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.

Regardless of wins and losses, the Jazz need to establish a culture going forward, and a loss Sunday to the Lakers tested their character.

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.