As is tradition, the NBA played five high-profile games on Christmas. When the ratings come out the following day, the NFL will almost certainly have drawn in more viewers. You can bet the NBA's stakeholders are very aware of that fact,

Austin Reaves scored the winning layup with one second left after Stephen Curry tied it on a 31-foot 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining, LeBron James had 31 points and 10 assists playing in his NBA-record 19th Christmas Day game,

Reaves lifted the Lakers over the Warriors, 115-113, to hand Golden State (15-14) its 11th loss in the past 14 games. Curry finished with 38 points — a personal Christmas Day best — including eight 3s, and James poured in 31 points.