Mason's three-point play stuns Lakers

[iIvan (go O out)]

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Roger Mason Jr. was there in the Staples Center last June, and he saw it all.
Mason去年六月就在Staple Center親眼目擊了一切。

The confetti. The streamers. The Lakers' celebration.
紙片、彩帶、湖人隊的慶祝活動。

Still technically employed by the Washington Wizards at the time, Mason was
just a basketball fan hanging out in Los Angeles, wanting to catch a game.
當時在技術上而言他仍是巫師隊的一員，Mason當時僅僅是以一名籃球迷的身分待在LA，
希望可以跟到比賽。

So he watched the Lakers oust the Spurs in Game 5 of the Western Conference
finals from the cheap seats.
所以他在便宜的座位上觀賞了湖人隊在西區冠軍賽第五戰擊敗馬刺隊的過程。

“It was just a fun game to watch,” Mason said. “I never dreamed I'd be in
the midst of the rivalry like this.”
「那是一場值得觀賞的有趣比賽，」Mason說道。「我作夢都沒想過自己可以成為像這樣
的對抗中的一份子。」

Yet there Mason was Wednesday night at the AT&T Center, in the silver and
black of the Spurs, setting off a celebration of his own.
然而周三晚Mason就身著馬刺銀黑球衣在AT&T Center啟動了屬於他自己的慶祝活動。

Mason's bucket-and-the-foul with 10.5 seconds left lifted the Spurs (25-12)
to a 112-111 victory over the conference-leading Lakers (31-7), in a
thrill-a-second rematch of last season's playoff meeting.
Mason在比賽剩下10.5秒時的一次小帳加一，幫助馬刺隊在這場延續去年季後賽的刺激的
再次對決中，以112-111擊敗西區龍頭湖人隊。

The Spurs, after leading for most of the second half, were down 111-109 after
Kobe Bryant had drained a 3-pointer over Mason moments earlier. 
馬刺隊，在下半場多數時間領先，在Mason的進球前不久剛被Kobe的三分球給逆轉比數成
為111-109。

After a harried inbounds play at midcourt, Mason took a thread-the-needle
pass from Matt Bonner in the corner, then knocked down a jumper and drew a
foul on Derek Fisher.
在一陣激烈推擠的邊線發球中，Mason在角落從人縫中接到了Bonner的傳球，接著跳投中
的還造成了Fisher的犯規。

The ensuing free throw — and one more defensive stop, gained with a disputed
traveling call on Trevor Ariza — gave the Spurs a victory to cherish, even
as it came against a short-handed Lakers team playing on zero days rest. 
在接著而來的罰球後-還有一次判在Ariza身上具爭議的走步吹判-馬刺隊得到了這場彌足
珍貴的勝利，即使湖人隊有著打背靠背比賽的劣勢。

It was Mason's third game-winning shot this season, joining the Christmas Day
buzzer-beater to beat Phoenix and a late 3-pointer to beat the Clippers on
Nov. 17.
這是Mason本季第三次的絕殺。前兩次為聖誕節擊敗太陽以及十一月十七號擊敗快艇。

“I've just been in the right place at the right time,” he said. 
「我只是在對的時間出現在對的位置，」他說。

For a while, the Spurs appeared poised to be led by a player who might as
well have watched the conference finals from the cheap seats, too. 
有段時間，馬刺隊因為一位去年可能也坐在廉價座位觀看西區冠軍賽的球員的帶領下而顯
得泰然自若。

Manu Ginobili was severely hobbled with an ankle injury the last time these
two teams met. Wednesday officially marked his comeback performance.
Manu在兩隊上一次的交手中受到腳踝傷勢的嚴重影響。週三的表現像是正式宣告著他的復
活。

He finished with a season-high 27 points, including 19 in the first half. 
他得到了本季新高的27分，包括上半場的19分。

Ginobili got his first points of the game on a steal and a dunk from Bryant.
Thirty seconds later, he zipped past Ariza to finish a layup over Pau Gasol.
Manu本場比賽的開胡是在一次由Kobe手中抄截並快攻扣籃時開始。三十秒後，他過了
Ariza並在Gasol面前挑籃得分。

This was the Manu missing from last season's playoff meeting.
這是去年季後賽碰頭時的Manu所缺少的。

“I was aggressive, I was feeling good,” Ginobili said. “It helped that I
made the first couple of shots to get me going.”
「我很有侵略性，我感覺很棒，」Manu說道。「一開始得手的幾次出手對我接下來的表現
幫助很大。」

Later, Ginobili closed the third quarter with a play that was pure Ginobili,
taking a pass near midcourt after a Lakers basket, whipping the ball around
his back to avoid a defender, and then launching a standard, garden-variety
running 29-footer that swished through the net at the horn.
稍後，Manu在第三節的最後一投完全就是最純的Manu（按：不純賠頭髮XD）。在中場附近
接獲傳球，以一次帥氣的背後運球閃避防守球員，接著以一記帥到翻掉的29呎大號三分命
中結束第三節。

That gave the Spurs a 95-87 lead entering the final frame, as well as
momentum they would eventually squander by falling behind by three entering
the game's final 90 seconds. 
那使得馬刺隊帶著95-87的領先進入最後一節，就像比賽終了前九十秒的三分進球般同樣
具有鼓舞士氣的效果。

