List Of Nba Christmas Games By Year

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List of nba christmas games by year. A rematch of the east semis this is the easy pick for the best contest of the christmas slate. Hoops 96 dunk dream 95 in japan 1995 arcade. It s the most wonderful time of the year especially if your christmas list includes nba games.

The league began playing christmas games in 1947 and will feature five games on the holiday for the sixth straight year. The list is ultimately subjective but each game s entertainment. As the nba readies for a new decade of matchups let s journey into the archives for the best christmas games of the past 20 years.

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With five games set for christmas this year including a nba finals rematch in one and the nba s all time christmas day scorer playing his final december 25th game in another. The 2019 20 campaign will mark the 72nd edition of the nba on christmas day. December 25 is symbolized by compassion and giving.

A fully healthy boston team should win more than 60 games this season while. 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. Australia as nba pro december 14 1995 playstation game boy color 1999.

The national basketball association nba is the major professional basketball league in north america. 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.