Wed. 7 - Clippers; Fri. 9 - at Suns, 9 p.m.; Sun. 11 - at Trail Blazers, 6 p.m.; Wed. 14 - at Kings, 10 p.m. (MSG, MSG2); Thur. 15 - at Warriors, 10 p.m. (Prime); Sat. 17 - Suns; Mon. 19 - Mavericks,

Saturday's final of the NBA's inaugural in-season tournament features a matchup of two teams -- and star players -- at different ends of the aging spectrum. Although some might dispute the big game label, James has taken this tournament seriously from the ...

In four head-to-head matchups with Durant on Christmas, LeBron James has averaged 40.3 PRA, posting totals of 32, 35, 46, and 48. In 19 career Christmas games, James has averaged 41.4 PRA, and he’s gone for at least 32 in all but one. This may be King James’ final Christmas contest, so I expect him to show out.

NBA Christmas Day games began in 1947, with the New York Knicks defeating the Providence Steamrollers 89-75, which the league reconizes as its first inaugural holiday matchup at Madison Square Garden (the league was known as the Basketball Association of America until 1949)[1].

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James prepares for his record 20th NBA Christmas Day game as LA hosts the Houston Rockets on Christmas day.

ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 averaged 5.5 million viewers for five games on Christmas, which is the league’s best figure since 5.8 million in 2018 and up 4% from 5.3 million last season.

According to the DraftKings Sportsbook, theOklahoma City Thunderare overwhelming favorites to win the NBA championship this season at +170, meaning a $10 bet would potentially win $17 in June. These are very short odds for a future with such a long latency ...