The next day, Coach Westphale took Marcus with him. Thornton attended the pregame press conference between the Sacramento Kings and the Houston Rockets.

After the two took their seats, Coach Westafar announced that Thorton would be the starter for this game, and reporters in the audience immediately began to ask questions.

"Mr. Westfale, I'm a reporter for ESPN. Watkins, may I ask Marcus. Thornton is the starter, will he be partnered in the backcourt with Udri or Evans? ”

All eyes are on Coach Westfaal, "Marcus will partner Benno as the starting backcourt for this game. ”

"Whoa......" Hearing Coach Westfaal's answer, the audience was in an uproar.

Watkins continued to ask, "Mr. Westfale, will Evans be on the bench for this game?" ”

"That's right, Tyrek will be on the bench for this game."

"Hello Mr. Thorton, I'm Greg Murphy, a reporter for the Houston Chronicle. Rajan, did Coach Westaphal mean you squeezed Evans off the bench? ”

Journalists are going to exaggerate the facts and create the effect they want to make their news more sensational. In the face of the reporter's sharp question, Thorton has always regarded Terrick as a competitor in his heart, and he was still a little happy to hear the reporter say this, but he still played sloppy, "I just play ......"

Coach Westafar took over the issue, "Tyrek applied to the coaching staff to play as a substitute due to his own reasons, and it also takes a process to recover from injury, and you have also seen that Tyreek's performance in the first two games back on the court was not satisfactory, and he has to slowly find his form......"

When the home players entered the game, the crowd spotted their team's star Terek. Evans actually stood on the field to welcome the starters, and the scene couldn't help but resound a burst of chatter.

"Gentlemen and ladies! I'm Grant Grant, the sideline commentator for today's game. Napier, this is my partner Jerry. Raezz. Today the team made a major personnel change, and the team's all-star player Terek. Evans was on the bench for this game, and he has not started in any of the previous games of the season, while Marcus has played well off the bench in five games since joining the Kings. Thorton will be the starter. Jerry, what are your thoughts on this change in the team? ”

"Tyrek's first two games after his return were really not good, judging from his form on the field, there is no problem with his physical condition, it should be a matter of personal mentality, this is up to him. Now that Thorton is playing so well, the team now needs to score points, so I think it's okay to have Thorton as a starter and Tyrek as a substitute. ”

"Jerry, I heard a reporter break the news before the game that the team's coaching staff originally planned to let Tyrek continue to start, but in order to coexist with Thorton, Tyrek was asked to play the number three position, but Tyrek refused......"

"Grant, I've heard the news too, let's not talk about the authenticity, I think with Terek's current situation, being yourself is the first thing to do. Moreover, Tyreco's technical characteristics and physical condition to play the No. 3 position do not rule out that he can continue to improve himself, but it is more likely that he will change from a star player to an ordinary player. If this is true, although the players will have to obey the coaching staff's arrangement, I do think Terrick should refuse. ”

Jerry. Reiz, who coached the Kings in the late '80s, still has his own keen opinions as a courtside commentator, and he also has his own understanding of Tyrek playing the No. 3 position.

Tyrek playing the No. 3 position, everyone's starting point is different, everyone's considerations are different, and it can't be said who is right and who is wrong, in short, Tyrek ended the dispute between the coaching staff and himself with the attitude of preferring to play the substitute rather than the No. 3 position.

In fact, Yao Ming will retire due to injury in 4 months, but although there are no big stars in the team's lineup, the current Rockets' record is not bad, ranking 10th in the West, and the Sacramento Kings, ranked 9th in the West, with a win difference of 3 games.

Marcus, who started the game. Thornton's desire to perform is extremely strong, even more so than he has had in the first five games. Thorton's style of play already requires a lot of possession, and his desire to perform, almost becomes the other four people on the court watching him play.

In the previous game, Thorton relied on his hot touch to score the ball in various singles situations, but how could there be such an indescribable thing as a touch? In this game, Thorton played iron frequently, and if he didn't have a chance, he had to create his own chances to shoot, and sometimes his teammates were in a better position and asked him for the ball, but he didn't pass the ball, and Coach Westafar shook his head when he saw this situation on the sidelines. Basketball games can sometimes rely on individual ability to solve battles, but most of the time it requires the cooperation of the whole team.

Tyrek on the bench sat next to Whiteside, the season's "water cooler manager." Whiteside put his shoulder on Terek and whispered in his ear: "Big brother, why did you bring it up to play as a substitute, you are my role model, you are my big brother!" But look at that Thorton, he was so crazy in the first few games, and that's it when he really played the starter......"

The Kings coaching staff is well aware of the characteristics of Thorton's play, and letting him play as a starter is to fancy his scoring ability during this time, although he knows that he needs the ball, but he didn't expect his desire to perform too strongly, it's okay to have a good hand, and if he doesn't feel the ball and doesn't pass, he will hurt the team, and Coach Westfair hurriedly replaced Thorton with Tyreck. After Thorton was off the field, Coach Westfair patted him on the shoulder and muttered in his ear.

"Jerry, you see, the first quarter of the game has dug a big hole, 15 points behind the opponent. In this quarter of the game, Coach Westphale gave Marcus enough opportunities, but Marcus's desire to perform was too strong, and he still didn't know how to share the ball when the previous hot hand was not continued today, and he still insisted on playing ...... by himself."

"Marcus is a player who has the ability, but his style of play is the style of a superstar, his feel is gone, and his hard power has not reached this level, so at this time he has to play as a whole and play with cooperation. It seems that the coach still needs to work more on this player......"

After Terrick came off the bench, his concerns were still not cleared, it was a subconscious concern, so he changed his style of play, and the game became more of a playmaker than a finisher. Tyrek played a little better in this game, but tandem teams were not his strong point, although Thorton played a little more after that, but coupled with the big hole dug in the first quarter, the Sacramento Kings still lost 102-113 to the Houston Rockets......