原文出处： http://0rz.tw/693Ld -- AUBURN HILLS -- When Richard Hamilton hit the shot that clinched the game, the crowd erupted and Flip Saunders pumped a fist and, well, if you closed your eyes and listened closely, you could sense it. Two of the NBA's best met Friday night, in case anyone had forgotten, and it sure didn't feel like just another game. 奥本山讯 -- 当RIP投进确保胜利的一球後，观众席爆出阵阵欢呼声而老桑也挥拳肯定 全队的出色表现，嗯，如果你闭上眼睛仔细听，你就能有所感受。星期五联盟中两支一级 劲旅正面交锋，除非你已经遗忘，否则这感觉肯定不只是一场普通的例行赛而已。 Every now and then, the Pistons have to remind us why they're still capable of scrapping for a championship. So in a game featuring playoff-like defense, the Pistons went ahead and slapped a calling card on their old adversaries from San Antonio, the defending champs. 间或，活塞都会提醒我们为什麽他们仍有能力争夺总冠军。所以在一场有类似季後赛 防守强度的比赛中，活塞顺利胜出并递给了他们来自圣安东尼奥的老对手，希望卫冕冠军 的马刺一张名片。 This was the type of tight, physical basketball the Pistons still can play as well as anyone. While their 84-80 victory over the Spurs doesn't mean a ton in the standings, it felt like a reminder -- or maybe even an omen. 这种势均力敌，真枪实弹的篮球是活塞仍能表现得不比任何一支球队差的球风。当然 他们以84比80击败马刺的比赛对於战绩排名并没有多大影响，但这场比赛勾起了我们的回 忆 -- 甚至可以说是一场前哨战。 If these teams have another NBA Finals collision in them -- why not? -- this was a terrific prelude, a tense back-and-forth test. The Pistons built a 69-57 lead but the Spurs charged back so quickly behind the irrepressible Tony Parker , it was like a blur. 如果这两支球队又一次在总冠军赛碰头 -- 为什麽不可能呢？ -- 这是相当精采的预 演，一次紧张刺激的来回测试。活塞建立了69比57的领先，但马刺在Tony Parker的带领下 相当迅速地要回领先，他就像一道快得令人反应不及的火闪电，划开活塞的坚强防线。 Once San Antonio took a 70-69 lead, it was a taut finish. Rasheed Wallace and Tayshaun Prince hit big shots and Hamilton hit the last dramatic one -- his jumper and free throw with 20.6 seconds left made it 80-76. 在圣安东尼奥以70比69领先後，比赛末段的战情又变得诡谲莫测。不过溪蛙和小王子 接连投进关键球而最後补上致命一击的是RIP -- 他在倒数20.6秒的跳投和加罚让比分拉开 为80比76。 "Any time we play San Antonio, it's always like a championship atmosphere," said Hamilton, who scored 25. "When you play a great defensive team like the Spurs, you got to keep moving." "任何时候我们遭遇圣安东尼奥，球场的氛围都会变得和总冠军赛一样，"得了25分的 RIP说。"当你和一支像马刺这样的伟大防守球队对战，你必须持续不断地跑动。" Tough stretch ahead 前头还有一堆硬战要打 The Pistons are still moving, and maybe gaining. This was the start of a telling stretch, with New Orleans, Denver and Cleveland to follow. And if you're going to measure anything this time of year, it was a good place to start. 活塞仍在前进，而且可能是持续在进步。这场胜利不过是一切见真章的旅程起源，接 下来活塞还得面对纽澳良、丹佛和克里夫兰等强队的挑战。而如果你现在要衡量一些什麽 ，这会是一个好的起点。 Here the Pistons and Spurs were again, the NBA's Dutiful Warriors, doing what they do best, which is to keep sticking around and sticking to each other. They're like old boxing rivals who face fresh challengers but never lose sight of each other. The cores don't change much. The systems don't change much. The expectations never change. 下面再回到活塞和马刺的比赛，联盟中最守本分的两支勇士，竭尽所能，不只是将目 光放在对方身上，同时也关注其他球队的一举一动。他们就像拳击场上的死敌，在注意新 进挑战者的同时，也不曾将眼睛由对方身上移开。球队核心阵容没有太多改变，球队攻守 系统没有太多改变，而大家对他们的期待更是从未改变。 The Spurs have won four titles since 1999, including the seven-game knockout of the defending champion Pistons in the 2005 Finals. The Pistons could have -- um , should have -- met San Antonio again in last year's Finals but looked past LeBron James and got sucker-punched. 包括在'05年总冠军赛血战七场击败寻求卫冕的活塞那一次在内，自'99年以来马刺已 经赢得四次总冠军。活塞可以 -- 嗯，应该可以 -- 在去年总冠军赛和马刺再次碰面，但 他们却在家看着LBJ和他的骑士军被马刺狠狠地剃了一颗大光头。 Now these teams again hang just under the radar, again expected to topple. And really, I don't mean to bust up the Celtics-Lakers party everyone is eager to throw, but am I an idiot to say Pistons-Spurs might be the Finals matchup again ? 