NBA: 3 big storylines to follow heading into the 2020 Christmas Day slate

3 big storylines heading into the NBA’s Christmas Day slate

Christmas Day is here and while for many this day represents a big holiday, for many NBA fans today represents the “unofficially” start to the 2020-21 NBA season. Even though the season tipped off a few days ago, today’s NBA slate will be in front of a national audience.

Today’s NBA slate has a little of it all. It’s star-studded, has plenty of surrounding storylines, and will provide and move along narratives that had been put on pause over the last season and a half.

Here is the NBA schedule for today:

• New Orleans Pelicans vs. Miami Heat – 12:00 p.m.
• Golden State Warriors vs. Milwaukee Bucks – 2:30 p.m. 
• Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics – 5:00 p.m.
• Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers – 8:00 p.m. 
• LA Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets – 10:30 p.m. 

There’s some interest for every fan, no matter what you may be looking for on this Christmas morning. With that said, as we head deeper and deeper into the 2020-21 season, we look at the three biggest storylines to follow during today’s big NBA slate.