LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers in motion in opposition to the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Heart on December 18, 2018 within the Brooklyn
LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers in motion in opposition to the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Heart on December 18, 2018 within the Brooklyn borough of New York Metropolis.
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In a possible championship preview, the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks contest served Turner Sports activities properly, because the nationally televised recreation averaged 2.Eight million viewers, the community mentioned on Friday night.
The sport that includes the perfect two groups within the Nationwide Basketball Affiliation is the most-watched NBA recreation on any community since opening night time on the channel, in response to officers from Turner. The community added the Thursday night time recreation was additionally the most-watched regular-season recreation on TNT because the Jan. 15, 2018 recreation between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Bucks beat the Lakers, 111-104, behind reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 34 factors, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Lakers All-Star LeBron James completed together with his sixth triple-double of the season (21 factors, 10 rebounds, 11 assists). Within the contest, James additionally moved to ninth on the all-time assists listing (8,970), passing Gary Payton.
Of their media launch, Turner additionally mentioned Thursday’s contest is up 150% over final 12 months’s match between the Houston Rockets and Miami Warmth, which aired on Dec. 20, 2018. In keeping with Turner, that recreation drew 1.1 million viewers.
Thursday’s recreation is a…