, ▁Mike ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁find ▁themselves ▁de pressed ▁and ▁hop eless . ▁On ▁top ▁of ▁all ▁this , ▁Mike ▁has ▁moved ▁back ▁in ▁with ▁Jimmy ▁after ▁his ▁wife ▁Carol , ▁fed ▁up ▁with ▁his ▁un he alth y ▁ob session ▁with ▁the ▁C elt ics , ▁left ▁him ▁and ▁took ▁their ▁son ▁Tommy ▁with ▁her . ▁Jimmy ▁and ▁Mike ▁st umble ▁upon ▁the ▁Jazz ' s ▁self ish , ▁one - man - show ▁shooting ▁guard ▁Lewis ▁Scott ▁at ▁a ▁Boston ▁night club . ▁Hop ing ▁at ▁first ▁to ▁get ▁him ▁dr unk ▁enough ▁so ▁he ' ll ▁be ▁hung over ▁for ▁Game ▁ 7 , ▁Mike ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁pose ▁as ▁Ut ah ▁fans . ▁This ▁however ▁leads ▁to ▁them ▁running ▁into ▁their ▁id ol ▁Larry ▁Bird , ▁who ▁sc olds ▁them ▁for ▁being ▁what ▁he ▁thinks ▁are ▁" f air ▁weather " ▁fans . ▁However , ▁the ▁pair ▁get ▁more ▁than ▁they ▁b arg ained ▁for ▁when ▁the ▁next ▁morning ▁they ▁end ▁up ▁kid n apping ▁Scott ▁after ▁he ▁w akes ▁up ▁at ▁Jimmy ' s ▁a partment . ▁The ▁two ▁decide ▁to ▁hold ▁Scott ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁game , ▁reasoning ▁that ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁prison , ▁they ▁might ▁as ▁well ▁help ▁the ▁C elt ics ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime . ▁ ▁Scott ' s ▁street wise , ▁ar rog ant ▁ways ▁contrast ▁with ▁Jimmy ▁and ▁Mike ' s ▁b umb ling ▁blue - col lar ▁l ifest yle . ▁He ▁der ides ▁them ▁for ▁being ▁was hed -