It supposed to be 2 or 3 games on Christmas Day right?
2006-12-24 18:14:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
The major reason is that the players association negotiated more personal time for major holidays. If you'll notice they're were no games on Thanksgiving. As a result your seeing more scenarios where a team might play 4 games in 6 nights, or 7 game road trips, which up until last year was unheard of. This was leveraged also by the fact that the NBA product lacks the intrigue it once had to capture a holiday crowd as much as say, the NFL which at this time of year captures interest do to teams competing for playoff births.
2006-12-24 22:10:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really all depends on the people who does all the schedules for the NBA.
However, this year it was only Lakers and Heat. Too bad my team lost.
Oh, and i think for atleast the next couple of years, miami and lakers will play during christmas because of the whole Kobe and Shaq thing.
2006-12-26 22:14:47 · answer #2 · answered by Noriega 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's how many games the NBA wants to schedule on that day. For the past few years, on Christmas, they've been focusing on big-name, marque matchup, like Shaq-Yao, Kobe-Shaq (though now they have to settle for Kobe-DWade), team rivalries like Pistons-Pacers, etc.
2006-12-25 04:45:08 · answer #3 · answered by ccmonty 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simple, the NBA has gone downhill and the NFL is offering Eagles-Cowboys at 5pm!
2006-12-25 08:13:17 · answer #4 · answered by Danbert99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They probably all got suspended for fighting. Whoever they got left play a game.
2006-12-25 02:29:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