The NBA began playing games on Christmas Day in 1947. This year marks the 69th time with NBA games on the holiday. Here is a look at some memorable1 moments from NBA Christmases past.
自1947年后，NBA每年都会安排圣诞大战。今年是NBA圣诞大战的第69个年头。让我们回顾一下NBA圣诞大战历史上的难忘瞬间。
1961: Wilt2 Chamberlain scored 59 points and grabbed 36 rebounds3 but his Philadelphia Warriors4 lost to the New York Knicks 136-135 in double overtime5.
1961：威尔特-张伯伦得到59分并抢下了36个篮板，但他的费城勇士队在历经了两个加时赛后以135-136输给了纽约尼克斯队。
The rebounding6 total remains7 a Christmas record and the scoring total was a Christmas record for 23 years.
36个篮板球仍是圣诞大战的历史纪录，而59分的圣诞大战得分纪录在过了23年后才被他人所破。
1972: Nate “Tiny” Archibald of the Kansas City-Omaha Kings equaled a Christmas Day record with 18 assists in a 104-99 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks8 in 1972.
1972：堪萨斯城奥马哈国王队的“小精灵”内特-阿奇博尔德在1972年以99-104输给密尔沃基雄鹿队的圣诞大战上砍下了平圣诞大战纪录的18次助攻。
Archibald’s performance was part of a season in which he became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and assists.
阿奇博尔德为当赛季的得分王兼助攻王，成为了NBA历史上第一位达成此成就的球员。
The Hall of Famer remains the only player to accomplish the feat9, but Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder and James Harden of the Houston Rockets rank among the league leaders in both categories this season.
这位名人堂成员也是目前NBA历史上唯一一位完成此壮举的球员，但本赛季俄克拉何马城雷霆队的拉塞尔-威斯布鲁克和休斯顿火箭队的詹姆斯-哈登在这两项数据上皆排名联盟前列。
Westbrook will play against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas Day this year.
威斯布鲁克将在今年的圣诞大战中迎战明尼苏达森林狼队。
1984: The greatest individual scoring performance in Christmas Day history came in 1984, when Hall of Fame forward Bernard King of the New York Knicks scored 60 points in a 120-114 loss to the New Jersey10 Nets.
1984：圣诞大战历史上最伟大的个人得分表演发生在1984年。纽约尼克斯队的名人堂前锋伯纳德-金在以120-114击败新泽西篮网队的比赛中得到了60分。
King became the third player to score at least 50 points on Christmas, joining Wilt Chamberlain (59 points in 1961) andRick Barry (50 points in 1966).
金成为了圣诞大战历史上第三位至少能够得到50分的球员，其他两位是威尔特-张伯伦（1961年的59分）和里克-巴里（1966年的50分）。
1985: Rookie Patrick Ewing (32 points, 11 rebounds) and the New York Knicks rallied from a 25-point deficit11 to stun12 the mighty13 Boston Celtics 113-104 in double overtime.
1985：新秀帕特里克-尤因（32分11篮板）和纽约尼克斯队完成了25分的大逆转，在历经了双加时后以113-104击败了强大的波士顿凯尔特人队。
This was a massive upset as the rebuilding Knicks finished the season 23-59 under current ESPN analyst14 Hubie Brown and the Celtics went 67-15 en route to winning the NBA championship.
当赛季，重建中的尼克斯队在现ESPN分析师胡比-布朗的执教下最终以23胜59负的战绩结束了赛季之旅，而凯尔特人队以67胜15负的强势表现一路杀到了总决赛，并赢下了当赛季的NBA总冠军，这使得这场大逆转更具含金量。
New York and Boston will meet on Christmas Day this year.
纽约和波士顿将在今年的圣诞大战上再度相遇。
1986: Patrick Ewing’s put-back at the buzzer15 gave the New York Knicks an 86-85 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Michael Jordan scored 30 points in his first Christmas Day appearance.
1986：帕特里克-尤因压哨时刻的补篮帮助纽约尼克斯队以86-85击败了芝加哥公牛队。迈克尔-乔丹在他的圣诞大战首秀中得到了30分。
1994: With Michael Jordan in retirement16, Scottie Pippen powered the Chicago Bulls to a 107-104 overtime win against the New York Knicks.
