Nuggets players predict smoother ride 球员们期望金块队会有一个平稳表现。 Chaotic first half done, Denver sees second-half run 混乱的上半季结束，丹佛展望下半季。 http://tinyurl.com/29bsq4 By Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News January 28, 2007 It would be safe to say there is optimism as the Nuggets head into the second half of the season. 面对接下来的下半季，我们也许可以说金块队的前程似锦。 "Why not go 42-0?" guard J.R. Smith said after the midpoint arrived Saturday. 礼拜六之後代表本赛季已经过了一半，後卫J.R. Smith说，「下半季金块队拿下 四十二胜零败有何不可？」 Uh, J.R., you've got 41 games left. 嘿，J.R.，你们只剩下41场比赛啦！ "OK, then 41-0." 「那好吧，四十一胜零败。」 The Nuggets (22-19) have completed one of the most turbulent half-seasons anyone can remember. There was the Dec. 16 brawl in New York, resulting in a 15-game suspension for forward Carmelo Anthony and a 10-game penalty for Smith. 金块队（22胜19败）历经了一个最动荡不安的上半季，让人印象深刻。12月16号 纽约乱斗，导致前锋Carmelo Anthony遭禁赛15场，Smith禁赛10场。 There was the trade three days later, which brought in guard Allen Iverson to be paired with Anthony in an expected duo of doom. There was another deal less than a month later, when popular guard Earl Boykins was dispatched. 三天後，惊天动地的交易发生了，Allen Iverson的到来搭配Anthony，被视为是 最具杀伤力的双人组合。不到一个月，另一个交易送走了很受欢迎的後卫 Earl Boykins。 And don't forget the controversy entering the season about how forward Kenyon Martin would mesh with coach George Karl, whom he clashed with in the spring and was suspended. Martin then was lost for the season after only two games because of a right knee injury. 还有不要忘记了，在开季之初的争议事件；前锋Kenyon Martin与教练George Karl 之间的纷扰。在春季时，二人之间的冲突甚至导致Martin遭停赛处分，而球季开打 二场比赛之後，Martin就因为右膝盖手术，本季宣布报销。 Now, the Nuggets figure it's time to just play basketball. There is talk of duplicating the 32-8 close Karl fashioned when he took over two years ago. 现在是金块队了解要开始努力打球的时候了，就像二年前的这个时候，Karl改造了 金块队，接着打出32胜8败的佳绩。 "Once we start clicking the way we're supposed to, I think it's possible," said Anthony, who is No. 1 in the NBA in scoring with a 31.5 average but had his first half marred by one punch. Anthony说：「一旦我们步上正轨，什麽事都可能发生。」他是目前NBA得分王， 平均可以攻下31.5分，但是一个挥拳让他的上半季表现染上污点。 But even a sparkling second-half run might not be enough for the Nuggets to claim the Northwest Division. Utah (29-16) holds a five-game lead and a 2-0 season series lead on the Nuggets. 然而即使金块队在下半季打出亮丽的成绩，要在西北组拿下龙头位置似乎不是 那麽容易。爵士队（29胜16败）目前以五场胜差领先金块，并且在双方交手的 场次里，已经取得二胜零败，立於不败之地。 The Jazz is on pace to go 53-29. Utah has 20 home games left and 17 on the road compared with 18 and 23 for Denver. 若照目前战绩来计算，爵士队最後的战绩将会是53胜29败；相对於金块队剩下 场数里有18场主场23场客场，他们还有20场主场比赛，以及17场客场。 "If they put 55 on the board, I don't think we catch them,'' said Karl, who said the Nuggets only have an "outside chance" at reaching his preseason goal of 50 wins. Karl说：「如果爵士队最後拿下55胜，我不认为金块可以追上他们。」因为他 认为金块队只有「极小的机会」可以达成季前所设定的50胜目标。 While Karl is taking a more realistic approach toward the second half, talk is much more boastful among the players. 面对下半季，Karl的言论更符合现实情况，不过球员们的态度却显得更自豪。 Forward Eduardo Najera said the Nuggets "definitely" can catch the Jazz. Forward Reggie Evans said "it'll show" the Nuggets are the better team. 前锋Eduardo Najera表示金块「绝对」可以追上爵士；另一名前锋Reggie Evans 则说金块「会证明」他们是一支更好的球队。 Then there's Smith. He's already putting in an order for championship T-shirts. Smith更有信心，他已经打算向联盟下冠军T恤的订单。 "Our goal is to win the championship," he said. "Just getting out of the first round, that's not an option. We're supposed to do that. Winning a championship would shut everybody up who's talking about how A.I. and Melo can't get along. That would prove to everybody we're the best." Smith说：「我们的目标是冠军，闯过第一轮已经不是我们的选项，我们可以做到。 