There will be five games on the NBA Christmas Day schedule in 2022, sources confirmed to The Athletic.
Sources: NBA’s 2022 Christmas Day schedule:
Bucks at Celtics
76ers at Knicks
Suns at Nuggets
Lakers at Mavericks
Grizzlies at Warriors— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 14, 2022
The reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors will take on the Memphis Grizzlies. It is a rematch of their second-round playoff series during the 2021-22 season.
The Boston Celtics, who lost to the Warriors in the NBA Finals, will square off against the Milwaukee Bucks. This is also a rematch of their second-round playoff series, where the Celtics defeated the Bucks in seven.
LeBron James is once again one of the headline superstars on Christmas Day. He and the Los Angeles Lakers will take on Luka Dončić and the Dallas Mavericks.
The Philadelphia 76ers vs. the New York Knicks and the Phoenix Suns vs. the Denver Nuggets round out the quintet of Christmas Day games.
Christmas Day (December 25th) takes place on a Sunday in 2022.
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