WASHINGTON — Ah, the holidays. It鈥檚 the time of year when you get together with your family for just long enough to help you remember why you don鈥檛 spend long, uninterrupted stretches of time together. And if you鈥檝e gotten on each other鈥檚 nerves a bit early this holiday season, Christmas can seem like an agonizingly long day of stepping on eggshells.
That鈥檚 where basketball can help. Much like the NFL does on Thanksgiving, the NBA comes to the rescue Christmas Day, offering a quintet of matchups to watch. This can be tremendously helpful, whether you鈥檙e in full-on 鈥渉ide in the den鈥� mode or just want to throw something on the TV in the background to help keep that one aunt (you know which one) from filling the silence with uncomfortable questions.
Even if you鈥檙e not a big NBA fan, there鈥檚 plenty to like on this year鈥檚 slate. I鈥檝e broken down the five matchups and ranked them in the related gallery, giving you an excuse to tell the family why you should watch any or all of them. Enjoy.
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