From the upstart Charlotte Hornets to the beleaguered Los Angeles Lakers, these postseason sleepers emerge when looking at NBA records away from home.

In a league built on evolution, some numbers sit so far out on the horizon they feel more like myths than marks in a record book. The NBA’s pace, style and sports science have all changed, but a handful of records still tower over the modern game,

From coast to coast, every franchise has numbers to be proud of — and a few anomalies that make you go, "Really?"

In usual circumstances, the Lakers wouldn’t have played a competitive game against the Pelicans on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. Because in most seasons, a team like the Pelicans, who entered the matchup with the league’s sixth-worst record,