List of NBA Christmas Day Games
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| Away Team | Score | Home Team | Notes and records | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | ||||||||
| Providence Steamrollers | 75-89 | New York Knicks | First ever NBA game played on December 25 | |||||
| Chicago Stags | 70-87 | Baltimore Bullets | ||||||
| Washington Capitols | 73-56 | St. Louis Bombers | ||||||
| 1948 | ||||||||
| Chicago Stags | 70-64 | New York Knicks | ||||||
| Boston Celtics | 77-80 | Philadelphia Warriors | Joe Fulks sets then-NBA Christmas Day record with 30 pts | |||||
| Baltimore Bullets | 88-83 | Providence Steamrollers | ||||||
| St. Louis Bombers | 82-90 | Rochester Royals | ||||||
| Fort Wayne Pistons | 74-88 | Washington Capitols | ||||||
| 1949 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia Warriors | 64-63 | Baltimore Bullets | ||||||
| Sheboygan Red Skins | 76-62 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||
| Fort Wayne Pistons | 58-72 | Minneapolis Lakers | ||||||
| Boston Celtics | 79-88 | Rochester Royals | ||||||
| Washington Capitols | 81-68 | St. Louis Bombers | ||||||
| Anderson Packers | 88-94 | Syracuse Nationals | ||||||
| Indianapolis Olympians | 93-97 | Waterloo Hawks | ||||||
| 1950 | ||||||||
| Washington Capitols | 79-93 | Minneapolis Lakers | George Mikan sets then-NBA Christmas Day record with 35 pts | |||||
| New York Knicks | 86-84 OT | Philadelphia Warriors | First Christmas Day game to go to overtime | |||||
| Boston Celtics | 77-90 | Rochester Royals | ||||||
| Fort Wayne Pistons | 69-81 | Syracuse Nationals | ||||||
| Baltimore Bullets | 72-87 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks | ||||||
| 1951 | ||||||||
| Syracuse Nationals | 70-65 | Milwaukee Hawks | Inaugural season for the Milwaukee Hawks | |||||
| Boston Celtics | 93-100 | Minneapolis Lakers | ||||||
| Fort Wayne Pistons | 65-72 | New York Knicks | ||||||
| Indianapolis Olympians | 78-87 | Rochester Royals | ||||||
| 1952 | ||||||||
| Milwaukee Hawks | 68-71 2OT | Fort Wayne Pistons | First Christmas Day game to go to double overtime | |||||
| Indianapolis Olympians | 73-90 | Minneapolis Lakers | ||||||
| Boston Celtics | 84-97 | New York Knicks | ||||||
| Rochester Royals | 93-78 | Philadelphia Warriors | ||||||
| Baltimore Bullets | 92-102 | Syracuse Nationals | ||||||
| 1953 | ||||||||
| Minneapolis Lakers | 88-78 | Baltimore Bullets | ||||||
| Boston Celtics | 79-108 | Fort Wayne Pistons | ||||||
| Syracuse Nationals | 80-89 | New York Knicks | ||||||
| Rochester Royals | 73-65 | Philadelphia Warriors | ||||||
| 1954 | ||||||||
| Boston Celtics | 108-99 | Milwaukee Hawks | Bob Cousy scores 35 points | |||||
| Philadelphia Warriors | 91-99 | Minneapolis Lakers | ||||||
| Syracuse Nationals | 101-109 | New York Knicks | ||||||
| Fort Wayne Pistons | 73-80 | Rochester Royals | All NBA teams (8) participated in Christmas Day games for the first time | |||||
| 1955 | ||||||||
| New York Knicks | 87-92 | Fort Wayne Pistons | ||||||
| Boston Celtics | 115-112 | Minneapolis Lakers | Highest scoring Christmas Day game to date | |||||
| Rochester Royals | 96-111 | Syracuse Nationals | ||||||
| 1956 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia Warriors | 89-82 | Boston Celtics | ||||||
| Minneapolis Lakers | 100-89 | Fort Wayne Pistons | Bob Petit scores 37 points and records 12 rebounds | |||||
| St. Louis Hawks | 107-105 OT | New York Knicks | First Christmas Day game for the Hawks after moving from Milwaukee the season prior | |||||
| Syracuse Nationals | 93-98 | Rochester Royals | ||||||
| 1957 | ||||||||
| Minneapolis Lakers | 106-104 | Detroit Pistons | First Christmas Day game for the Pistons after moving from Fort Wayne | |||||
| Boston Celtics | 105-115 | Philadelphia Warriors | ||||||
| New York Knicks | 130-134 OT | Syracuse Nationals | Highest scoring Christmas Day game to date | |||||
| 1958 | ||||||||
| St. Louis Hawks | 100-92 | Cincinnati Royals | First Christmas Day game for the Royals after moving from Rochester the season prior | |||||
| Minneapolis Lakers | 97-98 OT | Detroit Pistons | ||||||
| Boston Celtics | 129-120 | New York Knicks | ||||||
| 1959 | ||||||||
| Detroit Pistons | 103-121 | Cincinnati Royals | ||||||
| Boston Celtics | 123-119 | New York Knicks | ||||||
| Syracuse Nationals | 121-129 | Philadelphia Warriors | Wilt Chamberlain records 45 points and 34 rebounds | |||||
| Minneapolis Lakers | 96-112 | St. Louis Hawks | Elgin Baylor records 19 rebounds | |||||
| 1960 | ||||||||
| Detroit Pistons | 119-126 | Cincinnati Royals | ||||||
| New York Knicks | 100-162 | Syracuse Nationals | Syracuse sets NBA records for points scored on Christmas Day (single team) | |||||
| 1961 | ||||||||
| Detroit Pistons | 97-118 | Chicago Packers | ||||||
| LA Lakers | 141-127 | Cincinnati Royals | First Christmas Day game for the Lakers since moving from Minneapolis the season prior; Elgin Baylor (LAL) and Oscar Robertson (CIN) score 40 points each | |||||
| Philadelphia Warriors | 135-136 2OT | New York Knicks | Wilt Chamberlain scores 59 points and records 36 rebounds | |||||
| Boston Celtics | 127-122 | Syracuse Nationals | ||||||
| 1962 | ||||||||
| Detroit Pistons | 120-131 | Cincinnati Royals | ||||||
| Syracuse Nationals | 123-111 | New York Knicks | ||||||
| St. Louis Hawks | 91-94 | San Francisco Warriors | First Christmas Day game for the Warriors after moving from Philadelphia | |||||
| 1963 | ||||||||
| St. Louis Hawks | 107-113 | Cincinnati Royals | Oscar Robertson scores 37 points for the Royals | |||||
| LA Lakers | 134-126 | New York Knicks | Jerry West scores 47 points for the Lakers | |||||
| 1964 | ||||||||
| Detroit Pistons | 106-118 | Boston Celtics | ||||||
| St. Louis Hawks | 125-130 OT | Cincinnati Royals | Oscar Robertson scores 38 points and Jerry Lucas records 28 rebounds | |||||
| Baltimore Bullets | 114-108 | New York Knicks | ||||||
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