All-NBA Los Angeles Lakers power forward LeBron James ripped his own club's miserable fourth quarter defense during an absolute collapse against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. Although the Lakers led by as much as 18 points in the second half and by five with 12.

This was the best game played by the trio of LeBron James, Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic. All three scored at least 25 points, grabbed six rebounds, and provided eight assists. The excellent performances were spearheaded by a clear and intentional shift to using James as a play finisher,

To start, star forward LeBron James turned the ball over while the Lakers were up two. This led to a 3-point shot from the Bulls, giving them the lead. Los Angeles retook the lead with under four seconds left in the game. But guard Josh Giddey then hit an incredible half-court buzzer-beater to sink the Lakers.