Nba Christmas Eve Games 2019

Things have changed a bit since we first ranked the christmas day games back in august 1.

Nba christmas eve games 2019. Since then the nba has played games every year on christmas day except in 1998 when a lockout canceled half the 1998 99 season in contrast major league baseball is in its off season during christmas the. Celtics at raptors previous rank. From wilt chamberlain s 50 point 30 rebound double double in 1961 to kyrie irving s game winner in 2016 and everything in between.

While recovering from a ruptured right achilles suffered in the 2019 nba finals. Giannis antetokounmpo averaged 43 points in three games against the sixers in 2018 19. Though this is the second consecutive year that the sixers will play on christmas it s the first time.

Fresh off a championship the raptors will play in their first christmas day game. Boston celtics at toronto raptors. Nba christmas day schedule for 2019 is out and it reportedly features lakers clippers rockets warriors and more the nba has set five marquee games for christmas day.

Los angeles lakers to highlight broadcast schedule for all five games. The nba s primetime christmas showcase fell a good amount from 2019 but two other games were up year to year. Pelicans at nuggets previous rank.

Ranking the nba s 2019 christmas day games the battle for la will highlight the 2019 christmas day slate but the nba s marquee day says a lot about the current state of the league. The primetime game between the los angeles lakers and dallas mavericks drew a. Here s how to do that better.

2019 nba christmas day schedule. 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. The 5 game 2019 christmas day schedule the nba should ve chosen christmas is the one day the league should be catering to casual fans.