76ers Midseason Report

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76ers Midseason Report
By Derek Harper, Sixers.com
Posted on Jan. 25, 2006



When a basketball team heads to the locker room during halftime of any
particular contest, they look at certain things. They go over what has gotten
them to the point that they’re at, whether that’s good or bad. They’ll
focus on what has been working, while at the same time focusing on what hasn’
t. Halftime is a team’s opportunity to eliminate the negatives and increase
the positives.
在任何比賽中，當籃球隊在半場休息時回到更衣室，他們會做一番檢討。他們檢視
讓他們的比賽進行到此的每個關鍵，不管是好或壞。他們會注意哪些是有正面助益
的，同時哪些又是對球隊沒有幫助的。半場休息時是球隊扭轉乾坤的好機會。

The Sixers are at halftime.
現在正是七六人的半場休息時間。

After playing 41 games, exactly half of the regular season schedule, the
Sixers have both negatives and positives to examine.
在41場比賽打完後，正當球季進行到一半，七六人這支球隊有喜也有憂。

They have been scoring, sometimes effortlessly, the third most points in the
league, but for much of the season, they have shown a porous defense,
allowing the third most points in the league per game.
身為聯盟得分第三高的球隊，他們能得分，有時甚至做得相當輕鬆。不過大部分的
比賽他們的防守千瘡百孔，讓敵隊得分也是聯盟第三高。

They have been inconsistent, and at times, confused. But they are above .500
with a record of 21-20 and are only two games behind division leading New
Jersey for the third playoff seed. And even with all of the up and down play,
they are only behind Miami by 3.5 games for the second spot. With the
exception of a Detroit team that is currently on pace to win 71 games, every
team in the Eastern Conference is within striking range.
他們並不穩，有時甚至自亂陣腳。不過他們仍然有21勝20敗，超過五成的勝率，並且
只落後歡樂大西洋組龍頭、目前的東區第三種子籃網隊兩場勝差。就算放眼東南區，
他們也只落後熱火隊3.5場勝差。強如活塞這樣正朝著71勝邁進的球隊不談，東區剩下
的隊伍都還有得打。

That means that the Sixers are in a race for home court advantage in the
playoffs. The Sixers are 14-7 at the Wachovia Center, as compared to 7-13 on
the road, so a top-four seeding would definitely be to their advantage. The
Sixers 14 home wins this season are the most amongst their Atlantic Division
rivals.
這代表七六人還能夠競逐季後賽的主場優勢。七六人在主場有14勝7敗的戰績，比起
客場的7勝13敗要好得多，如果拿到前四種子顯然會佔不少優勢。七六人的主場勝場數
比起大西洋區的死對頭們也是最多的。

Under new Head Coach Maurice Cheeks, the team has improved over its mark at
the midway point from one season ago. Last year they stood at 19-22.
在新教頭Maurice Cheeks的帶領下，這支球隊從去年季中的19勝22敗進步到目前的境地。

The Sixers fought their way through a rocky first half of the season in which
they suffered many heart-breaking moments, beginning with game one, when
Michael Redd and the Milwaukee Bucks were able to erase a seven-point deficit
in the final 70 seconds of regulation and win in overtime. They then dropped
their next two games to teams heading in opposite directions, the Detroit
Pistons who are heavy favorites to win the Eastern Conference, and the
Charlotte Bobcats who have struggled their way to an 11-31 record.
七六人在跌跌撞撞的前半季遭遇到不少心碎時刻，從開幕賽被Michael Redd帶領的公鹿
逆轉，在正規賽剩下七十秒還七分落後的情勢進入延長賽後，輸掉這場比賽。接下來
兩場比賽七六人也沒能把握，分別輸給兩支天差地別的球隊--極有希望再次稱霸東區的
活塞和目前仍以11勝31敗掙扎著的夏洛特山貓。

Things seemed to come together after the Charlotte game as the Sixers reeled
off six wins in a row. The first four came against Indiana, Dallas, the L.A.
Lakers, and the L.A. Clippers, all of whom would be in the playoffs if they
were to start today.
而在三連敗後開啟了七六人的六連勝之旅，前四場的對手是溜馬、小牛、湖人以及快艇，
都是目前在東西區排名前八的球隊。

