Da Spot Lite

On Christmas Day the NBA always provides us with games that have bitter rivalries. A couple years ago it was mostly The Lakers versus the Miami Heat because of the bad blood between Shaq and Kobe. On contrary since Shaq has been in this long aging slump the tide has begun to turn. The NBA gave us a good match up. These two teams playing today was actually the match up in last years finals. The Lakers were defeated by the veteran squad of the Celtics to earn them the NBA title. This time though it looks like the Lakers were pretty bitter.The Celtics coming into this game came in with 19 game winning streak. Today though we celebrate Christmas today the Lakers celebrate redemption or at least a little bit. The ending box score was 92-83. This special television broadcast comes after a loss about 6 months ago between the two at the NBA Finals. Some facts from the game are that Kobe ended the night with 27 points 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett aka The Big Ticket recorded 22 points and 9 rebounds.