Butler's basket helps Wizards win Game 5 in Cleveland http://www.nba.com/games/20080430/WASCLE/recap.html CLEVELAND, April 30 (AP) -- Caron Butler whispered in LeBron James' ear, one last word in case the Washington Wizards' season was about to end. Butler对LBJ耳语，以防球季到此结束。 With only a few ticks of the clock left, desperate times called for desperate measures. 时间所剩不多，非常时刻需要非常方法。 "I was messing with LeBron before the play started," Butler said. "I told him, 'Miss this shot, make it interesting and let's take this thing back to D.C.'" 「在球发进来之前，我试着去扰乱他。」Butler说道，「我跟他说；『别投进好呗， 将这一切带回D.C.解决，让系列赛有趣点。』。」 Seconds later, the Wizards were on their way home -- for Game 6. 然後，巫师队就要回家打第六战了。 Butler made a layup with 3.9 seconds left and the Wizards held their breath as LeBron James missed a potential series-ending layup at the horn, giving Washington an 88-87 victory Wednesday night and adding at least one more game to this overheated NBA playoff series. Butler终场前3.9秒的上篮得手，接着屏息承受住LBJ於枪响前的最後一击──很可能 结束本系列的一击。88-87，周三夜里的胜利，延长了火热的战局。 After Butler scored on a drive past James, the Cavs had one more chance but their superstar couldn't get a banked runner to drop and the Wizards headed home for Game 6 on Friday night down 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. 在Butler吃掉LBJ的上篮後，骑骑们还有机会，但他们的王却失手了。七战四胜制的 比赛将回到华盛顿打第六战。 Once off the floor, Butler ran down the hallway toward the Wizards' locker room. He pulled off his jersey and shouted: "D.C., stand up! D.C., stand up!" before joining his excited teammates. 离开球场後，Butler穿过走廊直奔休息室，在与兴奋的队友会合之前，脱掉它的球衣怒 吼着：「奋起吧D.C.！奋起吧D.C.！」 Butler scored 32 points and DeShawn Stevenson had 17 for the Wizards, who played without guard Gilbert Arenas. Agent Zero announced before the game that his season was over because of a bothersome knee. Arenas' absence figured to be the decisive blow for the Wizards, but they fought to the finish and, at least for now, prevented the Cavs from ending their season for the third straight year. Butler得了34分，史蒂文生17分，Arenas并没有上场。零号探员在赛前宣布他本季报 销，因那恼人的膝伤。他的缺席对巫师而言象徵着精神上的打击，但巫师球员仍奋战到最 後一刻，至少现在他们还未连续第三年被淘汰。 Butler made sure of it. Butler对此展现了决心。 "He played it like it was his last game, which it could have been," Arenas said. "He showed leadership and poise out there. Great players make great moves and he did it tonight and he's on his way to stardom because he's doing it on a big stage." 「他把这场球当作他最後的比赛在打」Arenas说，「他展现了领导力与沉稳。今晚他 做到了一个伟大球员该有的作为，在如此重要的舞台上位居要角。」 Butler also stole a page from James. Butler也以LBJ之道还治於彼 In Game 6 two years ago at Washington, James approached Arenas at the foul line in the final seconds and warned him not to miss his free throws or the game was over. Arenas misfired on both attempts and the Cavaliers ended the series on a last-second jumper by Damon Jones. 两年前的季後赛第六战，LBJ"叮咛"站上罚球线的Arenas不可以失手，否则他们就要输 了。Arenas两罚落空，结果骑士队以D.Jones的跳投结束了该系列。 This time, it was James who came up short. 而这一次，则是LBJ失手了。 "He told me to miss the shot so we would go back to D.C.," James said. "There it was." LBJ说：「他(Butler)叫我不要投进，回到D.C.再打。而结果就是这样。」 James scored 34 points - 24 in the second half - but was unable to make a final shot in traffic that would have sent the Wizards, who began talking trash weeks ago and haven't stopped, quietly into the summer. The Cavaliers led by five with 1:47 left, but Washington scored the final six points to end a five-game playoff losing streak in Cleveland. LBJ斩获34分，24分集中在下半场，最後一击却失手，使得垃圾话连连的巫师队还不用 "安静地"去放暑假。最後一分四十七秒骑士还领先五分，但巫师队得了後来比赛的所有六 分，结束了季後赛在克里夫兰的五连败。 James, who has withstood body blows throughout the series, felt he was fouled on his final shot but didn't make excuses. LBJ在整个系列赛一直承受着肉体碰撞。他觉得今天的最後一球有犯规，但并不 当作失手的藉口。 "I thought it was going to go in," he said. "It just didn't fall." ：「我认为那球会进。」 「而它就是没有进。」 It's the second straight year that the Cavaliers were up 3-1 and failed to close out a team at home. Last postseason, Cleveland led New Jersey 3-1 but lost Game 5 at home before finally putting the Nets away on the road. The Cavs seemed to have learned from that lesson and were almost booked for the next round when Delonte West's three-point play put them up 87-82. 这是连续第二年，当骑士队3-1听牌的时候，未能在主场终结对手：重演了去年对篮 网的光景，不过最终於客场晋级。当D.West的三分入网，将比数拉开至82-87领先时，骑 骑们看起来已经从去年的经验学到教训了。 Butler then scored on a layup sandwiched between two missed 3-pointers by Cleveland, and Antonio Daniels hit two free throws to pull the Wizards within 87-86 with 43 seconds left. Cleveland's Joe Smith missed a short inside shot and Zydrunas Ilgauskas couldn't steer in a tip. Butler接着在骑骑们两记三分落空的空档间上篮得手，A.Daniels再补上两罚，於最後 四十三秒将比分拉近至86-87。