PERFECT STORM 完美风暴。 By PHIL JASNER [email protected] Posted on Mon, Nov. 06, 2006 TWENTY MINUTES before tipoff, Shaquille O'Neal, in full uniform, was in a back hallway of the Wachovia Center, testing a sore left knee injured Friday night against New Jersey. The man who casts the most giant of shadows in the NBA left the defending champion Miami Heat a relative shadow of itself. 开赛前二十分钟，Shaquille O'Neal一身整齐西装走在Wachovia Center漆黑的走道上， 摸摸酸痛的膝盖。他是在礼拜五面对篮网队的比赛中受伤的。他拥有NBA最庞大的体型， 然而昨天，他板凳席上巨大的背影，也相对为热火队蒙上一层阴影。 Perhaps some in the announced crowd of 16,644 saw O'Neal's absence as a disappointment. The 76ers saw an unexpected window of opportunity, and hustled through yesterday, winning 107-98 and climbing to 3-0 for the first time since the 2000-01 season. 也许在场的16644名观众会有些人因为O'Neal的缺席感到失望，不过昨天七六人同时 也把握这突如其来的机会，以107比98击败热火队。此战之後他们的战绩提升到三胜 零败，也是2000-01球季以来的第一次开季三连胜。 But for those who somehow wonder whether Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks really has been tougher, sterner and more demanding than in his first season, consider how proactive he was, calling a timeout after a single three-point field goal by the Heat at the start of the third quarter and reminding the players in no uncertain terms about their lack of defensive effort. He had talked about defense during intermission, then didn't see it. 七六人总教练Maurice Cheeks的作风是否比上季来的更刚强、更严苛、更强势？ 有些人还存着质疑的态度，然而他们昨天也感受到了Cheeks防范未然的能力。 第三节比赛刚开始热火队就投进了一颗三分球，之後他叫了暂停，并清清楚楚地 提醒球员防守上的缺失。中场休息时间他就已经告诉过球员了，但是并没有看到 成效。 "He said we weren't ready to play the second half," Allen Iverson said. Allen Iverson说：「他告诉我们，下半场比赛开打了，但显然你们还没 做好准备」。 After that, they were. 这个暂停叫醒了七六人的防守。 With Willie Green defending Heat star Dwyane Wade for a tough 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, with Cheeks staying with a small lineup that included Steven Hunter as the only big man in the fourth quarter, and with Kyle Korver delivering 13 of his 22 points in the third quarter, the Sixers mustered enough at both ends of the floor to accomplish their mission. 第四节一段五分钟的时间里，Willie Green严密防守热火明星Dwyane Wade，同时 Cheeks在场上摆了以Steven Hunter为中锋的矮小阵容；还有Kyle Korver第三节 攻下全场22分中的13分。七六人在攻守二者间的振作以及坚持到枪响前的精神， 让他们达成了任务。 "Our defense the first half, we obviously didn't play as well as we'd like, " Cheeks said. "But the second half was a lot better. Obviously, we gave up 57 points the first half, 41 points the second half. That was obviously the difference in the game. Cheeks表示：「上半场我们的防守显然没有打出水准，但我们下半场改善很多。 上半场我们让对方得了57分；下半场只让他们拿下41分。很明显地，这就是这场 比赛的转戾点。」 "The first half, we took a lot of quick shots, we didn't drive the basketball the way we had been. The second half, we drove the basketball... we've played three games, we've won three games, [but] the whole focus is continuing to try to get better, to play better defense, to limit [the opponents'] ability to get to the rim." 「上半场我们没打出前几场球的流畅，投篮太过急躁，而下半场我们做到了。 打了三场比赛，我们也赢了三场，但重点是我们把注意力集中在追求进步， 打出更好的防守，减低对手得分的能力。」 There was no Big Eraser to buoy the Heat, and Alonzo Mourning - the starter in O'Neal's place - was swiftly erased in a flurry of personal fouls. Mourning played a total of 15 minutes, 14 seconds, just 4:14 of which came in the second half. 热火队无法拭除O'Neal留下来的空缺，代替他先发的Alonzo Mourning很快就 陷入犯规麻烦。他总共只打了15分钟14秒；下半场只出赛4分14秒。 