NBA Christmas series fixtures in 2023: Lakers meet Celtics, Warriors face champions

After the schedule of the NBA's opening night series was revealed yesterday, prestigious journalist Shams Charania has just shared more about the schedule of the Christmas series, one of the traditional days. high in every NBA season.

Leading the NBA Christmas series this year will be the showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics, followed by the Golden State Warriors welcome by the defending champion Denver Nuggets.

Also on this day, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks will march to the "mecca" Madison Square Garden of the New York Knicks. Philadelphia 76ers will face the Miami Heat and in the final match, Luka Doncic and his teammates at the Dallas Mavericks will meet the "super squad" Phoenix Suns.

Five pairs of matches with the 10 most attractive teams in the tournament will take place for more than 12 hours, from 0:00 to about 12:30 pm the next day (Vietnam time). Below will be information about the five pairs of the NBA Christmas series in 2023:

The pair of many fateful matches Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics used to rain and wind in NBA history. The two sides have competed for too many championship cups with each other, creating one of the most watchable competitions in the tournament.

Now, the rivalry between the two rival teams will be revived by the encounter in the Christmas series of the 2023-24 season.

The last time the two teams met at the NBA Christmas Game was 2008. At that time, the Los Angeles Lakers won with a score of 92-83 thanks to the excellent performance of the late legendary Kobe Bryant (27 points, 9 rebounds, 5). assists).

Later, the Boston Celtics successfully avenged when they met the Lakers again at the NBA Finals, winning to win the championship after 6 games.

The second pair of the NBA 2023 Christmas series will be a confrontation between the two closest champions of the league: the Golden State Warriors (in 2022) and the Denver Nuggets (in 2023).

Both the Warriors and Nuggets are used to playing Christmas Eve with many consecutive years having to play on this day. However, this will be the first time Golden State meets Denver at the NBA Christmas Game.

Experts predict that the Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets will be able to become the most intense matchup. The reason is that the quality of the squads of both sides is similar.

This is also an opportunity for the Warriors to test a new framework with the appearance of Chris Paul in front of the defending champion.

The Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks meet will make up the rematch of the 2018 Christmas series, where "demigod" Giannis Antetokounmpo and his teammates have an easy victory.

Although this time the New York Knicks are playing at Madison Square Garden's home ground, the reception of the Milwaukee Bucks is still considered "a little good, a lot" with a team that has played many years in the NBA Christmas series.

Letting the Philadelphia 76ers meet the Miami Heat at the NBA Christmas Game 2023 is an interesting choice of the tournament organizers. The roster of the 76ers and Heat at this time may be very different at the Christmas period.

For example, the Miami Heat then likely successfully recruited Damian Lillard and had a very strong "superteam" squad, while the Philadelphia 76ers could be without James Harden when the All-Star defender was looking to join the LA Clippers. .

In the event that the negotiated deals are completed, the Philadelphia 76ers match against the Miami Heat will become a good test for both teams with many changes in personnel this summer.

The final match of the NBA Christmas series of the 2023-24 season will be the encounter between the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns, a rematch of the NBA Western Semi-Final Playoffs series in 2022.

With a series of superstars including Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal all on the field, this promises to be a spectacular duel for fans.