NBA Releases Christmas Day Schedule and Opening Evening Video games

The 2025-26 NBA season is still over two months away, but fans now have an idea of which teams will be on national television during two marquee days of action. 

Here’s a look at the schedule for both the Opening Night and Christmas Day slate of games:

Opening Night, October 21

• Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
• Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers

Christmas Day, December 25

• Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks
• San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
• Houston Rockets at LA Lakers
• Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
• Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets

Opening night time will see Kevin Durant head again to Oklahoma Metropolis together with his new staff, and watch his former staff elevate their NBA championship banner. The opposite recreation will see Stephen Curry and LeBron James play in opposition to each other in one other star-studded Western Convention class.

Then, on Christmas, there is a rematch of the 2024 Western Convention Finals with the Nuggets internet hosting the Timberwolves. Additionally, Cooper Flagg and the new-look Mavs head to San Francisco to tackle Curry and the Warriors. The lone Jap Convention matchup will see the Cavs head to Madison Sq. Backyard for a date with the Knicks. 

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