On this episode of the heat check, you remember the school days?

You know the snow is starting to fall, it's midterms, the holiday break is when you get your report card, and oftentimes

dictates how good or bad your holidays would turn out.

It is now mid-semester break.

We've got grades for all 30 teams.

Lots to get to, Anthony.

Drop that beat that should be Rihanna.

Thank you. drop that beat. It should be Rihanna. All right, before we dissect this mid-season report card for all NBA teams,

let's talk a little bit about Christmas Day. Christmas Day was a hit.

Even as the NFL is trying to encroach

on the NBA's territory, which I think is fucking bullshit,

the NBA still had record ratings,

even up against Beyonce on Christmas Day.

Why?

All five games were incredible basketball.

The ratings highest for the NBA since the 2019 season.

I think that should probably put a lid on the whole like NBA stinks.

NBA's an unwatchable product. blah-da-da-da.

Talk for like maybe a week or two.

Or maybe just a week.

We've got the first game, Spurs versus Nix, that started the day, McKill Bridges and

Victor Wemagnan, both got 40.

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