Merry Christmas subscribers.

Proud to drink you a dunked on tradition

to do a podcast on the Christmas games on Christmas Day.

And interesting slate, probably I would say

Second Best Game of the Day?

At least on paper, Fillian New York,

given the lack of absences,

relatively free their side.

Yeah, I think that's reasonable.

I mean, some of them the absences will be notable.

Of course, we'll talk about that.

But I was interested in this game for a couple different reasons.

One of them being some of the tactical wrinkles,

what these teams try to take away, what they try to do,

and defending the pick and roll for the next.

They've done a pretty good job

for limiting opponent shots around the basket

over all this year, but three point has been a story

for both these teams.

And I would say there were tactical wrinkles

that were extremely important this game,

especially in the Sixers run,

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