NEW YORK – Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers was the most-watched NBA Finals game in six years, averaging 16.4 million viewers on ABC. The game peaked with 19.3 million viewers at 9:45 p.m. ET.

Sunday’s game, however, caps a series between two smaller-market teams that drew relatively low viewing figures.

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