somethin'. 344 00:14:57,062 --> 00:14:58,814 You see that girl over there? 345 00:14:58,897 --> 00:15:01,108 - Hoo-wee! - Oh. Yeah. 346 00:15:01,191 --> 00:15:02,109 Earvin Johnson? 347 00:15:02,192 --> 00:15:04,445 - Michael Cooper? - (papers crinkling) 348 00:15:04,528 --> 00:15:06,238 I'm Pat Riley. Welcome to camp. 349 00:15:06,322 --> 00:15:09,283 So you got your team rolls, practice schedule in there. 350 00:15:09,366 --> 00:15:10,510 First meeting's in 10 minutes. 351 00:15:10,534 --> 00:15:12,077 Date Palm Room. You know where that is? 352 00:15:12,161 --> 00:15:14,556 Just cut through there, through the lobby, make a hard right. 353 00:15:14,580 --> 00:15:15,682 - You good? - Earvin Johnson: Thanks. 354 00:15:15,706 --> 00:15:17,166 - Alright, you got it. - Wait, wait! 355 00:15:17,249 --> 00:15:19,293 - I know you from somewhere. - Yeah? 356 00:15:19,376 --> 00:15:20,878 Cooper: Kentucky vs. Texas Western. 357 00:15:20,961 --> 00:15:23,672 That's right! Pops got me out the bed for that one! 358 00:15:23,756 --> 00:15:26,175 Big Daddy D went up and dunked it on you right there... 359 00:15:26,258 --> 00:15:29,011 (crowd cheering) 360 00:15:29,094 --> 00:15:30,679 (grunts) Hangin' all up on the rim 361 00:15:30,763 --> 00:15:32,973 like crazy, tongue out and everything. 362 00:15:33,641 --> 00:15:34,641 Yeah, well 363 00:15:34,683 --> 00:15:36,018 (buzzer) - (shutter snaps) 364 00:15:36,101 --> 00:15:38,520 I still see it in my nightmares. 365 00:15:38,604 --> 00:15:41,023 But hey, that's part of the game, right? 366 00:15:41,106 --> 00:15:43,025 - It makes you tougher. - Yeah. 367 00:15:43,108 --> 00:15:45,152 So what, you, like, a coach or somethin' now? 368 00:15:46,904 --> 00:15:50,032 Assistant announcer and, uh, travel secretary. 369 00:15:50,115 --> 00:15:52,159 - (buzzer) - What's up, Kenny? 370 00:15:52,242 --> 00:15:53,952 I like that tracksuit, baby. 371 00:15:54,036 --> 00:15:55,037 ♪ ♪ 372 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,998 What up? Yo, Price, Carter. How y'all doin'? 373 00:15:58,082 --> 00:16:00,918 AD, man, why you always got the freshest threads on? 374 00:16:01,001 --> 00:16:02,961 Y'all shoulda saw him at the premiere! 375 00:16:03,045 --> 00:16:05,839 - 'Sup, fellas? - EJ, you really know how to work the room, huh? 376 00:16:05,923 --> 00:16:09,593 Man, I'm just doin' what the Magic Man do. 377 00:16:09,677 --> 00:16:11,011 Okay, well... 378 00:16:11,095 --> 00:16:12,221 No, no, no, not yet. 379 00:16:12,304 --> 00:16:13,722 Vets first. 380 00:16:13,806 --> 00:16:15,432 Well, what they waitin' on? 381 00:16:15,516 --> 00:16:17,059 Cooper: You'll see. 382 00:16:19,311 --> 00:16:21,605 Just play it cool. Don't look him too long in the eyes. 383 00:16:21,689 --> 00:16:24,608 Johnson: You talkin' about him like he the Boogeyman. 384 00:16:24,692 --> 00:16:28,028 What's up, Cap? Like this dashiki. 385 00:16:28,112 --> 00:16:30,614 I take a glass of orange juice with my morning paper. 386 00:16:31,699 --> 00:16:34,576 Separate it out by section. News first, 387 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:36,704 arts and leisure, 388 00:16:36,787 --> 00:16:38,539 sports last. 389 00:16:38,622 --> 00:16:40,249 Have it at my door at 6:00. 390 00:16:41,458 --> 00:16:42,710 Cooper: You in for it. 391 00:16:42,793 --> 00:16:45,254 I was his rookie last year. 392 00:16:45,337 --> 00:16:47,214 I'm telling you, outside his door 393 00:16:47,297 --> 00:16:48,590 every day at the crack of dawn, 394 00:16:48,674 --> 00:16:50,092 he still ain't like my juice. 395 00:16:50,175 --> 00:16:53,137 "Too warm, too cold, too pulpy, not enough pulp." 396 00:16:53,220 --> 00:16:55,931 Well, he gonna like my juice. (Laughs) - I hope so. 397 00:16:56,014 --> 00:16:59,768 - I got you, Cap. - (fake laugh) Take it easy, cowboy. 398 00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:02,688 Back of the bus, rookie section. 399 00:17:02,771 --> 00:17:04,648 Don't be no Rosa Parks. 400 00:17:04,732 --> 00:17:06,400 Right. 401 00:17:06,483 --> 00:17:09,570 - Get this to my room, rook. - I'm actually not a rookie this year... 402 00:17:09,653 --> 00:17:11,238 Norman Nixon: Oh shit! 403 00:17:11,321 --> 00:17:13,574 - Ron motherfuckin' Boone! - What's up, Black man? 404 00:17:13,657 --> 00:17:15,659 - Hey, you guaranteed this year? - Man, fuck no. 405 00:17:15,743 --> 00:17:17,637 But after this camp, I ain't giving them a choice. 406 00:17:17,661 --> 00:17:19,681 - Nixon: Yeah, you know how it is. - What's up, fellas? 407 00:17:19,705 --> 00:17:22,791 - How y'all doin'? Y'all good? - Oh shit. Landsberger! 408 00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:25,377 - Hey! What's up, baby? - Hey, still ain't right... 409 00:17:25,461 --> 00:17:28,023 - Player: So, who the fuck is this McKinney? - But you still white. 410 00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:30,924 Alright, fellas, let's settle in. Come on. 411 00:17:32,843 --> 00:17:36,680 Right. I'm gonna hand the keys over to Jack here. 412 00:17:36,764 --> 00:17:39,933 I want y'all to show him the same respect y'all showed me. 413 00:17:42,519 --> 00:17:44,438 Okay. Take it away. 414 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:47,775 Paul? 415 00:17:50,527 --> 00:17:52,321 - (click) - (projector whirring) 416 00:17:52,404 --> 00:17:54,531 This is from last season, your base set. 417 00:17:54,615 --> 00:17:56,325 There's Nixon. 418 00:17:57,367 --> 00:17:59,953 Walks the ball up, calls it. 419 00:18:01,288 --> 00:18:03,415 Dantley with a screen. 420 00:18:03,499 --> 00:18:06,168 Wilkes in the corner, fakes his man, sinks a jumper. 421 00:18:06,251 --> 00:18:08,796 Smooth as silk, baby. Hey! 422 00:18:08,879 --> 00:18:11,048 Twenty seconds. Next. 423 00:18:11,131 --> 00:18:13,550 This was the play you ran most frequently. 424 00:18:13,634 --> 00:18:17,179 Kareem in the post, receives the pass 425 00:18:17,262 --> 00:18:19,640 six to eight dribbles 426 00:18:19,723 --> 00:18:20,849 skyhook 427 00:18:23,143 --> 00:18:25,229 23 seconds. 428 00:18:25,312 --> 00:18:27,523 And then there's this from the same game. 429 00:18:28,524 --> 00:18:30,609 (projector continues whirring) 430 00:18:38,700 --> 00:18:39,993 Nineteen seconds. 431 00:18:40,077 --> 00:18:42,496 That's three plays, two conversions, 432 00:18:42,579 --> 00:18:45,332 62 seconds of game time, for four points a minute, 433 00:18:45,415 --> 00:18:48,126 which, at a roughly 66% conversion rate, 434 00:18:48,210 --> 00:18:50,337 that's close to a hundred points a game. 435 00:18:50,420 --> 00:18:53,048 In line with the league average because this 436 00:18:53,131 --> 00:18:56,385 is how everybody in the league plays basketball. 437 00:18:56,468 --> 00:19:00,722 Methodical, predictable, and slow. 438 00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:03,684 But a few times every game, this happens. 439 00:19:03,767 --> 00:19:05,227 (no audio) 440 00:19:05,310 --> 00:19:08,981 Five seconds. Three sets of hands. One easy basket. 441 00:19:09,064 --> 00:19:11,108 So, why do you guys 442 00:19:11,191 --> 00:19:13,443 only do this six or seven times a contest? 443 00:19:13,527 --> 00:19:14,921 Ron Boone: Because it ain't a choice. 444 00:19:14,945 --> 00:19:17,197 They miss, we get the rebound, 445 00:19:17,281 --> 00:19:20,117 maybe a steal, we get out ahead, and we go for it. 446 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,594 Ain't no way we can do that all the time. 447 00:19:21,618 --> 00:19:23,638 - Why not? - Breaking ain't something we can count on. 448 00:19:23,662 --> 00:19:26,164 Not when you're only running off of other teams' mistakes, 449 00:19:26,248 --> 00:19:27,583 misses, and steals. 450 00:19:27,666 --> 00:19:29,251 That's why, from now on, 451 00:19:29,334 --> 00:19:31,795 we won't wait for anyone to give us breaks. 452 00:19:31,879 --> 00:19:33,630 We'll make our own. 453 00:19:33,714 --> 00:19:36,508 Constant motion offense. 454 00:19:36,592 --> 00:19:39,094 Don't stagnate in positions. Dart. 455 00:19:39,177 --> 00:19:41,346 Pass. Keep our opponents chasing us. 456 00:19:41,430 --> 00:19:43,473 (muttering) appropriating street ball. 457 00:19:43,557 --> 00:19:45,934 - What's that, Kareem? - I said 458 00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:49,062 sounds like street ball. Chaos. 