NBA Christmas Day 2022: Schedule, how to watch/stream games
The NBA will host five games throughout the day airing on ABC, ESPN and the ESPN app.
Christmas Day is often filled with holiday cheer, presents and, most importantly, basketball.
The NBA will host five games throughout the day airing on ABC, ESPN and the ESPN app, and this year's matchups are worth the watch.
Joel Embiid and James Harden will tip things off and are sure to bring energy into Madison Square Garden when the Philadelphia 76ers take on the New York Knicks at noon ET.
Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks will face LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers (2:30 p.m. ET) before a rematch of the 2022 Eastern Conference semifinals ensues featuring Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks (5 p.m. ET).
Taking over the night shift, the Golden State Warriors will battle Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies without Stephen Curry (8 p.m. ET), and reigning two-time MVP Nikola Jokic will finish off the evening when his Denver Nuggets go head-to-head with Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns (10:30 p.m. ET).
This year, the 76ers-Knicks game also will air on ESPN+ and ESPN2 as part of analyst Stephen A. Smith's NBA-centric "alterna-cast" presentation, "NBA in Stephen A's World."
Here's what you need to know about the 2022 Christmas Day slate:
Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks, noon ET (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN+)
