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Game 7 draws top NBA Finals rating since Jordan's last title

NEW YORK -- Game 7 between the Cavaliers and Warriors has drawn the highest television rating for the NBA Finals since Michael Jordan's last championship.

Cleveland's tense 93-89 win Sunday night to capture the city's first title in more than a half-century averaged a 15.7 rating and nearly 30.8 million viewers on ABC. ESPN said Monday that both numbers are the best since Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, when Jordan's Bulls clinched their sixth ring.

An additional 598,000 viewers streamed the game on WatchESPN.

Viewership peaked with more than 44.5 million viewers and a 22.