'Winning Time' fact check: How Magic Johnson took MVP in heroic finale - USA TODAY

HBO's "Winning Time" has earned praise and vocal criticism for its depiction of the "Showtime" Lakers. What's true, what's not in Sunday's finale.

The final buzzer has sounded on HBO's "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty," showing Earvin  "Magic" Johnson (Quincy Isaiah) heroically carrying the "Showtime"-era Lakers to the 1980 NBA cha… [+6015 chars]

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