NBA Christmas schedule is released: Wenban Yama challenges defending champion, Lakers vs. Rockets

NBA officially announced the luxurious schedule of the 2025 Christmas game. Five peak matches span the east and west. ABC and ESPN will broadcast this basketball feast live throughout the whole process! The schedule is not only full of topics, but also hidden the secret of the league's strength and pattern in the new season.

New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

Eastern Conference Beacon ignited at noon

Christmas Game will be the first to ignite the passion of Madison Square Garden in New York at 12:00 ET, and the Knicks face the challenge of the Cavaliers at home. This is not only the Knicks' traditional Christmas home game for many years, but also the only "pure Eastern Civil War" this Christmas Eve. Although the injury wave in the East has generally affected the overall starlight, Jaylen Brunson's ace defender's score battle with Donovan Mitchell still ensures the popularity of this midday game.

The new generation challenged the defending throne

and will then move to Oklahoma City. The San Antonio Spurs led by Victor Vinbanyama will challenge the Oklahoma City Thunder away. This will be the second consecutive year that Vinban Yama will appear on the end of the year-end stage. Facing the defending champion composed of young talents such as Alexander and Homgren, the performance of the French genius will determine whether the Spurs can shake the new power of the Thunder.

Louisse's newest champions challenged the Purple Gold Heroes

In the evening (5 pm Eastern Time), the Houston Rockets will land in Los Angeles strongly, challenging the Lakers led by LeBron James and Doncic away. The young core of the Rockets team has become more mature after several seasons of hard work and Durant is now challenging the traditional Lakers this time. The collision between new forces and old powerhouses will surely spark everywhere.

Golden State ushered in its first No. 1 pick, the highlight of the night (8 p.m. ET) will be staged in the Bay Area. The Dallas Mavericks and new No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg arrived at the Chase Center to challenge Stephen Curry's Golden State Warriors. As a highly anticipated talented striker, Flag's NBA Christmas debut against the historical scorer Curry is undoubtedly the focus of global fans' attention.

Northwest Peak Battle Finale

The finale of Christmas Eve (10:30 pm Eastern Time) will be a passionate reenactment of last season's Western Conference Finals - the Minnesota Timberwolves challenged the Denver Nuggets away. The wolves led by "Ant-Man" Anthony Edwards will once again launch an attack on the Nuggets Plateau guarded by "Teacher" Nikola Jokic. Edwards' explosive talent and Jokic's unsolvable overall dominance will put the most shocking end of the 2025 NBA Christmas Eve.

The basketball beacon on Christmas Eve is about to be lit, from midday New York to late night in Denver, five hard-core matches run throughout the day. Is it the new generation that subverts the old order, or is the kings defending glory? Let us look forward to this annual feast for basketball fans around the world!