[外電] Nash's slump raises concern about he …
Nash's slump raises concern about health
Dan Bickley
The Arizona Republic
May. 15, 2006 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES
The question of the night was simple.
關於今晚的問題很簡單。
The answer was vague and just a little bit spooky.
而答案很模糊而且有一點令人毛骨悚然。
Steve, are you feeling OK?
Steve，你覺得還好嗎？
"Yeah, more or less, I'm doing fine," Suns star Steve Nash said. "I'm just
not playing real well at the moment."
「是的，多少有點，我還好。」太陽隊球星Steve Nash說。「我只是在那個時候打得有些
不順罷了。」
More or less?
Alas, speculation about Nash's health is simply part of the deal when it
comes to his slumps, for this is a player whose reckless abandon has been
injurious to his back . . . and his hamstrings . . . and his ankles . . .
and who knows what else.
唉呀，關於Nash的健康的臆測只不過是對於他直線下滑的表現很單純的反應，因為Nash的
不顧後果的狂放曾經對他的背造成傷害，還有他的肌腱，還有他的腳踝，而誰知道還有什
麼。
"We're getting shots, that's not our problem," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said.
"And that's his (Nash's) job, to get us shots."
「我們投籃，這並不造成我們的問題。」太陽教練Mike D'Antoni說。「而這是他(Nash)的
工作，去讓我們投籃。」
At the moment, consider this tale a cautionary flag in a time of great relief.
Whether you slice it, dice it or carve it with a hunting knife, the Suns got
what they needed during another road trip to Los Angeles.
They regained home-court advantage. They almost stole Game 4. And as talented
as the Clippers appear on paper, they seem a little weak in the knees when the
pressure mounts, a little unsure about their offense, and they show a
remarkable tendency to take dumb shots.
他們重新得到主場優勢。(?)他們幾乎要偷到第四場比賽。而當快艇隊表現得如此有天
份，當壓力增加時他們似乎有些軟弱，進攻上有些不確定，而且他們明顯有著投不進的
傾向。
If this were an intelligence test, the Suns win by blowout. All of this should
be very comforting for Suns fans who are again facing the specter of a seven-
game series.
But with the series returning to Phoenix, the recent play of Nash is more than
a little unsettling.
但隨著這個系列即將回到鳳凰城，最近Nash的表現有一點混亂。
Coach, is he feeling OK?
教練，他沒問題吧？
"I don't know," D'Antoni said. "You'll have to talk to him a little bit about
that."
「我不曉得。」D'Antoni說。「你必須要跟他稍微談談。」
Hours after receiving his MVP trophy, Nash enjoyed a sensational Game 1. He
racked up 31 points and 12 assists. He had a sensational moment in Game 3, a
game-clinching shot in the waning moments that preserved a tense victory.
當他接獲MVP獎盃後的幾個小時，Nash享受了非常好的第一場比賽。他豪取了31分並送出
了12次助攻。他在第三場比賽有著令人感動的一刻，一個在接近比賽終了前決定性的一擊
讓他們保留住險勝。
Other than that, his numbers are frightening. In the past three games, Nash has
scored a grand total of 34 points. He has made 12 of 32 shots. He is 0 for 8
on three-point attempts, an eye-popping statistic for one of the more
dependable long-range shooters in NBA history.
除了那些之外，他的數字其實令人害怕。其他三場比賽裡面，Nash總共才得了34分，32投
12中，三分球則是8投0中，令人跌破眼鏡的數據。對一個在NBA歷史上非常可靠的遠距離
射手來說。
"The way they're playing me, I'm not going to have a prolific scoring series,"
Nash said.
「他們防守我的方式，讓我無法得到豐富得分。」Nash說。
No doubt, the Clippers have made life difficult for the Suns' dynamic point
guard. Cuttino Mobley, Quinton Ross and Shaun Livingston have taken shifts
defending Nash. They're double-teaming the pick-and-roll, harassing Nash into
quick passes and uncommon turnovers.
無疑地，快艇隊讓太陽隊的衝來衝去的控衛不好過。Cuttino Mobley, Quinton Ross and
Shaun Livingston設法移動來防守Nash。他們對擋切進行包夾，困擾Nash使他必須快速傳
球並發生不常見的失誤。
"Sometimes we've been good, sometimes bad," Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said.
"But the percentages, whether we made them miss or they just missed on their
own, I'll take them."
「有時候我們打得好，有時候糟。」快艇隊的教練Mike Dunleavy說。「但是我們讓他們
投不進或是他們自己投不進的時候，我會好好把握。」
Whatever, the Suns' loss in Game 4 doesn't get pinned entirely on Nash. The
Clippers were simply faster, benefiting from an injury to Chris Kaman, a
mountain of a man who moves like a glacier. They were more active in the
first half. And yet they still needed a huge shot from Sam Cassell to hold
off a late Phoenix rally and a gigantic effort from Raja Bell.
無論如何，太陽隊在第四戰的輸球並不完全針對Nash。快艇隊就是更快，得利於Chris
Kaman受傷而無法上場，他像座在冰河上緩慢移動的冰山。他們在上半場變得更活耀。
但他們仍需要Sam Cassell關鍵的投射來阻擋太陽隊在下半場Raja Bell非常大的努力。
Still, what's bothersome is Nash's reluctance to pull the trigger on shots.
He just seems a little too much on the periphery at the moment, and that must
stop if the Suns are to advance.
仍舊令人困擾的是Nash勉強地出手策動投籃。那個時候他似乎就是有些太勉強了，而如果
太陽隊想要晉級的話，這現象必須停止。
"I thought we waited around and were pretty passive," Nash said. "We didn't
play like it was a must-win game."
「我想我們等在那裡而且相當被動。」Nash說。「我們並沒有打得像一場一定要贏的比賽
。」
As of late, the Suns have had an interesting history at Staples Center. They
tanked a regular-season game to the Lakers. They were about to be eliminated
in the first round by a No. 7 seed until Shawn Marion came up with a huge
offensive rebound. They've spent enough time here lately to qualify as a
local attraction.
不久前，太陽隊在Staples Center有著很有趣的歷史。他們幾乎要在第一輪被第七種子淘
汰直到Shawn Marion跳出來取得重要的進攻籃板。他們已經在這裡花了足夠的時間去吸引
當地的注意力。
They have one more game to play in Los Angeles this season. Let's hope it
doesn't carry the same drama as the previous Game 6.
他們這個球季還有一場比賽要在洛杉磯打。讓我們期望不要像之前的第六戰一樣
上演同樣的戲碼。
From: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/columns/articles/0515bickley0515.html
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