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Leonard up for challenge of guarding James
Leonard將扛起防守James的重責

Posted on March 30, 2013 at 9:10 pm by Jeff McDonald
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Miami Heat star LeBron James will arrive at the AT&T Center on Sunday night
as an NBA champion for the first time, with three MVP awards on his way to a
fourth, and in the throes of one of the most havoc-wreaking individual
seasons in league history.

熱火隊James將在周日晚上第一次以準備衛冕冠軍的身份來到馬刺主場AT&T Center，隨者
James已經拿了三座季MVP，本季也正邁向他的第四座季MVP前進，且本季很可能是他在NBA
聯盟歷史中最閃亮的一季。

The player the Spurs will place in the path of that runaway freight train is
a 21-year-old they call “Why-Why” who still lives with his mother.

馬刺準備用來伺候James的球員，則是一名目前才21歲且仍與母親共住的球員，在NBA的資
歷上猶如還是學步走的小孩子一般。

“I don’t think nothing of it, really,” said Kawhi Leonard, the second-year
small forward coach Gregg Popovich has designated his “stopper-in-training.”
 “It’s how I’ve been playing my whole life, guarding the best player on
the other team.”

在被Popo告知「把這次挑戰當成是將自己變成某一種明星球員的stopper的訓練過程」，
二年級生前鋒Kawhi Leonard說：「其實我並沒有把這件事情想得特別嚴重，我一直以來
都擔任類似的任務，防守對方進攻最好的球員。」

Every night is an education for Leonard, the 6-foot-7 product of San Diego
State who many NBA observers believe to be a star in the making.

對6呎7吋從San Diego State大學出產的Leonard而言，每一晚的比賽都是一個新挑戰或新
教育，而許多NBA觀察家也都認定「Leonard是一個正在崛起的明星球員」。

Popovich views Leonard as a burgeoning Bruce Bowen, a player willing and able
to take on the toughest defensive assignment night in and night out.

Popo將Leonard視為進化版的Bruce Bowen，就是一個樂於每一晚具有能力做出硬防守好球
員。

“He guards the people who are the difficult matchups on the other team,”
 Popovich said. “It doesn’t matter what team we’re playing. That’s the
guy he’s going to take.”

Popo說：「他(Leonard)總是扛起防守對方進攻大將的首要任務，對上哪一隊對他而言並
沒有太大差異，他只在乎他要防守的是誰。」

In addition to James, Leonard’s to-guard list this season has included names
such as Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant, Houston’s James Harden and the Los
Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant.

除了James之外，本季在Leonard防守名單上出現過的明星還包含Kevin Durant、James
Harden、Kobe Bryant等人

Popovich likens Leonard’s growth to a child learning to ride a bike by
moving from a three-wheeler to a two-wheeler.

Popo把的Leonard成長比喻成一個正想學腳踏車過程的小孩子一樣，正逐漸從騎三輪車慢
慢變成可以騎兩輪車。

Sunday night, in one of the most widely anticipated regular-season games in
AT&T Center history, Popovich will hand Leonard a unicycle and ask him to
cross the Grand Canyon on a high wire.

禮拜天晚上的馬刺對熱火，這一場早就被認為可能會是馬刺主場有史以來數場關鍵比賽之
一的比賽，Popo將讓Leonard扛起防守的重責，這可比喻為艱難度更勝過騎兩輪車的騎單
輪車任務，也像是站在鋼索跨越在大峽谷的表演。

James’ scoring average of 26.9 points per game ranks fourth in the NBA, and
he also averages 8.1 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.7 steals. It will take a
village to contain him. ?Leonard is simply the first line of defense.

火熱的James本季平均26.7分(聯盟第四)、8.1籃板、7.3助攻及1.7抄截，若說馬刺能派出
誰來防守，Leonard大概是最直接也最簡單的答案。

“I think I’m doing a good job, coming in and stepping on the floor with
veteran guys who have been in the system,” Leonard said. “Just feeding off
of them and what they know has made it better for me.”

Leonard說：「我想在配合整體馬刺的防守策略上(跟場上多名防守經驗老道的老將)，我
目前作得還不錯，只要適度給予外圍球員壓力，並迫使他們得進去禁區，利用多層防守解
決進攻者。」

In Leonard’s first meeting with James this season, a 105-100 Heat victory
Nov. 29 in Miami, the King had a manageable 23 points to go with nine
rebounds and seven assists.

在去年11月29日，馬刺曾經跟熱火主場打過一場，當時的Leonard是本季第一次面對James
，該場比賽James以23分、9籃板、7助攻收尾。

Drafted six days before his 20th birthday in 2011, the soft-spoken Leonard —
 who contributes 11.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game himself —
 has blossomed, on and off the court.

這位在2011年快要過他20歲生日的六天被馬刺選上，且對談也很溫和的Leonard，目前本
季繳出以11.4分、5.6籃板、1.7抄截的成績，並且不論在場上或場下都逐漸得走向明星之
路。

Though he still shares a house with his mother, Kim, who moved to San Antonio
from Los Angeles, Leonard is beginning to bloom into his own man.

雖然到目前為止，Leonard還是跟他母親(已從LA搬到San Antonio)一起共住，不過在球
技上，Leonard正逐漸發展出屬於他自己的一條路。

“He’s just beginning to realize there’s a world out there,” Popovich said.

Popo說：「他正逐漸清楚他要走的道路跟目標在哪裡。」

Sunday night, the best player in the NBA enters Leonard’s world. The Spurs
hope James doesn’t rock it.

周日晚上，NBA目前最好的球員來訪馬刺，Leonard的防守對他能有多少作用。至少馬刺希
望不要讓James太過予取予求。

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推 spurs2120:辛苦了，我順便問一下，我們好久沒玩愚人節了，像是這種
→ spurs2120:時候如果我們跟熱火板互換，大家可以接受嗎XD 當然今年
→ spurs2120:是不會玩了，來年看看有沒有機會哈哈。
→ keepstudying:我OK阿 XD..跟熱火互換好像也挺「有趣」的～可以趁機
→ keepstudying:偷酸熱火的球員嗎? XDD
推 jetrider:換好啊，造福我這個刺迷+火迷ㄏㄏ
推 wheatbug:這是要大家都當一天反串球迷的意思嗎 XD
推 matt7983:同意 不然找梗玩真麻煩XDDDD
推 hydeless:感謝翻譯，不過，有點小錯誤。口愛是棄學生喔，翻成從
→ hydeless:San Diego State大學「出產」比較對，另外on a high wire
→ hydeless:就是走鋼索了，不是細繩啦
Revised :)
※ 編輯: keepstudying    來自: 173.29.143.201       (04/01 06:06)
推 Emerica:結果LeBron沒有要打
推 trrapojakas:Leonard很進攻也很強的,希望不要只練防守
→ petand86:不罰錢嗎？