The NBA’s Christmas Day games is a marquee event that the league uses to showcase its star power and also to promote budding rivalries among fans. As a result of this, the Christmas Day games always bring exciting fixtures and have plenty of surprises reserved for the fans. This year the epic clash between the two superstars, LeBron James and Luka Doncic, is the one to look out for. However, in the wake of the mouthwatering Los Angeles Lakers-Dallas Mavericks matchup, King James could be seen reminiscing about another game played against long-time rival, Stephen Curry.

Every clash between the Chosen One and the Baby-Faced Assassin has always lived up to its expectations. For instance, their games in the NBA Finals over the years have been pretty much breathtaking. However, surprisingly, the Lakers icon was not reminiscing about any of their Finals games. Rather he recalled one iconic battle of 2016 that might surprise fans a little.

LeBron James ruminates about this iconic 2016 Christmas Day game

James is quite active on social media and often tends to entertain fans with his thoughts. Lately, the four-time NBA champion shared a post by ‘Bleacher Report’ on his Instagram stories, which recalled his 2016 Christmas Day game against Stephen Curry. Uncle Drew, a Kyrie Irving avatar, hailed the game to be “The Greatest NBA Christmas Day Game”.

The 18x NBA All-Star also captioned his story update as “THE ABSOLUTE GREATEST!!!!” His caption made it clear that he definitely agreed with Kyrie Irving’s sentiment that it was indeed the greatest Christmas Day game ever.

The post he shared contained multiple clips from the iconic game which ended in favor of James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Notably, it had clips of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and King James showcasing their brilliance on the court that day.

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The iconic Christmas Day game between the Chosen One and the Dubs guard ended with a score of 109-108. King James led his team to victory by dropping 31 points that night. Apart from him, Irving was also crucial for the team with 25 points. On the other hand, KD was the highest scorer for the Warriors with 25 points. However, Steph was unable to reach his full potential that day as he finished the game with just 15 points. Overall the Christmas Day game was able to live up to its expectations.

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The fans would expect that they would be able to witness another epic game as both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks lock horns tonight.

What are your predictions for tonight’s game? Do let us know in the comments below.