The 12 KnicksTweets of Christmas…

1. The Knicks played on the first day of Christmas games in 1947; they beat the Providence Steam Rollers 89-75.
2. The last time the Knicks played on Christmas was in 2001.
3. They beat the Raptors in that game 102-94.
4. This years Heat-Knicks game begins at noon on ESPN.
5. The Knicks will be at home on Christmas Day; home teams are 134-68 in Christmas games.
6. 37 of the Knicks 44 Christmas Day games have been at home.
7. This Christmas will mark the Knicks 45th Christmas Day game (the most of any franchise).
8. The Knicks all-time Christmas record is 20-24.
9. In 1961, the Knicks and the Philadelphia Warriors combined for a Christmas record of 271 points.
10. In 1984, Bernard King scored a Christmas Day record of 60 points for the Knicks.
11. Knicks still lost that game to the Nets 120-114.
12. In 1999, Kurt Thomas roughed up Jalen Rose, earning a 2-game suspension in a 101-90 Knicks loss.

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