Contenders like the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks have advanced to the knockout round of the 2025 NBA Cup.

Christmas Day has always been special in the NBA. It’s the day when basketball takes over, with top game, full arenas, and star players on the biggest stage. Every game on December 25 feels special. This year’s five-game schedule brings tradition,

Once the calendar flips to 2026, Oklahoma City will play Detroit, San Antonio, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Toronto, Minnesota, Orlando, New York and Boston twice. With so many quality matchups, it was difficult to narrow the list to five key games after Jan. 1, 2026.

The week of Christmas begins for NBC Sports with Peacock NBA Mondays, where a Western Conference matchup between an always dangerous Memphis squad and the team that's probably the best in the league right now, the Oklahoma City Thunder, is set to tip off on December 22. Let's take a closer look at the matchup, and how you can tune in.

After missing training camp, Williams says consecutive workout days and film sessions have helped Oklahoma City recalibrate ahead of Thursday night’s matchup with Los Angeles

The Oklahoma City Thunder visit New Orleans on Monday night for a matchup with the 2-11 Pelicans, the last-place team in the NBA’s Western Conference so far at this point in the season. The Thunder and Gilgeous-Alexander are looking for their sixth ...

Presents in the morning, then a game in the afternoon. To him, that sounds like an exceptional Christmas. Williams and the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder — who felt snubbed by the Christmas schedule-makers a year ago — are on the league's slate of showcase games this year,