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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]
Games on Christmas Day have drawn some of the biggest regular season audiences. Since 2001, the most watched Christmas games were: 2004 Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers on ABC averaged a 7.3 rating and 13.18 million viewers. 2010 Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers on ABC averaged a 6.4 rating and 13.11 million viewers.
The Saturday match was the only time that NBC aired a game between Christmas Day and the start of the regular run of games in February. In 2001, NBC was scheduled to air an October preseason game involving an NBA team playing an international team; that game was canceled due to the September 11 attacks. During the 2001–02 NBA season, NBC ...
2024 NBA Christmas Day games San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks, noon ET, ESPN. The Knicks played in the league’s first Christmas games in 1947, beating the Providence Steamrollers 89-61.
Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith (24) defends Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Miami.
It's a holiday tradition as American as "Charlie Brown": watching NBA games on Christmas Day.. There's no shortage of professional basketball to watch Dec. 25. The first game of the day tips off ...
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.
The NBA's all-time leading scorer has played more games on Dec. 25 than anyone in league history, though his top priority entering the holiday is watching 9-year-old daughter Zhuri light up when ...