459 00:19:50,814 --> 00:19:51,982 It is. 460 00:19:52,065 --> 00:19:53,275 So, here's the thing. 461 00:19:53,358 --> 00:19:56,361 A classical offense is a lot like classical music. 462 00:19:56,445 --> 00:19:59,072 (classical music) - Coaches put a bunch of notes in place, 463 00:19:59,156 --> 00:20:00,324 X's and O's, 464 00:20:00,407 --> 00:20:02,701 and all the players are supposed to do 465 00:20:02,784 --> 00:20:04,411 is hit their cues. 466 00:20:04,494 --> 00:20:08,290 It makes a pretty melody, but it's the same song every time, 467 00:20:08,373 --> 00:20:12,920 and everybody in the building knows exactly where it's going. 468 00:20:13,003 --> 00:20:15,422 So, how does an offense go from classical 469 00:20:15,505 --> 00:20:17,215 - to jazz? - (jazz music) 470 00:20:17,299 --> 00:20:19,801 You put the music in the players' hands. 471 00:20:19,885 --> 00:20:21,887 The point guard is your melody. 472 00:20:21,970 --> 00:20:24,640 He sets the tempo. He keeps the pace up. 473 00:20:24,723 --> 00:20:26,475 Your wings, they harmonize. 474 00:20:26,558 --> 00:20:28,352 Your big man on the trail, he's your bass. 475 00:20:28,435 --> 00:20:30,771 Instead of chaining them to spots, 476 00:20:30,854 --> 00:20:31,939 you keep them moving, 477 00:20:32,022 --> 00:20:33,690 improvise, so they can flow 478 00:20:33,774 --> 00:20:36,109 like flocks of birds and butterflies. 479 00:20:36,193 --> 00:20:37,319 ♪ ♪ 480 00:20:37,402 --> 00:20:40,405 Because what seems or sounds like chaos 481 00:20:40,489 --> 00:20:43,784 is actually the symphony of Mother Nature. 482 00:20:43,867 --> 00:20:47,579 Everything unpredictable has underlying patterns, 483 00:20:47,663 --> 00:20:49,790 and when those patterns become reflex, 484 00:20:49,873 --> 00:20:53,502 individuals become an unstoppable force. 485 00:20:53,585 --> 00:20:55,879 Or that's the theory, anyway. 486 00:20:55,963 --> 00:20:59,841 Until now, nobody's ever been dumb enough to try it. 487 00:21:04,930 --> 00:21:06,348 Who brought their tennis shoes? 488 00:21:06,431 --> 00:21:09,851 - (insects chirping) - (panting) 489 00:21:09,935 --> 00:21:12,980 Man, Wanda's gonna kill me! These are Stacy Adams! 490 00:21:13,063 --> 00:21:16,316 - 'What's up, Storm? Thought you was fast. - Nigga, you can't spell fast. 491 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,652 Westhead: They're called McKinney miles, gentlemen! 492 00:21:18,735 --> 00:21:20,320 You can't keep up with McKinney, 493 00:21:20,404 --> 00:21:23,281 you run another mile! 494 00:21:23,365 --> 00:21:25,468 Player 1: This motherfucker got us runnin' north to freedom. 495 00:21:25,492 --> 00:21:27,661 Player 2: Starting to regret that second rib-eye, man. 496 00:21:27,744 --> 00:21:30,038 (panting) - Player 3: Brad, how long's a mile? 497 00:21:30,122 --> 00:21:32,207 ♪ ♪ 498 00:21:38,630 --> 00:21:40,590 Linda Zafrani: Times are tough. 499 00:21:40,674 --> 00:21:43,218 People are waiting in line for hours to get gas. 500 00:21:43,301 --> 00:21:46,388 The smog's so bad, they can't even take their kids outside. 501 00:21:46,471 --> 00:21:49,224 But when customers buy tickets to the Forum, 502 00:21:49,307 --> 00:21:51,143 they'll be buying an escape. 503 00:21:51,852 --> 00:21:53,562 Slide. 504 00:21:53,645 --> 00:21:56,565 At the Forum, your family's taken care of. 505 00:21:56,648 --> 00:21:58,108 Something for everyone, 506 00:21:58,191 --> 00:22:00,902 starting with the Forum clubhouse. 507 00:22:04,239 --> 00:22:05,741 And our other entertainment won't take 508 00:22:05,824 --> 00:22:08,118 time-outs just because the team does. 509 00:22:08,201 --> 00:22:11,246 Family-friendly halftime shows. A marching band, 510 00:22:11,329 --> 00:22:12,748 our own spirit squad, 511 00:22:12,831 --> 00:22:15,042 - and the cherry on top? - (slide crinkling) 512 00:22:17,336 --> 00:22:18,420 A mascot. 513 00:22:18,503 --> 00:22:21,089 What, we're going to dress someone up as a lake? 514 00:22:21,173 --> 00:22:23,341 Lon Rosen: No, what goes on top of a lake? 515 00:22:23,425 --> 00:22:25,093 - Algae. - Rosen: Ducks. 516 00:22:25,177 --> 00:22:27,346 But, not just any duck. 517 00:22:27,429 --> 00:22:28,889 Slam 518 00:22:28,972 --> 00:22:30,265 (loud bang) Fuck! 519 00:22:30,348 --> 00:22:31,975 - Shit! Fuck! - Oh my god. 520 00:22:32,059 --> 00:22:34,603 Rosen: Duck! Duck! Slam Duck. 521 00:22:34,686 --> 00:22:37,064 Lon, you okay? 522 00:22:37,147 --> 00:22:38,732 Slam Duck. 523 00:22:40,233 --> 00:22:42,903 The details we're still, uh, adjusting, 524 00:22:42,986 --> 00:22:44,946 - but we took the broad... - Kill the duck. 525 00:22:45,030 --> 00:22:46,531 - Done. - What? 526 00:22:46,615 --> 00:22:49,159 Shoot him, stuff him, eat him, roast him. I don't care. 527 00:22:49,242 --> 00:22:52,120 Just get rid of him. The rest of it, I like. 528 00:22:52,204 --> 00:22:54,081 Jeanie, why don't you introduce these two 529 00:22:54,164 --> 00:22:57,125 to the marching band and cheer squad at SC? 530 00:22:58,585 --> 00:23:00,212 Uh, yeah. Sure. 531 00:23:02,798 --> 00:23:04,299 What? 532 00:23:04,382 --> 00:23:07,803 - Nothing, if you think this is... - You said he liked this kind of stuff. 533 00:23:07,886 --> 00:23:10,222 He does, at college games. 534 00:23:10,305 --> 00:23:12,265 But it's sort of the same, isn't it? 535 00:23:12,349 --> 00:23:14,559 I just know he's after something new. 536 00:23:16,019 --> 00:23:18,063 Never mind, this is good! I, um, I like it... 537 00:23:18,146 --> 00:23:19,898 No, how about an actual suggestion? 538 00:23:19,981 --> 00:23:21,608 Okay. 539 00:23:21,691 --> 00:23:23,568 Then, um... 540 00:23:23,652 --> 00:23:24,945 This is Disneyland stuff, right? 541 00:23:25,028 --> 00:23:26,947 And I think we need that, 542 00:23:27,030 --> 00:23:28,615 but maybe, uh, 543 00:23:28,698 --> 00:23:31,076 we also need something like the Hollywood Bowl, 544 00:23:31,159 --> 00:23:33,620 or-or the Oscars, the-the Playboy Club. 545 00:23:33,703 --> 00:23:35,163 Oh, that's all? Let's throw, uh, 546 00:23:35,247 --> 00:23:37,433 - Mickey Mouse an orgy with Bob Hope... - Claire Rothman: Alright. 547 00:23:37,457 --> 00:23:40,168 - Okay, okay. - Sorry, I shouldn't have said anything. 548 00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:43,880 Don't apologize. Just bring us an idea, okay? 549 00:23:43,964 --> 00:23:46,174 No fucking ducks. 550 00:23:46,258 --> 00:23:48,176 Thank you for your thoughts. 551 00:23:48,260 --> 00:23:49,678 (alarm buzzing) 552 00:23:49,761 --> 00:23:52,848 ("Shave and a Haircut" knock) 553 00:23:54,850 --> 00:23:55,976 (curtains slide) 554 00:23:58,186 --> 00:24:01,356 Morning, Cap. Got your OJ, got your paper. 555 00:24:10,073 --> 00:24:13,160 ♪ ♪ 556 00:24:15,203 --> 00:24:17,747 You don't want the juice? Is there somethin' in it? 557 00:24:24,004 --> 00:24:25,463 (door opens) 558 00:24:25,547 --> 00:24:27,132 Yo! Here he is! 559 00:24:27,215 --> 00:24:29,968 Hey, happy first day, Jack. 560 00:24:30,051 --> 00:24:31,678 Listen, we still haven't had a chance 561 00:24:31,761 --> 00:24:33,561 to have that, you know, little chat we wanted. 562 00:24:33,638 --> 00:24:35,366 Just wanna make sure you got everything you need. 563 00:24:35,390 --> 00:24:37,851 - Thanks, Jerry. I believe I do... Almost. - Good. 564 00:24:37,934 --> 00:24:40,770 - We're running a closed practice. - Okay. 565 00:24:40,854 --> 00:24:42,230 (blows whistle) 566 00:24:46,276 --> 00:24:47,861 Oh! Okay! 567 00:24:48,862 --> 00:24:51,364 - Your, uh, your show. - He's out. 568 00:24:52,282 --> 00:24:54,075 Here when you need me. 569 00:24:57,454 --> 00:24:58,580 Westhead: Two squads! 570 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,500 - A and B. - A in gold, B in purple. 571 00:25:02,584 --> 00:25:04,586 Johnson, you're on B. 572 00:25:05,962 --> 00:25:08,089 Nixon: Chin up, Country. 573 00:25:08,173 --> 00:25:10,091 B is almost A. 574 00:25:10,175 --> 00:25:12,219 Magic Man! 575 00:25:12,302 --> 00:25:14,095 Hey, let's get these motherfuckers, man. 576 00:25:14,179 --> 00:25:15,764 McKinney: Run, pass, 577 00:25:15,847 --> 00:25:17,432 push the tempo fast as possible. 578 00:25:17,515 --> 00:25:19,059 Let's get it on its feet. 579 00:25:19,142 --> 00:25:21,228 - (blows whistle) - (chattering, clapping) 580 00:25:24,356 --> 00:25:26,233 - (blows whistle) - What are you doing? 