CHICAGO — The tip can come from wherever, the Lakers exhibiting the Pacers on Wednesday that till the ultimate tick of the clock, the sport can change.
It was a candy feeling, LeBron James slipping in to tip within the winner with 0.1 on the clock. The hope was that the second would give the Lakers a push, the form of victory that might erase a four-game shedding streak.
However the finish can come from wherever, and Thursday, it got here from half court docket.
After Austin Reaves scored a go-ahead basket with 3.3 seconds left, Chicago’s Josh Giddey made a 47-foot shot on the buzzer to stun the Lakers 119-117.
The shot capped an epic fourth-quarter collapse the place the Lakers allowed the Bulls to make 11 three-pointers in 14 makes an attempt, together with two in a 4.2-second span following a defensive mistake by James and a James turnover on the following inbound move.
The Lakers (44-29) led by 18 within the fourth quarter, the crew weathering a gradual begin to put collectively two quarters of fantastic basketball earlier than letting up within the fourth.
They tried to kill the clock with almost 10 minutes left, refusing to the touch the ball to attempt to run a couple of seconds off the clock. The Bulls pounced, the ball out of the blue solely stepping into, Coby White main Chicago in transition identical to he did Saturday in opposition to the Lakers.
Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey makes a profitable shot over Lakers star LeBron James.
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Reaves completed with 30 factors and three assists and Luka Doncic had 25 factors, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Jaxson Hayes had 19 factors and eight rebounds and James completed with 17 factors, 12 assists and 5 rebounds.
Giddey had a triple-double, with 25 factors, 14 rebounds and 11 assists for Chicago (33-40). White had 26 factors and 9 assists.
