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On Wednesday night, the Lakers won in dramatic fashion. LeBron James tipped in a missed floater from Luka Doncic to beat the Pacers at the buzzer, 120-119. It was a big win for the Lakers, as they’ve been struggling a bit as of late.
But, on Thursday night, the Purple and Gold gave one away. Two crucial mistakes by LeBron James, coupled with miraculous shooting by the Bulls led to a Lakers loss in one of the zaniest finishes you’ll ever see.
Here’s the finish. Take a look in its entirety. It keeps getting wilder and wilder.
One of the craziest finishes to an NBA game you’ll ever see. pic.twitter.com/AnEdq02ROh
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 28, 2025
LeBron’s second screw-up is obvious. Turning the ball over there taking it out of bounds when just getting it in bounds probably wins you the game is unforgivable. And, he could’ve ran the baseline to get a better angle. It was a terrible error, for sure.
The first screw-up is more subtle. LeBron leaves Patrick Williams in the corner for no good reason, which leads to the first three-pointer that the Bulls make in the final ten seconds. LeBron is a much better and much smarter defender than that to make that mistake.
Viewers were totally stunned by the ending.
Literally me right now. pic.twitter.com/bLvwe0HXRp
— The Pettiest Laker Fan 🤫 (@ThePettiestLA) March 28, 2025
The last 12 seconds of Bulls-Lakers was as crazy of an ending to a game as you'll ever see!
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) March 28, 2025
THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS JUST LOST THE 4TH QUARTER AT CHICAGO 44-26 TO BLOW AN "INSURMOUNTABLE" LEAD AND LOSE AT THE BUZZER. I'M ABOUT TO UNLEASH A VIDEO.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) March 28, 2025
The loss puts the Lakers at 44-29 with 9 games left to play, tied for the fifth seed in the Western Conference.