As we head into the fourth game of this five-game road trip, things clearly feel different now. On this long trip, some questions have been answered, but others remain. Even though the Trail Blazers went 3 and 2 on their first five-game trip, this one has been more impressive, of course, being they've won the first three games. 　　当我们站在现在这个位置，许多事情都越显得清楚。在这段客场长征中，许多问题已 被拓荒者的表现回答了。理所当然的，赢了前三场比赛让这次的客场五连战比上次的更令 人印象深刻。 　　The Trail Blazers are riding a 6-game winning streak, and have a one-game lead over the Denver Nuggets in the Northwest Division. As we've said so many times, not many people expected the Blazers to be in this position when the schedule came out. It was too tough, too many good opponents early, too many road games (16 of the first 24), blah, blah, blah. I've talked it to death, as you know. 　　没有多少人能够预期到，现在这支六连胜，在西北组领先钢块一场胜差的拓荒者们， 可以在这麽硬的开季赛程里(太多强悍的对手和2/3的客场赛程)有如此的佳绩。 　　It's not like we were all making those "just-in-case" excuses, but, we were just looking at things with perspective. The difficulty of the schedule was probably too much for a team this young. Obviously, following the last month, we've had to adjust our expectations. I thought some fans' expectations were unrealistic, and I certainly discussed that with you. Now, however, I'm on board, for the most part. I'm letting myself think bigger. Are you feeling that? A little scary, isn't it? 　　这不是我们要帮拓荒者们辩解，但在季前，所有人都觉得这样的赛程对这支年轻的球 队来说太沉重了。但是经过这一个月，我们必须调整我们的预测，我曾经认为许多球迷的 预测太不切实际，但现在我必须说，我正在让我自己想的更远些，这在以前是无法想像的 ，甚至有点吓人，不是吗？ 　　To accept that this team truly is as good as its record, and there's every reason to feel that way, it automatically changes the expectations. This team is on pace to win 57 games right now. And, they've jumped on this track while playing the toughest portion of the schedule. Martell Webster, the team's starting small forward in training camp, hasn't played yet. Greg Oden has played in only 13 NBA games, is only beginning to become comfortable with this NBA game, and his teammates are still adjusting to playing with him. 　　有好多个理由可以让你接受拓荒者们就是这麽强，战绩没有灌水。他们刚经历了最艰 难的一段赛程，在这段赛程里，Webster受伤无法上场，Oden才刚开始适应NBA，整队的化 学效应还未臻化境，但是照着个势头来看，季末结束的战绩可能是57胜。（译:太乐观了 啦，我们要低调，低调！） 　　In other words, all the pad that we built into this situation before the season, hasn't been necessary. Do we now strip away all our fears, accept that this is a team that will be challenging for home-court advantage in the Western Conference, and set ourselves up for a reality that may or may not hit us in the face later? 　　换句话说，季前的各种沙盘推演，也随着现在这个好战绩，变的不是那麽重要。但是 有个问题是，现在，我们除去了我们的恐惧，并接受我们已经是西区强权的一份子，准备 接受各方豪酋的挑战了吗？ 　　This is not meaning to sound pessimistic. I'm just being honest. Perhaps it sounds like I'm not willing yet to let myself dream big. There's probably something to that. I know it's a long season, and there will be lows to go along with these highs. I guess as long as you realize that going in, and you keep your eyes wide open, what's to fear? Preparing for the worst, and being pleasantly surprised at the best, is probably not a healthy way to live anyway. I do it, but that doesn't mean it makes sense. 　　这不是要我们悲观，我只是诚实的说出这些事实。或许我一直不想让自己太好高骛远 ，但这是一个漫长的赛季，总是会有低潮。但是，当你开阔你的心胸，你会发现，有什麽 好怕的？准备面对最糟的情况，并愉快的接受好的情况，这是我现在在做的。（Sorry， 翻的不太好，这段很难翻。） 　　What gives me confidence is the knowledge that this team hasn't even approached its potential yet. They played very well on the last homestand, and played a very solid game in Detroit. But, against the Knicks and Wizards they weren't at their best, and looked like a young team. Yet, they won those games. I'm comforted by that. I would imagine you are as well. 　　