[外電] Lakers are on road to history

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主標:Lakers are on road to history
副標:They improve to 6-2 on their longest trip ever, and can set an NBA record
     if they win Wednesday's finale at Minnesota.
     湖人正在邁向創造歷史的途中, 他們將隊史最長的客場之旅戰績推進到6勝2敗, 如果
     禮拜三對上灰狼比賽中拿下勝利,將創下NBA歷史上的紀錄
                                 (這應該說明了昨天那篇不是單單指超過五成勝率)
作者:Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. --
The trip could go from historically long to simply historic.
這段客場之旅將可從歷史角度來觀看, 並且充滿了歷史意義.

The Lakers are on the verge of setting an NBA record for success on a long
trip, their latest victory coming Monday against the Charlotte Bobcats, 106-97,
despite another late-game hiccup.
湖人正朝創下NBA最長客場之旅戰績的紀錄邊緣前進, 他們最近一場的勝利是禮拜一對上
包伯貓的比賽,以106比97拿下勝利.

If the Lakers win Wednesday in Minnesota, they'll finish 7-2 on their trip and
compile the league's best record in nine or more continuous road games since
neutral-site games were eliminated in 1974-75.
(The San Antonio Spurs were 8-1 in a 2003 trip but came home before it ended.)
如果湖人禮拜三獵殺了灰狼, 他們將以7勝2敗結束這段漫長的客場之旅, 並且創下自從
1974年賽季以來聯盟史上客場9連戰或是更長的客場之旅的最佳戰績.

(馬刺曾在2003年創下8勝1敗的戰績, 但是在結束客場之旅之前他們有先回家過)(不懂...)

Already away from home for 13 days -- on their way to 15, the longest chunk of
time on the road in team history -- the Lakers again used the Kobe Bryant-
Pau Gasol combo to come away with a victory.
已經離開家有13天之久了, 為期15天的客場之旅是隊史上最長的一次, 湖人再次以上帝
和耶穌聯手摘下勝利.

Gasol was hot early, scoring 12 of the Lakers' first 14 points, and Bryant took
it from there, scoring 31 points on nine-for-17 shooting. Gasol finished with
26 points, six rebounds and a team-high six assists.
比賽剛開始時耶穌的手感非常火, 拿下湖人前14分得分中的12分, 然後老大從這裡開始接
手, 17投中9拿下31分. 耶穌終場拿下26分6板還有全隊最高的6助攻.

The Lakers are now 4-1 with Gasol in the lineup, although the possibility of
going 7-2 on the trip was the top talking point.
湖人登錄耶穌之後的戰績是4勝1敗, 雖然有可能以7勝2敗坐收的客場之旅是目前最受關注
的焦點.

"That's something to play for," forward Lamar Odom said. "But even if it
wasn't, we feel this is a game [Wednesday] where we want to play well because
it's [the last] before the All-Star break."
老二說 " 下一場有一些東西要去拼(指創紀錄), 但是如果下一場不具有任何意義,
我們還是會把他當做一場比賽來認真打, 我們想要打出一場漂亮的比賽, 因為那是明星賽
休兵期前的最後一場比賽.

Minnesota (10-39) has the worst record in the Western Conference and will be
coming off a road game Tuesday against New Jersey.
灰狼 (10勝39敗) 是西區目前為止最慘的戰績, 而且將在禮拜四對上籃網展開客場之旅.

Win or lose, there will be a four-game rest for the Lakers (34-17) during the
break, although Bryant will be in New Orleans for the All-Star game, and
Jordan Farmar will be there for the rookie-sophomore challenge.
不論贏或輸, 對湖人來說接下來可以有四場比賽的時間可以休息(這句不確定), 雖然老大
要去紐奧良被sheed再次調戲, 農夫也要去打一二年級生對抗賽.

As has been the case, the victory Monday didn't come without a late jolt.
就如同還有這麼多狀況, 禮拜一對山貓拿下的比賽贏的並不是那麼順利.

Much as they did against Miami, the Lakers let a double-digit lead get away
in the fourth quarter, even though the Bobcats played without leading scorer
Gerald Wallace, who was sidelined because of a strained right foot.
就像他們上一場對上熱火那樣, 即使包伯貓的得分主力Gerald Wallace這場因為右腳拉傷
沒上, 湖人還是在第四節丟掉兩位數領先的優勢.

