[外電] Lakers-Mavericks Preview

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Lakers-Mavericks Preview


So this is how it could end for Phil Jackson, the guy who turned Michael
Jordan into a champion, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal into champions, and
Bryant into a winner without O'Neal.

With a sweep.

傳奇的教練Phil Jackson，將Michael Jordan帶成冠軍常客，把Kobe
Bryant與Shauille O'Neal組成的歐布連線推向顛峰，在O'Neal離開之
後也Kobe帶領湖人連連拿下冠軍。一切都已經走向終點了，而且可能
以遭到橫掃告終。


To the Dallas Mavericks, no less, a team with a postseason reputation that
is, well, pretty much the opposite of what folks associate with Jackson,
Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.

試圖將他們掃地出們的正是達拉斯小牛，他們過去在季後賽的表現跟
禪師、Kobe還有湖人可以說是大相逕庭。


The two-time defending champions trail Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs 3-0 going
into Game 4 of their second-round series on Sunday. Dallas hasn't dominated
the series, but has been the better team in every fourth quarter, wiping out
deficits in Games 1 and 3.

二連霸的湖人目前在第二輪以0-3落後給Dirk Nowitzki與其所率領的
小牛隊。小牛並不是完全整控了系列賽，但每場比賽的第四節他們的
表現都優於對手，在第一戰與第三戰都逆轉成功。


Bryant considers the final minutes his time to shine, yet he hasn't done it
this series, missing a potential winner in the opener and missing 4 of 6 down
the stretch on Friday night. Pau Gasol has been so bad the entire postseason
that Jackson finally snapped during the last game, uncharacteristically
berating his big man on the sideline.

Kobe宣稱最後關頭是他的舞台，只是他在這個系列賽還沒發揮。開幕
戰他在讀秒階段的致勝球失手，第三戰的最後六投有四頭不進。Pau
Gasol整個季後賽打的實在太差，以致於禪師終於在暫停的時候不若
以往的斥責了他。


There's no reason to hold back now, not with time running out on Jackson's
career and on Los Angeles' reign. At this point, it seems more like a
question of when, not if, as all 98 NBA teams to go down 0-3 have eventually
been eliminated; 59 were swept.

不能再猶豫了，禪師的生涯還有湖人的衛冕光環正隨著時間流逝，
現在看起來沒有任何轉圜的餘地了，只是時間的問題而已。所有98
支被逼到0-3落後的球隊全數遭到淘汰，59支隊伍遭到橫掃。


"I told them not to think about that," Jackson said Saturday. "You're
thinking about winning tomorrow's game, forcing another game in L.A. on
Tuesday."

His five kids, however, aren't taking any chances.

禪師說："我告訴他們不要想這個，你只能想著贏下明天的比賽，
把戰線拉回洛杉磯。"他的五個孩子卻不想有任何閃失。


"They think they have to hustle in just in case this is the last game that I
coach," Jackson said. "That's a drag that I don't need to have happen, but
they're coming anyway because they're insisting upon it."

禪師說："以防萬一，他們還是趕來了，來看可能是我執教的最後
一戰。我不希望這會發生，但他們堅持所以還是來了。"


Jackson is too into the Zen approach of living in the moment to be distracted
by sentiment, or to think about how humiliating a sweep might be. Then again,
he wouldn't know. The winner of an unprecedented 11 titles, he's lost only
nine series in his previous 20 postseasons. He's never even been down 0-3.

Jackson的生活真的太有禪意了，以至於他不被感情所分心，或者
是去想被橫掃會有這麼丟臉，畢竟他也不知道。他過去贏過11座總
冠軍，而在他所帶領的20個球季當中，他只有輸過9個系列賽，甚
至從來沒有處於0-3落後過。


Bryant has been swept from the playoffs twice in his career, but it hasn't
happened since 1999, the year before Jackson took over. Bryant
enthusiastically said after Game 3 that he believed his team was tough enough
to still win the series.

