Lakers stagger to the finish line 湖人摇摇晃晃地走向终点 By Elliott Teaford Staff Writer Article Last Updated: 03/31/2008 10:44:26 PM PDT EL SEGUNDO - Down the stretch they go. Where they'll finish nobody knows. 没有人知道他们会以第几名结束 The Lakers have eight games remaining in the regular season, and if recent history is any indication, every last one of them figures to be a grind. Nothing has come easily for the Lakers lately, least of all victories over inferior teams. 湖人在正规球季还剩下八场比赛，如果依照最近的对战纪录来看，这每一场比赛都会是 一场硬战。湖人最近走得很辛苦，想从次级球队手中拿下一场胜利都显得格外困难。 They lost one and won one last week against the Golden State Warriors before dropping games to the Charlotte Bobcats and Memphis Grizzlies. They began this week by outlasting the Washington Wizards in overtime Sunday. 他们在输给山猫和灰熊之前的一个礼拜，对勇士队拿下一胜一败，而且这个礼拜的一开 始，他们在延长赛中打败巫师。 The Lakers ended a three-game home-court losing streak by defeating Washington, winning their 50th game of the season and maintaining their hold on third place in the Western Conference standings. 在打败巫师之後，湖人终於结束了主场三连败，并赢得了他们本球季的第50胜，且在西 区保持在第三名的位置。 Still, they were staggering instead of soaring as they entered April, and perhaps with good reason. The roll of the injured and ill is lengthy. 不过，在进入四月的同时，他们仍显得摇摇晃晃，或许也不能怪他们吧，他们的伤兵实 在是太多了。 Pau Gasol has been out since March14 because of a sprained left ankle. Andrew Bynum and Trevor Ariza haven't played since the middle of January because of a left kneecap injury and a broken right foot, respectively. Gasol自从三月十四日就因为扭伤左脚踝而开始缺赛，Bynum和Ariza从一月中开始就分别 因为左脚膝关节受伤和右脚骨折而没再上场过了。 Kobe Bryant has a damaged right pinkie that needs surgery. Derek Fisher has a partially torn tendon in his right foot and needs a two-month layoff. Lamar Odom has an upper respiratory and could use a few days of rest. 老大则是伤了他的右手小指，那需要手术才能治好。鱼夫也有右脚肌腱拉伤，需要两个月 才能康复。老二则是上呼吸道有问题，但那几天就会好了。 It's nothing Lakers coach Phil Jackson hasn't seen, however. 然而，这是湖人教头Phil爷爷从来没见过的情况。 "I don't think I've had too many teams in the years I've coached that haven't had this kind of a letdown at the end of the season with the run of games," he said Sunday, before giving the Lakers a day off from practice Monday. "It catches up with you at some point," he added. "You're not quite as sharp and you're not in a position to be as tough mentally as you have to be. You think you can prevent it, but a lot of times it's just there. 他在礼拜天表示：「我不认为在我带过的几支球队中，在季赛最後关键时期，还有这样的 伤兵困扰。」他在周一给湖人们放了一天假，不用练球。「这种事就是有时候会发生。」 他补充道：「你不再和以往一样锐利，你的身体其实没有你心理所想的那麽强壮，你觉得 你可以避开它，但很多时候它就是这样发生了。」 "Teams that are non-playoff teams can really sneak up on you and bite you. They hurt us bad (last) week." 「那些进不了季後赛的球队真的可以偷偷地在你身上咬一口，他们在上礼拜狠狠地伤害了 我们。」 The good news for the Lakers is that Gasol is expected to practice today, and if that goes well and he doesn't suffer a setback, he could play in Wednesday's home game against the Portland Trail Blazers. What's more, Odom's illness could have run its course. 湖人的好消息是Gasol预计今天会展开练习，而且如果他不再感到疼痛的话，他可能会在 周三主场对拓荒者的比赛中上场。而且，老二的病应该快好了。 The bad news is that Bryant's finger won't improve without surgery and Fisher's foot won't get better without rest. 坏消息是，老大的手指不动手术的话，是不会开始复原的。还有鱼夫的脚不多休息一点也 不会好。 Bynum and Ariza could be back before the end of the regular season, but there's not a specific date for their returns to the active roster. Bynum和Ariza可能会在正规赛季结束前返队，但目前没有明确的日期。 "When you start losing, it's like enough is enough, and you come out with a different mind-set," Luke Walton said Sunday. "When you're winning, stuff is easy and fun. We lost our mental toughness. I think we came out a lot more focused (Sunday). Coach had us meditate in the shootaround, so we were all nice and centered." 蓝蓝路在周日表示：「当你开始输球，那种感觉真的是受够了，而且心态上也变得和以 前不太一样。当你赢球，任何事都变得简单又有趣。我们之前丧失了斗志，我想我们在 周日的比赛中变得比较专注，教练在投篮练习中让我们冥想，所以我们又变好了。」 After facing Portland on Wednesday, the Lakers end their five-game homestand by playing the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. Then they hit the road to play the Sacramento Kings on Sunday and the Trail Blazers on April 8. 在周三对上拓荒者之後，湖人将在周五对上小牛，那是他们主场五连战的最後一战。接 着他们将在礼拜天去国王的家踢馆，以及下周二造访拓荒者的主场。 What's next? 下一步是什麽？ --

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