The Los Angeles Lakers are alone at the top of the Western Conference. Dwight Howard provided the spark to get the Lakers over the top in the second half against the San Antonio Spurs to get them there.
The most overused and overrated phrase by the Lakers fanbase and the media last year was “The Lakers were 4th in the Western Conference on Christmas Day!” It turned from a fact to an embarrassing excuse for the team’s collapse.
That was the past and this team is different. The NBA got a tweet from the Los Angeles Lakers’ social media team after the first preseason beatdown of the Golden State Warriors.