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http://www.nba.com/playoffs/2012/westseries4/index.html?ls=st&g=3&t=bs By BETH HARRIS Posted May 10 2012 8:17PM LOS ANGELES (AP) The stubborn Memphis Grizzlies aren't the only obstacles in the Los Angeles Clippers' path to closing out a rare playoff series victory. Blake Griffin and Chris Paul are banged-up heading into Game 6, and Caron Butler continues to play with a broken left hand. 今年，洛杉磯快艇隊難得打進了季後賽，但想在第六戰關門晉級，除了要面對難纏的對手－－曼菲斯灰熊，還得應付自己隊上累累的傷兵。第五戰受傷的ＢＧ、ＣＰ此役不知能否出戰。左手骨裂，已經帶傷上陣好幾場的Ｃａｒｏｎ　Ｂｕｔｌｅｒ也是隱憂。 The Clippers said Thursday that Griffin and Paul would be game-time decisions on Friday night, although the All-Star duo figures to play with so much on the line. 儘管ＢＧ、ＣＰ，對這場至關重大的硬仗躍躍欲試，快艇方面卻表示，在禮拜五（譯注：台灣時間禮拜六清晨６點，衛視體育台會實況轉播）第六戰開打前，才會決定這兩位全明星球星是否出賽。 The Clippers could have earned some much-needed rest with a win in Game 5 Wednesday night. Instead, they lost 92-80, forcing the series back home to Staples Center with a second chance to clinch just the third playoff series win in franchise history on Friday. 快艇在前４戰，取得了３勝的聽牌優勢，原本只要再下一城，就可以早早晉級，在第二輪開打前，讓主力好好養傷。然而，快艇卻以９２比８０敗北，讓此系列賽戰線延長到第六場。禮拜五晚上，快艇將於主場Ｓｔａｐｌｅｓ　Ｃｅｎｔｅｒ迎戰灰熊，再次挑戰隊史上季後系列賽第三勝。 "It gives us a lot of confidence going back home," center DeAndre Jordan said. "We won our last two at home, so we'll just try to go home and feed off our home crowd." 「回主場打讓我們自信滿滿，畢竟我們在自己的地盤上，已經贏了二場。接下來得回去，再贏它一場，讓家鄉父老好好樂一樂。」快艇中鋒ＤｅＡｎｄｒｅ　Ｊｏｒｄａｎ說道。 Griffin had an MRI on his sprained left knee Thursday, when the Clippers didn't practice. The team said it confirmed there was no structural damage. He got hurt in the third quarter, but returned to play. Paul strained his right hip flexor in the fourth quarter, but returned, too. He also has a jammed middle finger, but he says he plans to play Friday. 趁禮拜四隊上沒有練習，ＢＧ為扭傷的左膝照了斷層掃描，事後快艇人員表示，沒有結構上的傷害。ＢＧ前戰第三節受傷後，有回到場上比賽。ＣＰ則在第四節拉傷了右髖關節，當時也是繼續出戰。他之前還扭傷了中指，但儘管有這些傷，他說第六戰他還是打算上場效力。 That's good news for the Clippers, since Paul has been the catalyst in leading them to three narrow victories against the Grizzlies. Butler got hurt in Game 1 and was believed to be done for the rest of the playoffs, but has continued to be a presence. 這對快艇來說當然是利多，畢竟ＣＰ可是隊上的中流砥柱，能在灰熊嘴裏拿下三３場險勝，他功勞不小。Ｂｕｔｌｅｒ在開幕賽就受了傷，當時各界預期他整個季後賽都將報銷，但他還是負傷上陣，跌碎眾人眼鏡。 "They've made more plays than us," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said Thursday before boarding a flight to Los Angeles. "I mean the little kid Chris Paul has done a great job of finishing games and that's really been the difference in all those games that we have lost. We did a good job getting ahead of them last night and the one other win we had here, and we've got to do that when we go out to L.A." 灰熊主帥Ｌｉｏｎｅｌ　Ｈｏｌｌｉｎｓ禮拜四在登機飛洛杉磯前，告訴記者：「快艇比我們多打了些好球。我是說ＣＰ那小子，他真是關門的好手，關鍵時刻不手軟。這就是為什麼他們贏了三場，而我們只贏兩場。不過我們也不賴，第五戰我們大幅領先痛宰了他們，前幾天也在主場拿下一勝。現在我們要去ＬＡ，想辦法在客場贏球。」 The Clippers lead the best-of-7 series 3-2. They last won a playoff series in 2006, and before that they have to go all the way back to 1976, when the franchise was called the Buffalo Braves, for their only other series victory. 