LEAGUEWIDE
NBA Energy Rankings: Knicks, Warmth in high 10 after Christmas, Suns fall. Celtics and Timberwolves remained regular within the high two spotsColin Ward-Henninger, CBS Sports activities
Largest Takeaways From the 2023 NBA Christmas GamesZach Kram/Seerat Sohi/Michael Pina/Matt Dollinger/Isaac Levy-Rubinett, The Ringer
Christmas Day winners and losersJeff Zillgitt, USA At this time
NBA recreation notes for video games that have been performed on December 25Justin Kubatko, Statitudes
Yearly we see retrospectives relating to the best NBA Christmas day performances (often a “high ten”). For no matter purpose, would-be historians sometimes neglect to incorporate what is probably going one of the best of all: Wilt Chamberlain’s 23 block recreation on nationwide TV in opposition to the Suns in 1968
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Nets have to get Mikal Bridges on the identical web page as Cam ThomasBrian Lewis, NY Submit
BKN: Life’s timing, redemption, and the facility of Kevin Ollie’s voiceCJ Holmes, Each day Information
BOS: Jayson Tatum, Celtics reinventing themselves, wrap up Lakers on ChristmasJared Weiss, The Athletic
BOS: Takeaways from the Celtics’ West Coast ExcursionSherrod Blakely, Full Court docket Press
BOS: Celtics are NBA’s finest staff due to all of the little thingsVincent Goodwill, Yahoo Sports activities
BOS: Kristaps Porzingis has turn out to be the Celtics’ offensive cheat codeChris Forsberg, NBC Sports activities
BOS: The Celtics dealt with the Lakers by ensuring to deal with the little thingsGary Washburn, Boston Globe
DET: 5 causes the Pistons are on the verge of NBA file dropping streakKory Woods, MLive
GSW: The Warriors’ upside is obvious, however their depth is getting within the wayMarcus Thompson II, The Athletic
LAL: Lakers fall on Christmas to the Celtics regardless of Anthony Davis’ 40 pointsDan Woike, LA Instances
LAL: Lakers’ new beginning lineup is senseless and should change earlier than it’s too lateJovan Buha, The Athletic
LAL: Lakers present struggle in opposition to Celtics, nonetheless …Mirjam Swanson, OC Register
LAL: Lakers present potential vs. Celtics, however work nonetheless to be doneEdwin Garcia, Silver Display And Roll
MIA: Jaime Jaquez Jr. leads Miami Warmth previous Philadelphia 76ersTim Bontemps, ESPN
MIA: Takeaways from Warmth’s win over 76ersAnthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIA: Jaime Jaquez helps Jimmy Butler-less Warmth maintain off 76ersIra Winderman, Solar Sentinel
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