1980 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Championship Celebration (ft. Jerry Buss, Paul Westhead, Pat Riley)

[@carlosmosquera5346]

Did we all come here after watching Winning Time finale? Lol man LAKERS ALL DAY 💪🏽

[@128legend]

Facts

[@befromnova7144]

Yes!

[@Jeff_Pryce]

Yup. #FuckBoston 😆

[@bs5064]

Same here. You know, throughout the TV series my wife would tell me how much unlike some of the actors looked vs the real life coaches, players, etc. Especially Adrian Brody who played Coach Riley. I'd agree with her on a few, but look at this clip vs the same clip in the show. He actually looks a lot like Riles. The kid that played Magic nailed him as well, down to his mannerisms and how he looked on the court. The Michael Cooper actor too. I could go on and on. Kudos to him and the other actors for putting together such as great show. I look forward to seeing a few win some Emmy's and Golden Globes perhaps and of course, next season! This is a great show and there's enough Lakers drama to run it 10-20 seasons!

[@pharrout8400]

Hahahhahahaghaha yes

[@vensonj]

I can’t believe people actually try to hate on winning time…it’s an amazing show

[@2taggs2]

because soooooo many things are not factual - a lot of embellishment. Here and there is ok, but way too many circumstances are either exaggerated or simply just made up for dramatic purposes.

[@robertotrevino1796]

@@2taggs2 but the show mentions that it isn’t a documentary..I don’t get why people are so upset about it..personally I love the show but the broad strokes of it all that are factual is crazy…I mean if Jack doesn’t get into that accident do we ever really hear about Pat Riley??!

[@JoeSexPack]

Magic & Kareem both said it's way too fictional. They should know.

[@2taggs2]

@@robertotrevino1796 bc people just assume that's what really happened. Not to mention, they didn't need to add any "drama" or fiction - this is an interesting story as is. Ask Jerry West how he feels about this - just bc it's a disclaimer, doesn't make it right to fictionalize anyone they chose.

[@ryansullivan5575]

it's very entertaining, no doubt! Kudos to Adam McKay and the cast!

[@Kikidoyouloveme94]

Jerry Buss’s voice is fascinating! He sounds like a 21 year old! Norm Nixon’s son playing his dad and Adrien Brody playing Pat Riley was genius casting!

[@cbod14]

Brody was truly inspired casting. There were so many great performances in this series. Wood Harris was a stand out and John C. Reilly should get a damn Emmy for that performance

[@Kikidoyouloveme94]

@@cbod14 John C. Reilly said that it was the role of his lifetime on The Winning Time podcast

[@MrDamonte]

Yup!!!! 👍 agreed

[@brenoandrade7775]

Is it Norm’s son in the series? It explains why for a minute i thought it was a deep fake on his face in this video.

[@juliusz1486]

Brody? Pat Riley looks like an Italian wiseguy, not a Polish Jew from Warsaw ghetto

[@danielhurley2894]

"Winning Time" is one of the most entertaining series I have ever seen. I don't care if some of it is made up. It's great to watch. I hope they "make up" enough scenes in the 2nd series to make it as entertaining as the first. I'm REALLY looking forward to it.

[@LilAlpo1]

Why did I think the real Jerry Buss would sound like John C Reily playing him 🤣🤣

[@riannonbrown1658]

Haha i was thinking the same thing

[@readmelancholystrumpetmaster]

There will never be a pro sports team owner like Jerry Buss ever again.

[@anthonycrawford6664]

I agree

[@patek9789]

red auerbach?

[@elterr1ble]

@@patek9789red auerbach was only a coach and later became an executive for the Celtics. He was NEVER the owner of an nba team

[@Dr_Jim57]

Yes there will be if cloning becomes viable scientifically, and there is enough DNA material of Dr. Buss to facilitate the process, so it's a weird thing to say conclusively unless you're a qualified geneticist.

[@broadstreet21]

@@elterr1ble True, but he might as well have been the owner. Every actual Celtics owner differed to him - save for John Y. Brown, who bowed to public pressure and sold the team. Without his interference, they might have won three chips in the 70s.