When the Sixers learned that O'Neal would not be playing, "We let everybody know they've got pride," Iverson said. "When guys don't have their superstar, other guys want to show up and prove to themselves and the team they can get the job done. They're not the world champs for nothing." 当七六人获悉O'Neal不能上场比赛时Iverson说：「我们让大家知道他们有些轻敌， 但是当一支队伍的超级巨星缺阵，其他人一定会想要证明他们还是可以赢球，毕竟 他们不是浪得虚名的冠军。」 All the Sixers have, coming off last season's 38-44 lottery finish, is a cause to champion, to show that there is more to them than what met the eye. Yesterday, they blended that defensive focus with another array of offensive moves from Iverson (31 points, 102 in three games) and an impressive string of three-pointers off the bench from Korver. Korver knocked down five of six triples, ending a streak of nine straight over two games when he missed his final try. 而上季战绩38胜44败的七六人，所拥有的就是追求冠军的动机，来证明他们的能力 远比我们看到的更多。昨天他们注意力放在防守上，但也与进攻交互应用，包括 Iverson（拿下31分，开季三场比赛共得到102分）一连串的进攻走位，以及令人 印象深刻的Korver，从板凳杀出，开始连续的三分球攻势，昨晚总共6投5中。 他最後一次分三球失手，也结束了他二场比赛来，连续投进9颗三分球的纪录。 Andre Iguodala contributed 20 points, Chris Webber managed a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds and Samuel Dalembert and Hunter rotated doing yeoman work in the middle. Andre Iguodala贡献20分，Chris Webber以10分11篮板拿下double-double， Samuel Dalembert与Hunter则是轮流担起扞卫禁区的责任。 It's much too soon to make any definitive judgments on these Sixers, but one difference from the last two seasons is how they've responded to what could be delicate situations. 我们现在要对七六人下定论实在太早了，不过与过去二年不同的地方是，他们 现在面对艰难的困境时，可以做出因应之道。 When, two seasons ago, then-coach Jim O'Brien held Webber out of most of the fourth quarter of a game in Atlanta, Webber was seething for days. When Cheeks went the entire fourth quarter yesterday without Webber and Dalembert, all - at least outwardly - seemed serene. 二年前前任教头Jim O'Brien在一场对老鹰队的比赛中第四节，几乎让Webber 坐满板凳，Webber为此表达不满的情绪，持续了好几天。昨天比赛第四节Cheeks 让Webber、Dalembert坐在场下，至少表面上，一切气氛都很平静。 "We have to keep [this] up, whatever that entails," Webber said. Webber对此表示：「我们必须维持高档，不管付出什麽代价。」 The difference, you should excuse the expression, in culture? 球队「文化」上的改变？你得好好解释这个词句。 "Just believing in each other," said Iverson, who has 23 assists over the last two games. "Just being able to get the ball in guys' hands who are making things happen. Just playing defense, getting stops when we need stops the most, especially down the stretch. And we've been scoring when we need to." 近二场比赛共送出23次助攻的Allen Iverson说：「就是彼此相信队友罢了。 谁能有所作为，就把球送到他手上。另外做好防守，在最需要的时候做好防守， 特别是比赛末段，而需要得分的时候，我们也能适时得分。」 All of that allowed the Sixers to flourish despite the Heat getting 23 points from Antoine Walker, 20 from Wade, 17 from Udonis Haslem and 15 from Dorell Wright. 尽管Antoine Walker，Wade，Udonis Haslem，DorellWright分别为热火队拿下 23、20、17、15分，七六人就是因为这些因素赢球。 "The only way we're going to win is on defense," said Hunter, who had six points, six rebounds and three blocks to go with Dalembert's five points, nine rebounds and two blocks. "When we get momentum on defense, we can run and get in transition, Kyle can get open for threes and Allen can get to the foul line. We have some of the best scorers in the league. When we play defense, we're a good team." 二名禁区球员Hunter得到6分、6篮板、3火锅；Dalembert也拿下5分、9篮板、2火锅， Hunter说：「我们赢球的不二法门就是防守。防守成功带来的动力就能得到更多 攻守转换的机会，Kyle可以找到空档投三分球；Allen有能力站上罚球线。我们有 全联盟最佳的得分好手，只要我们做好防守，就是一支很好的球队。」 --

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