現在，快艇在７戰４勝制的系列賽中，取得了３勝２敗的戰績。上次他們在季後賽晉級是２００６年，再上一次要遠溯到１９７６年了。當時這支隊伍還在水牛城，叫做勇士隊。這也是其隊史上，唯二的兩次，能在季後系列賽中勝出的記錄。 Closing out the Grizzlies would be a defining moment for a Clippers franchise that is still working to overcome its reputation as the laughingstock of the NBA. Griffin and Paul's performances this season have gone a long way toward making everyone forget the team's bad old days, but actually moving on to the next round would be the validation the Clippers have long sought. 這次能否擊敗灰熊，攸關快艇的歷史定位。這支隊伍長期積弱不振，在聯盟中一直是大家茶餘飯後的笑柄。好不容易迎來ＢＧ跟ＣＰ，他們此季的表現，也讓人們稍稍忘卻快艇黯淡無光的歷史。然而，成功晉級第二輪，才是快艇長久以來所企盼的，讓快艇能就此擺托爛隊惡名的一記響鐘。 "We know how big of a game it is," second-year coach Vinny Del Negro said. "It's great to be in this situation, and we have to handle it the right way, hopefully." 「我們知道這場比賽有多重要，」快艇教頭Ｖｉｎｎｙ　Ｄｅｌ　Ｎｅｇｒｏ說：「這是我們的大好機會，希望我們能不負眾望囉。」 The Clippers didn't handle their emotions Wednesday night, drawing five technical fouls to one for the Grizzlies. 快艇在第五戰情緒控管不佳，全隊有五個人吃了技術犯規，灰熊只有一個Ｔ。 "We've got to do a better job of keeping our composure a little bit," Del Negro said, "but we're just trying to scramble and battle and try to get ourselves some type of rhythm to get back into the game." 「下一戰我們一定得保持淡定。第五戰我們落後太多、陷入苦戰，大夥拼命想拉近比分，找回球感，讓比賽有點希望吧，打得急了。」Ｄｅｌ　Ｎｅｇｒｏ這麼看５Ｔ。 Memphis lost both regular-season games at Staples, along with Games 3 and 4 there. The Grizzlies will be bucking NBA history again on Friday. Only eight teams have rallied from a 3-1 deficit to claim a series. If they win, Game 7 would be Sunday in Memphis. 灰熊在洛杉磯Ｓｔａｐｌｅｓ輸了兩場季賽，外加此系列的第三、四戰。第六戰他們將挑戰聯盟季後賽記錄：在１勝３敗之劣勢下，連贏３場勝出。如果他們贏了，第七戰將於禮拜天（譯注：台灣時間禮拜一凌晨１點，緯來體育台會實況轉播）在曼菲斯主場開打。 "If we can win a quarter at a time, I think the odds are in our favor," Tony Allen said. 「如果我們能專注於當下，一節一節地贏，我想我們的贏面比較大。」灰熊後衛ＴｏｎｙＡｌｌｅｎ展現贏球企圖。 Top-seeded San Antonio awaits the winner in the Western Conference semifinals. 快艇灰熊的勝者，在西區半決賽，將迎戰西區第一種子，聖安東尼奧馬刺隊。 The Grizzlies dominated the paint and the boards in winning Wednesday. They'll look to work their inside-out game featuring Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph again Friday. Those two led Memphis in scoring and banging in the paint in Game 5. 第五戰灰熊在禁區見神殺神，見佛殺佛，籃板表現更是打趴快艇。第六戰將繼續用他們所擅長的ｉｎｓｉｄｅ－ｏｕｔ戰術，讓雙塔小嘎獸跟紀寶來主宰比賽。這兩長人在第五戰的禁區得分、籃板合計為全隊之冠。 But the Grizzlies faltered in the second half, when they scored just 35 points after totaling 57 in the first half. The Clippers rallied to twice get within six points. 上半場灰熊強取豪奪了５７分，但下半場有點後繼無力，只拿了３５分，讓快艇兩度將比分追到只差六分。 "Everybody's got to execute better," Hollins said. "We were out of position three or four times, we're trying to run plays and one or two guys are thinking it's a different play. We have to be on the same page and have poise and confidence." 「在執行戰術方面，我們得好好加強。有三、四次我們都沒跑出該有的隊型，比如說該跑這個戰術，有那麼一、兩個傢伙會在狀況外，然後出鎚，跑到別的戰術去。大家得充份溝通，更有默契，打出隊型，打出信心。」灰熊教頭Ｈｏｌｌｉｎｓ點出贏球方略。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.166.75.217