In the teams first outing, the lakers dominant frontcourt blew out the warriors on their home court. Written by jeff pearlman, audiobook narrated by malcolm hillgartner. Showtime showcases lakers golden years only a game wbur. In irvings definitive classic performance as a celtic, and a curry showcase reminiscent of his unstoppable 201416 run, the two teams showcased the potential to be a wildly entertaining nba finals series.
Lebron james was a vocal hillary clinton supporter. Jeff pearlman, new york times bestselling author of sweetness and boys will be boys. No basketball fans bookshelf will be complete without it. Showtime lakers with author jeff pearlman nba nbc sports. In the leadup to release you push and push and plug and plug. Lonzo ball missed his sixth game after suffering a gradethree ankle sprain two weeks ago. How kobe bryant death impacted jeff pearlman lakers book. Golden state warriors 121817 nba pick, odds, and prediction. Espns stephen a smith accuses jeff pearlman of racism. Once again, jeff pearlman has produced an exhaustively researched, elegantly written book that recreates one of the most colorful and memorable teams of the modern era. Its a book any nba fan any sports fan will devour, likely in one or two. Between 1980 and 1991, the lakers played in an unmatched nine nba championship series, capturing five of them. Jeff pearlman, a bestselling author who has written eight books on a range of subjects, is a contributor to the athletic. The warriors are playing their best basketball of the season, winning their last seven games and welcoming back their key offseason acquisition, demarcus cousins, their last time out.
Boston celtics 3514 at golden state warriors 3910 8. Praise for jeff pearlman and showtime a marvelous and dishy history of the showtime lakers, full of bareknuckled assessments. Jeff pearlman discusses impact of showtime lakers in 80s. Kobe, shaq, phil, and the crazy years of the lakers dynasty. This book tells you how the lakers became the dominant team of the nba and how they, along with the boston celtics, saved the nba.
Jeff pearlman is the new york times bestselling author of eight books. This time, however, it will document the kobe bryantshaquille oneal era. Either the cleveland cavaliers or golden state warriors are about to win the nba title, which means theyll likely be invited to the white house to pose in the rose garden and shake tiny hands with donald trump. Still, the warriors had enough firepower late from their stars to capture another win with a 115101 final score. The book begins with the lakers in 1979 beginning with the drafting of magic johnson. A dazzling account of one of americas greatest sports sagas, showtime is packed with indelible characters, vicious rivalries, and jawdropping, behindthescenes stories of the players decadent hollywood lifestyles. Apr 21, 2014 in this interview, the new york times bestselling author of sweetness, jeff pearlman, talks about his latest bestseller showtime. These two teams will meet up for the first time since. Its hard not to have competing expectations going into a book about the team that set the standard for winning and looking good at while doing it. When he was hired to replace paul westhead, riley was a casual, easygoing man who was beloved by his players. What a tonic jeff pearlmans new book is for forlorn lakers fans suffering through the teams disastrous current season. Mar 05, 2014 jeff pearlmans books sweetness, the bad guys won. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. What a tonic jeff pearlman s new book is for forlorn lakers fans suffering through the teams disastrous current season.
I have loved every book that jeff pearlman has written. Jeff pearlman discusses his showtime lakers book, the. Get team statistics for the golden state warriors vs. What we learned in warriors preseason win over lakers. They led by as many as 27 points, and trailed only once at the start of the game. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Lakers and warriors fans no longer need to have a rivalry of words over kobe or curry we now have the best player in the world going up against the best team in the world. The lakers lead 6550 at halftime as james leads all scorers with 17 points to go with 10 rebounds and five assists. Australian actor jason clarke is attached to the project to play longtime lakers gm jerry west. Mar 07, 2016 the warriors 3 point shooting and turnovers were issues, as well as the great play of their young core of jordan clarkson, dangelo russell, julius randle, and larry nance, jr. The pilot is based on a book by sportswriter jeff pearlman.
I spent about two years working on showtime, and it was an absolute joy. Seatgeek is the largest ticket hub on the web which means your chances are increased at finding the right tickets at the right price lets go. I could have written a book just on the 197980 lakers. Teambyteam nba matchups and headtohead comparisons on.
Warriors close the preseason with a 124103 drubbing of the lakers new, 26 comments steph curry and dangelo russell prove to be too much for the lakers youth. It also featured stephen curry on an offnight, but he would heat up later on. The book of basketball by bill simmons showtime by jeff pearlman dream. Smith ripped low life author jeff pearlman for suggesting the first take cohost does nothing but scream and should have been laid off, asking, why are you.
