When Christmas rolls around each year, people are accustomed to seeing "city sidewalks, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style."

The hardwood is also a pretty busy place on Christmas, with the NBA pushing out great matchups, featuring many sparkling performances by some of the greatest players in history. Who could forget 1984, when New York's Bernard King dropped 60 points against the New Jersey Nets, or 1961, when the great Wilt Chamberlain went for 59 against the Knicks. Then there was 1970, when Chamberlain and Wes Unseld each set the rebound record (22) on the same day.

POINTS
Year Player Team Opponent Points
1984Bernard King New York vs. New Jersey 60
1961Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia at New York 59
1966Rick Barry San Francisco at Cincinnati 50
1963Jerry West Los Angeles at New York 47
2002Tracy McGrady Orlando vs. Detroit 46
1959Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia vs. Syracuse 45
1961Tom Heinsohn Boston at Syracuse 45
1987Dominique Wilkins Atlanta at Philadelphia 45

REBOUNDS
Year Player Team Opponent Rebounds
1970Wilt Chamberlain Los Angeles vs. Boston 22
1970Wes Unseld Baltimore vs. Chicago 22
1996Dennis Rodman Chicago vs. Detroit 22
1971Bob Lanier Detroit vs. Milwaukee 21
1971Wes Unseld Baltimore at Philadelphia 21
1974Wes Unseld Washington vs. Atlanta 21
1986Moses Malone Washington at Philadelphia 21

ASSISTS
Year Player Team Opponent Assists
1972Nate Archibald Kansas City vs. Milwaukee 18
1975Nate Archibald Kansas City at Phoenix 16
1969Gail Goodrich Phoenix vs. Boston 14
1972Norm Van Lier Chicago at Phoenix 14
1970Billy Cunningham Philadelphia vs. Detroit 13
1983Darnell Valentine Portland vs. Los Angeles 13

* Since 1970