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How the Boston Celtics – Los Angeles Lakers rivalry became the ‘Winning Time’ HBO series

In the thick of the dog days of August, fans of the Boston Celtics can scratch their NBA basketball itch with an episode of the second season of HBO’s “Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” which features the Celtics prominently as the rivalry between Larry Bird and his Los Angeles-based best frenemy Magic Johnson heated up.

Astute fans will note the differences between real life and the dramatization of, for example, Bird’s father’s presence in his collegiate life, which was NOT how the book the series was based on — Jeff Pearlman’s “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty” — was written. To learn how that series came about from the book, how it differs from the show, and how it all came to life, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast linked up with Pearlman to talk over all of the above.

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To hear the conversation in full, take a look at the clip embedded below.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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