April 23, 2007, 12:42AM Yao, T-Mac come of age By RICHARD JUSTICE Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/justice/4738549.html Remember when Yao Ming would get shoved around by smaller players, commit silly fouls and go long periods without being a factor in games? Seems like a long time ago, doesn't it? Whatever happened to that Yao Ming? 还记得之前的姚明,总是被比他矮小的球员撞倒,犯下可笑的犯规,在比赛中始终无法进入 状况? 不过这似乎已经是很久以前的事情了.究竟是什麽改变了他? The truth is, he never could have fulfilled all the expectations that accompanied his arrival in the NBA almost five years ago. He was supposed to score like Wilt Chamberlain, defend like Bill Russell and pass like Bill Walton. 事实上,在五年前踏入NBA的那刻起,他并没有达到大家寄予他的期望. 许多人总是认为他应该要有Chamberlain的得分能力, 能够像Bill Russell那样防守,甚至要像Bill Walton那样传球. He was supposed to do all those things on his first day and then get better. When it became clear he would need time to adjust, he was dismissed too quickly as being soft or not good enough. 大家总是认为,他从第一天起就应该要做到这些事情,而且还要不断持续进步. 而当事实说明了,他仍然需要时间去调整及适应, 姚明就这样马上被舆论否定,认为他太软弱而且不够好. One of the things these NBA playoffs might force a lot of people to do is take another look at Yao. If they do, they'll find someone who might just be the NBA's best center, an unstoppable force in the low post who averaged 25 points and 9.4 rebounds in his fifth NBA season. 而季後赛可能让许多人渐渐对姚明刮目相看. 他们发现,或许这家伙已经成为目前联盟中最佳的中锋. 有着无人匹敌的低位单打, 在这第五个球季中他更是有着每场平均25分以及9.4篮板的成绩. He has worked meticulously and relentlessly to get stronger and in rhythm with the modern NBA. When television cameras caught him this season telling an opposing player, "You can't stop me," it was an indication that his confidence and his game were at an elite status. 他勤奋地努力锻链,让自己变的更强壮,更能适应NBA的生态. 当电视镜头捕捉到他向对手说的一句话:"你没有办法阻止我." 就说明了他目前的自信以及绝佳的状态. Perhaps it's the best indication of how far he has come that he scored 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in Game 1 of the Rockets-Jazz series and no one thought he had done anything special. 季後赛第一场出战Jazz的28分13篮板,而众人对他如此的表现并不意外, 或许由此就可以看出姚明到底进步了多少. "I thought he had some good moments," coach Jeff Van Gundy said. "I think we're going to need as good, if not better, to continue to win. We've got to do what we do. That ball has to be driven into the post more. When he's in the paint, he can't be looking to be Bill Walton passing. If he's got a foot in the paint, we've got to get him more shots." "我想他的确表现的不错."JVG说道. "我们必须保持这样的状态继续赢球. 要制造更多单打的机会.姚明身处禁区,他是没有办法像Bill Walton那样轻松传球的. 只要他站在禁区内,我们就必须让他有更多出手的机会." Tracy McGrady took over the game with an electrifying 16-point third quarter as the Rockets rallied from a nine-point deficit to win 84-75. Before McGrady shook off his playoff jitters, Yao kept the Rockets in the game even as Utah threw waves of muscle at him. TMac以第三节豪夺16分的方式接管了比赛,使得火箭对能够以九分之差击败对手. 但就在TMac太在意胜负而导致表现失常的上半场, 姚明适时地挺身而出,让火箭队不至於崩盘. 即使他要对付的都是一些肌肉棒子. Now, as the Jazz attempt to even the best-of-seven series at a game apiece tonight at Toyota Center, they're forced to confront what they can and can't accomplish against the Rockets. 而现在,当Jazz试着要扳平在第一轮落後的劣势, 他们必须面对与火箭对战时所能做到以及不能做到的. First of all, they can win. When they reviewed Game 1 on Sunday morning, they were reminded how many open shots they had missed. 