Lakers take worst loss of season after LeBron James turnover sparks preposterous Bulls comeback, buzzer-beater

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How did the Bulls win that game? How did the Lakers lose it? How did Josh Giddey make that shot? (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

(Michael Reaves via Getty Images)

With all due respect to college basketball, no game had more madness Thursday than the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Chicago Bulls.

The Lakers lost to the 33-40 Bulls despite holding a 115-110 lead with 10 seconds to go. What followed was a preposterous sequence of events, culminating in a halfcourt buzzer-beater from Josh Giddey.

The Bulls started the comeback with a corner 3-pointer from Patrick Williams to cut the deficit to two points with 9.8 seconds left. In theory, the Lakers were supposed to inbound the ball and take the obvious foul from the Bulls. In practice, LeBron James soft-bounced the inbounds pass and had it stolen by Giddey, who found an open Coby White for a 3-pointer.

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116-115 Bulls, with six points scored in six seconds.

The Lakers nearly redeemed themselves on the next possession. Austin Reaves found a lane and took the ball to the rim to give the Lakers the lead back. At that point, the Bulls had no timeouts left and 3.3 seconds left.

Fortunately, no one picked up Giddey after he inbounded the ball, allowing him to reach halfcourt, sink the buzzer beater and blow the roof off the United Center.

That might just be the worst loss any NBA team has taken all season.

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Author : Jack Baer

Publish date : 2025-03-28 02:47:00

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