洛杉矶湖人队新年战胜圣安东尼奥马刺队的比赛中，二年级后卫塔伦·霍顿·塔克（Talen Horton Tucker）客串了一场简短的表演，他本人在周五晚上的比赛中出场14分钟。赛后，湖人超级巨星勒布朗·詹姆斯对赛后的进步赞不绝口，以及这位20岁的球员现在如何为卫冕冠军争取到一个相当大的机会。
在赛后的新闻发布会上，勒布朗谈到了霍顿·塔克，他本人在季前赛中成为洛杉矶最有前途的球员之一：
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霍顿·塔克在对阵马刺的比赛中得到了更多的上场时间，首发得分后卫肯塔维奥斯·考德威尔·波普因脚踝扭伤退出比赛。KCP可能会在这里观望一段时间，由于亚历克斯·卡鲁索也缺席了比赛，霍顿·塔克可能会看到他的角色在短期内得到提升。他以5分、1个三分球、1个篮板、1次抢断和2次盖帽结束了周五的胜利。
他在休赛期的出色表现为他赢得了教练弗兰克·沃格尔的轮换名额，看来洛杉矶目前的伤病将为他提供更大的机会。霍顿·塔克参加了马刺的比赛，场均12.0分钟内得到7.3分、1.5个篮板、1.3次助攻和1.0次抢断。
原标题：
LeBron James sounds off on Talen Horton-Tucker taking the next step for Lakers
原文：
The Los Angeles Lakers’ New Year’s Day win over the San Antonio Spurs featured a brief cameo from second-year guard Talen Horton-Tucker, who himself logged 14 minutes of action on Friday night. After the game, Lakers superstar LeBron James raved about THT’s progress, and how the 20-year-old could now be in line for a considerable opportunity for the defending champs.
In his post-game presser, LeBron talked up Horton-Tucker, who himself emerged as one of L.A.’s brightest prospects during their preseason games :
— Ryan Ward January 2, 2021
Horton-Tucker was afforded with a bit more playing time against the Spurs, with starting shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope exiting the game with an ankle sprain. KCP could be looking at some time on the sidelines here, and with Alex Caruso also missing action , Horton-Tucker could see his role increase in the short term. He finished Friday’s win with five points, one three-pointer, one rebound, a steal, and two blocks in 14 minutes off the bench.
THT’s tremendous showing in the offseason earned him a spot in coach Frank Vogel’s rotation, and it appears that L.A.’s current injuries will provide him with an even bigger opportunity. Horton-Tucker came into the Spurs matchup with averages 7.3 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.0 steals in 12.0 minutes per game.
