http://myurl.com.tw/c611 By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff WALTHAM - Kevin Garnett is in his own world before games, and if you try to enter that world, you do so at your own peril. Garnett is polished and personable, but from the time he arrives at the arena to the start of the game, he morphs into his basketball alter ego, a gruff, glowering forward whose intensity is intimidating and inspiring. 在赛前，KG都沉浸在自己的世界中，白目想闯进去的人大概是不想活了。KG平常都是衣着 光鲜而且举止优雅，但一到球场他就摇身一变，成为一个令人又敬又怕的大怒神前锋。 So, it was unusual to see Garnett warmly greet his counterpart, Pistons power forward Rasheed Wallace, prior to Tuesday's tipoff of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. 所以，看到KG在东区冠军赛第一战前和他的对手－活塞大前锋Rasheed Wallace－热情地 打招呼，实在是很难得。 The gesture was small; its significance was not. 他们的手势并不大，但意义却不小。 There are few players in the NBA Garnett respects as much as Wallace. He looks forward to their matchups. They share a friendship and, according to Garnett, a lot more. 在NBA里很少有球员像Wallace一样被KG尊敬的。他一直都期待着两人的对战。他们之间除 了友谊之外，根据KG的说法是：还有更多。 "I see a lot of myself when I see him play and vice versa," said Garnett, after the Celtics' 88-79 Game 1 win. "He plays with energy and his heart and his soul. I commend that. I don't think a lot of guys do that." 「看他打球时，我看见我自己﹔反之亦然。」KG说：「他是全力而且全心全意在打球，我 很欣赏，没有很多球员像他这样。」 While both players show uncommon versatility for big men, few would immediately associate them. The 6-foot-11-inch Garnett is an 11-time All-Star, former league MVP, and one of the game's great ambassadors. 虽然这两人将大个子的杰出特性表现得淋漓尽致，但很少人会将他们联想在一起。KG 身高6尺11寸，入选过11次明星赛，2004年的MVP得主，还是NBA球赛的最佳代言人。 The 6-11 Wallace is a four-time All-Star, has helped the Pistons to two NBA Finals, and won a ring with them in 2004, when he came over from Atlanta in a three-team deal that also involved the Celtics shipping Mike James to Detroit. However, Wallace's game is overshadowed by his combustible personality and penchant for on-court outbursts. He is annually among the NBA's leaders in technical fouls (he finished third in the league this season with 12). 同样6尺11寸的Wallace 4次入选明星赛，帮助活塞打进两次总冠军赛，并赢得2004年的 冠军盃。他从亚特兰大被交易过来的那次交易当中，赛尔提克也将Mike James交易至活塞 。然而，溪蛙的表现总是被他易怒的个性和场上的暴躁给遮盖住，每年都是NBA技术犯规 排名的前几名 。(这一季他以12个TF排名联盟第三) Garnett said Wallace is misunderstood, his passion mistaken for petulance. KG说溪蛙是被误解了，他的热情被误当作脾气暴躁。 "I just think that people see what they want to see and that's what it is," said Garnett. "Seeing who he really is, I don't think he lets too many people into his own personal [life], but I do know that he's very, very smart, very, very entertaining. He's energy. 「我认为人们只看他们想看的，这是事实。」KG说：「我看见他最真实的一面，我想他不 会让太多人进入他个人的世界，但我知道他是个非常非常聪明、非常非常有趣、也活力充 沛的人。」 He's heart and soul. You can go over there and ask any of those guys, they know that."When you're an emotional player and you play with your heart like that,sometimes it comes out in different ways. I'm not a walk in the park myself when it comes to technicals. I love the way 'Sheed plays. He's one of the hardest people to guard in this league." 「他打球是如此全心全意，你可以去问任何一个人，他们都知道。当你是个情感丰富的球 员，而且又如此用心去打球时，有时候结果并不如预期。(KG似乎也在说自己...)我爱溪蛙 打球的方式，他是联盟里最难防守的球员之一。」 Wallace, 33, and Garnett, who turned 32 Monday, entered the league together in 1995. Wallace was the fourth overall pick, taken by Washington, and Garnett, straight out of high school, went next to Minnesota. They competed against each other for seven years in the Western Conference after Wallace was dealt to Portland in 1996. 