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Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls

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44-29, 16-20 Away
Final
117 - 119

33-40, 14-22 Home

Josh Giddey's halfcourt heave at the buzzer gives Bulls 119-117 win over the Lakers

MacMahon: LeBron's play down the stretch 'shocking to see'

Patrick Williams and Coby White hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the closing seconds for the Bulls, who trailed by five points with 12.6 seconds remaining.

Giddey finished with 25 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. White scored 26 points and Kevin Huerter added 21 as the Bulls won for the ninth time in 11 games. And this one was easily their wildest in recent memory.

The Lakers looked like they had the game at hand leading 115-110 after Austin Reaves made two free throws with 13 seconds remaining. The Bulls weren't finished, though.

Williams nailed a 3 for Chicago with 10 seconds remaining. Giddey stole a pass from James and White hit a 3 with 6 seconds to go, putting the Bulls on top 116-115.

Reaves then drove for a layup to give Los Angeles a 117-116 lead with 3 seconds to go. But the Bulls still found a way to pull this one out, mobbing Giddey after he buried the winner.

Reaves led Los Angeles with 30 points. Luka Doncic had 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Jaxson Hayes scored 19, and James finished with 17 points and 12 assists.

Takeaways Lakers: A night after winning at the buzzer in Indiana on James' tip-in, the Lakers lost for the eighth time in 12 games.

Bulls: For a team that appeared to be out of it not too long ago, the Bulls are showing some fight.

Key moment The Lakers led by 13 midway through the fourth quarter before the wild finish.

Key stat White and Huerter each were 5 of 10 on 3-pointers, while Giddey was 4 for 9.

Up next The Lakers wrap up a four-game trip Saturday at Memphis. The Bulls host Dallas that night.

Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 117 - 119
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 117 - 119
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) 117 - 119
4th 0.0 Josh Giddey makes 46-foot driving floating jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) 117 - 119
4th 3.1 Austin Reaves makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists) 117 - 116

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/chi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHI
45-91 FG 43-92
49 Field Goal % 47
12-41 3PT 19-44
29 Three Point % 43
15-18 FT 14-22
83 Free Throw % 64
40 Rebounds 48
6 Offensive Rebounds 11
34 Defensive Rebounds 37
30 Assists 33
8 Steals 4
7 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
13 Fast Break Points 20
60 Points in Paint 46
19 Fouls 15
18 Largest Lead 13
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaac Okoro, F Day-To-Day Oct 14
Tobe Awaka, F Day-To-Day Oct 14
Zach Collins, F Day-To-Day Oct 13
Nic Claxton, C Day-To-Day Oct 5
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Cameron Carr, G Day-To-Day Oct 15
Collin Sexton, G Day-To-Day Oct 15
Ziaire Williams, F Day-To-Day Oct 15
Adou Thiero, F Day-To-Day Oct 15
Luka Doncic, G Day-To-Day Oct 13

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 21,957 · Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Clippers 2 1 .667 - W1
Golden State 3 2 .600 - W2
LA Lakers 2 2 .500 0.5 L1
Phoenix 1 3 .250 1.5 L1
Sacramento 0 4 .000 2.5 L4

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 1 W1 0.6666667 2
Chicago 0.5 2 W1 0.5 2
Cleveland 1 2 L1 0.33333334 1
Indiana 1 2 L2 0.33333334 1
Milwaukee 1.5 3 L2 0.25 1
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