The L.A. Lakers hit the court on Christmas Day to face the Golden State Warriors, but with the NFL also scheduling games that same day, NBA star LeBron James had a bold warning for pro football.
“Christmas is our day,” he warned the NFL.
The Lakers-Warriors game was certainly a battle. With the Warriors’ Steph Curry tying the game with a 3-pointer with only 7.1 seconds on the clock and the Lakers’ Austin Reaves making a last-second shot to win the game, Christmas Day was a nail-biter for the Lakers.
Several other NBA games on that holy day were also close. The Knicks beat the Spurs 117-114. Meanwhile, the 76ers pulled out a four-point win over the Celtics, 118-114, and the Timber Wolves beat the Mavericks 105-99. The largest gap was when Phoenix beat Denver 110-100. All these games were exciting to the end, with no blowouts.
Meanwhile, the NFL scheduled two games for…