溪蛙33岁、KG上星期一刚过32岁生日，两人在1995年同时进入NBA。溪蛙在第四顺位被巫 师队选中，而高中生KG则在下一顺位被灰狼选中。自从溪蛙1996年被交易至拓荒者队後， 他们在西区相互竞争了七年。 Pistons point guard Chauncey Billups, who played with Garnett in Minnesota for two seasons, said Garnett and Wallace have always relished their rivalry. 活塞队老大Billups曾经跟KG在灰狼一起打了两季球，他说KG和溪蛙两人英雄惜英雄。 "Oh, yeah, being with KG in Minnesota, he always looked forward to that matchup with 'Sheed and he loved and respected his game so much," said Billups. "And being here, it's the same. I know that 'Sheed really respects KG's game and what he puts into it and the way he respects the game. It's just a mutual respect." 「对阿!在明尼苏打和KG打球时，他总是很期待对上溪蛙，他是如此的喜爱也尊敬溪蛙的打 球方式。」Billups说：「而在这里也一样。我知道溪蛙也很尊敬KG的球风、KG的努力以及 他看重球赛的样子。这是种互相的尊敬。」 Wallace agreed. "Both of us love the game, put our heart and soul into it," he said.Wallace, who is part of a balanced Pistons lineup that includes Billups, Richard Hamilton, and Tayshaun Prince, said he appreciates how Garnett has blended his game with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen to revitalize the Celtics. 溪蛙同意，说﹕「我们都热爱篮球，也都是全心全意的投入。」他是活塞先发阵容之一， 当中包括了枪西、铁面人和小王子，他很佩服KG与PP、RA的调和让超赛得以重生。 "We've both had to sacrifice some of our game to do what's best for our teams. And we're both all about one thing - winning. You can't help but respect a cat who comes at the game like that," said Wallace, who averaged 12.7 points and 6.6 rebounds during the regular season and is averaging 13.7 points and 5.9 rebounds in the postseason. 溪蛙说﹕「我们都需要牺牲一些自我来做出对团队最好的事；而我们的目标也都只有一个 ﹕胜利。你无法不尊敬这样认真的球员。」他在例行赛平均得12.7分6.6个篮板，季後赛平 均得13.7分5.9个篮板。 Garnett and the Celtics got the better of Wallace in Game 1. With the two spending a lot of time guarding each other, Garnett had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists, while Wallace shot 3 for 12 and finished with 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. KG和超赛在第一战略胜溪蛙一筹。两人的防守互不相让，KG得了26分9篮板和4次助攻，而 溪蛙投12仅中3，得11分5篮板和4助攻。 Garnett bristled when asked about winning the statistical battle in the opener of the series. He knows that with Wallace he can't gloat because the next game he could be on the wrong end. The winner of their personal matchup could go a long way to deciding who wins the series. 当KG被问到赢得首战数据上的胜利时，火气有点大。他知道和溪蛙打球不能太得意，因为 下一场他可能就是输的那一方。唯有两人之间对抗的赢家才有资格决定是谁赢得了这个系 列战。 "The crazy thing about it, the way they go at it, it's like they're not even friends," said Pierce. "But they're good friends off the court. It's like two guys fighting for the same thing." 「疯狂的是，他们打球的样子就彷佛两人根本不是朋友。」PP说﹕「但他们平常的确是好 朋友。这就是两个人为了同样的事物而战斗的模样。」 The fight goes on, but so does the admiration. So, Wallace and Garnett will continue to embrace before games and seek each other out after them. They share a common goal and a common bond. 战斗持续着，而敬佩也同样地持续着。所以，溪蛙和KG会继续在赛前互相拥抱，在赛後寻 找对方。因为他们有着相同的目标和相同的连结。 "Rasheed doesn't care if you like him or if you hate him, but the man can play the game of basketball," said Garnett. "I've always said that he and Joe Johnson are probably the most underrated in our league. I don't think 'Sheed wants the notoriety or whatever. I think he's complacent with just going out and kicking [butt] and just being a beast out there. We've always respected each other just because of [our] growth and how we came in." 「溪蛙根本不在乎你喜欢他或讨厌他，但这男人真会打球。」KG说﹕「我常说他和Joe Johnson也许是联盟里最被低估的球员。我不认为溪蛙想要这样的恶名声或其他东西，我 想他单单满足於上场比赛、用力打球，还有做一个场上的野兽。我们总是互相尊敬，由於 我们的成长还有我们成长的方式。」 -- 很有趣的两个人，看了这篇文章後突然觉得溪蛙也满可爱的～ --

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