Pierce scores 41 to lead Celts to Eastern finals
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BOSTON (AP)—Paul Pierce hit a shot. Then LeBron James answered. Pierce hit
another and so did James.
皮爾斯和李伯榮你一球我一球，殺的難分難解
It was like that all game long, two of the NBA’s best trying to carry their
teams to the next round. Pierce and the Boston Celtics succeeded, beating the
Cleveland Cavaliers 97-92 on Sunday.
整場比賽就看這兩個聯盟中的最佳球員你來我往，試圖幫助自己的隊伍晉級。皮爾斯和超
塞最後技高一籌，以９７－９２擊敗騎士
Twenty years earlier there was another thrilling shootout in another seventh
game of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Boston—Larry Bird vs. Dominique
Wilkins.
在二十年前，同樣也是準決賽的第七戰，相同的景象在波士頓上演－－「大鳥」博德對上
「人體嗨賴」威金斯
And the result was the same: a narrow Celtics victory that sent them to the
conference finals against Detroit.
結果也是相同的，波士頓最後勝出，取得在東區決賽對決活塞的機會
Pierce scored 41 points, James had 45 and Boston remained unbeaten in the
playoffs at home, where the first two games against the Pistons will be
played Tuesday and Thursday night.
皮爾斯飆得４１分，李伯榮則不惶多讓拿下４５分，超塞主場依舊固若金湯，並且好消息
是東區決賽前兩場是在波士頓舉行
“It is a great feeling,” Pierce said. “We knew this was going to be a
tough, tough series.”
「（順利晉級）感覺金爽，阿～斯～」皮爾斯說，「我們早就知道這個系列賽會很難打」
In a seven-game series in which the road team never won, the Celtics had many
green-clad fans on their side. Lucky the Mascot held up a sign reading “ROCK
THE GARDEN!” and the crowd roared. Pierce got the loudest ovation when he
was introduced with his nickname, “The Truth.”
在今年七戰四勝的季後賽中客隊從未在超塞主場開胡，因此今天花園廣場擠滿了穿綠衣的
球迷，等著看超塞拿下重要一勝。當吉祥物Mascot舉著「讓花園廣場嗨起來！！」的牌子
時，現場觀眾也很配合的大聲嘶吼。當賽前主持人喊到皮爾斯，以及他的小名「The Truth
」時，群眾鼓譟更大聲了
And when the game started, one fan bellowed, “Not today, LeBron.”
當比賽開始時，一位球迷大喊「（擊敗超塞）不是今天，李柏榕」
It wasn’t Wilkins’ day on May 22, 1988, even though he outscored Bird in
Boston’s 118-116 win over Atlanta at the old Boston Garden. Wilkins finished
with 47 points, 16 in the fourth quarter, and Bird had 34, with 20 in the
final period.
雖然威金斯在１９８８年５月２２那天拿下比柏德還高的分數，但是他還是沒能在舊花園
廣場拿下關鍵一勝，並且以１１６－１１８輸球。威金斯最後拿下４７分，包括第四節的
１６分，柏德則砍下３４分，光是最後一節他就得了２０分
“I’m very aware of the game,” Pierce said. “They don’t ever let you
forget it when you look up to the jumbotron.”
「我對那場比賽印象深刻，」皮爾斯說，「（球隊）為了怕你忘記那場比賽，還在球場上
的大螢幕不斷重播比賽的片段」
James has seen plenty of highlights of that mano-a-mano tussle.
李伯榮也看了不少那場如拳擊比賽般互相較勁的精采片段
“We both tried to will our team to victory and, just like Dominique Wilkins,
I ended up on the short end and the Celtics won again,” he said. “I think
the second round of the postseason, Game 7, these fans will finally have an
opportunity to forget a little bit about what Larry Bird and Dominique
Wilkins did and remember what Paul and LeBron did.
「我跟皮爾斯都盡了全力想幫球隊贏球，但我就像威金斯一樣有個不完美的結局，超塞則
是又拿下了一場重要的比賽，」他說，「我想經過這場比賽後，人們對經典第七戰的印象
會稍微從『柏德對威金斯』轉變為『皮爾斯對李伯榮』」
“This will go down in history.”
「這（比賽）會在史上留名」
Pierce hit 13 of 23 shots and James went 14-for-29.
皮爾斯投２３中１３，李伯榮則投２９中１４
Celtics executive vice president Danny Ainge, who played in that 1988 game,
called Sunday’s shootout “an epic battle.”
超塞的副總裁安吉當年也曾在經典的第七戰中參上一腳，他說今天的比賽是「經典對決」
The Celtics have won 14 straight games at home and have home-court advantage
throughout the playoffs. They are 0-6 in the postseason on the road.