581 00:25:26,316 --> 00:25:27,996 - Setting up for the inbound. - No, no, no. 582 00:25:28,026 --> 00:25:29,587 No setting up. Kareem, hit him on the go. 583 00:25:29,611 --> 00:25:31,863 Don't let the defense get its feet. 584 00:25:31,947 --> 00:25:34,574 Come on, Norm! You're known for all this speed! Let's see it! 585 00:25:34,658 --> 00:25:37,035 (blows whistle) - Player: You heard him, let's go! 586 00:25:38,078 --> 00:25:39,621 Don't slow it! Run it! 587 00:25:39,704 --> 00:25:41,915 - Right there, right there! - Let's go, A.T. 588 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:45,961 - Nice! - Nixon: Eat that, Country! 589 00:25:46,044 --> 00:25:47,545 - You gettin' fat! - (blows whistle) 590 00:25:47,629 --> 00:25:50,465 - The fuck? I ran, Coach! - Right into traffic! 591 00:25:50,548 --> 00:25:54,302 Pass the ball and trust the flow! No more one-on-one! 592 00:25:54,386 --> 00:25:56,388 Player: What is this about? 593 00:25:56,471 --> 00:25:57,347 - Come on, fellas! - Cap. 594 00:25:57,430 --> 00:25:58,640 Hey, I got him. 595 00:25:59,266 --> 00:26:00,433 (blows whistle) 596 00:26:01,643 --> 00:26:03,228 (ball dribbling) 597 00:26:04,521 --> 00:26:06,106 That was a skyhook. 598 00:26:06,189 --> 00:26:08,191 That's always going to be there. 599 00:26:08,275 --> 00:26:10,110 Keep your teammates moving. 600 00:26:10,193 --> 00:26:12,320 Every time you stop the ball, 601 00:26:12,404 --> 00:26:14,072 they take a break 602 00:26:14,155 --> 00:26:15,699 and watch you work. 603 00:26:16,491 --> 00:26:17,701 Good. 604 00:26:17,784 --> 00:26:18,868 Let's go again. 605 00:26:18,952 --> 00:26:21,538 Alright, Johnson. Let's see what you got. 606 00:26:21,621 --> 00:26:22,890 Player: Come on, B, let's go to work! 607 00:26:22,914 --> 00:26:24,354 - (sparkly music) - Johnson: So look, 608 00:26:24,416 --> 00:26:26,293 you about to watch the magic happen. 609 00:26:26,376 --> 00:26:28,837 A point guard's job is to run the offense. 610 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:29,838 Hey, I'm open! 611 00:26:29,921 --> 00:26:31,172 Johnson: But most guys 612 00:26:31,256 --> 00:26:32,757 lookin' out to get they own. 613 00:26:32,841 --> 00:26:34,843 - I know you see my hands! - Johnson: Baskets, 614 00:26:34,926 --> 00:26:37,512 - stats... glory. - Announcer: They score again! 615 00:26:37,595 --> 00:26:38,972 (crowd cheering) 616 00:26:39,055 --> 00:26:41,016 Johnson: Me though? All my life, 617 00:26:41,099 --> 00:26:42,259 I'm tryin' to share the love. 618 00:26:42,309 --> 00:26:44,185 Announcer: Magic is hot and he knows it. 619 00:26:44,269 --> 00:26:47,522 Johnson: Dishing passes out like Cupid arrows. 620 00:26:47,605 --> 00:26:50,150 Hit you in the heart... in style. 621 00:26:50,233 --> 00:26:52,319 Woman: Call me if you really wanna score! 622 00:26:52,402 --> 00:26:54,654 Johnson: But I get my numbers, too. 623 00:26:54,738 --> 00:26:58,116 Even when I'm passin'... I be scoring. 624 00:26:58,199 --> 00:26:59,659 Man: Ain't seen that comin'! 625 00:26:59,743 --> 00:27:01,220 Johnson: While everybody else is out there 626 00:27:01,244 --> 00:27:02,972 - gettin' rich by taking. - Man: What the fuck? 627 00:27:02,996 --> 00:27:07,459 - Gimme my ball back! - Johnson: I'ma have it all by giving it away. 628 00:27:07,542 --> 00:27:09,794 See, I'm a giver. 629 00:27:09,878 --> 00:27:11,379 - (woman moaning) - Damn! 630 00:27:11,463 --> 00:27:12,940 - Country about to drown! - (blows whistle) 631 00:27:12,964 --> 00:27:15,383 - Oh, I got you. - Come on, back up! You remember this! 632 00:27:15,467 --> 00:27:16,926 (sparkly music) 633 00:27:17,010 --> 00:27:19,721 ♪ ♪ 634 00:27:19,804 --> 00:27:21,639 - (ball thuds) - Johnson: Of course, 635 00:27:21,723 --> 00:27:24,118 - we ain't all ready for love at first sight. - What the fuck? 636 00:27:24,142 --> 00:27:26,037 - Johnson: Hey, you was open. - You see me lookin' at you? 637 00:27:26,061 --> 00:27:27,901 Be mad at your hands for not catching the ball. 638 00:27:27,979 --> 00:27:29,564 Motherfucker, keep your eyes up. 639 00:27:29,647 --> 00:27:31,441 Ever seen a pass like that before? 640 00:27:31,524 --> 00:27:33,485 It's not a pass unless they catch it. 641 00:27:33,568 --> 00:27:35,612 - Making new friends already, huh? - Whatever, man. 642 00:27:35,695 --> 00:27:37,405 Get your head up, go again! 643 00:27:37,489 --> 00:27:38,698 Again! 644 00:27:38,782 --> 00:27:40,658 Who the fuck is Jack McKinney? 645 00:27:40,742 --> 00:27:42,744 All of a sudden, she knows basketball. 646 00:27:42,827 --> 00:27:45,330 I read the paper. I know he's a nobody 647 00:27:45,413 --> 00:27:47,624 - who looks like a tax accountant. - Mom 648 00:27:48,833 --> 00:27:50,668 did you come here to get a suntan, 649 00:27:50,752 --> 00:27:52,545 or do you have some good news for me? 650 00:27:52,629 --> 00:27:54,756 Great news. Great news. 651 00:27:54,839 --> 00:27:56,716 You're not gonna like it, though. Refill me. 652 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,218 When that loan comes due, 653 00:27:58,301 --> 00:28:00,595 whoever owns this albatross 654 00:28:00,678 --> 00:28:01,888 is on the hook. 655 00:28:01,971 --> 00:28:03,598 Well, I'm not selling the team. 656 00:28:03,681 --> 00:28:05,183 No, no, no. 657 00:28:05,266 --> 00:28:07,727 I would never dream of that. Uh-uh. 658 00:28:07,811 --> 00:28:09,687 (soft laugh) 659 00:28:09,771 --> 00:28:10,980 You're giving it away. 660 00:28:15,735 --> 00:28:16,903 (buzzer blaring) 661 00:28:16,986 --> 00:28:18,363 - Jerry: No. - Jessie: Yes. 662 00:28:18,446 --> 00:28:20,448 No fucking way. My ex-wife? 663 00:28:20,532 --> 00:28:23,576 Well, who else? You've been saddling her with liabilities 664 00:28:23,660 --> 00:28:27,288 - for the last 30 years. - I'm not... giving her... my team. 665 00:28:27,372 --> 00:28:29,165 It's paperwork. 666 00:28:29,249 --> 00:28:30,792 You put the sports thing in her name. 667 00:28:30,875 --> 00:28:33,670 The balloon loan stays in yours with Mariani-Buss. 668 00:28:33,753 --> 00:28:37,006 That way, when Great Western comes collecting, you and Frank 669 00:28:37,090 --> 00:28:40,552 can pay them some pocket lint and file for bankruptcy. 670 00:28:41,719 --> 00:28:43,805 Forget it. I'll pay the loan. 671 00:28:43,888 --> 00:28:45,348 You're broke! 672 00:28:45,432 --> 00:28:47,392 - (quietly): Mother! - You knew this silly league 673 00:28:47,475 --> 00:28:49,102 was sinking, and you bought it anyway. 674 00:28:49,185 --> 00:28:51,104 You tied up every dime you've got. 675 00:28:51,187 --> 00:28:53,648 I'm your mother, goddammit. I'll drag you on the lifeboat 676 00:28:53,731 --> 00:28:55,358 if I have to hogtie you to do it. 677 00:28:55,442 --> 00:28:57,068 Well, thanks, Mom, 678 00:28:57,152 --> 00:28:59,154 but I think I'll take my chances. 679 00:28:59,821 --> 00:29:00,947 Well... 680 00:29:01,030 --> 00:29:02,490 That was the good news? 681 00:29:02,574 --> 00:29:05,326 - You already have her name on the paperwork? - I did the paperwork. 682 00:29:05,410 --> 00:29:07,263 - You asked me to do what you asked me to do. - Let me tell you something. 683 00:29:07,287 --> 00:29:09,164 - Don't even mention it to JoAnn. - I wouldn't 684 00:29:09,247 --> 00:29:12,250 (shoes squeaking) - (blows whistle) 685 00:29:12,333 --> 00:29:14,377 Jamaal! Dantley! What are you doing? 686 00:29:14,461 --> 00:29:16,671 - I'm posting up! - This is my corner. 687 00:29:16,754 --> 00:29:18,923 You don't have a corner! Nobody has spots 688 00:29:19,007 --> 00:29:20,341 or corners! Right? 689 00:29:20,425 --> 00:29:23,511 Flow means water. Flow means finding the empty spaces. 690 00:29:23,595 --> 00:29:26,848 If you're standing still, you're just a pebble in the stream. 691 00:29:26,931 --> 00:29:29,392 - Let's go again! - (blows whistle) 692 00:29:29,476 --> 00:29:32,645 (muttering) Fuckin' embarrass your-fuckin'-self here... 693 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:35,148 Oh shit. 694 00:29:35,231 --> 00:29:37,817 - McKinney (muffled): Go again! - (muffled whistle) 695 00:29:37,901 --> 00:29:39,110 Johnson: Let's go, fellas. 696 00:29:39,194 --> 00:29:40,713 - Oh, fuck me! Fuck, Jesus! - Pat Riley: Shit! 697 00:29:40,737 --> 00:29:41,946 - Fucking hell! - Oh, Jesus! 