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Kobe 12.1, Tiger 8.5.

Ball Don't Lie found this 6/16/2008 on sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com

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