1994:随着迈克尔-乔丹的退役，斯科特-皮蓬接管了芝加哥公牛队，历经一个加时赛后以107-104击败了纽约尼克斯队。
Pippen played all 53 minutes and had 36 points, 16 rebounds and five steals. He scored all seven of Chicago’s points in overtime and blocked two last-second shots to seal the victory.
皮蓬打满了53分钟，得到了36分16篮板和5抢断。他包揽了芝加哥在加时赛得到的全部七分，并两次封盖了对手的压哨投篮，确保了胜利。
1995: For the first time in NBA history, the teams from the previous season’s Finals met on Christmas Day the next season. Penny Hardaway scored 22 points, including the game-winning shot with three seconds left, as the Orlando Magic defeated the defending champion Houston Rockets 92-90.
1995：上赛季在总决赛相遇的两支球队在本赛季的圣诞大战上再度相逢，这还是NBA历史上的第一次。“便士”哈达威得到了22分，包括离比赛结束还有三秒时的致胜投篮，奥兰多魔术队也以92-90击败了卫冕冠军休斯顿火箭队。
In a matchup of star centers, Orlando’s Shaquille O’Neal had 22 points, 18 rebounds and five assists and Houston’s Hakeem Olajuwon notched17 30 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.
在两位明星中锋的对位中，奥兰多的沙奎尔-奥尼尔得到了22分18篮板和5助攻，休斯顿的哈基姆-奥拉朱旺砍下了30分12篮板和6助攻。
2003: Tracy McGrady outdueled rookie phenom LeBron James to lead the Orlando Magic past the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-101 in overtime.
2003：特雷西-麦克格雷迪赢下了与超级新秀勒布朗-詹姆斯的直接对决，带领奥兰多魔术队在历经一个加时赛后以113-101击败了克里夫兰骑士队。
McGrady finished with 41 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. James dazzled in his Christmas Day debut18, finishing with 34 points and six assists.
麦克格雷迪砍下了41分、11助攻和8篮板。詹姆斯在他的圣诞大战首秀中星光闪耀，拿下了34分6助攻。
2004: Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal meet for the first time since Shaq’s trade to the Miami Heat the previous offseason. The matchup lived up to expectations as the Heat extended its winning streak19 to 11 games with a 104-102 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Lakers.
2004：自沙克在之前的休赛期中被交易去迈阿密热火队之后，科比-布莱恩特和沙奎尔-奥尼尔首次同场竞技。这场对决没有辜负人们的期望，热火队最终在历经一个加时赛后以104-102击败了洛杉矶湖人队，将连胜场数延长至11场。
overcoming Bryant’s 42 points behind double-doubles from O’Neal (24 points, 11 rebounds) and Dwyane Wade20 (29 points, 10 assists).
奥尼尔（24分11篮板）和德维恩-韦德（29分10助攻）的两双击败了布莱恩特的42分。
2008: In a rematch of the previous season’s Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers snapped the defending champion Boston Celtics’ 19-game winning streak with a 92-83 victory.Phil Jackson recorded his 1,000th victory, the sixth coach at the time to reach the milestone21.
2008：本场比赛为上赛季总决赛的重演，洛杉矶湖人队以92-83终结了卫冕冠军波士顿凯尔特人队的19连胜。菲尔-杰克逊得到了他执教的第1000场胜利，成为NBA历史上第六位达到这一里程碑的主教练。
2010: In his first Christmas Day game with the Miami Heat, LeBron James recorded a triple-double of 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 96-80 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
2010：勒布朗-詹姆斯第一次身为迈阿密热火队球员参加圣诞大战，得到了27分11篮板10助攻的三双数据，以96-80击败了洛杉矶湖人队。
James is one of five players with a triple-double on Christmas Day, along with Oscar Robertson, John Havlicek, Billy Cunningham and Russell Westbrook.
詹姆斯是圣诞大战历史上得到三双数据的五位球员之一，其他四位分别是奥斯卡-罗伯特森、约翰-哈弗利切克、比利-康宁汉姆和拉塞尔-威斯布鲁克。
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memorable
wilt
rebounds
warriors
overtime
rebounding
remains
bucks
feat
jersey
deficit
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mighty
analyst
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retirement
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memorable [ˈmemərəbl]
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| adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的 | |
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| 反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴 | |
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