NBA Christmas Day: Knicks vs Spurs
A Finals rematch at noon: Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs at the Garden.
About NBA Christmas Day: Knicks vs Spurs
Christmas Day opens at Madison Square Garden at 12 p.m. ET: the Spurs, with Victor Wembanyama, play the defending champion Knicks in a rematch of the 2026 NBA Finals. It is the first of five nationally televised games that day, on ESPN and ABC.
A noon tip-off on 25 December is a morning arrival. Penn Station is under the Garden, so a Midtown South hotel lets you walk over after breakfast. Seventh Avenue is quieter than a weekday but the arena still fills early for a holiday national game.
Christmas week is one of the most expensive hotel stretches in New York. Rooms between 28th and 42nd Streets keep the walk under 20 minutes; a base in Brooklyn or Queens adds a holiday subway schedule on the way in.
NBA Christmas Day: Knicks vs Spurs lineup
- New York Knicks
- San Antonio Spurs
- Jalen Brunson
- Victor Wembanyama
- De’Aaron Fox
NBA Christmas Day: Knicks vs Spurs itinerary
25 December · 12 p.m. ET
San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks. First of five Christmas Day games. The Garden is above Penn Station.
Getting tickets for NBA Christmas Day: Knicks vs Spurs
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FAQs about NBA Christmas Day: Knicks vs Spurs
Common questions about NBA Christmas Day: Knicks vs Spurs.
12 p.m. ET on 25 December 2026, the first of five NBA games that day. It is on ESPN and ABC.
Yes. The Spurs and Knicks met in the 2026 NBA Finals. Christmas Day is their first Garden meeting of the new season.
Midtown South between 28th and 42nd Streets. A noon tip-off on 25 December is easier as a walk from those blocks than as a holiday subway trip from Brooklyn or Queens.
