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| Director: | Ezra Edelman | 
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| Writer: | Aaron Cohen | 
| Staring: | 
| An exploration of the fierce rivalry between NBA superstars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson during their decade of dominance. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 10, 2010 | 
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| Director: | Ezra Edelman | 
| Writer: | Aaron Cohen | 
| Genres: | Drama, Documentary | 
| Keywords | sports, basketball, national basketball association (nba), basketball player, professional athlete, college basketball, boston celtics, los angeles lakers | 
| Production Companies | HBO Sports | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Larry Bird | Self | 
| Magic Johnson | Self | 
| Liev Schreiber | Narrator (voice) | 
| Steve Springer | Self - Los Angeles Times | 
| Evelyn Johnson | Self - Magic's Sister | 
| George Fox | Self - Head Coach, Everett High | 
| Jackie MacMullan | Self - Author, "When the Game Was Ours" | 
| Bryant Gumbel | Self - NBC Sports, 1974-82 | 
| Rick Robey | Self - Boston Celtics | 
| Mark Bird | Self - Larry's Brother | 
| Jerry Sichting | Self - Boston Celtics | 
| Charles P. Pierce | Self - Boston Globe | 
| Cedric Maxwell | Self - Boston Celtics, 1977-85 | 
| Michael Cooper | Self - Los Angeles Lakers, 1978-90 | 
| Kevin McHale | Self - Boston Celtics | 
| Arsenio Hall | Self - Magic's Friend | 
| Pat Riley | Self - Lakers Head Coach, 1981-90 | 
| Ted Shaker | Self - Former Executive, CBS Sports | 
| Chuck Klosterman | Self - Writer | 
| Dennis Rodman | Self (archive footage) | 
| Isiah Thomas | Self (archive footage) | 
| Dan Dyrek | Self - Bird's Orthopedic Therapist | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Gary Lionelli | Original Music Composer | 
| Samson Chan | Director of Photography | 
| Thom Stukas | Director of Photography | 
| Mark Berg | Additional Camera | 
| Warren Jones | Additional Camera | 
| Aaron Cohen | Writer | 
| Charles Olivier | Editor | 
| Rob Newman | Director of Photography | 
| Frank Baglino | Additional Camera | 
| Tom Fahey | Additional Camera | 
| Ezra Edelman | Director | 
| Joseph Keyes | Production Secretary | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Joe Lavine | Producer | 
| Rick Bernstein | Executive Producer | 
| Rahul Rohatgi | Associate Producer | 
| Ezra Edelman | Producer | 
| Ross Greenburg | Executive Producer | 
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