Christmas Day is one of the key moments of the NBA regular season schedule.
Every year the best teams in the league and the biggest superstars battle it out on the Christmas Day stage and this year is no exception.
With a long list of star players like Trae Young, Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmo, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Stephen Curry, Devin Booker, Chris Paul, Luka Doncic and Donovan Mitchell ready to take the floor, you won’t want to miss a second of the action.
Below you can find the notice times and how to watch each NBA Christmas Day game.
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What time are the NBA Christmas Day games?
Knicks vs. Hawks
Hour: 12:00 pm ET | 9:00 a.m. M., Pacific Time
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Channel: ESPN
Live broadcast: Watch ESPN | fuboTV
Young returns to Madison Square Garden for the first time since the 2023 NBA Playoffs, where he became one of New York’s most hated villains.
Bucks vs. Celtics
Hour: 2:30 pm ET | 11:30 a. M. (Pacific Time)
Location: FiservForum, Milwaukee, WI
Channel: ABC
Live broadcast: Watch ESPN | fuboTV
The Bucks and Celtics have had a few battles in recent years and on the Christmas Day scene, don’t expect anything different. Just two weeks ago, Tatum scored 42 points against Milwaukee, his best mark of the season, so Antetokounmpo will seek revenge.
Suns against warriors
Hour: 5:00 pm ET | 2:00 pm PT
Location: Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Channel: ABC
Live broadcast: Watch ESPN | fuboTV
The Suns and Warriors have been the top two teams in the NBA all season and in the league’s brightest regular season setting, we’ll see them go head-to-head for the third time after splitting the season series through this season. moment. . Stephen Curry and Draymond Green vs. Chris Paul, Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton … you don’t want to miss this.
Lakers vs. Nets
Hour: 8:00 pm ET | 5:00 pm PT
Location: STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
Channel: ESPN
Live broadcast: Watch ESPN | fuboTV
The main event. LeBron vs. KD. Russ and AD versus Harden. Many anticipated that this would be a possible preview of the NBA Finals early in the season and while things have not yet gone as planned for the Lakers, there is no shortage of stars here.
Jazz vs. Mavericks
Hour: 10:30 pm ET | 7:30 pm (Pacific time)
Location: Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Channel: ESPN
Live broadcast: Watch ESPN | fuboTV
It’s worth staying up for the drink. Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis face Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Two of the league’s most electrifying scorers and two of the league’s best shot blocking big men. This has all the makings of a possible playoff showdown down the road.
NBA schedule for 2023-22
After a truncated season in 2020-21, the NBA has returned to its standard 82-game format for the 2023-22 campaign, which is the league’s 75th anniversary season.
Here are some key dates for the 2023-22 NBA season:
- Changes deadline: Feb. 10
- NBA All-Star 2023: February 18-20
- The regular season concludes: April 10th
- Entrance tournament: April 12-15
- The playoffs begin: April 16th
- The NBA Finals begin: June 2nd
- NBA draft 2023: June 23
