On a night in which Dulce 16 captured the basketball universe, Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls may have even surpassed the wild most Mature of March Finish you can imagine. The Bulls won, 119-117, but it would be impossible to guess how they got there.
At least four shots seemed to be winners of the game, only to be eclipsed by the next hero. It is worth breaking down the last 30 seconds of the game, which were absolutely crazy.
0:27 – Austin Reaves arises Clutch
Let’s start with remaining 27 seconds and the Lakers above for a single point, 111-110. Austin Reaves found himself isolated in Nikola Vucevic (a family target for the Lakers throughout the game), and drove, stopped in a penny and hit a hard fall float to put the Lakers for three points.
After Josh Giddey triggered a float in the subsequent possession, Reaves received a foul and made free throws, creating an advantage of apparently insurmountable points (115-110) with 13 seconds to play.
But the bulls had nothing like that.
0:10 – Bulls hit two 3 in six seconds
Chicago coach Billy Donovan drew a good entrance play that ended with Vučević throwing a quick pass to Patrick Williams, who knocked down a corner 3 with 10 remaining seconds. It was then that all hell was released.
In the incoming pass, LeBron James tried to make the Reave ball, but was intercepted by Giddey. He launched a quick monkey to Coby White, who splashed a triple wing to give the Bulls an inexplicable two -point advantage with six seconds.
Finished game, right? Not even close.
0:06 – The Reaves tray spoiled by the Giddey winning bomb
Reaves hit again in the next possession of the Lakers, making a driving tray to give him 30 points and what seemed like the winner of the game with 3.1 seconds to play.
Instead, Giddey quickly entered Williams, who threw him back to Giddey. He took a dribble to half court and released a pull that, of course, crossed the hoop.
Bulls Win, 119-117. You could see a million basketball games in your life and never see another end like this.
Bulls rises silently in the classification of the east conference
It was the fourth consecutive victory for the Bulls, which are firmly in the mixture for seed number 7 in the east. Now 33-40, Chicago is two games behind the sown No. 7 Atlanta Hawks (35-38) and 1.5 Magic Games Orlando No. 8 (35-39).
Giddey was clearly the hero of the game, but not only for his final shot. He could have cleaned and hung his head after placing that airball near the basket, but recovered to collect the robbery and attend, which gave the head to the game.
For the Lakers, who led up to 18 points in the room, it was another expensive loss since they try to navigate the Logjam in the middle of the West Conference. The loss fell to the Lakers to 44-29, tied with the Memphis Grizzlies and 1.5 games behind the denver nuggets for seed No. 3.
The 30 Reave points led the team, while Luka Dončić added 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. James ended with 17 points and 12 assists in shooting 8 by 20.
“Devastation,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said When his immediate reaction was asked after the wild end. “It is an infernal way to lose a basketball game.”
