D’Angelo Russell on dealing with Timberwolves’ defense

The Lakers earned an important win as they defeated the Timberwolves on the road 123-111.

D’Angelo Russell, who started this season in Minnesota before getting traded to Los Angeles, talked about dealing with his former team’s defense.

“We just utilized the matchup,” Russell said after the game. “They got some great defenders over there. They got a great defensive team. They put Anthony Edwards on me which is a hell of a defender.

“So I look at it as create and make things happen, not let him affect the game defensively because that’s what gets him going and I know that. For me it was just trying to point guard, make things easy for everybody else.”

The 27-year-old point guard finished the game with 12 points and 10 rebounds in 34 minutes of play.