The victory of the Boston Celtics on the Los Angeles Lakers of Boston Celtics On Saturday, March 8, became the most viewed regular season match in seven years. This excludes games that are played on Christmas Day.
Shown on NBA Saturday Primetime on Saturday, 4.61 million viewers coordinated for the matchup with a peak of 5.3 million viewers. It represents an increase of 92 percent versus the next comparable window.
Luka Doncic played the Boston Celtics in last year’s NBA Finals as a member of the Dallas Mavericks. The intrigues of him in a Lakers uniform in a legendary rivalry that certainly contributes to the intrigues.
Boston took the check in the second half and defeated the Lakers 29-13 in the third quarter. A late rally fell short for Los Angeles and LeBron James suffered a Liesstam during the process. He is expected to miss at least a few weeks.
Mavs’ pain is the profit of NBA
Although MAVS fans certainly continue to exist due to a brutal phase, there is no doubt about the NBA loves every minute of Doncic in a Lakers uniform.
There are also more selection framework matchups ahead.
The Lakers and Doncic will be confronted with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks the following week. Idem, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets.
Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns wait on Sunday 13 March. There is a match against Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors on 3 April, followed by a double beef against the top placed Oklahoma City Thunder with MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
The main event of all main events will be on Wednesday 9 April. Doncic’s first return to Dallas to play the mavs. This will certainly enter the most viewed territory.
How much is Lebron’s absence felt?
There is no doubt that James may have added his last performance in Boston to the intrigues of the matchup. How much his absence removes from the coming selection framework will be interesting to see.
This is also the time to wonder how interesting these games will actually be from a competitive position, now without James.
In the first match of the Lakers without James, they fell shockingly in a Brooklyn Nets team that looks aimed at the lottery.
Thirdly in the West with a record of 40-23, it will cost a Herculean effort of Doncic to keep the Lakers in the upper echelon of the West.
