The 2024 playoffs are averaging a 2.2 rating with 4.1 million viewers heading into the NBA Finals.

The ratings are down 11% from last year, with viewership down 13%.

The numbers are also slightly down from 2022. Viewership had been trending to an increase from 2022 before the conference finals.

The Mavs-Timberwolves series averaged a 3.4 rating with 6.74 million viewers, while the Celtics-Pacers series averaged a 3.4 rating with 6.31 million viewers.

The Western Conference Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves averaged a 3.4 rating with 6.74 million viewers.

That number is down 18% in ratings from last year's Lakers-Nuggets series.

The Game 5 clincher averaged a 3.2 rating with 6.26 million viewers.

The Celtics-Pacers series averaged a 3.4 rating with 6.31 million viewers.

The Boston Celtics opened as -225 favorites in the NBA Finals at ESPN BET.

The Mavs, who started the season with 25-1 odds of winning the title, are +185 underdogs.

Jayson Tatum is the favorite to win Finals MVP at -130, with Luka Doncic second at +200.

The odds reflect Kristaps Porzingis returning to the Celtics lineup for Game 1. 

The Boston Celtics' sweep of the Indiana Pacers averaged a 3.4 rating with 6.31 million viewers.

That number is down 15% in viewership from last year's Celtics-Heat series.

Game 4 finished with a 3.5 rating and a series-high 6.63 million viewers. 

The Celtics-Pacers series ranked as the fourth most-watched Eastern Conference Finals of the last nine years.