BOSTON -- Forty years ago, the Boston Celtics lost Game 1 of the 1984 Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers at the old Boston Garden, roughly 100 yards away from, and about three stories below, where the franchise won Game 1 of the 2024 Finals at TD Garden on Thursday.
Hollywood recently told the story of that epic seven-game series, complete with the Lakers running directly from the floor to the bus in their uniforms after that particular win to escape the rowdy Boston fans. But not everything from "Winning Time" was based on true events.