Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals generated lots of conversation on Wednesday afternoon, and lots of eyeballs on Tuesday night.
The Lakers’ 93-91 win over the Spurs drew a 4.8 national rating, up 49% from the comparable Pistons/Cavaliers Game 4 last year, and the second-highest rating for an NBA Playoff game this year.
The 4.8 rating is the highest for a Conference Final game on cable since Game 7 of the 2005 East Finals drew a 6.2 on TNT.
Through the first four games, the Lakers/Spurs Western Conference Finals is averaging a 4.1 rating, up 37% from last year. The 4.1 average is tied as the best through four games of a Conference Final since the 2004 series between the Lakers and Timberwolves.
Highest rated Conference Final games on cable.
since 2003
6.2: Pistons/Heat Game 7 (Mon., 6/6/05, 8 PM TNT)
6.0: Timberwolves/Lakers Game 6 (Mon., 5/31/04, 9 PM TNT)
5.5: Timberwolves/Lakers Game 3 (Tue., 5/25/04, 9 PM TNT)
5.2: Timberwolves/Lakers Game 4 (Thu., 5/27/04, 9 PM TNT)
5.2: Lakers/Timberwolves Game 2 (Sun., 5/23/04, 8:30 PM TNT)
4.8: Lakers/Spurs Game 4 (Tue., 5/27/08, 9 PM TNT)
