It doesn’t matter how long they have gone between championships, when the Golden State Warriors are good, people tune in to see the show. The team is responsible for three of the five most watched games of the young NBA season.
On Tuesday, the team demolished the Brooklyn Nets. The game drew an average audience of 2.29 million viewers for TNT. That made it the second most-watched game of the season.
What beat Tuesday’s game? It was the Warriors’ season-opener against the LA Lakers, which drew nearly 3.4 million viewers.
The last time the Golden State Warriors were on national TV was another high water mark. Their win over Chicago on November 12, which aired on ESPN, is the fifth most-watched game of the year.
Overall, the Warriors have played in three of the five most-watched games. The other two games in that group are from the league’s opening week. Golden State also played in five of the top 8 games this season and six of the top eleven.
Star power matters more in the NBA than in just about every other league. Clearly when Steph Curry is on and Klay Thompson is back, people want to see the show.
