NBA Finals

• •Standing room only. The NBA Finals, won Thursday by the Miami Heat, scored the highest five-game average in viewers and young adults since 2004. Last weeks final two games Tuesday and Thursday attracted 17.4 million and 18.
(USA Today)
• ABCs telecast of Game 4 of the NBA Finals topped the week with a huge 49.1 rating on KOCO-5, shattering the NBA ratings record in Oklahoma City. The June 19 telecast peaked at 10:30 p.m. with a 57.0 rating and 78 share.
(Daily Oklahoman)
• I had a ton of notes I took at points in Miami during the NBA finals and all of it didn't get into posts. So I'm closing out my notebook with bullet points to put a little bow on the NBA finals. • People like to watch stars.
(NBC Sports)
• To most of Americas chagrin, LeBron James handled his business and won his first NBA championship as he led his Miami Heat to victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• The newly crowned NBA Finals MVP appeared on CBS Late Show with David Letterman in New York on Tuesday night, and Letterman wasted no time before asking a tough question.
(ESPN)
• Before the end of Game 5 of the NBA Finals, if you exclude celebration shots of the Heat bench, Howard logged less screen time in the playoffs than he did in the 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams.
(Miami Herald)
• OKLAHOMA CITY -- Two Division West Soldiers experienced the recent 2012 National Basketball Associations Finals here in a unique way. Master Sgt. Michael Dustin and Spc.
(United States Army)
• The final team meeting has been held. Not even a week after winning the NBA Finals, next year is already here for the Heat. Certainly, we were able to enjoy the weekend, like we havent been able to for the whole season, Spoelstra said. Thats been tremendous.
(YAHOO!)
• OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – By keeping largely the same group together and building over time, the Oklahoma City Thunder climbed from the bottom of the league to the NBA Finals. They were so close to the pinnacle.
(USA Today)