There is no defending these losses 金块连败，看不到防守。 Four-game slide leaves Nuggets seeking answers 四连败留下的问题，金块必须寻找答案。 http://tinyurl.com/3auvr3 By Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News February 26, 2007 MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Forward Carmelo Anthony says Nuggets players aren't on "one page." He says "everybody's in their own world." 前锋Carmelo Anthony说金块队球员「并没有站在同一阵线」，「每个人都在 自己的世界里打球。」 But there appears to be one thing everybody on the suddenly woeful Nuggets agrees on: They're not playing any defense. 金块不堪一击令人意外，有一项问题是大家获得的共识；他们的防守形同虚设。 Many questions were posed Saturday after the Nuggets' fourth straight loss and third consecutive walloping. The answers mainly point to defense. 四连败之中有三场被对手痛击。礼拜六这一天他们提出许多球队的问题，而问 题的答案主要是指向防守不力。 Just listen to "The Answer." 听听「答案」怎麽说。 "We got to play defense," guard Allen Iverson said after a 115-95 loss Saturday in Dallas. "(Offense) ain't our problem. Melo is going to score his points. I'm going to score my points. We've got to get stops." 礼拜六败给达拉斯小牛之後，後卫Allen Iverson表示：「我们必须专注在防守 上面。进攻不是我们的问题，Melo可以拿下基本的分数，我也可以打出应有的 进攻表现，因此我们必须阻止对方的攻势。」 The Nuggets (26-28) have dropped to No. 8 in the Western Conference, and, if they lose tonight to the Memphis Grizzlies, could fall to No. 9 and out of playoff position. 26胜28败的金块队战绩已经落至西区第八位，假如明天他们输给曼菲斯灰熊， 可能就会跌出八强之外，错失进入季後赛的机会。 The atmosphere is different from the last time the Nuggets played the Grizzlies. 与上次二队交手相比，现在的气氛是截然不同。 That was Jan. 22, when Anthony returned from a 15-game suspension for his initial pairing with Iverson, acquired Dec. 19. The Nuggets manhandled Memphis 115-98, then won the next night in Seattle. 1月22日，Anthony结束了15场的禁赛，将首度与在12日19号交易过来的Iverson 联手出击。金块队最後以115比98痛宰灰熊，也赢得接下来在西雅图的比赛。 All looked grand. 那时候看来，这对双人组合情势大好。 Hardly. 但是战绩刚好相反。 Since then, the Nuggets have lost seven straight games the two have played together. Counting the eight games Iverson sat out because of a sprained right ankle, the overall mark since the victory in Seattle is 4-11. 自此战以後，这二名战将的搭配已经连续输掉七场比赛，如果把Iverson因为脚 踝扭伤而缺席的比赛算进来，在西雅图客场取得胜利之後，金块队的战绩是4胜 11败。 "We ain't stopping nobody right now," Anthony said of the Nuggets, who have been outscored by an average of 15 points in three losses since the duo was reunited after the All-Star break. "We ain't losing by two or three points. . . . We're getting our (butt) kicked. Either we pick it up or we're going to be going home early." 明星赛之後，这对杀手组合重新连线，金块队却吞下三连败，而且每场平均败给 对手15分之多。Anthony表示：「现在我们阻止不了对方任何人得分。我们不是 以二分或三分输球，而是被对手狂电。我们不是赢球，就是提前打包行李回家。」 But is it just the defense? With guard J.R. Smith, the team's third-leading scorer, having missed the past two games after surgery on his left knee, the Nuggets haven't had a reliable third offensive option. 然而惨败的原因只是纸糊般的防守？队中第三得分手J.R. Smith因为左膝的手术 已经缺席最近二场比赛，金块队也失去了另一个值得信赖的进攻选择。 During a 114-104 loss Friday to the Utah Jazz, Anthony and Iverson combined for 69 points, and everyone else scored 35. Against the Mavericks, Anthony and Iverson combined for 60 points, and everybody else had 35. 礼拜五以114比104败给爵士队的比赛里，Anthony与Iverson联合攻下69分，其他 队友则是35分；至於小牛之战，他们贡献60分，其他人也是35分。 At least the supporting cast has been consistent. 这些配角的表现，倒是「稳定」提供少许分数。 "I knew that question was going to be asked," Nuggets center Marcus Camby said of the Nuggets not having much offense besides Anthony and Iverson. "Those guys are great. They take the majority of the shots, so there's not enough shots to really go around. We're going to score points. We just have to defend. We have to play better defense." 