Most-watched NBA telecasts of 2021
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
215
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched NBA telecasts of 2021
1
NBA Finals Game 6 - Bucks vs Suns
12,780,000
2
Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks
12,520,000
3
NBA Finals Game 4 - Bucks vs Suns
10,460,000
4
Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks
10,250,000
5
Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns
9,620,000
6
NBA Finals Game 2 - Bucks vs Suns
9,590,000
7
NBA Finals Game 5 - Bucks vs Suns
9,550,000
8
Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns
9,380,000
9
NBA Finals Game 3 - Bucks vs Suns
9,250,000
10
Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks
9,020,000
11
NBA Finals Game 1 - Bucks vs Suns
8,700,000
12
Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns
8,560,000
13
Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets
6,910,000
14
Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers
6,160,000
15
NBA All-Star Game
5,940,000
16
Western Conference Finals Game 6 - Clippers vs Suns
5,932,000
17
NBA Nets–Lakers
5,750,000
18
Western Conference Finals Game 5 - Clippers vs Suns
5,740,000
19
Western Conference Finals Game 4 - Clippers vs Suns
5,687,000
20
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
5,620,000
21
Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 - Bucks vs Hawks
5,600,000
22
Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 - Bucks vs Hawks
5,385,000
23
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers
5,380,000
24
Western Conference Finals Game 3 - Clippers vs Suns
5,330,000
25
Western Conference Finals Game 2 - Clippers vs Suns
5,324,000
26
Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 - Bucks vs Hawks
5,300,000
27
NBA Warriors–Suns
5,190,000
28
NBA Celtics–Bucks
4,930,000
29
Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 - Bucks vs Hawks
4,920,000
30
Utah Jazz at LA Clippers
4,660,000
31
Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 - Bucks vs Hawks
4,630,000
32
Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets
4,580,000
33
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers
4,530,000
34
Western Conference Finals Game 1 - Clippers vs Suns
4,520,000
35
Philadelphia 76ers at Atlanta Hawks
4,340,000
36
Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets
4,220,000
37
Utah Jazz at LA Clippers
4,110,000
38
Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks
4,030,000
39
Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets
3,960,000
40
Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers
3,880,000
41
Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 - Bucks vs Hawks
3,799,000
42
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers
3,720,000
43
Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns
3,690,000
44
LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks
3,610,000
45
Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns
3,530,000
46
Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets
3,500,000
47
Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics
3,470,000
48
Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers
3,390,000
49
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
3,390,000
50
Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers
3,360,000
51
Denver Nuggets at Portland Trail Blazers
3,290,000
52
NBA Warriors–76ers
3,070,000
53
NBA Hawks–Knicks
2,920,000
54
Utah Jazz at Memphis Grizzlies
2,890,000
55
Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks
2,860,000
56
Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics
2,740,000
57
Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks
2,580,000
58
Brooklyn Nets at Golden State Warriors
2,560,000
59
Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets
2,550,000
60
Washington Wizards at Boston Celtics
2,500,000
61
Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics
2,490,000
62
NBA Warriors–Suns
2,380,000
63
Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks
2,350,000
64
NBA Warriors–Lakers
2,320,000
65
San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies
2,293,000
66
Golden State Warriors at Brooklyn Nets
2,290,000
67
Boston Celtics at New Orleans Pelicans
2,260,000
68
New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks
2,240,000
69
Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks
2,230,000
70
NBA Heat–Lakers
2,200,000
71
NBA Nets–Bucks
2,160,000
72
NBA Bucks–Nets
2,110,000
73
NBA 76ers–Warriors
2,100,000
74
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers
2,090,000
75
NBA Suns–Warriors
2,040,000
76
Los Angeles Lakers at Brooklyn Nets
2,020,000
77
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks
1,960,000
78
Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers
1,940,000
79
Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks
1,890,000
80
Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks
1,880,000
81
Dallas Mavericks at Brooklyn Nets
1,850,000
82
NBA Grizzlies–Warriors
1,820,000
83
NBA Lakers–76ers
1,780,000
84
NBA Lakers–Clippers
1,760,000
85
NBA Hornets–Warriors
1,760,000
86
New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets
1,750,000
87
Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics
1,740,000
88
Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks
1,740,000
89
Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics
1,740,000
90
NBA Celtics–Warriors
1,730,000
91
NBA Lakers–Bucks
1,710,000
92
NBA Clippers–Bucks
1,680,000
93
NBA Nets–76ers
1,680,000
94
NBA Clippers–Nets
1,660,000
95
NBA Pelicans–Lakers
1,640,000
96
NBA Trail Blazers–Warriors
1,640,000
97
NBA Celtics–Lakers
1,630,000
98
NBA Heat–Lakers
1,610,000
99
NBA Pelicans–Warriors
1,600,000
100
NBA Lakers–Timberwolves
1,600,000
Top 100 of 215 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 22:00 UTC