The NBA is celebrating the holiday with more than 12 nonstop hours of hoops on Wednesday. The schedule features five games and some of the league's brightest stars. It started with a thrilling Knicks win over Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs at Madison Square Garden,

Five NBA games were sprinkled throughout Christmas Day, starting with Spurs-Knicks and ending with Nuggets-Suns. Check out all the highlights here.

J-Mac is back with his NBA best bets. Find out where he's placing his money on the Christmas Day marquee matchups.

Forward Deni Avdija is coming off a 19-point performance against the Mavericks and he has stepped up over the last month for the Portland Trail Blazers. He has now scored at least 14 points in 11 of his last 13 contests and is averaging 15.6 ppg on 50/44/78 shooting splits in that span.

The NBA's Christmas Day slate featured five classics, with epic performances from the league's biggest stars -- something the NBA desperately needed.

LeBron James believes the Wednesday night thriller between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors proved basketball still beats out football as

Even near the end of their careers, LeBron James and Stephen Curry are still putting on classic battles for the fans. James and the Los Angeles Lakers got the better of Curry and the Golden State Warriors in this one,

LeBron James finished with 31 points, four rebounds, ten assists and two steals while shooting 12/22 from the field and 2/4 from the three-point range in 37 minutes of playing time. Many fans reacted to his performance on social media.