Short but sweet: Nuggets-Lakers top conference final in five years
If short, the Nuggets-Lakers Western Conference Finals was a hit for ESPN/ABC.
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If short, the Nuggets-Lakers Western Conference Finals was a hit for ESPN/ABC.
LeBron James and the Lakers are keeping the NBA ratings gravy train rolling into the conference finals.
The NBA scored a pair of multi-year highs Tuesday for Game 1 of the conference finals and the draft lottery.
The highest-profile NBA playoff series in some time finished on a high note in the ratings Friday night.
Ratings roundup, including a series-high for Celtics-Sixers, a fourth-straight increase for NASCAR and more.
A second-straight rout in the Warriors-Lakers series still delivered the NBA's largest second round audience in 12 years.
Ratings predictions and analysis for a big weekend of sports television.
A pair of midweek blowouts did little to slow the NBA's playoff ratings surge.
The Warriors and Lakers delivered two of the largest first round NBA playoff audiences in ESPN history Friday night.
Kings-Warriors continues to be the dominant draw of the NBA playoffs.
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