The Nets are rising in the TV ratings department. Via the New York Post:
James Harden hasn’t faced the Knicks in his new Brooklyn uniform but he’s already beating them.
Harden was obtained in a blockbuster trade on Jan. 13, hours before the Nets played the Knicks at the Garden.
The Nets, since Harden’s first game, are averaging 122,000 viewers per game to the Knicks’ 111,000 viewers, based on Nielsen ratings, according to sources.
This isn’t a surprise. The Knicks are playing respectable basketball this season but are in a rebuilding state. While the Nets have three of the NBA’s best and most popular players, are still working out team chemistry, especially on the defensive end, but are focused on competing for the 2021 NBA championship and should certainly make the playoffs.
