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Lakers: Biggest Surprises of the Season So Far

By Shereen Rayan

October 26, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Tarik Black (28) controls the ball after stealing the ball from Houston Rockets forward Corey Brewer (33) during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
October 26, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Tarik Black (28) controls the ball after stealing the ball from Houston Rockets forward Corey Brewer (33) during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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October 26, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Tarik Black (28) controls the ball after stealing the ball from Houston Rockets forward Corey Brewer (33) during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
October 26, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Tarik Black (28) controls the ball after stealing the ball from Houston Rockets forward Corey Brewer (33) during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

Lakers fans were full of questions as the team and coaching staff came together before the season started, but there are a few surprises for fans at the start of the season

No. 1 – The Lakers have a winning record after seven games in the 2016 season

Not only do the Lakers have a winning record of 4-3 at home after seven games, but they are also undefeated at home, winning three consecutive games.

After winning their first game against James Harden and his Houston Rockets, fans tempered their excitement but were still happy and hopeful. Would the win be just a fluke?

Lakers fans everywhere reconsidered their doomsday rhetoric and held their breath for game two.

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Sure enough, the Lakers subsequently lost their next three games to the Jazz, Pacers, and the OKC Thunder respectively. Hope was not lost though when the Lakers went on to beat Atlanta. A team with notably the best defense in the league. What was happening here?

Next up was Golden State. The Warriors were favored by 11.5 points and probably weren’t too worried about the young and inexperienced Lakers. The Lakers beat the Warriors the last time the two teams met, and that was the highlight of their 17-win 2015 season.

The Lakers came out with a bang and never looked back. The team remained in the lead the entire game and ended up winning by 20 points, 117-97.

The young and spirited team held one of the most prolific three-point shooters in the NBA to absolutely ZERO 3-pointers made. Yes, Steph Curry’s record was broken by the supposed lowly Lakers. Curry ended the evening on the bench with a goose egg in his 3-point stat column, zero of ten attempts.

And on Sunday night, going into the game with a 3-3 record, the Lakers stunned Phoenix in a hard-fought game beating them by 11-point at Staples 119-108. The Lakers are now 4-3 and undefeated at home.

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