It’s the perfect match. The Nets will play the Celtics at 5 p.m. in Boston on Christmas Day, part of ESPN’s holiday extravaganza.
Kyrie Irving back at TD Garden for the first time since he left for Brooklyn. Kevin Durant’s first big game on the national stage since he got hurt. Steve Nash’s too. (Maybe the only thing bigger would be if the Warriors come to Barclays Center three days earlier ... more on that in a bit.)
Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news...
Of course, only the teams projected to be among the league’s best get a chance to play on Christmas .