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

1984: Bernard King goes off

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In front of a Madison Square Garden crowd, King torched the New Jersey Nets for a Christmas Day-record 60 points. His New York Knicks still lost, 120-114.