Williams).Ī meeting between Buss and the other executives confirms that Westhead is in over his head. Westhead is taking heat from all sides – from power forward Spencer Haywood (Wood Harris), who he refuses to play, to the fans, including an irate Jack Nicholson (Max E. Were the Lakers on a losing streak once Paul Westhead took over?Įpisode 7 opens midway through a disastrous Lakers vs. As seen at the end of Episode 5, coach Jack McKinney suffers a near-fatal bike accident in November, forcing his frazzled assistant coach Paul Westhead (Jason Segel) to step up.ĭid Westhead pull it together in time for the Lakers’ last games of the year? Let’s get into it. Unfortunately, the timing couldn’t be worse for the Lakers. Reilly) and Celtics general manager Red Auerbach’s (Michael Chiklis’) contentious first meeting, their teams have been gearing up for an epic showdown all season long. However, the rivalry goes beyond these two individuals. As 1979 draws to a close, it’s time for Johnson and Bird to pick up what they started at March’s NCAA championship game, where the former’s team Michigan State famously defeated the latter’s team, Indiana State. Up until Episode 7: “Invisible Man,” Bird’s presence in “ Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” has been limited to a couple seconds at a time. (For those interested, the documentary “Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals” also streams on HBO.)
When it comes to the NBA, no pair tops Magic Johnson (Quincy Isaiah) and Larry Bird (Sean Patrick Small), the rookies of their respective teams in the 1979-1980 season. There are some rivalries so ingrained in sports history that their names roll off the tongue: Borg-McEnroe, Federer-Nadal, Sharapova-S.
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