Overview
- The Dec. 23, Dec. 29 and Dec. 30 slates will air as full national doubleheaders on NBC and Peacock at 8:00 and 10:30 p.m. ET.
- On Dec. 23, NBC will air Nuggets–Mavericks at 8 p.m. ET followed by Rockets–Clippers at 10:30 p.m. ET after moving the late game up from 11:00.
- On Dec. 29, Cavaliers–Spurs airs at 8 p.m. ET with Mavericks–Trail Blazers at 10:30 p.m. ET, also moved up from an 11:00 start.
- On Dec. 30, 76ers–Grizzlies airs at 8 p.m. ET and Pistons–Lakers takes the 10:30 p.m. ET national slot in place of the previously scheduled Kings–Clippers.
- The move brings NBC its first true doubleheaders since Opening Night, follows a 3.2 million-viewer Coast 2 Coast window, and leverages late-December reruns that lessen affiliate conflicts.