National Basketball Association games televised by ABC in the 2004-05 season

This is a list of [[National Basketball Association]] games televised by [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney's]] [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] U.S. television network during the [[2004-05 NBA season]], including the final score of each game, the [[play-by-play]] and [[color commentator]]s used in each telecast, and the [[Nielsen rating]] for each game. (All [[Nielsen rating]] information courtesy of [http://medialifemagazine.com Media Life Magazine], [http://usatoday.com USAToday] and [http://www.zap2it.com Zap2it].)

==Regular season==
{| class="wikitable"
!width="85" | Date !!width="68" | Time !!width="200" | Teams !!width="95" | [[Play-by-play]] !!width="95" | [[Color commentator|Color]] !!width="130" colspan="2" | [[Nielsen ratings|Rating]]/viewers
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| align="left" | [[2004-12-25]] || 3:15 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20041225/MIALAL/recap.html '''Miami Heat 104''', Los Angeles Lakers 102*] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Hubie Brown]] || align="center" width="50" | 7.3/12 ||bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | '''13.2 mil'''<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/jan05/jan03/3_wed/news5wednesday.html Pretty Lush New Year's with Regis]</ref>
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| align="left" rowspan="2" | [[2005-01-08]] || rowspan="2" | 1:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050108/NYKCLE/recap.html New York Knicks 79, '''Cleveland Cavaliers 104'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" rowspan="2" | 2.0/5 || rowspan="2" | 2.6 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/jan05/jan17/2_tues/news3tuesday.html Bet big on the Steelers vs. the Patriots]</ref>
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|style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050108/DENSAS/recap.html Denver Nuggets 90, '''San Antonio Spurs 99'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[John Saunders]] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Mark Jackson (basketball)|Mark Jackson]]
|- align="left"
| align="left" | [[2005-01-30]] || 1:15 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050130/HOUMIA/recap.html Houston Rockets 95, '''Miami Heat 104'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 2.4/6 || 3.2 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/feb05/feb07/3_wed/news4wednesday.html Friday setback for CBS's 'Numb3rs']</ref>
|- align="left"
| align="left" | [[2005-02-06]] || 3:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050206/LALHOU/recap.html Los Angeles Lakers 103, '''Houston Rockets 104'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 2.0/4 || 2.7 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/feb05/feb14/3_wed/news2wednesday.html For NBC, it's also the little blunders]</ref>
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| align="left" rowspan="2" | [[2005-02-13]] || 1:00 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050213/SASMIA/recap.html San Antonio Spurs 92, '''Miami Heat 96'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Brent Musburger ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Jack Ramsay]] || align="center" | 2.4/6 || 3.3 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/feb05/feb21/2_tues/news3tuesday.html Maxed: Kellerman's flameout on FSN]</ref>
|- align="left"
| align="left" | 3:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050213/LALCLE/recap.html Los Angeles Lakers 89, '''Cleveland Cavaliers 103'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 3.1/7 || 4.4 mill<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/feb05/feb21/2_tues/news3tuesday.html Maxed: Kellerman's flameout on FSN]</ref>
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| align="left" rowspan="2" | [[2005-03-06]] || 1:00 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050306/DALHOU/recap.html Dallas Mavericks 69, '''Houston Rockets 90'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Len Elmore || align="center" | 1.5/4 ||bgcolor="#D0E7FF" | '''1.8 mil''' <ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/mar05/mar14/3_wed/news4wednesday.html New worry for 'Arrested Development']</ref>
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| align="left" | 3:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050306/DETSAC/recap.html Detroit Pistons 85, '''Sacramento Kings 100'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 1.6/4 || 2.0 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/mar05/mar14/3_wed/news4wednesday.html New worry for 'Arrested Development']</ref>
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| align="left" rowspan="2" | [[2005-03-13]] || 1:00 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050313/DALMIN/recap.html '''Dallas Mavericks 102''', Minnesota Timberwolves 93] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Jack Ramsay || align="center" | 1.4/4 || 1.9 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/mar05/mar21/3_wed/news3wednesday.html Alley of death for 'American Dreams']</ref>
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| align="left" | 3:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050313/HOUSAC/recap.html '''Houston Rockets 111''', Sacramento Kings 96] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 1.8/4 || 2.2 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/mar05/mar21/3_wed/news3wednesday.html Alley of death for 'American Dreams']</ref>
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| align="left" rowspan="2" | [[2005-03-20]] || rowspan="2" | 3:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050320/SASDET/recap.html San Antonio Spurs 101, '''Detroit Pistons 110'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" rowspan="2" | 1.3/3 ||bgcolor="#D0E7FF" rowspan="2" | '''1.8 mil'''<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/mar05/mar28/3_wed/news3wednesday.html ABC's Tuesday is nothing to laugh at]</ref>
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|style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" |[http://www.nba.com/games/20050320/PHOMEM/recap.html '''Phoenix Suns 97''', Memphis Grizzlies 91] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Jim Durham]] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Jack Ramsay
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| align="left" | [[2005-03-27]] || 1:15 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050327/HOUSAS/recap.html Houston Rockets 70, '''San Antonio Spurs 83'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 1.5/4 || 1.9 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/april05/apr04/3_wed/news2wednesday.html Helpful boost for CBS from hoopsters]</ref>