The game ended, fittingly, with what Bryant would later call “typical
Spurs-Lakers stuff.”
比賽結束了，以Kobe稍後會稱呼之的「典型的刺湖大戰」方式結束了。

Tim Duncan, who had 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, had given the
Spurs a one-point lead on a jump hook with 28.9 seconds to go. Bryant
followed with a 3-pointer, buried directly in Mason's mug, to put L.A. back
on top with 12.6 seconds left.
Duncan今晚得到了20分10籃板8助攻，以一記勾射帶領馬刺隊在剩下28.9秒時以一分領先
。接著Kobe趁著Mason給他的空間在剩下12.6秒時三分跳投得手取得領先。

Bryant ended with 29 points, and — had it not been for Mason's ho-hum
heroics — would have ripped the Spurs' hearts out.
Kobe得了29分，假設沒有Mason的英雄式表現，他將會使得馬刺隊心碎。

The game-winning play went haywire from the beginning. Ginobili was the first
option, but he bumped into a teammate and eventually flared instead of
cutting.
贏得比賽的致勝一擊以非常混亂的方式展開。Manu本來是第一選擇，但是他撞上了隊友，
最後他只好向外走而非上前接球。

Bonner, attempting to inbound, couldn't find him. This was a problem.
Bonner本來打算傳給他，但是卻找不到他。這可是個大問題。

“There really wasn't a Plan B,” Bonner said.
「我們根本沒有B計畫阿（囧）」Bonner說。

Meanwhile, time was ticking toward a five-second violation. Out of options,
Bonner rifled a pass to Mason in the near corner, with Fisher draped all over
him.
就在同時，即將被吹判發球五秒。沒有選擇的Bonner只好將球傳給就在附近角落的Mason
，還伴隨著如影隨形在側的Fisher。

Mason caught the ball and let it go just inside the 3-point line, pausing
long enough for Fisher to bump him. 
Mason接到了球並帶一步進三分線內，等了Fisher一下好讓他跳上來。

The last time the Lakers were in the building, they walked away a Game 4
winner after Fisher wasn't called for a foul on Brent Barry. This time, the
Spurs got the whistle they wanted last June.
上一次在這個賽館內，湖人隊因為Fisher逃過一劫未被吹判犯規而贏得比賽。這一次，馬
刺隊得到了去年六月他們所期待的哨音。

Mason's shot went through the net for the tie. He made the free throw for the
go-ahead point.
Mason的跳投使得比數追平。接著的加罰讓馬刺隊超前比數。

No confetti. No streamers. But, soon, the celebration was on.
沒有紙片、沒有彩帶。但是，很快地，慶祝活動就啟動了。

There in the middle of it, on the court instead of in the stands, was Mason.
Mason就身處這個慶祝活動的場中而非站在觀眾席。

“I could never imagined something like this,” Mason said. “But it's the
type of thing you hope for.”
「我沒辦法想像像這樣的事情發生，」Mason說。「但這確確實實就是你會希望它發生的
類型。」

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推 PVD:絕殺傳承魂!!!!
→ PVD:洛杉磯的球隊兩支都成為苦主了lol
推 clivezzz:妹嬸絕殺不手軟
推 jiuan1027:翔魚:Manu:我以毛髮,交易無所不在的鬼切  魔鬼:Deal!
推 realforgivin:現在有了最後一擊manu與mason兩位殺手 選擇更多了
推 mark30204:推外電 翻得真棒
推 OrzOtzOnz:我還是得推：　巫師出品，絕殺保證！
推 soaringfish:.......這樣下去  小趴乾脆拿Eva來換十年冠軍好了XD
推 yukowolf:你確定小趴真的願意嗎?XD
推 tbpcvgg:推！
推 Accross:我們根本沒有B計畫阿
推 rahim1211:推翻譯
推 jiuan1027:沒有B計畫沒有關係...不要像前幾天的Foster就好.....
推 sddy:那個角度真是mason最愛的決殺角度
※ 編輯: iIvan           來自: 61.64.207.174        (01/15 20:06)
推 avrilrock:MASON我愛你!!!
推 chasel99:Mason 那球真的蠻誇張的,看他的姿勢本來我想這下玩完了～
→ chasel99:想不到不但進球還有小帳加一的機會  \(^◇^)/
推 baronterry:難怪今天HORRY看球時感覺很累...功力都傳過去了XDDDDDD
推 foorg:推優質翻譯! MASON好球員阿!
推 syllogist:推  勘誤: ankle 是腳踝不是膝蓋
感謝勘誤 翻太快趕下班果然就會出現筆誤|||
※ 編輯: iIvan           來自: 61.64.190.18         (01/16 00:30)
推 jealousguy:推 Big Shot Horry 有來觀戰XD
推 jiuan1027:順道一提 三分球命中率目前前2名都是馬刺隊的 麥芭樂掉
→ jiuan1027:到第2名(.472) 第一名就是R.Mason(.475) 而且Mason在出
→ jiuan1027:手和命中次數都算滿高的 真的是質量兼具阿 今年比起他以
→ jiuan1027:往的三分平均命中率提升了近一成...另包叔.458 鐵牛.397