The game that can save Christmas

I protested vehemently when the NBA's schedule-makers delivered a Golden State-at-Phoenix matchup as part of its Christmas program. That game now looks like a real gift

When the NBA announced its Christmas Day lineup in August, I was irked.

As one of the most stubborn basketball traditionalists you have ever encountered, I couldn’t understand why the Phoenix Suns were assigned to play host to the Golden State Warriors on Dec. 25 rather than travel to Milwaukee to face the Bucks. Aren’t we supposed to get an NBA Finals r…