[@valutiquegifts6045]

This is the actual celebration. Winning Time did a excellent job re-creating the scene almost word for word. I thought AB's portrayal of Riley's nervous gum chewing was his idea for effect. But Riles is chewing away, at the same pace. Great acting, I guess, but enjoyed both.

[@cbod14]

Pat Riley went from Urkel to Stefon in about two years. The amazing thing about this game was it was shown on tape delay to every city except Los Angeles & Philadelphia

[@DanRustle]

lolowot? whats a urkel and stevon?

[@PORTMIAMIMIKE]

If you noticed, Pat didn't have anything to say about winning time! Im starting to believe Jerry West is a fruit cake🤣🤦🏾‍♂️

[@David_USF]

@@DanRustle Family Matters

[@vibvfg]

@@DanRustle lol stefon was the cool version of urlel on family matters

[@upb4theam446]

It was shown live in Las Vegas as well. Vegas was considered part of the Lakers broadcasting area during those days.

[@thefoundationpodcast7238]

The Casting Crew For Winning Time deserves PRAISE !!!

[@AshaRenWooly]

Ready for winning time season 2! Lets go!!!

[@blacksmithbeatz]

Fax

[@redseaford9426]

Afraid we won't get it with all the uproar from Magic, Kareem and Jerry West. I love this show but alot of people hate how it makes some of the legends look.

[@shaneshane9419]

Red Seaford who does it make look bad? Maybe West, that’s it and it really doesn’t make him look bad. We all already know Magic was banging 1000s of women

[@how-toswithmark902]

@@redseaford9426 its greenlit for season 2 can’t wait

[@bx3054]

so excited!!!

[@4intheemorning]

Love to see how word for word the real thing is to the scene on Winning Time.

[@aaronmorris6321]

Might want to watch it again.

[@VideoMan20111]

Winning Time completely changed it

[@dvigiljr]

Man I was really hoping Dr. Buss really said F Boston on TV.

[@patek9789]

too bad boston owns his lakers

[@latvariansavage9134]

​@@patek9789umm what?

[@chriskenner600]

10Championships in 30 yrs. A pretty good run. Go Lakers! RIP Dr. Jerry Buss!❤️🙏✌️💯

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

The casting for Winning Time is PERFECT.

[@FreeBlackConservative6859]

42 15 and 7 as a rookie In a close out championship game... My lord!

[@boyofpsummer]

Chris Paul could never

[@FreeBlackConservative6859]

@@boyofpsummer 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I like CP3 but your absolutely correct

[@jameswells755]

When David Stern took over NBA’S commissioner he changed the whole outlook of the nba and understood it was the players who was gone propel the league.starting with magic and bird and eventually Jordan.

[@PaulMossmedia]

Man winning time is one of the best shows on television award winning show some the best acting I’ve seen in along time❤️💯

[@michaelvanetten7704]

Show made it sound like Kareem was an after thought. That's crazy every brought up Kareem and thanked him

[@upb4theam446]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the last of 6 regular season MVP awards that season (79-80)

[@inallairness]

Amazing to see this in full. Wow.

[@joppaz1988]

Winning time is a great show can’t wait for season 2

[@blacksmithbeatz]

Winning time is raw. Got this right.

[@tyronebrown9936]

I’ll bet John Wooden was proud. Wilkes and Jabbar, two of the best from two of his best teams the Walton Gang and of course Alcindor’s Aces.

[@HaleysComet81]

Magic is unbelievable

[@gilllewellyn9678]

What a show Winning Time, very entertaining, with great writing, and acting, and even the less than welcoming thoughts from those who most lived it, adds to the intrigue in my eyes.

[@riannonbrown1658]

Im not even a laker fan but damn i fell in love with the winning time!!

[@KentBlazemore]

When Dr. Buss first bought the Lakers he visited my father’s USC fraternity hoping to convince them to show support. No one cared more about the Lakers before, or since Dr. Jerry Buss (sorry Mr. West).

