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.
208
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
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
NBA All-Star Game
6,130,000
15
Western Conference Finals Game 6, Clippers vs Suns
5,932,000
16
NBA Nets–Lakers
5,750,000
17
Western Conference Finals Game 5, Clippers vs Suns
5,740,000
18
Western Conference Finals Game 4, Clippers vs Suns
5,687,000
19
Eastern Conference Finals Game 3, Bucks vs Hawks
5,600,000
20
Eastern Conference Finals Game 6, Bucks vs Hawks
5,385,000
21
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers
5,380,000
22
Western Conference Finals Game 3, Clippers vs Suns
5,330,000
23
Western Conference Finals Game 2, Clippers vs Suns
5,324,000
24
Eastern Conference Finals Game 1, Bucks vs Hawks
5,300,000
25
NBA Warriors–Suns
5,190,000
26
NBA Celtics–Bucks
4,930,000
27
Eastern Conference Finals Game 5, Bucks vs Hawks
4,920,000
28
Utah Jazz at LA Clippers
4,660,000
29
Eastern Conference Finals Game 4, Bucks vs Hawks
4,630,000
30
Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets
4,580,000
31
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers
4,530,000
32
Western Conference Finals Game 1, Clippers vs Suns
4,520,000
33
Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets
4,220,000
34
Utah Jazz at LA Clippers
4,110,000
35
Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks
4,030,000
36
Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets
3,960,000
37
Eastern Conference Finals Game 2, Bucks vs Hawks
3,799,000
38
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers
3,720,000
39
Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns
3,690,000
40
LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks
3,610,000
41
Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns
3,530,000
42
Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets
3,500,000
43
Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics
3,470,000
44
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
3,390,000
45
Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers
3,360,000
46
NBA Warriors–76ers
3,070,000
47
NBA Hawks–Knicks
2,920,000
48
Utah Jazz at Memphis Grizzlies
2,890,000
49
Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks
2,860,000
50
Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics
2,740,000
51
Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks
2,580,000
52
Brooklyn Nets at Golden State Warriors
2,560,000
53
Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets
2,550,000
54
Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics
2,490,000
55
NBA Warriors–Suns
2,380,000
56
Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks
2,350,000
57
NBA Warriors–Lakers
2,320,000
58
San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies
2,290,000
59
Golden State Warriors at Brooklyn Nets
2,290,000
60
Boston Celtics at New Orleans Pelicans
2,260,000
61
New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks
2,240,000
62
Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks
2,230,000
63
NBA Heat–Lakers
2,200,000
64
NBA Nets–Bucks
2,160,000
65
NBA Bucks–Nets
2,110,000
66
NBA 76ers–Warriors
2,100,000
67
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers
2,090,000
68
NBA Suns–Warriors
2,040,000
69
Los Angeles Lakers at Brooklyn Nets
2,020,000
70
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks
1,960,000
71
Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers
1,940,000
72
Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks
1,890,000
73
Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks
1,880,000
74
Dallas Mavericks at Brooklyn Nets
1,850,000
75
NBA Grizzlies–Warriors
1,820,000
76
NBA Lakers–76ers
1,780,000
77
NBA Lakers–Clippers
1,760,000
78
NBA Hornets–Warriors
1,760,000
79
New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets
1,750,000
80
Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics
1,740,000
81
Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks
1,740,000
82
Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics
1,740,000
83
NBA Celtics–Warriors
1,730,000
84
NBA Lakers–Bucks
1,710,000
85
NBA Clippers–Bucks
1,680,000
86
NBA Nets–76ers
1,680,000
87
NBA Clippers–Nets
1,660,000
88
NBA Pelicans–Lakers
1,640,000
89
NBA Trail Blazers–Warriors
1,640,000
90
NBA Celtics–Lakers
1,630,000
91
NBA Heat–Lakers
1,610,000
92
NBA Pelicans–Warriors
1,600,000
93
NBA Lakers–Timberwolves
1,600,000
94
LA Clippers at Golden State Warriors
1,590,000
95
NBA Knicks–Clippers
1,590,000
96
NBA Mavericks–Jazz
1,520,000
97
Brooklyn Nets at LA Clippers
1,510,000
98
Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets
1,490,000
99
Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics
1,490,000
100
Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee Bucks
1,470,000
Top 100 of 208 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC