The Los Angeles Lakers posted one of their best all-time starts by winning 21 of their first 24 games. The favorable October-November schedule certainly helped as they had 15 games against teams with losing records. But they’re also playing well so far in December even though they’re facing a tougher schedule with nine of their first 14 games against teams above .500.
Titles, of course, are won in June, not in December. But if we look at the history of the franchise, it might give us a clue about how likely it is that the team will hang another championship banner in Staples Center in 2020.