Kobe在季後賽被掃過兩次，但是在1999年以後就沒有過了，在那之
後禪師就接掌了兵符。Kobe在第三戰之後熱情的說他相信他的球隊
夠強，能夠贏得系列賽。


At the start of practice Saturday, he already had his game face on. He said
Jackson's possible farewell and the chance of being swept are not on his
mind, and that teammates "don't have a choice" but to believe they can still
win the series. He said the Mavericks aren't doing anything to stop him, he's
"just not getting (the ball) where I should be."

在昨天練習開始的時候，他已經進入比賽模式了。他說禪師可能要
退休了或是可能要被橫掃了都不重要了，隊友們也沒有選擇，只能
相信他們仍然能夠拿下系列賽。他說小牛的防守根本擋不住他，他
只是沒有在該拿球的時候接到球。


Bryant also said Gasol is playing OK, just "not playing at the high level
that we're accustomed to seeing him playing." The numbers bear it out.
Gasol's average of 13.4 points is easily the worst of his playoff career and
his 7.8 rebounds are the worst of his four postseasons with the Lakers.

Kobe也說Gasol打的還OK，只是沒有像大家期待的打的那麼好。數
字會說話，Gasol平均只拿到13.4分，是生涯季後賽最低紀錄，平
均抓下7.8個籃板也是來到湖人四個季後賽的最差成績。


Jackson said Gasol is getting shoved out of the paint by a knee-to-the-rear
tactic that's supposed to be against the rules. He said the Hornets got away
with it in the first round, so the Mavs have done it, too.

禪師說Gasol被對方的膝蓋一直頂，這應該是犯規的。他說黃蜂一
直這樣用都沒事，所以小牛也這樣打。


But there's more to Gasol's struggles. He's missing shots he normally makes
and is taking some bad ones. Nowitzki has outplayed him on both ends of the
court -- again. The German is 7-0 against the Spaniard in postseason matchups.

但Gasol還是打的很掙扎，他平常該進的球都投不進，還有一些糟
糕的出手選擇。Dirk在攻守兩端都優於Gasol，兩人在季後賽的對
壘Dirk取得七戰全勝的成績。


During a timeout following a Nowitzki 3-pointer on Friday night, Jackson
smacked Gasol in the chest and got in his face. Jackson said he does it about
once a year, and Gasol said "it wasn't shocking to me or anything."

"I just wanted to see what point he was trying to make," Gasol said.

上一戰在Dirk砍進三分球之後湖人叫了暫停，禪師在Gasol的胸口
上捶了一下，並且面對面的向他喊話。禪師說他每年大概要這樣
做一次，而Gasol說這對他或是任何事來講並不震驚。他說："我
只是在想他什麼時候要這樣做。"


The Lakers will have small forward Ron Artest back in the lineup for Game 4.
He was suspended from the last game, which meant a new rotation and added
minutes for Gasol and fill-in starter Lamar Odom. Jackson said he wants to
try giving all of his key players more rest early in the game so they will be
fresher at the end.

湖人在第四戰將有Ron Artest回歸，他前一場被禁賽，這讓Gasol
有了更多的出賽時間，也讓Lamar Odom擔綱先發。禪師說他希望
讓關鍵球員一開始能夠多休息一些，這樣到最後才有充分的體力。


As for the Mavericks, they have all sorts of incentive to close out the
series Sunday.

對小牛來說，他們有各種動機想要在下一戰終結系列賽。


Avoiding a return trip to Los Angeles would mean more rest for Nowitzki,
38-year-old Jason Kidd and the rest of the 30-something guys who make up most
of Dallas' rotation. It also would remove any talk of a collapse.

如果不用在搭飛機到洛杉磯一次，Dirk、38歲的Jason Kidd還有
大部分30多歲的球員們都可以得到更多休息。當然也不會被別人
說他們要崩潰了。


If any team could claw back from 0-3, Jackson, Bryant and the
three-peat-seeking Lakers might fit the prototype. And the Mavericks have a
history of finding ways to lose in the playoffs.

如果說哪支球隊最有可能從0-3逆轉，禪師帶領的Kobe還有尋求三
連霸的湖人可能是最佳人選。還有小牛的季後賽更是各種輸法層
出不窮。


Dallas blew a 2-0 lead in the 2006 NBA finals, and came as close as anyone to
blowing a 3-0 lead, needing seven games to get past Portland in 2003. Earlier
this postseason, the Mavs let a 23-point lead slip away over the final 14
minutes against those same Trail Blazers.

