Only three franchises have managed to survive the merciless passage of time since nba start walking with the acronym BAA in 1946: Warriors, Boston Celtics and New York Knicks. Of these three, the latter was the one that best preserved the original spirit with which the league began in the mid-1940s, an organization located in an economic enclave, it is perceived to get more media attention and appeal to a larger amount of people regardless of how the team was athletic.
The foundations of the NBA are based on the association of owners of the main arenas of the professional hockey league with the goal of keeping these places active when there were no AHL games. With the passage of time and the establishment of the NBA itself nationally and internationally, this organization would far exceed the boundaries of its original mission, establishing itself as a world-renowned entity that has become a multi-million dollar enterprise that attracts fans from all over the world.
However, this was not always the case. The first years of the league’s existence were very difficult financially, because the costs were high relative to the benefits and public interest was very variable. Without television established as a mass media the only two ways to follow a team were the radio and going to the field on duty.
During the first phase of the championship NY done the de facto capital of the NBA capitalizing on the importance college basketball had in previous decades. The league has gone to great lengths to showcase its best players and teams in the setting most likely to allow more fans to experience the game in person. This meant performing what is known as bicepstwo consecutive meetings on the same night that they could features 4 teams from the NBA itself or an exhibition or amateur game before the main course.
In this way the third Madison Square Garden and the 69th Regiment Armory They became the focal points of the league in the United States, and it is common to see two teams outside of New York playing a regular season game. In those cases the promotion varied greatly, focusing on the best player, with the most obvious example being the arrival of the Minneapolis Lakers with the slogan of George Mikan vs. Knicks in 1949.
Therefore, in the second season of this competition’s existence (1947-1948) Eddie Gottliebtasked with making the league calendars for several decadesit was clear to him that the Knicks needed to take advantage of the size of their large market and the fact that during the Christmas season New York’s population increased dramatically in order to turn a profit, of any type. The recreational alternatives that existed at the time at the sporting level were not very extensive, so the BAA was clear and chose Madison as his testing ground.
That first duel dealt with it Knicks vs. Providence Steamrollers in a collision he took more than 15,000 people, a record for the season, and served as an excuse to always have an NBA game in New York on December 25th.
Meetings on this date became a non-negotiable for the league and for the Knicks themselves, who in the following years would face Chicago Stags (1948), Philadelphia Warriors (1950) or Fort Wayne Pistons (1951). Between 1947 and the first televised game on Christmas Day (1967, Lakers vs. Rockets), the New York franchise missed the Christmas date only twice: 1949 and 1958.
Only the sections in which the breeches They’ve gone through hardships on the court, been dropped on December 25th, becoming a fixture on the calendar, not to mention that their presence has become an NBA Christmas tradition.
From 73 times in which official games have been played on Christmas Day (only in 1998 for padlock didn’t exist) the Knicks were the franchise that has played the most times with a total of 54 and a balance of 23-31. Of all those engagements, only 8 took place away from Madison Square Garden, forever cementing the New York court’s association with NBA Christmas.
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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