LeBron James: Top 5 Christmas Day Performances
By Joshua Howe
Today will mark LeBron James’ ninth career Christmas Day game in the NBA.
Four of those games he played in as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and today will be the fifth. The other four sported him in a Miami Heat jersey.
LeBron is 7-1 all-time on Christmas and averages 26.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 7.7 assists.
If this list was posted on Dec. 26, today’s matchup might be present.
It’s a great setup: LeBron returns to play against the team that he journeyed to The Finals four times in four years with, the team he won back-to-back championships with and one of his best friends who also happens to be one of the greatest shooting guards to ever play.
The days of the young run-and-gun, intimidating, flying-death-machine, swarming defensive Miami Heat are now gone. All that remains in its place is a memory, one that will hopefully be honoured today.
But before all of that, let’s reminisce about Games of Christmas Day Past, and take a look at the best performances by King James himself.
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