They couldn’t keep the run going in Miami, as they lost by 10, and suffered
another last minute letdown to LeBron James and the Cavaliers. The Sixers
record was then at 6-5, one game over .500, exactly where it is today. As of
Jan. 12, the Sixers had lost six games by four points or less and given up
nine fourth quarter leads, including five of eight or more points.
他們在本季第一次遭遇熱火時終止了連勝，以十分落敗，並且遭受另一次在最後一分鐘
被逆轉的痛楚，這次是LeBron James所帶領的騎士隊。七六人此時的戰績是六勝五敗，
恰恰比五成勝率多出一勝，如同現在的戰績一般。截至一月十二日止，七六人輸掉了，
六場差距不到四分的比賽，還搞丟了九場進入第四節時領先的比賽，其中有五場輸了八
分以上。

After the Sixers most recent win against Sacramento, Allen Iverson addressed
the team’s early struggles.
在七六人最近對國王隊取得勝利後，Allen Iverson對球隊球季開始的困境做了以下解釋：

“I said a week ago that we have given away like eight games this year,”
 Iverson said. “Games that we just didn’t know how to pull out, the close
games we just couldn’t get. There were games that we were up and we gave
away and there were games that we were down and came back only to still give
them away. You just hope that all those games that we lost in the beginning
we can win those games now. I’d rather play better at the end of the season
then the beginning anyway...Forty-one games in you should know how to close
out games…The situations are always different, some games were behind and we
have to try and come back to win the game and sometimes were up and need to
hold onto the lead. The cure for any frustrations is winning the basketball
games and that’s what we need to concentrate on doing.”
"我在一個禮拜前說過我們今年已經搞丟了八場勝利，"Iverson說 "有些比賽我們不知如何
反敗為勝，比分差距很小的比賽我們無法掌握。我們有時領先但是最後失去勝利，但有時
雖然落後，眼看著就要追上卻功虧一簣。你只能期望我們從現在起再也不要輸掉這樣的
比賽，我寧可能夠接近季末時打得比開季時更好...四十一場比賽後你應該學會如何把握
球賽的最後...情形可能各不相同，有些比賽落後所以我們必須試圖趕上並贏得比賽，
有時我們領先，但要學會保住領先到最後。贏得比賽是治癒困頓士氣的萬靈丹，而這正是
我們得專注的事。"


Iverson and the Sixers have played a series of games over the last two weeks
that show that those early struggles may have given this team the experience
that they needed to be able to pull out close games.
Iverson以及其他七六人球員們在過去兩個禮拜的一系列比賽中，已經表現出他們在球季初
學到的經驗，開始能夠在比分差距不大的比賽中勝出。

On Jan. 13 the Sixers were able to erase a 16-point third quarter deficit to
win one of the greatest games of the NBA season, a triple-overtime thriller
against the Boston Celtics. Then, one week later, they were able to climb out
of a six-point hole in the last 1:45 of regulation to force overtime and
eventually beat the Grizzlies. Their very next game came on Jan. 22, a Sunday
afternoon, and saw the Sixers come back from being down by 19 points with two
minutes remaining in the third quarter to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves
with a buzzer-beater by Andre Iguodala.
一月十三號的比賽，七六人打出NBA本季最精采的比賽之一，克服了第三節一度落後16分
的劣勢，在三度延長賽中擊敗塞爾蒂克。一個禮拜後，他們在正規賽剩下1:45時還落後
六分，但是七六人不但把比賽逼進延長賽，還在最後擊敗了對手。緊接著在一月二十二號
的比賽，這個星期天下午 （編按：真是一場驚心動魄的逆轉秀），在第三節剩不到兩分鐘
時還落後19分的七六人，靠著Andre Iguodala比賽終了前的最後一拋擊敗了灰狼。

