http://tinyurl.com/58d7e8 TORONTO - The shot that won the game Sunday for the Trail Blazers -- a straight-on three-pointer by Steve Blake with 8.4 seconds left -- almost never happened. 礼拜天拓荒者投进的那颗球可是过去都没发生过的事: Blake在剩下8.4秒的时候投进了三 分球。 On the other end of the court, behind Blake, Blazers coach Nate McMillan was yelling for a timeout. 在场上的另一端，McMillan一直大叫要他喊暂停。 "I heard something," Blake said, starting a giggle that turned into full laughter. "And I knew in my head it was, 'Timeout!'" 我好像有听到什麽，而且我知道是要叫暂停。Blake一开始咯咯的笑到後来的大笑。 It was a chaotic moment in the game. The Blazers trailed Toronto 97-95 and had just missed three close-range shots. In the fight for the rebound, the ball caromed out to the perimeter, where Rudy Fernandez chased it down and quickly passed to Blake with about 13 seconds left. 那时候很混乱，拓荒者落後暴龙两分，而且还刚好没投进三颗近距离的投篮。在争抢篮板 的时候，球跑到外围被Rudy抢到，很快的传给Blake，此时剩下13秒。 But as his conscience heard McMillan's call for a timeout, Blake listened to his own inner coach and essentially vetoed McMillan. 但当他听到McMillan在要球喊暂停时，Blake选择听他自己心里面的教练，而拒绝了 McMillan。 With most NBA players, ignoring a coach's call for a timeout in order to take the winning shot could be a case of selfishness. Or stubbornness. 当大多数的NBA球员，忽视教练的要求喊暂停而要自己当英雄，会被认为是很自私或是很 蠢的事情。 But with Blake it was the perfect example of how he is the team's second head coach. 但对Blake，这是一个完美的例子来证明他是队上的第二顺位教练。 See, all game McMillan was either barking at the Blazers from the sideline, or screaming at them in huddles to move the ball. 注意，整场比赛，McMillan都站在线边对着球员大喊，或是在暂停集合时要他们让球流动 。 "Either we shoot, attack or pass!" McMillan implored during a second-half timeout. "But don't hold the ball." 不管是投篮，进攻或是传球，不要让球停下来。McMillan再後半场的暂停时这样要求。 What McMillan had identified was that the Raptors' defense was more effective when it had time to recover or adjust from screens or passes. So even when Brandon Roy, the master of pacing, would hold the ball and survey the defense, McMillan would shriek for him to move the ball. When the Blazers did so, the Raptors were often scrambling, making them more susceptible. McMillan了解到暴龙的防守在面对传球或是掩护时，调整得越来越有效率。所以即使是 Roy在控球，McMillan还是要他让球流动。当拓荒者这样做时，暴龙往往会混乱，让他们 受到影响。 Blake processed all of that in the course of about a second and a half, and with 17,671 in the Air Canada Centre screaming. Yeah, he heard McMillan with his ears, but he also heard him in his mind, from earlier timeouts and sideline shouts. Blake在Air Canada球场面对17671名观众的尖叫下，执行这项任务。当然，他有听到 McMillan的话在他耳朵旁边绕，但他也听到内心里面别的声音，那个在暂停时以及在边线 的声音 "I felt good with the ball, and I felt confident," Blake said of his split decision to go for the shot. "But at the same time, I thought of how when we allowed them to set up their defense, we weren't getting good looks." 我对持球没问题，而且我感觉我有自信。但同一个时间，我知道如果我们让他们有机会整 顿防守，我们一定不会有好结果的。Blake说到他内心的决定要做这投篮的动作时这样讲 到。 A timeout, of course, would allow Toronto to set up its defense. 暂停一定会暴龙有机会重整他们的防守。 So Blake pressed on. 所以Blake选择继续压迫。 "When everybody is scrambling around you, you can get good shots," Blake said. "I attacked and got (Jose Calderon) on his heels." "所以当大家都很混乱时，就是你投出好球的时候。我选择进攻，并且我做到了。" Blake 说。 Afterward, McMillan humorously recounted his sideline antics as Blake rose up for the shot. 之後，McMillan幽默的描述他在线边看到Blake的投篮时候的窘样。 "It was me (yelling), 'Tiiiiiime ... out! ... Good shot, Blake!" McMillan laughed at himself. "嘿，我是教练，叫暂~~停~~阿~~~。挖靠~好球，Blake!!" McMillan讲到自己都笑了。 It was Blake's fifth three-pointer of the game and the 242nd of his Blazers career, moving him into a tie with Scottie Pippen for ninth-most in franchise history. It put the finishing touches on a 19-point, seven-rebound, four-assist performance that included just one turnover in 33 minutes. 这是Blake再这场比赛的第五颗三分球，在拓荒者的第242颗，让他追上Scottie Pippen成 为队史上第九多的球员。终场，上场33分钟，得到了19分，7篮板，4助功，并仅仅1失误 。 Some might find it surprising to see Blake mentioned in the same sentence as Pippen, or to think of him essentially over-ruling his coach. But Blake has quietly become one of the major forces on this young Blazers team. 有些人会很意外的看到Blake会跟Pippen相提并论，或是看到他内心的想法胜过教练。但 Blake已经安静地成为年轻拓荒者队上的主力。 