Pat Riley says to Paul Westhead "who even watches basketball on Christmas"? Basketball on Christmas is now considered the NBA's marquee regular season day.
The Lakers actually beat Detroit on 11 Jan 1980 123-100. The series has a disclaimer that events have been changed for dramatic purposes.
First episode to not have the Rick Fox segment after.
Steve Harris and Lisa Gay Hamilton starred on the first 7 seasons of the hit ABC series "The Practice" together.
Steve and Wood Harris are brothers. They do not share scenes in this episode but have worked together previously.