“We've been there, where we've been up 18 or 19 points,” stated Cheeks
after the improbable win over Minnesota. “We've been there, where we've been
up seven or eight points with two minutes to go in the game. So we've been in
a lot of situations where we know the game could turn around... Chris'
'three', we shoot a foul shot and we get an offensive rebound, AI hits
another 'three'. We had plays that turned the game around for us. And again,
we've been in those situations before.”
"我們有相同經驗，我們也曾領先18、19分，" Cheeks在對灰狼神奇的勝利後如此評論。
"我們也曾在比賽進入倒數兩分鐘時還領先七、八分。所以我們過去的經驗告訴我們比賽
還有轉機...Chris的三分球，來個罰球再加上進攻籃板，A.I再來個三分球。我們幾個好球
讓比賽的情勢轉向我們這邊。而之前，我們也曾遭遇如此情況。(意指比分差距很小。)"

The Sixers have now won three games in a row and have a new defensive
mindset. The whole team understands that they have not been losing games this
season because of their offense, but because of their inability to stop the
other team, and they have shifted their focus to that end of the floor.
七六人目前是三連勝的狀態(那是在打敗灰狼之後的事了...)並且有新的防守心態。整個
球隊了解到他們贏球是因為他們的進攻，但他們卻無法阻止對方得分，如今他們必須將
注意力轉移到防守端。

“I think that we’re getting a little bit better on the defensive end,”
 said Cheeks after the Sixers win over the Kings on Tuesday night. “I think
that’s where we’re going to make our move is on the defensive end. Again,
(the game against Sacramento) was not one of our better defensive games. I
think when and if we make our move, it’s going to be on the defensive end.
We have to get a little bit better.”
"我想我們在防守端有些改進"，在星期四晚上取得對國王的勝利後，Cheeks如此說道，
(編按：不過對灰狼的上半場防守很糟)"我想我們該多在防守上下功夫。這場比賽還不算
是我們最好的防守比賽之一。如果我們什麼時候有什麼動作，那將會是在防守端。
我們還得再變得更好。"

“We haven’t talked about offense in like two weeks," said Kyle Korver after
practice on Jan. 25. "I don’t think that’s really our worry. We have a few
staple plays that we run well. If we are able to get stops and break we’re
going to be ok there. It’s not really cutting down on so many things on D, it
’s more like four or five plays. If we can cut down on that that’s eight or
10 points, that’s holding people from 100 points to 90 points, and then we
know we’re able to win games. If we can keep on doing that we’re going to
be ok.” The Sixers know what they’ve been doing well this season, and are
trying to keep it going. They also know where they’ve struggled, and they’
re trying to eliminate what has hurt them.
"我們大概兩個禮拜沒談論過進攻，"KK在一月二十五號的練習後說，"我不覺得那是我
所擔憂的。我們有一些還不錯用的進攻套式。如果我們能夠阻止對方的得分，我們就會
是一支不錯的球隊。我們不用要求防守做到太多事，只要能夠再減少對方四五次的得手，
大概讓對方的得分降到90到100之間，我們就能夠贏得比賽。如果我們持續地在這上面
努力，我們就會變得更好。"七六人知道本季他們在哪些方面做得好，哪些方面還需要
改進。他們也知道他們在何處遭遇困境，也試圖減少會傷害球隊的元素。

The first half hasn’t been perfect, but it has shown signs of promise and
improvement. They have a talented offense that allows them to play with any
team in the league and have been improving on defense.
前半季並非完美，不過卻透露出美好前景與進步的訊號。這是支有進攻天份的球隊，
能讓他們與任何聯盟裡的球隊對陣，並且他們也在防守上改進。

While the team sits at 21-20, things are looking up. They are getting better
in the areas that need improvement and face a second half schedule that gives
them the ability to make a move in the Eastern Conference standings.
Intermission is now coming to a close and the Sixers are preparing to hit the
floor as a team on a mission. They’ve done their homework, they’ve spent
the time on the practice floor, and they want to prove all of their doubters
wrong.
這支球隊目前21勝20敗，情況卻一片看好(編按：REALLY？)。他們在各方面都變得更好
並且下半季的賽程安排使他們有能力在東區排名更上層樓。中場休息就要結束，七六人
也準備好帶著他們的使命上場比賽。他們已經完成他們的準備作業，他們花了時間在
練習上，而且他們要證明那些對七六人抱持懷疑的人是錯的。

