本片讲述了美国篮球协会(American Basketball Association,或简写成ABA)的故事,ABA创建于1967年,和美国NBA联盟互相竞争,直到1976年被协议兼并至另一个已经建立成熟的联盟NBA, 最终四支ABA球队被吸纳参加了原来的NBA联盟。伍迪·哈里 森所饰演的就是一个在NBA常年坐冷板凳的队员,在回归ABA后,为了避免球队解散,打算带领队友们最后一博重返NBA。Three men, three dreams. It's 1976 in Flint, Michigan. Jackie Moon's American Basketball Association team languishes in last place, with few fans in the seats. Jackie dreams of a merger with the NBA. A tough-minded point guard named Monix is at the end of his career; he's played on the champion Celtics but accepts a trade to Flint to be close to Lynn, the love of his life. Clarence "Coffee" Brown dreams of stardom: he's the Tropics' best player, but he's a hotdog who doesn't value teamwork. When the trio learns that a merger is in the works that won't include the Tropics, they pull the team together to try to achieve the impossible. Can dreams come true in Flint?