Overview
- NBA Communications said Tuesday that Sixers–Celtics Game 7 averaged 11 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, the most-watched first-round Game 7 on record.
- Sports Media Watch reported a 10.99 million average using Nielsen plus Adobe counts, with a Kentucky Derby lead-in that helped push a 12.6 million peak.
- The opening round averaged 4.0 million viewers per game, the highest since 1993, as exclusive national TV windows replaced most local simulcasts.
- Philadelphia advanced with a 109-100 road win after trailing Boston 3-1, the first such comeback in 76ers history.
- The 76ers now face the Knicks, who won Game 1 on Monday in New York 137-98, setting up strong big-market interest for the next round.