[外電] A Healthy Dose of A.I.

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A Healthy Dose of A.I.
By Derek Harper, Sixers.com
Posted on March 21, 2006

http://www.nba.com/sixers/features/iverson_060321.html

It's hard for a team to lose a player due to injury during a playoff race,
and as the Sixers learned this past week, it's even harder when you lose your
best player due to injury. In four games with Allen Iverson sidelined, the
Sixers were held under 100 points all four times, not one player scored more
than 23 points in a game (more than 10 points below Iverson’s average), and
most importantly, the Sixers lost all four games.
當一支球隊正在為季後賽打拼時，有球員因傷不能上場會使得戰力打折扣，
七六人過去這個禮拜經歷了這種痛楚，更糟的是受傷的人正好是隊上的超級
巨星。在這四場 Allen Iverson不能上場的比賽裡，七六人沒有一場能夠拿
超過100分，沒有一個球員能得超過23分(這還距離 Allen Iverson的平均有
十分之多)，最重要的是，這四場比賽七六人全都輸了。

Now, returning home from a West Coast road trip, it’s no wonder that the
team was happy to see their star return to the practice court after suffering
from a right foot sprain and contusion.
現在，從西征之旅回到家裡後，無怪乎大家會在練習場上開心地看到他們的
明星歸陣，擺脫右腳的扭、挫傷回到場上。

“I’ve never been so glad to see No. 3,” said Sixers Head Coach Maurice
Cheeks after the team’s practice on March 21. “He looked good, he was
running up and down the floor. He was energized. He just kind of energized
everybody out there. I think everyone was glad to see him out there and he
looked good. He was careful, hopefully, that he wouldn’t re-injure the
ankle. But he just went out, he was playing, and he was energized.”
"我第一次如此興奮看到３號，" 七六人教練 Maurice Cheeks 在三月二十一日
的球隊練習後表示。"他看起來很不錯，瞧他全場飛奔地。他充滿活力。他就是
能讓大家都感染他的活力。我想每個人都很高興能夠看到狀況很棒的他出現在
場上。他很小心，希望他不會再傷到腳踝。不過他回到場上了，他可以打球，
他充滿活力。"

As hard as it was for the rest of the 76ers to play without Iverson, it was
just as tough for him to not be able to help out his teammates.
對 Iverson 來說，沒辦法上場幫助隊友，就如同其他七六人的球員在 Iverson
不在場上時作戰，一樣困難。

“It’s been tough, it’s been tough,” Iverson said when asked what it had
been like watching his team lose close games. “I think it would be a lot
better if we were losing games and I was playing, but just to have to watch
and not be able to do anything about it, that was the toughest part of it all.
”
"好難熬、好難熬，" 當 Iverson 被問到看著他的球隊以接近的比數輸掉
比賽時的感想，他如此表示。"我想我如果在場上還輸球，比起只能看卻
什麼也不能作要好，這是最難熬的部份。"

Iverson’s return comes at a time when the Sixers may need him the most.
Currently sitting in the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern
Conference, they find themselves in an interesting predicament. The 76ers are
only 3.5 games behind Washington for the fifth seed, but at the same time,
are only 2.5 games ahead of Chicago and missing the playoffs all-together.
Iverson在七六人最需需要他的時候歸隊。現在正好在東區排名第八的七六人
，發現自己身處尷尬的境地。七六人離第五種子的 Washington 只有3.5場勝差，
但同時也只領先第九名的公牛隊2.5場。

“I don’t know if it’s just in time, but I’m glad that I’m able to come
back and try to help,” said Iverson of the timeliness of his return. “
Watching all those games, just seeing different times in the games and
different situations that I could have helped out team maybe get over the
hump. I saw us do some great things out there, and just hopefully guys will
continue to play like they’ve been playing.”
" 我不知道是不是及時，但是我希望我能夠歸隊來幫球隊贏球，" Iverson
談論到自己歸隊的時間點，"看這些比賽，不同的時間、不同的情形，任何
時候我如果能夠幫忙，或許球隊就能度過危機。我看到我們有許多時候打得
不錯，只希望大家能夠持續之前好表現。"