[@BLJTheGeneral]

The utmost respect they had for Kareem showed this team who officially won that MVP. What a great franchise and the development of Showtime Lakers. Shout out to Jack Mckinney who built this masterpiece but never got the full credit he deserves (except from Norm Nixon).

[@charlesmadlock4051]

Magic Johnson really the only rookie to win championship his first season dats super amazing a winning time one of the best sports series i Eva seen !!!!

[@joeygonzo]

Thompson ?

[@charlesmadlock4051]

@@joeygonzo he came in 2011 ain’t win till 2015

[@the_Sage71]

Bill Russell

[@Maxdouble07]

Winning time is one of my favorite shows! I really like the series! Well made!

[@mbryanf]

The most accurate portrayal in wining time was the actor that played Norm Nixon, hands down.

[@rpcclo]

My proudest moment as a Lakers fan. I watched the Lakers throughout the 70's and just 3 years previous to this we were swept by Bill Walton and the Blazers in the 77 WCF. I never thought this would be possible but it actually happened. In my young 1980 mind I had accepted the Lakers wouldn't win a championship and we could never beat the Russians in the Olympics in hockey. In a matter of 4 months - both happened...I miss those days...

[@veerchasm1]

If you look at Kareem’s stat line in the 5 games he played he should’ve been named Finals MVP

[@haro82]

Watching this shows how great the casting is for winning time. They nailed it. Everyone is so good.

[@scottlouis]

Westhead quoting Shakespeare then Riley screaming “LETS KILL THOSE FUCKERS!” was HILARIOUS! Spit out my popcorn laughing at that! I freaking LOVED SHOWTIME! Before the Lakers became the Lebrons. Smh

[@Manonfire1212]

Lol the lebron's? What are you saying ..dude still went to la and won 1 after winning 3 others in different teams

[@kevintaylor9590]

​@@Manonfire1212he's saying that no real Lakers fan wanted LeBron James in LA. That's exactly what he's saying.

[@romanramirez7847]

@@kevintaylor9590Why do so many Lakers fan hate LeBron so much? If you were a REAL Lakers fan, you would be grateful that LEBRON JAMES is joining your franchise, just like other free agents like Kareem and Shaq did years ago. A real Lakers fan would be thanking LeBron for bringing them a championship. Instead, I’ve seen so many Lakers “Fans” hating their own star player for no reason except for the fact that he’s LeBron.

[@kevintaylor9590]

@@romanramirez7847 real Laker fans never wanted him in LA. You are in no position to speak for real Laker fans. You have been bamboozled by media puppets.

[@romanramirez7847]

@@kevintaylor9590 What are you talking about? Who cares! He won you a championship! The only reason you all hate him is because he’s LeBron! NO OTHER REASON! I’m a Nuggets fan but I would never turn on any player from them because I want them to succeed.

[@PakRT48]

The trophy in Winning Time looked so ugly

[@roybuford7538]

Mannnnnnnnnn

[@FSamuels20]

I’m sure they couldn’t use the design of the actual trophy

[@meeraaudio]

Winning Time is such a fire show. Can't wait for S2 and for their to spinoff shows like it on different era teams in sports. 90s Bulls, 70s Steelers, 60s UCLA, 80s 49ers

[@omarservin4362]

Its very awesome that we're blessed to have Bret Musberger call our games on the Raiders Radio Network 🙌🏽

[@stephenkeegan3554]

You’re looking live…. Brett is great.

[@charlesconner9044]

JACKPOT!!

[@ReeseMac]

It really is an entertaining show but it would have been moving if the show, when portraying this moment, depicted the entire team making the title win all about Kareem. In the show Magic made it about Kareem ....for a moment.....but then talks about how HE had to take over and how HE had to get the job done, and how HE proved doubters wrong and proved that HE, Magic, is a winner. In real life, as you can hear in this clip, he spoke more selflessly.

[@donaldshotts4429]

Somebody just sold a 1980 Magic/Bird rookie card for over $500k. I used to see those everywhere in the early 90s for $800 or whatever. Crazy. They really did save the NBA. It was nothing before them

[@fernandocillest1293]

i remember as a kid tried to save up to get the magic bird rookie card but it was about 400 think like 94 but didnt make enough over summer.

