NBA Christmas Games: Thursday's Schedule, Preview & Odds (12/25)

The presents are open, the eggnog is flowing, and the NBA Christmas schedule has gifted us a loaded five-game slate that runs from noon until midnight. We’ve got new-look superteams, MVP candidates going head-to-head, and a nightcap in Denver that feels like a Western Conference Finals preview. Let’s unwrap our NBA Christmas preview and see what’s on tap for Thursday, Dec. 25.

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NBA Games Christmas: Schedule, Preview, Odds (12/25)

Here’s a quick overview for Thursday’s 5-game slate! We’re in for a real treat.

Cleveland Cavaliers (17-14) @ New York Knicks (20-9) – 12:00 PM

Spread: NYK -6.5 (-105) / CLE +6.5 (-115)
Total: O/U 239.5 (-110/-110)
Moneyline: CLE +200 / NYK -245

San Antonio Spurs (22-7) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (26-4) – 2:30 PM

Spread: OKC -8.5 (-118) / SAS +8.5 (-102)
Total: O/U 235.5 (-110/-110)
Moneyline: SAS +280 / OKC -355

Dallas Mavericks (12-19) @ Golden State Warriors (15-15) – 5:00 PM

Spread: GSW -8.5 (EVEN) / DAL +8.5 (-120)
Total: O/U 228.5 (-115/-105)
Moneyline: DAL +270 / GSW -340

Houston Rockets (17-10) @ Los Angeles Lakers (19-9) – 8:00 PM

Spread: HOU -2.5 (-118) / LAL +2.5 (-102)
Total: O/U 230.5 (-112/-108)
Moneyline: HOU -155 / LAL +130

Minnesota Timberwolves (20-10) @ Denver Nuggets (21-8) – 10:30 PM

Spread: DEN -3.5 (-110) / MIN +3.5 (-110)
Total: O/U 239.5 (-110/-110)
Moneyline: MIN +140 / DEN -166

