NBA Christmas Day All-Time Winners Index
Top 10 and bottom 5 NBA teams by Christmas Day performance, 2000–2025.
| Rank | Team | Games | Record | Win % | Avg Margin | Blowout Wins (15+ pts) |
Performance Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Miami Heat
|
13 | 12–1 | 92% | -6.85 | 2 | 44.2 |
| 2 |
LA Lakers
|
25 | 8–17 | 32% | +3.00 | 2 | 42.1 |
| 3 |
Boston Celtics
|
15 | 7–8 | 47% | +1.27 | 3 | 41.7 |
| 4 |
Golden State Warriors
|
14 | 7–7 | 50% | +3.57 | 0 | 36.7 |
| 5 |
Chicago Bulls
|
7 | 4–3 | 57% | +0.43 | 2 | 34.2 |
| 6 |
New York Knicks
|
14 | 6–8 | 43% | +3.07 | 0 | 33.3 |
| 7 |
LA Clippers
|
9 | 6–3 | 67% | -3.44 | 1 | 32.6 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
9 | 6–3 | 67% | -5.67 | 1 | 30.6 |
| 9 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
8 | 4–4 | 50% | +0.13 | 1 | 30.0 |
| 10 |
Houston Rockets
|
7 | 5–2 | 71% | -5.57 | 1 | 29.7 |
Performance Score reflects normalized Christmas Day performance (win percentage, average point differential, and blowout wins — defined as victories by 15+ points),
with a games-played weighting applied to balance performance and reliability.
| Rank | Team | Games | Record | Win % | Avg Margin | Blowout Wins (15+ pts) |
Performance Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Seattle SuperSonics
|
1 | 0–1 | 0% | +10.00 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2 |
Atlanta Hawks
|
1 | 0–1 | 0% | +14.00 | 0 | 9.7 |
| 3 |
Memphis Grizzlies
|
1 | 0–1 | 0% | +14.00 | 0 | 9.7 |
| 4 |
Toronto Raptors
|
2 | 0–2 | 0% | +12.00 | 0 | 11.8 |
| 5 |
Indiana Pacers
|
2 | 1–1 | 50% | -2.50 | 0 | 13.9 |
Rank 1 here marks the weakest overall Christmas Day performance once win rate, average margin, and blowout outcomes are combined and weighted by games played.
Source: Action Network