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Los Angeles Lakers: 4 Lessons in victory over Minnesota Timberwolves

By Ronald Agers

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - FEBRUARY 16: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball against Jarred Vanderbilt #8 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second quarter at Target Center on February 16, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - FEBRUARY 16: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball against Jarred Vanderbilt #8 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second quarter at Target Center on February 16, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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Montrezl Harrell helped LeBron take the Los Angeles Lakers over the top!

Karl-Anthony Towns and Naz Reid were killing the Lakers in the first half dropping nine straight baskets while offensive rebounding was making things worse. In the second half, the Reid/KAT combination fell off the cliff combining for 2 points. The disappearing act by these two in the second half was no coincidence.

Montrezl Harrell gave them both the business in the second half with energy and hustle combined with running them up and down the floor like a maniac!

The Timberwolves could have won this game if they could hit layups or gotten some rebounds. They couldn’t hit layups worrying about Harrell coming from behind. As for the rebounding, the Minnesota broadcasting team were frustrated watching Trezl crash the boards.

Montrezl Harrell filled the stat sheet with 17 points (5-7 shooting, 7-7 from the line!) and 6 rebounds (3 offensive!), 3 assists with a steal and a block.

One of the questions going forward will be if Frank Vogel moves Harrell to the backup center spot in the rotation. He did well enough against Karl-Anthony Towns. Here was Harrell’s take about defending a much larger player like KAT via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.

"“I don’t really believe in that smaller stuff, man, because at the end of the day, if you believed in that, the elephant would be the king of the jungle.”"

Well there you have it from the NBA’s reigning 6th Man of the Year. Give him the minutes and he’ll guard anyone. Speaking of the award winner, the 6th Man runner-up plays for the Los Angeles Lakers too. Read on to see how much work he put in! 

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