[Highlight] Lu Dort shows off his natural shooting motion twice against the Spurs
Captain Klay Thompson is back boating in the Bay with two special guests
“Victor Wembanyama is playing limited minutes and the Spurs are dominating. That’s not great news for the rest of the league.”
I mapped every NBA team on an “Excitement vs. Winning” matrix. Turns out the best team in the league (OKC) is one of the most “boring” to watch.
Jonathan Kuminga on what Christmas present he would get Pat Spencer:
“More playing time.”
SGA on today’s Christmas day rematch vs the Spurs: “Against a really good basketball team who just beat the — out of us. So yeah, it will be fun”
Kawhi Leonard is quietly shooting 97.9% from Free Throws 2nd best all time
Charles Barkley to Draymond Green saying he missed Inside the NBA: “We’re going to have you back here once the playoffs start.”
In the 2009 nba season, LeBron lead a career high +15 on court net rating with Mo Williams as his 2nd best player. He then averaged 7 more points per game in the playoffs while increasing his efficiency, and lowering turnovers
[Charania] Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Evan Mobley (calf strain) will return to action Christmas Day against the New York Knicks (12 pm ET, ABC/ESPN), per sources. Mobley, who has been out 13 days, is averaging career highs 19.1 points and 4.1 assists to go with 9.3 rebounds per game.
Merry Christmas r/NBA!
Jalen Brunson talks about a full circle moment getting a pair of shoes from Kobe for Christmas before a big tournament in high school and now getting to have his own shoe under Kobe’s brand
Spurs vs Thunder open your Christmas gifts early
Is Inside the NBA irrelevant this year?
Every NBA Christmas Day game is better than the NFL’s
[Highlight]SGA blocks and scores over Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs react quickly through Wemby’s slick pass to Stephon Castle for the dunk
[Highlight]Keldon Johnson cleanly scoring over Chet Holmgreen
Kon is having one of the most efficient seasons for a rookie ever (for volume shooters/perimeter players)
James Nnaji, the No. 31 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, has enrolled at Baylor, agents Gerard Raventos and Deirunas Visockas of Gersh Sports told DraftExpress.
The San Antonio Spurs have had 7 different leading scorers in their current 7-game regular season winning streak.
Steve Kerr laments beef with Draymond Green: ‘Not my finest hour’
[Highlight] Brooklyn Nets lock down defense leads to beautiful fast break ending in an MPJ 3. Nets have a 102.8 defensive rating this month, a 25.7-point improvement over their 128.5 rating during their 0-7 start. The Nets have overtaken the Thunder for the NBA’s best defensive rating in December.
The Atlanta Hawks have a 130.1 DRTG with Trae Young on the court this season, which would be by far the worst by any team ever. With him off the court, they have a 114.5 DRTG, which is slightly better than league average.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus surprise the Suns
Noteworthy Christmas day games in NBA history
[Crazy Stats] The Thunder have not allowed a 40-point performance in two years (the last player to do so was LeBron James on December 23, 2023). League-wide, teams have allowed 290 such games over that span.
[Charania] Denver Nuggets forward Cam Johnson has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right knee and is expected to miss some time, sources tell ESPN. Best case scenario as an MRI reveals no structural damage or major injury after a serious land on his leg in Dallas.
An honest and transparent Pascal Siakam after the Pacers fall to 6-24
Rudy Gobert is having a monster season
Steph Curry on his XMas day shoes: “I have some great ideas”
Who are some of the best on ball defenders in the league
Per the L2M Report - Last nights viral game-losing foul by Zaccharie Risacher (ATL) on Coby White (CHI) ruled as White falling on his own.
GAME THREAD: Cleveland Cavaliers (17-14) @ New York Knicks (20-9) - (December 25, 2025)
Victor Wembanyama unveils the Spurs’ new win tradition
[Aubin] I asked Victor Wembanyama (in French) whether he considers there to be any rivalry between him and Chet Holmgren, and he was pretty clear: “No, I don’t think about that. At least from a basketball standpoint, there’s no comparison (between us)”.
[Highlight] The 2014 San Antonio Spurs made a reappearance last night
[Highlight] LeBron got mad after Dillon Brooks tried to high-five him
[Highlight] Cooper Flagg posts 33 PTS 9 REB and 9 AST in win vs Nuggets
[McMenamin] Doncic leads the league in free throw attempts per game, while Reaves is fourth. They are in range to become the first teammates to each average 9.0 or more free throw attempts per game since Harden and Dwight Howard did so for the Houston Rockets in 2013-14.
JJ Redick: “When your margin for error is not super high you need to be very detailed… We didnt do that at all tonight. WE tried zone and they got a layup and open 3. I don’t know why we we’re guarding Mark Williams at the 3 point line”
Reporter: “How else you spending your holiday?”
LaMelo Ball: “Dogs and girls sh*t we gon be chilling. Watch Stranger Things. Oh I think we go to Orlando”
Keyonte George this season: 23.9⁄4.1⁄6.8 on 61% TS
L2M states Jokic traveled on his pass to Watson in the corner — “Jokic (DEN) gathers the pass with a jump stop, after which he may establish either foot as his pivot. He moves his left foot, establishing his right as his pivot foot, and he does not maintain his pivot foot before releasing the pass.”
[Highlight] A Spurs fan hits a layup, a 3 from the perimeter and a halfcourt shot in under 45 seconds to win $10K dollars (with replays)
[Highlight] Wemby with a fake and gets open for a 3, but decides to pass it to Keldon Johnson for an easy layup
The Oklahoma City Thunder are 0-3 in their last 3 games against teams with winning records
Who are some of the best “projects” that worked out?
[ESPN] I can tell you [Detroit is] not looking at it as we have to be aggressive before the deadline. They’re not going into the deadline with an aggressive mindset. They’re going into it with an opportunistic mindset.