Spurs-Thunder, Rockets-Lakers: Ranking the 10 contenders for the NBA playoffs on Christmas
Does the NBA’s Christmas Day schedule mean anything? As we rank the 10 teams playing this holiday season, it’s an interesting question after the NBA Cup, which made early-season games feel more meaningful. Advertisement Unlike the NFL’s three-game Christmas Day schedule, which features just two playoff-bound teams in three mostly meaningless games, the NBA’s five-game…