是什麽给予我信心呢？因为我认为这支年轻的球队还没有到达他们的上限，对底特律 时他们打了一场漂亮的比赛，但对尼克和巫师时又看起来像只年轻球队。但是，他们都赢 下来了，这是让我最开心的地方，我想对所有波特兰的球迷来说都是的。 　　It seems like we are so early into this NBA season, but the truth is, we're almost one-quarter of the way through already. What's more, by this time next week, the Blazers will have played almost 40 percent of their road games. And, this stretch of playing a game every 1.8 days, will be over. There are still very hectic times left on the schedule, but the perfect storm is coming to an end, and not only are we still afloat, we're cruising. As excited as I was heading in, I'm not sure I expected that. 　　看起来才刚开季，但其实我们已经打了1/4的球季了。但是在下个礼拜时，我们将已 经完成我们40%的客场赛程，并且结束这段平均1.8天就有一场比赛的日子。虽然之後还是 会有一些忙碌的赛程，但是最艰难的那段已经过去，而我们，始终还维持在高档。 　　I've told this story before, but I still vividly remember sitting in Kevin Pritchard's office back in August, when the NBA schedule was released. We were walking through the first 24 games, 16 of which were on the road. We starting picking off realistic wins and losses. When we got to the end of the 24 games, we were both at about 7 or 8 wins. We're at 14 now, and this stretch isn't even over. We weren't being negative, or complaining (okay, we were complaining), but that's just the way things looked. 　　虽然我之前曾经说过这个故事，但是我还是能清楚的记得八月的时候，我坐在KP的办 公室里，我跟他一起抱怨赛程，也一起做了最悲观的预测（大约七，八胜），但现在我们 已经14胜，而前24场比赛还没有打完。 　　Now, to the business at hand (I intended to write this post about the game against Boston, but got carried away- that's what happens when you're trying to stay on Pacific Time and it gets to be 2am back here), the game against the Celtics. 　　现在，让我们拉回主题，对波士顿的比赛。（译：我不太清楚括号里的那段话有甚麽 特别的典故或意思，所以我暂且不翻。） 　　What are you realistically expecting against Boston? What will make you happy? Are you content with another 3-2 record on a five-game road trip, and are thinking that anything else you get is gravy? Is this team ready to be measured, once again, on a national stage? The first time (opening night) didn't go so well. 　　你期望他们打得怎样？怎样的结果才会让你开心？是不是满足的想着就算这是另外一 个3胜2负的客场之旅也没关系？拓荒者们已经准备好了，再次站上开幕战後第一次的全美 焦点，虽然他们第一次表现的并不好。 　　The players have certainly said the right things. They feel ready, and go into this game with a chip on their shoulders. They were pushed around, bullied, and ended up deaf in one year from Kevin Garnett's non-stop chatter in the two games last season. And, don't think Boston isn't going to be up for this one. They're tired of hearing how Portland is the darling of the NBA, a future championship team, full of rising stars, and great young men. 　　球员们说出了正确的话，他们已经准备好了，并且对这场比赛跃跃欲试，他们曾经在 上季被KG狠狠的羞辱过，还有，不要以为波士顿会轻敌，他们已经听腻了波特兰这个NBA 的新宠儿被如何的期待与夸上天了。 　　All of our focus right now is on this game. We're even staying in Boston following the game, and not flying to Toronto until Saturday afternoon. We almost never do that. It really has nothing to do with anything other than not wanting to go through customs in Canada and getting into the hotel at 4am. But, it'll help not having to pack and rush to get to the bus that will take us to the game. 　　大家的焦点现在都聚集在这场比赛上，我们在星期六的中午以前不会离开（指被羞辱 後落荒而逃的意思吧？），我们一向都不这麽做，我们已经准备好要打这场硬战了！ 　　It feels different, and that helps. Everything feels different now. 　　现在，所有事都变的跟季前不一样了！ http://tinyurl.com/5pqpas　　　Posted by Mike Barrett 呼~翻完了~来去上课，晚上，也就是大家的早上，再来一起帮拓荒者加油吧！！ -- ◥██◣ 　　　　　　　　 ▄ ◥██◣　　　　　　　██◤ ▋ █ Ｐｏｒｔｌａｎｄ　 █ Ｔｒａｉｌ ▋ █Ｂｌａｚｅｒｓ ◢ ▋ ◢◤ ◢◢◣◢█◤ █▇◣ ◢█◤ ◢█◤ █▇◣ ▋ ◢◤ ◢█◤ █ ◤ ◢◤ ▋ ◥◣ █◤◤█ ◢ █ ◤ █ ◢ █ ◢ █ ◤ ▋◥◣ █ ◢ █ ◢ █ ▋ █ █ █ █ █ ◢ █ █ ◤ █ █ ◢ ▋ ◥◣ ◤ █ ◥█◤ █ ◤◢█◤ ◤ ◥◤█ ◤ █ ◥◤█ ◢█◤ ◤ █ ▋ █ ◢█◤ █ ★ █ --

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