It’s a glitzy Christmas for Filipino hoop fans as the stars of the best basketball league in the whole world will be seen in action everyday on ABS-CBN S+A and ABS-CBN starting Friday (Dec. 14), including the much-anticipated Christmas day showdown between the Lebron James-led Los Angeles Lakers and the defending champion Golden State Warriors.
The special December marathon fires off on Friday live at 9 a.m. on S+A with James and the youngsters of the Los Angeles Lakers going up against the veteran-laden Houston Rockets squad of James Harden and Chris Paul. After that, it’s John Wall and the Washington Wizards versus Spencer Dinwiddie and the Brooklyn Nets on Dec. 15 at 8:30 a.m. live on ABS-CBN, then the coverage shifts back to S+A with the Minnesota Timberwolves – Phoenix Suns game on Dec. 16.
The next day, Dec. 17, features the battle of Eastern Conference's top seed Toronto Raptors and Kawhi Leonard and the West's number three squad Denver Nuggets, which has been in a tear behind the balanced play of their stars led by Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic.
Action continues with Philadelphia–San Antonio on Dec. 18, Cleveland–Indiana on Dec. 19, and Memphis-Portland on Dec. 20.
Also to watch for this month is super rookie Luka Doncic as his Dallas Mavericks battle the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 21 at 11:30 a.m. on S+A, followed by Atlanta-New York on ABS-CBN on Dec. 22, and the showdown of two Eastern Conference giants in the Toronto – Philadelphia game on Dec. 23 at 8:30 back on S+A.
This special NBA marathon serves as a countdown to the Christmas Day battle everyone has been raving about since the free agent signing of LeBron James to the Lakers: a special date with the back-to-back defending champions, Golden State Warriors, which will air live on S+A on Dec. 26 at 9 a.m. It’s the first significant Christmas day game in Laker Land as the Purple and Gold have been on the rebuild the past years. Before this game, Minnesota and Oklahoma City will also battle on Dec. 24 on S+A.
The marathon continues until the end of December featuring matchups between Toronto-Miami, Boston-Houston, Detroit-Indiana, Golden State-Portland, and finally Sacramento-LA Lakers on Dec. 31 on S+A. Watch the games on high-definition on S+A HD and ABS-CBN HD on cable.
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