NBA Games: 3 Matchups which should have been scheduled for Christmas Day

#1 Portland Trail Blazers v Los Angeles Clippers (Scheduled for December 12th, 2019)

At the moment, the schedule has the Clippers hosting the Trailblazers on December 12th. On Christmas Day, the Clippers play the Lakers.

Once again, just because LA is a large media market it does not mean they deserve the spotlight on the holiday schedule. This applies to the Lakers, who were not even a playoff team in 2019.

If anything, the Clippers who were eighth in the West and have now added stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to a solid roster. The Portland Trail Blazers who finished third in the West with 53 wins and deserve to get some attention.

First, based on the 2019 free agency and trade transactions it's clear that the Clippers added the best talent to their roster. Further, they did it by bringing in Leonard and George to their team.

In comparison, the Lakers had to sign a whole bunch of players from Danny Green to DeMarcus Cousins, who recently suffered an ACL injury. These players n addition to the trade for Anthony Davis, so how do all these new players fit together?

As for Portland, they were, in addition to the third-best team out west in 2019, a handful for the Western Conference Finalists Golden State to deal with.

Even though they were swept in the Western Final by the Warriors, in three of the four games Portland had double-digit second-half leads.

Portland also features a great shooting guard combo in Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. The Trailblazers still have the ability to be an elite competitor in the West even with all the changes that came to be this off-season.