One month after the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in June 2008 to claim their 17th NBA title, members of the Celtics huddled in TD Garden to view a DVD celebrating their championship season.
The footage playing on the TVs in the arena's Legends bar was merely background noise for most players as they mingled with invited guests. In a quiet moment away from the masses, Celtics captain Paul Pierce watched intently as slow-motion highlights of his duel with LeBron James in the Eastern Conference semifinals played on a monitor.