Lakers GM hopes L.A. overcomes adversity like Tom Brady's Patriots originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Could the Los Angeles Lakers draw inspiration from the New England Patriots' most recent Super Bowl-winning season? L.A. general manager Rob Pelinka recently explained in a media conference call how he hopes the story of the 2018-19 Lakers mirrors that of the Patriots' after they beat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII last Sunday. "I think early on (the Patriots) were facing a ton of adversity," Pelinka said, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN.