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,

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.