698 00:29:42,030 --> 00:29:44,049 - Jerry, Jerry. I didn't see you, man. - Shit! Fuck! 699 00:29:44,073 --> 00:29:46,201 What happened? They lock you out? 700 00:29:46,284 --> 00:29:48,870 Fuck no. Hell no. No. Just, you know, I'm, you know... 701 00:29:48,953 --> 00:29:51,056 I'm just, you know, giving Jack a little time with boys. 702 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:53,666 - That's all. That's it. - Oh. 703 00:29:53,750 --> 00:29:56,961 - The fuck is that anyway? - Oh, it's a videotape camera. 704 00:29:57,045 --> 00:29:58,689 Chick said I could put a little thing together, 705 00:29:58,713 --> 00:30:00,381 and we'll show it on KCAL. 706 00:30:00,465 --> 00:30:03,968 - Which by the way, if you're up for an interview... - You got the practice on there? 707 00:30:04,052 --> 00:30:05,762 Yeah. Yeah, some of it. 708 00:30:05,845 --> 00:30:08,640 Yeah. Keeps coming out a little green, though. 709 00:30:09,557 --> 00:30:11,434 What, wanna see? 710 00:30:12,977 --> 00:30:14,187 - Wanna see? - Yeah, I do. 711 00:30:14,270 --> 00:30:15,772 - Huh? - (Jerry laughs) 712 00:30:15,855 --> 00:30:18,608 ♪ ♪ 713 00:30:18,691 --> 00:30:20,151 - (drops fork) - That was bullshit. 714 00:30:20,235 --> 00:30:22,421 It's my contract year. How I'm supposed to raise my price, 715 00:30:22,445 --> 00:30:23,881 some punk-ass coach won't let me in the post? 716 00:30:23,905 --> 00:30:26,324 Maybe you can buy your ass a jump shot while you at it. 717 00:30:26,407 --> 00:30:28,826 Our bigger problem is sitting over there. 718 00:30:28,910 --> 00:30:30,554 Smiley-ass bitch making everybody look bad. 719 00:30:30,578 --> 00:30:32,789 He hit me with that ball again, I'm gonna bust his ass. 720 00:30:32,872 --> 00:30:33,915 Player: Hell yeah! 721 00:30:33,998 --> 00:30:36,501 How's it goin' out there? 722 00:30:36,584 --> 00:30:39,879 - You know, the guys look a little beat. - McKinney: Mm. 723 00:30:39,963 --> 00:30:43,049 (clears throat) "No profit grows where pleasure is taken." 724 00:30:45,843 --> 00:30:47,762 That how you feel, Jack? 725 00:30:47,845 --> 00:30:49,681 Have you ever levitated, Jerry? 726 00:30:51,349 --> 00:30:52,517 Uh... huh? 727 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:54,102 Some Buddhists in Tibet 728 00:30:54,185 --> 00:30:57,355 say that that's what happens to them when they meditate. 729 00:30:57,438 --> 00:31:00,608 They legitimately levitate above the ground. 730 00:31:00,692 --> 00:31:04,112 I've only ever had that feeling in basketball. 731 00:31:04,195 --> 00:31:07,490 Like, you're one with the flow. Like-like, uh 732 00:31:09,075 --> 00:31:10,743 time stands still. 733 00:31:10,827 --> 00:31:13,413 Floating... Yeah. 734 00:31:13,496 --> 00:31:17,250 Anyhow, that's my opinion. I'll keep you posted. 735 00:31:22,046 --> 00:31:24,090 Jeanie: Ticket sales are down around the league. 736 00:31:24,173 --> 00:31:25,550 We need a way to 737 00:31:28,553 --> 00:31:32,765 (shoes clicking) - Rosen: I think I ruptured something. 738 00:31:32,849 --> 00:31:34,267 Zafrani: I don't know if I ever... 739 00:31:34,350 --> 00:31:35,643 - Fuck! Shit! - Jeanie: Hey. 740 00:31:35,727 --> 00:31:38,896 You-you can relax. I've smoked grass before. 741 00:31:38,980 --> 00:31:41,065 (bong water bubbling) 742 00:31:41,149 --> 00:31:43,901 Zafrani: Who are you? 743 00:31:43,985 --> 00:31:47,488 - Jeanie: What? - The intern or the boss's daughter? 744 00:31:49,324 --> 00:31:50,825 'Cause one of them's a narc. 745 00:31:53,119 --> 00:31:54,454 I'm the intern. 746 00:31:57,915 --> 00:31:59,626 Fuck it. Give her a light. 747 00:31:59,709 --> 00:32:03,338 (mellow music playing) 748 00:32:03,421 --> 00:32:06,007 Can I ask you an honest question? 749 00:32:06,090 --> 00:32:09,510 - Why are you here? - Because you offered me a joint, so... 750 00:32:09,594 --> 00:32:12,680 No, no, no. Not, like, "here" here. I mean 751 00:32:12,764 --> 00:32:15,308 why do you work here? Like, 752 00:32:15,391 --> 00:32:18,186 - why do you work at all? - Yeah. 753 00:32:18,269 --> 00:32:21,939 Yeah, if I had daddy money, I'd buy me a drop-top DeVille 754 00:32:22,023 --> 00:32:23,775 and cruise down the PCH 755 00:32:23,858 --> 00:32:25,860 with the finest foxes in LA. 756 00:32:25,943 --> 00:32:27,904 Her daddy's not that rich. 757 00:32:27,987 --> 00:32:29,530 Be honest. 758 00:32:29,614 --> 00:32:31,115 Do you have some deal with your dad 759 00:32:31,199 --> 00:32:32,909 where you work for a semester, 760 00:32:32,992 --> 00:32:35,411 and he buys you a Benz or something? 761 00:32:35,495 --> 00:32:37,413 No, it's nothing like that. 762 00:32:38,581 --> 00:32:42,043 I look at my mom, and, you know, 763 00:32:42,126 --> 00:32:46,005 sh-she has all her charities and her lunches at the club. 764 00:32:46,089 --> 00:32:48,341 And honestly, that's all she's ever been. 765 00:32:48,424 --> 00:32:50,343 I mean, I love her more than anything, 766 00:32:50,426 --> 00:32:52,345 but nobody needs her. 767 00:32:52,428 --> 00:32:54,472 Not like people need my dad, 768 00:32:54,555 --> 00:32:56,933 and all those years she spent raising us, 769 00:32:57,016 --> 00:33:00,812 my dad, he-he spent chasing what he wanted. 770 00:33:00,895 --> 00:33:02,897 ♪ ♪ 771 00:33:02,980 --> 00:33:05,108 - Fuck. - Jeanie: What? 772 00:33:06,317 --> 00:33:08,319 I don't hate the boss's daughter. 773 00:33:09,112 --> 00:33:10,571 (laughter) 774 00:33:10,655 --> 00:33:12,675 - Rothman: They did a beautiful job. - Jerry: Looks great. 775 00:33:12,699 --> 00:33:14,176 - Rothman: Yeah, I agree. - Jerry: These look like 776 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:15,827 a winter social what they got on there. 777 00:33:15,910 --> 00:33:17,429 - I see, yeah. - Jerry: They're athletic girls! 778 00:33:17,453 --> 00:33:19,372 They're dancers! They like to show their body! 779 00:33:19,455 --> 00:33:21,624 - Yes. - That's going to have to 780 00:33:21,708 --> 00:33:23,584 change a little bit. 781 00:33:23,668 --> 00:33:25,753 Just give me the overview. 782 00:33:25,837 --> 00:33:27,672 Um, you know, this is just 783 00:33:27,755 --> 00:33:29,924 - a-a jumping-off point, of course. - Yeah. 784 00:33:30,007 --> 00:33:32,635 Uh, but, we are thinking... 785 00:33:33,344 --> 00:33:34,887 Disneyland 786 00:33:34,971 --> 00:33:36,556 meets 787 00:33:36,639 --> 00:33:38,725 the Playboy Club 788 00:33:39,684 --> 00:33:40,935 at the Oscars. 789 00:33:41,018 --> 00:33:42,895 (shutters snapping, chatter) 790 00:33:44,063 --> 00:33:45,606 Hey! Now, you're talkin'! 791 00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:47,692 Now, if you throw in a little Hollywood Bowl 792 00:33:47,775 --> 00:33:48,961 in there to spruce up the joint, 793 00:33:48,985 --> 00:33:51,404 - then we're solid gold. - Yeah! 794 00:33:51,487 --> 00:33:53,072 Great. Great. 795 00:33:53,156 --> 00:33:54,741 Claire, while, I got you here, 796 00:33:54,824 --> 00:33:58,035 - I wanna pick your brain a little bit. - Mm-hmm, please. 797 00:33:58,119 --> 00:34:00,705 I was talking to my accountant about the books, and... 798 00:34:00,788 --> 00:34:04,167 - Well, d-don't worry, it's no big deal. It's just... - Right. 799 00:34:04,250 --> 00:34:06,294 I was wondering if you could give me a ballpark... 800 00:34:06,377 --> 00:34:08,045 What's your guesstimate about 801 00:34:08,129 --> 00:34:10,089 what a yearly profit might look like? 802 00:34:10,173 --> 00:34:12,508 - Like a banner year for the Forum? - Mm-hmm. 803 00:34:12,592 --> 00:34:13,634 Yeah, hard to say, 804 00:34:13,718 --> 00:34:17,263 you know, without, uh, an idea of 805 00:34:17,346 --> 00:34:19,474 - the team's success, you know. - Y-yeah. 806 00:34:19,557 --> 00:34:22,059 Of course. Hypothetical. I know. I'm not... 807 00:34:22,143 --> 00:34:24,687 Believe me, I'm not gonna hold you to the number. I just... 808 00:34:24,771 --> 00:34:26,814 If you had to guess. You know, what? 809 00:34:26,898 --> 00:34:28,274 Three million? 810 00:34:30,443 --> 00:34:32,111 - Pie in sky... - Why not? 811 00:34:32,195 --> 00:34:35,782 Assuming we keep costs low, sell out 812 00:34:35,865 --> 00:34:39,452 - half the year, which no one's ever done... - Mm-hmm. 813 00:34:39,535 --> 00:34:41,954 If the team could make a playoff run, 814 00:34:42,038 --> 00:34:44,457 - add extra home games? - Two. 815 00:34:45,625 --> 00:34:47,168 Yeah? Two million? 816 00:34:47,251 --> 00:34:49,337 1.25, 1.3... 