The Lakers were ahead this time, 86-73, before Charlotte cut it to 89-86 on a
three-point play by Matt Carroll with 7:17 to play. The Bobcats never came
closer, but it was only a five-point difference until a 6-0 Lakers run that was
capped by Bryant's two free throws with 1:07 to play.
第四節一開始湖人還以86比73領先, 但是包伯貓在比賽還剩下7分17秒的時候,
Matt Carroll的三分炮將比數拉進到89比86, 但是包伯貓再也沒能將比分拉近.
湖人在老大帶動下的一波6比0的攻勢前, 兩隊僅有5分的差距.

"That was very important," Bryant said. "I think we've developed enough
experience to know that on the road, teams are going to make a run. The
important thing is just try to build up a big enough cushion."
老大說 "這非常的重要, 我想我們已經累積足夠的經驗去應付, 球隊持續的跑動.
        最重要的事只是要如何去創造夠大的空檔."

It was the small plays in the final minutes that won it.
這些是終場前幾分鐘的幾個play

Luke Walton made a 19-footer from the left side with 3:10 to play. Bryant,
out of the corner of his eye, found Odom alone under the basket for a dunk.
Odom deflected Nazr Mohammed's pass, leading to a Bobcats turnover.
Derek Fisher drew a charge on Raymond Felton.
比賽剩下3分10秒時, 天行者在左側製造了一個19呎的空檔. 老大撇見老二在籃下有個大
空檔可以去灌籃. 老二干擾回教人使得包伯貓發生了一次失誤.
漁夫對Felton做了一個drew a charge (drew a charge不會翻)

The victory served other purposes, including an end to the Lakers' puzzling
struggles against the Bobcats.
這場勝利展現了某些企圖, 包括終場前湖人對包伯貓的奮戰不懈.

They lost both games against Charlotte last season, including a grueling
133-124 triple-overtime loss here, and they lost here two seasons ago as well.
去年兩場對上包伯貓的比賽都輸了, 包括一場延長到3TO以133比124輸掉的比賽, 上上
季也在這裡輸過.

The players heard about it beforehand from Coach Phil Jackson.
球員們在賽前聽到禪師的這番話

"Charlotte's always a challenge," he said. "They've had a really good record
against us the last couple years. That's something we reminded [our players]
of."
禪師說 "包伯貓對我們來說一直是一個挑戰, 他們在過去兩年對上我們的成績非常地漂亮
這是我們必須記住的. "

The Lakers also improved to 6-2 in the second night of back-to-back
situations on the road, an impressive statistic for any team.
湖人在背靠背的第二場比賽中取得6勝2敗的好成績, 使其他球隊非常注重這個統計數據.

Gasol, who was fighting a head cold, and Bryant combined to make 11 of 14
shots and score 34 points in the first half on the way to a 55-44 halftime
lead.
耶穌, 和感冒奮鬥中, 但是依舊和老大在上半場聯手, 合計14投11中拿下34分, 半場結束
率領湖人以以55比44領先.

The Bobcats noticed the new guy in the middle.
包伯貓注意到這位湖人新來的禁區大漢.

"Pau is out there playing great," Mohammed said. "They are a veteran team that
has been playing together for a while and they added a big piece."
回教人說 " 耶穌打的很好, 他們是一個很有經驗的球隊, 他們融合了一陣子
           了, 現在又添了一個大塊頭. "

Along the way, Bryant passed George Gervin for 28th on the NBA's career scoring
list. He now has 20,722 points.
除了賽場之外, 老大超越了 George Gervin 以20722分成為生涯得分排行榜的第28名.

Only one step left on a trek that ends, finally, on Wednesday.
只差一步在禮拜三的比賽就要結束這段漫長的客場之旅.

"We have one more game before we can say anything about this trip," Jackson
said.
禪師說 "我們只剩下一場比賽就可以為這段旅行做出註解."


翻的不是很好...  有錯請指正~

完全沒有提到跳跳虎的傷... 倒是耶穌感冒了= =+

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※ 編輯: smaillove       來自: 220.129.156.133      (02/12 16:29)
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