Really? How about you dazzle us with the facts why...let me help you out by giving you a website with the U.S.' metro populations:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...es_urban_areas
Guess what? Miami is the 4th largest metro areas in the United States....nothing to do with the ratings? You can also be certain that OKC's distance to Dallas' metro area (6th largest metro) also favors OKC's fan-base.
Then there is to mention the mouthpiece of the NBA (the nat'l media) have been pushing stars over teams...and two of their biggest stars are playing each other.
The league pushes young athletic players....again, two young athletic stars facing each other.
I don't think Spurs fans are angry over ratings; it just further proves our point that the league doesn't care about teams, just stars.
...but seriously at least get your facts straight, saying this has nothing to do with market size is dumb.