India, June 11 -- Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers drew an average of 8.76 million viewers, marking the lowest viewership for a Game 2 in the Finals since 2007 - not counting the 2020 bubble season.

The Thunder's 123-107 blowout win on Sunday, which evened the best-of-seven series at 1-1, failed to generate strong national interest. Viewership was down 30 percent from last year's Game 2, when the Boston Celtics faced the Dallas Mavericks, and also lagged behind the 2021 series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns, which was still affected by lingering COVID-19 disruptions.

The last time Game 2 of the Finals had fewer viewers was in 2007, when only 8.55 million tuned in to watch t...