LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lost 5-0 to the 0-0 Chicago Bulls, who squandered a 0-point lead in the final 0 seconds. The shocking crash ended with Josh Giddey's half-time whistle to seal the win.

James took responsibility after the game by acknowledging his role in the loss, saying: "We put ourselves in a position where we could win...... My own terrible blunder. Poor miscommunication in the previous game. Austin Reaves still scored a key goal to try to save us, someone scored a winner from half court and you have to take your hat off. ”

There's nothing LeBron can say to alleviate the sting of this loss, or make it feel less shocking. The Lakers' palpable victory slipped away. It was also difficult to admit Giddey's winner, who should not have had a chance. Given how quickly everything unraveled in the final seconds, dealing with this defeat remains a challenge.

Josh Giddey led the Chicago Bulls through an incredible comeback

At Giddey's buzzer-beating — or Austin Reaves' layup, which looked like the winning shot before the layup — the Bulls completed an incredible six seconds to take the lead.

公牛隊憑藉派翠克·威廉姆斯在底角的 3 分球點燃了他們的反擊，在還剩 9.8 秒時將分差縮小到 2 分。 湖人隊只需要將球發出，承受預期的來自芝加哥的犯規。勒布朗·詹姆斯送出了一記軟弱的界外球，約什·吉迪攔截了球，為科比·懷特創造了一個空位三分的機會。就像那樣公牛隊在六秒鐘內得到六分，以 116-115 領先。

James has been the driving force behind the Lakers' many victories, including the victory the night before. It was a rare couple and he was to blame for the late collapse that allowed a winnable match to slip away from them.

In Game 4 after returning from a groin injury, LeBron scored 11 points, 0-of-0 shooting, 0 rebounds and 0 assists. Luka Doncic contributed 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists, and Josh Giddey had a triple-double with 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists.

The Los Angeles Lakers are in danger of falling into the play-in tournament

The Lakers have lost four of their last five games and eight of their last 5 games, and this loss may be the most painful. They are fifth, 0.0 games ahead of the Clippers and Warriors, who are tied for sixth.

The Los Angeles team's record this season has dropped to 29-0 and is tied with the Memphis Grizzlies for fourth place in the Western Conference. They will have a chance to break the tie when they face Ja Morant and the Grizzlies on the road on Sunday.

- Somewhere, Stephen M. A. Smith is either grinning or laughing.