对於金块队除了Anthony与Iverson以外的其他球员得分表现不佳，Marcus Camby 说：「我知道会有人提出这个问题。这二个家伙非常厉害，因此包办了大部分的 出手，并不会有足够的出手机会，可以分配给其他球员。总之金块队是可以得分 的，我们需要的是防守，必须要有更好的防守才行。」 So the word from the locker room is "D" is the key. 所以「D」字诀是休息室里谈论到的胜败关键。 The supporting cast has combined to make 23-of-65 shots (35.4 percent) the past two games. And Anthony and Iverson, perhaps trying to do too much, combined for 16 of the team's 23 turnovers Saturday. 近二场比赛，金块其他得分次角总计投65中23，命中率35.4%。礼拜六的比赛里， 也许是太过於把胜负一肩扛，Anthony与Iverson包办了全队23次失误里的16次。 "We're missing J.R., but it's our defense," Anthony said. "If we don't stop nobody, we're going to continue to get our (butt) kicked like the last couple of games." Anthony说：「我们想念J.R.，但事实上问题在於防守，如果我们阻止不了对方 得分，像最近二场比赛一样被对手惨电的状况并不会改善。」 The Nuggets have been outscored by an average of 108-93 in the three losses since the All- Star break and have allowed opponents to shoot 48.6 percent. They looked on Saturday as the Mavericks scored a season-high 56 points in the paint. 明星赛之後的三场比赛，金块队与对手的平均得分是93比108，而且对手投篮命 中率高达48.6%。礼拜六他们只能眼睁睁看着小牛队拿下他们本季最高的禁区得 分56分。 The talk has been it will take time for the Nuggets to mesh, with suspensions, injuries and two trades, most notably the one for Iverson, disrupting the season. But Anthony and Iverson are tired of hearing that. 近来各方的言论都指出，金块队融合是需要时间的，而禁赛、受伤、二个交易， 尤其是Iverson，破坏了金块本季应该有的表现。但是Athony与Iverson对於这 种说法已经听烦了。 It sounds as if they have compared notes. 这二个人的说法几乎一致，好似他们有交换过笔记一样。 Said Anthony; "I could sit here and make excuses, but we just ain't getting it done." Anthony：「我大可以大喇喇坐着，然後替自己找藉口。但事实上我们就是没有 赢球。」 Added Iverson: "We don't want to keep using that as an excuse. We've got to get it done right now." Iverson附和说：「我们不想要再拿这个理由当藉口了，我们现在就必须要把成 绩打出来。」 If the Nuggets lose tonight, they will fall three games under .500 and be at risk of dropping four under for the first time in more than two years. 如果金块队明天输球，他们就会以三场比赛低於五成胜率。这样他们就处於随时 都会打破二年多来，第一次不及五成胜率四场比赛落差的危险困境。 "Our major concern is our defense," forward Eduardo Najera said. 前锋Eduardo Najera说：「我们主要关注的议题就是防守。」 The Nuggets appear to be on the same page when it comes to locker room talk. When they step on the court is when the problems start. 回到休息室之後，金块队的球员是达成共识了；而当他们回到场上，却是问题开 始浮现的时候。 Injuries: Nuggets - F Kenyon Martin (right knee surgery) and G J.R. Smith (left knee surgery) are out. Grizzlies - G Kyle Lowry (fractured left wrist) is out. 伤兵报导： ‧金块 前锋Kenyon Martin右膝手术。 後卫J.R. Smith左膝手术。 ‧灰熊 後卫Kyle Lowry左指骨折。 ‧ Notes: Miller scored 41 points March 17 in the Nuggets' previous visit to Memphis, a 116-102 Grizzlies victory. . . . The teams have split two games at the Pepsi Center this season. . . . Camby grabbed 17 rebounds Saturday against Dallas after averaging 6.8 his previous four. . . . Karl has started Steve Blake, Linas Kleiza and Diawara next to Iverson in the backcourt the past three games. . . . The Grizzlies lost three in a row before a 103-102 win Friday in Portland. . . . The Nuggets have averaged 21.7 turnovers the past three games . . . . The Nuggets, who didn't practice Sunday, have won seven of nine in the series. 备注： ‧上次金块作客是在去年三月17日，以116比102击败灰熊，Miller攻得41分。 ‧本季双方在Pepsi Center二场比赛战成平手。 ‧经过四场比赛平均只抓下6.8个篮板之後，礼拜六面对小牛队，Camby抓下 17个篮板球。 ‧近三场比赛，Karl在後场阵容已经使用过SteveBlake、Linas Kleiza与 Diawara来搭配Iverson。 ‧礼拜五以103比102击败拓荒者队之後，灰熊已经三连败。 ‧近三场比赛金块队平均失误21.7次。 ‧礼拜天金块队并没有进行球队练习，他们在与灰熊队战系列9场比赛里面 赢了7场。 --

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