[外電] Time to believe in the 76ers

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Posted: Wed, May. 16, 2012, 4:11 AM (小木哥你都不用睡覺？)
Time to believe in the 76ers
John Smallwood, Daily News Sports Columnist
http://tinyurl.com/73h2yea


OK, I’M TIRED of all this talk and focus on the growth and
development the Sixers have shown during these NBA playoffs.

Blah, blah, blah. Yada, yada, yada. Booooooring.

Enough, we’re harping on something that was a given.

夠了夠了，
我已經看了夠多講有關七六人在季後賽怎麼成長進步，
並且取得成功的報導與討論了。

夠了夠了，繼續碎嘴下去，拎北會煩死。


They were things that were going to happen by osmosis they
moment Andre Iguodala sank those two free throws in Game 6
against the Chicago Bulls to send the Sixers to the second
round of the playoffs.

The first two games against the Boston Celtics were
automatically learning experiences because, except for veteran
Elton Brand, no key member of the rotation had ever been out
of the first round.


就在伊姬兩個重要的罰球讓七六人過了公牛這關之後，
很多事情在不知不覺當中發生了。

在這個系列賽的前面兩場，
對除了 EB 以外的所有七六人球員來說都是非常新鮮的，
因為沒有任何輪替當中的球員曾經打過第二輪，
因此大部分的時間他們都在努力汲取經驗。


Tonight, when the Sixers resume their series with the Celtics
in Game 3 at the Wells Fargo Center, it will be another new
adventure for this youthful squad.

But assessing that growth is something for later.

今天晚上，
面對世仇的第三戰將會在 WFC 上演，
這對年輕人來說會是另外一個進步的動力。

但是我們不要急著對這樣的成長下定論。

Right now, the Sixers have a unique opportunity to do
something special.

The Sixers can advance to the Eastern Conference finals for
the first time since 2001.

The circumstances of how they arrived here don’t matter. The
only thing that counts is that it’s right there for them.

現在的七六人有一個絕佳的機會，讓這個故事變得更有趣。
我認為七六人有著自從2001年之後第一次的絕佳機會挺進 ECFS。

我們怎麼進入第二輪的不重要(指的是那些認為七六人靠傷兵晉級的輿論)
重點是我們現在已經是個第二輪球隊，我們站在這裡。


By beating the Celtics 82-81 on Monday in Boston, the Sixers
have turned an already favorable match up into an infinitely
winnable one.

It is now a best-of-five series with the Sixers holding the
home-court advantage.

They beat the Bulls three times in South Philadelphia during
the first round. It’s not inconceivable they can do the same
to the Celtics.

在 G2 在波士頓珍貴的客場一分勝利之後，
七六人已經將原本普遍認為是有實力差距的系列，
扭轉大部分人的評價為：他們有實力真正贏得這個系列賽。

現在這個系列已經從 best-of-7 變成 best-of-5，
而七六人有著主場優勢。

在第一輪面對第一種子公牛時，
七六人在南費城Sports Complex連贏三場。
如果七六人對 C's 做出一樣的事情，請千萬不要感到訝異。


That’s a 4-2 series when you simply handle your business at
home. The impression might be that because the Sixers are an
eighth-seed, they are playing with house money, but it still
stinks to lose house money when you could have brought it home
instead.

Beat the Celtics.

Go to the Eastern Conference finals.

簡單的說：只要七六人能把握自己的主場，
對費城來說這會是一個六場晉級的系列賽。
當然就大家的印象來說，我們是個老八，輸掉當然沒有差；
但是當你有機會贏的時候，如果輸了，你一樣會覺得很幹。

所以，拜託，
贏下這個系列，讓我們再度進入東冠系列賽吧！


Before the season, reasonable expectations were to get the
franchise’s first winning season since 2004-05 and win its
first playoff series since 2002-03.

They’ve accomplished that. Yet there remain things in front
of them that can still be won.


