The NBA certainly needed a big showing from its superstars on Christmas Day. Low ratings have dominated the league-wide conversations so far this season, and with the NFL trying their hand at a Christmas slate, it was on the 10 teams playing for the NBA to put on a show. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors certainly did that.
The Lakers and Warriors went down to the wire in the fourth of a five-game slate, with both sides hitting big shot after big shot. Curry drained two difficult 3-pointers when the Warriors needed them most, while LeBron facilitated the offense and had big shots throughout the night before Austin Reaves finished it with a game-winner to secure a 115-113 win.