Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 36 Strong Thornton

After defeating the Portland Trail Blazers at home, the Sacramento Kings' record came to 30 wins and 29 losses, and the win gap between the New Orleans Hornets, currently No. 8 in the Western Conference, is still 1.5 games.

Came to the Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, facing the Utah Jazz, Tyreke started again.

After the game against the Portland Trail Blazers, coach Westphal still believed in Tyreke's strength. Although he also saw Tyreke's concerns about injuries, he believed that he should be able to recover after some adjustments. After all An injury of this level is not a serious injury for a professional player.

But Coach Westphal didn't know that Tyreke Evans in front of him was ideologically a third-year Chinese junior. He had lived as Tyreke Evans for more than nine years. Month, not as many years of basketball career as coach Westphal thought.The negative impact of this injury on Tyreke can be said to be quite huge. After all, from the heart of Tyreke, he has never experienced any injuries. The most he has experienced is broken skin and bruises. green.

Ten days ago, the Utah Jazz just completed a blockbuster transaction that caused a sensation in the league. The New Jersey Nets and the Utah Jazz Lightning reached an agreement. The Nets used Devin Harris, Derek Favors, 2 first-round Draft picks and a cash deal of 300 million got Jazz point guard Deron Williams.Although it has undergone major personnel changes, the Utah Jazz are still a very strong team.

Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap's inside line is maturing day by day. Both are 26 years old and both are very powerful inside players.Al Jefferson has played two seasons averaging 20 plus 10 per game in the Minnesota Timberwolves, and he still has a stable performance when he comes to the Utah Jazz this season.Paul Millsap has ushered in tremendous growth this season and has already shown the attitude of a star.

Andrei Kirilenko in the third position is still outstanding, and the backcourt composed of newcomer Devin Harris and veteran Raja Bell is not bad on paper.

Facing the veteran defender Raja Bell, Tyreke played extremely conservative again. Raja Bell was a member of the defensive first team in the 06-07 season and the second defensive team in the 07-08 season. Growth, defensive strength has declined, but still can be regarded as a defensive champion.In particular, Tyreke's subconscious concerns about injuries made him dare not fully release himself, which made it easier for Raja Bell to defend him.

Bad pass, bad shot timing, and broken dribble, Raja Bell completely locked up Tyreke, and Tyreke's fugue performance on the court also made Coach Westphal shake his head again and again.

"Sacramento Kings star Tyreke Evans once again fell into a slump in this game. Why a minor injury caused him to be so weak is unknown, but one thing I can be sure of is that he is a good player in this game. It won't do anything," ex-Jazz player Matt Harprin, who became the Jazz's home commentator last year, expressed his views on the sidelines.

At the same time, another player in the Sacramento Kings continued to maintain his strong state and played well. That was Marcus Thornton!

Due to Tyreke's sluggish performance, Coach Westphal replaced Tyreke with Thornton. The feel of the hand has entered a state of giving up.

Thornton does not run tactics at all after holding the ball in the frontcourt, and attacks independently after holding the ball, regardless of the position of his teammates. It is an individual single.Facing Devin Harris, Raja Bell, including Earl Watson on the bench, Thornton relied on his body to overwhelm the defenders, and no one in the Jazz's backcourt could restrain him.

Thornton was unafraid even if he was misplaced to face the tall wing defender Andrei Kirilenko.Thornton has the ability to break through, but he chooses to shoot more in the end of the offense. Relying on his fiery touch, he can shoot if he can't break through, and he can make all the shots!
"I didn't expect Tyreke Evans to be sluggish in this game, but Marcus Thornton is still strong. Ever since Thornton joined the Sacramento Kings, the state of the game has been hot. This game seems to be explosive again. "The sideline commentator Harprin said with emotion.

Tyreke watched Thornton's performance on the field from the bench, and sighed in his heart. He also wanted to give his best on the field, but he always subconsciously thought of injuries. He knew that his body was fine. The problem comes from psychology!

At the same time, seeing Thornton's way of playing, Tyreke is more aware of the importance of one-handed shooting, which can make his offense more varied.This is an all-round threat. If your shooting can be stable, your strength will definitely rise to a higher level, and it will also prolong your sports life.

Of course, this is not something that will happen overnight, but it must be done!
最终萨克拉门托国王在客场拿下了这场比赛，马库斯.索顿连续第三场替补出场得分上30，本场比赛17投11中，砍下31分。而泰瑞克只上场了25分钟，9投3中，拿下10分4板4助。

Although the team won two consecutive victories after Tyreek came back, these two victories have little to do with Tyreek. Tyreek's positive and negative values ​​in both games were negative, and the two games averaged only Up to 9 points, 5 rebounds and 8.5 assists. Although he scored 17 assists in the two games, he made too many mistakes in the two games.

After Marcus Thornton joined the Sacramento Kings, he played off the bench in all 5 games and performed extremely well, averaging 26.2 points per game!It seems to have become the core of the team's offense!

With the performance of these games, Thornton successfully impressed the king's coaching staff.Although the coaching staff also knows the characteristics of Thornton's playing, Thornton is a player who desperately needs the ball, and his playing style is quite selfish, which is a completely core style of play.At the same time, the strong performance in these few games relied more on his fiery touch, and many unreasonable shots were hit. This does not mean that Thornton can continue in this state forever, nor does it fully explain Thornton's true strength.

Thornton has shortcomings, but this performance is enough to give the coaching staff reason to give Thornton more opportunities. The coaching staff is willing to give Thornton a bigger stage and a starting position for Thornton. Where is the upper limit and how much energy can be exploded? Let's see if Thornton's performance in these few games is accidental or inevitable.The Kings are still working hard for the playoffs. The team needs a strong breakthrough point. Now it depends on whether Thornton can really grasp this opportunity!

At this time, the invisible pressure on Tyreke will also increase...

(End of this chapter)