第一件事情,他们其实有机会能够赢得比赛. 回顾第一场比赛的表现之後,他们发现自己并没有把握住太多空档投篮的得分机会. "Those are shots we normally make," Jazz forward Carlos Boozer said. "If we make our shots, we'll be fine." "我们平常是可以投进的."Boozer说. "如果第一场比赛我们都能够进球,那就不会输了." Van Gundy saw those open shots, too. "You can't overlook in victory what you wouldn't overlook in defeat," he said. "We found a way to overcome whatever and win. The best thing you can say about last night is that we survived." JVG也发现了Jazz队的那些空档. (这句不知道怎麽翻 囧) "我们找到了克服困难的方法并且赢得比赛.昨晚最好的事情莫过於在竞争中获胜." His team shot poorly as well, and in a series featuring teams that know each other inside and out, poor shooting might be the norm. 火箭队同样在命中率方面表现不佳. 而在系列战中以inside out的方式对抗彼此,命中率低落很可能就是罩门. "I just don't think you're going to see either team light it up," Jazz guard Derek Fisher said. "That's probably not going to be how this series plays out." "我可不认为哪一队会有漂亮的得分."Fisher说. "这个系列战大概都不会有这样的比赛出现." Two things won't change, and neither is good for the Jazz. The Rockets are never out of a game as long as McGrady is on the floor. When he gets going the way he did in Game 1, there's almost nothing an opponent can do except hang on and hope the streak ends quickly. And as long as Yao is as aggressive as he was in Game 1, the Rockets might not have many offensive blackouts. 有两件事情不会变.而这些都对Jazz不怎麽有利. 只要TMac保持高档,火箭队是很难被击败的. 当他继续有着第一场那样的表现,对手大概就只能期望比赛早点结束. 而若是姚明也能够像第一场比赛那样积极,火箭队在进攻上也不会有太大的问题. "You're not going to stop great players," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "As long as I've been in this league, I've never seen that. They may miss a few shots, but they have the know-how to come back and get themselves in a rhythm and be who they want to be." "你没有办法阻止伟大的球员."Jazz教头Sloan这样说. "我在联盟的这些日子以来,我从来没看过这种事情发生. 他们或许会有几球投不进,但是他们就是有办法恢复应有的水准, 然後做出任何他们想要做的事情." When McGrady gets on a roll, defensive strategy hardly matters. And Yao is bigger and stronger than anyone the Jazz have. When the Rockets put them together three years ago, they spoke of a repeat of the championship years. Over the next few weeks, we'll get an indication about whether they were right. 当TMac热的发烫,怎样的防守策略都很难奏效. 况且姚明比任何一位Jazz的球员都高大强壮. 当三年前火箭队将他们组合在一起,他们便开始谈论到夺回冠军. 再过几个礼拜,我们就能知道他们的想法是否能成真. "Those two guys (McGrady and Yao) — what are you going to do with them?" Sloan said. "You guys give me an idea. I'd be willing to use it. I'm going to see if I can make our guys bigger. Do you think that will work? Maybe I can stretch 'em out." "那两个家伙(TMac与姚明),你能拿他们怎麽办?"Sloan说. "你们倒是帮我想想办法,我会很乐意试试看. 我该试试看让我的球员长高些.你认为那有可能吗? 或许我可以把他们的身体拉长点." He'll try something more basic. Like forcing McGrady and Yao to work harder on the defensive end and attempting to make them catch the ball farther from the basket than they'd like. Then again, special players typically find a way to overcome such things. That's why the Rockets wanted them in the first place. 他会试试些比较基本的策略. 例如迫使TMac与姚明在防守方面更加辛苦,并且迫使他们在远离篮框的地方接球. 不过如之前所说,伟大的球员总是有办法克服任何困难. 这也是火箭队当初招揽他们的最大原因. --- 每天到公司第一件事情就是打开电脑看看火箭的战况,看看火箭的新闻. 今天心血来潮随意翻译了一篇, 请大家批评指教喔. 有翻的不好的还请多多包涵, 敬请赐教. 谢谢! --

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