sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com - 6/16/2008
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The U.S. Open may have won in prime time, but the NBA won overall.
Game 5 of the NBA Finals drew a stellar 12.1 overnight rating on ABC last night, up 19% from a 10.2 overnight for Mavericks/Heat Game 5 two years ago. The 12.1 overnight is the second highest for any sporting event since the Super Bowl, and is the sixth highest overnight ever for an NBA game on ABC.
Compared to 2004, the last
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NBA.com: News 6/17/2008
The greatest closer in the NBA instead focused on being a quick starter in Game 5.Kobe Bryant's teammates picked up the slack from there, and that's why the Los Angeles Lakers are still alive in the NBA finals.
Game 5 Ratings Up 11% from '06 NBA Finals —
NBA.com: News 6/17/2008
The Los Angeles Lakers' 103-98 win over the Boston Celtics to avoid elimination averaged a 10.1 fast national rating on ABC, the network said Monday. That's an 11 percent increase over the 9.1 for Game 5 of the Dallas-Miami series in 2006.
