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Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics

Nielsen average audience: 4,610,000 viewers (final), per Awful Announcing.

Aired
2025-03-08 Saturday
Networks
ABC
Away
Celtics
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4,610,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
provider-confirmed · 3 sources · final
figures last changed 2025-03-11

Published figures

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via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Awful Announcing
4,610,000
The game averaged 4.61 million viewers Awful Announcing, verbatim
peak audience
full telecast · final
confirmed · ESPN
5,342,000
According to Nielsen, NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Presented by Wingstop – the premier, national NBA game of the week – broadcast peaked with 5,342,000 viewers ESPN, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast / TV only · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
4,600,000
Saturday's Lakers-Celtics NBA regular season game averaged 4.6 million viewers on ABC, marking the largest NBA regular season audience — outside of Christmas … Sports Media Watch, verbatim
1 provider figure · 2 press attributions · provider-confirmed
confirmed = published by the provider · press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

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