Author: Jeff Zillgitt and Matt Eppers, USA TODAY

For the second time in three seasons, Heat and Celtics will play in the East finals. In the West, the veteran Warriors face the upstart Mavericks.

An amazing collection of basketball talent spanning eight NBA decades was honored at halftime of the league’s annual All-Star Game.

Some of the league’s biggest stars have been part of the most memorable Christmas Day games in the NBA’s 75-year history.