Ranking the NBA's Christmas games: Why Celtics-Lakers, Warriors-Nuggets top the holiday slate
CBSN
The NBA annually plays five of its biggest games on Christmas
The NBA is coming off of one of the more compelling Christmas slates it has ever had. There was good (Denver and Phoenix's overtime thriller!), bad (Austin Reaves playing center?) and just plain ominous (the first hints of James Harden's dissatisfaction in Philadelphia). But if the league has its way this season, the drama will be contained entirely to the court. Fortunately, it has a very fun five-game schedule to do that with.
The top three Eastern Conference seeds are all slated to take the floor. So are the two defending finalists. The NBA's best rivalry gets renewed on Christmas. Three games are rematches of playoff series that took place within the past two postseasons. So with all of that action to look forward to, what is the best game coming on Christmas? We decided to rank all five to find out.
2024 DP World Tour Championship: Rory McIlroy, Tyrrell Hatton, Joaquin Niemann in hunt after Round 2
Some of the top players in the game aim to track down Antoine Rozner over the weekend in Dubai
The Cavaliers are the only undefeated team remaining in the league
CBSSports.com and SportsLine break down every single NFL game in Week 11
A match that was eventful in the first 15 minutes saw the U.S. hold on late
The fact that Tyson is even alive and able to step into the ring on Friday against Jake Paul is a marvel in its self
McIlroy got off to a great start on Thursday as he aims for another Race to Dubai title
Pete Prisco reveals all his Week 11 picks, including the Chargers continuing to roll on 'SNF'
Almost every possible outcome on Friday night would appear to hurt Paul's reputation as a boxer
The USMNT will play Jamaica in the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals on Nov. 14 and 18
The PGA Tour makes its annual stop in Bermuda for the penultimate event of the season
Pete Prisco shares his Power Rankings heading into Week 11 of the 2024 season