All you need to know to watch Thursday's game between the Lakers and Rockets, including TV and streaming information.

Jokić issued a holiday reminder in the form of a 56-point, 16-rebound and 15-assist triple-double in Denver's 142-138 victory over Minnesota to close out the Christmas slate. Nobody has ever put up those kinds of stats in NBA history.

Here is everything you need to know to watch all the NBA action on Christmas, including a complete schedule with TV and streaming information for every game.

There are five games set for Christmas featuring some of the NBA biggest stars and best teams, including a potential Western Conference Finals matchup between the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs.

Among 2025’s other Christmas games, NBA Cup winners the Knicks host the Cavaliers, as New York pursues the East-leading Pistons; and in L.A, veteran stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant come face to face as the Lakers meet the Rockets.

Here is everything that you need to know about watching NBA action on Christmas Day, including TV and streaming options for each game.

The Houston Rockets face the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA Christmas Day Game on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025 (12/25/25) at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif.

NBA Christmas Day games began in 1947, with the New York Knicks defeating the Providence Steamrollers 89-75, which the league reconizes as its first inaugural holiday matchup at Madison Square Garden (the league was known as the Basketball Association of America until 1949)[1].

Every professional sports league has a period in its schedule where teams aren’t playing their best, and right now the NBA is right in the middle of that period (December-January).