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Believe it or not, the new NBA season is nearly upon us, and we now have the tentative schedule for Christmas Day.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski leaked the schedule. It includes:

– Pelicans at Heat 12:00 p.m. ET
– Warriors at Bucks 2:30 p.m. ET
– Nets at Celtics 5:00 p.m. ET
– Mavericks at Lakers 8:00 p.m. ET
– Clippers at Nuggets 10:30 p.m. ET

Those are some exciting matchups, and they include some of the biggest stars in the league, from LeBron James to Zion Williamson. The Clippers will face the Nuggets, the team that embarrassed them in the playoffs. All in all, it's a great lineup of games to kick off the new season. 

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