The NBA Christmas Day schedule has some great games on the calendar, including the Golden State Warriors hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers in a finals rematch. The Chicago Bulls will be playing the Thunder in Oklahoma City, while the Lakers will host the Clippers in the final Christmas game for Kobe Bryant.
The Christmas Day schedule opens up with the New Orleans Pelicans taking on the Miami Heat and that will be at American Airlines Arena. The game starts at 12 pm ET and is on ESPN as Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Anthony Davis battle. The Heat have been one of the best teams in the east this season, while the Pelicans have been off to a disappointing start overall.
The Chicago Bulls are playing the Oklahoma City Thunder starting at 2:30 pm ET and the game is from Chesapeake Energy Arena. The game will be on ABC and has Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler taking on Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. The top game of the day is the NBA finals rematch between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors.
The game is on TV from ABC and starts at 5 pm ET as LeBron James and Stephen Curry match up. The Cavs have not had a full strength team against the Warriors after losing both Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving during the playoffs last season, but the two players will be healthy for Friday. Irving just made his comeback after being out following knee surgery, while Love has been playing at a high level all season for the Cavaliers.
The San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets are next on the schedule and that game starts up at 8 pm ET on ESPN. The game is live from the Toyota Center and has Dwight Howard and James Harden facing off against Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge and Tim Duncan. The Spurs have been one of the best teams in the league this season, while the Rockets have been off to a bad start. The Clippers and Lakers play the late game and that starts at 10:30 pm ET on ESPN. The game will be the final Christmas Day game for Kobe Bryant.
