ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛnbˌiːˈeɪ fˈaɪnəlz ˈævɹɪdʒd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ vjˈuːɚz əkɹˌɑːs ðɪ ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn tʃˈænəlz, ˌʌp nˈaɪnti wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt fɹʌmðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn fˈaɪnəlz bᵻtwˌiːn ðə mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə lˈɪŋks ænd ðɪ ɐtlˈæntə dɹˈiːm wˌɪtʃ ˈævɹɪdʒd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ.
The 2014 WNBA finals averaged 659,000 viewers across the ESPN channels, up 91% from the 2013 finals between the Minnesota Lynx and the Atlanta Dream which averaged 345,000.