Nba Christmas Games Last Year

The nba s primetime christmas showcase fell a good amount from 2019 but two other games were up year to year.

Nba christmas games last year. Wednesday s clippers lakers nba christmas special averaged 8 76 million viewers across espn and abc down 14 from lakers warriors last year 10 21m but up 76 from rockets thunder in 2017 which aired on abc alone opposite espn s monday night football 4 98m. 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. Nba teams won by an average of 23 2 points on christmas.

Viewership was up five percent from last year s christmas game in the noon slot between the boston celtics and toronto raptors. The primetime game between the los angeles lakers and dallas mavericks drew a. Over the past 20 years lakers games on christmas have averaged just shy of 7 million.

Derrick rose luol deng and the chicago bulls opened the campaign with a thrilling comeback and last second win. 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. According to the elias sports bureau that s the fifth highest margin in a single day in nba history among days when at least five games.

Last year there were several new teams featured with the toronto raptors los angeles clippers new. It s always interesting to see what the nba has set for its christmas day featured games. Because of the lockout the 2011 12 nba season began on christmas day.