Circled HoopsNBA schedule for fantasy basketball, Dec 21–27
Last updated October 27, 2026
53 NBA games from Monday, December 21 to Sunday, December 27, by US Eastern date. 18 teams play 4 games. Wednesday is the busiest night with 15 games, and Thursday the quietest with 0.
Games each night
- Mon, Dec 21: 10 games
- Tue, Dec 22: 3 games
- Wed, Dec 23: 15 games
- Thu, Dec 24: 0 games
- Fri, Dec 25: 5 games
- Sat, Dec 26: 8 games
- Sun, Dec 27: 12 games
Games per team
- 4 games: BKN, CHA, DEN, DET, GSW, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIN, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHI, POR, SAS, WAS
- 3 games: ATL, CHI, CLE, DAL, MIL, NOP, PHX, SAC, TOR, UTA
- 2 games: BOS, HOU
Back-to-backs
Teams that play two nights in a row. Coaches often rest older players on the second night.
- BKN: Dec 26 and Dec 27
- CHA: Dec 26 and Dec 27
- DET: Dec 22 and Dec 23; Dec 26 and Dec 27
- GSW: Dec 22 and Dec 23
- IND: Dec 26 and Dec 27
- LAC: Dec 26 and Dec 27
- MEM: Dec 26 and Dec 27
- OKC: Dec 22 and Dec 23
- ORL: Dec 26 and Dec 27
- POR: Dec 26 and Dec 27
- WAS: Dec 22 and Dec 23; Dec 26 and Dec 27
- ATL: Dec 26 and Dec 27
- DAL: Dec 22 and Dec 23
- TOR: Dec 22 and Dec 23
- UTA: Dec 26 and Dec 27
Best night for top players
The top players by fantasy value this season, each game projected with Circled Hoops’ default scoring. The best night is the game with the highest projection.
| Player | Games | Best night |
|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic (DEN) | Mon at LAC, Wed at LAL, Fri at GSW, Sun vs IND | Sun vs IND, 52.3 projected |
| Victor Wembanyama (SAS) | Mon vs MIL, Wed at BKN, Fri at NYK, Sun vs ATL | Fri at NYK, 39.3 projected |
| Luka Doncic (LAL) | Mon vs IND, Wed vs DEN, Fri vs PHI, Sun vs MEM | Wed vs DEN, 40.0 projected |
| Jalen Johnson (ATL) | Wed vs DET, Sat vs CHA, Sun at SAS | Wed vs DET, 46.9 projected |
| Tyrese Haliburton (IND) | Mon at LAL, Wed at PHX, Sat at UTA, Sun at DEN | Sat at UTA, 42.8 projected |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) | Tue vs DET, Wed at NOP, Fri at MIN, Sun at HOU | Tue vs DET, 34.4 projected |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA) | Mon vs CHI, Wed vs CHI, Fri at BOS, Sun vs CHA | Wed vs CHI, 40.3 projected |
| Cade Cunningham (DET) | Tue at OKC, Wed at ATL, Sat at CHI, Sun vs POR | Sat at CHI, 36.9 projected |
| Alperen Sengun (HOU) | Wed at PHI, Sun vs OKC | Sun vs OKC, 42.6 projected |
| Tyrese Maxey (PHI) | Mon at CHA, Wed vs HOU, Fri at LAL, Sun at LAC | Sun at LAC, 37.3 projected |
| Walker Kessler (LAL) | Mon vs IND, Wed vs DEN, Fri vs PHI, Sun vs MEM | Mon vs IND, 42.9 projected |
| Scottie Barnes (TOR) | Tue at WAS, Wed at MEM, Sat at ORL | Sat at ORL, 26.9 projected |
| Anthony Davis (WAS) | Tue vs TOR, Wed vs CLE, Sat vs POR, Sun at CLE | Sat vs POR, 29.1 projected |
| Kawhi Leonard (TOR) | Tue at WAS, Wed at MEM, Sat at ORL | Tue at WAS, 14.6 projected |
| Evan Mobley (CLE) | Mon vs NYK, Wed at WAS, Sun vs WAS | Sun vs WAS, 33.2 projected |
| Domantas Sabonis (SAC) | Mon at ORL, Wed vs DAL, Sun vs UTA | Wed vs DAL, 50.2 projected |
| Jayson Tatum (BOS) | Wed vs POR, Fri vs MIA | Fri vs MIA, 36.4 projected |
| Donovan Mitchell (CLE) | Mon vs NYK, Wed at WAS, Sun vs WAS | Sun vs WAS, 37.3 projected |
| Amen Thompson (HOU) | Wed at PHI, Sun vs OKC | Sun vs OKC, 31.8 projected |
| Jamal Murray (DEN) | Mon at LAC, Wed at LAL, Fri at GSW, Sun vs IND | Fri at GSW, 33.2 projected |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) | Mon at CLE, Wed vs UTA, Fri vs SAS, Sun vs BKN | Sun vs BKN, 36.9 projected |
| Joel Embiid (PHI) | Mon at CHA, Wed vs HOU, Fri at LAL, Sun at LAC | Wed vs HOU, 16.2 projected |
| LeBron James (PHI) | Mon at CHA, Wed vs HOU, Fri at LAL, Sun at LAC | Wed vs HOU, 31.5 projected |
| Cooper Flagg (DAL) | Tue at GSW, Wed at SAC, Sat vs PHX | Sat vs PHX, 46.8 projected |
| Yaxel Lendeborg (GSW) | Tue vs DAL, Wed at LAC, Fri vs DEN, Sun vs MIN | Fri vs DEN, 34.7 projected |
Using this in Circled Hoops
In Circled Hoops you circle one game for each starter, and only that game counts. A team with four games gives you more nights to choose from, but no extra points, so the question is which night. Lineups lock Monday at 7 PM in your league’s time zone. How to play has the full rules, and you can start a free league.