The lakers again did not do themselves any favors from the free throw line, shooting just 1017 while the warriors capitalized 1819. Houston rockets vs golden state warriors game 5 full game highlights 2019 nba playoffs duration. He told an incredible story about how jerry tarkanian almost took over the team and what pat riley was like when he first came on the scene in l. The bad guys won, awardwinning sports illustrated baseball writer jeff pearlman returns to an innocent time when a city worshipped a man named mookie and the yankees were the secondbest team in new york it was 1986, and the new york mets won 108 regularseason games and the world series, capturing the hearts and other assorted body parts of fans everywhere. Nba sunday showcase on abc is a presentation of sunday afternoon broadcasts of national basketball association nba games that are produced by espn and televised on the american broadcasting company abc. Excerpt from jeff pearlmans new lakers book showtime. Threering circus and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Warriors coach steve kerr got caught on television last season appearing to say. First preseason game against the golden state warriors ends 123101 lakers. Mar 08, 2014 earlier this week i gave you a few highlights of my conversation with author jeff pearlman, who has a fantastic new book out on the showtime era lakers. In response to the thr article, pearlman said on twitter that the news was pretty thrilling. The warriors and lakers have never had a legitimate rivalry, but there are signs that the coming season could bring change. Warriors megan armstrong analyst ii october 17, 2019 0 comments. Search at, the number one source for concerts, sports, arts, theater, theatre, broadway shows, family event tickets on online.
Warriors game on saturday was missing superstar lebron james who sat out to rest after his previous effort versus the clippers. The time machine matchup idlike to see more than 8788 lakers vs. Golden state has raced to the best record in the nba since the celts knocked them off in boston, a premier win among 16 straight for boston on nov. Lebron james, anthony davis lead lakers to dominant win vs. In this interview, the new york times bestselling author of sweetness, jeff pearlman, talks about his latest bestseller showtime. Mcgee fakes injury then comes back on the court for the dunk. Pearlman, a native new yorker, is currently working on another book about the lakers. Lavar ball says lakers will beat warriors in conference finals, win nba title lavar is supremely confident in his sons team and says steve kerr doesnt want to to face luke walton. Bestselling sportswriter jeff pearlman draws from almost three hundred interviews to take the first full measure of the lakers epic showtime era.
See also other dates, venues, and schedules for the warriors vs. Ok, ron, so ive known you for many years, have worked with you many times. Jeff pearlmans book on the showtime lakers comes out on tuesday. Live stream, tv, matchups, line, odds, picks golden state looks to exact revenge after losing to l. In the tradition of jeff pearlman s bestsellers showtime, boys will be boys, and the bad guys won, threering circus is a rollicking deep dive into one of sports most fraught yet successful pairings. You have come to the espn africa edition, for other espn editions, click above. Golden state warriors game played on december 22, 2017. The book chronicles the lakers dynasty from 197991, and while there were dozens of fascinating characters, few were as riveting as coach pat riley.
Wests lakers, stephs warriors, and the california dreamers who reinvented. Td garden, boston, massachusetts the celtics prepare for their biggest test of the season as the reigning nba champion golden state warriors travel to boston for a saturday night national television matchup. Lakers continue their hot start in dominant win over. It would be fascinating to see what that hand checking, hip throwing, elbowdriven defense guys like starks and harper and oakley and mason played would have done to golden state. Golden state warriors alltime headtohead record in the nba here you have historical stats about the games played between the lakers and the warriors with their alltime performance against each other in the nba season and playoffs. An alum of sports illustrated who will be forever be linked to his john rocker story, pearlman has also written books on walter. Bestselling sportswriter jeff pearlman draws from almost 300 interviews to take the first full measure of the lakers epic showtime era. Abduljabbar won the nba mvp during his first season in l.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The celtics got back on track against the clippers but quickly face one of the tallest tasks of the season, beating the warriors in oracle. As of 2018, the sunday showcase season always begins on super bowl sunday. Anthony davis finishes the game with a doubledouble 22 pts 10 reb and 2 ast in only 18 minutes. The book comes out and you push and push and plug and plug. Taylor mccloud and joe choquette will be breaking down all of the action and taking calls for a full hour beginning. If mondays performance against an undermanned lakers team is any indication, the warriors could be in trouble. They got 23 points and 12 assists from james, along with 22 points from kyle kuzma. Lebron to lakers gives warriors the true rival they need. As i write this, i am fighting for football for a buck. His new book, football for a buck, is a biography of the usfl.