817 00:34:49,420 --> 00:34:51,088 - in that range. - (exhales) 818 00:34:51,172 --> 00:34:52,757 - Uh-huh. - But I, um 819 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:54,300 - I wouldn't count on that. - Yeah. 820 00:34:54,383 --> 00:34:56,427 Of course not. (Laughs) 821 00:34:56,511 --> 00:34:57,887 Not gonna count on it. 822 00:34:57,970 --> 00:35:01,265 We're just try... Like I said, just trying to get a... 823 00:35:01,349 --> 00:35:02,809 You're doin' a great job. 824 00:35:02,892 --> 00:35:04,393 - I love all of this. - Oh. 825 00:35:04,477 --> 00:35:06,103 - Oh! Watch your head! - (gasps) 826 00:35:06,187 --> 00:35:08,397 - Alright, Claire. Keep working on the show. - Alright. 827 00:35:08,481 --> 00:35:10,775 - That's what's gonna pack 'em in, alright? - Great. 828 00:35:10,858 --> 00:35:13,045 - Thank you. - I gotta get this butter off me! I'm goin' in! 829 00:35:13,069 --> 00:35:15,196 (laughs) Enjoy. 830 00:35:15,279 --> 00:35:16,781 Tallyho! 831 00:35:16,864 --> 00:35:18,658 (splash) 832 00:35:21,911 --> 00:35:23,120 (inaudible) 833 00:35:26,916 --> 00:35:30,086 (water gurgling) 834 00:35:43,266 --> 00:35:45,476 ♪ ♪ 835 00:35:51,065 --> 00:35:52,441 (paper crinkling) 836 00:36:00,116 --> 00:36:03,119 (upbeat music playing) 837 00:36:03,202 --> 00:36:05,288 ♪ ♪ 838 00:36:15,006 --> 00:36:17,842 (alarm ringing) 839 00:36:17,925 --> 00:36:21,137 - (alarm stops) - (birds chirping) 840 00:36:24,015 --> 00:36:26,100 - (jazz playing) - (alarm buzzing) 841 00:36:26,183 --> 00:36:28,603 'Sup, Cap? I got the kitchen dude to make it right there 842 00:36:28,686 --> 00:36:30,771 in front of my face... He made it right fresh! 843 00:36:30,855 --> 00:36:31,939 (curtain rod clinks) 844 00:36:37,403 --> 00:36:38,654 Tastes fine to me. 845 00:36:38,738 --> 00:36:39,947 B squad? 846 00:36:40,031 --> 00:36:42,575 Man, this shit is fucked up. Y'all got your letters switched. 847 00:36:42,658 --> 00:36:45,161 We're trying out different combinations. You're on B today. 848 00:36:45,244 --> 00:36:47,288 Johnson, you're running point on A. 849 00:36:47,371 --> 00:36:48,497 Player: What? Him? 850 00:36:48,581 --> 00:36:50,082 You hear that, Norm? 851 00:36:50,166 --> 00:36:51,834 That's B as in bench, 852 00:36:51,918 --> 00:36:54,211 as in what yo ass gonna be sittin' on. 853 00:36:54,295 --> 00:36:55,796 (laughs) 854 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:57,798 (muttering) 855 00:36:57,882 --> 00:36:59,634 (players chattering) 856 00:37:03,471 --> 00:37:05,431 (bodies thud) 857 00:37:05,514 --> 00:37:06,599 Fuck! 858 00:37:06,682 --> 00:37:09,393 Motherfuck, what was that? 859 00:37:09,477 --> 00:37:12,730 - Should we, uh... - No, no, no. Learn by doing. 860 00:37:12,813 --> 00:37:14,273 What the ruck, rook? 861 00:37:14,357 --> 00:37:16,293 - Boone: This shit ain't gonna work, man. - Nixon: Come on, Boone. 862 00:37:16,317 --> 00:37:17,753 You know how it go, man. You want the ball, 863 00:37:17,777 --> 00:37:19,004 - you gotta get out. - (blows whistle) 864 00:37:19,028 --> 00:37:21,239 - Oh, come on! - That's right. Let's go. 865 00:37:21,322 --> 00:37:22,907 McKinney: No more one-on-one! Let's go! 866 00:37:23,699 --> 00:37:25,159 (thudding) 867 00:37:27,536 --> 00:37:29,705 (ball bouncing) 868 00:37:30,498 --> 00:37:32,959 (laughs) Good pick. 869 00:37:33,042 --> 00:37:35,503 Too bad nobody called it out for you. 870 00:37:35,586 --> 00:37:37,397 - Good though work, Young Buck. - (blows whistle) 871 00:37:37,421 --> 00:37:39,924 McKinney: Alright, guys, bring it in. 872 00:37:40,007 --> 00:37:41,401 I know you're all tired, but we have to 873 00:37:41,425 --> 00:37:43,135 train our bodies to push past that. 874 00:37:43,219 --> 00:37:44,512 When crunch time comes, 875 00:37:44,595 --> 00:37:46,235 the other team is tugging on their shorts, 876 00:37:46,305 --> 00:37:47,848 we'll be lacing up our track shoes, 877 00:37:47,932 --> 00:37:49,433 run them off the court, right? 878 00:37:49,517 --> 00:37:51,936 (players grumbling) 879 00:37:52,019 --> 00:37:53,779 - Right? Yeah, right. - (murmuring agreement) 880 00:37:53,813 --> 00:37:55,815 Westhead: Let's hit the baseline for suicides. 881 00:37:55,898 --> 00:37:58,192 (shoes squeaking) 882 00:37:58,275 --> 00:37:59,819 Johnson: Come on, y'all! 883 00:37:59,902 --> 00:38:02,488 Just a few more drills, Cap. 884 00:38:02,571 --> 00:38:04,323 Not me, Jeff. 885 00:38:04,407 --> 00:38:07,201 Oh, no, no, I-I'm Paul. 886 00:38:07,284 --> 00:38:10,288 I mean, call me Jeff, but I'm... My name is Paul. 887 00:38:10,371 --> 00:38:12,665 - Uh... - (drops shoe) 888 00:38:14,625 --> 00:38:16,585 - (shoes squeaking) - Look alive, look alive! 889 00:38:16,669 --> 00:38:19,588 (showers running) - Player: No, we have not been here before, man. 890 00:38:19,672 --> 00:38:21,340 Dantley: Y'all acting like he ain't 891 00:38:21,424 --> 00:38:23,759 got us out here runnin' suicides like slaves. 892 00:38:23,843 --> 00:38:26,470 Suicides? Man, I'm thinking homicide. 893 00:38:26,554 --> 00:38:28,323 Man the whole damn thing is just an experiment, 894 00:38:28,347 --> 00:38:30,227 - and we the guinea pig. - I can't feel my feet. 895 00:38:30,266 --> 00:38:31,868 Somebody gotta hit the brass what's going on 896 00:38:31,892 --> 00:38:33,227 before one of us get hurt. 897 00:38:33,310 --> 00:38:35,896 Y'all see West hanging around here like a goddamn fruit bat? 898 00:38:35,980 --> 00:38:37,523 He ain't sold on this McKinney, either. 899 00:38:37,606 --> 00:38:40,818 - He ought to hear it ain't working. - Heard that. You with it, Cap? 900 00:38:43,612 --> 00:38:44,864 (slams locker) 901 00:38:44,947 --> 00:38:46,699 (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sighs) 902 00:38:49,702 --> 00:38:50,828 I'll pass. 903 00:38:51,912 --> 00:38:53,039 He'll pass. You really gonna 904 00:38:53,122 --> 00:38:56,125 leave us hangin' like that, brother? 905 00:38:56,208 --> 00:38:58,586 Aight, look. Cap too dignified to do him-damn-self, 906 00:38:58,669 --> 00:39:00,814 - but somebody gotta do it. - Don't look this way, jack. 907 00:39:00,838 --> 00:39:02,339 (overlapping denying) 908 00:39:02,423 --> 00:39:03,674 I like the exercise. 909 00:39:03,758 --> 00:39:05,051 Fuck all y'all bitches! 910 00:39:05,134 --> 00:39:07,094 Norm, what you say, brother? 911 00:39:07,178 --> 00:39:09,430 Don't look at me. I got a ménage à trois lined up, 912 00:39:09,513 --> 00:39:11,599 - so... - Hey, I can speak on it. 913 00:39:11,682 --> 00:39:13,642 Me and Buss cooler than a fan. 914 00:39:13,726 --> 00:39:15,269 Y'all think McKinney pushin' too hard, 915 00:39:15,352 --> 00:39:16,979 boss should know about it, right? 916 00:39:17,063 --> 00:39:18,689 Is that a rookie? 917 00:39:19,857 --> 00:39:21,692 In grown folks' business? 918 00:39:25,488 --> 00:39:27,698 See me when you put in some time. 919 00:39:29,366 --> 00:39:31,160 If I'm just a rook, 920 00:39:31,243 --> 00:39:34,038 how come I'm the one that got the guarantee? 921 00:39:34,121 --> 00:39:36,415 More bread than all y'all, besides Cap. 922 00:39:36,499 --> 00:39:39,376 - This motherfucker. Really? - Johnson: Look, 923 00:39:39,460 --> 00:39:43,255 - all I'm saying is I'm cool to be the one to rap to Buss. - (Boone laughs) 924 00:39:43,339 --> 00:39:44,965 And what you gonna tell him, huh? 925 00:39:46,008 --> 00:39:47,134 Your Black ass out here 926 00:39:47,218 --> 00:39:48,928 tomming like a slave on a plantation. 927 00:39:49,011 --> 00:39:51,972 "Yeah, I-I sho's likes what you doin', Coach! 928 00:39:52,056 --> 00:39:54,058 - "I runs as fast as you can!" - (laughter) 929 00:39:54,141 --> 00:39:57,394 (laughs) That's right, Young Buck! 930 00:39:58,437 --> 00:40:00,397 That's right. 931 00:40:00,481 --> 00:40:03,818 You can't speak for a team that don't want you on it. Shit. 932 00:40:05,945 --> 00:40:07,696 Johnson: You should've seen them, Cook. 933 00:40:07,780 --> 00:40:10,574 - They hate me. - Cookie (on phone): Stop the presses. 934 00:40:10,658 --> 00:40:12,868 Somebody somewhere 935 00:40:12,952 --> 00:40:15,579 - isn't worshiping the ground you walk on? - (scoffs) 936 00:40:15,663 --> 00:40:18,499 It ain't about that. It's about the game. 937 00:40:18,582 --> 00:40:21,794 How I'm supposed to spread the love if I can't feel it? 938 00:40:21,877 --> 00:40:24,255 But, Kareem won't even talk to me. 939 00:40:24,338 --> 00:40:26,549 Norm's scared I'ma take his spot. 940 00:40:26,632 --> 00:40:28,592 They all busy worrying about them. 941 00:40:28,676 --> 00:40:30,678 When they should be worrying about you? 942 00:40:30,761 --> 00:40:33,013 I don't want 'em worried about nothing! 