Out of 30 NBA teams, only 10 are featured to play on December 25, 2023 as part of its annual tradition.
For the 76th time, the top teams and players are set to showdown as follows:
Milwaukee Bucks vs. New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden (12 p.m. ET), Golden State Warriors vs. Denver Nuggets in Ball Arena (2:30 p.m. ET), Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers in Crypto.com Arena (5 p.m. ET), Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat in Kaseya Center (8:30 p.m. ET), and Dallas Mavericks vs. Phoenix Suns in Footprint Center (10:30 p.m. ET).
Moreover, Lakers’ LeBron James, Suns’ Kevin Durant, Warriors’ Stephen Curry, 76ers’ Joel Embiid, Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic are expected to lead the showdown on that day.
It can be recalled that Jayson Tatum won as MVP on the 2022 christmas showdown with 41 points (plus the perfect 10-for-10 at the free throw line), 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, that dominated Giannis.