{"id":9896,"date":"2024-12-26T09:43:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=9896"},"modified":"2024-12-26T09:43:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:43:47","slug":"nba-creates-history-with-thrilling-christmas-day-finishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-creates-history-with-thrilling-christmas-day-finishes\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA creates history with thrilling Christmas Day finishes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NBA&rsquo;s 2024 Christmas Day was full of drama with thrilling finishes. Fans enjoyed the games on holiday and their star players didn&rsquo;t disappoint. <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA <\/a>called it an &ldquo;electrifying day of basketball&rdquo; when all five games produced a thriller. <\/p><p>This is the first time in NBA history when an average margin of victory was just 5 points on Christmas Day. For the 17th straight year, the NBA featured five games on Christmas Day. Overall, there are 27 instances when the league played five or more games on Dec. 25. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was an ELECTRIFYING day of basketball from start to finish!<br><br>The 5.0 average margin of victory was the SMALLEST for any <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAXmas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#NBAXmas<\/a> with 5+ games played (27 instances) &#127876;&#127873; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HmV7TKukb6\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/HmV7TKukb6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1872165118613541318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 26, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Today&rsquo;s average margin of victory remains the closest ever for a Christmas Day with five or more games. Before heading to the final game of the day, NBA Christmas games had an average winning margin of just 3.75 points. It&rsquo;s the biggest victory for the NBA and the broadcasters <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/too-many-3s-too-low-ratings-is-nba-now-ready-to-have-the-talk-on-three-point-barrage-amidst-falling-viewership\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>amid poor ratings<\/a>. <\/p><p>This is a rare instance when three out of five games had a winning margin of less than five points. Four out of five games had a winning margin in single digits which shows the quality of the games. This is also the first instance in NBA history when the winning margin on Christmas Day is 10 points or less with five or more games played. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-daily-recap-december-25\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>NBA Daily Recap, December 25 &ndash; Curry-James face-off, Wembanyama show on Christmas debut and more<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lebron-james-vs-steph-curry-christmas-day-overall-and-head-to-head-stats\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>LeBron James vs Steph Curry Christmas Day overall and head-to-head stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/luka-doncics-latest-injury-threatens-mvp-and-all-nba-hopes\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>Luka Doncic&rsquo;s latest injury threatens MVP and All-NBA hopes<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024 Christmas Day quick round-up <\/h3><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lakers-vs-warriors-lebron-james-set-new-record-in-lakers-win\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Lakers overcame the Warriors 115-113<\/a> through a winning layup from Reaves with one second left. Both teams were tied with seven seconds remaining in the game. Philadelphia 76ers survived through a late free throws from Joel Embiid when Boston reduced the deficit to two points. <\/p><p>In other games, the Dallas Mavericks had a late 4th quarter comeback to cut the 28-point deficit but they failed to cross the line. Knicks and Spurs were tied on 109 points with 3 minutes left in the game but the hosts had the last laugh in New York. <\/p><p>In final game of the day, Suns had a two-point lead at half-time and rallied a big surge through KD and Beal to win the game. All five games delivered a great experience of basketball on Christmas Day. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAXmas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#NBAXmas<\/a> had it all!<br><br>&#127873; A game winner<br>&#127873; Clutch triples<br>&#127873; Emphatic slams <br>&#127873; The closest average margin of victory (5.0) of any 5+ game Christmas Day slate in NBA history<br><br>Relive the best plays from an electric day of hoops! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sLgrwKKETp\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/sLgrwKKETp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1872184070056419452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 26, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Top starts like, Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Nikola Jokic flexed their star power. This year&rsquo;s Christmas Day had everything &ndash; the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lebron-james-vs-steph-curry-christmas-day-overall-and-head-to-head-stats\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>top rivalries<\/a>, great matchups, thrilling finishes, performances from star players, best plays, <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/luka-doncic-injury-update-mavericks-star-to-miss-extended-time-with-calf-strain\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>injuries <\/a>and entertainment. <\/p><p>Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-daily-recap-december-25\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>results of all fives games on Christmas Day<\/a>:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Knicks<\/strong> 117-114 Spurs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mavericks 99-105 <strong>Timberwolves<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Celtics 114-118 <strong>76ers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Warriors 113-115 <strong>Lakers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suns <\/strong>110-100 Nuggets<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><em>Image Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s Christmas Day had everything &#8211; the top rivalries, great matchups, thrilling finishes, performances from star players, best plays, injuries and entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":9908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2104,74,19,2063,820],"class_list":["post-9896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-christmas-day","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-nba-christmas-games","tag-nba-records"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NBA creates history with thrilling Christmas Day finishes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Today&rsquo;s average margin of victory remains the closest ever for a Christmas Day with five or more games. 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