To start, star forward LeBron James turned the ball over while the Lakers were up two. This led to a 3-point shot from the Bulls, giving them the lead. Los Angeles retook the lead with under four seconds left in the game. But guard Josh Giddey then hit an incredible half-court buzzer-beater to sink the Lakers.

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To recall, after Patrick Williams cut the Lakers' lead to 115-113 with 9.8 seconds left on the clock, James gave the ball up with his inbounds pass. The weak pass allowed Giddey to steal the ball and send it to Coby White's way for another triple.

Just a day after the Los Angeles Lakers had a game-winner of their own against the Indiana Pacers, the reverse happened Thursday night against the Chicago Bulls

After the loss, Lakers All-Star LeBron James accepted blame due to a turnover that granted Bulls guard Josh Giddey the opportunity to win the game on a miraculous three-pointer. With the Lakers up comfortably, James accepted blame for their epic fourth-quarter collapse, per SB Nation’s Jacob Rude.

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That was a bad loss given how dominant the Bulls looked, and unfortunately Chicago managed to top it after Josh Giddey hit a half-court heave to beat the buzzer and hand the Lakers their worst loss of the 2024-25 season. It was a disastrous final minute for Los Angeles as they gave up multiple 3-pointers to allow Chicago to climb back in the game.

LeBron James had a buzzer-beating tip-in to cap a 10-point fourth quarter, Luka Doncic scored 34 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers 120-119 on Wednesday night.

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