This is the December 25, 2012 news archive. View today's NBA Central news and rumors.

NBA Central News and Rumors

Harden leads charge as Rockets hammer Bulls

Associated Press, ESPN.com

James Harden scored 26 points, and Jeremy Lin added 20 points and 11 assists to lead the Houston Rockets to a 120-97 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.

nba.com

The Cavaliers claimed guard Shaun Livingston on waivers from Washington.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao will miss his fourth straight game because of a bruised right knee.

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

Oh, you've never seen the Pistons singing "Jingle Bells" circa 2006? Get out of my face. More »

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

For as much work as Santa Claus put in last night, the sports world was undeniably quiet on Christmas Eve. Yeah, we were all busy watching Elf for the fifth time this week, and you were probably finishing off your seventh cheesecake of the holidays. But…