[新聞] Kevin Durant has late-game struggles

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原文連結：http://tinyurl.com/yh9dgfq Kevin Durant has late-game struggles After having his potential game-tying shot blocked by LeBron James in the waning seconds Saturday night in Cleveland -- 24 hours after missing a potential game-winning, 3-pointer in Memphis -- The Oklahoman's live blog drew some "Durant isn't clutch" comments. KD最後一擊被喇叭龍賞了一個火鍋，這也是24小時之內KD沒辦法投進的第二次最後一擊。在這之後，Oklahoman's live Blog開始出現了一些「KD關鍵時刻總是消失」的意見。 Hard to argue with that viewpoint at this stage of Durant's career. 從KD至今的表現看來，很難去反駁這個觀點。 But that point of view minimizes the progress Durant and the league's second youngest team has made in roughly 12 months. 但這個觀點確實貶低了KD與雷霆這隻全聯盟第二年輕，初步架構才剛完成12個月的隊伍。 Frustration is understandable. Players are frustrated. How can you not be frustrated when you lose 1-point games to the Spurs, Mavericks and Cavs, and a 2-point decision to Memphis in a 10-day span. 感到挫折是可以被理解的，球員個個也都很挫折。當自己十天內，已經輸了四場差一球的比賽，這怎麼能不挫折？ But here are two things to consider: 但有一些數據值得探討： (1) OKC is 7-10 in one-possession games. If you're going to criticize Durant and the Thunder for coming up short give them credit for winning down-to-the-wire games against Phoenix, Atlanta, Utah and a road game at San Antonio. (1)目前雷霆一球決定勝負的比賽戰績是7-10。想批評KD跟雷霆隊之前，先看看被我們 over過的隊伍：太陽、老鷹、爵士、馬刺(全是客場比賽)。 (2) Expectations have risen too quickly. Most pre-season predictions projected the Thunder to win around 35 games which means OKC was projected to be around 18-26 at this point of the season, already out of the playoff race. (2)其實球迷有點太急躁。大多數的季前分析都預估今年雷霆大概是35勝左右，也就是說按這個推測，現在我們的戰績應該是18-26，早就被踢出季後賽競爭了。 Durant is 21. At the same age, Michael Jordan was a junior at North Carolina; Kobe Bryant was averaging 19.9 points with the Lakers, Dirk Nowitzki was averaging 8.2 points, and LeBron James was leading the Cavaliers to the playoffs for the first time in his third season. KD不過21歲，Jordan在他21歲的時候還在打北卡，Kobe在他21歲的時候平均也只有19.9分。21歲的Dirk只打出了8.2分，而喇叭龍在他21歲的時候才帶騎士隊進他個人第一次季後賽。 Here's a sobering stat to rachet down expectations the final three months: 以下這些資訊應該會讓我們冷靜下來思考未來三個月對雷霆的期待。 The nine players in the Thunder's rotation have played in a combined 35 playoff games -- Nenad Krstic 15, Nick Collison 11, Thabo Sefolosha 9. Three rookies obviously haven't played in post-season. Russell Westbrook, Jeff Green and Durant are hoping to crash the post-season party this season. 雷霆有9個球員打過季後賽，共35場。Krstic-15場，Collison-11場，Thabo-9場。三個菜鳥不可能打過季後賽。三寶目前也還在為他們的首次季後賽努力中。 In contrast: 看看對比吧： Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker have played in a combined 389 playoff games. 馬刺三巨頭(Duncan、Manu、Parker)：生涯總共打過389場季後賽。 Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and Jason Terry have played in a combined 267 playoff games. 小牛三巨頭(Dirk、Kidd、Terry)：生涯總共打過267場季後賽。 LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal have played in a combined 263 playoff games. 騎士雙柱(James、O'Neal)：生涯總共打過263場季後賽。 Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett have played in a combined 227 playoff games. 超塞三人組(Pierce、Allen、KG)：生涯總共打過227場季後賽。 Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony have played in a combined 172 playoff games. 金塊雙槍(Billups、Anthony)：生涯總共打過172場季後賽。 Yes, it's frustrating Durant still hasn't found the late-game magic touch. Yes, it's frustrating the Thunder continually comes up just short against elite teams. Yes, it's frustrating these losses might cost the Thunder a playoff berth. 我們確實對KD還無法在緊要關頭發揮實力感到失望，我們也確實對雷霆老是輸一球感到挫折，我們也擔心這些失敗會讓雷霆打不進季後賽。 But to expect the league's second youngest team to consistently beat playoff-tested opponents is unrealistic. I predicted 36 wins in preseason. As we near the All-Star break, my adusted win projection is 47 wins, which probably would get OKC in the playoffs. 但期待這隻聯盟第二年輕的球隊持續打敗季後賽常客是不切實際的。我季前的預估是36勝，但如果保持明星賽前這樣的勝率，我們可以拿到47勝，這戰績已經有可能進季後賽了。 Even if they fall short, and finish around.500, a vastly improved defense and road wins at Atlanta, Phoenix, San Antonio, Utah and Miami are signs this is just the beginning. If the Thunder's story were a book we're only in chapters 4 or 5, far from reaching the juicy part of the plot, hundreds of pages away from the ending. 即使雷霆今年沒能進季後賽，勝率也只有5成左右，但雷霆的防守進步了，在客場已經打敗過老鷹、太陽、馬刺、爵士、熱火了，這象徵著一個開始。如果把雷霆成長的過程寫成書，現在也不過是第四章或第五章罷了，離團圓大結局還有好幾百頁的過程。 Some understably will respond. "I understand all that. But when will Durant hit the big shot? When will the Thunder win these type of games?" Be patient. There are still many chapters left to be written. 也許會有人想回應說：「這些我都知道，但如果KD能夠投進呢？雷霆何時才能贏這種比賽呢？」我只想說要有耐心，雷霆的故事還沒結束呢。 -- 哲學的義務，是去除因誤解而生的幻想。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 211.22.7.197