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Review of “Best of Enemies” ESPN Celtics - Lakers Documentary

Well, parts one and two of the new ESPN 30 for 30 "Best of Enemies" Celtics vs. Lakers documentary finally premiered Tuesday night, and delivered nicely after much anticipation - similar to the defining Boston/LA rivalry of the 1980s. While I feared it was going to be a very stereotyped rehashing of the Celtic/Laker rivalry, I was pleasantly surprised that director Jim Podhoretz put together two pretty good segments of solid depth and historical background thus far.

I was particularly impressed by the even-handed approach to the 1960s rivalry and how that era of the Celtics were at the forefront of racial progress on the court and sidelines.