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HBO’s ‘Winning Time’ ends with Celtics winning championship…sort of

HBO’s ‘Winning Time,’ a drama based on the Showtime Lakers of the 1980s, ended its series on Sunday in a way that may seem pleasantly familiar to Celtics fans.

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The final few scenes of the show’s season two finale depict the Boston Celtics defeating the Lakers in the 1984 NBA Finals and the aftermath of Game 7. After a scene in which Celtics fans stormed the court following the game, the camera crew showed a dejected Lakers squad sulking in the team’s locker room and owner Jerry Buss (John C.