Tomorrow, there are five NBA games on Christmas Day: Pelicans-Heat (12 p.m. ET, ESPN), Warriors-Bucks (2:30 p.m. ET, ABC), Nets-Celtics (5 p.m. ET, ABC), Mavericks-Lakers (8 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN) and Clippers-Nuggets (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Here’s a by-the-numbers breakdown of tomorrow’s slate of games, courtesy of the NBA:
4 – The four Conference Finalists from last season will be in action on Christmas Day: the Lakers and Nuggets from the Western Conference and the Heat and Celtics from the Eastern Conference.
5 – Five NBA MVPs will compete on Christmas Day: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL), Stephen Curry (GSW), Kevin Durant (BKN), LeBron James (LAL) and Steve Nash (BKN head coach).
6 – Six players have recorded a triple-double in a game on Christmas Day: Draymond Green (2017), Russell Westbrook (2013), LeBron James (2010), Billy Cunningham (1970), John Havlicek (1967) and Oscar Robertson (1960, 1961, 1963, 1967).
7 – Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra has won all seven of his Christmas Day games as an NBA head coach, tied with Les Harrison for the most wins without a loss.
10 – Dwyane Wade has the most Christmas Day victories for a player with 10 – one more than LeBron James and Udonis Haslem, who are tied for second place with nine each.
13 – The NBA will feature five games on Christmas Day for the 13th year in a row.
15 – LeBron James will play his 15th Christmas Day game, second most in NBA history behind Kobe Bryant (16).
23 – The Los Angeles Lakers have the most wins on Christmas Day with 23.
35 – This year marks the 35th anniversary of the classic 1985 Christmas Day game when rookie Patrick Ewing (32 points, 11 rebounds) and the New York Knicks rallied from a 25-point deficit to defeat the Boston Celtics 113-104 in double overtime.
43.3 – Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady averaged an NBA-record 43.3 points on Christmas Day, scoring at least 40 points in all three of his games.
60 – Bernard King scored a Christmas Day-record 60 points for the New York Knicks against the New Jersey Nets in 1984.
98 – Of the players on the current rosters of the 10 teams playing on Christmas Day, 27 have been named to an All-Star team and they have combined for 98 All-Star selections.
215 – Christmas Day games will reach fans in 215 countries and territories in 56 languages.
361 – LeBron James ranks third on the career Christmas Day scoring list with 361 points, behind No. 1 Kobe Bryant (395) and No. 2 Oscar Robertson (377).
1947 – The NBA began playing games on Christmas Day in 1947 during the league’s second season.