Coast 2 Coast Tuesday is coming home for the holidays! After a two-week hiatus to make room for special programming, pro basketball bounces back to its regular time slot on the NBA on NBC, tipping off a Christmas week doubleheader slate of games set for Tuesday, December 23.

How to Watch

Watch NBA on NBC on NBC and streaming on Peacock. 

Tuesday’s action gets started with a Western Conference showdown between the red-hot Denver Nuggets hitting the road to face the Dallas Mavericks in a game that marks the two teams’ second matchup of the season. The Mavs grabbed the victory in an earlier head-to-head contest back on December 1, but the streaking Nuggets have since settled into a winning rhythm and will be looking to even the series on Dallas’ home court.

How can you catch the game and what do you need to know? Keep scrolling for all the details!

RELATED: Who Won the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup? How Much Is the Prize Money? Everything to Know

How can you watch the Denver Nuggets vs. Dallas Mavericks game on NBA on NBC’s Coast 2 Coast Tuesday?

The Denver Nuggets will face off against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, December 23 in the first of the evening’s two featured Coast 2 Coast Tuesday games. Tipoff time is set for 8 p.m. ET from the Mavericks’ home arena at American Airlines Center in Dallas, with the game broadcast live on NBC and streaming in simulcast on Peacock.

Overall, the Nuggets and Mavs will play each other four times throughout the regular season, and this week’s Coast 2 Coast Tuesday contest marks their second matchup in the season-long series. Dallas went on the road and won the series’ first game on December 1 with a 131-121 performance that saw huge points production from a pair of Mavs rookies (Ryan Nembhard and 2025 No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg) — plus a game-leading 32 points from All-Star center Anthony Davis.

Denver’s own All-Star center (and three-time league MVP) Nikola Jokić has led the Nuggets in scoring, rebounds, assists, and steals — and he tossed in a team-leading 29 points in the Nuggets’ earlier loss against Dallas, while forward Spencer Jones was good for another 28. A road win at Dallas on Tuesday wouldn’t just help Denver even the score against the Mavs, it would also go a long way toward keeping the Nuggets in tight contention with reigning NBA champs the Oklahoma City Thunder for one of the top spots in the Western Conference.

RELATED: Martha Stewart Explains How the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Accidentally Broke Her Foot

Who are the NBA on NBC commentators for the Nuggets vs. Mavericks game on Tuesday, December 23?

NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico will be on the play-by-play call for the Nuggets-Mavericks game, accompanied by three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford (analyst) and Ashley ShahAhmadi (courtside reporter).

As always, NBA Showtime will tip off all the night’s action with live coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports’ Maria Taylor will hold court in the pregame studio, alongside Naismith Basketball Hall of Famers Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, and Tracy McGrady.

The Nuggets vs. Mavericks matchup is only the first game in this week’s December 23 Coast 2 Coast Tuesday doubleheader, which also features 15-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets visiting 11-time NBA All-Star James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers in the late contest at 10:30 p.m. ET. Both of this week’s Coast 2 Coast Tuesday games will be broadcast live on NBC and stream on Peacock.

Not yet a Peacock subscriber? Click here to get started!