It is Christmas tradition in the NBA, and 2025 brings a stacked five-game slate stretching more than 13 hours across ESPN and ABC. Fans in India can follow the clashes live via ESPN platforms and associated streaming options,

Take a look at this year's NBA Christmas Day game schedule, including which teams are playing and when and how to watch.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers visit Houston on Saturday night for a game that matters to both sides in the playoff picture. Cleveland is trying to steady it.

East and West contenders collide Wednesday night in Cleveland, as the Cavaliers play host to Kevin Durant and the red-hot Houston Rockets. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on-demand. The Cavaliers go into ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers come into tonight’s contest against the Los Angeles Clippers as massive favorites on home court, but I’ve got my eye on Clippers center Ivica Zubac. The L.A. big man has been a monster on the glass, and I believe he’ll be able ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers play the New York Knicks on Christmas Day at Madison Square Garden in a game that matters for both the standings and the rotat.

The seat for Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson "is starting to get a little warm," according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst.