The Los Angeles Lakers may be out of the playoff race this season but they are still one of the hottest teams in the NBA at the moment.

The Purple and Gold stretched their winning streak to five games after securing an impressive 116-112 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center.

Four of those wins came on the road as part of a recent four-game stretch and it represents the franchise's best road trip since 2009 when they went 6-0.

That year, L.A. won the NBA championship by beating the Orlando Magic in the Finals, which shows just how long ago it was that they enjoyed a run of wins on the road of this kind.

As well as San Antonio, they were able to dispatch the Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, and Miami Heat over the past week.

The success over the Spurs was easily one of their biggest scalps of the campaign away from Staples Center and is another sign of their bright future with the talented young roster they have at their disposal.

Rookie Lonzo Ball produced one of his best displays of the year as he notched a double-double and came up with huge clutch plays down the stretch to seal the win.

The 20-year-old, who has been ridiculed for much of the campaign for his shooting woes, silenced many of his doubters with a clinical night from beyond the arc.

He knocked down six in total, which included three in the final minutes of the game as he inspired the Lakers to overcome a 17-point deficit to stun the Spurs.

Ball ended the night with 18 points, seven rebounds, and 11 assists on 6-of-12 shooting from the field.

In the process, the UCLA product made franchise history as he became the first Lakers player to hit at least six three-pointers and dish 11 assists in a game, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

The youngster looks like a different player shooting the ball at the moment. Earlier in the year, he was hearing all sorts of criticism for his unorthodox form as he was hitting only 28 percent of his shots from deep.

But he's put his improvement down to his mentality and how he didn't let the critics get to him.

"I mean, it wasn't affecting me -- I was just missing shots," Ball said, per ESPN. "If it affected me, I wouldn't be shooting now. Teammates tell me to keep shooting, coaches tell me to keep shooting. I'm gonna keep shooting."

With his sudden prowess from range helping to propel the Lakers to a five-game winning streak, they will hope he continues to let it fly.