[外電] Clippers win in fine style

看板LaClippers作者GumpRyo (Pure shooter)時間18年前 (2007/11/04 08:40)推噓4(4推 0噓 0→)

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Clippers win in fine style With the injured (but well-dressed) Brand watching, L.A. beats Warriors, 120-114, in season opener behind Kaman's 26 points and 18 rebounds. By Jonathan Abrams, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer November 3, 2007 The Clippers' leading rebounder and scorer looked sharp in Friday's season opener. Unfavorably for the Clippers, Elton Brand looked dapper in a jacket instead of a jersey as he sat behind the bench, where the injured forward figures to spend much of the season. On the plus side for the Clippers, their first regular-season taste of life without Brand went well, with center Chris Kaman leading an impressive team effort to brush aside concerns for an evening, resulting in a 120-114 victory over the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center. Six Clippers scored in double figures and the team shot seven for 18 from three-point range. Kaman, who will be looked upon to provide an effective low-post presence with Brand out, produced one of his best games. He scored a career-high 26 points, took 18 rebounds and received three stitches to the head. "He should get hit in the head every night," Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy deadpanned. An elbow from Kelenna Azubuike found Kaman's face early in the third quarter and he briefly left the game to get stitched up. "It just happens," said Kaman, who made nine of 19 shots from the field. "He made a strong play. I was late and he caught me with an elbow." Kaman returned to the game, grabbing seemingly every rebound down the stretch. "The last six minutes of the game, he must have had seven or eight rebounds," Sam Cassell said. "He was huge. We need that. I told him, 'We don't have E.B., if you've got to get 13, 14 a night, so be it.' Once he understands that, he can get 13, 14 rebounds in a row." The Clippers went up by as many as 12 points in the fourth quarter before holding off a late Warriors rally, with Cuttino Mobley (21 points) making two key right-side jumpers in the final 1 minute 15 seconds. Tim Thomas (20), Corey Maggette (16), Ruben Patterson (11) and Cassell (10) also scored in double digits for the Clippers. "We have a lot of versatility," Dunleavy said. "There are a lot of opportunities for different people to do different things." When the Clippers last saw Golden State, the Warriors were leapfrogging them for last season's final Western Conference playoff spot en route to becoming postseason darlings with their first-round upset of top-seeded Dallas. They couldn't recapture that magic Friday, despite Azubuike's game-high 33 points and Davis' 22 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. The Warriors were without suspended team captain Stephen Jackson. Of course, the Clippers were without Brand. "They have one of the toughest blows you can have when your best player is out for the majority of the season," Warriors Coach Don Nelson said. "They still play good, solid basketball." The Warriors were not out to offer solace. They forged a 61-61 tie at halftime after trailing by 16 points in the second quarter. Brand, in a suit and black-and-white tie, watched it all transpire. He described starting the season while injured as "surreal." "That's the downside," he said. "The upside is getting healthy." So, the Clippers will look this season to replace the productivity of a franchise player who ruptured his left Achilles' tendon. Shaun Livingston, the anointed point guard of the future, is also out indefinitely while recovering from a dislocated left knee. Are they up to the task? "We have to be," Maggette said. "At the end of the day, we want to hold it down as much as possible and hopefully E.B. and Shaun will be back this year." ============================================================================= Clippers win in fine style 因傷缺陣的EB西裝畢挺的在場邊觀看與勇士的開幕戰, 快艇120:114擊退勇士, Kaman拿下26分18籃板. By Jonathan Abrams, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer November 3, 2007 在星期五的開幕戰, 快艇的籃板及得分都表現的很漂亮. 不過很不幸的, 老大EB在這個球季將花不少的時間穿著西裝替代球衣坐在板凳區的後面. 往好的一方看, 快艇少了EB的第一場比賽打的不錯. 在中鋒Kaman帶頭之下, 全隊的努力將"衰落期快艇"的疑慮一掃而空, 最後以120:114在主場Staples Center擊敗勇士. 快艇全隊六人有雙位數得分, 三分線也有投18中7的表現. 在EB受傷期間, Kaman將一肩扛起低位單打的責任, 他也不負眾望的打出他的最佳表現, 生涯最高26分以及18籃板, 外加額頭爆血縫了三針. 快艇教練Dunleavy還面無表情的消遣Kaman:"他應該每個晚上都被打到頭才對." 在第三節一開始, 勇士Azubuike的肘擊打中了Kaman的額頭, 使Kaman短暫的離開球場, 到醫療室做止血的處理. 這場比賽投19中7的Kaman表示:"事情總是難免, Azubuike想要展現強悍的球風, 那時我補防上去已經為時已晚, 他的手肘就打到我了." 之後Kaman回到了球場, 全力搶下幾乎所有的籃板. "在最後的六分鐘比賽中, 他一定搶了有7,8個籃板!" Cassell說, "他太偉大了! 我們正需要這種表現! 我跟他說過:'我們現在沒有EB, 如果你必須要為球隊拿下13,14個籃板, 就盡力去做吧!' 他如果能夠了解這個, 他可以每晚持續地為我們拿下13,14個籃板." 在勇士發動最後反擊之前, 快艇在第四節將比分拉大至12分領先. 比賽的最後1分15秒, Mobley在右側投進關鍵的兩個跳投, 他這場比賽拿下了21分. 其他快艇球員有雙位數得分的有: Tim Thomas 20分, Maggette 16分, Patterson 11分, 以及Cassell 10分. 教練Dunleavy表示:"我們是個有很多種球風的球隊, 這裡有不同的機會給不同的人去做不同的事" 上次快艇見到的勇士隊, 是一支追過快艇擠進西區季後賽的球隊, 並且擊敗了第一種子達拉斯小牛隊. 但是即使有Azubuike 33分以及Davis 22分11助攻8籃板的表現, 他們在星期五的比賽中還是不能重現魔法, 不過勇士缺席了被禁賽的隊長Stephen Jackson. 當然, 快艇也缺了老大EB. "當你最好的球員大半的比賽不會上場, 這球隊將面臨你所經歷過最艱難的風暴" 勇士教練Don Nelson表示, "但是他們仍然打的很好, 很精采的球賽!" 勇士當然不是來表達哀掉之意. 在第二節落後多達16分之後, 他們中場休息前猛追到 61:61平手. EB穿著西裝以及黑白相間的領帶, 看完整場比賽. 他表示一開季卻因傷不能上場實在是太不真實了. "受傷當然是很不好" EB表示, "但往好的一面看, 我已經漸漸復原了." 所以快艇整隊這個球季將要努力填補大前鋒EB阿基里斯腱受傷及控球後衛Livingston 左膝受傷不能上場的損失. 他們準備好接受這個挑戰了嗎? Maggette說:"我們必須辦到! 我們希望能夠盡所有可能堅持下去, 直到最後. 並且希望 EB跟Shaun可以在這球季回到場上." -- 你們認為海南高高在上，位於雲端嗎？他們真的就這麼高不可攀嗎？他們的成績的確是有目共睹的。以他們過去的戰績來看，我們和海南的確有天壤之別。但是---- 我在睡前，都會想像著有一天...... 我每晚都在腦裡描繪我們和海南大學附屬高中參加IH的戰況。從那一年前起，每晚都如此！ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 66.215.174.186