Happy Holidays! The NBA took Christmas Eve off, but there is a lot of action on Christmas Day for us to get into. There are five games on the slate, running sequentially, so you can watch and follow the run all day long. All of the games are marquee matchups, as well, with many of the biggest names and best teams on display.

Things tip off with Victor Wembanyama leading the San Antonio Spurs into Madison Square Garden to face off with Karl-Anthony Towns, Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks. This is followed by a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Finals, with the Minnesota Timberwolves headed to Dallas to face the Mavericks. Joel Embiid, fresh off his controversial ejection Monday, will get to rejoin his 76ers teammates and take on the defending champion Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Like he’s done every year for the past two decades, LeBron James will play on Christmas Day, this time against his long-time rival Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Finally, reigning MVP Nikola Jokic will look to continue his remarkable season as the Denver Nuggets face Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns.

Let’s take a closer look at the matchups and find some fantasy hoops streamers and betting angles of interest.


Wednesday’s fantasy stream team

Brandin Podziemski, Golden State Warriors (available in 81.8% of ESPN Leagues)

Podziemski has had some ups and downs with his scoring but is an all-around producer that contributes consistently on defense and from behind the arc. His offense has been working this week as he has averaged 12.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 3.0 APG, 2.3 SPG and 1.7 3PG in 23.7 MPG off the bench.

Golden State Warriors
8 p.m. ET on ABC

Line: Lakers +3.5 (-105) | Warriors -3.5 (-115)
Money line: Lakers +140 | Warriors -165
Total: 224.5 (-115 O, -105 U)
BPI Projection: Warriors by 3.2, straight up 61%, 227.7 total points.

Injury Report:
Lakers: Devin Booker, (GTD – Groin); Grayson Allen, (GTD – Concussion)