Joel Embiid. Giannis Antetokounmpo. Ben Simmons. Khris Middleton.
The projected best two teams in the Eastern Conference, the Sixers and Bucks, will play each other on Christmas Day this year at the Wells Fargo Center, according to ESPN's Malika Andrews.
94WIP's Jon Johnson first reported on June 12th that the Sixers would host a Christmas game. Johnson also believes the game will be a 12pm tip off, but that has yet to be confirmed.
Some of the other Christmas games include:
Sources: Christmas Day games set for 2019-2020 NBA season include —Clippers-Lakers at Staples CenterNew Orleans at DenverBoston at Toronto
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 2, 2019Another Christmas showcase game: The Rockets will play the Warriors in San Francisco, sources told ESPN. https://t.co/CkP0jT29DK
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) August 2, 2019Philadelphia is entering its third season with both a healthy Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, arguably the best 25-and-younger NBA duo, and will play in their third straight Christmas game.
This Sixers will have to gel another new lineup together, but this one—Embiid, Simmons, Josh Richardson, Tobias Harris, and Al Horford—is expected to be the league's best defensive lineup, with plenty of bodies to throw at Giannis (plus Zhaire Smith and Matisse Thybulle off of the bench).
