A hundred and some points behind James is the late Kobe Bryant, who scored 395 points on Dec. 25 games by the end of his NBA career. Bryant is also firmly in the games played leaderboards with 16 holiday classics. His highlight was a 2004 42-point game against the Heat that culminated in a 104-102 overtime loss.

LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, the all-time leaders in Christmas Day points, matched up on Dec. 25, 2010. NBA on Christmas Day is when the stars shine brightest. Look back at the star-studded list of players who have performed the best on Dec. 25.

In the third quarter of a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the 36-year-old Harden passed Carmelo Anthony for 10th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list with 28,290 points. LeBron James (first) and Kevin Durant (eighth) are the only active players ahead of him.

Playing on Christmas Day has been an NBA tradition as long as the league has been around, with the first Christmas Day game taking place in 1947 when the New York Knicks defeated Providence Steamrollers in Madison Square Garden.

Stephen Curry passes Kevin Garnett for No. 21 on the all-time scoring list, finishing with 27 points on Monday in Brooklyn.

Nikola Jokic dribbles through Julius Randle during his historic Christmas Day game. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press. (DENVER, Colo.) — With Nikola Jokic’s nigh-unfathomable 56-point,

High-scoring NBA games fire up players and fans across the league. What are the most notable matchups? Check out this all-time list for more details.