Most-watched NBA telecasts of 2025
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.
117
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched NBA telecasts of 2025
1
NBA Finals Game 7, Pacers vs Thunder
16,610,000
2
NBA Finals Game 7, Pacers vs Thunder
16,350,000
3
NBA Warriors–Kings
9,800,000
4
NBA Finals Game 5, Pacers vs Thunder
9,540,000
5
NBA Finals Game 4, Pacers vs Thunder
9,400,000
6
NBA Finals Game 6, Pacers vs Thunder
9,280,000
7
NBA Finals Game 3, Pacers vs Thunder
9,190,000
8
NBA Finals Game 1, Pacers vs Thunder
8,910,000
9
NBA Finals Game 2, Pacers vs Thunder
8,760,000
10
Eastern Conference Finals Game 6, Knicks vs Pacers
8,120,000
11
Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves
7,350,000
12
New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers
7,100,000
13
Eastern Conference Finals Game 5, Knicks vs Pacers
6,720,000
14
Eastern Conference Finals Game 2, Knicks vs Pacers
6,700,000
15
Eastern Conference Finals Game 4, Knicks vs Pacers
6,700,000
16
Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets
6,630,000
17
Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks
6,600,000
18
Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors
6,570,000
19
Western Conference Finals Game 4, Thunder vs Timberwolves
6,530,000
20
NBA Cavaliers–Knicks
6,370,000
21
Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder
6,340,000
22
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks
6,130,000
23
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
6,100,000
24
Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets
6,010,000
25
NBA Rockets–Thunder
5,900,000
26
Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers
5,838,000
27
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks
5,730,000
28
NBA Rockets–Lakers
5,400,000
29
Western Conference Finals Game 1, Thunder vs Timberwolves
5,360,000
30
Western Conference Finals Game 3, Thunder vs Timberwolves
5,260,000
31
Western Conference Finals Game 2, Thunder vs Timberwolves
5,160,000
32
Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors
5,080,000
33
Western Conference Finals Game 5, Thunder vs Timberwolves
4,620,000
34
Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics
4,610,000
35
Cleveland Cavaliers at Indiana Pacers
3,910,000
36
San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks
3,070,000
37
NBA Lakers–Warriors
3,050,000
38
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
2,900,000
39
NBA Lakers–Nuggets
2,870,000
40
NBA Knicks–Warriors
2,730,000
41
Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks
2,510,000
42
NBA Mavericks–Lakers
2,500,000
43
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
2,500,000
44
NBA Spurs–Mavericks
2,490,000
45
NBA Warriors–76ers
2,460,000
46
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks
2,420,000
47
NBA Knicks–Celtics
2,240,000
48
NBA Cavaliers–Knicks
2,170,000
49
Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors
2,031,000
50
NBA Suns–Mavericks
2,030,000
51
NBA Jazz–Lakers
2,010,000
52
NBA Knicks–Lakers
2,000,000
53
NBA Clippers–Lakers
1,890,000
54
NBA Cavaliers–Bucks
1,890,000
55
NBA Thunder–Cavaliers
1,870,000
56
NBA Nuggets–Thunder
1,870,000
57
NBA Mavericks–Celtics
1,840,000
58
NBA Cavaliers–Celtics
1,810,000
59
NBA Magic–Cavaliers
1,770,000
60
Memphis Grizzlies at Cleveland Cavaliers
1,730,000
61
Oklahoma City Thunder at Boston Celtics
1,700,000
62
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers
1,660,000
63
Philadelphia 76ers at Milwaukee Bucks
1,580,000
64
NBA Clippers–Warriors
1,550,000
65
NBA Nuggets–Timberwolves
1,540,000
66
NBA Lakers–Clippers
1,500,000
67
NBA Grizzlies–Bucks
1,480,000
68
NBA Warriors–Spurs
1,430,000
69
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets
1,400,000
70
NBA Thunder–Bucks
1,390,000
71
NBA Spurs–Bucks
1,380,000
72
NBA Cavaliers–Thunder
1,360,000
73
NBA Lakers–Timberwolves
1,360,000
74
Denver Nuggets at Milwaukee Bucks
1,300,000
75
NBA Cavaliers–Celtics
1,280,000
76
NBA Knicks–76ers
1,220,000
77
NBA Spurs–Celtics
1,210,000
78
Denver Nuggets at Sacramento Kings
1,210,000
79
NBA Celtics–Lakers
1,200,000
80
Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves
1,200,000
81
Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks
1,200,000
82
NBA Lakers–Grizzlies
1,200,000
83
NBA Spurs–Hawks
1,190,000
84
NBA Thunder–Spurs
1,190,000
85
NBA Timberwolves–Mavericks
1,170,000
86
NBA Suns–Warriors
1,170,000
87
NBA Suns–Thunder
1,170,000
88
NBA Timberwolves–Rockets
1,160,000
89
NBA Warriors–Timberwolves
1,150,000
90
NBA Magic–Celtics
1,150,000
91
New York Knicks at Toronto Raptors
1,140,000
92
NBA Grizzlies–Spurs
1,130,000
93
NBA Knicks–Cavaliers
1,130,000
94
NBA Nuggets–76ers
1,120,000
95
NBA Grizzlies–Suns
1,100,000
96
NBA Warriors–Kings
1,090,000
97
NBA Timberwolves–Suns
1,090,000
98
NBA 76ers–Celtics
1,090,000
99
NBA Heat–Bucks
1,050,000
100
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers
1,040,000
Top 100 of 117 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC
Rows span 2 Nielsen eras (Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.