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Here's a good rule of thumb about the NBA -- if there's snow on the ground
outside the arena, the game played inside is likely of little significance.
這是NBA的一個經驗法則 -- 如果球場外面的地上佈滿了雪，場內進行的比賽可能也無
足輕重。
But it sure didn't feel that way this Christmas afternoon.
但很肯定地聖誕節下午進行的比賽並不是這麼一回事。
Sunday's 85-70 whipping of San Antonio, the team that topped the Pistons for
last season's NBA title, sure seemed like validation, as if the previous 24
games were just the evidence and this one finally hammered the truth home that,
yes, this is the best team in the league.
禮拜天活塞以85比70痛擊聖安東尼奧馬刺 - 那支上一季踩著活塞肩膀封王的冠軍隊伍
。這場比賽就像是在確定活塞前24場比賽的成績是否僅是曇花一現，而這次在主場的獲勝
再次證明，是的，這是聯盟目前最優秀的一支球隊。
Not that the Pistons would ever admit that.
但活塞並不因此而感到自滿。
"What does it mean at this point?" coach Flip Saunders said. "I don't think you
put too much stock in it."
教練F.Saunders說"這場勝仗在此刻代表什麼？我不認為你需要太過在意這場比賽的結
果。"
The NBA promotions committee sure didn't, pumping the nation's airwaves full of
Lakers-Heat commercials all week. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich joked before the
game that he took pride in playing in the junior varsity warm-up to the real
deal.
NBA推廣委員會也不這麼想，他們整個禮拜在各大媒體強力播放聖誕節大餐湖人對熱火
的廣告。馬刺教練G.Popovich在比賽前開玩笑說他很榮幸能擔任主菜上桌前餐前主秀。
"We're not only thrilled, but we think it's a huge responsibility to be playing
the JV game," he said. "Because, you know, you've got to do well to keep the
people around for the varsity game. So we're taking this very seriously."
他說"我們不只是興奮，還認為把次要的比賽打好是很重大的責任。你知道的，因為你
必須把場子炒熱以便人們可以持續關注真正關鍵的比賽，所以我們是很認真地看待這場比
賽的。"
And the Pistons players themselves were in downplay mode, even after enacting
their bit of revenge for last season's Game 7 loss.
活塞的球員們反而沒把這場比賽看得這麼重，儘管這場比賽有點向馬刺報去年總冠軍
賽第7場關鍵敗仗一箭之仇的意味。
Center Ben Wallace called it just "another game in December." And Chauncey
Billups said he cared little about anything besides adding to the team's
rapidly growing resume.
中鋒班蛙僅稱之為"不過是12月的一場比賽。"而槍蜥表示除了將球隊的戰績持續向上
推進外，任何事情他都不怎麼在意。
"Just another win on the record," Billups said. "Just another win. Christmas.
Get home."
槍蜥說"這不過是在戰績表上再添一筆勝場數罷了，一場於聖誕節在主場拿下的勝利。
"
OK, fine. So in a long 82-game NBA season, this was but one tiny blip on a busy
radar screen.
沒錯，NBA球季很漫長，足足有82場比賽，這場勝利僅是邁向總冠軍之路的一小步。
Still, it felt like something bigger, if only for the way it went down, two
defensive heavyweights perhaps previewing the matchup the nation will watch in
June when the Lakers and the Heat are long forgotten.
儘管不如湖人熱火之戰那般受到重視，那場比賽仍有更重大的意義。沒意外的話，這
兩支重量級的防守球隊將會是全世界在明年六月注視的焦點，當時湖人和熱火應該早就被
拋諸腦後了。
"It was a very entertaining game," Saunders said. "You saw, both teams, who
they are. Meat and potato teams. Maybe this is why the game wasn't hyped as
much. This is what basketball is meant to be like. Play defense, play team
basketball. Not turn the ball over, and make plays for each other."
Saunders說"這是場很有趣的比賽。你看，那兩支球隊原本就是媒體寵兒，也許這就是
我們這場比賽不那麼受到重視的原因。籃球比賽的本質本該是努力防守、團隊合作，不要
一拿球就想要自幹，而是為隊友製造更好的機會。"
The Pistons held the Spurs (21-7) to eight first quarter points, a San Antonio
franchise record for fewest points in a first quarter. Detroit also
out-rebounded the Spurs, 57-30, and scored 20 points off their 18 offensive
rebounds, an effort generated by Ben Wallace, who finished with 10 points and
21 rebounds, his most since 2004.
