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LeBron James saves day as putback at buzzer lifts Lakers

INDIANAPOLIS -- LeBron James might have tipped in the game winner at the buzzer to lift the Los Angeles Lakers over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, but as his teammates mobbed him to celebrate, the Lakers star admitted he didn't quite know how to react.

"I really couldn't really have too much emotion because I was trying to see if I got the ball off in time, to be honest," James said after L.A.'s 120-119 win. "But after they showed the replay on it, it was definitely gratifying."

An official's review confirmed that James' right hand touched the ball with 0.