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NBA releases Christmas Day games

Originally posted on Ball Exclusives | By Titan Frey | Last updated Aug 9, 2025 11:12 AM ET

The NBA has officially released its slate of Christmas Day games for the 2025-26 season.

It’s been announced that there will be five games played on Christmas this season. This includes the Los Angeles Lakers, who will be playing in their 27th straight Christmas Day game.

Here is the full list of 2025 Christmas Day games:

Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
Houston Rockets at LA Lakers
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets

NBA Christmas Day 2025 on ABC and ESPN, per sources:

– Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks

– San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder

– Houston Rockets at LA Lakers

– Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors

– Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 8, 2025

The NBA has set up some potentially good Christmas Day games. It’ll be exciting to see which teams will be on top of the league, and if some will be struggling.

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