The Boston Celtics were a half away from an 18th championship, taking a 40-34 lead into halftime during a sloppy Game 7 of the NBA finals on Thursday night. Ron Artest kept the Lakers in it with 12 points on a night Kobe Bryant (3 of 14) and Pau Gasol (3 of 12) were having miserable shooting nights. So were most of the Lakers, who shot 26.5 percent from the field and made only half of their 12 free…
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Celtics lead Game 7 at halftime 40-34 (AP)
