Despite some backlash, Troy Brown Jr is fulfilling a valuable role with LeBron James' out

The Los Angeles Lakers got an important win against the Golden State Warriors that saw their superstar's return, and they scored 27 points in 32 minutes of playtime.

It became a more impressive win as the purple and gold had two significant absences, D'Angelo Russell and the most impactful one, LeBron James, who will be out for a few more weeks.

With LeBron James, Troy Brown Jr. had become a starter, even when fans at first were reluctant to coach Ham doing it, but the Forward has proved his value to the team, as he got the most playing time of the team on Sunday's game with 41 minutes.

Brown Jr. displayed his all-around game during that time, scoring 14 points on five-for-10 shooting, four for seven on 3-pointers, grabbing eight rebounds, and handing out two assists.

Troy Brown Jr. not only helps at the offensive end, but his defense is valuable

Troy not only helped the offensive side to win the game, but he did his part on defense, too, defending Klay Thompson at times, Stephen Curry when caught in a switch, Draymond Green or any other player the Lakers asked him to guard. Brown Jr. was surprised by his play time. "To be honest, I didn't know I had played that many minutes."