Report: Lakers, Cavs to Headline NBA's Christmas Day Schedule

by Brett PollakoffFiled under: Cavaliers, Celtics, Hawks, Heat, Lakers, Magic, Mavericks, Nuggets, Spurs, Suns, Trail Blazers, WarriorsIt certainly doesn't take a basketball savant to figure out what the NBA's main event will be on Christmas Day. The league typically uses the holiday to showcase its top teams (or juiciest story lines) to the masses, so the report out of Cleveland that Shaquille O'Neal, LeBron James and the Cavaliers will face Kobe Bryant and the defending champion Lakers in the afternoon game should come as no surprise. Last season, though, there were a whopping five games on the holiday slate. And since the remainder of the schedule isn't expected to be out until sometime in early August, here's a look at some contenders for the remaining four spots.Report: Lakers, Cavs to Headline NBA's Christmas Day Schedule originally appeared on Fanhouse NBA Blog on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:08:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email...