ESPN's coverage of Boston vs. Los Angeles on March 8 averaged the most viewers for a regular-season NBA game since 2018 (excluding Christmas).

ESPN’s coverage of the Boston Celtics 111-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on the March 8 edition of NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Presented by Wingstop averaged 4,605,000 viewers, making

The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night by a score of 111-101 in one of the most highly anticipated regular season games of the year. After the dust settled on this game, the NBA issued a big announcement on the viewership numbers for this game, and they quickly caught fans' attention.