Going into the 2018-2019 season, fairly high expectations were naturally placed on the Los Angeles Lakers. It made practical sense on the grounds that the team signed LeBron James to a four-year deal last summer.
James had made eight consecutive NBA Finals appearances. The Lakers, despite their lack of recent success in that department, had obviously been there numerous times as well. The stage was well set in Hollywood for the purple and gold to make some noise.
Granted the stage looked pretty, to begin with, the show itself was largely a disaster this season.