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After the Game 6 loss, Mike and Jimmy run into Lewis Scott at a nightclub. Their original plan is simple—and relatively harmless: get Scott so drunk that he'll be hungover and unable to play effectively the next night. However, after a night of heavy drinking, they wake up the next morning to find they have kidnapped the NBA star and held him in Mike's basement. The Mental Battle
In the 1996 comedy film Celtic Pride , written by Judd Apatow and Colin Quinn, the story centers on the extreme and often reckless obsession of sports fans . Celtic Pride
: Scott, a savvy and cocky competitor, begins playing his captors against each other , exploiting their insecurities and testing their longtime friendship. After the Game 6 loss, Mike and Jimmy
: The film satirizes superstar endorsements; in one scene, Mike bets he can flip through every TV channel without seeing a Lewis Scott commercial—and wins. The Climax Celtic Pride (1996) The Mental Battle In the 1996 comedy film
Realizing that "kidnapping is kidnapping" regardless of when they release him, the duo decides to keep Scott captive until after Game 7 to ensure a Celtics victory. The story then shifts into a psychological battle: