NBA Schedule Release: Predicting the 2022 Christmas Day slate

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Phoenix Suns @ Milwaukee Bucks – 7:30 p.m. ET

The Phoenix Suns are coming off quite the offseason. For a minute it seemed like they were going to land Kevin Durant, and then they didn’t. Returning practically the same squad for last season, the Suns should still be a strong force in the Western Conference.

And a good barometer for them at this point in the season could be the Milwaukee Bucks. The expectation is that the Bucks will be one of the better teams in the East, with Giannis Antetokounmpo, and a rematch with the Suns could be fun.

Even though both the Suns and Bucks had a somewhat disappointing end to last season, let’s not forget that they’re just one year removed from trips to the NBA Finals.

Perhaps this is the year that both teams bounce back in a strong way.