On an NBA Christmas schedule that began with a Celtics - Knicks thriller in Madison Square Garden and ended with the Los Angeles Clippers sitting above their big brother Los Angeles Lakers in the standings, the most memorable moment might have been the 'NBA Forever' commercial that TNT unveiled.

The Spurs begin their 2011 - 2012 campaign tonight against the you-sent-us-packing-last-season Memphis Grizzlies. The game tips off at 7:30 at the AT&T Center.