The NBA's five-game Christmas slate wrapped up with a 110-100 win for the Suns over the Nuggets. The Suns got 27 points each from Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal while the Nuggets were led by Nikola Jokic's 25 points and 15 rebounds.

That matchup was followed by the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Dallas Mavericks (2 p.m.), the Philadelphia 76ers taking on the Boston Celtics (5 p.m.), the Golden State Warriors hosting the Los Angeles Lakers (8 p.

Wembanyama scored 42 points to come close to breaking the Christmas Day debut scoring record of 45 set by a rookie Wilt Chamberlain in 1959, but the Knicks persevered down the stretch to win 117-114 on Wednesday.