The NBA will feature five games on Christmas Day (Wednesday, Dec. 25) for the 17th year in a row, with ABC, ESPN, ESPN+, and Disney+ televising each matchup. The 77th edition of the NBA on Christmas Day will tip off with the Spurs facing the Knicks in New York in a first-time matchup on Christmas Day (noon ET).
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The second game will also be a first-time matchup on Christmas Day as last season’s Western Conference Finals participants go head-to-head when the Timberwolves visit the Mavericks (2:30 p.m. ET). On Christmas Day last year, Dallas guard Luka Dončić became the first player in NBA history to have at least 50 points, 15 assists, six rebounds, four steals and three blocks in a game since steals and blocks were first recorded in the 1973-74 season.
The Celtics host the 76ers (5 p.m. ET) and the Lakers visit the Warriors (8 p.m. ET), marking the first scheduled matchups of the season for both division rivalries. The Christmas Day schedule will conclude when the Suns host the Nuggets (10:30 p.m. ET). When the teams met on Christmas Day in 2022 in Denver, the Nuggets defeated the Suns 128-125 in overtime behind 41 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists from Nikola Jokić – the fourth 40/15/15 performance in a game in NBA history.
