The Golden State Warriors emerged victorious in a Christmas Day clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The defending champions edged their fiercest rivals 99-92 in a nail-biting game which went down to the final minutes.
As the Cavs tied the game late in the fourth quarter, it was up to Klay Thompson to knock down a three-pointer and give the the Warriors the lead with a minute-and-a-half left.
Merry Christmas, #DubNation pic.twitter.com/vwWXBv6C3j
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) December 25, 2017
Meanwhile, the Minnesota Timberwolves recorded their first-ever Christmas Day victory by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 121-104.
Despite being behind with just 11 minutes left to play, the Timberwolves rallied as Jamal Crawford and Karl-Anthony Towns combined to score 12 straight points.
All Christmas Day, we’ve had a nice big grin. It only got bigger with this Timberwolves win. pic.twitter.com/uyOpGPq3tg
— Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) December 26, 2017
The Philadelphia 76ers snapped a five-game losing streak by overcoming the New York Knicks 105-98.
Joel Embiid scored 25 points and 16 rebounds to help the Sixers win their first Christmas Day game since 2001.
Great first Christmas game and we got the win.. Merry Christmas #TheProcess pic.twitter.com/PEL8MhODEe
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) December 25, 2017
Russell Westbrook finished with 31 points and 11 assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder recorded a 112-107 win against the Houston Rockets.
And the Washington Wizards left the Boston Celtics disappointed, beating them 111-103 in the Celtics’ first ever Christmas Day game at home.
