Dec 23, 2025
On Christmas Day 2025, the NBA offers its annual meditation in motion: five games stretching from Madison Square Garden's noon tip to Denver's late-night close. Cavaliers versus Knicks, a first-time holiday clash; Thunder hosting Spurs in renewed tension; Warriors meeting Mavericks with rookie flair against veteran poise; Rockets and Lakers renewing old rivalries; Timberwolves at Nuggets under the lights. Amid the season's noise, these contests feel almost contemplative — a reminder that sport, like the winter solstice, marks time and connection. What does it say that we still gather, coffee in hand, to watch strangers chase a ball across borders and years?
