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The Toronto Raptors' historic victory the 2019 NBA Finals is such a big deal that superfan Drake is dropping not one, but two new tunes today in celebration- and ABC might be grooving along. After a six-game series that has been consistently down double digits from recent years, the defeat of the Golden State Warriors…

The Toronto Raptors made history tonight, beating the defending champion Golden State Warriors 114-110 to become the first National Basketball Assn. team based outside the USA to win the league championship. The Raptors were led by guard Fred VanVleet, who came up big in the fourth quarter with 12 points. The North…

(UPDATED WITH FINAL NBA NUMBERS) Last night's Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals proved to the Toronto Raptors’ dismay that it ain't over until it's over. On the verge of their first Larry O'Brien Championship trophy and in front of a roaring hometown crowd back in the 6ix, the Canadian kingpins looked like they had it in…

The North concluded its NBA Finals visit to the Bay Area last night, and laid waste to the Golden State Warriors like the Game of Thrones’ Mother of Dragons did to King’s Landing. A Game 4 victory at 105-92 over the reigning champ Warriors puts Toronto one game from the title, an achievement which would be the…

UPDATE, 4:55 PM: Making any kind of prediction right now about who will win the NBA Finals is a mug's game with Game 4 coming tomorrow night. However, as championship series newbies the Toronto Raptors lead 2-1 over champs the Golden State Warriors, we do know for sure it will be hard for the ratings to hit the levels…

UPDATE, 10:32 AM: The series itself may now be tied, but the 2019 NBA Finals are revealing a distinct trend already and that's a downward move. Like the opener of this year's quest for the Larry O'Brien Championship trophy, Game 2 of the clash between Finals newbies the Toronto Raptors and current champs the Golden Sta…

2ND UPDATE: From the early metrics onward, it was pretty obvious that ratings for Game 1 of the 2019 NBA Finals were going to take a drubbing. The final U.S. numbers are in for the May 30 matchup between the victorious Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors, and the bruises are still showing. With a total…

In many ways, the end of the 2018 NBA Finals was very much like the end of the 2017 NBA Finals, except in the ratings for the league and ABC. The similarities saw the Golden State Warriors defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the Larry O'Brien trophy, just like the 2015 champs did last year over the 2016 winners…

President Donald Trump said during a wide-ranging but impromptu back and forth with reporters today that he won’t invite the winner of the NBA championship series to the White House — no matter who prevails between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. Speaking at media before departing for the G7 meeting…

It may have felt a bit too close to call up until the final minutes, but in the end the Golden State Warriors continued with tradition last night and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Ohio to take a 3-0 series lead in the the 2018 NBA Finals. The continuation of course for the Warriors’ 110-102 victory in primetime…

UPDATED, 1:07 PM: There's two days until Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals starts in Ohio but things are certainly starting to take shape in the series with the 2-0 lead for the Golden State Warriors over the Cleveland Cavaliers and the viewership numbers for last night's Game 2. The Warriors' 122-103 win at home hit 18.5…

Fans of Brockmire may be upset to learn that the last two episodes of Brockmire are going to air later than originally scheduled — but there is a silver lining to this news. In lieu of next week’s episode, Jim Brockmire (played by Hank Azaria) will be live-tweeting the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and…