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| align="left" rowspan="3" | [[2005-04-03]] || 1:00 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050403/PHIBOS/recap.html '''Philadelphia 76ers 97''', Boston Celtics 93] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Len Elmore || align="center" | 1.8/5 || 2.3 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/april05/apr11/3_wed/news2wednesday.html Late vote of confidence for 'West Wing']</ref>
|- align="left"
| align="left" rowspan="2" | 3:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050403/DALCLE/recap.html Dallas Mavericks 80, '''Cleveland Cavaliers 100'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Jim Durham ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Jack Ramsay || align="center" rowspan="2" | 2.1/5 || rowspan="2" | 2.8 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/april05/apr11/3_wed/news2wednesday.html Late vote of confidence for 'West Wing']</ref>
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|style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050403/MINSAC/recap.html '''Minnesota T'Wolves 112''', Sacramento Kings 100] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown
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| align="left" rowspan="3" | [[2005-04-10]] || 1:00 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050410/DETMIA/recap.html '''Detroit Pistons 80''', Miami Heat 72] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Len Elmore || align="center" | 1.6/4 || 2.2 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/april05/apr18/3_wed/news2wednesday.html A spurt for Fox with end of NCAA play]</ref>
|- align="left"
| align="left" rowspan="2" | 3:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050410/LALSAC/recap.html Los Angeles Lakers 105, '''Sacramento Kings 124'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" rowspan="2" | 1.8/4 || rowspan="2" | 2.6 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/april05/apr18/3_wed/news2wednesday.html A spurt for Fox with end of NCAA play]</ref>
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|style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050410/NYKIND/recap.html '''New York Knicks 113''', Indiana Pacers 112*] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Jim Durham ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Jack Ramsay
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| align="left" rowspan="3" | [[2005-04-17]] || 1:00 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050417/CLEDET/recap.html Cleveland Cavaliers 87, '''Detroit Pistons 90'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Len Elmore || align="center" | 1.8/5 || 2.4 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/april05/apr25/3_wed/news4wednesday.html 'Jack and Bobby,' we hardly knew ye]</ref>
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| align="left" rowspan="2" | 3:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050417/INDMIA/recap.html Indiana Pacers 80, '''Miami Heat 84'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Jim Durham ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Jack Ramsay || align="center" rowspan="2" | 2.5/6 || rowspan="2" | 3.4 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/april05/apr25/3_wed/news4wednesday.html 'Jack and Bobby,' we hardly knew ye]</ref>
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|style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050417/DALLAL/recap.html '''Dallas Mavericks 114''', Los Angeles Lakers 112] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown
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===[[2005 NBA Playoffs]]===
{| class="wikitable"
!width="85" | Date !!width="68" | Time !!width="200" | Teams !!width="95" | [[Play-by-play]] !!width="95" | [[Color commentator|Color]] !!width="130" colspan="2" | [[Nielsen ratings|Rating]]/viewers !! Series
|- align="left"
| align="left" | [[2005-04-23]] || 3:15 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050423/PHIDET/recap.html Philadelphia 76ers 85, '''Detroit Pistons 106'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Jack Ramsay || align="center" width="50" | 2.1/5 ||bgcolor="#D0E7FF" | '''3.0 mil'''<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/may05/may02/3_wed/news3wednesday.html The real importance of 'Family Guy']</ref> ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 1 [http://www.nba.com/playoffs2005/series_detphi.html First Round]
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| align="left" | [[2005-04-24]] || 3:15 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050424/NJNMIA/recap.html New Jersey Nets 98, '''Miami Heat 116'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 3.1/6 || 4.3 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/may05/may02/3_wed/news3wednesday.html The real importance of 'Family Guy']</ref> ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 1 [http://www.nba.com/playoffs2005/series_mianjn.html First Round]
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| align="left" | [[2005-05-01]] || 3:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050501/MIANJN/recap.html '''Miami Heat 110''', New Jersey Nets 97] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 2.9/7 || 4.0 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/may05/may09/2_tues/news4tuesday.html Talking bull: The hype over bull riding]</ref> ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 4 First Round
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| align="left" | [[2005-05-08]] || 3:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050508/WASMIA/recap.html Washington Wizards 86, '''Miami Heat 105'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 3.1/8 || 4.3 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/may05/may16/3_wed/news4wednesday.html Alas, it looks like Fox has the season]</ref>||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 1 [http://www.nba.com/playoffs2005/series_miawas.html Semifinals]
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| align="left" | [[2005-05-14]] || 8:15 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050514/MIAWAS/recap.html '''Miami Heat 99''', Washington Wizards 95] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 3.0/6 || 4.5 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/may05/may23/3_wed/news4wednesday.html Don't toss the sod on 'ER' quite yet]</ref> ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" |Game 4 Semifinals
