NBA Christmas schedule for the 2024-25 season: Who plays against whom?

Shams Charania, a respected NBA insider and writer for The athlete, has revealed the NBA schedule for Christmas 2024The press release announces the top five duels that will captivate fans on one of the most meaningful and important television nights of the regular season.

The times are not officially announced, These games usually take place in the order Charania tweeted them.

Spurs vs Knicks

The San Antonio Spurs begin their game on Christmas Day against the New York Knicks. Victor Wembanyama will play at Madison Square Garden for the first time that day. Wembanyama is expected to be Spurs' main attraction in this clash. Anyone who didn't watch a Spurs game last season will get to know Wembanyama better when his French team faces Team USA in the gold medal game at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

The upcoming 2024–25 season will be highly anticipated for the New York Knicks as they return key players, sign new players in the offseason, and have a chance to challenge the defending champion Boston Celtics. This season will be the most anticipated in New York basketball in 30 years.

If confirmed, the Spurs' Christmas Day game would be their first since the 2013–14 NBA season. San Antonio played every year on Christmas Day from 2013 until the night of 2016but they haven't played on this holiday since December 25, 2016.

Timberwolves vs Mavs

The 2024 Western Conference Finals will pit two talented young guards, Doncic and Edwards, against each other and it promises to be an exciting game, especially at Christmas dinner. The Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals with a five-game winning streak and advanced to the 2024 NBA Finals.

The The Mavericks have a 3-3 record on Christmas Day and have been on the NBA Christmas Day roster for four seasons.and won their last two outings. In their final game on Christmas Day, the Mavs secured a 128-114 victory over the Suns in Phoenix, the same night that Dončić scored his 10,000th career point.

On the other hand The Timberwolves have only played on Christmas twice in their franchise history, in 2016 and 2017.

Sixers vs Celtics

The Philadelphia 76ers will play again on Christmas, this time against the defending champion Boston Celtics at TD Garden. In previous years The Sixers faced the Miami Heat on Christmas Day in 2023 and the New York Knicks in 2022.

The Sixers-Celtics matchup is a no-brainer considering the historic rivalry between the two teams and the fact that both have serious star power. Philadelphia is led by Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey, while Boston Jayson Tatum, Finals MVP Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday, among other things.

Lakers vs Warriors

The Golden State Warriors will play on Christmas Day for the twelfth consecutive year. This will also be the fifth time they will face LeBron James on Christmas Day. So far, they have a record of 6-5 in their last 11 Christmas games, with a 2-2 record against James.

However, Klay Thompson will not play for the Warriors in this gameHe is now part of the Dallas Mavericks and will face the Minnesota Timberwolves instead.

It is interesting to note that every time the Warriors have played against James on Christmas Day,they reached the NBA finals in the same seasonWarriors fans hope this trend continues.

Nuggets vs Suns

Charania reported that in the last matchup The Phoenix Suns were scheduled to host the Denver Nuggets in a prime-time game on Christmas Day.

The last time these two Western Conference teams played each other on Christmas was in 2022, when the Nuggets defeated the Suns in overtime in Denver. Landry Shamet scored 31 points off the bench in this game, but that was overshadowed by Nikola Jokic's triple-double performance of 41 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists.

This will be the The fourth consecutive year the Suns will appear on the NBA's main night show at Christmas time and the third time they will host the eventHowever, the Suns have not yet recorded a win during this time, hold a 0-3 record.