NBA LIVE ODDS

Player
Brandon Miller CHA SF NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o22.5 -123 u22.5 -104	o22.5 -191 u22.5 -127	o22.5 -104 u22.5 -120	o23.5 -112 u23.5 -147	o22.5 -140 u22.5 +105	o22.5 -124 u22.5 -108	-	o23 -137 u23 -137	-	-
Collin Sexton CHA PG NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o10.5 -109 u10.5 -117	o10.5 -137 u10.5 -137	o10.5 -102 u10.5 -125	o10.5 -123 u10.5 -133	o10.5 -110 u10.5 -118	o10.5 -112 u10.5 -121	-	o10 -137 u10 -137	-	-
Derik Queen NO C NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o10.5 -110 u10.5 -116	o10.5 -137 u10.5 -137	o10.5 -113 u10.5 -113	o10.5 -128 u10.5 -128	o10.5 +100 u10.5 -135	o10.5 -117 u10.5 -114	-	o10.5 -137 u10.5 -137	-	-
Grant Williams CHA PF NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o5.5 -124 u5.5 -103	o5.5 -137 u5.5 -137	-	o5.5 -138 u5.5 -117	-	o5.5 -121 u5.5 -110	-	o6 -137 u6 -137	-	-
Herbert Jones NO SF NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o8.5 -114 u8.5 -112	o8.5 -137 u8.5 -137	o8.5 -115 u8.5 -111	o8.5 -133 u8.5 -123	o8.5 -130 u8.5 -105	o8.5 -121 u8.5 -110	-	o8.5 -137 u8.5 -137	-	-
Jeremiah Fears NO PG NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o9.5 -111 u9.5 -114	o9.5 -127 u9.5 -159	o9.5 -102 u9.5 -125	o9.5 -125 u9.5 -131	o9.5 -105 u9.5 -125	o9.5 -113 u9.5 -118	-	o9.5 -137 u9.5 -137	-	-
Jose Alvarado NO PG NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o6.5 -125 u6.5 -102	o6.5 -137 u6.5 -137	-	o6.5 -133 u6.5 -123	o5.5 -145 u5.5 +110	o6.5 -128 u6.5 -102	-	o6.5 -137 u6.5 -137	-	-
Kon Knueppel CHA SG NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o18.5 -102 u18.5 -125	o18.5 -127 u18.5 -191	o18.5 -104 u18.5 -122	o18.5 -125 u18.5 -131	o17.5 -125 u17.5 -105	o18.5 -115 u18.5 -113	-	o18.5 -137 u18.5 -137	-	-
LaMelo Ball CHA PG NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o20.5 -109 u20.5 -117	o19.5 -137 u19.5 -137	o19.5 -120 u19.5 -106	o20.5 -117 u20.5 -140	o18.5 -155 u18.5 +115	o19.5 -130 u19.5 -102	-	o19.5 -137 u19.5 -137	-	-
Miles Bridges CHA SF NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o16.5 -106 u16.5 -120	o16.5 -137 u16.5 -137	o16.5 +100 u16.5 -128	o16.5 -125 u16.5 -131	o16.5 -105 u16.5 -130	o16.5 -110 u16.5 -121	-	o16.5 -137 u16.5 -137	-	-
Moussa Diabaté CHA PF NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o10.5 -102 u10.5 -124	o10.5 -137 u10.5 -137	o10.5 -108 u10.5 -118	o10.5 -128 u10.5 -128	o10.5 -135 u10.5 +100	o10.5 -111 u10.5 -122	-	o11 -137 u11 -137	-	-
Ryan Kalkbrenner CHA C NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o5.5 -134 u5.5 +105	o6.5 -115 u6.5 -220	o5.5 -128 u5.5 +100	o5.5 -149 u5.5 -109	o6.5 +110 u6.5 -145	o5.5 -138 u5.5 +102	-	o6 -137 u6 -137	-	-
Saddiq Bey NO PF NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o16.5 -122 u16.5 -104	o17.5 -137 u17.5 -137	o16.5 -125 u16.5 -102	o17.5 -116 u17.5 -140	o17.5 -110 u17.5 -120	o17.5 +102 u17.5 -137	-	o17.5 -137 u17.5 -137	-	-
Trey Murphy III NO SF NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o20.5 -115 u20.5 -110	o21.5 -137 u21.5 -137	o21.5 +100 u21.5 -128	o21.5 -119 u21.5 -138	o21.5 -118 u21.5 -110	o21.5 -114 u21.5 -117	-	o21.5 -137 u21.5 -137	-	-
Yves Missi NO C NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o6.5 +103 u6.5 -132	o6.5 -127 u6.5 -191	o6.5 +102 u6.5 -130	o6.5 -108 u6.5 -151	o6.5 +110 u6.5 -145	o6.5 +102 u6.5 -137	-	o20.5 -137 u20.5 -137	-	-
Zion Williamson NO PF NO @ CHA Today 3:00 PM ET	o22.5 -123 u22.5 -104	o22.5 -137 u22.5 -137	o22.5 -111 u22.5 -115	o22.5 -135 u22.5 -120	o22.5 -118 u22.5 -110	o22.5 -118 u22.5 -113	-	o23 -137 u23 -137	-	-
