[外電] Blinded by the white

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Blinded by the white: Cavaliers routed by energized Wizards http://blog.cleveland.com/sports/2008/04/blinded_by_the_white_cavaliers.html (內有史帝文生的嘴臉圖) Washington, D.C. -- After gaining a blowout victory in Game 2 and a 2-0 series lead, Daniel Gibson insisted this week that the first round of the playoffs was not over. 在Game 2的壓勝以及取得二比零的領先後，小吉強調季後賽的第一輪還有得打。 He was right. On Thursday, the Cavs were on the other end of a demolition. 小吉是對的 Before a frenzied Verizon Center crowd and a highly-inspired Wizards squad, the Cavs were pounded, 108-72, in Game 3. It was the team's worst playoff loss, surpassing a 122-91 defeat to Boston in 1992. At the same time, the Wizards set a league record for the largest margin of victory after getting blown out by 30 or more points in the previous game. 在狂熱的主場球迷以及因此而大受鼓舞的巫師球員面前，Game 3, 108-72，騎士輸到脫褲。這同時也是在1992年以122-91輸給波士頓後，騎士隊在季後賽史上輸得最慘的一次。而在慘敗三十分，接著又狂勝三十多分後的巫師，則是創下了其隊史的勝分差記錄。 The Wizards -- inspired by their fans, who wore white t-shirts, and by the appearance of rapper Soulja Boy -- responded to the Cavs' Game 2 haymaker in Game 2 with one of their own. 全場穿著白T恤的球迷，以及rap歌手Soulja Boy的出現，激勵了巫師隊，以上一場他們被痛宰的方式回應了騎士隊。 Gibson saw the punch coming but the Cavs could not avoid the blow. 小吉看到了迎面而來的重擊，但騎士隊迴避不了。 "We feed off our crowd when we're at home because of the atmosphere and the intensity," Gibson said. "They fed off their crowd and did exactly what they needed to do to get the win." 小吉：「在主場的氣勢下，球迷是我們的動力來源。同樣的道理也在他們身上驗證，而他們也確實做到了贏球所該做的事。」 Chants of "over-rated" directed at LeBron James, who had 22 points, filled the arena. In attendance was DeAndre Way, better known as Soulja Boy, who wore the jersey of Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson. 「被高估」的聲響遍佈全場，直指著得了22分的LBJ。觀眾席上的DeAndre Way─ 以Soulja Boy的名字而聞名，則穿著史帝文生的球衣。 This was Stevenson's counter to James' response to Stevenson's regular-season dismissal. James compared himself to hip hop mogul Jay-Z and Stevenson to Soulja Boy, considered by some rap purist as a one-hit wonder. 這是史帝文生對LBJ的反擊。先前LBJ以Jay-Z與Soulja Boy來類比於他和史帝文生。 James was not moved by the chants or the dance moves by Soulja Boy during a break in the action. LBJ並沒有被觀眾的叫囂以及Soulja Boy的中場表演所動搖。 "I've been in more hostile environments, like in Detroit," James said. "I just smiled when they said over-rated. It's no big deal. I have fun with the fans." 「我曾處於更具敵意的情況，像是在底特律。」LBJ說道，「當他們高喊"被高估" ，我只是微笑以對。這沒什麼大不了。我樂於與這些球迷相處。」 More importantly, Stevenson was a wonder on the court, hitting five 3-pointers and scoring 19 points. He freely used his "can't feel my face" hand wag as the cheers rained down around him. 更重要的是，史帝文生成了場上的驚奇，投進五個三分，且得了十九分。不客氣地用著他的"can't feel my face"(譯按：大概就是指那張圖吧)，擺蕩著他的手，就好像敬酒潑灑在他的身上。 On the other end of the court, the Cavs left wondering how they could commit 23 turnovers, one shy of their franchise playoff high of 24. Thursday was simply an example of how the team has struggled on the road, winning just three times since the big trade -- against the lowly Charlotte Bobcats, New York Knicks and a controversial win in Philadelphia on April 14. 而場的另一端，騎騎們則不解為何他們產生了23次失誤，是季後賽最高24次失誤後的一個恥辱。週四的比賽僅是這支球隊客場鱉腳表現的其中一例；在那次重大交易後，僅在客場贏過三次──包括戰績比較差的山貓、尼克，以及在費城那次有爭議性的勝利。 The Wizards were energized and surged to an early nine-point lead. It was also a first quarter in which the Cavs were careless offensively and made poor decisions. 巫師隊一開始就精力充沛，取得了九分的領先。這也是騎騎們於進攻上漫不經心、選擇不理想的一節。 "We made too many mistakes and we paid for them," James said. "They turned up the pressure and that caught us off-guard. We had some careless turnovers early and that led to them getting out on some fast breaks. We turned the ball over more [in Game 3] than we did in the first two games. That's not going to work on the road, especially in the postseason." LBJ說：「我們犯了太多錯誤，並未此付出代價。」「他們施加了壓力，並讓我們難以抵擋。一開始犯了些漫不經心的失誤，讓他們快攻得逞了幾次。這場球的失誤次數比前兩場都還要多。這種表現在客場是行不通的，尤其是在季後賽。」 The Wizards led by four at the end of one and began pulling away in the second 12 minutes. Reserve guard Roger Mason had nine of his 18 points in the quarter. Meanwhile, the Cavs committed nine turnovers, finishing with 15 for the half. 第一節打完巫師隊領先四分，並在下一節把領先擴大。替補後衛Roger Mason在這節就砍進了全場十八分中的九分，同時，騎騎們也產生了九次失誤，半場打完就有十五次。 Late in the period, the Cavs reduced the deficit to single digits but Washington closed out the half with an 11-4 run for a 49-33 lead. 雖然騎騎們一度把落後減低到個位數，但巫師在半場結束前打了一波11-4，以49-33 的領先進入下半場。 The defense, which led the Cavaliers in the first two games of this series, failed miserably this time. The Wizards made uncontested jump shots, found free passage to the basket and scored 18 points off turnovers. 在前兩戰帶領著騎騎們的防守，這次悲慘地失效了。巫師隊在沒有壓迫之下的外線出手、發現通往禁區的康莊大道，還有因對方失誤而得來的18分。 Gilbert Arenas started and was not much of a factor offensively. He scored two points with three assists before leaving in the second quarter after suffering a bone bruise on his surgically repaired left knee. 吉爾柏大將軍先發，並沒有參與到太多的進攻。僅得了兩分、三助攻，並在他那甫從開刀康復後的膝蓋挫傷後，第二節後就未再上場。 Center Brendan Haywood, the non-suspended one, outplayed Zydrunas Ilgauskas in the first half. Haywood had 10 of his 14 points in the half and Ilgauskas finished with only nine points and four rebounds. 中鋒Hayhood，上半場的表現無疑地優於大Z：得了全場14分中的十分。而大Z最終也只有9分與4籃板。 Matters worsened in the third as the Wizards outscored the Cavs, 28-18. Coach Mike Brown finally waved the white flag when he took James out of the game with 7:11 left and the Wizards leading by 28. 更糟的是，當第三節巫師的得分以28-18領先騎騎之後，布朗教練舉了白旗，在比賽剩下七分十一秒，還落後28分的時候，將LBJ換了下去。 "They [Wizards] were the aggressors," Brown said. "They came out with the right mindset. They got energized and juiced by the crowd." 布朗道：「他們(巫師隊)很有企圖心，展現了正確該有的態度。球迷使得他們充滿精力、源源不絕。」 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.31.141.69

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