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| align="left" | [[2005-05-15]] || 3:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050515/DETIND/recap.html '''Detroit Pistons 89''', Indiana Pacers 76]||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Len Elmore || align="center" | 3.4/8 || 4.7 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/may05/may23/3_wed/news4wednesday.html Don't toss the sod on 'ER' quite yet]</ref> ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 4 [http://www.nba.com/playoffs2005/series_detind.html Semifinals]
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| align="left" | [[2005-05-19]] || 8:15 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050519/DETIND/recap.html '''Detroit Pistons 88''', Indiana Pacers 79] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 4.1/7 || 5.9 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/may05/may30/4_thurs/news4thursday.html Come next season, UPN could just do it]</ref> ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" |Game 6 Semifinals
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| align="left" | [[2005-05-22]] || 3:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050522/SASPHO/recap.html '''San Antonio Spurs 121''', Phoenix Suns 114] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Mike Breen ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 4.1/10 || 5.8 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/may05/may30/4_thurs/news4thursday.html Come next season, UPN could just do it]</ref> ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 1 [http://www.nba.com/playoffs2005/series_phosas.html West Finals]
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| align="left" | [[2005-05-30]] || 8:30 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050530/PHOSAS/recap.html '''Phoenix Suns 111''', San Antonio Spurs 106] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 4.7/8 || 7.1 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/jun05/june13/3_wed/news4wednesday.html 'The Inside,' victim of summer reality]</ref> ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 4 West Finals
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| align="left" | [[2005-06-09]] || 9:00 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050609/DETSAS/recap.html Detroit Pistons 69, '''San Antonio Spurs 84'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 7.2/13 || 10.6 mil <ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/jun05/june20/3_wed/news5wednesday.html A summer of harsh realities for CBS]</ref>||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 1 [[2005 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
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| align="left" | [[2005-06-12]] || 9:00 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050612/DETSAS/recap.html Detroit Pistons 76, '''San Antonio Spurs 97'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 6.9/12 || 10.7 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/jun05/june20/3_wed/news5wednesday.html A summer of harsh realities for CBS]</ref> ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 2 NBA Finals
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| align="left" | [[2005-06-14]] || 9:00 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050614/SASDET/recap.html San Antonio Spurs 79, '''Detroit Pistons 96'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 7.2/13 || 10.6 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/jun05/june27/3_wed/news5wednesday.html Runaway bride, jilted at fame's altar]</ref>||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 3 NBA Finals
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| align="left" | [[2005-06-16]] || 9:00 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050616/SASDET/recap.html San Antonio Spurs 71, '''Detroit Pistons 102'''] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 7.2/13 || 10.9 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/jun05/june27/3_wed/news5wednesday.html Runaway bride, jilted at fame's altar]</ref> ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 4 NBA Finals
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| align="left" | [[2005-06-19]] || 9:00 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050619/SASDET/recap.html '''San Antonio Spurs 96''', Detroit Pistons 95*] ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 8.4/15 || 13.1 mil<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/jun05/june27/3_wed/news5wednesday.html Runaway bride, jilted at fame's altar]</ref> ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 5 NBA Finals
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| align="left" | [[2005-06-21]] || 9:00 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050621/DETSAS/recap.html '''Detroit Pistons 95''', San Antonio Spurs 86]||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 8.8/15 || 13.5 mil ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 6 NBA Finals
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| align="left" | [[2005-06-23]] || 9:00 p.m ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [http://www.nba.com/games/20050623/DETSAS/recap.html Detroit Pistons 74, '''San Antonio Spurs 81''']||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Al Michaels ||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Hubie Brown || align="center" | 11.9/22 ||bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | '''19.0 mil'''<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/jul05/jul4/4_thurs/news3thursday.html Dance fever: ABC owns this summer]</ref>||style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | Game 7 NBA Finals
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*''Winning team denoted in '''bold'''''
*''* - denotes [[overtime]] game
*''** - overnight rating (final rating lower)''
*''*** - expected announcer, subject to change''

== See also ==
*''[[NBA on ABC]]''
*[[National Basketball Association games televised by ABC in the 2002-03 season]]
*[[National Basketball Association games televised by ABC in the 2003-04 season]]
*[[National Basketball Association games televised by ABC in the 2005-06 season]]
*[[National Basketball Association games televised by ABC in the 2006-07 season]]
*[[List of National Basketball Association games televised by ABC]]

==References==
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[[Category:Sports-related lists|NBA games televised by ABC]]
[[Category:National Basketball Association broadcasters]]
[[Category:Market research]]

National Basketball Association games televised by ABC in the 2004-05 season

See Also

National Basketball Association games televised by ABC in the 2005-06 season

National Basketball Association games televised by ABC in the 2003-04 season

National Basketball Association games televised by ABC in the 2002-03 season

National Basketball Association games televised by ABC in the 2006-07 season

List of NBA Eastern Conference Final broadcasters