They improve to 6-2 on their longest trip ever, and can set an NBA record if they win Wednesday’s finale at Minnesota.

By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The trip could go from historically long to simply historic.

The Lakers are on the verge of setting an NBA record for success on a long trip, their latest victory coming Monday against the Charlotte Bobcats, 106-97, despite another late-game hiccup.

If the Lakers win Wednesday in Minnesota, they’ll finish 7-2 on their trip and compile the league’s best record in nine or more continuous road games since neutral-site games were eliminated in 1974-75. (The San Antonio Spurs were 8-1 in a 2003 trip but came home before it ended.)

Already away from home for 13 days — on their way to 15, the longest chunk of time on the road in team history — the Lakers again used the Kobe Bryant-Pau Gasol combo to come away with a victory.

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