ESPN analyst Zach Kram picks two stats for the teams that played on Dec. 25, and breaks down why fans should be happy and worried about their title aspirations.
Nikola Jokic recorded a 56-point triple-double and set an NBA record with 18 points in overtime, leading the Nuggets to a 142-138 win over the Timberwolves.
Lakers coach JJ Redick lit into his team after a blowout loss to the Rockets, saying it doesn’t care enough and that next practice will be “uncomfortable.”
The Warriors are “in a good place,” according to Steve Kerr, as Golden State weathered a blowup between the coach and Draymond Green in the midst of a 3-0 homestand.
Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, reserve Jordan Clarkson had 25 and the Knicks came from 17 down in the fourth quarter to beat the Cavaliers 126-124 and win on Christmas Day for the third straight year.
Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson will be reevaluated in four to six weeks after suffering a bone bruise and hyperextended right knee, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.