超塞在季賽曾經在家１４連勝，他們有著季後賽全部的主場優勢，不過在客場目前是０勝
６負
“Before the year our goal was to be there in Game 1 at home (in the
conference finals) and that’s where we are,” Boston coach Doc Rivers said.
“So we’re exactly where we should be.”
「在球季開始前我們的目標就是在家打（東區決賽）第一戰，而我們做到了，」河流說，
「我們的表現正如之前所預期的一樣」
Home teams are 22-2 in the second round of this season’s playoffs. The
Celtics never trailed Sunday but they never were safe until the final seconds.
主場球隊在今年季後賽第二輪有２２－２的戰績，超塞雖然在今天這場比賽中從未落後，
但是他們也沒辦法擺脫對手的糾纏，直到比賽結束的哨聲響起
Pierce hit two free throws with 7.9 seconds left for the final points, then
James missed a 3-pointer on the last shot of the game with 4.4 seconds to go.
皮爾斯在最後７．９秒罰進兩球，這也是超塞得到的最後兩分，接著李伯榮在剩下４．４
秒時三分出手不進，比賽至此劃下句點
“I had it going, LeBron had it going and we just didn’t let up,” Pierce
said. “Neither one of us wanted our teams to lose.”
「我全力帶領球隊向前，李伯榮也是，不過我們沒有讓他佔到上風，」皮爾斯說，「我們
都不想讓自己的隊伍輸球」
Sasha Pavlovic’s 3-pointer made it 95-92 with 8.6 seconds left and the
Cavaliers immediately fouled Pierce. His first shot hit the rim, hung in the
air, then fell through as the crowd roared. Pierce said team patriarch Red
Auerbach, who died in October 2006 at age 89, had something to do with that.
莎莎的三分讓騎士在剩下８．６秒時追到９５－９２只差三分，接著騎士馬上對皮爾斯犯
規。第一罰打中籃框，在空中停了一下，在群眾的歡呼聲中通過籃框。皮爾斯說這一定是
老教練「紅頭」奧杜拜在冥冥之中幫了他一把
“The ghost of Red just looking over us,” Pierce said. “I think he kind of
tapped it in the right direction. It sort of put a smile on my face.”
「紅頭教練的靈魂守護著我們，」皮爾斯說，「我想他碰了一下球，讓球掉向正確的方位
，當我想到這點時不禁笑了出來」
Pierce’s second free throw was much smoother, making it 97-92.
皮爾斯的第二罰就穩多了，把比數拉開到９７－９２
Cleveland raced downcourt and James hoisted a 3-pointer that missed with 4.4
seconds to go. The Cavaliers got the rebound and James waved for the ball
from the same spot he had just missed from.
騎士快速將球推進到底線，李伯榮三分出手不進，騎士搶下籃板後試圖傳給李伯榮，後者
在同樣的位置不停揮手要球
But Eddie House intercepted the pass and, as the final seconds ticked off,
James turned and walked toward his bench, his chances of reaching the East
finals dashed on the court where the Cavaliers were 0-6 this season.
但是房子跳出來攔截了傳球，比賽時間也在此刻歸零。李伯榮轉身走向板凳，他晉級季後
賽的希望在這個本季騎士在此六連敗的球場劃下句點
“Boston did their work during the regular season to put themselves in this
position” to play Game 7 at home,” Cleveland coach Mike Brown said.
「超塞努力了整季好讓他們取得這個優勢，在家打第七戰」騎士教練布朗說
The key Sunday, he said, was Boston’s 10 offensive rebounds that turned into
18 points. Cleveland has just seven second-chance points.
他也說這場比賽的關鍵在於超塞抓了１０個進攻籃板，且因此多得了１８分。騎士在二次
進攻的得分上只有７分
“That was similar to what we had in the last game,” Brown said. “You play
on the road, if you turn the ball over, which we did a little tonight, and
give up second chance points, it is going to be tough to win.”
「超塞所做的就像我們在上場比賽所做的一樣，」布朗說，「當在客場打球時，一但失誤
，並且在二次進攻上又不能多拿幾分，就會很難贏球，就像我們今晚一樣」
Still, the Celtics were pushed to the limit for the second straight series.
They did dominate Atlanta in Game 7, winning 99-65, but had a much tougher
time eliminating Cleveland.
超塞連續兩個系列戰都打滿七場，雖然對老鷹隊打的還算輕鬆，不過在對上騎士可就沒那
麼容易了
But now they’re unbeaten in the 29 series in which they’ve led 3-2.
即使如此，超塞還是在３－２領先的情況下連續拿下２９個系列戰的勝利
“Today it was basically get the ball to Paul Pierce and get the hell out of
the way,” Kevin Garnett said.