Iverson, who has always found a way to thrive in the face of adversity, has
found the “cup is half full” approach to the team’s situation and is
looking forward to the last 16 games of the season.
總是能在逆境中找尋振奮人心之處的 Iverson，以"杯子現在半滿" 來形容球隊
目前的處境，並且期待本季剩下的十六場比賽。

“To me, I look at it as a challenge, and another obstacle in my life and for
our squad,” Iverson stated. “And it’s going to be fun, just trying to get
a better seed. It’s going to be fun because that’s going to make the games
that much tougher, situations are going to get that much harder, because our
backs are against the wall. When you play this game you want to be in those
situations. You want to have a challenge in front of you and what more of a
challenge than trying to get into the playoffs.”
"對我而言，我將之視為挑戰，是我、我們生活中另一個障礙，" Iverson 這樣描述。
"往更好的順位爬升會很有趣的。令旅途倍添樂趣(編按：火鳳亂入，XD)是因為比賽
將更加難打，處境將更加困難，也因為我們沒有退路。當你打這樣的比賽時你就在
這種處境下作戰。你要迎向挑戰，不只是試著打進季後賽。"

Even when presented with the fact that the current standings would put the
Sixers up against the Detroit Pistons, who currently have the NBA’s best
record and knocked the Sixers out of the playoffs last season, Iverson was
able to remind everybody that anything can happen in the playoffs.
即使擺在眼前的事實是現在的排名將使他們在季後賽中對上聯盟戰績最佳
，同時也是上季將七六人摒除在季後賽外的底特律活塞隊， Iverson仍要
告訴大家，季後賽任何事都可能發生。

“The playoffs are another season, and you get to start over fresh. If we
have to play those guys we lace up our sneakers the same way and put on our
uniforms the same way that they do. It’s just going to be a challenge. It’s
going to be a hard one and we have to face that challenge, but it’s one that
just as a basketball player, and mainly as a person, you just want to take
that challenge.”
 "季後賽是另外一個賽季，而你有重新開始的機會。即使我們要面對那樣的對手，
我們依舊是一如往常地穿上球衣繫上鞋帶。那會是一大挑戰，那並不簡單而我們
得面對這樣的挑戰，不過這就是籃球員嘛，對個人來說，你就是迎向挑戰就對了。"

But before the Sixers can start looking forward to the playoffs, they first
have to concentrate on the task at hand. That task is preparing for their
matchup on Wednesday night with the Atlanta Hawks. The Sixers will once again
have Allen Iverson leading them into battle, and trust that even though it
will be his first game after an injury, that he will be the same Allen
Iverson that has wowed the league so many times before.
但在七六人開始季後賽前，他們得先專注於眼前的任務。他們準備在星期三
晚上對上亞特蘭大老鷹。七六人將再一次由 Allen Iverson率領他們上戰場
，並且相信即使這是 Allen Iverson傷後復出的第一場比賽，他仍將會是同
樣的 Allen Iverson，那個踞傲全聯盟多次的 Allen Iverson。

“I expect him to play the same way he’s always played,” said Cheeks. “He’
s one of the few guys that when he’s been injured he’s been able to come
back and be the same player he was before he left. When he got hurt in
Memphis he was playing at a high level in the first half. We need him. We
need him out there, we need his energy and we need the way that he’s capable
of putting points on the board.”
"我期待他有如同他以往的表現，" Cheeks說。"他是少數能夠在受傷後回到
場上卻一如往常的球員。當他在曼斐斯受傷時，他在前半場還有高水準的表
現。我們需要他，我們需要他出現在球場上，我們需要他的能量、我們需要
他拿分的能力。

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