Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The NBA often schedules showdowns between greatest players on Christmas Day, such as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James (both pictured) in 2009 and 2010.. The first NBA game played on December 25 came in 1947, a year after the NBA's inception, when the New York Knicks beat the Providence Steamrollers at Madison Square Garden 89–75. [1]
All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions.
The first Christmas game in league history was at Madison Square Garden in 1947. ... Curry, if he starts, will be the seventh person in NBA history with at least 11 starts on Dec. 25, joining ...
The all-time leading scorer in NBA Christmas games, James hit 12 of his 22 shots while also finding time for a game-high-tying 10 assists and two steals. ... Christie 16 and Dalton Knecht 13 for ...
Booker (groin) missed Monday's game against the Nuggets and it's unclear if he'll be able to go Christmas Day. The Nuggets have steadied recently, but they have struggled all season on the road. 2.
The 2013–14 NBA season was the 68th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 29, 2013, with the Indiana Pacers hosting a game against the Orlando Magic followed by the 2012–13 NBA champions Miami Heat hosting a game against the Chicago Bulls followed by the Los Angeles Lakers hosting a game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
This is the 17th consecutive season of the NBA having five games on Christmas Day. More often than not — 75% of the time — the No. 1 seeds for the East and West playoffs have been picked for a ...
Games played during the IST are included in a team's regular season results and thus, count toward a team's win-loss record, except the NBA Cup Finals. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] At the end of the regular season, 12 teams (the top 6 seeds in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference ) will have clinched an NBA playoffs berth.