现在这两支球队又一次被大家所忽略，不过也被预期将再一次推翻大家的想法。真的 ，我不是不把大家渴望看到'80年代塞尔提克vs湖人的经典对决重现当一回事，不过我说活 塞vs马刺的戏码可能再一次出现在总冠军战，我真的是傻了吗？ (Response from NBA commissioner David Stern: "Dear God, no.") (来自NBA执行长屎疼的谜之声："亲爱的老天爷啊，您可千万不要～") Veteran presences 不容小觑的沙场老将 Sorry, but it's darn possible. I'm not drawing big conclusions from one contest , especially with San Antonio stopper Bruce Bowen sitting out a suspension, but this game meant something to the Spurs. Detroit is pretty much locked into the second seed in the East, while in the ridiculously competitive West, San Antonio could slide anywhere from No. 2 to No. 7. 抱歉，但他Ｘ的，这的的确确很有可能成真。我不是凭藉这一场比赛就得出这样惊人 的结论，特别是在圣安东尼奥无影脚Bruce Bown被禁赛的情况下，但是这场比赛对於马刺 仍有其特殊意义。底特律东区老二的位置越坐越稳了，而在竞争异常激烈的西区，圣安东 尼奥可能自第二种子一路溜溜溜，溜到变成老七。 There's no doubt in my mind the Spurs have the ingredients to repeat, and the Pistons have (nearly) every ingredient to match them. The one thing the Pistons lack is a counter to the ultra-quick Parker, who gives the Spurs easy baskets the Pistons struggle to get. Again and again Friday night, Parker slashed for layups, finishing with 26 points. 在我心中无庸置疑地，马刺拥有再次问鼎总冠军的能耐，而活塞也(几乎)拥有足以和 他们匹敌的实力。活塞唯一欠缺的是能有效压制速度飞快的Parker的大锁，他为马刺轻松 添得的分数一直都是活塞心中的痛。星期五晚上Parker如切豆腐般一再轻松上篮，终场一 共拿下26分。 Beyond that, these teams are the ultimate symbols of stability, so confident in what they do, they rarely bother to change, even as other contenders make huge moves. 此外，这两支球队都是稳定的最佳代言人，他们对於所做的事很有自信，他们很少考 虑改变，尽管今年可能是有史以来各队军备竞赛最为夸张的一年。 The Spurs have one new starter this season -- Kurt Thomas replaced Fabricio Oberto. (Manu Ginobili starts but he has always been a major cog.) 马刺本季多了一个新的先发球员 -- Kurt Thomas取代了Fabricio Oberto。(Manu偶而 会先发，但主要他还是负责担任球队的最佳第六人。) The Pistons have one new starter this season -- Antonio McDyess replaced Chris Webber. 活塞本季先发阵容同样有一位新面孔 -- 袋鼠取代了离队的威爸。 Neither team has a Kobe or a LeBron, although Tim Duncan is the most unassuming superstar in NBA history. 两支球队都没有像Kobe或LBJ这样的大物，尽管Tim Duncan是NBA历史上最低调的超级 巨星。 "They're both meat-and-potato organizations, not a lot of fluff," Saunders said . "Both are defense-oriented teams. Neither team gets a lot of talk. When you look at them, it's almost like looking in the mirror. Because of that, you have a lot of respect for them." "他们都是真材实料的球队，而不是中看不中用的纸紮老虎，"老桑说。"他们两支都是 以防守起家的球队。他们都不是出一张嘴的球队。当你看这两支球队时，你会发现两支球 队就像同一个模子刻出来的。因为如此，你会很尊敬他们。" Nothing flashy 低调奢华 There's respect around the league but rarely unconditional admiration, which is too bad. The Celtics' Big Three of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce is more dynamic. The Lakers of Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol are glitzier. 联盟对他们有一定的敬重但却鲜少怀有绝对的钦佩与赞赏，这实在是太糟糕了。超赛 的三巨头Kevin Garnett、Ray Allen和Paul Pierce较具爆炸性。湖人的Kobe和炮枷锁连线 则以华丽取胜。 But when it's time to slug, the Spurs can slug brilliantly, and the Pistons ( 2-0 versus San Antonio) are up there, too. The Pistons are hunting to rediscover their playoff spark and it might come from a fresher Chauncey Billups, or a rejuvenated Hamilton. 但等到要见真章的关键时刻，马刺总能突围成功，而活塞本季更是略胜马刺一筹(季赛 对战取得2胜0败的绝对优势)。活塞正试图找出能在季後赛带领球队冲破重重关卡的那个人 ，他或许会是精神更为抖擞的枪蜥或是恢复超人活力的RIP。 Hamilton had the last energetic burst on this night, a great night to conjure memories of past battles. And no kidding, amid the Celtics-Lakers mania, this interlude could even be a prelude. I mean, if anyone else cares to pay attention. 在那个晚上比赛末段，RIP活力十足的精采表现唤醒了过去那些战役的记忆。不是开玩 笑，在超赛vs湖人热之间的插曲很有可能变成只是序曲。我这句话是对那些有注意到的人 说的。 --

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