[外電] 師父 他們在爭甚麼?
After Cavs, Three Playing for No. 2 in East
1/31/2010 12:14 AM ET By Tim Povtak
ORLANDO, Fla. -- After watching a weekend round-robin of Boston-Atlanta-Orlando
-- three of the four Eastern Conference contenders -- one thing has become
increasingly clear in this race: These guys are all just
playing for second.
經過上周 波士頓-亞特蘭大-奧蘭多 東區四強之三彼此對戰後, 有件事變得明朗了: 他們
在爭第二.
That Cavaliers-Lakers NBA Finals that everyone wanted -- but didn't get --
last June is coming this time. Even with more than 30 regular season games
and six weeks of playoffs remaining, it's hard now to imagine 2010 turning
out any other way.
騎士和湖人的爭冠戲碼眾所期待, 去年沒實現但今年該來了. 雖然還有三十多場季賽與季
後賽要打, 不過很難想像今年的冠軍戰會有別的結果.
The Cavs and Lakers are on a delightfully unavoidable collision course. The
standings don't lie.
騎士與湖人的對決無法避免. 戰績說明一切.
There is nobody in the West within five wins of the Lakers. And the Cavs are
six wins better than anyone in the East.
湖人領先西區其他球隊五場以上的勝差, 而騎士領先東區其他球隊六場以上.
"Nobody in the East is playing close to the level Cleveland is at right
now,'' said Magic coach Stan Van Gundy on Saturday night. "We've got a long
way to go -- and funny things can happen in a series -- but if you're talking
about who's playing at the highest level, it's clearly Cleveland.''
"東區目前沒有一支球隊與騎士同等級," 魔術隊教練Stan Van Gundy說. "我們還有很長
的路要走, 在系列戰中強隊不一定勝出, 不過如果你要問哪隊是最強的, 毫無疑問是騎士
."
Van Gundy was speaking shortly after his team had just beaten both Boston and
Atlanta in back-to-back games. He should have been thrilled. He needs only to
beat the Pistons in Detroit Sunday night to become the Eastern Conference
coach at All-Star Weekend next month.
Van Gundy在魔術接連擊敗塞爾提克和老鷹之後這麼說. 他應該要有點興奮, 因為只要周
日擊敗活塞, 他就能成為東區明星隊教練.
But even that honor will be tainted in his eyes because the Cavs are so
decidedly better today. Cavs coach Mike Brown is ineligible to coach the
All-Stars two consecutive years. Much of the luster will be lost.
但他無視這項榮譽, 因為騎士今天的表現是這麼地好. 騎士教練Mike Brown因為去年已擔
任過東區明星隊教練而失去資格.
"It's only an honor if you've got the best record. That's how I look at it,
but that's just not the case,'' Van Gundy said. "If they make you go, they
make you go.''
"只有在獲得最佳戰績的時候這才是項榮譽. 我是這麼認為的, 但今年並非如此."Van
Gundy說. "他們要我擔任, 我也只好做了."
Van Gundy already knows he doesn't have the same team he had that beat
Cleveland in the East final last spring and sidetracked the Cavs-Lakers
matchup.
Van Gundy知道他們球隊並非去年那支淘汰騎士的球隊.
It won't happen this time. The Magic (31-16), Hawks (30-16) and Celtics
(29-15) all are a cut below the Cavaliers (37-11), even as they dominate each
other.
今年不會再發生了. 魔術(31-16), 老鷹(30-16), 和塞爾提克(29-15)與騎士之間(37-11)
有很大落差.
The Hawks completed their four-game sweep of the Celtics on Friday. The Magic
beat the Hawks on Saturday for the third consecutive time. Cleveland is a
combined 3-0 against the Magic and Hawks. The Cavs have played more road
games than any of the other contenders in the East, clearly establishing
their dominance.
老鷹本季橫掃了塞爾提克. 魔術對老鷹則獲得三連勝. 騎士今年對魔術及老鷹總共是
3-0. 騎士本季目前為止比東區其他球隊都完成了更多的客場比賽, 更顯示出騎士的實力.
The Magic have been winning, not because of newly-acquired but rapidly-fading
Vince Carter, but in spite of him. And that problem isn't going away anytime
soon. The Celtics are wrestling with an aging roster, including a
clearly-slowed Kevin Garnett, whose troublesome knee has robbed him of much
of his effectiveness. The Hawks still may be a team on the rise, but they are
another year or two away from challenging the Cavs. Without an inside
presence, they couldn't even seriously challenge the Magic. "They (Magic)
pretty much have their way with us,'' said Hawks All-Star Joe Johnson after a
104-86 loss Saturday. "We match up well with anyone else except this team,
but I don't know what to do with them.''
魔術隊Vince Carter的加入並不成功. 塞爾提克的主力陣容老化. 老鷹還要一兩年才能挑
戰騎士. "魔術對付我們很有一套,"老鷹的Joe Johnson說. "我們和其他隊打得不錯, 但
就是拿魔術沒辦法."
The Cavs still may be a one-man scoring show, but NBA Most Valuable Player
LeBron James just refuses to lose now. And unlike last season, James has
Shaquille O'Neal protecting him, which will make a matchup against Dwight
Howard and the Magic a whole different game if they meet again.
騎士也許還是一人球隊, 但MVP-LBJ拒絕失敗. 與去年不同, O'Neal的加入可對抗Dwight
Howard, 兩隊再次相遇會有不同的結果.
"We've matured in the last couple games (against Boston and Atlanta), but we
have to keep it going to get where we want to be,'' Howard said. "We're going
to peak sooner or later, but this is like a brand new team.''
"我們最近幾場更成熟了, 但我們還要持續下去," Howard說. "我們遲早會達到巔峰, 但
目前還像是支全新的隊伍."
The Cavs, meanwhile, begin a seven-game homestand Sunday night, expecting to
widen the gap with everyone else in the East.
騎士接下來在主場迎接七連戰, 可望繼續拉開領先差距.
The Celtics will send three players to the All-Star Game next month, while
the Hawks have two going. The Cavs have only one, but he's the most important
one who makes them so much better than everyone else in the conference.
塞爾提克有三名球員入選全明星, 魔術也有兩位. 騎士只有一個, 但卻是聯盟中最能提升
球隊實力的一位.
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