The NBA scored its largest audience in …

The NBA scored its largest audience in months — and cable’s best first round playoff audience in two years — with Wednesday’s Game 7 nailbiter between the Rockets and Thunder. Wednesday’s Thunder-Rockets first round NBA playoff Game 7 averaged 4.11 million viewers on ESPN, marking the most-watched opening round playoff game on cable in two years (2018 Cavaliers-Pacers Game 4: 6.07M) and the most-watched on ESPN in three (2017 Warriors-Blazers Game 3: 4.38M). Keep in mind it was ESPN’s first opening round Game 7 since 2003.