JAZZ: Guarding Yao takes toll on Okur By Michael C. Lewis The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/jazz/ci_5745611 It's a simple job, just not an easy one. 这是件单纯的工作,却毫不容易. So the Jazz's Mehmet Okur is not surprised by the way his shooting has abandoned him during the playoffs, knowing how much effort it takes to try to defend Houston's Yao Ming on the other end by trying to push and shove the 7-foot-6, 310-pound giant away from the basket. Okur对他的得分失常并不感到意外. 因为他花费了太多力气防守姚明,并尝试阻止让这位七尺六的大个子远离篮框. But going into the crucial Game 3 of the best-of-seven, first-round series at EnergySolutions Arena on Thursday night, Okur insists he's not worried about it, either. "No, I can't do that," he said. "I got to let it go. This is playoff time. It's all good. I need to keep focusing on Yao, try to fight with him, try to make good defense on him. I don't worry about offense. We got a lot of players who can score, and I think I need to focus more defensive end." 即将进入第三场比赛,尤其是这在自家的第一场季後赛,Okur仍然并不担心. "我不担心."Okur说. "我不该担心这种事情.这可是季後赛. 我还是得全力防守姚明,跟他对抗.试着尽全力防守他. 我并不担心进攻方面.我们有一票家伙都能够得分,我只需要好好守住姚明." It worked to some degree in the Jazz's loss to the Rockets in Game 2 at the Toyota Center in Houston, when Okur and Carlos Boozer forced Yao into a 9-for-24 shooting performance by contesting more of his shots and keeping him from setting up as close to the basket as he did during Game 1. But the Jazz had a hard time taking advantage of it, even with Boozer scoring a career-high 41 points, in part because Okur continued his abysmal shooting. The 6-11 center was just 2-for-9 shooting against the Rockets in Game 2, dropping him into a 4-for-23 slump in the series. 这样的方式在第二场比赛中的确有某种程度的成效. Okur与Boozer的防守尽力迫使姚明远离篮框.也因此使得姚明只有9/24的命中率. 但是Jazz队仍然很难因此占到便宜,即使Boozer狂取了41分. 有部分是因为Okur的得分仍然不理想. 这位六尺十一的中锋在第二场只有2/9的命中率,整个系列战总共也只有4/23的表现. "They was all good looks, and I just couldn't make it," Okur said. "But like I said, I was focusing more defense." Still, that's a massive reversal from when Okur was one of the most dangerous and integral parts of the Jazz offense during the regular season, when he shot 46.2 percent - including 38.4 percent from three-point range. Nobody his size or bigger made more three-pointers, but Okur has made just 2 of 9 three-pointers against the Rockets. "其实都有不错的出手机会,只是我没能投进."Okur说. "但,就像我之前说的,我只是更专心於防守." 不过,Okur仍然有可能是Jazz赖以翻盘的最佳进攻武器. 他的例行赛命中率高达46.2%,包括38.4%的三分线. 在这样高大的球员中他是投进最多三分球的.不过这两场他只有2/9的成绩. As a result, the Rockets have not had to worry about guarding Okur on the perimeter so much, and Okur has found his scoring average nearly halved. He averaged 17.6 points through the regular season, but contributed only 9.5 per game in the first two games against Houston. He has shot only two free throws in the series, and missed them both. 目前为止,Okur的命中率只有往常的一半, 所以火箭队似乎不太需要对於Okur的外线太过担心. 例行赛平均17.6分的成绩,不过这两场却只有9.5分的平均. 他甚至只投过两次罚球,并且都没有进. "Probably, I need to focus more on the offensive end, try to maybe get to free-throw line first and couple easy baskets then maybe I can step outside," he said. "That's what I'm going to work on, next game." But Okur also said he will be content if he can continue to make Yao work hard - the Jazz "pushed harder, more" in Game 2, Yao said - and potentially decrease his effectiveness on both ends of the floor. Yao made fewer baskets, shot fewer free throws, grabbed fewer rebounds and blocked fewer shots in Game 2. "或许吧,我需要更积极去进攻,制造更多罚球机会以及轻松出手的机会."Okur说. "我会在下一场比赛朝这样的目标前进." 但是Okur也提到若他能够有效阻止姚明,其实那也就够了. 姚明说,Jazz队在第二场试着"更用力"去防守他,如此的确有效降低他的得分效率. 姚明进球次数降低,罚球次数也变少,甚至在篮板球与阻攻方面都退步了. "I'm going to keep trying to play hard, defensive end," Okur said. "I'm not worried about offense right now, because like I said, we have a lot of players who can score." And while Okur might not be making as many baskets as he did during the regular season, he is finding other ways to help his teammates. In Game 2, he grabbed 10 rebounds, handed out a season-high six assists and blocked a season-high four shots. "I can't give up, right now," he said. "This is not me. This is playoff time. . . . I got to be ready to go." "我还是会试着在防守方面打的更强硬."Okur说. "我现在仍然不担心进攻的问题,因为我们有一卡车的球员能够得分." 而就当Okur得分降低的同时,他仍然用其他的方式来帮助他的队友. 在第二场比赛中他抓下了10个篮板球,送出了六次助攻,甚至还有四次的阻攻. "我现在绝不能放弃."Okur说. "这不是我会做的事情,现在可是季後赛耶.我得随时准备好上场一搏." --- 第三场看来是个硬仗, Rockets加油阿!!! --

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