The week of Christmas begins for NBC Sports with Peacock NBA Mondays, where a Western Conference matchup between an always dangerous Memphis squad and the team that's probably the best in the league right now, the Oklahoma City Thunder, is set to tip off on December 22. Let's take a closer look at the matchup, and how you can tune in.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies are set to tango for the second time this season on Monday inside the Paycom Center. Will the OKC Thunder be able to go 2-0 against Memphis and get back in the win column as each side is short handed?

Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway explains why Tigers players can get fined thousands of dollars for violations of program rules.

Memphis basketball has a chance to go into American Conference play on a high note – and do the Tigers ever need it.

The Memphis Grizzlies are struggling to stay healthy this season as they go into their matchup against the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder with several

Sincere Parker's halfcourt heave beat the buzzer to end the first half, cutting Mississippi State's halftime lead to 34-30. After starting the game 1-of-10 from the field, the Tigers made back-to-back buckets (starting with Curtis Givens III's jumper) to cut Mississippi State's lead to 16-9 with 11:28 left in the first half.

Memphis basketball guard Sincere Parker beat the halftime buzzer with a 50-foot heave against Mississippi State Dec. 20 in Starkville, Mississippi.

BOTTOM LINE: Alabama State hits the road against Memphis looking to break its five-game road skid. The Tigers are 4-2 in home games. Memphis is eighth in the AAC scoring 74.3 points while shooting 41.8% from the field. The Hornets are 1-7 on the road. Alabama State gives up 82.4 points to opponents and has been outscored by 5.8 points per game.

Jock Landale introduced dominoes as a way to pass the time when he joined the Memphis Grizzlies, and it has become a tool of bonding as well.