[外電] Wolves are confident collapses are in the past

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※ 引述《jerod (KG4MVP)》之銘言：
: Wolves are confident collapses are in the past
: http://www.startribune.com/511/story/869427.html

   灰狼很有信心不讓第四節崩盤這樣的戲碼再度上演

: It happened 15 times last season. The Timberwolves would toil for three
: quarters, take a lead, then get knocked out in the fourth quarter.
: The reasons behind those collapses? Too many turnovers one night. Mediocre
: pick-and-roll defense the next. Some nights there seemed to be a lid on the
: basket.

   這樣不堪的戲碼在上一季已經有15次之多。那時的灰狼總是在前三節奮力取得領先，
   接著在第四節被對手KO倒地。崩盤的原因就是過多的失誤。進攻端就只有簡單的檔切
   ，有時他們似乎只有這麼一個模式。  (按：最後幾句不太會翻 XD)

: "Last year, I think we depended more on offense down the stretch," forward
: Trenton Hassell said. "And when our shots weren't going in, we lost. But now
: we're coming together as a defensive unit. We can scrap, we can stop people."
: Last year, the Wolves were 25-15 when they led entering the fourth quarter.
: No other NBA team lost more games when leading entering the fourth quarter.
: This year, the Wolves have won four consecutive games for the first time
: since last year and for only the second time under coach Dwane Casey. One of
: those four victories, at Philadelphia, came against an also-ran. The Wolves
: beat Houston, one of the NBA's top defensive teams, and then Utah, which came
: to Minneapolis with the NBA's best record. Saturday in Chicago, the Wolves
: stopped the Bulls' seven-game winning streak.

   "我認為去年我們太過依賴進攻，"Hassell這麼說到。"接著當我們命中率不佳時，就
   準備輸球了。但現在我們是個可以防守的團隊。我們可以撕裂對手，也可以守住他們
   。" 去年灰狼前三節領先的戰績是25勝15敗，全聯盟最差。本季灰狼贏的了從去年以
   來的首次四連勝，也是 Casey領軍之後的第二次。這四勝分別擊敗了七六人，有優秀
   防守的火箭，聯盟最佳戰績的爵士，以及終止了公牛的七連勝。

: Are we seeing a transformation from a team with a glass jaw to one with a
: cast-iron constitution?
: "It's confidence in the team," Casey said Monday. "What we're doing on
: offense, in our defense. ... We're growing."
: The Wolves withstood a fourth-quarter run in each of their four victories.
: The 76ers pulled within four before a Mike James three-pointer started an 8-2
: run. Houston turned a four-point deficit into a 77-73 lead, but the Wolves
: went on a 12-0 run and put the game away. Utah pulled within five before a
: 6-1 Wolves run. In Chicago, the Wolves led by 19 in the third before the
: Bulls closed to within seven. The result: a 6-0 Wolves run.
: "I was as impressed with that as much as anything, even the [big lead],"
: Casey said. "Any NBA team worth its salt will throw a punch. But we didn't
: falter."

   這支球隊是否已經從不堪一擊的球隊蛻變成為一支鋼鐵勁旅？
   "我想重要的是信心，球隊不管從進攻或是防守來看都在不斷成長。"教練 Casey這麼
   說到。
   灰狼在這四連勝當中都有著表現不俗的第四節。面對七六人時，在對手將比分追近至
   四分後，MJ的三分球帶起了一波8-2的攻勢。火箭則是在落後四分後將比分超前四分，
   接著灰狼打出一波12-0的攻勢贏得最後勝利。爵士也是將比分追近至五分之後，灰狼
   打了一波6-1的攻勢。在聯合中心球場，灰狼前三節領先了19分，公牛將比分追近到七
   分，結果是：灰狼打出了一波6-0。  嗷嗚~~~
   "這令我感到相當振奮，甚至是大幅度的領先也不讓我如此興奮。任何一支NBA球隊都
   有著可能將戰局逆轉，但我們並不因此感到害怕而自亂陣腳。" Casey這麼說到。

: So what has changed? A few things:
: ‧ The rotation. It has gotten much tighter and more predictable. "If you
: play everyone, that means guys can't get in a good rhythm," James said.
: ‧ The Wolves have grown more comfortable with their defense. During their
: 4-0 steak, opponents have shot a combined 30-for-82 (36.6 percent) in the
: fourth quarter.
: ‧ James has found his comfort zone and is able to both find his shot and run
: the offense.
: Etc.
: ‧ Mark Madsen (shoulder) didn't practice Monday and might not travel to San
: Antonio.

   那麼，灰狼到底有著哪些改變？ 舉例如下：
   1.陣容。它變的更緊密而且穩定。 "如果你每一場都這麼打，這代表著對手將無法輕
     易打出自己的節奏。" MJ如此表示。
   2.灰狼在防守上有著頗為令人滿意的表現。在四連勝期間，對手第四節的命中率只有
     36.3%。
   3.MJ似乎找到了自己的定位，逐漸在進攻上找到了自己的投射能力和自信。
   其他：
   1.瘋狗因為肩傷而無法出席週一的練球，或許也不會隨隊作客馬刺的比賽。


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