NBA Finals ratings highest since Michael Jordan's last title in 1998

[Charcoal Filtered]

The numbers are also higher due to the DVR but probably less people actually watching. Watched a few minutes of each game but have deleted both. Guessing I am not the only one.

 

[tlongII]

It ain't over til it's over.

 

[Road Ratt]

Of course the ratings are up. A good rivalry is great for the NBA, it usually draws in more viewers. Sadly though I don't see it being good for basketball as a whole. Watching the same teams/players trade the title every year is not my idea of enjoyment, and with the ease that these two teams made it into the finals the playoffs this season were even less enjoyable. I stopped watching as soon as the Warriors and Cavaliers made it into their respective conference finals because the outcome was way too easy to predict. In fact the outcome was so easy to predict that if you took a poll before the season started, I'm sure it would show that most people felt we would see a threepeat of the last two finals games. I wonder how many people will still find this matchup fun to watch if these two teams meet for a 4th time next season, or even a 5th time the season after. Personally, I am already done. I can't and won't do it. I didn't watch their first two meetings and I refuse to watch these two teams in the finals, ever.

 

[Chris Craig]

Fake ratings

 

[KeepOnRollin]

It ain't over til it's over.

That CLE sweep sure went out of the window quickly.

 

[Binx]

I'm not watching this bullshit. Fuck Durant.

Same here. Not watching the NBA finals for the first time in my life.

 

[Binx]

I've tried to watch some of the finals and some of the other suck fests in this year's playoffs but have been extremely bored and shut it off every time. And I love being lazy and just sitting there and watching basketball. I fucking love doing that. It is so bad that I can't even relax to it. As the great George Carlin said when talking about another boring sport (golf), "It's like watching flies fuck". The fact that I am comparing the freaking NBA finals to golf is pretty telling.
These super teams can go do a double back-flip into an Olympic sized pool of floppy dicks. And why don't you see how long you can hold your breath down there while you're at it.

I hate what the NBA has become. I wouldn't even watch if it weren't for my long-time devotion to the Blazers.

 

[KingSpeed]

If you're not watching, you're missing a great Finals. Game 4 was a legendary game I'll never forget. Record breaking offense, technicals, best players in the world talking trash with each other. NateBishop- admit you'd be happy if GS lost this and then watch with that in mind.