然後老乔没有把握住一记外线，大Z也无法将球点进。 Following a timeout, the Wizards cleared the floor for Butler, who burst past James and got an arching layup, which threatened to dance out, fall through the rim. 暂停之後，巫师队替Butler清开了空间。他过了James後做了一个有相当弧度的挑篮 ；这一球球险些弹框而出。 Washington has been beaten by so many last-second shots from Cleveland in the playoffs, and as James drove past Stevenson to the basket on the Cavs' last possession, it looked as if the Wizards were going to go down in heartbreaking fashion again. 巫师队在季後赛里一直被骑骑们最後几秒钟的投篮打败。最後一波的攻势，当James过 了史蒂文生杀向篮框时，巫师队彷佛又要再次地心碎了。 But James, who was bumped by Darius Songaila, didn't come through and Stevenson, whose running feud has been one of the subplots in a series as juicy as a daytime TV soap, ran to midcourt and celebrated the Wizards' good luck. 但遭遇到Songaila的碰撞，LBJ未能投进。史蒂文生──其所引发的仇隙已经是整个系列 赛的主要情节，且犹如日间肥皂剧般地生动──冲向场中央，庆祝巫师的好运。 "We finally got a miss," said relieved Wizards coach Eddie Jordan. 如释重负的Eddie Jordan教练说：「我们终於等到对方投不进了。」 This series has had it all: Trash talk, villains, heroes, rap stars and, of course, the Stevenson vs. James feud that seems personal and professional. And now, it will continue. 整个系列赛充斥着：垃圾话、反派、英雄、饶舌明星，以及毫无疑问地，史蒂文生与 LBJ之间，看似场外(personal)，却又是场内(professional)的间隙 Arenas was casually sitting in a chair in Washington's locker room discussing a recent movie he had seen, when he stunningly announced his lost season was over. The three-time All-Star, who missed 66 regular-season games following knee surgery, played in the first four games in the series despite a painful deep bone bruise. 在惊人地宣布球季报销之时，Arenas像个主席悠闲地坐在休息室里，讨论他最近所看 过的电影。这位三度入选明星赛，因膝盖手术错过66场季赛的球星，尽管膝盖很疼痛 ，依然在前四场球出赛。 But he wasn't himself, and Arenas decided to start getting ready for next season a little early. 但"他"不是那个"他"了，Arenas决定早一点开始为下季作准备 His teammates had other plans. 他的队友则有其他计画 On Tuesday, the Wizards were visited by Abe Pollin, their 84-year-old owner who talked to them about past playoff successes and failures. Pollin spoke of times when Washington has overcome 3-1 deficits, and the Wizards have a chance to do it again. 周二，84岁高龄的老板─Abe Pollin来探访，向巫师球员们谈论关於通过季後赛的 得与失。当时巫师队正处於必须克服1-3的困境，并且他们有机会再次成功。 "It was very, very good for us," Stevenson said of the meeting with the ailing Pollin, the league's senior owner. "He told us to win a game for him, and that's what we did." 「对我们来说，帮助很大。」关於这次与生病的老板的会面，史蒂文生说道，「他叫我 们要替他赢下这场球赛，而我们做到了。」 As if on cue, the Wizards and Cavaliers were at each other's throats early. 彷佛在一开始，两队就处於彼此割喉的状态。 With 3:20 left in the first quarter, James was fouled on a baseline drive by Songaila, whose left forearm caught James on the chin. Songaila was assessed a technical foul for the latest rough foul of the series. 当第一节还剩三分二十秒时，LBJ切入底线遭到Songaila的犯规，然後他的左手打了LBJ 的下巴。Songaila领到了Ｔ，也是本系列这一连串粗鲁犯规的最新力作。 James refused to comment on the play, perhaps not wanting to give the Wizards any more motivation than they already have. LBJ拒绝对此行为评论。也许，他不想再刺激，给巫师队更多的动力了。 Following Game 4, James said he didn't think the Wizards could come back. 第四场赛後，LBJ认为巫师队不可能逆转了。 He hasn't changed his mind. 关於此点，他的想法维持不变。 "We're still up 3-2," he said. ：「我们仍然3-2领先。」 Notes: Only eight of 174 teams have overcome 3-1 deficits to win. ... James added 10 rebounds and seven assists, becoming the first player to score at least 34 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists in two straight playoff games since Larry Bird in 1984. ... Cavs forward Sasha Pavlovic, sidelined since April 16 with a sprained left ankle, was active but didn't play. Arenas sat on the bench in street clothes, cheering on every miss and make by his teammates. ... Cavs coach Mike Brown was saddened but not surprised to learn that Dallas coach Avery Johnson was fired, two seasons after being NBA coach of the year. "The reality of it is, we get paid a lot of money to handle pressure,'' Brown said. "Avery is going to get another job whenever he wants it. He's just that good. There's nothing out there that's forever.'' 後记： 　　　史上174支3-1处於落後球队，仅有8支能够逆转； 　　　LBJ本场得了10篮板与7助攻，成为继1984的大鸟柏德之後，第一位连续两年季後 赛能够有34-10-7的人； 沙虾扭伤的脚踝可以活动了，但还不能上场；(译按：我差点忘了此人....) Arenas穿着西装在场边加油； 对於小牛教练Avery Johnson的被开除，Mike Brown感到悲哀，却不意外。 ：「事实上，我们都花了很多钱来处里压力。」扣区布朗说道，「只要他想， Avery可以得到另一个工作。他就是那样地好。永远是不存在的。」 (译按：皮绷紧点，你也不会永远是骑士队的教练.....) -- 译後感想： 出来混的总是要还的.... --

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