“We’re building an identity, and that’s going to be that we persevere,”
 said Chris Webber after the team’s last loss, coming at the hands of the
New Jersey Nets. “You can’t teach heart, and you have to take a challenge.
It’s that simple. You have to take a challenge and we’re going to do that.
At the end of the season, or when we start to accomplish some great things, I
just don’t want to hear people that weren’t with us being with us. Because
we’re going to change this around, it will not continue. We’re going
through this for a reason. We’re going through this for trial by fire so at
the end we come out and we’re like gold. We’ve been tried by the fire and
we come out and we’re going to stand strong. I put everything on the fact
that we’re going to be OK. Anybody that says we’re not, great, they just don
’t love us, it’s that simple. I’m in Philly now, I’m a 76er, that’s the
way it’s going to be. That’s the way it is for Allen. We believe, we die
and bleed for this, we want to win. We’re going to do that. Nothing is easy
in life. It’s going to feel so much better at the end when everybody acts
like they knew it. We’re going to be alright.”
"我們在樹立一種特性，那就是，不屈不撓。，"在前次敗給籃網後，
Webber如此表示。 "心理層面沒辦法教，而且你必須接受挑戰。就是如此簡單。你必須
接受挑戰而我們也正準備這麼做。在球季尾聲，或當我們開始完成某些偉大的事，
我不希望聽到有人本來並非與我們同在卻跑來邀功。因為我們正試圖改變，現況不會
持續。我們持續的努力於此是有原因的。我們將通過火焰般的試煉，最後的成果會如黃金
般耀眼。透過這樣的試煉，我們會走過來並更加茁壯。以目前種種事實來看，我想我們
將會越來越好。任何認為我們不好的人，好吧，他們只是不愛我們，就這麼簡單。我
現在是費城人，我是七六人的球員，將來也都會是。對Allen來說也一樣。我們相信，
且為此流血、至死方休，我們要贏。我們要為此努力。生活裡沒什麼是容易的。不過當
人們了解這其中的難處時，會過得比較舒服。我們會更好。"

p.s 最後這一段其實抓不太到Webber的意思，再麻煩版友補完。這篇文章是官網上面的，
    無庸置疑的會有些客套話，大家看看就好 XD
    btw，hanway曾經問我為什麼要將翻譯的部份用暗色處理，在此順便跟版友交代一下，
    我個人翻譯純粹是為了練習英文XD，一方面自己的英文還處於學習階段，有不少瑕疵
    ，也基於鼓勵版友多看原文的想法，才會把自己的翻譯以暗色處理。

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summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the
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※ 編輯: jimcal          來自: 59.114.209.36        (02/03 20:51)
推 sgxer:頭推
推 ayung003:我推
推 freijaking:相信經過血淋淋的戰績證明..七六人會做好防守的!!
推 ASL:推~~~~~~~
推 II33:現在落後籃網有到2場勝差唷?@@籃網最近不是一直輸嗎?
推 aerith0530:重點是我們也沒一直贏啊~@@"
推 II33:最近3場不是才輸太陽而已?@@  記得籃網不是2連敗還是3連敗了?
推 jimcal:樓上，這篇報導不是今天寫的^^"  他講的應該是1/25的時候
推 aerith0530:可是籃網之前有發出一波連勝攻勢~一下子差距拉開太大了
→ II33:哦~記得在跟太陽開打之前不是剩只有半場勝差?@@
→ II33:其實這都不很重要   重要的是現在差幾場  嗯..囧興~
推 a02637:現在與籃網勝差 0.5!!! 幹掉活塞就好了 (茶)
推 demon616:快開始了　我好緊張喔 抖抖
推 freijaking:上兩樓這推文太屌了...
※ 編輯: jimcal          來自: 220.140.204.241      (02/05 10:21)