http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/2320422.html Kings coach Paul Westphal likes to give a little comic relief when praising his players. 咱们教练喜欢用戏谑的方式称赞球员. So after watching Kings forward Andres Nocioni do his best to harass Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant in Tuesday night's victory over the Thunder, Westphal complimented his player in a way that led to a few chuckles. 看了Noci对KD的防守之後，他这麽说.... "I told (Nocioni) after the game, 'That's the best job I've ever seen somebody do on somebody and hold him to 37 (points),' " Westphal said. "我从来没看过这麽棒的一对一防守，居然只让他得了37分耶！" While the team has become accustomed to Westphal's humor, the feeling-out process between Westphal and Nocioni has evolved since training camp began in late September. 大家渐渐习惯了教练的幽默，但Noci和教练间的情愫早在训练营开始的时候就萌芽了。 Westphal initially planned to use Nocioni as a reserve at small and power forward. Most of those minutes would have come at power forward because of a logjam of small forwards. 教练原本想把Noci当作SF和PF的替补，而且大部分是PF，因为SF有一堆小鬼在後面排队。 Instead, Westphal found a spot for Nocioni in the starting lineup the past four games. The Kings have won three in a row, and Nocioni has had a key role in the recent stretch of good play. 後来把Noci拉上先发後，国王拿到三连胜，而Noci也扮演了钥匙角色。 Minutes at small forward opened up because of injuries to Francisco Garcia and Kevin Martin. Last week, the Kings waived Desmond Mason, who began the season as the starting small forward. 甲西亚和马丁受伤、前灌篮王被扫地出门，Noci荣登先发小前锋宝座。 Nocioni didn't play well early in training camp, which worried Westphal. But Nocioni wasn't concerned about whether he would start; rather, he was adjusting to possibly playing as an undersized power forward. 之前教练担心Noci在训练营期间表现并不好，但当时Noci本人倒是老神在在。 "I understand what Paul is doing," Nocioni said. "He's trying to find the right team. He's trying to find who's going to be in the starting lineup, who's coming off the bench. And in my career, I've been doing both, so it's fine." "我知道教练还在决定谁先发谁替补会对队形比较好，但我没差，我之前都打过" 很爱提当年勇的Noci这麽说。 Nocioni let Westphal know early he wouldn't be a problem in the locker room if he weren't a starter. And as Westphal tinkered with the starting lineup, he waited for Nocioni to start playing well while learning a new role. Noci让教练知道，即使不让他先发，他也不会在休息室里大哭大闹。 "He told me when we had our first meeting, 'I'll do whatever you want; I'll play wherever you want,' " Westphal said. " 'Don't worry about me. Start me; bring me off the bench. Play me at the three, four. Don't play me; play me the whole game … I'll give you everything (I)have.' 教练回忆第一次邂逅时Noci对他的真情告白： "你想要的我都可以做到，你想要我打什麽位置都行，不必为我烦恼，让我先发或替补、第 三节或第四节上场、不让我上场或是把我操满整场，随便怎麽样都可以，我会把我的所有 都奉献给你" "You can't ask for a player to say more than that." "他都这样说了...我还能要求什麽呢..."教练说 Nocioni has been much more effective as a starter with more playing time. In four games off the bench, he averaged 8.8 points in 21.3 minutes. He is up to 13.5 points in 30.8 minutes over his past four games as a starter. 四场替补平均：8.8pts in 21.3min 四场先发平均：13.5pts in 30.8min "If you play more minutes, you have more opportunities to play better, with more confidence to take your shots and play defense," Nocioni said. "打越久，我的进攻跟防守就越神勇"Noci说 In his sixth NBA season, Nocioni is looked upon to be a steadying presence for the Kings,considering the team has nine players with fewer years in the league. 打了六年NBA的Noci被期望成为队上稳定军心的角色，因为队上很多都是菜逼八。 Sometimes that means defending a player such as Durant. Other times, it means making a big shot to calm everyone's nerves. 有时候是把像KD这种球员守好，有时候则是来个关键一击。 That big shot came Tuesday after the Thunder went on a 9-0 run to tie the game 86-86 with 8:17 remaining. Nocioni broke the tie two possessions later when he made a three-pointer and drew a foul on Durant. 对雷霆时，在对手一波9-0的攻势追平比数之後，他射了 一颗三分球而且还被犯规。 "Nocioni played really well and hit a big four-point play that gave them a little spark," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "那四分打真的很屌，他把全队的斗志燃烧起来了"雷霆教练吓得半死。 After making the shot, Nocioni pumped his fist, displaying the intensity he brings to practices. It's that trait that endears him to teammates and irritates opponents. 射进之後，Noci握紧了拳头，显示了他多努力在实行他说的话，并不只是嘴炮而已，这种 特质让队友都很爱他，让对手看他不爽。 "People that play ferociously in this league get a lot of respect," Westphal said. "And I think if that's the worst thing you can say about somebody is that they get too worked out, too intense, give me 12 of those guys rather than the other way around." "打得凶悍的球员会得到很多尊敬。即使你批评这种球员容易把自己搞的精疲力尽，在场上 又紧绷，我还是宁愿我有一打这种球员。" That's one compliment Westphal wasn't joking about. 这次教练可没开玩笑了。 --

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