Corrected entry: At the time the film was made, the Celtics team sucked, always finishing low in their division but for movie purposes they are a good team because they made it to the NBA finals. When Mike and Jimmy are talking to Larry Bird they comment on the Celtics real-life situation that they used to be good but are not any more. Then Bird replies saying he hates fans like that who support the team when they are winning and don't support them when they are losing. Obviously forgetting about the movie plot where the Celtics are actually supposed to be a good team that wins most of their matches, get to the NBA Finals and only losing in 7 games to the team with the best player in the league.
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Correction: Mike remarks that he and Jimmy stopped liking the Celtics after Larry Bird retired, indicating the Celtics immediately became a bad team (Bird retired in 1992 and the film presumably takes place in 1996). Although the Celtics portrayed in the movie have eventually become a good team, Mike has to keep his bluff going in order to win Lewis Scott over and unfortunately isn't quick enough on his feet to come up with a better lie.
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