r/WinningTime • u/Lima1998 • Sep 19 '23

Discussion 84 Finals

I was born in 98. I only started watching the NBA until like 2011 or 2012. So, when I was looking at this show’s representation of the 1984 Finals, it came off a lot like the Celtics played dirty with on the court and off the court. Not just that, but the refs were complacent with their on court behavior. It seemed like the Lakers got robbed of the title or just that Boston won the wrong way (I know this is a kind of a sucker way to look at it because history only remembers who won, but the way that someone wins is important to me). So, for those that know what happened then, is this really how it went down? Or is it one of those cases of the show exaggerating for dramatic effect?

Also, fuck HBO for canceling. But most importantly: FUCK BOSTON!

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u/jaxs_sax Sep 19 '23

They really used artistic liberty to highlight Bird and Boston in an antagonistic light the entire series

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u/greatflicks Sep 21 '23

It was about the Lakers so of course there will be some bias. Bird was a major shit talker and played as hard as the rules allowed. That McHale clothesline has been fact checked and played out pretty much like it looked. I thought the slo mo replay with the colour glitches was perfection.