在這個球季之前，
我們就有理由期待這個球隊能夠真的突破五成，成為一個winning team，
並且拿下九年來第一個系列賽。

他們作到了。
而且他們目前表現出他們可以作到不只這樣。


Seize the moment.

Beat the Celtics.

Go to the Eastern Conference finals.

抓住這個機會吧。
讓我們打贏這城市宿命的敵人，
寫憲法的幹掉倒茶葉的是應該的！
進入東冠系列賽吧！


“We’ve got to continue to prove ourselves and do it
consistently; not just be a one-time thing,” said Iguodala. “
We have to play better basketball and keep playing with
confidence to win more games.”

Exactly, the Sixers have to keep playing with confidence.

「我們必須繼續證明自己，並且堅守自己的打法；
  不要讓好的表現只是曇花一現，
  我們必須持續鞭策自己打出更好的比賽內容，
  並且保持自信，驅使自己贏得更多的比賽。」

-- Andre Iguodala

確切的說法就是：
七六人必須持續維持自己高昂的自信持續戰鬥下去。


Despite the star-power advantage the Celtics have on paper,
this is an even matchup.

Boston’s “Big Three” of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin
Garnett are future Hall of Famers, but all are closer to
punching their tickets to Springfield, Mass. than being able
to display the talents that paved their way.

The Sixers’ youth and athleticism is an equalizer to the
Celtics’ experience.

儘管算上C's的明星級老兵，
這仍然是一個雙方棋逢敵手的對決。

Boston的三巨頭的確是一隻腳已經走進名人堂的球員，
但是他們接近名人堂的距離已經到了拿到車票準備上路前往春田市的程度。
簡單的說，他們已經接近生涯的末端。

七六人擁有的年輕與運動力，
與三巨頭擁有的經驗與天賦，是剛好可以抵銷的。


The first two games of this series, both one-point decisions,
reinforced what three games the Sixers and Celtics played
during the regular season had already showed — these teams
are evenly matched.

The Sixers have won three of five games this season with
Boston. It easily could have been four.

在這系列的前面兩場比賽，兩場一分差的比賽。
如果加計季賽互相捉對廝殺的三場比賽的結果，
可以得到一個結論：這是他媽的棋逢敵手的對決阿阿阿阿！

七六人加計季賽的話，目前五場比賽贏了C's三場。
而他們很有機會再拿下第四場。


This is no longer an issue of the Sixers overcoming a
deficiency in experience. That went out the window on Monday
when the Sixers executed well enough down the stretch to win a
tightfisted affair.

This is hard for people in Boston to concede, but the
abilities of the teams are equal. These are no longer the
Celtics players who won a title in 2008 and went to another
NBA Final 2 years later.

經驗差距的障礙目前已經不再是爭論的話提了。
在星期一的時候，七六人就已經證明了，
他們可以在情勢緊張的時候維持他們的專注力，
同時拿出足夠水準的比賽內容取走勝利。

對波士頓球迷來說，有個他們拒絕承認但是極為明顯的事實：
在兩年歲月的摧殘之下，現在這隻 Celtics 已經不再是08那支冠軍隊了。


There’s no reason for the Sixers to blink when staring at
these Celtics.

What will decide the rest of this series is determination,
heart and will. The Sixers simply have to want this more than
the Celtics.


對七六人來說，他們已經沒有閃避這支 Celtics
而不選擇正面迎擊的理由了。

現在能決定這個系列鹿死誰手的關鍵，
就在於決心、韌性與企圖心。
年輕的七六人們必須要在這方面壓倒 C's。

Fortunately for the Sixers, possessing those traits is not
contingent on spending an extensive amount of time paying dues
in the Association.

Those are innate characteristics. Every player on the Sixers
roster already has them. None of them could have made it to
the highest level of basketball without having them.


