Where Does Suns-Mavs Rank in Slate of Christmas Day Games?

It's no secret the NBA is fueled by rivalry, and the Phoenix Suns' rivalry with the Dallas Mavericks has evolved into must-see television anytime they play - especially with the animosity between Devin Booker and Luka Doncic.

The NBA knows that too, and thus picked the two to battle each other on Christmas Day in front of a national audience.

Suns-Mavericks is one of the five tasty lineups for fans to enjoy on the holiday according to NBA insider Shams Charania:

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat

Milwaukee Bucks vs. New York Knicks

Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Dallas Mavericks vs. Phoenix Suns

Golden State Warriors vs. Denver Nuggets

Where does Phoenix's tilt with Dallas rank on the holiday?

ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel placed the matchup at third place behind Celtics-Lakers and Nuggets-Warriors.

"We don't even need to see a full game play out between the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns, we just want to see Luka Doncic and Devin Booker go one-on-one against each other!" wrote Siegel.

"The rivalry between the Mavs and Suns have continued to grow over the last couple of years and there are a lot of narratives that surround their Christmas Day game this upcoming season. There is the Doncic-Booker feud, but this will also be a matchup of two former teammates in Kevin Durant versus Kyrie Irving. Throw Bradley Beal into the mix and all of a sudden, we have five All-Star talents taking the floor during the holiday season.

"This will also mark the first time that Dallas will play Phoenix on Christmas Day, so a little bit of history will be made in this budding rivalry.

"Dallas missed the playoffs last season and they've been doing everything they can to improve their roster this summer. Grant Williams, Seth Curry, Richaun Holmes and Derrick Jones Jr. are all veteran players who will provide depth coming off the bench and the Mavs still have both Josh Green and Jaden Hardy as well.

"There is a chance this game could be the highest-scoring affair on Christmas Day and if we know anything, it is that Doncic and Booker will have a few words and smiles for one another over the course of these 48 minutes."