Their season on the line again, the Warriors delivered on the court and in the ratings.

Game 6 of the Warriors/Thunder NBA Western Conference Finals earned a 7.9 overnight rating on TNT Saturday night, up 39% from Spurs/Thunder in 2014 (5.7). There was no conference final Game 6 last year.

Golden State’s comeback win scored the highest overnight for Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals in 14 years, since Kings/Lakers on NBC in 2002 (13.5). Regardless of conference, it was the top Game 6 since Heat/Celtics on ESPN in 2012 (8.2).

The 7.9 is tied as the fourth-highest overnight ever for an NBA game on cable, matching Heat/Celtics Game 4 in 2012. Games 6 and 7 of that series (8.2 and 9.1) and Game 7 of Pacers/Heat the following year (8.6) hold the top three spots.

Warriors/Thunder now accounts for two of the ten highest NBA overnights on cable, with Game 5 ranking eighth (7.6). Games 5 and 6 are the only games in the top ten that did not involve LeBron James‘ Miami Heat.

Oklahoma City was Saturday’s top market with a series-high 26.1 rating, up 4% from Spurs/Thunder in 2014 (25.2), but down 25% from Spurs/Thunder in 2012 (34.9) — the last time the Thunder had a chance to clinch an NBA Finals berth at home. Game 6 earned a 22.2 in the Bay Area, down 6% from Game 5 (23.7).

Cleveland was the top neutral market with a series-high 18.0 rating. Outside of California and Oklahoma, it has been the top market for every game of the series. Tulsa (13.6) and San Antonio (12.5) rounded out the top five.



(Sat. numbers via Turner Sports PR/Twitter [1], [2])