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NBA Christmas Day: Best Matchups and Festive Predictions

NBA Bucks Beck Chris Herring Chris Mannix Robin Lundberg Celtics Lakers Nets Khris Middleton

Sixers-Knicks. Lakers-Mavs. Bucks-Celtics. Grizzlies-Warriors. Suns-Nuggets. The NBA’s Christmas Day lineup is full of fun storylines with rivals facing off and MVP candidates set to do battle. The Crossover staff weighs in on the best matchups to watch and offers festive predictions.

1. Which Christmas Day matchup are you most looking forward to watching?

Howard Beck: This answer should have been easy: Warriors-Grizzlies. Lots of star power. Old guard vs. upstarts. Rematch of a testy playoff series. But no, the Injury Grinch stole Steph Curry. And then that greedy son-of-a-gun snatched Anthony Davis, too, undermining Lakers-Mavericks. And it’s unclear whether Suns star Devin Booker will play against the Nuggets. So … bring on Celtics-Bucks! Jayson Tatum vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo will pack some sizzle. Assuming they both play.

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