[@cobraspottedwolf8791]

Thanks for the upload

[@tee1up785]

Winning Time brought us all here. Maybe it was loosely based on facts but I think the casting was 100% spot on and the acting. Made me like the Lakers and Jerry West and I’m NOT a Lakers fan.

[@ivellbullock784]

That was their second NBA title since 1972 in Los Angeles. Eight years apart.

[@joeygonzo]

Magic and Larry saved the NBA

[@jay_ay_why]

Winning Time is a great show. Dr Jerry buttons wasn't as wild, but still, great.

[@edromeandbrossportsandcoll5706]

I’m so hooked up with Winning Time on HBO Max as a Lakers fan I’m enjoying watching this, now is Winning Time, there was a series called The Bronx Is Burning about the 1977 Yankees the only one missing is one about Jerry’s Cowboys from the 90s

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

Do you want a Duke documentary recommendation to watch as well?

[@edromeandbrossportsandcoll5706]

@@BAYAREA-kd1ig yeah and one about Nick Saban and Alabama what’s your point??

[@loh711]

I remember “Bronx is Burning” on ESPN. But “Winning Time” totally got it right. Great job by HBO

[@yourmother4385]

I'd like to see Lombardi's Packers. The birth of the Super Bowl.

[@vensonj]

Norm Nixon looks just like his dad…norm Nixon

[@andrebinns3162]

Winning Time the greatest show ever

[@a_badali]

it's hilariously bad

[@vensonj]

@@a_badali you’re wrong

[@bluntsessions3577]

@@vensonj it only had about 5 good moments in ten episodes it wasn’t bad but it definitely wasn’t good

[@smokeyjoe795]

It was fun because this is my favorite sports team of all time. I just laughed at the exaggerations and inaccuracies. Glad this team is being given the spotlight all these years later. The Showtime Lakers are the one team most responsible for the NBA growing across the world. This was also the best team I've seen.

[@Choice_Kay_Beck]

Wining Time brought me here

[@surfshack2]

This was one of the greatest moments in NBA history.

[@mitchyoung93]

Los Angeles, even though a huge city at the time in terms of population, still had a hometown feel. Jerry Buss was a guy with a PhD in chemistry from the Great Basin (Salt Lake City and Wyoming) that started dabbling in real estate as a part time income, and ended up owning the Lakers and the Kings.

[@nevg21]

Winning Time was 🔥! Great show and I’m a Knicks fan!

[@DS-ob3gt]

Great freaking casting!!

[@Wemyss333]

Hurry up with season 2 please

[@Tiago51192]

winning time is amazing serie

[@gumbootcity_nz8453]

This grainy dull 80s camera work is classic 🤣 feels like I'm watching "Winning Time"🤣

[@cbod14]

NBA has tried to restore a lot of this footage but the tape used is so thick it is hard to do so.

[@rossuhler7416]

wow Winning Time actually had an accurate scene

[@jdelleman80]

That music and those highlights at the end are fire! I can't wait for the 1981 season!

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

I’m a huge Celtics fan just got done watching winning time. I really liked it. Especially when they went to Boston the first time “is that blood on the wall” the old garden was something else.

[@Jiltedin2007]

Winning Time brought me here!

[@malcolmwindmon6737]

No matter what the actual players say about winning time...I still love the show wether it's true or not.

[@Sangria]

Rick Barry, with Dr. J, was in a ton of my favorite comic books!

[@americanpaisareturns9051]

The Looney Jerry West is my favorite character of Winning Time 😂

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

The HBO series Winning Time brought me here.

[@user-gg5ig7kt7o]

It was odd how prominent Pat was as an assistant coach, since when do assistants get interviewed on the championship podium

[@labanmassey7435]

I think it was mainly due to the fact that he was a former player of the last Lakers title team. Good person to interview to show context of where the franchise had been and where it was going.

