Golden State Warriors rookie forward Jordan Bell has progressively seen improvement in his play as the season has rolled along.

The 22-year-old put together the best performance of his brief NBA career on Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers recording his first double-double with season highs of 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Following the game, Bell had a hilarious response to what he believes he needs to do to have more personal success moving forward.

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Bell knows where the bulk of the offense goes with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Kevin Durant. Even Draymond Green factors into this equation of being among the top scoring options on the team, which the former Oregon product understands is needed for the Warriors to have success.

That said, Bell has undoubtedly stepped up in an increased role over the last several days with Green out due to a bothersome right shoulder injury.

In fact, he is averaging 7.7 points on 71.4 percent shooting from the field with 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in December in 10 games played.

This upward trend in usage will likely continue to progressively increase over the rest of the season as he gets further acclimated to the Warriors' playing style in his first year.