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L.A. Lakers star LeBron James is suffering from a half-line buzzer-beater loss just before the end of the 2024-2025 NBA regular league away game against the Chicago Bulls on the 28th (Korea time).
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| Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddy (center) hit a three-point half-line buzzer-beater just before the end of the 2024-2025 NBA regular league home game against the Los Angeles Lakers on the 28th (Korea time). Giddy cheering in the hugs of his colleagues immediately after winning a come-from-behind victory. |
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There's nothing wrong with the old saying. 'He who thrives as a buzzer beater, he fails as a buzzer beater.
LeBron James (40, Los Angeles Lakers), who roared with a lightning buzzer tip-in just before the end of the match against Indiana, became a victim of the buzzer-beater upset loss this time and suffered with his head wrapped around him. In one day, the LA Lakers went back and forth between heaven and hell. If you write a scenario like this, you'll be criticized.
The Los Angeles Lakers lost 117-119 to the home Chicago Bulls in the 2024-2025 NBA regular season away game held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on the 28th (Korea time). Just before the end, Chicago guard Josh Giddy's shot from the half-line passed through the rim with the end buzzer, overturning the victory.
This marks the Los Angeles Lakers' 29th loss of the season (44 wins). Chicago (33 wins and 40 losses) continued its four-game winning streak.
The Los Angeles Lakers missed the victory, which seemed to have caught all of them.
The Lakers, trailing 22-32 in the first quarter, finished the first half 59-58 with Austin Reeves' outside shot and superstar duo Luka Doncic and LeBron James' performances in the second quarter. The Lakers, who gained momentum, scored as many as seven 3-pointers in the third quarter alone, making a 91-75 run. If this trend continued in the fourth quarter, an easy victory was expected.
But in the fourth quarter, there was a mess. The Lakers continued their shooting difficulties and turnovers as if they were careless, and in the meantime, Chicago Kobe White and Kevin Hudder continued to make 3-pointers to narrow the gap. In the end, James' fatal turnover eight seconds before the end led to White's turnaround. Chicago turned the tables 116-115.
But the game wasn't over yet. The Los Angeles Lakers had a chance to attack. With 6.1 seconds left, the Lakers' offense began on the sideline of the Chicago camp. Reeves, who took over Doncic's pass, dribbled twice to the bottom of the goal and made a comeback layup shot with 3.3 seconds left.
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Chicago Bulls Cody White is cheering when his teammate Josh Giddy's three-point half-line buzzer beater came from behind to win the home game of the NBA regular league against the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024-2025 season on the 28th (Korea time).
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| Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddy (center) hit a three-point half-line buzzer-beater just before the end of the 2024-2025 NBA regular league home game against the Los Angeles Lakers on the 28th (Korea time). Giddy cheering in the hugs of his colleagues immediately after winning a come-from-behind victory. |
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The Los Angeles Lakers have completely let their guard down here. While all the players except Reeves were backcourting, Giddy passed to Patrick Williams at the end line, Chicago's last attack began.
Williams immediately passed the ball back to Giddy, who came near the halfway line without any restraint, and threw the ball at the opposite rim.
James, who was careless, said 'Oh, my!He tried to shoot a block from the other side of the half-line with an expression of ' but it was too late.
The ball, which left Giddy's fingertips 1.0 seconds before the end, flew slowly, drawing a large parabola. Immediately after the closing buzzer, the ball went through the rim with a sound of 'puck'. The Chicago home crowd turned upside down. Among the cheering teammates and spectators, Giddy cheered in disbelief.
On this day, Doncic (25 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists) and James (17 points, 12 assists, 5 rebounds) recorded double-doubles, but failed to raise his head in front of the buzzer-beater upset loss. Reeves also scored 30 points with his last layup shot.
On the other hand, Giddy, who gave Chicago a victory with a reverse buzzer-beater shot, recorded a triple double with 25 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists. Kobe White also played well with 26 points, 3 rebounds, and 9 assists.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
