Christmas won’t arrive for another four months, but that’s not stopping the NBA from getting in the holiday spirit.<\/p>\n
The league announced its five-game Christmas Day schedule for 2025 on Tuesday, and it features some marquee matchups, especially out West.<\/p>\n
Here’s a look at the full NBA Christmas schedule, which includes the reigning champs on their home floor, a LeBron-KD matchup and No. 1 overall draft pick Cooper Flagg’s<\/a> holiday debut:<\/p>\n The NBA will feature five games on Christmas Day (Thursday, Dec. 25) for the 18th consecutive year, with ABC and ESPN both televising each matchup. pic.twitter.com\/GjmfyljacD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBA Communications (@NBAPR) August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Christmas craziness will begin at Madison Square Garden, where Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs will battle Jalen Brunson and the Knicks in a contest between Eastern Conference hopefuls. It will mark the Knicks’ 58th Christmas Day appearance, the most of any NBA franchise.<\/p>\n The action will shift to Oklahoma City, where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the defending NBA champion Thunder<\/a> will welcome Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs, who are on the Christmas docket for the first time since 2018.<\/p>\n From the 2023 No. 1 pick to the 2025 No. 1 pick, Flagg and the Mavs will head to San Francisco to take on Steph Curry<\/a> and the Warriors. The game will also serve as a holiday homecoming for Klay Thompson, who won four championships across 11 seasons with Golden State.<\/p>\n\n