April 30, 2007, 12:36AM Jazz sink teeth into series Back-to-back victories bring a confident visitor to Toyota Center By FRAN BLINEBURY Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/4759958.html It wasn't long ago that Andrei Kirilenko was like one of those sad characters in a Russian novel, forlorn and bleak with tears welling up in his eyes. Now he's part storm trooper, part smiling Count Chocula as the Utah Jazz return to town. 不久之前,AK47还像是个俄国小说中的悲剧主角,凄凉地噙着泪水. 但是如今他与Jazz一样强而有力,志得意满地扳回劣势. "I will bite a throat for my teammates," Kirilenko said. Yes, things have changed quickly in the NBA playoffs after the Jazz exercised their molars to even the first-round series with the Rockets at 2-2. "我愿意为我的队友们做任何事情."AK47这样说. 是的.一切如同风云变色,转眼间Jazz已经与火箭队2:2打平. Less than a week earlier, the Jazz were telling themselves they could beat the Rockets after a pair of third-quarter breakdowns put them in a hole. Then they went out and did it twice in Salt Lake City by outscheming, outshooting and simply outworking the Rockets. 不到一个礼拜之前,Jazz勉励自己在两场溃败後必须击倒火箭队,然後他们的确做到了. 在盐湖城的两场比赛中他们以出色的表现击倒火箭队. "I think a little bit of the pressure is on them right now," said Jazz center Mehmet Okur, who on the defensive end has been like a hair shirt on Yao Ming. "We did a great job the last couple of games. "While it is true that they still have the home-court advantage, I believe we have sent them a message: 'We are still here.' Now we see what happens." "我想,现在压力应该转移到他们身上了."Okur说,比赛中他如影随形地防守姚明. "这几场比赛我们做的很好,不过他们还有主场的优势. 但是我相信我们已经表现的很明白了:我们还没被击倒,走着瞧吧!" Suddenly, this is a Jazz team that has rediscovered its confidence, has regained its mojo and will try to rearrange the furniture to make the Rockets just as uncomfortable in their own surroundings at Toyota Center. "We're very confident," said Utah forward Carlos Boozer. "Obviously, we feel like our formula's working." 突然间,Jazz就这麽找回了自信心. 重新拾回了活力,并且回到轨道上.这可让在自家Toyota Center的火箭队感到不适. "我们很有自信."Boozer说."很明显地,我们找到了赢球的方程式." Added guard Derek Fisher: "We feel like we have a little bit better of a blueprint of how we can be successful against them. We understand the things we need to do on offense and exactly what has to happen on defense. "We actually went out onto the floor and did it for four quarters in the last two games as proof." Fisher也说,"我们就好像找到了如何击败他们的蓝图." "我们开始了解该如何进攻,如何防守.而我们也做到了.这两场比赛就是最好的证明." With Deron Williams leading the way on offense, the Jazz swarmed to the basket like ants at a picnic, drawing fouls and creating opportunities to score. For the first time in the series, Utah shot more free throws than the Rockets in Game 4. On the defensive end, Okur continues to push and shove Yao just a step or two out of his comfort zone on the low block, and a rotating cast of defenders keeps challenging Tracy McGrady to beat them with shots from the perimeter. 由後卫Williams带领着进攻,Jazz如同蚂蚁雄兵一般大举进攻. 制造犯规,更找到许多好的出手机会.第四战是头一次Jazz罚球多过於火箭队. 而在防守方面,Okur持续顶住姚明,不让他轻松要到单打的位置. 而其他队员更是轮番上阵抑制TMac的外线火力. "I don't think we've had that much success, other than the fact that he's missed some shots," said Jazz coach Jerry Sloan. "If you're going to be honest about it, he's shot the ball. And sometimes you get into a rhythm; sometimes you're out of it." "我不认为我们真的有那麽成功.只不过是他没能投进."Sloan说. "客观点来看,他还是有出手的机会.有的时候只是球感好不好的问题." If Sloan were a cat, he'd have been sitting behind the microphone with the canary's feathers hanging from the corners of his mouth. For the Jazz would be more than happy to see McGrady spend the rest of the series shooting a preponderance of jumpers instead of going to the hoop. 如果Sloan是只猫,(这段是什麽鬼,看不懂 囧>) 若是TMac持续只是在外线大量的跳投,Jazz将很乐意看到这样的情形. "I think (McGrady) is being asked to do a lot," Fisher said. "He's not necessarily out of rhythm, out of sorts. I think it's a case of us making it difficult for him to get into the spots where he likes to operate. The guys guarding him are all trying to make him work." "我认为TMac被要求付出更多."Fisher说. "他不一定是失去了节奏.我想这是因为我们让他在不习惯的地方,作出不习惯的动作. 防守他的人总是尽力不让他好过." The burden of that work increases exponentially each game for any player who enters a playoff series saying it's all on him. "It's not tough to say that," Fisher said. "But it's tough to back it up. I think it's tough for any one guy these days in this league, or at any point in the NBA, to carry the entire load. 对於一个承诺要在季後赛扛起全队的人来说,压力肯定随着比赛的进行不断成长. "It's not possible. It's an extremely difficult task. When you think of past champions, of course, the stars are gonna be the stars. But there have always been the other guys to make plays and make shots that make a difference. Hopefully, we can be the team that has more of those guys as this series goes on. "这不可能.这样的事情太困难了. 在通往冠军的路上,当然,明星球员还是会有出色的表现. 但是半路总会杀出程咬金,总会让比赛起了变化. 希望我们就是有这样潜力的队伍,能在季後赛走的更远." "Guys motivate themselves in different ways. I think (McGrady's) just conscious of the fact that he wants to advance. He hasn't advanced be fore. But no matter how much pressure you put on yourself, this is a team game." "每个人都会有不同的方式激励自己. 我认为TMac只是了解到他需要更进一步.他之前并没有到达那样的境界. 但是无论你给予自己多大的压力,这毕竟还是需要整体团队的努力." There are all sorts of numbers to consider. On one hand, the Jazz have lost 16 of their last 17 road playoff games. On the other, the Rockets' big two of Yao and McGrady know they blew a 2-0 lead to Dallas on their last trip to the playoffs in 2005. But numbers only reflect the past. Jazz其实也在17次季後赛系列战中输了16次. 而另一方面,火箭队的双巨头也了解到2005年2:0领先小牛,也不过是昙花一现. The Jazz claim there was never a breakdown in their locker room after the first two games, never a seed of doubt. It was only a matter of getting back the spark. The, uh, hunger. "I will bite hard," said Kirilenko. "I will be all over anybody." Jazz队声称尽管在前两场失利,他们从未灰心丧志过.那只是对於获得胜利的渴望. "我可是会使出全力."AK47这样说."比任何人都还要努力." --- 唉, 看着连输两场, 心情真的很差. 拜托第五场一定要赢阿!!! --

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