Aaron Nesmith IND PF HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o12.5 +100 u12.5 -128	o12.5 -137 u12.5 -137	o12.5 +100 u12.5 -128	o12.5 -121 u12.5 -133	o12.5 -130 u12.5 +100	o12.5 +102 u12.5 -135	-	o12.5 -137 u12.5 -137	-	-
Alperen Sengün HOU C HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o22.5 -116 u22.5 -110	o22.5 -137 u22.5 -137	o23.5 -113 u23.5 -113	o23.5 -133 u23.5 -123	o22.5 -140 u22.5 +105	o23.5 -112 u23.5 -120	-	o23.5 -137 u23.5 -137	-	-
Amen Thompson HOU SG HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o18.5 -118 u18.5 -108	o19.5 -137 u19.5 -137	o19.5 -108 u19.5 -118	o19.5 -133 u19.5 -123	o19.5 -110 u19.5 -118	o19.5 -114 u19.5 -117	-	o19.5 -137 u19.5 -137	-	-
Andrew Nembhard IND PG HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o16.5 -103 u16.5 -124	o4.5 -115 u4.5 -272	o4.5 +126 u4.5 -168	o3.5 -144 u3.5 -113	o3.5 -150 u3.5 +110	o15.5 -132 u15.5 -102	-	o15.5 -137 u15.5 -137	-	-
Bennedict Mathurin IND SG HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o14.5 -124 u14.5 -103	o14.5 -137 u14.5 -137	o15.5 +102 u15.5 -130	o14.5 -142 u14.5 -114	o14.5 -120 u14.5 -110	o14.5 -124 u14.5 -107	-	o14.5 -137 u14.5 -137	-	-
Clint Capela HOU C HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o5.5 -102 u5.5 -125	o5.5 -125 u5.5 -198	o5.5 +100 u5.5 -132	o4.5 -153 u4.5 -106	o5.5 +105 u5.5 -140	o4.5 -130 u4.5 -102	-	o5 -137 u5 -137	-	-
Dorian Finney-Smith HOU PF HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o4.5 -137 u4.5 -137	-	o3.5 -153 u3.5 -107	o3.5 -120 u3.5 -110	-	-	o3.5 -137 u3.5 -137	-	-
Jabari Smith Jr. HOU PF HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o14.5 -128 u14.5 +100	o3.5 -137 u3.5 -137	o3.5 -106 u3.5 -125	o3.5 -125 u3.5 -131	o3.5 -115 u3.5 -118	o14.5 -138 u14.5 +102	-	o15 -137 u15 -137	-	-
Jarace Walker IND PF HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o8.5 +102 u8.5 -130	o8.5 -119 u8.5 -205	o8.5 -113 u8.5 -113	o8.5 -113 u8.5 -144	o8.5 -105 u8.5 -130	o8.5 +110 u8.5 -155	-	o8.5 -137 u8.5 -137	-	-
Jay Huff IND C HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o8.5 -126 u8.5 -101	o8.5 -137 u8.5 -137	o8.5 -130 u8.5 +102	o8.5 -140 u8.5 -116	o8.5 -105 u8.5 -125	o8.5 -135 u8.5 +100	-	o8.5 -137 u8.5 -137	-	-
Johnny Furphy IND SF HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o4.5 -115 u4.5 -111	o4.5 -137 u4.5 -137	o4.5 -108 u4.5 -118	o4.5 -123 u4.5 -133	o4.5 -118 u4.5 -110	o4.5 -121 u4.5 -112	-	o4.5 -137 u4.5 -137	-	-
Josh Okogie HOU SG HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o6.5 +103 u6.5 -131	o6.5 -127 u6.5 -159	o6.5 +102 u6.5 -130	o6.5 -113 u6.5 -144	o6.5 +105 u6.5 -140	o6.5 +100 u6.5 -137	-	o6 -137 u6 -137	-	-
Pascal Siakam IND PF HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o22.5 -122 u22.5 -104	o5.5 -205 u5.5 -117	o5.5 -140 u5.5 +106	o5.5 -151 u5.5 -109	o5.5 -105 u5.5 -125	o22.5 -118 u22.5 -113	-	o23 -137 u23 -137	-	-
Reed Sheppard HOU PG HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o15.5 -122 u15.5 -104	o16.5 -137 u16.5 -137	o16.5 -120 u16.5 -106	o16.5 -128 u16.5 -128	o15.5 -145 u15.5 +110	o15.5 -165 u15.5 +113	-	o16 -137 u16 -137	-	-
Tari Eason HOU SF HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o14.5 -125 u14.5 -102	o14.5 -137 u14.5 -137	o15.5 +100 u15.5 -128	o14.5 -142 u14.5 -114	o14.5 -110 u14.5 -120	o14.5 -127 u14.5 -105	-	o15 -137 u15 -137	-	-
