The Milwaukee Bucks will be spending Christmas Day at home for the second consecutive season, as they were not part of the five-game schedule of games announced by ESPN and ABC on Aug. 8.
The Bucks did not play on Christmas Day in 2024 , which snapped a streak of six straight games on the NBA’s marquee day.
The entirety of the Bucks' regular-season schedule will be announced Aug. 14.
Here are the games and teams that will play on the holiday:
Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets
Dallas and San Antonio were not playoff teams last year, but the Mavericks will be featuring No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and the Spurs