而冠军可以让那些认为A.I.和Melo合不来的人闭上嘴巴；冠军将会向世人证明我们 是最强的队伍。」 They didn't exactly resemble the best in a 112-102 loss to New Jersey on Saturday. That dropped the Nuggets' home mark to 12-11 heading into their game tonight at the Pepsi Center against Charlotte. 礼拜六以112比102输给篮网的比赛证明，金块队事实上并不是最好的队伍。这场 比赛让金块本季在主场Pepsi Center比赛的战绩成为12胜11败，接下来他们将面 对山猫队的挑战。 Seven of those losses have been to teams that currently have losing records. Only two came during the suspensions, so the Nuggets can't use that as an excuse. 这些败场里面，有七场面对的对手是胜少败多的队伍；其中只有二场是在禁赛期 间的比赛，所以金块队不能拿球员禁赛当作藉口。 "It concerns me," said center Marcus Camby, a rock during the first half with averages of 12.4 points and 12.4 rebounds. "Hopefully, that can't continue. We definitely need (to play better at home) the second half." 上半季金块队的重要支柱是Marcus Camby，平均可以拿下12.4分、12.4个篮板球。 他说：「我担心我们在主场的表现，希望这种情况不会继续下去。毫无疑问，我 们需要在下半季打出更好的主场战绩。」 Karl is mystified why the Nuggets haven't come close to regaining the home- court edge they enjoyed two years ago. They finished 20-1, 19-1 under Karl. 对此Karl也很困惑：为什麽金块队不像前二年，拥有主场取胜的优势。在Karl的 领导之下，前二年他们的主场战绩分别是20胜1败、19胜1败。 Another charge during the second half will be stepping up on defense. Anthony said the Nuggets, who watched New Jersey's Vince Carter roll up 40 points Saturday, have got to "buckle down defensively" if they "want to be the team that we feel we want to be." 金块队另一项下半季的观看重点，将会是他们的防守能提升多少。礼拜六眼睁睁 看着篮网队Vince Carter拿下40分的Anthony表示，金块队要成为球员们理想中 的球队，必须「努力做好防守」。 But what everybody wants to know is how the Anthony-Iverson experiment will work. The Nuggets are 2-2 since the duo was unveiled Jan. 22, after the end of Anthony's suspension. 然而大家的焦点还是放在Anthony与Iverson的结合是否达到效果。1月22号Anthony 禁赛结束，之後也就是这对杀手组合解禁的时候以来，金块队战绩为2胜2败。 "Hopefully, we'll get in there and practice a little more and get our chemistry down," said Iverson, whose scoring has gone down (31.2 to 26.8) but whose assists are up (7.3 to 7.7) since his acquisition from Philadelphia. "Hopefully, by the end of the year, we'll be tough. The sky is the limit." 自从Iverson从费城转队之後，他的得分下降（31.2降至26.8分），但助攻提升了 （7.3次升至7.7次）。他说：「希望我们会一起努力，加上更多的练习，可以让 我们的化学作用产生效果。但愿本球季结束之後，我们更加难缠。未来无限可能， 我们将会海阔天空。」 Despite the Nuggets having gone only 8-10 since his arrival, Iverson has remained as upbeat as anyone has seen him in a long time. Asked to describe his feelings, he said, "If there's a better word than fun, use that one." 尽管在Iverson降临金块队之後，他们的战绩只有8胜10败，但是就如大家所见， Iverson仍然不断向上提升。被问到如何形容他现在的感觉，Iverson说没有比 「有趣」更适合的形容词了。 Overall, Iverson was pleased with how the Nuggets held together during the suspensions. Karl was miserable when the Nuggets were going 7-8 during Anthony's absence but has emerged from his funk. 整体来说，Iverson乐见金块队在球员禁赛时期团结一致的表现。在Anyhony禁 赛期间，金块队打出7胜8败，原本忧心忡忡的Karl，已经不再感到恐慌。 "Our players and coaches hung through a 40-day stretch of time that wasn't easy for anybody," he said. "But I think we've come out of it healthy." Karl表示：「我们的球员以及教练一起经历了长达40天的考验，这对任何人来 说都不是一件简单的事。但我认为我们已经成功克服了这个难题。」 So bring on the second half. 接下来就是下半季了。 It won't be easy. The Nuggets haven't even run into streaking Phoenix, with three games left between the two. And they close the season with 13 of 18 on the road. 打出好成绩并不容易，金块队还没遇到连胜不止的太阳队，他们还有3场比赛要 打。至今太阳队18场客场赢了13场。 "We're in a hole and now we've got to play good," assistant coach Doug Moe said. "We've got our whole team together and now we have to improve." 助理教练Doug Moe说：「现在金块队处於劣势，必须要打得更好才行。我们全员 到齐，现在正是证明实力的时候了。」 Can they improve enough for a 32-8-type finish? 