Game 5 between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings averaged 4.29 million viewers on TNT, up 7% from last season.

Sunday's Game 4 between the two teams registered the highest viewership of any first round game in 21 years. 

Game 5 was the second lowest viewed game of the series after Game 3.

Game 5 between the Heat and Bucks on the same night averaged 934,000 viewers on NBA TV, the largest playoff audience on the network since 2014.

It was also the largest overall audience on NBA TV since 2016. 

De'Aaron Fox went through a non-contact practice on Tuesday and is planning to play in Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors despite a fractured index finger on his shooting hand.

"No ifs, ands or buts. I'm playing," said Fox following the practice.

Fox was seen wearing a splint on his finger during practice.

"For me right now, it's just tolerance of the pad on my finger, making sure I can shoot the ball," said Fox, who added he has no issues with dribbling or passing.

Mike Brown said it would be a joint decision whether Fox will play in Wednesday's game. Fox was upgraded from doubtful to questionable on Tuesday. 

The Golden State Warriors' 126-125 win over the Sacramento Kings in Game 4 was the most-watched first round NBA playoff game on any network in 21 years.

ABC had an average audience of 7.52 million viewers and it peaked with 10.406 million viewers at 6:00 PM ET.

The first round series between the Warriors and Kings is tied 2-2 with three of the four games being decided in the final minute. 

The game reference in 2022 was between the Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal-led Los Angeles Lakers and the Rasheed Wallace-led Portland Trail Blazers (8,555,000 viewers).

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De'Aaron Fox has been diagnosed with a fracture at the tip of his left index finger. Fox will be doubtful for Game 5, but there is still hope he could try to play through the injury.

Fox sustained the injury midway through the fourth quarter of the Sacramento Kings' Game 4 loss at the Golden State Warriors.

Fox is averaging 31.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists through the first four games of the first round series. 

Game 3 of the Golden State Warriors win over the Sacramento Kings averaged 4.12 million viewers as the series continues to lead the playoffs in viewership.

The Kings win in Game 2 averaged 4.32 million viewers. 

All three games of the series represent a double-digit increase in viewership over the Warriors-Nuggets last season.

Game 3 of the Suns-Clippers averaged 486,000 viewers on NBA TV, though Game 2 averaged 3.86 million viewers.

The two series account for five of the largest audiences of the postseason thus far. 

Mike Brown said that Domantas Sabonis was "fine" and will play in Game 3 against the Golden State Warriors.

Sabonis was previously listed as questionable due to a sternum contusion after getting stepped on by Draymond Green.

Green is suspended for Game 3 for his role in the incident.  

"We need to control two things ... we need to control our level of physicality, and that has to be up from the regular season, because we weren't good in that area. And then I said we have to play with pace," said Brown about the upcoming Game 3 matchup. 

Mike Brown was voted as the NBA's Coach of the Year for the 2022-23 season.

Brown received all 100 first-place votes for the newly-designed Red Auerbach Trophy.

"I had to make sure I understood what their strengths were, and I had to accept being able to play to their strengths," said Brown about how he approached his first season with the Kings.

Mark Daignault and Joe Mazzulla finished second and third in voting, respectively.

Joe Dumars explained the NBA's decision to suspend Draymond Green for Game 3 of the first round series between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings. Green stepped on the sternum of Domantas Sabonis after Sabonis grabbed Green's leg while trying to run up the floor.

“Here’s what it came down to: Excessive and over-the-top actions, conduct detrimental and a repeat offender," said Dumars to ESPN. "That’s what separates this where you end up with a suspension.”

Dumars said he tried to ignore the fact that the Kings are up 2-0 in the series.

“You know what the situation is, but you have to set that aside and look at the facts in front of you…Repeat offender weighs as heavy as anything.”

Before joining the league office, Dumars was a consultant for the Kings.

The Sacramento King's Game 2 win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night averaged 4.32 million viewers on TNT. 

The number represents a 34% increase from last year's Nuggets-Warriors series. Saturday's Game 1 matchup was a 38% increase from the previous year.

Game 2 of the Nets-Sixers on Monday's early slot averaged 3.0 million viewers, up 10% from the Raptors-Sixers last year.