The Bulls/Nets and Warriors/Nuggets series earned solid numbers on TNT Thursday night, topping last year’s comparable Celtics and Lakers games in the process.

For the exhaustive levels of hype the Knicks/Celtics series has received, the other potential 3-0 comeback in the NBA Playoffs has been a much better draw.

TNT’s coverage of the NBA Playoffs had a double-digit decline viewership on Tuesday night.

Even without Kobe Bryant — or a legitimate chance of winning — the Lakers still attracted the largest NBA playoff audience of the weekend on cable.

Opposite coverage of the NFL Draft, Thursday’s NBA playoff action sank on TNT.

Helped in part by low numbers last year, TNT scored big increases for NBA playoff action on Wednesday.

Kept off of TNT in favor of the Knicks and Celtics, the Miami Heat attracted record TV ratings on Sun Sports Tuesday night.

Despite facing a low-profile opponent, the Miami Heat were cable’s top television attraction during the first weekend of the NBA Playoffs.

The Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers, as could be expected, attracted the largest audiences of the 2012-13 NBA regular season.

Unable to keep up the red-hot pace of the previous two seasons, NBA TV viewership declined across the board in 2012-13.