他们下半季能拿出实力，达成另一次像是32胜8败的高潮吗？ "I think we're good enough to do that, but it's very easy to say we can do 32- 8," Moe said. Moe表示：「我认为金块有这个实力，但是要达成32胜8败，说的比做的容易。」 In Smith's case, it was very easy to say 41-0. 而在Smith眼里，达成41胜0败是轻而易举。 （中略金块山猫对战阵容） ‧ Notes: The Nuggets have lost two straight after a five-game winning streak . . . The second half of the season gets under way for Denver, which has played the fewest games of any NBA team . . . The Bobcats have won six of their past 11 games . . . Behind 42 points from Anthony, Denver won 108-101 Nov. 12 at Charlotte . . . The Nuggets do not expect to have any representatives in All- Star Saturday events. The NBA will announce skills competition participants today, and shooting stars, dunk and three-point competitors during the next 1 1/2 weeks . . . The Nuggets didn't practice Sunday. 注： ‧金块队五连胜之後已经二连败。 ‧下半季赛程即将来临，而上半季丹佛金块是所有NBA球队里出赛最少的队伍。 ‧近来山猫队已经赢了11场比赛里的6场。 ‧上次二队交手是11月12日，金块在Anthony攻下42带领之下，以108比101击败 山猫。 ‧金块队并不奢望是否能在全明星赛周末，有任何球员代表金块参赛。 ‧NBA今天将会公布技巧竞赛的参赛者；而三分球大赛、灌篮大赛则会在二周内 公布。 ‧礼拜天金块队停止练习一次。 Nuggets at the half 金块队的上半季总结。 ‧ The season's first 41 games were a wild ride for coach George Karl's crew and included the loss of Kenyon Martin, an ugly brawl and a beauty of a trade. 本季的前41场比赛对金块队教练以及他的子弟兵来说，实在是一场大冒险。 包括失去了Kenyon Martin，令人难堪的纽约群架事件，还有美好的交易。 MVP Center Marcus Camby. Not exactly known as an iron man, he has played through a broken finger. Missing five games, he's second in the NBA in rebounding (12.4) and fourth in blocked shots (2.92) and is averaging 12.4 points a game. MVP：中锋Marcus Camby。看似铁人的出场数，其实他是手指骨折硬撑下来的， 他只缺席了五场比赛，但他的12.4个篮板名列全联盟第二，2.92个火锅也是全 联盟第四，另外他每场比赛可攻得12.4分。 Best moment The Nuggets acquired guard Allen Iverson on Dec. 19, which sent publicity surrounding the team in the other direction after the worst moment of the first half. 最美时刻：金块队在12月19日交易来Allen Iverson，这让金块队可以在上半季 最艰困的时候，有了另一个赢球的方式。 Worst moment A brawl Dec. 16 in New York resulted in suspensions of three Nuggets players. Carmelo Anthony got 15 games, J.R. Smith 10 and Nene one. 最囧时刻：12月16日纽约的群架风波，造成金块三名球员禁赛，Carmelo Anthony 15场、J.R. Smith10场、Nene1场。 Most dramatic win In the final game of Anthony's suspension, the Nuggets stormed back Jan. 20 from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit for a 121-113 overtime victory at Houston. 最戏剧性逆转：1月20日，Anthony的最後一场禁赛，金块队在第四节落後13分的 劣势之下，最後在延长赛中以121比113击败休士顿火箭。 Toughest loss Trying to catch Utah in the Northwest Division, the Nuggets faltered down the stretch and lost 116-111 on the road Friday. 最艰苦的一战：礼拜五西北组龙头前哨战，金块队最後气力放尽，以116比111 在客场输给犹他爵士队。 Biggest shot Players erupted after strength coach Steve Hess drilled a three- pointer, resulting in coach George Karl canceling New Year's Day practice. Perhaps, though, the Nuggets could have used the practice - they were upset by Philadelphia at home the next day. 最惊奇的一球：助理教练Steve Hess投进的三分球，让总教练George Karl取消 了新年第一天的练习，球员们也因此雀跃不已。虽然，金块队应该要照常练习， 因为隔天他们就在主场输给费城七六人。 Say What? Award 什麽？这是Karl给金块队的赞美吗？ During the suspensions, Karl compared his depleted team with a "European traveling circus." 球员禁赛期间，Karl比喻人手缺乏的金块队，就像是「欧洲巡回马戏团」。 Numbers game 让数字说话。 0 times Allen Iverson has complained about practice in six weeks in Denver. 在丹佛的六个礼拜里，Allen Iverson抱怨球队的练习—零次。 3 consecutive days Iverson apologized after he criticized official Steve Javie after a Jan. 2 game, which eventually got him a $25,000 fine. 连续三天，Iverson为他在1月2日批评裁判Steve Javie的言论道歉。这样的言论 让他被联盟罚款二万五千美元。 --

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