Heat-Lakers game draws record ABC audience
The Lakers' win over the Heat drew the most viewers for a non-Christmas regular-season NBA game on ABC.
Sunday's broadcast was watched by more than 7 million people. It equaled a Celtics-Lakers matchup last year as ABC's highest-rated non-Christmas regular-season game with a 4.3.
Ratings measure the percentage of homes with televisions tuned into a program.
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