Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
Nielsen average audience: 3,760,000 viewers (preliminary), per The TV Ratings Guide.
- Aired
- 2026-04-21 Tuesday
- Away
- Lakers
- Home
- Rockets
3,760,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
multiple sources · 2 sources · preliminary
figures last changed 2026-04-24
Published figures
JSONNielsen2 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · preliminary
press-attributed · The TV Ratings Guide
3,760,000
10:30 PM NBA Playoffs: Rockets v. Lakers 1.06 18 3.76 NBCThe TV Ratings Guide, verbatim
5,800,000
The Lakers' win, which peaked with 5.8 million viewersSports Media Watch, verbatim
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
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47th of 101 published NBA figures in the 2025-26 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 23:13 UTC
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