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LeBron James believes the Wednesday evening thriller between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors proved basketball nonetheless beats out soccer as the highest Christmas Day sport.
“I really like the NFL, I really like the NFL. However Christmas is our day,” James said after the Lakers’ 115-113 win.
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LeBron shared a message after the Lakers thrilling victory over the Warriors on Christmas. pic.twitter.com/EiRDF9zLFF
Austin Reaves drove in for a layup with 1.1 seconds left in a tied recreation to seal the Lakers’ vacation victory over Steph Curry and the Warriors.
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AUSTIN REAVES WINS IT FOR THE LAKERS ON #NBAXmas! pic.twitter.com/7SFj98Lmuh
Curry had beforehand hit two three-pointers within the remaining 13 seconds of regulation to tie the rating.
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HOW DOES STEPH DO IT 🎯 pic.twitter.com/ZnlHPtQtlm
Curry led the Warriors with 38 factors whereas going 8-for-15 from behind the arc.
James, who was stepping up for an injured Anthony Davis, in the meantime paced the Lakers with 31 factors whereas including 10 assists within the victory.
The Lakers win, which marked the fourth time Curry and James have confronted off on Dec. 25, wasn’t the one shut resolution featured by the NBA on its banner vacation.
The New York Knicks closed out a decent win over the San Antonio Spurs regardless of a 42-spot from Victor Wembanyama earlier on Wednesday, whereas the Philadelphia 76ers upset the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics.
These video games have been competing for viewers towards an early afternoon tilt between the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers adopted by a night recreation between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans. Each of the soccer video games led to blowouts.
The NFL started committing to Dec. 25 as a daily recreation day in 2020 and has now hosted a number of video games on the vacation for 4 straight seasons.
It seems to be like James is hoping the NBA’s slate of shut contests, capped off by a classic battle between two of the league’s veteran stars, will assist the league cement its maintain on the Christmas Day schedule regardless of the NFL’s ongoing push to take over the vacation.
