15 Christmas sports memories: Billy Martin, Ed Podolak, LeBron James and Bernard King

Billy Martin, LeBron James, Patrick Ewing, Bernard King are among those athletes tied to Christmas.

Phil Jackson: 1K

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The defending champion Boston Celtics were riding a 19-game winning streak in 2008 and faced the Los Angeles Lakers for the first time since defeating them in the NBA Finals. Four Lakers scored in double digits and beat the Celtics 92-83. The win was Lakers head coach Phil Jackson’s 1,000th of his career.

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