"Good tidings we bring, to you and your kin. Good tidings for Christmas ..." Unless, of course, you're the Detroit Pistons, who have struggled in Christmases past, bringing an 8-22 record in games played on Christmas Day into Saturday's contest at Indiana. The Pistons have unwrapped three consecutive losses on Christmas Day, with their last Christmas gift coming by way of a victory over the Knicks in 1987. Indiana will play its third game in the last six years, winners of two in a row.

The Lakers and Pistons will each spend Christmas Day on the hardwood for the 31st time, second only to New York (44). Los Angeles has lost two straight and three of its last four on Dec. 25.

Below is a look at how active NBA franchises have fared on Christmas Day:

Team	Overall	Home	Road	First	Last
Atlanta	9-11	4-1	5-10	1950	1989
Boston	10-14	1-0	9-14	1948	2002
Chicago	9-5	7-0	2-5	1966	1997
Cleveland	3-4	3-0	0-4	1970	2003
Denver	1-0	0-0	1-0	2003	2003
Denver	1-1	1-0	0-1	1979	1994
Detroit	8-22	5-2	3-20	1948	2002
Golden State	8-12	5-3	3-9	1948	1984
Houston	2-4	1-0	1-4	1967	2003
Indiana	2-1	2-0	0-1	1981	2000
L.A. Clippers	2-6	1-2	1-4	1970	1992
L.A. Lakers	18-12	10-5	8-7	1949	2003
Miami	0-1	0-0	0-1	1997	1997
Milwaukee	2-2	0-1	2-1	1968	1977
New Jersey	4-3	1-0	3-3	1979	2002
New York	20-24	19-18	1-6	1947	2001
Orlando	3-2	3-0	0-2	1993	2003
Philadelphia	16-13	9-4	7-9	1949	2001
Phoenix	11-4	10-4	1-0	1968	1996
Portland	12-1	11-1	1-0	1971	2000
Sacramento	18-11	15-9	3-2	1948	2003
San Antonio	3-2	0-0	3-2	1977	1999
Seattle	0-10	0-2	0-8	1967	1994
Toronto	0-1	0-0	0-1	2001	2001
Utah	4-2	4-2	0-0	1975	1997
Washington	14-6	10-5	4-1	1961	1988