Fans have gotten used to watching the Boston Celtics play on Christmas, but that reportedly won’t be the case this year.

ESPN’s Shams Charania shared the five NBA games scheduled for Dec. 25. The slate noticeably excludes the Celtics:

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

SB Nation’s Noa Dalzell was among the many observers to note that this schedule would halt a long holiday streak. It’d mark the first time since 2015 that the Celtics don’t play on Christmas.

Boston has secured an annual spot on a day that’s become synonymous with basketball. The NBA typically books the best and brightest teams for the holiday, and

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