活塞將馬刺(目前戰績21勝7敗)首節得分壓制到僅有8分，這是馬刺第一節得分最低紀
錄。活塞總籃板數也以57比30遠遠領先馬刺，並利用18個進攻籃板製造的第二波進攻機會
拿到20分，這都要歸功於班蛙的貢獻，他終場得到10分及自'04年以來最多的21顆籃板(進
攻籃板7顆)。
"They outplayed us, honestly," said Spurs guard Tony Parker, who had 19 points.
拿了19分的馬刺後衛T.Parker說"說實話，他們表現完全優於我們。"
The Pistons' primary concern Sunday was containing Parker, who, remarkably,
leads the league in points scored in the paint. In the first quarter, it was
clear why. Parker drove repeatedly into the lane, flipping up his floater each
time and watching it fall more often than not.
活塞禮拜天的防守重心放在Parker身上，值得注意的是，本季迄今他是禁區內得分最
多的球員。在第一節，Parker就以實際行動證明他的身手並非浪得虛名，他多次殺入禁區
上籃，而進的次數也比沒進的多(事實上第一節馬刺所得8分全都是Parker貢獻的，3次上籃
外加1次投籃)。
But after an early timeout, the Pistons made an adjustment in their
pick-and-roll defense, and from then on, Parker's once wide-open running routes
were filled with Pistons defenders and their lengthy arms.
不過很快地在一次暫停過後，活塞在針對馬刺擋切戰術的防守做了調整，Parker一開
始如入無人之境的切入路線被活塞的防守者及他們的長手臂擋住了去路。
"He had to see a lot of bodies," Saunders said. "He had to see the Pistons'
numbers and the Piston logo on the front of that jersey and know that there
were people there to give help the whole time."
Saunders說"他必須面對很多防守者，會看到有很多穿著活塞球衣的球員擋在他的面前
，會知道整場比賽都會有人前仆後繼，緊緊地黏著他。"
And really, who cares if one player finds his way to easy baskets if no one
else can? After the first quarter, the score was Pistons 18, Parker 8, the rest
of the Spurs lineup 0.
不過說真的，如果只有一個球員可以找到輕易得分的方式而其他人都不得其門而入，
誰在乎呢？在第一節結束後，活塞拿了18分，Parker獨得8分，其他馬刺球員一分未得。
Meanwhile, Rasheed Wallace more than held his own inside against Tim Duncan,
holding him to 9 of 20 shooting. Duncan finished with 18 points and 11 boards.
比賽中，溪蛙將在禁區壓制叮噹的工作做得十分出色，他讓叮噹全場投20中9，拿下18
分及11籃板。
The Spurs shot just 40% as a team.
馬刺全場投籃命中率僅40%。
"We're still a defensive basketball team," Billups said. "I think that so many
people are talking about our offense because it's the only thing new. That's
the only thing new around here is our offensive presence. We're still a
defensive basketball team, and when you play another great team like that,
defense pretty much wins."
槍蜥說"我們仍是一支防守勁旅。我想有很多人在討論我們的進攻，因為那是我們本季
唯一展現的新風格。我們優異的進攻表現是以往不曾有的，但我們仍是一支防守勁旅。而
當你與另一支具有相同風格的球隊交手時，優異的防守才足以致勝。"
Billups led Detroit with 20 points, while four others also scored in
double-digits, including Antonio McDyess, who had 10 off the bench.
槍蜥得到活塞最高的20分，另外還有4名球員得分達雙位數，包括拿到10分的板凳球員
- 袋鼠。
The Spurs cut Detroit's lead to four in the fourth-quarter before an 11-4
Pistons run, capped with a three-pointer from Billups, gave Detroit an 11-point
lead they protected the rest of the game.
在活塞開始一波11比4的攻勢前，馬刺一度將活塞的領先優勢縮小至4分。那波攻勢以
槍蜥的三分球為尾聲，他們又將領先分數拉開至11分，並一路保持領先至比賽結束。
The Pistons, who lost Game 7 of the last season's Finals in the fourth quarter,
outscored San Antonio, 28-17, in the fourth quarter on Sunday.
上一季在總冠軍賽第7場第四節才輸掉比賽的活塞，禮拜天在第四節以28比17狠狠地修
理了馬刺，將那口鳥氣吐了出來。
"I think what we can do now is we can change our personality," Saunders said. "
Defense can carry us at times. But I thought in the fourth quarter, our offense
,we executed. To score 28 points down the stretch in the fourth quarter that's
pretty impressive."
Saunders說"我想我們現在能做的就是改變我們的心態。防守有時候能幫得了我們，但
在決勝的第四節，還需要攻擊才能贏球。像這場比賽我們能堅持到底，在第四節還拿到28
分，那是令人欽佩的。"
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