The New York Knicks host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas Day.

The game will be played at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, Dec. 25 at 12 p.m. ET.

Tickets start at $394.

There's something about holiday sporting events that add heightened excitement for many. Among those is the NBA's annual slate of Christmas Day games.

This year features plenty of marquee games, including two Eastern Conference playoff teams from last season in the New York Knicks facing off against the Cleveland Cavaliers .

The Knicks are fresh off their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years ; however, they fell to the Indiana Pacers, ending one round short of the NBA Finals. That prompted the firing of head coach Tom Thibodeau and hiring of Mike Brown as the team's next leader.

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