T.J. McConnell IND PG HOU @ IND Today 7:00 PM ET	o7.5 -119 u7.5 -107	o7.5 -191 u7.5 -127	o7.5 -130 u7.5 +102	o7.5 -151 u7.5 -109	o7.5 -120 u7.5 -110	o7.5 -145 u7.5 +108	-	o19.5 -137 u19.5 -137	-	-
Anthony Edwards MIN SG MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o29.5 -113 u29.5 -113	o29.5 -137 u29.5 -137	o29.5 -104 u29.5 -122	o29.5 -128 u29.5 -128	o29.5 -110 u29.5 -120	o29.5 -114 u29.5 -117	-	o29.5 -137 u29.5 -137	-	-
Cam Spencer MEM SG MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o9.5 -131 u9.5 +103	o9.5 -137 u9.5 -137	o9.5 -113 u9.5 -113	o9.5 -142 u9.5 -114	o9.5 -125 u9.5 -105	o9.5 -127 u9.5 -106	-	o9.5 -137 u9.5 -137	-	-
Cedric Coward MEM SG MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o12.5 -108 u12.5 -118	o3.5 -137 u3.5 -137	o3.5 -120 u3.5 -110	o3.5 -133 u3.5 -123	o2.5 -115 u2.5 -115	o12.5 +100 u12.5 -135	-	o12.5 -137 u12.5 -137	-	-
Donte DiVincenzo MIN SG MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o12.5 -112 u12.5 -114	o12.5 -137 u12.5 -137	o12.5 -113 u12.5 -113	o12.5 -128 u12.5 -128	o12.5 -110 u12.5 -120	o12.5 -111 u12.5 -122	-	o12.5 -137 u12.5 -137	-	-
Jaden McDaniels MIN PF MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o14.5 -105 u14.5 -121	o13.5 -159 u13.5 -127	o13.5 -125 u13.5 -102	o13.5 -142 u13.5 -114	o13.5 -130 u13.5 -105	o13.5 -122 u13.5 -110	-	o14 -137 u14 -137	-	-
Jaren Jackson Jr. MEM PF MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o20.5 -102 u20.5 -125	o19.5 -191 u19.5 -127	o19.5 -122 u19.5 -104	o20.5 -119 u20.5 -136	o20.5 -120 u20.5 -110	o20.5 -107 u20.5 -124	-	o20.5 -137 u20.5 -137	-	-
Jaylen Wells MEM SF MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o10.5 -118 u10.5 -108	o10.5 -137 u10.5 -137	o10.5 -125 u10.5 -102	o10.5 -144 u10.5 -113	o2.5 -110 u2.5 -118	o10.5 -129 u10.5 -104	-	o11 -137 u11 -137	-	-
Jock Landale MEM C MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o11.5 -117 u11.5 -109	o11.5 -137 u11.5 -137	o11.5 -122 u11.5 -104	o11.5 -142 u11.5 -114	o11.5 -120 u11.5 -110	o11.5 -127 u11.5 -105	-	o12 -137 u12 -137	-	-
Julius Randle MIN PF MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o21.5 -120 u21.5 -107	o21.5 -137 u21.5 -137	o21.5 -113 u21.5 -113	o21.5 -140 u21.5 -117	o21.5 -115 u21.5 -115	o21.5 -112 u21.5 -120	-	o21.5 -137 u21.5 -137	-	-
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope MEM SG MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o7.5 -122 u7.5 -105	o7.5 -137 u7.5 -137	o7.5 -104 u7.5 -122	o7.5 -129 u7.5 -125	o7.5 -120 u7.5 -110	o7.5 -117 u7.5 -114	-	o7.5 -137 u7.5 -137	-	-
Mike Conley MIN PG MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	-	o4.5 -137 u4.5 -137	o4.5 +104 u4.5 -132	-	o4.5 -120 u4.5 -110	-	-	-	-	-
Naz Reid MIN C MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o14.5 -112 u14.5 -113	o14.5 -137 u14.5 -137	o14.5 -104 u14.5 -122	o14.5 -125 u14.5 -131	o14.5 -110 u14.5 -120	o14.5 -108 u14.5 -127	-	o14.5 -137 u14.5 -137	-	-
Rudy Gobert MIN C MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o9.5 -125 u9.5 -102	o9.5 -137 u9.5 -137	o9.5 -125 u9.5 -102	o9.5 -142 u9.5 -114	o9.5 -118 u9.5 -110	o9.5 -127 u9.5 -106	-	o10 -137 u10 -137	-	-
Ty Jerome MEM PG MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o11.5 -103 u11.5 -124	o10.5 -191 u10.5 -127	o10.5 -136 u10.5 +106	o11.5 -114 u11.5 -142	o11.5 -118 u11.5 -110	o11.5 -109 u11.5 -122	-	o11 -137 u11 -137	-	-
Vince Williams Jr. MEM SG MIN @ MEM Today 7:30 PM ET	o7.5 -116 u7.5 -110	o7.5 -137 u7.5 -137	o7.5 +102 u7.5 -130	o7.5 -121 u7.5 -135	o7.5 -120 u7.5 -110	o7.5 -111 u7.5 -121	-	o7.5 -137 u7.5 -137	-	-
