The Lakers-Warriors matchup was the most-watched regular season game in five years. The primetime event averaged 7.76 million viewers, peaking at 8.32 million during its dramatic conclusion - a stunning 499% increase from last year's 5 p.

The NBA got viewers for Christmas, even while going up against NFL games. The NBA’s five-game Christmas lineup was the league’s most-watched in five years, with the games averaging about 5.25 million viewers per game across ABC,

One of the dominant conversations this season has been how to fix the NBA, which got a reminder it’s still great with its Christmas games.