Thursday's loss on Josh Giddey's half-court buzzer-beater was the Lakers' eighth setback in their past 12 games.

LeBron James has hardly ever been the direct cause of his team’s loss, but he was last night for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Chicago Bulls miraculously marched back from a five-point deficit to win by two thanks to a buzzer-beating midcourt shot by Josh Giddey.

In a tightly contested game against the Chicago Bulls, the Los Angeles Lakers came up short. Costly individual mistakes stood out as a key factor in the loss. After the final buzzer, LeBron James did not hold back,