小牛在2006年總冠軍戰2-0領先被逆轉，又是史上3-0領先之後最
接近被翻盤的球隊，在2003年的第一輪打到第七戰才趕跑波特蘭
拓荒者。而在前一輪，小牛又在最後14分鐘花光23分的領先優勢
敗給了拓荒者。


They haven't lost since, winning five straight. They've played tight defense
(blowing apart another of their stereotypes), Nowitzki has been terrific and
he's had a different teammate or two step up each game. On Friday night, it
was Jason Terry and Peja Stojakovic.

不過他們自此之後沒再輸過了，也拿下了五連勝。他們打出堅強
的防守，不讓劇場上演。Dirk的表現傑出，他的不同隊友也適時
的在每場比賽中跳出來支援。第三戰是Jason Terry還有Peja
Stojakovic。


"We've got to stay on task and be resourceful and opportunistic," Mavs coach
Rick Carlisle said.

小牛教練Rick Carlisle說："我們得保持專注，拿出強大的團隊
戰力，並且把握機會。"



又是一篇翻了上火的preview  小牛的部份好少  又提起往事
明天絕對要把握住啊!!  3點半雖然很早  但還是一起來幫小牛加油吧!!
現在還看到文章的版友最好趕快去睡囉  大家待會見~~

Let's Go Mavs!!

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推 dnly41      :不管外電或是台媒，幾乎一率以湖人作為文章主軸，提
→ dnly41      :小牛的話就短短幾句或重提06年，真的讓人很不是滋味
推 vm3294vu6   :Let's Go Mavs!! 整篇好偏湖人= = 明天結束吧 加油!!
→ zark920323  :低調才好 低調救小牛
推 sqark912    :大家晚安!! 明早伴著晨曦迎接晉級!!
推 a30030089   :低調才好啊~
推 a274775927  :大家晚安!! 明早伴著晨曦迎接晉級!!
推 deathnight41:推低調!!!我要睡了 明天要早起看湖人被剃光頭
推 Chenwitzki  :小牛低調 晚安
推 LKN555      :各位晚安~~~等等三點半見囉^^
→ vm3294vu6   :希望各位早睡的大可以帶給小牛靈氣!!! 衝阿!!!
推 tatata      :希望睡起來就可以看到小牛晉級摟!!
推 wayne77925  :小牛都3:0了還是被一堆人看扁到不行...有夠心酸QQ
→ DDDDing     :即使3:0還是不能大意 我們也曾3:0被追到3:3過...
推 s93rm6      :真的會怕…早上加油吧
推 yamete      :希望明天早上起床看到的板標是「Thank you, LA~」
推 Skycrane    :希望明天早上起床看到的版標是「Bye Bye Lakers~」
推 Sakber      :希望明天起床看到湖人在討論該賣誰了
→ Sakber      :低調才是王道
→ JunGwEn     :what point he was trying to make這句翻得有點怪？
推 WJS0927     :NBA專家的眼鏡真的是拿來摔的,說小牛被4:2的專家都不
→ WJS0927     :見了!!
推 winter121   :印象中湖人很不會打下午的比賽(美國)，勝率不高
推 AsPerfect   :這場電視有轉播嗎 我看不懂= = 寫3:30 可是緯來10:30
→ AsPerfect   :這是什麼意思?? 10:30D-LIVE是重播?
→ winter121   :樓上緯來是D-LIVE
→ winter121   :是重播
推 AsPerfect   :thx~
推 richardjet  :DDDDing大...我們何時3:0被追成那樣過....
推 Royalweger  :never go back to los angeles~~~~~~
推 Chenwitzki  :03年的拓荒者
推 awestricken :那年被追到3：3真的嚇死人 G7也贏的驚險
推 Chenwitzki  :所以這系列還不能掉以輕心阿 尤其對手又是湖人
推 tatata      :一鼓作氣拿下G4吧 不要給湖人有贏球的感覺
推 libitum     :3:30......那看下半場就好了