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The year was 2006. The WNBA Finals between the Detroit Shock and Sacramento Monarchs came down to a deciding Game 5. The Shock, under former Detroit Piston Bill Laimbeer, pulled off a late comeback for an 80-75 victory. Just 484,000 viewers tuned in for that series on average.