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Ultimate Guide
Festivus for the rest of us: Huge Xmas & Boxing Day
Australian Josh Giddey's Chicago Bulls are part of a massive Xmas and Boxing Day basketball slate of games in both the NBA and NBL.
Highlights
From Christmas Eve to December 27, fans get 73 hours of NBA and NBL basketball.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays basketball fans. The 83 hours from Christmas Eve on Wednesday, December 24 to Saturday, December 27, 2025 (AEDT) has an extraordinary 73 HOURS of NBA and NBL basketball games.
Australians in the NBA feature heavily, including Australian Boomers backcourt best mates Josh Giddey and Dyson Daniels going head to head on Christmas Eve when the Chicago Bulls go on the road to Atlanta. Tip off is 11am.
It truly is "Festivus for the rest of us" (If you know, you know).
As always, NBA League Pass is the best way to watch every game over the the holiday period while all NBL games are broadcast on ESPN via Foxtel, Kayo and Disney+.
All NBA Boxing Day (Christmas Day in the US) games will be broadcast on ESPN. Set your alarm for 3:55am to get a coffee going and to watch Australian Tyrese Proctor's Cleveland Cavaliers take on the New York Knicks.
Joe Ingles' Minnesota Timberwolves play the last game of the day against the Denver Nuggets.
Wednesday December 24, 2025
NBA
- Washington @ Charlotte (11AM) — Josh Green
- Brooklyn @ Philadelphia (11AM)
- Chicago @ Atlanta (11:30AM) — Josh Giddey vs Dyson Daniels
- New Orleans @ Cleveland (11:30AM) — Tyrese Proctor
- Milwaukee @ Indiana (11:30AM) — Johnny Furphy
- Toronto @ Miami (11:30AM)
- Denver @ Dallas (12PM)
- New York @ Minnesota (12PM)
- Oklahoma City @ San Antonio (12:30PM)
- Los Angeles @ Phoenix (1PM)
- Memphis @ Utah (1PM) — Jock Landale
- Orlando @ Portland (2PM) — Duop Reath
- Detroit @ Sacramento (2PM)
- Houston @ LA Clippers (2:30PM)
NBL
- Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans (5:00pm) — Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Thursday December 25, 2025
NBL
- Sydney Kings vs Illawarra Hawks (8.30pm) — Qudos Bank Arena
December 26, 2025 (Friday)
NBA
- Cleveland @ New York (4AM) — ESPN — Tyrese Proctor
- San Antonio @ Oklahoma City (6:30AM) — ESPN
- Dallas @ Golden State (9AM) — ESPN
- Houston @ Los Angeles Lakers (12PM) — ESPN
- Minnesota @ Denver (2:30PM) — ESPN — Joe Ingles
NBL
- Tasmania JackJumpers vs New Zealand Breakers (7:30pm) — MyState Bank Arena
Saturday December 27, 2025
NBA
- Miami @ Atlanta (11AM) — Dyson Daniels
- Charlotte @ Orlando (11AM) — Josh Green
- Toronto @ Washington (11AM)
- Boston @ Indiana (11AM) — Johnny Furphy
- Philadelphia @ Chicago (11:30AM)
- Milwaukee @ Memphis (12PM) — Jock Landale
- Phoenix @ New Orleans (12PM)
- Detroit @ Utah (1:30PM)
- LA Clippers @ Portland (2PM) — Duop Reath
NBL
- Brisbane Bullets vs Melbourne United (8pm) — Brisbane Entertainment Centre