943 00:40:33,097 --> 00:40:35,057 I want them having fun. 944 00:40:35,141 --> 00:40:37,518 Cook, I could get these dudes the ball 945 00:40:37,601 --> 00:40:39,937 in spaces they ain't never seen before. 946 00:40:40,020 --> 00:40:42,148 We could all just be one happy family, 947 00:40:42,231 --> 00:40:43,607 just like it was at State. 948 00:40:43,691 --> 00:40:46,235 If that's how you remember it... 949 00:40:46,318 --> 00:40:48,737 That's how it be. My team be my boys. 950 00:40:48,821 --> 00:40:51,031 You recall the night you met me, Earvin? 951 00:40:51,115 --> 00:40:53,826 - Yeah, that Bama-ass church party. - Cookie: Uh-huh. 952 00:40:53,909 --> 00:40:54,994 Where I was on a date 953 00:40:55,077 --> 00:40:57,997 with Londell Owens. Your boy, Londell Owens? 954 00:40:58,080 --> 00:40:59,874 Yeah. Me and Lonnie still cool. 955 00:40:59,957 --> 00:41:03,752 Cool wasn't how he sounded when he called me the next day. 956 00:41:03,836 --> 00:41:05,337 "Earvin ain't shit. 957 00:41:05,421 --> 00:41:08,674 Don't trust him far as you can see him." 958 00:41:08,757 --> 00:41:11,427 - And that's just for starters. - Ah, he just talkin' shit. 959 00:41:11,510 --> 00:41:13,721 About you. To me. 960 00:41:13,804 --> 00:41:17,224 Because you were the star on the team, and he needed that. 961 00:41:17,308 --> 00:41:19,727 And you can bet he wasn't the only one biting his tongue. 962 00:41:19,810 --> 00:41:22,062 Hey, Cook, you don't know what you talking about. 963 00:41:22,146 --> 00:41:23,689 Those dudes and me, we won it all. 964 00:41:23,772 --> 00:41:26,525 Yes. You did. And what difference did it make? 965 00:41:26,609 --> 00:41:30,070 What they thought or what they said behind your back? 966 00:41:32,615 --> 00:41:34,366 Just because you want everyone to love you, 967 00:41:34,450 --> 00:41:36,952 Earvin, doesn't mean you need it. 968 00:41:37,036 --> 00:41:39,496 You know, you makin' me sound like a real bad dude right now. 969 00:41:39,580 --> 00:41:43,792 Cookie: Just tellin' you the truth, how real friends do. 970 00:41:43,876 --> 00:41:47,922 We ain't friends! You just some chick I used to hit! 971 00:41:48,005 --> 00:41:50,132 (whispers): Wow, oh my... 972 00:41:51,258 --> 00:41:52,885 Cool. 973 00:41:52,968 --> 00:41:54,887 - Cook... - Don't. 974 00:41:54,970 --> 00:41:56,555 Call. Again. 975 00:41:56,639 --> 00:41:58,479 - Johnson: Cook, I didn't... - (slams receiver) 976 00:42:01,101 --> 00:42:02,978 - (smack) - Fuck... 977 00:42:03,062 --> 00:42:05,064 - McKinney: Run it! - You ain't got shit. 978 00:42:05,147 --> 00:42:07,107 McKinney: Pass the ball! 979 00:42:07,191 --> 00:42:09,193 - (blows whistle) - What the fuck? I ran! 980 00:42:09,276 --> 00:42:10,861 Again! 981 00:42:11,654 --> 00:42:13,405 Right into traffic! 982 00:42:13,489 --> 00:42:15,300 (blows whistle) -What's the matter? You tired, sweetheart? 983 00:42:15,324 --> 00:42:17,636 - Keep your heads up, pass the ball... Again! - (blows whistle) 984 00:42:17,660 --> 00:42:19,828 And trust the flow! No more one-on-one! Again! 985 00:42:19,912 --> 00:42:21,514 - Flow means water. Again! - (blows whistle) 986 00:42:21,538 --> 00:42:23,749 No more one-on-one! Again! Again! 987 00:42:23,832 --> 00:42:24,959 - Again! Agai... - (shouting) 988 00:42:25,042 --> 00:42:26,710 - (knocking) - Yep? 989 00:42:28,045 --> 00:42:30,172 What's going on? 990 00:42:30,256 --> 00:42:32,132 We was hoping we could talk, Coach. 991 00:42:32,216 --> 00:42:34,969 Uh... No. Jerry. Just Jerry. Fuckin' coach is down the hall. 992 00:42:35,052 --> 00:42:37,721 Yeah, that's the thing. Alright, you got a minute? 993 00:42:37,805 --> 00:42:39,431 Ah, come on in. Come on in. 994 00:42:46,021 --> 00:42:48,440 What the fuck? Oh shit. 995 00:42:48,524 --> 00:42:50,609 Oh, you too, Norm, huh? 996 00:42:50,693 --> 00:42:53,362 - Yeah... - Alright then. What's on your mind? 997 00:42:53,445 --> 00:42:55,674 Coach, we got a bone to pick with this McKinney motherfucker. 998 00:42:55,698 --> 00:42:57,676 Yeah, th-this run-and-gun method he got us doing, man, 999 00:42:57,700 --> 00:43:02,288 - we can't keep doing this every game. - Norm, you feel the same way? 1000 00:43:02,371 --> 00:43:04,432 - Come on. Get it off your chest. - Nixon: I don't know. 1001 00:43:04,456 --> 00:43:05,850 Maybe this McKinney is onto something. 1002 00:43:05,874 --> 00:43:08,585 We could just try some new shit. If it doesn't work, then... 1003 00:43:08,669 --> 00:43:11,898 - Player: Nah, fuck that, Norm! - Boone: Motherfucker, you was just on our side a minute ago! 1004 00:43:11,922 --> 00:43:15,759 - (overlapping yelling) - Landsberger, where you at? 1005 00:43:16,510 --> 00:43:18,178 He called me fat. 1006 00:43:19,346 --> 00:43:21,265 (smooth music playing) 1007 00:43:21,348 --> 00:43:24,852 I saw your father in the desert, happy as a rotten clam. 1008 00:43:24,935 --> 00:43:26,979 Shouldn't you be out there with him? 1009 00:43:27,062 --> 00:43:30,107 - (dice rattling) - He asked me if I wanted to, 1010 00:43:30,190 --> 00:43:33,193 but I've been working long days with the team. 1011 00:43:33,277 --> 00:43:35,195 Don't let yourself get too close. 1012 00:43:35,279 --> 00:43:38,032 - They'll expect you to be honest. - (rolls dice) 1013 00:43:40,617 --> 00:43:42,244 Honest about what? 1014 00:43:43,078 --> 00:43:45,664 ♪ ♪ 1015 00:43:45,748 --> 00:43:47,833 Oh, come on. 1016 00:43:47,916 --> 00:43:50,127 Those doe eyes work on Daddy. 1017 00:43:50,210 --> 00:43:52,379 I know better. 1018 00:43:52,463 --> 00:43:55,090 My girl pays attention. 1019 00:43:55,174 --> 00:43:56,300 (soft chuckle) 1020 00:43:58,302 --> 00:44:01,013 I heard you talking about some money stuff. 1021 00:44:02,014 --> 00:44:04,558 But, he won't talk to me. 1022 00:44:04,641 --> 00:44:06,369 And every time I try and ask him what's wrong, 1023 00:44:06,393 --> 00:44:08,062 he just pretends everything is okay, 1024 00:44:08,145 --> 00:44:09,646 and he jets out with some bimbo. 1025 00:44:09,730 --> 00:44:11,648 Well, believe me, whatever he's doing with them 1026 00:44:11,732 --> 00:44:13,817 has nothing to do with talking. 1027 00:44:13,901 --> 00:44:15,986 Well, then how about you talk to me? 1028 00:44:16,070 --> 00:44:18,197 Just somebody tell me something. 1029 00:44:22,159 --> 00:44:24,286 Grandma, how bad is it? 1030 00:44:25,204 --> 00:44:27,122 Falling apart. 1031 00:44:27,206 --> 00:44:29,541 ♪ ♪ 1032 00:44:29,625 --> 00:44:30,751 (sighs) 1033 00:44:32,711 --> 00:44:35,089 So, what do we do then? 1034 00:44:37,424 --> 00:44:39,551 We hold it together. 1035 00:44:42,971 --> 00:44:44,181 (women laughing, chatting) 1036 00:44:44,264 --> 00:44:46,433 You really own this whole entire place? 1037 00:44:46,517 --> 00:44:49,144 Mm-hmm. Every inch. 1038 00:44:49,686 --> 00:44:50,604 Boy. 1039 00:44:50,687 --> 00:44:52,022 That's a lot of inches. 1040 00:44:52,106 --> 00:44:54,233 - (laughs) - Tell me what else you own. 1041 00:44:54,316 --> 00:44:57,778 Yes, please tell us, Jerry. 1042 00:44:57,861 --> 00:45:00,406 What, what are you doing? 1043 00:45:00,489 --> 00:45:04,201 Pam, this is my ex-wife, JoAnn. 1044 00:45:04,284 --> 00:45:07,454 Don't worry. You can keep him. I just need five minutes. 1045 00:45:09,081 --> 00:45:12,000 Hiya, Jo! What can I do you for? 1046 00:45:12,084 --> 00:45:14,795 My own daughter 1047 00:45:14,878 --> 00:45:16,255 shows up at my house, 1048 00:45:16,338 --> 00:45:19,633 trying to sell me like the Avon Lady? 1049 00:45:19,716 --> 00:45:22,094 "Daddy needs you to sign this. Please! 1050 00:45:22,177 --> 00:45:24,596 It's for the family. It's only paperwork!" 1051 00:45:24,680 --> 00:45:27,141 Jerry: I had nothing to do with this. My fucking mother! 1052 00:45:27,224 --> 00:45:30,144 Jessie brought me this crap and I said no, never. 1053 00:45:30,227 --> 00:45:32,062 I would rather lose everything 1054 00:45:32,146 --> 00:45:33,814 than get my family involved in this. 1055 00:45:33,897 --> 00:45:36,150 You don't have family. 1056 00:45:36,233 --> 00:45:37,943 You have fallout. 1057 00:45:38,026 --> 00:45:39,026 (scoffs) 1058 00:45:39,069 --> 00:45:40,195 (sarcastic laugh) 1059 00:45:41,613 --> 00:45:44,616 - JoAnn... - Just save it. 1060 00:45:44,700 --> 00:45:46,243 You're a silent partner now, 1061 00:45:46,326 --> 00:45:48,370 so start listening. 