Here is the full National Basketball Association schedule for Dec. 4 and how to watch all the games. Or see our sortable NBA schedule to filter by team or division. All times Eastern and accurate as of Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at 4:22 a.m.

This Tuesday, the NBA on NBC brings you another doubleheader that kicks off with must-see Eastern Conference action.

Houston is 2-1 this week (so far), and the rise of another Western Conference team has resulted in a slight drop in the power rankings.

The Los Angeles Lakers have emerged as one of the most dominant offensive teams in the NBA early in the 2025–26 season, entering Friday with a 16–5 record. The driving force behind their success has been the elite play of superstar Luka Doncic. The 26-year-old guard is off to a blistering start, firmly placing himself in the middle of the MVP race.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James will miss his 16th game of the season on Friday at the Boston Celtics with right sciatica and left foot joint arthritis.

LeBron James failing to score 10 points in a regular season game for the first time in nearly two decades cost one sports bettor dearly.

The league on Tuesday officially announced its new format for the exhibition, which now features a round-robin tournament of three teams. Each team will have "a minimum of eight players." Once every team has played each other, the two teams with the best records will advance to a championship game.

The NBA All-Star game is one of the highlights of the regular season, and former Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade knows how to make it even better. Over the past several seasons, the event has been criticized by fans and experts for not being entertaining enough. One of their main concerns is the lack of competitiveness.

Last season's NBA MVP race was as back-and-forth as ever, as it came down to Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver Nuggets center Nikol