Overview
- The Christmas lineup features Cavaliers at Knicks (12 p.m. ET), Spurs at Thunder (2:30 p.m.), Mavericks at Warriors (5 p.m.), Rockets at Lakers (8 p.m.) and Timberwolves at Nuggets (10:30 p.m.), with every game on ABC and ESPN.
- Spurs–Thunder doubles as a quick-turn rematch after San Antonio’s NBA Cup semifinal win that snapped OKC’s 16-game streak, with the teams playing again this week in a second meeting within three days.
- Thunder coach Mark Daigneault called the holiday stage an “elevated circumstance,” and Jalen Williams noted his first Christmas appearance will be a personal milestone with family in attendance.
- Victor Wembanyama enters averaging a double-double with 2.5 blocks per game under a minutes restriction, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks second in scoring for an OKC team boasting the league’s top defense.
- Tickets for Spurs–Thunder are selling on secondary markets with the lowest prices reported around $120, and U.S. viewers can stream the ABC/ESPN broadcasts via services like DirecTV Stream or Fubo, with a kid-friendly alternate telecast planned on ESPN2 for Cavs–Knicks.