Adem Bona PHI C PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	-	o2.5 -137 u2.5 -137	-	o2.5 -119 u2.5 -138	-	-	-	o2.5 -137 u2.5 -137	-	-
Brook Lopez LAC C PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	o5.5 -137 u5.5 +107	o5.5 -205 u5.5 -122	o5.5 -130 u5.5 +102	o6.5 -109 u6.5 -151	o6.5 -120 u6.5 -110	o5.5 -145 u5.5 +109	-	o6 -137 u6 -137	-	-
Dominick Barlow PHI PF PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	-	o5.5 -137 u5.5 -137	-	o5.5 -129 u5.5 -125	-	-	-	o5.5 -137 u5.5 -137	-	-
Ivica Zubac LAC C PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	o14.5 -109 u14.5 -116	o3.5 -198 u3.5 -119	o4.5 -120 u4.5 -110	o4.5 -128 u4.5 -128	o3.5 -140 u3.5 +105	o14.5 -112 u14.5 -120	-	o14 -137 u14 -137	-	-
James Harden LAC SG PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	o24.5 -108 u24.5 -118	o44.25 -137 u44.25 -137	o23.5 -125 u23.5 -106	o12.5 -133 u12.5 -123	o24.5 +100 u24.5 -130	o24.5 -108 u24.5 -122	-	o23.5 -137 u23.5 -137	-	-
Jared McCain PHI PG PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	o5.5 -125 u5.5 -102	o5.5 -191 u5.5 -127	o5.5 -125 u5.5 -102	o5.5 -151 u5.5 -109	o5.5 -125 u5.5 -105	o5.5 -129 u5.5 -104	-	o6 -137 u6 -137	-	-
Joel Embiid PHI C PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	o28.5 -118 u28.5 -108	o27.5 -205 u27.5 -119	o28.5 -113 u28.5 -113	o29.5 -125 u29.5 -131	o28.5 -125 u28.5 -105	o28.5 -127 u28.5 -107	-	o28.5 -137 u28.5 -137	-	-
John Collins LAC PF PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	o15.5 -121 u15.5 -105	o4.5 -137 u4.5 -137	o3.5 -168 u3.5 +126	o4.5 -117 u4.5 -138	o4.5 -118 u4.5 -110	o15.5 -115 u15.5 -115	-	o15.5 -137 u15.5 -137	-	-
Jordan Miller LAC SF PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	-	o11.5 -137 u11.5 -137	-	o11.5 -131 u11.5 -125	-	-	-	o11.5 -137 u11.5 -137	-	-
Kawhi Leonard LAC SF PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	o25.5 -113 u25.5 -113	o6.5 -122 u6.5 -212	o6.5 -108 u6.5 -122	o6.5 -113 u6.5 -144	o6.5 -110 u6.5 -118	o25.5 -127 u25.5 -105	-	o25.5 -137 u25.5 -137	-	-
Kelly Oubre Jr. PHI SF PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	o13.5 -108 u13.5 -118	o13.5 -130 u13.5 -185	o13.5 +100 u13.5 -128	o13.5 -131 u13.5 -125	o13.5 -110 u13.5 -120	o13.5 -111 u13.5 -120	-	o13.5 -137 u13.5 -137	-	-
Kobe Sanders LAC SG PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	-	o9.5 -191 u9.5 -127	-	o10.5 -109 u10.5 -149	-	-	-	o9.5 -137 u9.5 -137	-	-
Kris Dunn LAC PG PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	o9.5 -101 u9.5 -127	o9.5 -127 u9.5 -191	o9.5 -108 u9.5 -118	o9.5 -117 u9.5 -138	o8.5 -125 u8.5 -105	o9.5 -103 u9.5 -130	-	o9 -137 u9 -137	-	-
Nicolas Batum LAC PF PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	-	o4.5 -137 u4.5 -137	-	o4.5 -153 u4.5 -107	o4.5 -130 u4.5 -105	-	-	o4.5 -137 u4.5 -137	-	-
Quentin Grimes PHI SG PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	o7.5 -129 u7.5 +101	o7.5 -137 u7.5 -137	o7.5 -128 u7.5 +100	o7.5 -142 u7.5 -114	o7.5 -125 u7.5 -105	o7.5 -130 u7.5 -103	-	o16.5 -137 u16.5 -137	-	-
Tyrese Maxey PHI PG PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	o25.5 -122 u25.5 -105	o25.5 -137 u25.5 -137	o25.5 -115 u25.5 -111	o25.5 -140 u25.5 -116	o25.5 -110 u25.5 -120	o25.5 -121 u25.5 -111	-	o26 -137 u26 -137	-	-
VJ Edgecombe PHI SG PHI @ LAC Today 10:00 PM ET	o13.5 -105 u13.5 -121	o13.5 -137 u13.5 -137	o13.5 -102 u13.5 -125	o13.5 -121 u13.5 -135	o12.5 -145 u12.5 +105	o13.5 -110 u13.5 -121	-	o13.5 -137 u13.5 -137	-	-

