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Kings-Warriors on TNT is most-watched NBA In-Season Tournament game and up 93% vs. comparable window - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

Wednesday December 6, 2023

New York, New York USA

The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Group Play stage delivered strong increases in television viewership, attendance and digital and social media engagement:

NATIONAL TV:

The Nov. 28 matchup between the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors on TNT averaged 2M viewers, making it the most-watched NBA In-Season Tournament game to date and up 93% vs. last season's comparable window. Group Play games across ESPN and TNT averaged 1.5M viewers, up 26% vs. last season's comparable windows.

LOCAL TV:

The average audience for Group Play games on regional sports networks and over-the-air stations finished up 20% vs. last November's average.

ATTENDANCE:

Through the conclusion of Group Play, the NBA had its highest average attendance on record (18,206) for the month of November.

SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA:

The NBA In-Season Tournament propelled the NBA App and the league's social media accounts to its best November ever (3.9B video views).

NBA LEAGUE PASS:

Watch time on NBA League Pass during the seven Group Play nights was up 25% vs. the comparable November dates last season.

THIS DAY IN THE NBA

December 6, 1966 Rick Barry of the San Francisco Warriors made an NBA-record 14 free throws in one quarter as the Warriors beat the Knicks 126-116 at New York.

December 6, 1984 Milwaukee retired uniform #16 in honor of center Bob Lanier, who had retired after the 1984 NBA Playoffs.

December 6, 1986 The Seattle SuperSonics posted a 136-80 win over the Rockets at The Summit in Houston. The 56-point margin made it the most one-sided road win in NBA history. The most one-sided road win in NBA Playoff history was the Lakers’ 126-70 win at Golden State in Game 3 of the 1973 Western Conference Finals on April 21.

December 6, 1997 The Houston Rockets defeat the Dallas Mavericks 108-106 in the first regular season game to be played in Mexico City at the Palacio de los Deportes.

December 6, 2000 Antawn Jamison of the Golden State Warriors and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers each scored 51 points in the Warriors’ 125-122 overtime victory. It was the first time in nearly 38 years and only the third time in NBA history that opposing players each scored at least 50 points in an NBA game. The feat last occurred on December 14, 1962, when Wilt Chamberlain scored 63 points for the Philadelphia Warriors and Elgin Baylor tallied 50 points for the Los Angeles Lakers. For Jamison, it was also the second straight game in which he scored 51 points, having hit that number December 3 in a loss to Seattle.

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