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Team excited Nene shows signs of rebound 金塊樂見Nene慢慢恢復昔日雄風。 Center/forward is slim, happy and making an impact 這名金塊隊中前鋒減輕了體重，為自己表現感到高興，並帶給球隊新的衝擊。 http://tinyurl.com/2t85q2 By Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News February 12, 2007 The weight is gone. The smile is back. 甩掉肥肉、重拾笑容。 For more than a year, there was a cloud hanging over Nene's once- sunny disposition. He tore his right anterior cruciate ligament in the opener last season and it was a long road back. 一年多以來，頭上的烏雲一度籠罩Nene昔日的陽光性格，因為上個賽季開幕戰，他右十字韌帶撕裂整季報銷。而重回球場是條漫漫長路。 Even though he took the floor for this opener this season, the Nuggets big man wasn't the same player. Not able to condition the way he normally does, Nene was overweight and out of shape. 儘管今年開幕戰得以上場比賽，這位金塊大個已經不是之前那位球員了。無法保持像以前一樣的狀態，Nene變的又肥又腫。 But who has that been this month throwing down dunks and smiling all the way up the court? None other than Nene 然而在本月的比賽裡，誰是那位常常會在場上狠狠灌籃之後，一路面帶笑容回防的人？他就是Nene。 "That's the guy I remember when we got traded together here in Denver five years ago," said center Marcus Camby, the only Nuggets player to have played each season with Nene since he arrived in 2002. "I always said it's going to take some time for him to get adjusted, especially coming off the ACL injury. He's just starting to come along, and at the right time." 2002年來到金塊隊的中鋒Camby，是隊上唯一一位與Nene並肩作戰五年的球員。他說：「這才是五年前和我一起交易來到金塊隊的那個傢伙。一直以來，我就認為必須要給他一段時間來適應，特別是在他動過ACL手術，準備回到場上。現在他正慢慢回復身手，而且是在我們需要他的時候。」 Medical people had cautioned before the season that it would be about January before Nene - he was injured Nov. 1, 2005, had surgery and missed the remainder of last season - would start resembling his old self. Nene是在2005年十一月受傷，動了手術的他也缺席了去年剩下的比賽。本季開打之前，醫護人員告誡金塊球團，要等到Nene恢復以前身手，可能是在一月以後的事了。 Nene was solid in January, and he has erupted in February. In six games this this month, he's shooting 57.5 percent and has averaged 18.2 points and 8.2 rebounds to raise his seasonal marks to 10.2 and 6.0. Nene在一月表現慢慢回穩；二月則是開始爆發。本月的六場比賽裏面，他的投籃命中率高達57.5%；平均拿下18.2分以及8.2個籃板球。這樣的表現也拉高了本季他的平均數據，得分來到10.2分，籃板6.0個。 "I play good," said the 6-foot-11 Nene, who has started the past four games at center with Camby ailing but will be back at his starting power forward spot tonight against Golden State if Camby returns from the flu. "I'm so glad. I'm thankful for God. I'm happy about how I play. I just keep going." 身高6呎11吋的Nene，近四場比賽都以先發中鋒的身分上場來取代身體不適的 Camby，假如今晚對勇士的比賽Camby歸隊，他將擔任先發大前鋒的角色。Nene 表示：「很高興我的表現很好。我對上帝充滿感激，對於目前自己的狀態我覺得很快樂，我將會繼續努力。」 Working his way back was no carnival for the native of Brazil. Rehabilitation was grueling. And even after he signed a six-year, $60 million contract as a restricted free agent last summer, he had to listen to many observers say the Nuggets overpaid. 對於身為巴西人的Nene來說，重返球場之路可沒有嘉年華會。復建過程讓他身心俱疲。即使去年夏天，以受限制自由球員的身分與球團簽下六年6000萬美元的大約，Nene必須面對的，是許多球評認為金塊隊花了冤枉錢的言論。 Nene started out slowly this season. He was questioned when he banged his right knee in the fourth game, and what didn't look to be much of an injury shut him down for four weeks 本季一開始，Nene的表現也不如預期；第四場比賽就撞傷右膝蓋更是讓他備受質疑。接下來的四個禮拜，Nene也因為看起來不嚴重的傷勢而進傷兵名單。 "I don't think nothing of people talking," Nene said. "I just focus on playing basketball and playing hard. Everybody's going to talk." Nene表示：「我不在乎別人怎麼說，我只是專注於籃球上面並且努力打球。你無法控制別人批評。」 Now, they're talking him up. 現在他們則更大聲地談論著Nene，但這次，是他精采的表現。 Figures differ on how much weight Nene has dropped this season, Nene saying he has gone from 282 to 264 pounds, and strength and conditioning coach Steve Hess calling the drop from 276 to 260. Regardless, he's getting close to being able to run the floor the way he once did. 本季Nene到底減重了幾磅，讓他的身形看起來像不同人似的？Nene說他從282磅減到264磅；體能教練Steve Hess則說Nene應該是從276磅減到260磅。不過無論如何，他現在幾乎已經能像以前一樣在球場上跑動自如。 "He's done a brilliant job," Hess said Hess說：「他達成一項了不起的任務。」 