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With a full slate of five games on the holiday schedule yesterday, we saw not only some marquee matchups between players, but also between brands. Once again, Nike, Jordan, adidas and Under Armour all laced their biggest names with special Christmas-themed colorway and themed sneakers.
From LeBron James to Blake Griffin to Stephen Curry, Harrison Barnes and Iman Shumpert, check out all of the best sneakers spotted last night in this incredibly comprehensive recap of all five of yesterday's games.
Let us know in the comments section below who you thought brought out the best kicks. Maybe it was Dwight Howard's new mint-colored signature, Nick Young's custom Jordan XI Lows or was it simply LeBron's latest holiday pair?
BROOKLYN NETS vs CHICAGO BULLS
Jason Terry // Reebok Kamikaze II
Reggie Evans // adidas Crazy 8
Deron Williams // Nike Hyperfuse 2013
Taj Gibson -- adidas Rose 773 II
DJ Augustin -- Jordan CP3.VII
Carlos Boozer -- Nike Hyperdunk 2013
Nazr Mohammed -- Nike HyperQuickness
Joakim Noah -- adidas Crazy Ghost
Andray Blatche -- Air Jordan Retro 11 "Gamma Blue"
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER vs NEW YORK KNICKS
Russell Westbrook -- Air Jordan X PE
Iman Shumpert -- adidas "Nightmare" Crazy 8
Tyson Chandler -- Nike Hyperdunk 2013 // Kendrick Perkins -- Nike Air Max Body U
Derek Fisher -- Nike KD VI iD // Tim Hardaway Jr. -- adidas Crazy Light 3
JR Smith -- Nike Hyperdunk 2013 // Thabo Sefalosha -- Nike LeBron X
Cole Aldrich -- Under Armour "Gremlin" Anatomix Spawn
Kevin Durant -- Nike Zoom KD VI
Turtle -- Air Jordan Retro 3 "Fire Red"
MIAMI HEAT vs LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Nick "Swaggy P" Young -- Air Jordan Retro 11 Low Lakers Custom
Nick "Swaggy P" Young -- Air Jordan XX Regional
Wesley Johnson -- adidas "Nightmare" Crazy 8
LeBron James -- Nike LeBron 11
Chris Bosh -- Nike Hyperposite
Jordan Hill -- Nike Kobe 8
Chris "Birdman" Andersen -- Nike LeBron X Elite iD
Dwyane Wade -- Li-Ning Way of Wade 2
Ray Allen -- Air Jordan Retro 10 PE
Ray Allen -- Air Jordan Retro 16 PE
Kobe Bryant -- Christian Louboutin Louis Flat
HOUSTON ROCKETS vs SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Kawhi Leonard -- Air Jordan XX8 SE
James Harden -- Nike Zoom Crusader Low
Chandler Parsons -- Nike Hyperdunk 2013
Jeremy Lin -- Nike Lunar Hyperdunk 2012
Tim Duncan -- adidas Crazy Quick PE (photo via @GeoKThree)
Terrence Jones & Marco Bellinelli -- Nike Hyperdunk 2013
Francisco Garcia -- Nike Hyperdunk 2013
Dwight Howard -- adidas adiPower Howard
Matt Bonner -- New Balance "Christmas" BB 8026 Zip
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS vs LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
Blake Griffin -- Jordan Super.Fly 2 "Flight Before Christmas"
Darren Collison -- adidas Crazy Light 3
DeAndre Jordan -- Air Jordan Retro 11 "Gamma Blue"
Harrison Barnes -- adidas Crazy 1 "Sunshine"
Jamal Crawford -- BrandBlack // Andre Iguodala -- Nike Hyperfuse 2012 Low
Klay Thompson -- Nike Hyperdunk 2013
Jared Dudley -- Nike Hyperfuse 2012 Low
Chris Paul -- Jordan CP3.VII
Andrew Bogut -- Nike Air Max Body U
Draymond Green -- Nike Zoom Soldier 7
Stephen Curry -- Under Armour Anatomix Spawn "Gremlins"