Pierce overcomes injury as Celtics down Lakers 98-88 http://0rz.tw/524fy Lord of the Basketball part 3 : The Reture of THE TRUTH BOSTON (AP)—Just like that, those familiar chants of “Beat L.A.,” dormant for more than two decades, were silenced once again. 就像二十年前一样，充斥全场的＂Beat L.A.＂再度消音。 As Paul Pierce laid in pain near the edge of the famed parquet floor, clutching his injured right knee and weeping, a new cry—“Let’s go Paul”— filled the air before Boston’s captain was carried from the floor by his teammates and whisked to the locker room in a wheelchair. 在皮尔斯因为右膝盖遭受重击而痛苦的倒在着名的拼木地板後，＂Let's go Paul＂的口 号便取代了＂Beat L.A.＂，在空气中回荡着。这位波士顿的队长被他的队员从地板上抬 起，送到休息室的长椅上。 Game over. Series over. Any chance for a 17th championship banner—over. 比赛结束。系列赛结束。拿下第十七次总冠军的希望也随之结束。 “I thought that was it,” Pierce said. 「我当时认为这就是了，一切都将结束，」皮尔斯说。 And then, Pierce returned, yet another dramatic comeback in a turnaround season for the Celtics. 没多久，皮尔斯重回场上，就像超塞今年从谷底爬升般的战绩一样令人惊讶。 Pierce shook off a sprained knee and scored 22 points—11 after getting hurt in the third quarter—to lead Boston to a 98-88 victory on Thursday night over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of a tradition-rich and super-hyped NBA finals that already has a signature moment. 皮尔斯摆脱膝盖的伤势拿下２２分，有１１分是在受伤後的第三节拿到的。他也带领超塞 在这充满传统的湖人－超塞对决中以９８－８８拿下第一胜。 Pierce’s return immediately joins the annals of Celtics-Lakers finals lore, taking a spot alongside Magic Johnson’s baby sky hook and Kevin McHale’s clothesline of Kurt Rambis. It drew immediate comparisons to Willis Reed, the former New York Knicks great who once hobbled onto the court of Madison Square Garden before Game 7 of the 1970 finals against the Lakers. Some of the savvy Celtics fans even chanted Reed’s name in tribute. 皮尔斯的回归瞬间让他晋升到超塞－湖人在总冠军赛的伟大时刻之一，与魔术强森的小天 勾与麦克海尔跟Kurt Rambis的对决并列。大家也把皮尔斯跟Willis Reed互相比较，这位 前尼克球星在１９７０年对湖人的冠军赛中也曾在第七战时跛脚上场。 “I wasn’t trying to imitate him,” Pierce said. “I’m just glad I was able to get back out there.” 「我并未试图去模仿他（Willis Reed），我只是很高兴我还能回到场上奋战。」皮尔斯 说。 Kevin Garnett scored 24 points and Ray Allen, the third member of Boston’s Big Three, added 19. The trio, brought together by two transforming trades was making its first finals appearance, and for a short time it appeared only two of them would finish their long-awaited debut. ＫＧ拿下２４分，三巨头的第三角雷枪射下１９分。这两位去年夏天才加盟的超级明星是 第一次打总冠军赛，同时一度看起来他们要在三缺一的情况下完成他们长久以来追逐的梦 想。 With 6:49 left in the third quarter, Pierce was deep in the lane when teammate Kendrick Perkins crashed into him from behind, crumpling Boston’s No. 34 to the court. The 10-year veteran, who last summer thought his days with Boston might be nearing an end, couldn’t put any weight on his leg and needed assistance to get to the locker room. 在第三节剩下６：４９时，皮尔斯在底线防守科比。突然间，他的队友柏金斯从後面撞了 他，波士顿的３４号应声倒地。这位在波士顿奋战长达十年，在去年夏天还曾一度放话要 离开超塞的老将发现自己没办法放任何重量在自己的右腿，同时需要队友帮忙才能回到休 息室里。 “I thought I tore something; that’s the way I felt at the time,” Pierce said. “Usually when I go down, I’m getting right back up, but it was an instance where I turned my knee and it popped, and I was just in pain where I couldn’t move.” 「事情发生的第一时间，我感觉到可能有什麽东西断了，」皮尔斯说，「通常当我倒地後 我会很快站起，但是这次当我试图移动我的膝盖时，阵阵巨痛让我根本不能动。」 The sight of Pierce leaving in the arms of teammates Brian Scalabrine and Tony Allen drew gasps from some Celtics fans and coach Doc Rivers’ heart sunk. 在ＴＡ和荣恩抬起皮尔斯时，观众席上传来一阵叹息声，河流教练的心情也随之低沉。 “I thought the worst,” Rivers said. “When they carried him off, I just thought it was the knee.” 「我做了最坏的打算，」河流说，「当他们抬走他时，我当下以为是膝盖受伤。」 However, everyone’s worries were soothed just moments later when Pierce returned to Boston’s bench and checked back in with 5:04 remaining. As Pierce jogged onto the court with a black elastic wrap on his knee, Garnett clinched a fist and screamed, “Yes!” 然而，所有人的担心在皮尔斯回到超塞的板凳上，并且在第三节剩下５：０４再度上场时 消失无踪。当看见皮尔斯慢慢走上场，带着缠满黑色弹性绷带的右膝时，ＫＧ紧握拳头并 且欢呼＂Yes!＂ “He was walking, he was up on his own strength and he rejuvenated us,” said Garnett, who had 13 rebounds and overcame a 3-of-13 shooting performance in the second half. “He gave everybody life.” 「他用自己的力量重新站起，并且激励了我们，」ＫＧ说，他抓下１３个篮板，并且从下 场投１３中３的表现中回神，「他给了我们动力。」 Soon, more than 18,000 others were screaming as Pierce made two 3-pointers from the same spot in just 22 seconds, capping a 15-point quarter and giving the Celtics a 75-71 lead. 很快的，全场一万八千名观众就开始为皮尔斯在２２秒内连续飙进两球三分而大声欢呼， 他在同一处投进的两球也让超塞以７５－７１领先。 “When I got in the back I could put some weight on it,” said Pierce, who limped into his postgame news conference with his knees wrapped in ice. “I knew I needed to be out there for my team.” 「当我上场时，我已经可以用右脚出点力，」皮尔斯说，他一拐一拐的参加赛後的记者会 ，膝盖上包着冰块，「为了我的队友们，我只到我必须重回场上。」 Pierce was told by team doctor Brian McKeon that he has a strained knee, and wouldn’t speculate on whether he’ll miss any time. 队医跟皮尔斯说他的膝盖扭伤，并且现在没法估计他会不会错失之後的比赛。 “We’ll see how it feels tomorrow and the next day and go from there,” Pierce said. 「我们要先观察之後两天感觉怎样，然後在做决定。」皮尔斯说。 At one point, Pierce wasn’t sure if he would be able to get back out on the court. 有那麽一瞬间，皮尔斯差点以为自己没办法再回到场上。 “I think God sent an angel down and said, ‘Hey you’re going to be all right. You need to get back out there’,” Pierce said. 「我想上天派了位天使下凡，祂跟我说：嘿，你会没事的，你必须回到场上。」皮尔斯说 。 He didn’t say if that angel was smoking a cigar, but the Lakers must be wondering if the late legendary Celtics coach Red Auerbach had anything to do with Pierce’s seemingly miraculous recovery. 皮尔斯没说那位天使是否叼着根雪茄，但是湖人队一定会猜想是那位传奇教头队对皮尔斯 神奇般的复原做了些什麽。 Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 24 points, but the regular-season MVP was just 9-of-26 from the field as the league’s top defensive team kept close tabs on him. Bryant, attempting to win a fourth NBA title—and first without Shaquille O’Neal—had numerous shots rattle out and spent most of his 42 minutes in the game searching for a rhythm. 