{"id":221059,"date":"2025-08-09T09:08:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/221059\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T09:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:08:15","slug":"who-will-okc-thunder-play-on-nba-opening-night-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/221059\/","title":{"rendered":"Who will OKC Thunder play on NBA Opening Night, Christmas Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/sports\/thunder\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OKC Thunder&#8217;s<\/a> Opening Night and Christmas Day opponents have been revealed for the 2025-26 NBA season.<\/p>\n<p>OKC will begin its season on Oct. 21 with a home game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/houston-rockets\/10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Rockets<\/a>. It&#8217;s also ring night for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/06\/24\/okc-thunder-nba-finals-schedule-results-championship-shai-gilgeous-alexander-stats\/84328403007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reigning champion Thunder<\/a>, which will host former Thunder star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/06\/22\/phoenix-suns-trade-former-okc-thunder-kevin-durant-houston-rockets\/84307946007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Durant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>OKC will then host the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/san-antonio-spurs\/24\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> on Dec. 25 during the NBA&#8217;s Christmas Day slate of games. It&#8217;s the first time the Thunder has played on Christmas Day since the 2018-19 season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1953933022660604208\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN&#8217;s Shams Charania first reported<\/a> both matchups. Tipoff times have not yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p>The complete NBA schedule is typically released in mid-August, but the league has not announced a date for its unveiling yet.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full list of Opening Night and Christmas Day games for the 2025-26 NBA season:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/05\/28\/commemorate-okc-thunder-historic-season-with-our-collectors-book\/83893354007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pre-order our new book on Thunder&#8217;s first title<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\">More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/06\/22\/thunder-nba-championship-gear-books-posters\/84279482007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celebrate Thunder&#8217;s first NBA title with commemorative page prints, books, gear, keepsakes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Opening Night games for 2025-26 NBA season<\/p>\n<p>All games will be played on Oct. 21 on NBC. Tipoff times have not yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\">MUSSATTO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/08\/06\/okc-thunder-bold-predictions-revisited-2025-25-nba-season\/85529018007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What I got right (and mostly wrong) about 2024-25 OKC Thunder season<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Christmas Day games for 2025-26 NBA season<\/p>\n<p>All games will be played on Dec. 25 on ABC and ESPN. Tipoff times have not yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/san-antonio-spurs\/24\/\" data-autotag=\"13196729-d867-4914-8227-582a16eadb0b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> at Oklahoma City ThunderHouston Rockets at Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks at Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/denver-nuggets\/7\/\" data-autotag=\"81d09f83-fd88-4a89-842b-d31778fd3b3c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Denver Nuggets<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\">More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/08\/08\/nba-offseason-report-card-okc-thunder-shai-gilgeous-alexander-jalen-williams-chet-holmgren\/85548231007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA offseason report card: Grading every OKC Thunder move since winning title<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\">Justin Martinez covers sports for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Justin? He can be reached at jmartinez@oklahoman.com or on X\/Twitter at\u00a0@Justintohoops. Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/profile.oklahoman.com\/newsletters\/thunder-sports-minute\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thunder Sports Minute newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to access more NBA coverage. Support Justin&#8217;s work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.oklahoman.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The OKC Thunder&#8217;s Opening Night and Christmas Day opponents have been revealed for the 2025-26 NBA season. 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