On This Date: December 25

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• Monday, December 25, 2023

  Luka Dončić of the Dallas Mavericks scored 50 points in a 128-114 win over the Phoenix Suns.

• Sunday, December 25, 2011

  5-time All-Star Klay Thompson made his NBA debut for the Golden State Warriors in a 105-86 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

• Tuesday, December 25, 1984

  Bernard King of the New York Knicks scored 60 points in a 120-114 loss to the New Jersey Nets.

• Sunday, December 25, 1966

  Rick Barry of the San Francisco Warriors scored 50 points in a 124-112 win over the Cincinnati Royals.

• Monday, December 25, 1961

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors pulled down 36 rebounds in a 136-135 loss to the New York Knicks.

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 59 points in a 136-135 loss to the New York Knicks.

• Sunday, December 25, 1960

  The Syracuse Nationals defeated the New York Knicks 162-100 for the 5th-largest margin of victory in NBA history.