Lakers Defeat Celtics to Force Decisive Game 7 in NBA Finals
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Kobe Bryant scored 26 points and the Los Angeles Lakers got a spark from their bench in an 89-67 defeat of the Boston Celtics that tied the NBA Finals at three games apiece, forcing a decisive Game 7.
The Lakers, facing elimination if they lost, led by 10 points after the first quarter, by 20 at halftime and by 25 at the end of the third quarter last night in Los Angeles.