The Utah Jazz came up short in a narrow 104-105 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night during the second leg of a back-to-back during a contest that came down to the final seconds, and one that ended with some drama due to a controversial timeout by Will Hardy.

Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy is taking responsibility for calling a timeout that negated Collin Sexton's game-winning layup against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.Sexton advanced the ball into the frontcourt after the Jazz forced a Lakers miss while down one point with eight seconds left in the contest.

On Sunday night, Will Hardy spoke in a hushed tone following a Utah Jazz 105-104 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers. As a head coach, his basketball life is about making snap decisions while everyone around him deals with hindsight.