Behind the scenes, Blake is a fiery competitor who can instantly set a tone in Blazers practices. He is the player most likely to kick over a bench in practice or punt a ball into the rafters, and he is the only Blazer who spent part of his summer wrestling and working out with a professional Ultimate Fighter (Nate Quarry). 在镜头後面，Blake是个火爆的竞争者，一个可以永远用同一种态度练习的人。他是众多 球员当中最有可能引起战火的人或是把球踢进球篮里，并且他也是唯一个拓荒者球员会花 一部分夏天的时间去练格斗技以及去格斗技职业练习场训练的人。 His teammates also call him one of the smartest on the team, knowing just the right time to call plays for certain players. But above all, he is perhaps the most selfless guy on the team -- not caring about his points, or statistics for that matter -- which is such an important trait for a point guard. 他的队友也常称他为队上最聪明的人，知道对的时间传球给对的队友。除了上述这些，他 也许是队上最无私的人，不在乎他的得分，或是统计的数字，这对於一个PG来说可以说是 最重要的事。 "He's just leading this team," McMillan said. "He's got a feel for them. He feels comfortable talking to them and leading them, and I can tell they respect his game and what he brings to the floor. Plus, he has been knocking down big shots. He is doing a great job." "他就是在带领着球队，他对他们有这种感觉，对於带领他们和跟他们说话都感到很自在 。我也告诉他们要尊敬他的比赛和表现。此外，他投进了一个重要的球，他做得好极了。 " McMillan说。 Before the Toronto game, I was talking with Blazers assistant general manager Tom Penn. We were discussing the Blazers' depth and how they might be among the deepest teams in the NBA. But eventually, Penn said, games are won by the top three players. 在暴龙的比赛前，我和拓荒者的助理GM Tom Penn聊过天，我们讨论到拓荒者的深度并说 他们也许是联盟里面板凳最深的球队。但最终，Penn说到，比赛刚好是最突出的三个人赢 得的。 That got me to thinking: Who are the Blazers top three? Obviously, Brandon Roy is No.1. And LaMarcus Aldridge is No.2. Who, I asked Penn, does he think is No.3? We agreed it has often rotated among different players, but Penn first said that for many games this season, the No.3 player has been Blake. 这让我沉思：谁是顶尖的三个人？毫无疑问，Roy第一，之後排Aldridge，我问Penn，谁 是他心目中的第三名？我们都很同意，这个顺位的名单通常都会换来换去，但Penn第一次 讲到他认为是Blake。 I'm not sure many would have guessed that designation at the beginning of this season. In fact, I think among outsiders or casual fans, Blake is probably the least valued, and most overlooked, starter on the Blazers. 我不确定大家在开季时有没有对於这排名进行猜测，但事实上，我想大多数局外人或是较 少看的球迷来说，Blake或许是被评为最低的，并且有可能是高估的拓荒者先发球员。 I know as a reporter, I often unconsciously overlook Blake in stories because he is ... well, boring. I find myself usually writing about a lob pass from Sergio Rodriguez to Rudy Fernandez, or a big block from Joel Przybilla, or of course, the late-game heroics of Roy. But there Blake is every night, putting up his solid numbers while never doing anything crazy or out of character -- just doing his job like a professional. This season, he is averaging a career-high 11.4 points while also adding 4.2 assists. He is shooting a career-best 43.3 percent on three-pointers. 我知道身为一个记者，我常常不经意的就遗漏掉Blake，因为他实在是...有点无趣。我发 现我往往会写到Sergio漂亮的传球给Rudy或是大P的火锅，当然还有Roy英雄的表现。但 Blake每晚的表现就是稳稳的贡献出成绩，不做任何疯狂的事，只是把他的工作当作职业 一样。这一季，他来到生涯新高11.4分，4.2助攻，三分命中率也是生涯最高43.3%。 I also find myself passing Blake up in the locker room. Even though he is one of the most friendly and enjoyable guys to shoot the breeze with, when the notepad and tape recorder come out, Blake becomes the master of the cliche. 我发现我自己在更衣室里都跳过Blake。即使他是那个最和善，适合清静闲聊的人。当开 始要访问时，他就变成讲老套话的大师。 "I'm not cocky," Blake says when I ride him about his politically correct quotes. "I'm about the team. That's the only way I know how to talk." 当我写说他的决策正确时，Blake说，"我不自大，我只讲关於球队的东西，这是我唯一的 讲话方式" So, when it comes time for headlines or attention, Blake is often found right where he wants to be -- in the background. 所以当写到头条或是焦点的时候，Blake往往都是在他想要的地方被找到：当个背景 "I kind of like it that way," Blake said. "If I had a lot of people talking about me, teams might focus on me. I don't need all that stuff. Some guys want it and need it, so let them have it. I'm cool. I've been in the league six years now. I don't all of the sudden need fame and fortune. I'd just as soon keep doing what I'm doing and play another six years. I'd be fine with that." "我满喜欢这样的，如果我有很多人讨论我，那球队可能就会把焦点放在我身上。我不需 要这些东西，但有些人想要或是需要。所以就让他们享受就好了。我很酷的。这是我在联 盟的第六年，我不需要那些突然到来的名气或是财富。我只想继续做我该做的事情，然後 再打个六年。这样我就很满足了。" Blake说。 (有错误请见谅，并多多指教) -- 有没有人人都是教练的八卦...McMillan:这叫我怎麽混阿... --

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