The Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 119:117 on Thursday night, thanks to Josh Giddy's three-pointer from half court in the final moments of the game in the American Professional Basketball League (NBA).
The Bulls were down by five points (100:105) with 12,6 seconds left. Patrick Williams and Kobe White hit three-pointers to make it 106:105, while Austin Reeves scored for the Lakers with three seconds left. In the final drive, Giddy hit a three-pointer from half court for the Bulls' fourth consecutive win.
Giddy finished the game with a triple-double of 25 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, Kobe White had 26 points and nine assists, and Kevin Herter had 21 points, six rebounds and five assists.
In the Los Angeles team, Austin Reeves was the most efficient with 30 points, Luka Dončić scored 25 points, with 10 rebounds and eight assists, and LeBron James 17 points with 12 assists.
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat Memphis 125-104 for their eighth straight win. Shay Gilges-Alexander led the team with 37 points, six assists, three rebounds and three steals, while Jaylen Williams added 20 points in his first game back since returning from a seven-game hiatus with a hip injury.
Isaiah Hartenstein scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Oklahoma, which has the best record in the league at 61 wins and 12 losses, ahead of Cleveland at 59/14.
For Memphis, Jaren Jackson scored 27 points, Scottie Pippen Jr. had 17 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and five steals, and Jaylen Wells had 13 points. Their teammate Ja Morant missed his sixth straight game with a hamstring problem.
Cleveland beat San Antonio 124-116 for its third straight win. The Cavaliers were led by Jarrett Allen with 29 points and 15 rebounds and Donovan Mitchell with 25 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds. Max Struss added 18 points and Deandre Hunter had 14 points and seven rebounds.
For San Antonio, Stephon Castle scored 22 points, along with 11 rebounds and eight assists, Devin Wesel had 22 points, and Keldon Johnson had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Indiana defeated Washington 162-109 and set a franchise record for points scored in a single game. Nine Indiana players scored in double figures, led by Tyrese Halliburton with 29, Myles Turner with 17 and Jeres Walker with 16 points.
The Pacers could have won more convincingly, but they failed to capitalize on the attacks with just over a minute left. The previous franchise record was 157 points.
Washington conceded the most points in franchise history, and Alex Sarr led the team with 22 points and seven rebounds. Jordan Poole added 18 points, and former Partizan player Tristan Vukcevic had four points.
In other games, Houston beat Utah 33:10 with 121 points and 110 rebounds from Alperen Shengun, and Sacramento beat Portland 128:107 and snapped a four-game losing streak.
Dallas defeated Orlando 101:92, while Miami, with 36 points from Tyler Hiro, defeated Atlanta and recorded its third consecutive victory.
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