
The Los Angeles Lakers were one key timeout away from potentially completing a huge comeback over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
Down 118-115 with 7.1 seconds left on the clock, Lakers guard Max Christie inbounded the ball to LeBron James at midcourt right as James appeared to call for a timeout. The game’s officials didn’t seem to see James’s “T” gesture and allowed play to go on, which resulted in Rockets star Fred VanFleet stealing the ball from James and immediately getting fouled.