The Los Angeles Lakers were sitting atop the Western Conference with a 49-14 record when the 2019-20 NBA season was suspended in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
In fact, it can be argued they were finally starting to hit their stride after capping perhaps their most impressive stretch of the season with back-to-back wins over the Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks. This team was seemingly on the verge of kicking things up a notch heading into the 2020 NBA playoffs.
Unfortunately, any advantage the Lakers may have built up to this point may have been for nothing if the season is unable to resume.