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Report: Phoenix Suns to play Denver Nuggets on Christmas Day
The Phoenix Suns mascot “The Gorilla” on the courtroom earlier than NBA sport towards the Golden State Warriors at Footprint Heart on December 25, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photograph by Christian Petersen/Getty Pictures)
(Photograph by Christian Petersen/Getty Pictures)
The Phoenix Suns will head to Denver to face the Nuggets on Christmas Day this upcoming season, Mike Singer of the Denver Submit reported Sunday.
The matchup is the third reported for the vacation after Marc Stein tweeted that the Golden State Warriors will host the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers play the Dallas Mavericks as a part of ESPN/ABC’s slate.
The Suns are enjoying on Christmas for the second straight season after falling to the Warriors 116-107 at Footprint Heart final 12 months.
Their most up-to-date sport on the vacation earlier than 2021-22 got here again in 2009-10 towards the Los Angeles Clippers, which was the final time the Suns performed on consecutive Christmas Days.
The Suns beat the Nuggets twice in three video games final season with their solely loss coming through the season-opener.
Phoenix swept Denver within the second spherical en path to the NBA Finals in 2020-21.
Christmas Day might be a busy one for Arizona sports activities followers, because the Cardinals are additionally in motion, going through the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at State Farm Stadium. They hosted a Christmas sport final 12 months, towards the Indianapolis Colts.
The Cardinals face the Buccaneers at 6:20 p.m.
The NBA has but to announce any Christmas Day matchups. The schedule launch final 12 months befell on Aug. 20.
