The Real Season Begins
真正的考驗開始了
Publishedby The Cougaron April 18, 2008
翻譯: Derek
http://thelakersnation.com/blog/ ...real-season-begins/
Thejourney begins on Sunday. It’s time for the talk to cease. It’s time to see whois the best team, not only in the Western Conference, but in the NBA. 16 teams,one common goal, to hold the Larry O’Brien Trophy up in June. Followed by aChampionship Parade in their perspective city, amongst all the fans thatsupported them throughout the year. The time is now.
湖人的季後賽之旅在星期天開始。是時候少來評頭論足了。是時候看一下那支球隊才是最優秀的，不僅僅是在西岸聯盟，而是在整個NBA里。16支打季後賽的球隊，目標只有一個，在六月舉起拉里-奧布萊恩總冠軍獎杯，在他們自己的城市里進行總冠軍巡遊，被鼎力支持了他們一整個賽季的球迷們簇擁著。現在是時候了。
TheLakers, who finished the season like a ball of fire, earning the number oneseason in the process, get a match up against the number eight seed DenverNuggets. It is the first step that they must pass, if they wish to be playingbasketball in June.
湖人隊以輝煌的戰績完成了賽季，贏得了常規賽的西岸第一，將會在季後賽對陣排名第八的丹佛金塊。如果湖人希望在六月分還在球場上奮戰，那麼戰勝金塊是他們要跨過的第一道關卡。
TheLakers dominated the Nuggets this season. Blowing them out twice at StaplesCenter. In Denver, they withstood a 50 point game by Allen Iverson, as theyedged the Nuggets by 4 points. The Lakers hope that what happened to lastyear’s Dallas Mavericks team, will not happen to them.
湖人在本賽季以壓倒性的優勢橫掃丹佛金塊。湖人兩次在斯坦普斯中心把金塊乾淨利落的掃出門。在丹佛主場，湖人在艾弗森獨得50分的情況下依然贏了金塊4分。湖人希望去年季後賽頭號種子達拉斯小牛被“黑八”出局的情況不會發生在他們頭上。
TheNuggets have enormous amount of talent. However, they are one of the realmysteries in the NBA. With all that talent, they are still struggling to makethe playoffs year in and year out. Allen Iverson, Carmelo “DUI” Anthony, J.R.Smith, and Marcus Camby can all give the Lakers match up problems at times.They are very athletic, and really understand the concept of putting the ballin the basket.
丹佛金塊擁有很多天才球員。儘管如此，他們還是NBA里最讓人搞不懂的球隊。擁有最多的天才球員，而整個賽季卻還在為取得季後賽的入場券苦苦掙扎和拼搏。艾弗森和甜瓜組成的“黃金 雙槍”、JR史密斯、還有馬庫斯-坎比都會在比賽中給湖人製造一定麻煩。他們都極具運動天賦而且真的非常懂得如何把球送進籃框里。
However,Denver plays absolutely no defense. This teams struggles so much no matter howmany points they score, because they can’t get stops. Yes, Denver scored 168points in a game on March 16 against the lifeless Seattle Sonics. They alsoallowed over 130 points in a game against the offensively challenged DetroitPistons. Denver’s defense will be their downfall.
儘管如此，丹佛金塊的打法可是絕對的沒有防守可言。這支球隊在得分很多的情況下依然打得異常艱苦，就是因為他們無法制止對手得分。丹佛金塊曾經在3月16日的比賽里全場轟下了168分戰勝了毫無生氣的西雅圖超音速。很令人覺得討厭的是在對陣底特律活塞時候，他們卻讓對手狂得130分以上。丹佛的防守是他們的致命傷。
TheLakers are the team to beat in the Western Conference finishing with aConference best 57-25. They won 8 out of their last 9, only slipping up inPortland. The Lakers are of course led by Kobe “The Real and True M.V.P.”Bryant, Pau “The Big Spaniard” Gasol, and Lamar “I finally realize how to playfor keeps” Odom. The Lakers offense is one of the best in the game as theyaveraged just over 108 PPG.
湖人對本賽季一路過關斬將以57勝25負的戰績西岸稱王。在他們最後的9場比賽里，他們贏了8場，其中只是在波特蘭主場意外失足輸掉了一場。湖人由科比“真真正正實至名歸的MVP”布萊恩特、保羅“西班牙大個子”加索爾、還有喇嘛“我最終明白了以後應該如何打好球”奧多姆領軍創造了佳績。湖人是比賽里最好的進攻型球隊之一，他們場均得分是108分以上。
However,the real key to their success late in the season was the emergence of aswarming ball hungry defense. The defense they played in the first half of theNew Orleans game, and the entire San Antonio game, is the defense the Lakersare going to have to play in order to make it possible for us to have a paradedown Figueroa in June.
儘管如此，湖人真正取得佳績的關鍵是在賽季末段他們重新找回了那久違了的、令對手感到窒息的防守。湖人在對黃蜂的比賽中上半場時候打出的防守，和在對馬刺的比賽里他們整場比賽打出的防守，這樣的高強度的防守都是可以幫助湖人在季後賽越走越遠、把六月份在洛杉磯Figueroa街進行總冠軍巡遊的夢想成真的重要法寶。
The Lakers vs. the Nuggets alsopresents an interesting match up between two of the greatest players of thisgeneration in Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant. Both have ties to Philadelphia,both are tough as nails, and both want to make it back to the NBA Finals. Itwill be interesting to see Kobe guard Allen Iverson in the 4th quarter a gamein this series. Yes, we have seen it before, but in the playoffs, everything isthat much bigger, that much better, and that much more fascinating.
湖人和金塊的比賽有一個很有趣的看點就是兩個聯盟最佳球員的對決，黃金一代的阿倫-艾弗森和科比-布萊恩特。他們二人和費城都有著千絲萬縷的關係，二人都有著鋼鐵般的意志力，都想幫助球隊重返NBA總決賽。在這個系列賽里，科比和艾弗森在第四節的對決將會是一個很有意思的看點。是的，我們都曾經看過他們的對決，不過在季後賽里，一切都將會變得更重要、更好、更令人著迷。
AllenIverson and Carmelo Anthony are two of the great talents in the league. Theirgreatness might propel Denver to one or two wins this series. However, it is amatch up of one of the games best offenses, with the best player in the world,against one of the games worst defensives, that have no answer for anyone.
阿倫-艾弗森和卡梅隆-安東尼都是聯盟里最具天賦的兩個球員之一。他們的天賦和偉大也許會驅使丹佛金塊在系列賽里取得1或2場勝利。儘管如此，比賽將會是最好的進攻、最好的球員與最差防守的對決，沒有人可以說出最終答案將會如何。
There are plenty of steps thatyou have to take to make the NBA Finals. It’s important to take it one game ata time, as well as one series at a time, or what happened to Dallas last year,can happen to the Lakers.
要走到總決賽是要跨過很多關卡。贏得一場比賽重要，贏得一個系列賽也同樣重要，也許去年達拉斯小牛的遭遇，今年在湖人身上也有可能發生。
Sundaymarks the beginning of the journey, I’ll be amongst the thousands of Lakersfans in attendance. It’s time for the Lakers to take the first step. The realseason has begun.
星期天是湖人季後賽之旅的開始，我會像千千萬萬個湖人球迷一樣關注著湖人。湖人現在是時候跨出第一步。賽季真正的考驗已經開始了。 |
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