The NBA has been playing on Christmas for 77 years, so it's easy to understand why some would get annoyed with the NFL trying to infringe upon their turf. The NFL has now played on Christmas five years in a row,

The NBA can really only respond by putting out a good product. The Christmas teams obliged for the most part this year, with the Lakers overcoming a game-tying 3-pointer from Stephen Curry with eight seconds left, getting the win on an Austin Reaves layup. James finished with 31 points and 10 assists.

The NFL is coming to Netflix this Christmas. A pair of NFL games will be played on Wednesday, beginning with the Chiefs at the Steelers at 11 a.m. They are followed by abattle between the Ravens and the Texans at 2:30 p.m.