[外電] Howard’s record night ends in heart …

看板Orl-Magic (奧蘭多魔術)作者Sheffield3 (黃衫Ace曹錦輝)時間16年前 (2009/06/13 03:06)推噓8(8推 0噓 3→)

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---- 簡短翻譯，有誤請指正。 ---- http://0rz.tw/SmOBd By ANTONIO GONZALEZ, Associated Press Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)— The Superman capes were left crinkled up under the seats after a record-setting performance by Dwight Howard couldn’t prevent more Magic misery in the NBA finals. Howard set a finals record with nine blocked shots, had 16 points and 21 rebounds, but the All-Star center missed eight free throws—including a pair that could have sealed a win in regulation—and the Magic lost 99-91 in overtime to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night to go down 3-1 in the series. 超人送出創總冠軍戰紀錄的9記麻辣鍋，且得到16分抓了21個板子，但是這位明星中鋒在罰球線上失手了8次，魔術隊在延長賽中以99-91敗給湖人隊，使得系列賽變成3-1落後的局面。 “I just missed them,” said Howard, aka Superman. “I’ve been working on my free throws. They just weren’t falling tonight. There’s no need to get down on myself. I think I did a lot of good things tonight, just my free throws were n’t there.” 超人：「我就是失手了。」「我已經在這上面下過工夫了，但今晚就是投不進，不過我想我不需要為這沮喪，今晚我在其他方面幹得很不錯～但就是罰不進。」 Orlando was ahead 87-84 with 11.1 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter when Howard was fouled. Taking a deep breath and relaxing his shoulders, Howard took the ball and bounced it each time before he shot. Howard, who had been shooting 65 percent from the line in the postseason, finished 6 for 14. The Magic were 22 for 37. 魔術隊在第四節剩11.1秒時仍保持87-84的領先時超人站上罰球線，他先深呼吸一下並聳聳肩來放鬆，在投籃前先拍拍球。」 “How would you feel? Pretty bad, right? He’s obviously upset,” Magic guard J.J. Redick said. “It’s a disappointing way to lose—11 seconds up three with two free throws. You at least feel you’re going to get another trip to the free throw line because they have to foul. End up losing in overtime.” 丁丁：「你覺得怎麼樣，很糟對吧？很明顯的他相當沮喪，這是很令人失望的落敗方式。」 All those bricks brought back memories of the Magic’s only other finals appearance, when Nick Anderson missed four consecutive free throws at the end of Game 1 of the 1995 finals. Orlando never recovered and was swept 4-0 by the Houston Rockets. 這又讓人想起1995年Nick Anderson在finals G1最後關頭罰球4-0的悲劇。（這傢伙最近很紅 -_-） These finals looked just the same. Derek Fisher hit a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime and another big one in OT. Now the Magic will face a true must-win in Game 5 on Sunday. 漁夫以一個三分球將比賽帶入延長賽，在延長賽時又投進另一個巨大的三分，現在魔術必需要面對有非贏不可壓力的 G5。 Howard looked like he was going to bring the Magic to a 2-all series tie, but Orlando blew a 12-point halftime lead and collapsed in the final minute of regulation. Howard had seven turnovers in the game and missed another free throw in overtime. 超人看似要帶領魔術隊將系列賽板成2-2的狀況，但奧蘭多在正規時間最後一分鐘敗掉半場12分的領先，Howard今天一共發生7次失誤，且在OT時在罰球線上又失手一球。 “It’s tough for him,” Magic point guard Rafer Alston said. “He played a great game. I’m not going to base his performance or anything like that on one free throw.” 街球王：「這對他來說一定很難受，他打了一場好球，我不會因為一次罰球去抹煞他的好表現。」 It was another excruciating loss for the Magic. Another game they had plenty of opportunities to win. It’s been that way all series and throughout the franchise’s history 這場比賽對魔術隊來說又是另一次打擊，他們有很多機會可以贏得比賽。 Magic guard Courtney Lee missed an alley-oop attempt at the regulation buzzer in Game 2, a potential-game winner that was only magnified after Orlando lost in overtime. This franchise has seen plenty of other heartbreak. 除了小李子在 G2 錯失了以alley-oop絕殺湖人隊的機會，這場比賽再度令人心碎。 Shaquille O’Neal bolting for Los Angeles after the 1995-96 season. Grant Hill’s constant injuries, and so many potent Magic teams led by Tracy McGrady that never made it past the first round. 鯊魚在1995-96球季投奔洛杉磯，Grant Hill又不斷受傷，魔術隊在T-Mac當家的時代，不曾衝破第一輪。 It seems to only be getting more painful. While the Magic have climbed back from nearly every obstacle this season— injuries, playoff deficits and buzzer-beaters—this one might be too tough to overcome. Only eight NBA teams have come back from a 3-1 hole in a best-of- seven series. 這更是令人痛苦。當魔術隊本季看似排除萬難，包括傷病困擾、被壓哨球絕殺…等，現在面臨的是更艱鉅的困難，歷史上只有八支球隊能從3-1的絕對劣勢中逆轉。 “We can’t hang our heads,” Howard said. “We still believe. There’s no reason to have any doubts right now.” 超人︰「我們還不打算投降。」「We still believe.」「現在這個時候我們沒有理由懷疑自己。」 ----- Let's Go Magic！ We still believe. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.170.227.33 ※ 編輯: Sheffield3 來自: 118.170.227.33 (06/13 03:08)