科比拿下湖人全队最高的２４分，但是这位新科ＭＶＰ在面对全联盟最佳防守球队不断干 扰下投２６只中９。在希望拿下第四座冠军盃－－同时也是在没有侠客的情况下的第一座 －－的心情下科比投了许多in-and-out的球，并且在场上力拼４２分钟，只为找回投篮节 奏。 “I had some good looks, they just didn’t go down for me,” a resolute Bryant said. “I just missed some bunnies. I’ll be thinking about those a little bit.” 「有几球出手的视野不错，只是没进而以，」科比说．「有些简单的球我失手了，比赛後 我会好好想想。」 Derek Fisher and Pau Gasol had 15 points apiece and Lamar Odom added 14 for the Lakers, who had won the first two games of their previous three series this postseason. Los Angeles will try to even the finals in Game 2 on Sunday night. 渔夫跟耶稣都拿下１５分，欧登则有１４分。湖人在前三个系列战的前两场都获胜，现在 他们试图在米国时间星期天的第二场扳回一城。 This is the 11th meeting in the finals between the Celtics and Lakers, and the first since 1987 has been treated like the return of a lost friend by basketball fans aching for the days when Johnson and Larry Bird went sneaker to sneaker. 这是湖人跟超塞第１１次在总冠军赛碰头，也是自８７年来的第一次。这次总冠军赛的感 觉就像两个许久不见的老朋友再度聚首，也让球迷回忆起那个大鸟对魔术的美好时光。 Game 1 lived up to the hype as both teams challenged every shot, sprawling for loose balls and intensely defending their baskets. Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Jerry West and the rest of the greats who made the rivalry special would have been proud. 第一场比赛在两队你来我我往的进攻下拉开序幕，之中包括倒地争抢以及激烈的防守。罗 素，饱比科西，杰瑞威斯特和其他让湖人－超赛对决变的特别的伟大球员们应该会感到骄 傲。 Sparked by Pierce’s return, the Celtics led 77-73 after three quarters and quickly pushed their lead to eight in the fourth following a 3-pointer by James Posey. Fisher and Sasha Vujacic scored to get the Lakers to 86-82, but Pierce countered with a jumper and made two free throws to put Boston up 90-82. 被皮尔斯的归来所激励，超塞在第三节以７７－７３领先，并且马上靠着波西的三分将领 先幅度扩大到八分差。渔夫跟莎莎接连进球，比数来到８６－８２，但是皮尔斯跳出来， 以一记跳投和两罚让比数变成９０－８２。 The Lakers again got within six, but Garnett, who missed nine shots in a row, followed up a miss with a ferocious dunk to crown Boston’s win. 湖人追近成六分，但是连九投不进的ＫＧ来了记跟进爆扣，波士顿的胜利也随这一扣底定 。 Notes Since the current 2-3-2 format began in 1984, the Game 1 winner has won the finals 17 times and lost seven. … Perkins sustained a sprained left ankle shortly after Pierce went down and also returned. … Pierce converted the 10th 4-point play in finals history in the third quarter. … Fueled by five players from outside the U.S. on the Lakers’ roster, the series has drawn a record 280 international media members from 35 countries and territories. The finals are being televised to 205 countries. When the teams met in the 1987 finals, the games were televised to 28 countries. 自从决赛改成２－３－２制後，赢得第一场的球队拿下１７次冠军赛胜利，不过也有７次 失手．．．柏金斯在皮尔斯下场後也因为左膝盖扭伤而下场，不过他之後也回到场上．． ．皮尔斯在第三节完成总冠军赛史上第１０次４分打．．．湖人阵容中的五名外籍球员让 这次冠军赛吸引了从３５个国家来的２８０组媒体。冠军赛将在２０５个国家转拨（史藤 要赚死了．．．）当这两队在８７年总冠军赛碰头时，只有２８个国家转拨。 翻译到皮尔斯说有天使跟他说话那段时都快哭了... 真男人魂 !! Let's go Paul !! -- 「…我想那些人权论者一辈子都不会碰上这种事，他们的生活安祥平静。说 穿了，他们是幸运之人。反正事不关己，他们听不到被害者的悲痛呐喊。就 像美季在遗书里所写的，被害者的泣血哀嚎完全被『守护少年』的大合唱给 掩盖住了。」 --米乐的囚犯 --

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