Five NBA Christmas Day Games Ranked for 2026
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SB Nation ranks the five Christmas Day games for the 2026-27 NBA season from least to most watchable: Nuggets at Warriors at 10:30 p.m. ET is last due to the late start and both teams trending down, Heat at Celtics at 2:30 p.m. ET offers a stylistic clash between Heat Culture and a math-driven Celtics, 76ers at Lakers at 5 p.m. ET promises high offensive firepower with Embiid potentially limited, Thunder at Timberwolves at 8 p.m. ET features Ball and Edwards in a playoff-preview showdown, and Spurs at Knicks at noon headlines the slate with Victor Wembanyama in MSG in a high-profile Christmas spotlight.
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