Tag: NBA on Christmas

  • NBA on Christmas – Clippers vs Warriors Predictions

    NBA on Christmas – Clippers vs Warriors Predictions

    It’s hard to find bad blood between too many teams today in the NBA, but maybe to some people’s surprise, having the Los Angeles Clippers playing against the Golden State Warriors as the desert to the Christmas schedule might end up being about being more than just basketball.

  • NBA on Christmas – Rockets vs Spurs Predictions

    NBA on Christmas – Rockets vs Spurs Predictions

    The Houston Rockets and especially James Harden were a huge problem for the San Antonio Spurs last time these two teams met, but there’s a good chance he won’t be playing, which means there will be a lot more pressure on Jeremy Lin and Dwight Howard to avoid the beginning of a losing streak.

  • NBA on Christmas – Heat vs Lakers Predictions

    NBA on Christmas – Heat vs Lakers Predictions

    The two biggest rating juggernauts in the NBA are each doing as most expected them to so far this season. The Miami Heat are among the best teams in the NBA even though it doesn’t seem like they’re trying too hard to maintain their status, while the Los Angeles Lakers are carrying on the path of decline, mostly without Kobe Bryant on the floor to help them.

  • NBA on Christmas – Thunder vs Knicks Predictions

    NBA on Christmas – Thunder vs Knicks Predictions

    The New York Knicks can’t seem to get out of their early season funk, while the Oklahoma City Thunder are beating almost everything in sight. On paper, considering the talent involved and the form of both teams, this isn’t really a fair fight, but miracles do happen around this time of year.

  • NBA on Christmas – Bulls vs Nets Predictions

    NBA on Christmas – Bulls vs Nets Predictions

    Things were supposed to be a little bit different when the schedule was planned, putting together the Chicago Bulls and the Brooklyn Nets to open the Christmas schedule. Instead of a hot blooded repeat of last year’s first round 7-game playoff series, we have two teams with a combined record of 19-34.

  • Miami Heat – Opening Night vs Chicago Bulls, Christmas Game vs Los Angeles Lakers

    Miami Heat – Opening Night vs Chicago Bulls, Christmas Game vs Los Angeles Lakers

    The team that should devour most of the national attention next season should be the Miami Heat, the two-time defending NBA champions, who will begin their season against Eastern Conference rivals the Chicago Bulls and play the highly anticipated Christmas game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

  • NBA on Christmas – Thunder vs Heat Predictions

    NBA on Christmas – Thunder vs Heat Predictions

    There aren’t that many games on the NBA regular season calendar you eagerly anticipate even before it begins. This one, a rematch of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder, featuring the two best basketball players on the planet, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade is one of those rare cases.

  • NBA on Christmas – Knicks vs Lakers Predictions

    NBA on Christmas – Knicks vs Lakers Predictions

    The top two scorers in the NBA meet on Christmas, but the biggest question isn’t about who scores more points, Carmelo Anthony or Kobe Bryant, but if the New York Knicks pick up their outside shooting which has fallen on hard times lately, and if the Los Angeles Lakers are finally having a winning streak that means this team is going where it’s supposed to.

  • Greatest Christmas Day Games by NBA Players

    Greatest Christmas Day Games by NBA Players

    Last year, Christmas day in the NBA was a little bit weird, being opening day and all, probably giving it a tad more of an extra special feeling. This season, everything is back to normal, or is it?

  • Rose and Bulls Too Much For Bryant to Handle Alone

    Derrick Rose did what Kobe Bryant usually does, and couldn’t on Christmas day. The 2011 MVP scored the winning jumper as the Chicago Bulls grabbed an opening day 88-87 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, who are headed for a long and frustrating season.