Thanks for the ride, Houston Rockets By rahat huq http://0rz.tw/LheWg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ◎To begin, it was pretty disappointing to see how many people left the game before the final buzzer sounded. By the 1 minute mark, 75% of the arena had emptied out. On a Friday night, on the last game of the season, I thought it would have been a nice gesture to stick around until the end and give a show of appreciation to the team for exceeding all expectations, making the playoffs and almost forcing a Game 7. But in Houston, it wasn’t to be. ※首先，我对於在季後赛最後一战比赛终了前，有许多观众离开感到十分失望。 在最後倒数一分钟时，全场约七成五的观众都已经离席了。 我原以为在本季的最後一场球赛，是给予我们一个非常好的机会。 让我们对於这个超乎预期的球队浴血奋战，将整个系列赛甚至快要延长到第七战， 而给予掌声与感谢。 但在休士顿，事情并未如我所愿。 ◎From the get-go, it was deafening in Toyota Center. For maybe the first time I can remember, everyone had already arrived before tipoff and was standing. When Kendrick Perkins and Francisco Garcia had to be separated on what was pretty much the very first play of the game, it was enough for the capacity crowd to completely lose it. Things stayed that way until the 4th. ※打从比赛一开始，观众的鼓噪声让整个Toyota主场震耳欲聋。 如果我没记错的话，大家在比赛跳球前就已早早入席，并已经站着等待比赛开始。 当K.Perkins和F.Garcia因为卡位起了争执，而必须分开时。 这应该是本场第一个，让满场观众开始忘情呐喊的开端，而一直持续到第四节之前。 (影片:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flh6RV8oY2M ) ◎Speaking of that incident, it’s amazing to think just how drastically the mental makeup of this team changed with the insertion of Beverley and Garcia into the lineup. I know many of you will disagree, but I don’t think Houston would have pushed this thing to 6 without the change in attitude provided by these two men. Talent prevails above everything, but sometimes, the opponent just has to know that you’re not backing down and will be delivering the first blow. ※说到这起争执事件。我对於将P.Beverley和F.Garcia安排到先发阵容， 而对於整个球队的心态与决心起了激烈的化学变化感到惊讶。 或许会有许多人不同意我的看法，但我真的相信火箭队能将系列赛延长到第六战， 这两个人对於整个球队的态度所带来的转变，功不可没。 天赋或许胜过於任何事情， 但有时候并需让对手知道我们永不退缩，并且给予当头棒喝、先发制人。 ◎Unless he signs for the minimum, this was probably the last game for Francisco Garcia as a Houston Rocket. Included as a throw-in to the Thomas Robinson trade, ‘Cisco provided one of the more memorable–certainly the most unexpected–playoff performances in Rockets history. His leadership and gutsiness will sorely be missed. ※F.Garcia除非愿意签下底薪合约，不然这场比赛可能是他在火箭队的最後一场比赛。 在季中与国王队的交易当中(包含T-Rob)，F.Garcia的表现是最令人难忘的。 尤其是在季後赛中最令人意想不到的杰出表现，将会在火箭队史写下一笔。 他的领导能力与勇敢果决，将会随着他的离开而被我们深深的思念。 ◎I had to do a double-take when I saw Omer Asik get in Kevin Durant’s face. ※我必须再回顾一次，当我看到O.Asik惹恼K.Durant的画面。 ◎What makes this loss so difficult to swallow is that it came at the contributions of the two most irritating Thunder players, Kevin Martin and Derek Fisher. ※而这次输球会让人如此难以下咽的原因就是:K.Martin & D.Fisher， 这两位雷霆队中最令人度烂的球员，做出决定比赛胜负的贡献。 ◎The Rockets lost this game because they didn’t have Carlos Delfino. It’s as simple as that. Once the wheels started sputtering in the fourth, the lack of that one extra rifle was clearly evident; they just didn’t have the firepower. It sounds odd, but we really took him for granted this season. Delfino, too, may have played his last game with the team if his salary slot is needed to bring in a bigger fish. ※显而易见地，火箭队输掉这场比赛的主因就是缺少了Carlos Delfino在阵中。 当反攻的号角在第四节吹起时，很明显地我们就是缺少了一名射手； 而球队就是缺乏足够的火力。 这或许听起来很奇怪，但我们这个球季真的把他的贡献当作理所当然。 而同样地，如果我们需要薪资空间来捕捉自由市场的大鱼的话。 Ｃ.Delfino的离开或许也将成为必然。 ◎Jeremy Lin, again, was a non-factor, going 1-4 in his 13 minutes for an overall -18 contribution to the team. Several of you tweeted at me correlating his performance with the loss, but I’m not sure that’s entirely fair. Greg Smith, too, was a -16 and he shared the court with Lin. But while Lin may not be solely to blame, he certainly didn’t give the team anything of any positive value tonight or at any point in this series. Aside from his lack of individual contributions, the team just looked overall out of sync during his time on the floor. After these playoffs, there will certainly be debate and ample time for it: Lin played pretty well in the regular season, but at $8 million, and with a pretty capable alternative signed at the league minimum, is he really the guy going forward? ※在第六场的比赛中， Jeremy Lin依然无法作出影响比赛的贡献。(13mins，FG 1-4，+-值:-18) 有许多球迷在推特告诉我他的表现与表现胜负的关联性，但我并不肯定这是完全公平的。 因为G.Smith(+-值:-16)，当时与J.Lin同样的在场上。 当然也许J.Lin也许不需要对他特别苛责太多，但可以确定的是， 不论今晚或是整个系列赛，他都无法提供给球队任何正面的价值或者帮助。 先把他的个人贡献放一旁。而当他在场上时，火箭队的整体竞争力是下降的。 经过这次季後赛系列战，将会刮起一阵长时间的辩论的议题: "虽然J.Lin在赛季内的表现十分杰出，考虑到他8M的薪资， 而且队里还有个能打又领底薪的控卫，他是否真的是未来的核心球员呢?" ◎The other main development of the night was that Chris Paul’s Clippers were also sent home early. With the season over, the speculation can now begin. If Paul and Howard want immortality, and their own Big 3, they can have it here in Houston, with James Harden. But how badly do they want it? ※同样的，属於Chris Paul的LA快艇队也在同时被淘汰出局。 随着本季的结束，所有对於交易的揣测也将开始。 如果Paul和Howard都需要永垂不朽的名声和都有组成三巨头的想法。 那来火箭队与J.Harden合体或许是一个选项。 但重点是，他们有多高的意愿呢? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ★Aaron Brooks and Francisco Garcia after the Rocketes' Game 6 loss http://0rz.tw/NqJs5 ★Rockets in Review 2013 http://www.thedreamshake.com/2013/5/5/4301560/rockets-in-review-2013 ★The Power Forward Houston Needs http://www.thedreamshake.com/2013/5/5/4302976/houston-rockets-power-forward ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ★Thanks for the ride, Houston Rockets 12-13★ -- J.LIN#7 @ RedNation Go Go ROCKETS!! --

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