Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | |
| S2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
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"Ego, glamour, and basketball colliding in 1980s LA"
This HBO drama chronicles the birth of the Lakers' 'Showtime' era, opening with real-estate hustler Jerry Buss buying a struggling franchise and rookie Magic Johnson arriving to reinvent how basketball is played. It's less a sports show than a swaggering ensemble drama about ambition, ego, and reinvention in late-70s LA, told through jittery editing, direct-to-camera asides, and a propulsive soundtrack. The pace is quick and stylish rather than reverent, jumping between boardrooms, locker rooms, and bedrooms. It works best if you enjoy flashy, gossipy character studies more than earnest underdog sports storytelling.
the electric ensemble cast turning boardroom hustle and locker-room politics into pure entertainment.
you want a straightforward, reverent sports story rather than a stylized, gossipy ensemble drama.
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