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NEW YORK, N. Adidas Kengät Ale .Y. - Nearly two months have passed since the San Antonio Spurs collected their championship rings and began their title defence.The NBA season may have opened Oct. 28, but Christmas is the real coming-out party.Footballs popularity leaves little room for other sports in the fall. Its enough to make some believe the unofficial opener should be the real opening day, as it was in 2011 following the lockout.There could be an argument, and a strong argument, to starting our season later and do it on Christmas Day and go into the summer, ABC analyst Jeff Van Gundy said. I think there could be a strong argument to do that and avoid a lot of the NFL and college football season.Football is quiet on Christmas, so the NBA loads up with a five-game schedule, highlighted by LeBron James return to Miami. Thats followed on ABC by San Antonio hosting Oklahoma City.Washington visits New York in the ESPN opener, and because Christmas falls on a Thursday, TNT has its usual night doubleheader and Inside the NBA studio show. Then Chicago hosts the Los Angeles Lakers before Golden State takes on the Los Angeles Clippers.Van Gundy preferred the Christmas schedule when it was just a couple of games. But Mark Jackson, working the Cavaliers-Heat game with Van Gundy and Mike Breen, is all for five.If it was watered down and youre trying to stretch five, thats different, he said. But I think weve got good teams with quality matchups, and if Im a fan I like the idea of basketball being played all day.The challenge of the basketball marathon for Breen is to inform the new audience without insulting fans who have been watching since around Halloween.I dont go in thinking all right, Ive got to broadcast towards these people who havent watched a single NBA game, he said. But at the same time you cant ignore the fact that some people might not be up to speed on certain things.___Here are some things to know about the five Christmas games:WIZARDS AT KNICKS: Jackson coached Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in Golden State, and Washingtons John Wall and Bradley Beal are in that class. They complement one another extremely well, he said. Beals shooting ability, Walls ability to create, to score and to play with great pace. They wont have a problem worrying about their backcourt for a long time.CAVALIERS AT HEAT: The Cavs have had some of the same struggles Miami did in James first season in Florida, mostly because of Clevelands defence. You want to win big in this league, youre going to commit to that end, the defensive end of the floor, Van Gundy said, and some games they have and other games theyve really struggled.THUNDER AT SPURS: Van Gundy coached an eighth-seeded Knicks team to the NBA Finals, and Oklahoma City could be forced to make a similar run after injuries to Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Oklahoma City, no matter where you start them, if theyre in the tournament, they have a chance, Van Gundy said.LAKERS AT BULLS: Kobe Bryant remains must-see TV in his record 16th Christmas appearance. Kobe Bryant is as compelling as an NBA player whos ever played. ... you just never know in any given game when he steps on the floor what hes capable of doing, Breen said.WARRIORS AT CLIPPERS: Their nasty Christmas matchup last year was followed by a seven-game playoff series. I think its two tough teams, two very successful teams, two teams that dont like each other and two teams thats extremely exciting to watch, Jackson said. So obviously its a developing rivalry, but I wouldnt call it a rivalry.___STAT LINE OF THE WEEK: Tim Duncan, Spurs: 48 minutes, then 43 in consecutive triple-overtime games. The 38-year-old forward hadnt logged 40-plus minutes in consecutive games since Dec. 25-27, 2008, according to STATS. Adidas Gazelle Suomi . Price also posted the longest shutout sequence since 1960 at 164:19 minutes. He stopped a combined 55 shots in Canadas final two games and 70 of 71 shots in Canadas three elimination games, allowing only a breakaway goal to Lauris Darzins of Latvia. For his efforts, Price was named best goalkeeper by the tournament directorate. Prices outstanding play is marred only by the extremely strong defensive play of Canadas top six defencemen; Shea Weber, Duncan Keith, Drew Doughty, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Alex Pietrangelo and Jay Bouwmeester. Adidas Kengät Halvalla .m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE — Colts by 5RECORD VS. SPREAD — Cincinnati 8-8, Indianapolis 11-5SERIES RECORD — Colts lead 18-10LAST MEETING — Colts beat Bengals 27-0, Oct. http://www.nmdhalvalla.com/adidas-nmd-human-race-halvalla.html . CEO Steve Koonin on Tuesday told the Hawks flagship radio station that he made the decision to discipline Ferry but allowed him to keep his job managing the team. He did not say what the punishment was, but noted that he relied on a law firms three-month investigation of Ferry and him describing Deng as someone who has a little African in him.MONTREAL -- Montreal Alouettes guard Andrew Woodruff has retired after playing in only two games last season due to a concussion, the CFL club announced Wednesday. Woodruff, 28, spent his five-year career in Montreal, which drafted him in the second round in 2008 from Boise State. The Victoria native started 49 of his 61 regular season games. He won Grey Cups in 2009 and 2010. "Unfortunately, Andrew has decided to hang up his cleats just as he was starting to peak and play his best ball," coach and ggeneral manager Jim Popp said in a statement. Adidas NMD XR1 Suomi. . The Alouettes also signed two-year contracts with two Canadians -- linebacker Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard and slotback Chris Dobko. Beaulieu-Richard joined Montreal from Hamiltons practice roster in August and played one game, while Dobko helped the University of Calgary to an 8-0 record and a berth in the Vanier Cup game this season. The St. Albert, Alta., native was the Dinos top receiver with 33 catches for 526 yards in only six games. ' ' '