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Winning Time

  1. switched on pop
    The Point Guard of Winning Time’s Score Sees Jazz in BasketballNicholas Britell brought charts to record the show’s score. Robert Glasper, his co-composer, doesn’t get down like that: “I was like, ‘Hell no.’”
    By Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding
  2. close read
    Winning Time Was No Match for the Showtime Lakers LegacyThe series made some fascinating moves in its debut season, but in its final moments, it succumbed to the inertia of a preordained narrative.
    By Nicholas Quah
  3. overnights
    Winning Time Season-Finale Recap: Haywood’s GunWinning Time can only stretch reality so far and limps throughout its finale.
    By Pablo Goldstein
  4. in conversation
    John C. Reilly Thinks Audiences Just Want to Be SurprisedHe’d do (almost) anything to oblige.
    By Lane Brown
  5. overnights
    Winning Time Recap: Acceptable LossAs the Lakers enter the playoffs, we’re reminded of the painful sacrifices along the way.
    By Pablo Goldstein
  6. fast break
    It’s Time to Relive All the Winning Time DramaFrom the basketball court to the Supreme Court, everyone’s dealing with drama.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  7. losing time
    Lakers Stars Are Not Happy With Winning TimeJerry West claims he will take HBO “all the way to the Supreme Court” over his Winning Time character.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  8. overnights
    Winning Time Recap: All-Star Breaking PointThe Lakers might be winning on the court, but their constant sabotaging and undermining of each other is a losing game.
    By Pablo Goldstein
  9. overnights
    Winning Time Recap: Invisible ManWinning Time finally gets to the first of many battles between Magic and Bird.
    By Pablo Goldstein
  10. overnights
    Winning Time Recap: A Paul Westhead OriginalThe noble prince is forced into becoming a hapless king.
    By Pablo Goldstein
  11. chat room
    Winning Time’s Solomon Hughes Found a ‘Power Move’ to Unlock Kareem Abdul-JabbarIt had nothing to do with basketball.
    By Shannon Carlin
  12. overnights
    Winning Time Recap: O Captain! My Captain!Winning Time puts Kareem Abdul-Jabbar center stage in the best episode of the series so far.
    By Pablo Goldstein
  13. backstories
    How Winning Time Managed to Bottle the Magic of Showtime Lakers BasketballDirector Damian Marcano used a basketball trainer to the pros and a camera operator on Rollerblades to make it happen.
    By Mikael Awake
  14. overnights
    Winning Time Recap: Classical Music vs. JazzThe Showtime era has finally begun in Los Angeles.
    By Pablo Goldstein
  15. chat room
    Winning Time’s Adrien Brody on Destroying Pat Riley’s Garage“They were very nervous with me on the roof with the chain saw, and I was like, ‘No, I got it.’”
    By Roxana Hadadi
  16. overnights
    Winning Time Recap: What Happens in Vegas …This week is a stealth introduction to Pat Riley, future Hall of Fame head coach and current loser.
    By Pablo Goldstein
  17. history lessons
    How Winning Time’s Characters Compare to Their Real-Life CounterpartsThe fourth-wall-breaking basketball series from Adam McKay added a few changes to the real story of the Los Angeles Lakers.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  18. chat room
    Michael Chiklis Grew Up With the Gospel of Red AuerbachThe Winning Time actor on the legendary Boston head coach’s cigar strategy and witnessing the Lakers-Celtics rivalry in real time.
    By Marah Eakin
  19. winning time
    Jason Clarke Is ‘Letting It All Hang Out’ As the Man Behind the NBA Logo“Jerry’s, in a way, out of his mind. He doesn’t know how to stop himself.”
    By Roxana Hadadi
  20. overnights
    Winning Time Recap: We Are Building Shangri-LaJerry Buss has to figure out how he will pay for the championship roster he desperately craves.
    By Pablo Goldstein
  21. emergency discussion
    Does Winning Time Really Need to Look Like That?A constant-motion visual offense makes sense for this story, but whether it elevates or undermines the viewing experience is up for debate.
    By Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi, and Kathryn VanArendonk
  22. overnights
    Winning Time Recap: It’s Showtime!Winning Time is a captivating workplace drama starring employees with massive talent and egos.
    By Pablo Goldstein
  23. tv review
    Winning Time Certainly Puts on a ShowThe HBO series about the Los Angeles Lakers during the Magic Johnson era is flashy as hell, and purposefully so.
    By Jen Chaney