This year features another five games being played on Christmas Day, including several NBA title contenders, which basketball fans can watch nationally. The Cleveland Cavaliers (17-14) will take on the New York Knicks (20-9) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday at noon ET on ABC and ESPN and the ESPN app.

Anthony Edwards and the upset-minded Minnesota Timberwolves go into Paycom Center as underdogs looking to knock off the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT) with TV coverage on ESPN and ...

This roster includes Mike Tirico, Noah Eagle and Grady for play-by-play. In-game analysts include Reggie Miller, Vince Carter, Jamal Crawford and more. Maria Taylor is the lead sideline reporter, and some of the broadcasts have also included former players such as Robbie Hummel and Austin Rivers sitting on the benches for a different perspective.

NBA games today: Christmas Eve TV schedule, times, channels for every holiday game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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