「今天要做的很簡單：把球給皮爾斯，然後閃遠一點看他表現」ＫＧ說
Garnett added 13 points and P.J. Brown came off Boston’s bench to score 10
and grab key rebounds.
ＫＧ拿下１３分，ＰＪ布朗從板凳殺出拿下１０分，並且搶下一記關鍵的籃板
“It’s emotional,” Garnett said. “We will enjoy this, but as we advance it
does get a little more difficult.”
「（打到第七戰）是很刺激的，」ＫＧ說，「我們雖然樂在其中，但是隨著晉級到下一輪
過程也越來越艱難」
Delonte West was the only other Cleveland scorer in double figures with 15.
衛斯特是騎士隊除了李伯榮外唯一拿下雙位數得分的球員，他得了１５分
“We fight hard in every game, come out and leave it out on the floor,” West
said. “We expected this type of effort out of ourselves, competing until
there’s no zeros on the clock. It just hurts that we just go home now. That’
s all.”
「我們每場比賽都打的很辛苦，場場都是激戰，」衛斯特說，「我們對自己的期望便跟今
天的比賽一樣，奮戰到最後一刻，直到比賽時間歸零。唯一的遺憾是我們輸球，必須打道
回府」
The Celtics led 50-40 at halftime, but the Cavaliers cut that to 52-49. It
was 61-58 before Boston stretched its margin to 67-58 by scoring the next six
points.
超塞在上半場以５０－４０領先，但是騎士在下半場開始打了一波９－２把比數拉進。在
超塞連得六分之前，僅以６１－５８領先
But Cleveland kept coming back and trailed by just 73-68 going into the
fourth quarter.
但是騎士依舊緊咬，在第三節結束時超塞僅以７３－６８領先
The Celtics got a scare when Pierce was fouled by Pavlovic on a drive to the
basket and fell on a video cameraman under Boston’s basket with 23 seconds
left in the first half. Pierce got up slowly and, after a 20-second timeout,
made two free throws.
皮爾斯在第一節剩下２３秒時上籃被Pavlovic拉下來，跌在籃下的攝影機上，把超塞嚇出
一身冷汗。皮爾斯過了一陣子才站起來，在２０秒的短暫停後兩罰皆中
He stayed in the game for all but the last 4.2 seconds of the half, then left
for treatment of a bruised left thigh but played most of the second half.
皮爾斯整場比賽只有在中場結束前４．２秒因為右大腿擦傷而下場休息過，其他時間都在
場上奮戰
With smoke from pregame pyrotechnics still rising toward the rafters where
Boston’s 16 championship banners hang, the Celtics got off to a strong
start. They rolled to a 16-4 lead—with Pierce scoring nine—but the
Cavaliers closed it to 29-23 with 7:20 left in the second quarter.
當賽前煙火的光芒還閃耀在花園廣場的１６面冠軍旗時，超塞已經以一波１６－４取得比
賽優勢，之中皮爾斯一個人就拿了９分，但是在第二節剩下７：２０時騎士已經把比數拉
進到２９－２３
That’s when James left the game for the first time, replaced by Pavlovic,
and the Celtics got the next five points before James returned less than 1
1/2 minutes later.
這時李伯榮下場休息，不過超塞之後連拿五分，逼的他只休息了不到一分半又得上場
“I have always been a winner, and I am a winner,” he said. “You are just
disappointed that the season is over.
「我一直打的像個贏家，我也是個贏家，」他說，「我只是對球季就此結束失望」
Notes
Tom Brady, wearing a black Giants hat with the orange letters “SF” on
front, was among a contingent of Patriots at the game. Others were Richard
Seymour, Vince Wilfork, Kevin Faulk and Laurence Maroney. … Only two
Cleveland starters scored in the first half—James with 23 points and West
with 4. … Boston College basketball player Ayla Brown, a former contestant
on “American Idol,” sang the national anthem. … Red Sox owner John Henry
and president Larry Lucchino sat next to Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck in the
front row.
超級四分衛Tom Brady戴著舊金山巨人隊的帽子，跟一群愛國者隊的球員一起到場看球，
其中包括Richard Seymour, Vince Wilfork, Kevin Faulk and Laurence Maroney．．．
騎士的先發球員中只有兩個在上半場拿分：李伯榮２３分，衛斯特４分．．．前「美國偶
像」的參賽者，同時也是波士頓大學籃球隊員的Ayla Brown在賽前獻唱國歌．．．紅襪老
闆John Henry和總管Lucchino跟超塞老闆Grousbeck一起坐在最前排看球
總算贏了...
希望下一輪不要再打到第七場才晉級
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