Published January 13, 2015
The NBA Finals' television viewership for Game 5 was down 13 percent from last year.
The San Antonio Spurs' 114-104 victory over Miami on Sunday on ABC was watched by an average of 16.1 million people. That's down from 18.5 million for the Heat-Thunder series in 2012.
Miami clinched the title in Game 5 a year ago, and decisive games tend to draw more viewers.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-finals-game-5-television-viewership-down-13-percent-from-last-year