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NBA Christmas schedule 2012: Prepare for basketball nirvana
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December 26, 2012
The sneakers of Christmas
A look at some of the shoes NBA stars wore on Christmas.
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December 26, 2012
Thunder breakdown
The Heat took advantage of some Thunder breakdowns down the stretch to win the Christmas Day headliner. Here's a recap of all five games.
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December 26, 2012
Clippers roll over Nuggets for 14th straight win
The Los Angeles Clippers' bench put on another marvelous performance in leading the team to a 112-100 win over the Denver Nuggets in the Christmas finale.
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December 25, 2012
Blake Griffin lost his legs
The Clippers' star was so high in the air that he was able to tuck his legs behind his body.
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December 25, 2012
Clippers lead Denver at half
The Clippers used a dominant second quarter to take a comfortable 19-point lead over Denver into the locker room.
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December 25, 2012
Rockets cruise past Bulls
James Harden and the Rockets made quick work of Chicago in a one-sided Christmas Day showdown.
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December 25, 2012
Heat, LeBron beat Thunder, Durant, 103-97
LeBron James and the Miami Heat beat Kevin Durant and the OKC Thunder (again), 103-97, on Christmas Day.
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December 25, 2012
Russell Westbrook mad
Here's how he reacted after missing a potential game-tying three-point attempt.
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December 25, 2012
Lil Wayne is freaking out about something
Lil Wayne is a huge fan of all 30 teams in the NBA, depending on who is winning at the current moment. Today, he's a big fan of the Thunder thanks to this huge dunk by Kevin Durant.
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December 25, 2012
KD is good at basketball
Remember how LeBron James dominated the first half? Well, he's not the only superstar in this game. Kevin Durant wanted to make sure you didn't forget.
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December 25, 2012
LeBron is dominating
The Heat star had 13 second-quarter points to lead Miami to a six-point halftime lead over the Thunder.
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December 25, 2012
ESPN trolls Seattle, Cleveland
Well, this is fun. During the Oklahoma City vs. Miami game, ESPN's graphics crew felt it was necessary to make everybody in Cleveland and Seattle sad.
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December 25, 2012
Heat off to fast start
Mario Chalmers has 12 points and the Heat lead after the first quarter.
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December 25, 2012
Lakers beat Knicks, 100-94, behind Kobe's 34
Kobe Bryant scored 34, Steve Nash had 16 and 11 assists as the Lakers beat the Knicks on Christmas Day.
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December 25, 2012
Kobe can't believe that call
The official's made some interesting calls in the Knicks vs. Lakers game on Christmas Day. Some of them were particularly shocking to Kobe Bryant.
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December 25, 2012
Steve Novak needs some Novakaine
Metta World Peace got Steve Novak clean on the chin with an elbow and Novak went down. Hard.
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December 25, 2012
Melo catches fire in the third
The New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers are locked in a tough game through three quarters. The third quarter was basically the Carmelo Anthony show, as he piled up 17 points in the period.
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December 25, 2012
Samuel L. Jackson and Kobe are best friends
Samuel L. Jackson and Kobe are the best of friends. Check them out sharing a nice, sweaty high-five as Kobe heads to the locker room.
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December 25, 2012
Metta World Peace is an actor
Metta World Peace failed as a rapper. Maybe he has a career as an actor? He's getting a head start with this flop against JR Smith and the Knicks.
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December 25, 2012
MWP stars as Lakers lead at halftime
Metta World Peace scored 16 second-quarter points to lead the Lakers to a two-point halftime lead over the Knicks.
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December 25, 2012
Dwight Howard travels just a little
They don't often call traveling in the NBA unless it's super obvious. Unfortunately for Dwight Howard, this was super obvious.
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December 25, 2012
Kobe off to a fast start
Kobe Bryant is off to a fast start, and the Lakers lead by two after one quarter.