Josh Giddey and the Bulls go for a third consecutive win when they visit the Atlanta Hawks today.
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3:15 PM / DECEMBER 21, 2025
Welcome to a 6-game Sunday on World Basketball Day!
Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun and the Rockets take on the Kings for the second night of a back-to-back after defeating Denver on Saturday.
The Bulls and Hawks tip off our Sunday hoops schedule with a matinee affair down in Atlanta (3:30 ET, League Pass). Chicago is trying for a third straight win while the Hawks look to snap a two-game losing skid.
Following the only afternoon game will be the Raptors and Nets, as Toronto aims to move to 3-0 on the season against Brooklyn (6 ET, League Pass).
The Heat conclude a three-game road trip against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden for the fourth and final time in 2025-26 (6 ET, League Pass). Miami is 2-1 against New York but has slowed down after a hot start, going 3-7 in their last ten outings.
San Antonio goes for a sixth consecutive victory when they visit the Washington Wizards (7 ET, League Pass), who put together a second-half rally to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday evening.
Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves host the slumping Milwaukee Bucks (7 ET, League Pass). Minnesota has gone 8-2 in their last ten and are coming off of a clutch win over the NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.
In our last contest of the day, Houston is in Sacramento to take on the Kings with both squads suiting up on the latter half of a back-to-back (10 ET, League Pass). The Rockets took down the Nuggets in Denver, while the Kings dropped their fifth straight in a loss to Portland.