NBA: Warriors Game 4 drew largest 1st-round audience in 21 years
The broadcast averaged 7,523,000 viewers, peaking with 10,406,000 viewers, according to Nielsen.
Published : Apr 25, 2023 22:16 IST - 1 MIN READ
Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green screams at Sacramento Kings’ De’Aaron Fox after Green was fouled in third quarter during Game 4 of NBA Western Conference 1st Round Playoffs at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, April 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP/Scott Strazzante
Sunday’s Game 4 between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings drew the largest TV audience for a first-round NBA playoff game in 21 years.
The Warriors defeated the Kings 126-125 to tie their best-of-seven series at two victories apiece.
The broadcast averaged 7,523,000 viewers, peaking with 10,406,000 viewers, according to Nielsen.
It marked the most-watched, first-round playoff game since April 28, 2002, when the Kobe Bryant- and Shaquille O’Neal-led Los Angeles Lakers played the Portland Trail Blazers (8,555,000 viewers).