[@justinhenryrebel]

Pat was the brain child that second half of the season

[@rkid727]

Winning Time. Greatest fictional non fiction show of all time b

[@Nighthawkforever147]

Pat Riley’s hair. Man did that show get the looks on point.

[@TrueProphit]

Looked just like winning time

[@jerrymiko8195]

I was only a year old when this happened but always remember my dad telling me this story. But I do remember the 87 88 back to back championships. But its a trip seeing Pat Riley without the slicked back hair style and wearing glasses

[@aktxag]

I SO miss Dr. Buss!

[@corybcarter]

Jason Clarke and John C. Reilly made this show in my opinion.

[@ruminator3570]

Kareem should have been Co MVP with Magic.

[@brezzyhardin584]

THAT MAN PUT EVERYTHING HE OWNED ON LA WHEN THE NBA WAS ON A DOWNFALL THATS WHAT YOU CALLED BIGG NUTS AN STOOD OWN ON WHEN WE SAID HE’LL A CHAMPIONSHIP THAT SAME YEAR🤞🏾🤞🏾💪🏿

[@darian16]

Just finished season 2 episode 5, they depicted this moment perfectly on Winning Time! F#%$ BOSTON!

[@markmoore4895]

Silk was the 'silent assassin'...you'd look at the scoreboard after 3 periods, and he'd have 22 pts, 7 rebounds...

[@charlesconner9044]

The Larry O'Brien trophy in Winning Time was beyond cringe

[@ljthirtyfiver]

Yea what’s up with that ? Copyright thing or what

[@charlesconner9044]

@@ljthirtyfiver possibly man

[@Ericb1980]

Yeah I was shocked by how awful it looked.

[@johnricciojr.5324]

magic Johnson definitely best nba all time 💯 %

[@flaccojefe6956]

Winning time nailed it to the T with with one

[@peterwinkler4934]

Classic NBA library highlights!!

[@251Trioxin]

Dr Jerry Buss! An absolute LA legend!

[@SCOOTCARR]

Winning time looks 100% authentic after watching these old lakers clips

[@vlothemaestrotv]

This was so awesome

[@shxfty_c0nt3st3d5]

Love the show and I’m a Celtics fan. It hurt seeing them disrespect Boston but it’s whatever. Celtics for life

[@pokeyinla]

Brent Musburger looks like Howard Wolowitz.

[@dad-n-gio2054]

never liked the Lakers but I love the series winning time and sports history ...

[@denniskovaschetz9689]

Winning Time great show

[@xYajji]

Word for word bar for bar I love it

[@zilliondollaredits]

Season 2 let's goooo

[@Whateverintheworld]

Go Jazz, but this was cool to see. And it was nice to see Hot Rod in this video.

[@abomarsyr103]

Best team, city, and time.

[@stephaniegormley9982]

0:15 Almost prophetic how Paul Westhead isn't in the frame. Or perhaps appropriate is the correct word.

[@markprice2225]

They did Jerry Buss' Hair Dirty on Winning Time! He was ready for tonight tho

[@mdaddy9474]

MAGIC JOHNSON

[@danlove12k]

When I see Jerry Buss I can’t stop thinking about guy who played him John c riley in the show 😅

[@StevenSclafani]

John C. Riley was such a strong character in this. He nailed it.

[@ricobowen312]

This is Gold!!!!

[@bladerunner27x]

A news note to this clip, the NBA ratings use to be so bad, that the finals was tape delayed. The 70's and 80's were a different time.

[@joshskaggs5535]

This period grew the league into what it is today. So many ppl dont pay homage to that. Buss may actually be the best owner of all time. But how much of that is based on nostalgia?

[@johnmarin9369]

Riley lurking in the background. What assistant coach pops in for the trophy ceremony?

[@TheCleaner76]

A future legend coach that's who !

[@da_top_dukuray]

I was waiting for Jerry Buss to say “ for everyone would doubted us kiss our f*** asses” like in winning time 😂

[@LevonAllen13]

Real Laker fans get chills watching this!!!

[@texas988]

Sorry Magic Johnson I'll rather watch Winning Time than your documentary, winning time is good as hell