1062 00:45:48,454 --> 00:45:50,289 What's that mean? 1063 00:45:50,372 --> 00:45:52,416 I signed it. 1064 00:45:55,669 --> 00:45:56,879 You signed it. 1065 00:45:56,962 --> 00:45:59,298 - (buzzer) - JoAnn: If I get so much 1066 00:45:59,381 --> 00:46:01,675 as an inkling that this black hole of bullshit 1067 00:46:01,759 --> 00:46:03,177 - is going to suck me in. - Okay. 1068 00:46:03,260 --> 00:46:05,637 - Or, God forbid, our children... - I'm saying okay. 1069 00:46:05,721 --> 00:46:07,306 (mocking): Okay! 1070 00:46:07,389 --> 00:46:10,517 If I ever have to choose between your ego and my family... 1071 00:46:10,601 --> 00:46:13,520 You know I will always choose this family. 1072 00:46:13,604 --> 00:46:15,147 (laughs) 1073 00:46:18,275 --> 00:46:20,402 Sell it to another sucker. 1074 00:46:24,781 --> 00:46:27,701 ♪ ♪ 1075 00:46:27,784 --> 00:46:31,330 (insects chirping) 1076 00:46:31,413 --> 00:46:33,665 Jerry Buss: The first time I came out here, 1077 00:46:33,749 --> 00:46:36,710 it was for the A-bomb test. 1078 00:46:38,295 --> 00:46:41,507 Lit up the night sky like a second sun. 1079 00:46:43,926 --> 00:46:46,136 Just for a blink of an eye, and then, 1080 00:46:46,220 --> 00:46:47,888 poof. 1081 00:46:47,971 --> 00:46:50,974 Nothing left but radiation. 1082 00:46:53,477 --> 00:46:55,312 And the only thing I've found 1083 00:46:55,395 --> 00:46:57,523 that's anything like that 1084 00:46:59,274 --> 00:47:01,485 is the look in their eye 1085 00:47:02,277 --> 00:47:04,154 when you first meet 'em. 1086 00:47:04,238 --> 00:47:06,156 When they first look at you. 1087 00:47:07,950 --> 00:47:10,536 Johnson: Yeah... (laughs) 1088 00:47:10,619 --> 00:47:12,746 Then they get to know you better. 1089 00:47:13,830 --> 00:47:15,666 Hm... 1090 00:47:21,713 --> 00:47:24,591 - (gasps) Oh my god. - Jerry: That was fast. 1091 00:47:24,675 --> 00:47:27,469 - (Ginger panting) - Oh Jesus. 1092 00:47:27,553 --> 00:47:29,513 Jeanie Bean! 1093 00:47:30,430 --> 00:47:31,557 And then what's reflected 1094 00:47:31,640 --> 00:47:34,518 in their eyes is who you really are. 1095 00:47:35,644 --> 00:47:37,813 We all got somethin', Dr. Buss. 1096 00:47:43,944 --> 00:47:47,030 ♪ ♪ 1097 00:47:49,366 --> 00:47:50,492 (door shuts) 1098 00:47:54,329 --> 00:47:56,582 I sure don't miss that feeling. 1099 00:47:56,665 --> 00:47:59,126 And yet, you can't stay away. 1100 00:48:00,419 --> 00:48:02,796 Yeah, believe me, Jack. I'm trying. 1101 00:48:04,214 --> 00:48:06,341 But you see, I made a promise to this franchise 1102 00:48:06,425 --> 00:48:09,428 not to leave it hanging till you have it on its feet. 1103 00:48:09,511 --> 00:48:10,971 We're making progress. 1104 00:48:11,054 --> 00:48:13,765 Well, that's funny. It's not what I'm hearing from the guys. 1105 00:48:13,849 --> 00:48:17,269 It's human nature to resist change. 1106 00:48:17,352 --> 00:48:20,105 These men are being asked to buy into a new way of doing things. 1107 00:48:20,188 --> 00:48:21,398 Some can't. 1108 00:48:22,357 --> 00:48:23,609 Some won't. 1109 00:48:23,692 --> 00:48:25,277 That's why we'll be making cuts. 1110 00:48:25,360 --> 00:48:26,480 I've been working up a list. 1111 00:48:26,528 --> 00:48:29,948 My guess is whoever came to you is on it. 1112 00:48:30,032 --> 00:48:32,951 Got the whole team on that list then, huh, Jack? 1113 00:48:37,122 --> 00:48:39,666 - I've seen some tape. - You spying on me? 1114 00:48:39,750 --> 00:48:41,293 Oh, come on, Jack. 1115 00:48:41,376 --> 00:48:42,854 I mean, shit, I went to the fuckin' mat 1116 00:48:42,878 --> 00:48:44,038 to get you hired on this job. 1117 00:48:44,087 --> 00:48:45,756 Look, hell, I know better than anyone 1118 00:48:45,839 --> 00:48:49,176 that what you got inside of that head of yours is genius. 1119 00:48:49,259 --> 00:48:50,927 But you gotta open your eyes. I mean, 1120 00:48:51,011 --> 00:48:52,679 we're two weeks out from the season. 1121 00:48:52,763 --> 00:48:54,699 You run this wagon right off the trail outta the gate, 1122 00:48:54,723 --> 00:48:55,974 well, that genius shit of yours 1123 00:48:56,058 --> 00:48:57,201 is gonna stay right in your head, 1124 00:48:57,225 --> 00:48:59,019 right where it is, right on that page. 1125 00:48:59,102 --> 00:49:00,854 You hired me to change the way we play! 1126 00:49:00,937 --> 00:49:02,272 You ain't fuckin' God, Jack. 1127 00:49:02,356 --> 00:49:06,109 You don't got to do it in six days and sleep on a Sunday. 1128 00:49:06,193 --> 00:49:07,861 (laughs) I mean... 1129 00:49:07,944 --> 00:49:09,780 You got to work with human beings, 1130 00:49:09,863 --> 00:49:11,549 who've been playing this damn game the same way 1131 00:49:11,573 --> 00:49:13,575 their whole lives. They can't change on a dime. 1132 00:49:13,659 --> 00:49:17,287 - You can't change it once the season starts. - Meet the men halfway. 1133 00:49:18,664 --> 00:49:20,457 Build gradual. 1134 00:49:20,540 --> 00:49:22,602 Keep some things the same. I mean, just, I mean, come on, 1135 00:49:22,626 --> 00:49:24,002 let 'em hit their spot sometimes. 1136 00:49:24,086 --> 00:49:26,213 Little safety comfort zone. Th-they'll work with that. 1137 00:49:26,296 --> 00:49:29,216 Are we negotiating now? Is this a negotiation? 1138 00:49:29,299 --> 00:49:31,510 Only if you want to make it work. 1139 00:49:34,846 --> 00:49:36,556 (sniffs) 1140 00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:38,141 Fuck, I want this team to levitate 1141 00:49:38,225 --> 00:49:40,310 just as much as you, Jack. 1142 00:49:40,394 --> 00:49:43,105 But the shit part of being a head coach, like it or not, 1143 00:49:43,188 --> 00:49:45,857 you got to be the one with your feet on the ground. 1144 00:49:48,068 --> 00:49:50,195 (paper crinkling) 1145 00:49:52,030 --> 00:49:54,991 That's not my system. 1146 00:49:55,075 --> 00:49:57,911 And if you really want to help me, Jerry, 1147 00:49:57,994 --> 00:50:00,372 take my list to Bill and Dr. Buss 1148 00:50:00,455 --> 00:50:03,792 and tell them to build the squad I need. 1149 00:50:03,875 --> 00:50:05,585 No more closed practices. 1150 00:50:05,669 --> 00:50:08,964 We'll be there tomorrow. Me, Bill, and Dr. Buss. 1151 00:50:12,968 --> 00:50:15,220 (panting) 1152 00:50:17,389 --> 00:50:18,390 (echoing slam) 1153 00:50:18,473 --> 00:50:19,891 ♪ ♪ 1154 00:50:19,975 --> 00:50:23,061 (panting, coughing) 1155 00:50:23,145 --> 00:50:25,522 (retching) 1156 00:50:25,605 --> 00:50:29,067 McKinney: I used to see these guys, these brilliant guys 1157 00:50:29,151 --> 00:50:30,777 that get these coaching jobs, 1158 00:50:30,861 --> 00:50:33,905 and they'd swear they're going to revolutionize the sport. 1159 00:50:33,989 --> 00:50:35,699 - (panting) - And then, 1160 00:50:35,782 --> 00:50:38,910 you wonder just how they got as dull as everybody else. 1161 00:50:38,994 --> 00:50:41,246 Man, I get it now. 1162 00:50:41,329 --> 00:50:43,248 Give up the dream or die. 1163 00:50:43,331 --> 00:50:44,833 Are those the only options? 1164 00:50:44,916 --> 00:50:48,378 - What else is there? - Claire (on phone): The dream could work. 1165 00:50:48,462 --> 00:50:51,006 It isn't. That's what I'm telling you. 1166 00:50:51,089 --> 00:50:53,675 When I close my eyes, I can see it. And then, 1167 00:50:53,759 --> 00:50:56,470 I open my eyes. Nobody else can see it. 1168 00:50:59,890 --> 00:51:02,726 (alarm blaring) - Johnson: Cap think he can get rid of me that easy. 1169 00:51:02,809 --> 00:51:04,811 He must not know I'm from Lansing. 1170 00:51:04,895 --> 00:51:06,480 Man, he better love this juice. 1171 00:51:06,563 --> 00:51:09,608 He gonna love this juice... He gonna love this juice. 1172 00:51:14,154 --> 00:51:16,990 Morning, Cap. I got your orange juice, and I got your paper. 1173 00:51:17,073 --> 00:51:18,366 (jazz music playing) 1174 00:51:18,450 --> 00:51:19,367 - Nah, Cap! - (shoe squeaks) 1175 00:51:19,451 --> 00:51:21,495 Nah, Cap. 1176 00:51:21,578 --> 00:51:23,622 Look, I may be a rookie, 1177 00:51:23,705 --> 00:51:25,248 but I been bustin' my ass off 1178 00:51:25,332 --> 00:51:27,959 to get up before the crack of dawn to get you this here juice, 1179 00:51:28,043 --> 00:51:29,503 and you ain't even tried it yet. 1180 00:51:29,586 --> 00:51:31,546 Done squeezed this shit myself. 1181 00:51:31,630 --> 00:51:34,841 All I'm asking is that you just take a sip. 1182 00:51:34,925 --> 00:51:36,593 (jazz music stops) 1183 00:51:45,435 --> 00:51:46,812 That's not bad. 1184 00:51:46,895 --> 00:51:49,272 I know. Right on, right on. 1185 00:51:49,356 --> 00:51:50,982 But I asked you to bring me a newspaper. 