3-point trio: This matchup features three of the top 12 players in 3-pointers made this season: Golden State’s Steph Curry leads the league (164), while Minnesota’s Donte DiVincenzo (137) and Anthony Edwards (125) rank sixth and 12th, respectively.

So begins the back half of the NBA regular season. Before that familiar sequence of trade deadline into All-Star break, we get a return of the Saturday showcase format. ABC opens its triple-header window this weekend, with “Inside the NBA” and all its strange revelry for studio intermissions.

The Mavs vs. Lakers will tip off at 8:30 p.m. ET, from American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Fans can listen to Saturday's Mavs vs. Lakers game live on SiriusXM via channels 86 (Mavs) and 80 (Lakers).

The Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks kick off a Sunday afternoon NBA doubleheader on ABC with an Eastern Conference showdown in Philly.

This year features another five games being played on Christmas Day, including several NBA title contenders, which basketball fans can watch nationally. The Cleveland Cavaliers (17-14) will take on the New York Knicks (20-9) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday at noon ET on ABC and ESPN and the ESPN app.

The Atlanta Hawks vs. Milwaukee Bucks game will be available to watch live at 1 p.m. via a live stream. The other five games will not be available on streaming, nor will they be nationally televised. The Sporting News has all the details on how to watch each basketball game on 2026 MLK Day.

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The NBA's slate for Martin Luther King Jr. Day is enormous, including a quadruple-header on NBC. Here's how to watch and stream every game.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma Thunder hit the road Thursday night as big favorites over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. The game is scheduled to start at 9:30 p.m.