Nene, who writes "Only Lord is God" on his shoes in Portuguese, credits his faith for helping him. He said his wife, Meleana Antuanes, has been an inspiration. Nene在他的鞋子上以葡萄牙文寫著『上帝是唯一信仰』，並相信上帝會幫助他。 Nene說能鼓舞他的人，則是他的老婆Meleana Antuanes The two were married in July. She met Nene when she was a personal trainer helping him in Brazil with his recovery. 他們倆在去年七月結婚。Nene是在巴西認識Meleana Antuanes的，那時候 Antuanes是Nene的專屬訓練員，幫助他進行復健。 "She gives me a lot," Nene said. "Take care of you and love your man." Nene表示：「她給我很大的幫助。她照顧我，並且深愛著我。」 The Nuggets are loving what Nene has given them lately. He scored a career-high 27 points Feb. 5 against Phoenix. He has two double-figure rebounding games this month, which is saying something, since he wasn't much of a rebounder even before his injury. 近來金塊隊則是愛上了Nene帶給球隊的幫助。二月五日面對太陽的比賽中，他攻下生涯新高的27分。本月他有二次籃板球達到雙位數，這樣的數據別具意義，因為即使是在受傷前，Nene就不是擅長籃板球的球員。 "I'm excited," said Nuggets coach George Karl, who has used Nene an average of 34 minutes since moving him into the starting lineup at the beginning of February. "What I see is, his mind is strong and growing in a strong direction. His courage, his size, his physicalness and his presence is very good for our basketball team." 二月初把Nene調回先發球員名單，Karl給Nene平均34分鐘的上場時間。Karl表示：「我感到很興奮。就我所見，Nene的心志堅強而且不斷的朝這個方向進步。他的膽識、體型、身體條件、以及健康出賽，給金塊隊很大的幫忙。」 What Nuggets forward Eduardo Najera sees is the smile returning to Nene's face. 而金塊隊前鋒Eduardo Najera看到的是，Nene的笑容回來了。 "I'm really happy for him," Najera said. "He has been criticized by a lot of people, which isn't fair when you're limping around. . . . He was frustrated. He wasn't having a lot of fun. But now, when you see him, he's a totally different person. He's enjoying playing out there." Najera說：「我為他感到高興。很多人批評Nene，但這是不公平的，因為他當時是個連走路都一拐一拐的球員，他也因此有了挫折感，他過的並不快樂。但是現在，你看他的樣子，完全是一個不同的人了。他現在很享受上場的時間。」（中略勇士金塊球隊陣容） ‧ Notes: Camby has missed four games in a row but vowed Saturday night to return against the Warriors. "I'll be out there Monday," he said. Iverson, meanwhile, is feeling better but remains a game-time decision. He has missed six of the past seven games. . . . The Nuggets (105.5) and Warriors (105.5) entered play Sunday tied for third in the NBA in scoring. . . . Najera is averaging 14.7 points on 14-for- 19 shooting and 8.7 rebounds in the past three games. . . . Denver went 54-for-75 from the free-throw line in back-to-back wins against Indiana and Milwaukee. . . . The Nuggets have won six in a row against Golden State at the Pepsi Center but they are only 1-4 in their past five home games. . . . Denver swept a home-and-home set against Golden State in November. . . . The Nuggets have had all five starters score in double figures in three straight games. . . . The Warriors are 0-4 against Northwest Division teams on the road. . . . After losing 106-105 to Atlanta on Sunday, the Warriors are 5-7 since making an eight-player trade with Indiana on Jan. 17. . . . Nuggets forward Reggie Evans, a 49.3 percent free-throw shooter this season, was the target of a Hack-a-Shaq strategy Saturday night against Milwaukee. He responded by making five of eight free throws after being fouled intentionally on four consecutive possessions. "I can see how Shaq (Miami center Shaquille O'Neal) feels with the Hack-a-Shaq," Evans said. "They were calling me a Hack-a-Reggie. I didn't really see it as no funny deal." 註： ‧Camby已經連續缺席四場比賽了，不過禮拜六面對勇士隊時可以歸隊；同時 Iverson說：「禮拜一的比賽我會回來。」雖然他已經感覺好多了，不過仍然列為game-time decision名單。近七場比賽，Iverson已經缺席了六場。 ‧金塊與勇士同樣以平均得分第三名（105.5）的姿態進行對戰。 ‧金塊隊在客場連續二天擊敗溜馬與公鹿的比賽中，罰球線上總共投75中54。 ‧金塊隊在Pepsi Center已經連續擊敗勇士隊六場，不過最近五場在主場的戰績只有一勝四敗。 ‧金塊隊在11月的時候，已經連續在主場以及客場擊敗勇士隊。 ‧連續三場比賽，金塊先發五人都得到雙位數的分數。 ‧勇士隊在客場面對西北組的隊伍戰績是零勝四敗。 ‧禮拜天輸給亞特蘭大老鷹隊，自從一月十七日八人大交易之後，勇士隊戰績五勝七敗。 ‧金塊前鋒Reggie Evans本季罰球命中率49.3%，在禮拜天與公鹿隊的對戰當中遭到駭客戰術伺候。連續四波進攻都被公鹿送上罰球線的Evans，在8球裏面投進了5球。他稍後回應道：「我終於可以了解大歐的心情了，這被稱為 Hack-a-Shaq戰術，而公鹿是Hack-a-Reggie。不過我覺得這個戰術還有滿有意思。」 ------------- Nene is back! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.141.131.82