1186 00:51:51,066 --> 00:51:53,401 That's the "LA Times" right there... 1187 00:51:53,485 --> 00:51:55,487 This is not a newspaper. 1188 00:51:55,570 --> 00:51:58,281 So what newspaper I'm supposed to bring you, Cap? 1189 00:51:58,365 --> 00:51:59,533 Damn! 1190 00:51:59,616 --> 00:52:02,244 The fuck is wrong with this nigga? 1191 00:52:03,578 --> 00:52:04,913 Jerry? 1192 00:52:05,747 --> 00:52:07,207 Let's go. Come on. 1193 00:52:07,290 --> 00:52:08,708 Player: Of all people, he late. 1194 00:52:08,792 --> 00:52:11,419 - Paul? - Yes? 1195 00:52:11,503 --> 00:52:14,130 (players grumbling) 1196 00:52:14,214 --> 00:52:15,841 Oh! 1197 00:52:17,008 --> 00:52:19,344 (door opens) 1198 00:52:19,427 --> 00:52:21,763 Player: Oh, finally! Here he come. 1199 00:52:28,061 --> 00:52:29,479 Hey. 1200 00:52:29,563 --> 00:52:31,523 A and B? 1201 00:52:31,606 --> 00:52:34,109 Let's mix it up. 1202 00:52:34,192 --> 00:52:36,778 Johnson. Stay on A. 1203 00:52:38,280 --> 00:52:40,907 No. Nixon, you too. 1204 00:52:40,991 --> 00:52:43,118 Plus Wilkes, Kareem, 1205 00:52:45,662 --> 00:52:47,497 - and Cooper. - Player: Coop. Coop? 1206 00:52:47,581 --> 00:52:49,875 Boone, Dantley, keep your spots on B. 1207 00:52:49,958 --> 00:52:51,585 Hey, Coach, who running point? 1208 00:52:51,668 --> 00:52:54,337 Whoever has the ball. Let's go, jump it up. 1209 00:52:54,421 --> 00:52:57,465 Player: What the fuck you talkin' about? 1210 00:52:57,549 --> 00:52:59,301 Johnson: This my spot right here. Move. 1211 00:52:59,384 --> 00:53:03,013 - You in my spot, Magic! - I'm point right now, man! Get over there! 1212 00:53:03,096 --> 00:53:04,806 Nixon: Yeah, we'll see who gets the ball. 1213 00:53:06,683 --> 00:53:08,101 Go! Set up! 1214 00:53:10,854 --> 00:53:12,564 Let's go, Rook. 1215 00:53:12,647 --> 00:53:15,567 (soul music playing) 1216 00:53:15,650 --> 00:53:17,736 ♪ ♪ 1217 00:53:19,654 --> 00:53:21,448 - (clapping) - Johnson: Told you! 1218 00:53:23,074 --> 00:53:24,802 - Good shot, baby! - Nixon: That's fast, baby! 1219 00:53:24,826 --> 00:53:26,745 (players chattering) 1220 00:53:26,828 --> 00:53:28,806 - Come on! Come on! - Get the fuck off me, Midnight. 1221 00:53:28,830 --> 00:53:31,625 ♪ ♪ 1222 00:53:31,708 --> 00:53:33,877 Johnson: I'm right here with you, Norm! 1223 00:53:33,960 --> 00:53:36,338 ♪ ♪ 1224 00:53:36,421 --> 00:53:37,923 - Oh! - (cheering) 1225 00:53:38,006 --> 00:53:39,674 See that vertical? Bill? 1226 00:53:39,758 --> 00:53:41,801 Okay, cool! Let's go! 1227 00:53:41,885 --> 00:53:44,596 Let's go! Get back on D! Back on D! 1228 00:53:44,679 --> 00:53:47,140 ♪ ♪ 1229 00:53:48,850 --> 00:53:51,728 Player: There we go, Magic, let's go! Run the ball, y'all! 1230 00:53:51,811 --> 00:53:55,607 ♪ ♪ 1231 00:53:55,690 --> 00:53:57,817 Nixon: Come on! Let's go! 1232 00:53:57,901 --> 00:53:59,653 Run the fire, y'all! 1233 00:54:00,904 --> 00:54:02,113 All: Oh! 1234 00:54:02,197 --> 00:54:03,365 Let's go, cool! 1235 00:54:03,448 --> 00:54:05,742 ♪ ♪ 1236 00:54:14,125 --> 00:54:15,752 Woo! 1237 00:54:15,835 --> 00:54:18,505 - (music stops) - Cooper: Come on, man! 1238 00:54:18,588 --> 00:54:20,799 Come at me, rook. Come on! 1239 00:54:20,882 --> 00:54:23,009 - Whoa, whoa, whoa! - Nixon: Hey, hey, hey! 1240 00:54:23,093 --> 00:54:26,012 (players shouting) 1241 00:54:26,096 --> 00:54:28,181 Johnson: I'm a rookie, but I ain't no bitch! 1242 00:54:28,264 --> 00:54:30,600 Boone: Fuck you, motherfucker! 1243 00:54:33,645 --> 00:54:35,480 It's like that, Norm? 1244 00:54:35,563 --> 00:54:38,566 - Fuck off! - Boone: And fuck you, Norm! 1245 00:54:38,650 --> 00:54:41,152 Fuck you, too, rookie! 1246 00:54:41,236 --> 00:54:44,406 - Fuck outta here, man! - (players chattering) 1247 00:54:44,489 --> 00:54:46,658 (heavy breathing) 1248 00:54:46,741 --> 00:54:49,244 - Sharman: Jerry? - Jerry West: Listen, I've seen enough. 1249 00:54:49,327 --> 00:54:50,972 Sharman: No, we like this guy, we like this guy. 1250 00:54:50,996 --> 00:54:53,307 What you have to do is get him, get the team that he wants, 1251 00:54:53,331 --> 00:54:54,791 and get 'em under control. 1252 00:54:54,874 --> 00:54:57,103 - Johnson: Goddamn, man. - Jerry Buss: We're almost there! 1253 00:54:57,127 --> 00:54:59,004 It's on you. It's still on you. 1254 00:54:59,087 --> 00:55:00,630 Looked beautiful for a second. 1255 00:55:00,714 --> 00:55:03,633 Sharman: Take care of it, okay? Alright, thanks. 1256 00:55:04,759 --> 00:55:06,845 (exhales) 1257 00:55:08,805 --> 00:55:10,849 Jerry West: Give me the list. 1258 00:55:13,768 --> 00:55:16,271 I'll see that it gets done. 1259 00:55:18,106 --> 00:55:19,232 Jerry? 1260 00:55:21,109 --> 00:55:22,736 Closed practice. 1261 00:55:24,362 --> 00:55:26,531 (light piano playing) 1262 00:55:30,827 --> 00:55:32,203 (quiet chatter) 1263 00:55:34,122 --> 00:55:35,248 (door shuts) 1264 00:55:36,124 --> 00:55:39,627 ♪ ♪ 1265 00:55:42,088 --> 00:55:45,383 (indistinct chatter) 1266 00:55:45,467 --> 00:55:47,719 Westhead: Cooper. 1267 00:55:47,802 --> 00:55:49,888 Coach wants to see ya. 1268 00:55:49,971 --> 00:55:53,058 ♪ ♪ 1269 00:55:59,105 --> 00:56:02,192 ♪ ♪ 1270 00:56:19,709 --> 00:56:22,879 (Wanda laughing) 1271 00:56:25,590 --> 00:56:26,716 Hoo! 1272 00:56:26,800 --> 00:56:29,886 ♪ ♪ 1273 00:56:32,472 --> 00:56:34,307 Ms. Rothman, do you have a minute? 1274 00:56:34,390 --> 00:56:36,518 Mm-hmm. 1275 00:56:36,601 --> 00:56:39,229 Maybe this is what we should be doing. 1276 00:56:39,312 --> 00:56:40,438 (chair creaks) 1277 00:56:41,606 --> 00:56:42,774 (cover thuds) 1278 00:56:44,651 --> 00:56:46,111 Collecting bimbos? 1279 00:56:46,194 --> 00:56:47,278 Selling a fantasy. 1280 00:56:47,362 --> 00:56:49,739 Two hours a night where you escape real life 1281 00:56:49,823 --> 00:56:52,617 and step into the world of Jerry Buss. 1282 00:56:52,700 --> 00:56:54,553 Where every night's a party put on just for you, 1283 00:56:54,577 --> 00:56:55,620 and everywhere you look, 1284 00:56:55,703 --> 00:56:58,123 there's something to distract you. 1285 00:56:58,206 --> 00:57:00,291 Or excite you. 1286 00:57:00,375 --> 00:57:02,585 Let you pretend you're him. 1287 00:57:02,669 --> 00:57:04,295 Like he does. 1288 00:57:07,924 --> 00:57:10,051 - How? - (spotlight clicks on) 1289 00:57:11,261 --> 00:57:14,013 A cheer squad is a good idea. 1290 00:57:14,097 --> 00:57:16,015 For 1963. 1291 00:57:16,099 --> 00:57:17,684 Our girls 1292 00:57:17,767 --> 00:57:19,853 are tailored for the '80s. 1293 00:57:19,936 --> 00:57:23,064 They're sexy, cool. 1294 00:57:23,148 --> 00:57:25,567 They won't cheer. They'll dance. 1295 00:57:25,650 --> 00:57:27,902 (provocative music playing) 1296 00:57:27,986 --> 00:57:29,612 Anyone can get a hot dog at concessions. 1297 00:57:29,696 --> 00:57:31,656 We'll have a nightclub more exclusive 1298 00:57:31,739 --> 00:57:33,158 than Hugh Hefner's grotto. 1299 00:57:35,201 --> 00:57:36,369 Every team's got fans. 1300 00:57:36,452 --> 00:57:37,620 We'll have celebrities 1301 00:57:37,704 --> 00:57:39,330 sitting in the best seats in the house. 1302 00:57:39,414 --> 00:57:42,458 A new right, right on the floor, for all the cameras. 1303 00:57:42,542 --> 00:57:44,586 Stars of the show. 1304 00:57:44,669 --> 00:57:48,089 - (crowd cheering) - (shutters snapping) 1305 00:57:48,173 --> 00:57:49,257 (click) 1306 00:57:50,341 --> 00:57:51,968 So, what do you think? 1307 00:57:56,306 --> 00:57:57,432 It's showtime. 1308 00:57:57,515 --> 00:57:59,726 ("Right On" by Carleen and The Groovers playing) 1309 00:57:59,809 --> 00:58:01,936 ♪ ♪ 1310 00:58:04,480 --> 00:58:06,024 ♪ Right on! ♪ 1311 00:58:06,107 --> 00:58:08,193 ♪ ♪ 1312 00:58:10,945 --> 00:58:13,948 ♪ Feel so nice, right on ♪ 1313 00:58:16,326 --> 00:58:19,329 ♪ Feel so nice, right on ♪ 1314 00:58:21,623 --> 00:58:24,459 ♪ Feel so nice, right on ♪ 1315 00:58:26,878 --> 00:58:29,964 ♪ Feel so nice, right on ♪ 1316 00:58:32,258 --> 00:58:34,761 ♪ ♪ 1317 00:58:46,022 --> 00:58:48,358 ♪ ♪ 1318 00:58:50,735 --> 00:58:52,153 ♪ Carleen ♪ 1319 00:58:53,321 --> 00:58:55,073 ♪ The preacher daughter ♪ 1320 00:58:58,284 --> 00:59:01,371 ♪ Feels so nice, right on ♪ 1321 00:59:01,454 --> 00:59:03,373 ♪ ♪ 1322 00:59:03,456 --> 00:59:04,707 ♪ Feel ♪ 97204

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