Tuesday’s Game 1 between the Mavericks and Heat drew a 10.7 overnight rating on ABC, up 3% from last year (BOS/LAL G1: 10.4), and up 20% from 2009 (ORL/LAL G1: 8.9). Game 1 of the 2006 Heat/Mavericks NBA Finals earned a 9.3 overnight. Game 1 of the 2007 Spurs-Cavaliers NBA Finals, the first NBA Finals game to feature current Heat star LeBron James, drew a 7.9 overnight. The 10.7 overnight is the highest for Game 1 of the NBA Finals since 2004 (DET/LAL G1: 11.6), and the highest for Game 1 of a non-Lakers NBA Finals since 1999 (NY/SA: 11.7), according to SMW.
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