Despite leading by five with 12 seconds remaining, the purple and gold fell on a half-court buzzer beater from Josh Giddey. Before that shot — or Austin Reaves’ preceding layup that looked to be a game-winner itself — could even take place,

LeBron James tipped in the game-winning layup as time expired, giving the Los Angeles Lakers a 120-119 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis on Wednesday. James, who didn't connect on a field goal until the fourth quarter,