Indiana's relentless style of play started with brutal conditioning drills in training camp and lasted all the way into June.

ESPN announced that the Thunder's Game 7 win over the Pacers was their most-watched NBA Finals game in six years. It averaged 16.4 million viewers with a peak of 19.3 million viewers.

Any concerns that the smaller markets of Indiana and Oklahoma City would continue to adversely affect the ratings of this year's NBA Finals were erased during Sunday's Game 7.