Tonight’s top picks
7:30 p.m. on TNT NBA Basketball
An intracity rivalry gets another chapter tonight at Barclays Center, where Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets will defend home court from Julius Randle and the New York Knicks. While the Nets have struggled at times on the court and over the controversy surrounding Kyrie Irving, the Knicks have looked impressive, especially on the offensive end, where they’ve ranked among the league leaders in points scored in the early going.
LIFE
8 p.m. on Movie: Saying Yes to Christmas
While workaholic June is back home visiting her family for the holidays, a magic Christmas wish casts a spell that compels her to say “yes” to every invitation she receives. Among them, the sudden reappearance of Blake, an old flame, soon finds its way onto her overcommitted schedule, striking some long-dormant sparks as they spend time together. Erika Prevost and Romaine Waite star in this 2021 yuletide romance.
8 p.m. on TCM Movie: Father Goose
Cary Grant gives one of his most engaging later performances in this 1964 comedy. The jaunty theme song — “Pass Me By” — says it all for his character, a happily aimless seafarer reluctantly enlisted to help Australia’s navy during World War II. Supposedly alone on a South Seas island, he ends up protecting a teacher (Leslie Caron) and her students, who are on the run from Japanese soldiers. The comedy airs tonight as part of a salute to Grant.
8 p.m. on 7 Little Johnstons
TLC
Trent is forced to re-evaluate his priorities after his father’s declining health causes him to miss their annual Father’s Day gathering in a new episode called “From Croquet to Crochet.” Meanwhile, Anna is hit with the realities of living on her own, and Emma settles into her new solo room.