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NEW YORK — The Lakers’ 83-79 Game 7 victory over the Celtics on ABC on Thursday night earned an 18.2 overnight rating. That’s the highest for an NBA game since Michael Jordan won his last championship with the Bulls in Game 6 of the 1998 Finals against the Jazz. That game posted a 22.9.
Thursday’s rating was 32 percent higher than the only other Game 7 of the last 16 years. Pistons-Spurs in 2005 drew a 13.8.
