On the ensuing inbounds pass, LeBron attempted to get the ball to Austin Reaves, throwing a lazy bounce pass that was intercepted by Giddey. Giddey then passed to a wide-open Coby White for another 3-pointer, giving Chicago a one-point lead with six seconds left.

The Lakers were whole for the first time in weeks on Saturday with LeBron James and Rui Hachimura both returning from injury. And then their sloppy ball protection and porous defense dug themselves a hole they were unable to find their way out of in a 146-115 blowout loss to the Chicago Bulls.

LeBron James, sidelined for the past week with a groin strain suffered last weekend against the Boston Celtics, will be out for at least another week, according to ESPN. The injury began in the middle of an attempted fourth-quarter comeback for the Los Angeles Lakers against Boston,