NBA Ratings down 10 percent
June 16, 2009 by James Edwards
Filed under Boston Celtics, Dwight Howard, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Championship, Orlando Magic, Pau Gasol
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The NBA Title series ain’t what it used to be, by 10% to be exact. Ratings were down 10 percent according to an AP article in ESPN.
At first blush that seems kind of bad for a series featuring Phil Jackson going for his 10th coaching title and Kobe Bryant trying to prove he can be a one man band, but it has to be kept in the context of being compared to last year’s dream matchup of the Celtics and Lakers.
Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol did not have people turning on their TV's
Boston brought in Kevin Garnett and had a title starved large market in Boston. The Boston area has won in all other sports and they were ready for an NBA title. The Orlando market is a smaller area and Dwight Howard is less of a draw than the 3 amigos. That may change as Dwight improves, but it is fact for now.
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