December on ESPN has top-flight National Basketball Association (NBA) coverage with more LIVE regular season matchups including a holiday treat on the 25th as the always-dangerous San Antonio Spurs - runners-up last season in the NBA Finals to LeBron James and the Miami Heat - take on a newly-energized Dwight Howard and the Houston Rockets.
The month also features high-scoring Kevin Durant fronting the Oklahoma City Thunder as they go up against Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, while the Heat take on a top Eastern rival on the 18th when they go up against the Indiana Pacers. In addition to the Spurs vs. the Rockets on the 25th, the month closes with another Western rivalry as the Lakers host the Utah Jazz.
ESPN's coverage of the NBA airs all season, LIVE or on short-turnaround.
Schedule: LIVE coverage - Host team shown first
Dec 04 09:30pm Minnesota Timberwolves vs. San Antonio Spurs
Dec 06 07:30pm Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets
Dec 11 08:00pm New York Knicks vs. Chicago Bulls
Dec 13 08:00pm Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Dec 18 07:00pm Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers
Dec 20 08:00pm Indiana Pacers vs. Houston Rockets
Dec 25 08:00pm San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets
Dec 27 09:00pm Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz