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Lakers legend Byron Scott talks about how the Los Angeles-Boston Celtics rivalry was in his day

The NBA seems to come up with new rivalries each season based on a desire to create competitive animosity between franchises, using any excuse, despite a general sense of collegiality between teams. But fans of the game today may not be aware how seriously players took the rivalries in the old NBA to heart.

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