ESPN.com · Jan 21, 2019
Lakers' Christmas Day win serves as a road map for their success
It was 93 days from the moment Luke Walton assumed the helm of his new team before the third-year coach got a peek at what L.A. could do.
His team ran the gamut in that span -- from the thrill of adding one of the greatest players of all time, to the unexpected disorder stemming from an on-court brawl in their home opener, to the public humiliation of having a closed-door thrashing from team president Magic Johnson leaked after a 2-5 start -- and there they were taking it to the vaunted defending champions on their home floor.