The Los Angeles Lakers just broke a franchise record. For a franchise as storied as the Purple & Gold, it's always a special achievement whenever that happens in the modern day.

Normally, the records that go down relate to outside scoring or shooting from downtown. With the 3-point revolution in full swing, it's understandable for those records to fall, especially considering how little it was utilized in the league decades ago.

But the Lakers, in the ultimate throwback, shattered a record that's surprising to say the least. The Lakers turned back the clock in a big way, scoring 86 paint points to own the highest scoring effort from the shaded lane in franchise history.

The feat is insanely impressive for a multitude of reasons. The first being that the Lakers were playing without both LeBron James and Anthony Davis. And while both those guys have shown some perimeter prowess, they still make a huge impact as physical freaks attacking the basket.

The second is that the Lakers have had an absurdly high amount of legendary big men through the ages. Guys like Shaquille O'Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, and Pau Gasol have all donned jerseys for Los Angeles. Those eras they played in were also much more paint-dominant.

And while you could argue that scoring is way up nowadays, I'd counter that it's mostly due to the number of 3s being taken now. Also, the league scoring average per team this season stands at 112.1 While that's an absurdly high number at face value, especially for this century, if you go back to the '80s, every season from 1980 to 1989 had the scoring average go up to at least 108 point per team.

And, remember, they were barely shooting triples at that point, emphasizing paint touches and drives to the basket. Heck, there wasn't even a 3-point line to begin that decade yet.

The Lakers got it done with throwback big men like Andre Drummond and Montrezl Harrell. If they can maximize this strength while upping their shooting from the outside, they're going to be tough to stop.