The Los Angeles Lakers have had a great start to the 2019-20 season. They currently have the best record in the NBA at 12-2, sitting atop the Western Conference with 1.5 game lead. It has been a while since the Lakers were in this position.
This is the best start the Lakers have had in a long time. The team is currently riding a streak of six years that the team has not qualified for the playoffs. That is the longest streak in franchise history, as they missed the playoffs only five times in their franchise history before that.