[外電] Kings' Thornton looks to do more than just score

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http://0rz.tw/3rMpw Marcus Thornton has stolen from a teammate. It happened Feb. 6 in New Orleans, and center DeMarcus Cousins was the victim. Late in the Kings' comeback victory over the Hornets, Cousins needed one more rebound for back-to-back 20-point, 20-rebound games. In the final 1:06, Thornton came up with two rebounds – and both appeared to be Cousins' to grab. Thornton recalled the situation with a laugh after practice Wednesday. "I wasn't really paying attention," Thornton said. "If I had known, I would have let him get it. But at that point in time, I was right there. I was trying to seal the game in the fourth quarter." MT在2/6的比賽搶了表弟的籃板讓他不能連兩場雙二十。 MT說：「其實我沒注意到這件事，我知道的話當然會讓給他。但是在那個時候，我只是想贏球。」 After the Hornets traded the guard to the Kings last season, Thornton quickly showed he enjoys shooting in the fourth quarter. But in his third NBA season, Thornton is out to show he's more than just a scorer, although it's still what he does best. Thornton has scored 20 or more points in nine of his last 10 games and averaged 20.4 points in February. He's averaging a team-high 18.3 points for the season. 在上季從黃蜂被交易到國王後，MT一下子就展現他在第四節的得分能力。但是在他的第三個球季，他想讓大家知道他不只是一個得分手，雖然那是他最強的部分。 MT在最近10場有9場超過20分，2月平均20.4分。也是本季全隊平均最高的18.3分。 Listed at 6-foot-4, Thornton likes going in the paint against bigger players to score and fight for rebounds. He's averaging 3.6 rebounds, and he'd like to be above five. 雖然只有6呎4，但他喜歡衝到禁區跟大個子對抗並得分跟搶籃板。平均3.6個籃板，但是他想超過5個。 "He has that knack and he has a knack for sneaking behind the defense and being able to power the ball up," Kings coach Keith Smart said. "And that's a skill that not a lot of guards his size have. … For the most part, when he's gone to the glass, he's always seemed to have gotten the basketball." 聰明哥說：「他有一個能繞過防守並進球的訣竅，而且是很多他這種size的後衛所沒有的，大部分的時候他看起來像是在走鋼索，他總是看起來像是拿到球了。」 Thornton said his willingness to take chances against bigger players comes from his upbringing in Baton Rouge, La. "I was always small," Thornton said. "My brothers would take me to the park to play against older and bigger guys, and I got knocked down on my tail sometimes, so I had to learn to go up and finish sometimes." 他說他喜歡跟大個子對決是因為他小時候，他兄弟喜歡帶他去公園跟強大的公園阿伯(誤) 打球，所以他需要學習怎麼從大個子手上進球。 Scoring near the basket also has been a big part of his offense lately. Rather than just keep shooting if his jumper isn't connecting, Thornton has gone to the basket more, which has resulted in more free throws. Thornton averaged 4.3 free-throw attempts in February, up from 3.1 in January, when a thigh injury forced him to miss seven games. Free throws and layups have helped keep Thornton involved offensively even when his outside shot is off. He's a streaky shooter, and the Kings like it when he starts making shots late in games as one of their go-to players. 籃下的進攻對MT很重要，因為外線熄火了還可以衝撞禁區，可以進球，還能要到罰球。 (廢話......不然還要做什麼= =) "He can be deadly cold for 10 possessions and all of a sudden be deadly hot for the next 10," Smart said. "So I've got to always pay attention to where he's at, and maybe he's waiting for a shot to come to him and can't get it going, and I've got to make sure I call a play for him to get the ball in his hands and make a play from there." 聰明哥：「他可以打鐵10次，然後火熱地射進10球，我常常要注意他在哪，有可能他就在那裡等著球來並射進去，但是大家不給他，所以我要確保我能下個戰術讓他能拿到球進攻。」 (看起來MT的無限開火權很強大) Thornton is being asked to do more on defense, too. In last week's win at Washington, Thornton was switched to Jordan Crawford after Crawford scored 21 points in the first half. Smart praised how Thornton stuck to the scouting report and stayed within the team's defensive plan to hold Crawford to 11 points in the second half. MT正在被要求在防守上做得更多。上次對上巫師時上半場讓Jordan Crawford得21分，聰明哥表揚MT在中場休息的時候研讀防守策略，然後讓對手後來只得11分。 Thornton's defense had been criticized before last season's trade, so he's happy the coaches ask him to take on the task. And if it's late in a game, Thornton said he will do anything needed. "That fourth quarter, I just try to help the team do whatever it needs," Thornton said. "If that's a rebound, a steal, a charge, whatever. I'm all for it." If that's the case, Cousins had better watch for Thornton swooping in for rebounds. 上一季交易前MT的防守常常被嫌棄，所以他很高興教練團要求他加強防守。他說在比賽尾端，他願意做任何事，只要是有必要的。 ====================== 只能說交易來MT真的是太好了 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 111.248.166.139 ※ 編輯: strayfate 來自: 111.248.166.139 (03/06 00:41)