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NBA Christmas Schedule: Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks

Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
TV: ABC / ESPN
Spread: Knicks -6

We start the NBA Christmas games at Madison Square Garden with a battle of elite guards. Jalen Brunson (29.1 PPG) has the Knicks humming, and the addition of Karl-Anthony Towns has opened up the floor in ways Knicks fans haven’t seen in decades. They host a Cavs team led by Donovan Mitchell (30.6 PPG), who loves playing at MSG.

Mitchell and Brunson are two of the premier scorers in the league. With KAT pulling Cavaliers bigs Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen out of the paint, the lane should be open for driving. Neither team is shy about shooting. I expect fireworks early to wake everyone up.

The Knicks and Cavs have two respectable defenses, but Cleveland is playing at a pace that we haven’t seen from them in many years, ranking in the top third of the league in pace.

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NBA Christmas Preview: San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder

Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
TV: ABC / ESPN
Spread: Thunder -8.5

This is the rivalry of the next decade featured on the NBA Christmas schedule. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs roll into OKC to face Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the West-leading Thunder (26-4). OKC has been a machine at home, and SGA (32.5 PPG) is making a legitimate MVP case.

The Spurs have been hot, winning seven straight coming into the week, but Wemby had a quiet offensive night (12 points) in their last outing on Dec 23. Against this physical Thunder defense (Dort, Holmgren), San Antonio might struggle to keep pace for 48 minutes.

That being said, Stephon Castle seems like he is growing into a star, while lottery pick Dylan Harper is starting to play extremely well. The Spurs are young, deep, and dangerous.

NBA Christmas Games: Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors

Time: 5:00 p.m. ET
TV: ABC / ESPN
Spread: Warriors -2.5

The Mavs are going through a miserable, injury-plagued 2025 campaign. It remains to be seen if Anthony Davis will last past the Feb. trade deadline.

Rookie phenom Cooper Flagg is coming off an unreal game against the Nuggets, where he dropped 33-9-9.

They face a Golden State Warriors team with Jimmy Butler and Steph Curry. Curry is still doing Curry things (28 pts vs Phoenix on Dec. 20), but the Mavs have a massive size advantage inside with Davis.

The Warriors don’t have a great answer for AD. Draymond is an elite defender, but he gives up a lot of height. But as long as Chef Curry is on the court, you can’t count out the Warrios at home.

NBA Christmas Preview: Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers

Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: ABC / ESPN
Spread: Lakers +3

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Houston Rockets in primetime, a staple of NBA Christmas games. LeBron James (Probable – Groin) continues to defy Father Time, posting 36 points against the Clippers just a few days ago. But don’t sleep on the Rockets—they acquired Kevin Durant to pair with Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet, making them a legitimate threat.

KD vs. LeBron on Christmas. It never gets old. The Lakers rank 24th in defensive rating, which might be a problem against the Rockets’ skilled offense.

NBA Christmas Schedule: Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets

Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: ABC / ESPN
Spread: Nuggets -3.5

We end the NBA Christmas games slate with a potential WCF preview. Nikola Jokic is nearly averaging a triple-double (29/12/10) and has the Nuggets rolling. They host Anthony Edwards (30.0 PPG) and the Timberwolves.

Minnesota has struggled a bit against top-tier teams (3-8 vs >.500 records), and playing at altitude in Denver is the toughest ask in the league. Jokic usually dissects the Gobert/Randle frontcourt with ease.

Denver’s Cameron Johnson is on the injury report, and he’s out with a knee issue. Bruce Brown and the Nugget’s depth will have to step up. Jamal Murray just went off vs. the Mavs on Tuesday with 31 points and 14 dimes–he’s playing VERY good basketball right now, reminding the NBA that he is a star.

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