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The NBA's "Watch the Gift" Promo Celebrates Christmas Day Basketball

 NBA Xmas vid "The Gift of Basketball" Photo Source: NBA

Nothing beats waking up to NBA games on Christmas day

Other than the finals, Christmas day is the best time to be an NBA fan.

Every year we get multiple top notch games. This year's lineup is stacked, featuring games like the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Golden State Warriors; Houston Rockets at the Oklahoma City Thunder; and the Philadelphia 76ers at the New York Knicks.

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To celebrate the Christmas night games, NBA is launching "The Gift of Basketball Spot," part of the "This is Why We Play" campaign.  The promo gets NBA fans in the Christmas spirit by previewing the five games with Jingle Bells playing in the back.

Here is the full schedule for Christmas day:

Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks at 12:00p ET on ESPN

Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors at 3:00p ET on ABC

Washington Wizards at Boston Celtics at 5:30p ET on ABC

Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City at 8:00p ET on ABC

Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers at 10:30p ET on TNT

Watch the "Gift of Basketball" promo below.