NBA schedule: Week of Dec. 25 NBA games, including premier Christmas Day matchups

Skylar Rolstad

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This week's NBA schedule begins with the best day of the season: Christmas Day. There's no shortage of must-see games on Christmas Day, but matchups later in the week, such as Rockets-Celtics, provide plenty of excellent television.

These are the marquee matchups this week in the NBA, along with the full schedule (all times Eastern).

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Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors

Monday, Dec. 25, at 3 p.m. on ABC

Another chapter in one of the league's great rivalries highlights the Christmas Day slate. The Cavs earned a 109-108 win last Christmas. The Warriors will likely miss Stephen Curry in this game, but Kevin Durant leads the still-stacked Warriors against LeBron James and one of the hottest teams in the league.

Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder

Monday, Dec. 25, at 8 p.m. on ABC

MVP candidates James Harden and Russell Westbrook face off in this marquee Western Conference matchup. Two of the league's best backcourts help make this the next most-anticipated Christmas Day showdown behind Cavs-Warriors. The Rockets currently lead the Western Conference, while the Thunder have had issues this year but are powered by Westbrook's 23.6 points per game.

Houston Rockets at Boston Celtics

Thursday, Dec. 28, at 8 p.m. on TNT

The leaders in each conference face off in this Thursday night prime-time clash. The matchup pits Chris Paul and the Rockets against Kyrie Irving and the Celtics in one of the league's best point-guard battles. If the Rockets can survive the Thunder and the Celtics in the same week, the talk will heat up about whether they can challenge the Warriors for a place in the NBA Finals.

Full NBA schedule

(All times Eastern)

Monday, Dec. 25

Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks, 12 p.m., ESPN | fuboTV

Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors, 3 p.m., ABC

Washington Wizards at Boston Celtics, 5:30 p.m., ABC

Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8 p.m., ABC

Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m., TNT

Tuesday, Dec. 26

Indiana Pacers at Detroit Pistons, 7 p.m. | fuboTV

Toronto Raptors at Dallas Mavericks, 7 p.m. | fuboTV

Orlando Magic at Miami Heat, 8 p.m. | fuboTV

Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks, 8:30 p.m. | fuboTV

Brooklyn Nets at San Antonio Spurs, 9 p.m. | fuboTV

Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets, 9 p.m.

Memphis Grizzlies at Phoenix Suns, 9 p.m. | fuboTV

Sacramento Kings at LA Clippers, 10:30 p.m. | fuboTV

Wednesday, Dec. 27

Boston Celtics at Charlotte Hornets, 7 p.m. | fuboTV

Dallas Mavericks at Indiana Pacers, 7 p.m. | fuboTV

Washington Wizards at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m. | fuboTV

New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls, 8 p.m. | fuboTV

Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8 p.m. | fuboTV

Brooklyn Nets at New Orleans Pelicans, 8 p.m. | fuboTV

Toronto Raptors at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8 p.m., NBATV | fuboTV

Cleveland Cavaliers at Sacramento Kings, 10 p.m. | fuboTV

Utah Jazz at Golden State Warriors, 10:30 p.m., NBATV | fuboTV

Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. | fuboTV

Thursday, December 28

Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m. | fuboTV

Houston Rockets at Boston Celtics, 8 p.m., TNT

Minnesota Timberwolves at Milwaukee Bucks, 8 p.m. | fuboTV

New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m. | fuboTV

Philadelphia 76ers at Portland Trail Blazers, 10:30 p.m., TNT

Friday, December 29

Houston Rockets at Washington Wizards, 7 p.m., NBATV | fuboTV

Atlanta Hawks at Toronto Raptors, 7:30 p.m. | fuboTV

Brooklyn Nets at Miami Heat, 8 p.m. | fuboTV

Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls, 8 p.m. | fuboTV

Dallas Mavericks at New Orleans Pelicans, 8 p.m. | fuboTV

Milwaukee Bucks at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8 p.m. | fuboTV

Phoenix Suns at Sacramento Kings, 10 p.m., NBATV | fuboTV

Charlotte Hornets at Golden State Warriors, 10:30 p.m. | fuboTV

LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. | fuboTV

Saturday, December 30

San Antonio Spurs at Detroit Pistons, 7 p.m. | fuboTV

Miami Heat at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m. | fuboTV

New York Knicks at New Orleans Pelicans, 7 p.m. | fuboTV

Portland Trail Blazers at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m. | fuboTV

Cleveland Cleveland at Utah Jazz, 8 p.m. | fuboTV

Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors, 8 p.m. | fuboTV

Philadelphia 76ers at Denver Nuggets, 9 p.m., NBATV | fuboTV

Sunday, December 31

Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards, 3:30 p.m. | fuboTV

Minnesota Timberwolves at Indiana Pacers, 5 p.m. | fuboTV

Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics, 5:30 p.m. | fuboTV

Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets, 7 p.m.

Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder, 7 p.m. | fuboTV

Charlotte Hornets at LA Clippers, 7 p.m. | fuboTV

Memphis Grizzlies at Sacramento Kings, 7 p.m. | fuboTV

Philadelphia 76ers at Phoenix Suns, 8 p.m. | fuboTV

 

Skylar Rolstad