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06/16 17:14 CDT Knicks' NBA title-clinching victory over Spurs averages 24.5
million viewers
Knicks' NBA title-clinching victory over Spurs averages 24.5 million viewers
NEW YORK (AP) --- Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks' 94-90 victory over the
San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night to capture their first NBA title in 53
years averaged 24.5 million viewers on ABC and ESPN, making it the most watched
Game 5 since 1998.
The audience peaked at 33 million, as Brunson was putting the wraps on a
45-point performance as the Knicks rallied from a 10-point deficit in the
fourth quarter.
The finals averaged 20.6 million according to Nielsen, the highest since ABC
and ESPN started carrying it in 2003. It is only the third time since 1999, the
finals have averaged at least 20 million.
Golden State's victory over Cleveland in five games in 2017 averaged 20.47
million while the 2016 finals, where the Cavaliers defeated the Warriors in
seven games, averaged 20.2 million.
Last year's finals between Oklahoma City and Indiana averaged 10.31 million
across seven games.
The 1998 series between Chicago and Utah, where Michael Jordan won his sixth
and final NBA title, averaged 29.04 million in six games.
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