Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiJoakim Noah gets fired up during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiJoakim Noah, Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiPau Gasol reacts from the bench during the first half of Game 4.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiJoakim Noah collides with Derrick Rose while going for a rebound during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiDerrick Rose makes a basket past LeBron James for the game tying late in the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiJoakim Noah during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiJimmy Butler releases a shot over Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiLeBron James goes to the basket against Taj Gibson during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiDerrick Rose keeps himself lose during a break in the action after LeBron James went down during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiBenny the Bull does a skit with his mom during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiTaj Gibson dunks during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiDerrick Rose reacts after making a three point basket during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiDerrick Rose pumps his fist late in the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiDerrick Rose stops LeBron James on his way to the basket during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiJimmy Butler shoots over the Cavaliers' James Jones during the first half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiJoakim Noah dunks in front of the Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson and LeBron James during the first half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiTaj Gibson dunks in front of the Cavaliers' Timofey Mozgov during the first half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiJoakim Noah stuffs the basket in front of Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiJimmy Butler is unable to block the shot by LeBron James which was the game winning basket with no time remaining on the clock to win the game.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiDerrick Rose makes a basket past the Cavaliers' Timofey Mozgov during the first half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiA fan has a message for his mom during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiBenny the Bull does a skit with his mom during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiTaj Gibson and Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson battle for a rebound during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiDerrick Rose stops LeBron James on his way to the basket during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiBulls coach Tom Thibodeau and his players during a timeout in the first half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiJoakim Noah during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiDerrick Rose soars between the Cavaliers' J.R. Smith and Tristan Thompson during the first half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiJoakim Noah and Jimmy Butler stop LeBron James on his way to a basket during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiJimmy Butler and LeBron James during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiCavaliers guard J.R. Smith reacts after getting a technical foul during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiJoakim Noah and LeBron James during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiPau Gasol talks with Taj Gibson during the first half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiLeBron James is unable to stop Derrick Rose from making the game-tying basket late in the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiBulls coach Tom Thibodeasu reacts after a call during the first half against the Cavaliers.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiLeBron James goes down after a collision with Derrick Rose during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiLeBron James releases a shot over Derrick Rose during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiPau Gasol accepts the Magic Johnson award from K.C. Johnson and Sam Smith before the game.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiCavaliers guard Iman Shumpert goes to the basket Jimmy Butler during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiMike Dunleavy make a pass around the Cavaliers' LeBron James during the first half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiTaj Gibson dunks during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiDerrick Rose makes a basket over Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiKanye West laughs with former Bulls player Scottie Pippen during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiMike Dunleavy is fouled by LeBron James during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiNikola Mirotic tries to get to a lose ball between LeBron James and J.R. Smith during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiTaj Gibson holds his knee after a play with Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov and guard Iman Shumpert during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiDerrick Rose passes the ball behind him during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiTaj Gibson tries to block a shot by LeBron James during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiLeBron James walks off the floor after making his game-winning basket.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiKanye West performs during a timeout in the first half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiCavaliers center Timofey Mozgov blocks a shot by Jimmy Butler during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiCavaliers guard J.R. Smith jumps into the arms of LeBron James after James' winning shot in the fourth quarter.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiTaj Gibson is double teamed by Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov and guard Iman Shumpert during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiJoakim Noah dives after a loose ball during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiCavaliers center Timofey Mozgov dunks on Joakim Noah during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiJoakim Noah makes a basket over the Cavaliers' Timofey Mozgov during the first half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiJoakim Noah reacts after a call during the second half.
Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhaiTony Snell makes a basket past Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving during the second half.
By Ed Sherman
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ABC and ESPN are winning big with the Bulls-Cavaliers series.
Sunday’s Game 4 on ABC did a 5.5 national rating, the highest for the NBA playoffs thus far; 1 national point is worth more than 1 million homes. The Cavaliers’ 86-84 victory, decided by a LeBron James buzzer-beater, also was the highest rating for a non-NBA Finals game on ABC since Game 1 of last year’s East Conference finals between Miami and Indiana, which did a 5.8 rating.
Friday, ESPN did a strong 4.3 national rating for Derrick Rose’s game-winner at the buzzer that gave the Bulls a 99-96 victory in Game 3.
Chicago viewers did their part to boost the national numbers. Sunday’s game did a 17.7 rating on WLS-7; 1 local ratings point is worth nearly 35,000 homes. The game peaked with a 24.3 rating. Friday’s game did a 14.3 rating in Chicago.
TNT gets its chance to cash in Tuesday, as it will air Game 5 in Cleveland.