Los Angeles-based artist Jack Perkins started a new tradition this season. After each Los Angeles Lakers game, Perkins -- known on social media by his @purehoop handle -- recapped the result with comic-strip-style illustrations. Each of them focused on a theme of the specific game.
Throughout the highs and lows of Los Angeles' 82-game regular season, the detail of Perkins' work evolved. The attention and anticipation on social media did, too.
"I feel like if you look at some of the earlier ones I was just trying to do them in an hour and sort of [a] quick recap," Perkins told ESPN.