幸運的是，對七六人來說，
維持上述心理層面的堅強並不需要太多額外的時間去準備。

這些東西是與生俱來的。
每一個七六人的輪替球員都已經擁有這樣的正面特質。
而且只有當他們拿出這樣的特質時，才能支撐他們打最高水準的籃球。

The deal maker will be the Sixers having enough confidence to
believe they can beat Boston. And honestly, a lack of
confidence should not be an issue with this team.

The Sixers lack a lot of things, but confidence is not missing.

決勝的關鍵點就是七六人必須維持他們現在高昂的士氣與信心，
並且堅決相信他們能夠贏得這個系列賽。
而老實說，信心會不會消散對這隻球隊來說並不是大問題。

他們曾經失去了很多東西(指三四月的低迷)，
但是他們從來沒有失去他們的信心。


“We like playing against Boston,” Sixers third-year guard
Jrue Holiday said. “We think we match up well with them.

“It’s like [the Chicago] series. Now it’s our time to come
home. We have home-court advantage. We have to keep it here.
We have our fans backing us, family and friends. A lot of
confidence.”

「我們真的很喜歡跟波士頓對戰，
  我們總是認為我們對上他們能夠打得非常好。

  現在這個狀況有點像是對上公牛的系列賽。
  現在輪到我們回家了，我們有著主場優勢。
  而我們現在必須鞏固這樣的優勢。
  我們有著我們的球迷、家人與朋友支持我們，
  讓我們有著源源不絕的自信。」

-- Jrue Holiday



Except for the Miami Heat, who have beaten them soundly over
the past two seasons; these Sixers would likely echo Holiday’
s confidence no matter who they were playing.

You can debate the merits of their beliefs, but Iguodala
believes he’s a legitimate NBA star; Holiday believes he has
the potential to be a elite-level combo guard; Evan Turner
believes he will be on par with Kevin Durant not Shawn Bradley
as a No. 2 overall pick; Lou Williams believes he’s like
Allen Iverson and can make any shot he takes.

扣掉連續兩季都打得不順的火火，
七六人的每一分子絕對都同意 Jrue 這樣充滿自信的論調，
甚至無論他們對上任何對手都一樣。

你當然可以質疑這樣堅強信念的價值，
但是 Iguodala 總是相信他是一個真正的巨人；
Jrue 總是相信他終究能夠成為一個頂尖的雙能衛；
Evan Turner 總是相信他能成為像是 Kevin Durant 等級的榜眼，
而非 Shawn Bradley 那個級別的；
Lao-Da Williams 也總是相信他能夠像是他的老大哥 Iverson 一樣，
對自己的每次出手都充滿信心。


This series is no longer about what the Sixers could get out
of it in the long term.

Sometimes teams have unexpected opportunities. The Phillies
had one in 2008. They rode it to the World Series title that
broke the city’s championship drought.

This is one of those moments for the Sixers.

這已經不再是有關七六人能夠在這個系列學到多少，
對於長遠的未來有著什麼樣的影響。

天將降大任於斯人也，
機會總是會在你沒有預期的時候突然出現。
費城人在 08 年擁有了一次這樣的機會，
而且他們把握了這樣的機會，拿下了世界冠軍，
終結了這個城市四大運動的冠軍荒。

現在這個時間點對於七六人來說是相似的：一個近在眼前的好機會。

They have enough right now to earn, not steal, a spot into the
Eastern Conference finals.

Do that. Beat the Celtics.

The conversations about development, growth, and maturity can
wait until later. And they’ll be infinitely more positive if
we have to wait until June to start them.

他們不再是underdog，他們不再需要倚靠運氣。
現在的高度足夠他們作到任何他們想要做的事情，
一個進軍東區冠軍戰的絕佳機會。

把握他吧，把茶葉黨推下波士頓港，Beat the Celtics。

有關球隊的成長啦、進步啦、成熟啦，
這種話題拜託就先放到一邊去吧。
他們現在有無限的可能性，也許我們六月都還能看到七六人的比賽。



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