As the Los Angeles Lakers look to defend their championship, the 2021 team is already making history in this early season.
With their 128-99 demolition of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Lakers improved to 7-0 away from Staples Center, setting a new franchise record for the best road record to start a season. The previous record of 6-0 was set by the 1985-86 Lakers led by Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy.
The current Lakers are the first team to win at least their first seven road games to begin a season since the San Antonio Spurs went 13-0 away from home during the 2016-17 campaign.