The Christmas Day game between the Lakers and Celtics was the highest rated regular-season NBA game in four years.

The rematch of the 2008 NBA finals earned a 5.3 fast national rating on ABC, according to the network.

The rating was 51 percent higher than the 3.5 mark for last year's late Christmas game between the Lakers and the Suns.

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