This is what Michael Finley wanted. 这就是铁牛一直想要的。 Sure, he would have preferred to make it to the Finals alongside good friends Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash. That's something the Big Three once dreamed of doing when they were in Dallas. But he'll take this. 当然，他也许更希望能够与Nowitzki跟Nash等好友们一同进军总冠军赛，那是当年小牛三 剑客在达拉斯时所曾经梦想能做到的。不过，现在这样，铁牛觉得也OK啦！ After years of propping up some dreadful Mavericks teams, after his unceremonious departure and nearly 1,000 NBA games, Finley has the chance to win a championship. 在努力支撑着小牛这支一度战绩不理想的队伍数年後、在他不风光的离队与近千场NBA赛 事之後，铁牛哥终於有机会赢取一只冠军戒指了。 The realization began to sink in moments after San Antonio eliminated Utah in the Western Conference Finals. Finley couldn't suppress a smile as he tried to explain his gratification to the reporters crowded around his locker. Seconds earlier, on the podium outside the Spurs' locker room, guard Tony Parker described Finley's deep disappointment in losing to the Mavericks in the second round last season. 在圣安东尼奥全民公敌队於西区冠军战中终结了对手犹他爵士队後，铁牛哥的梦想终於成 真了。他在试图向围绕在他置物柜旁的一群记者海描述他内心的喜悦时，一直无法止住他 脸上的笑意。不久之前，在马刺队更衣室外的记者会上，後卫Tony Parker还在形容着当去 年马刺队於季後赛第二轮遭小牛队淘汰时，铁牛哥内心深沉的失望。 Parker and Manu Ginobili have already won two titles. Tim Duncan has three. Robert Horry is working on No. 7. Yet much of their joy in making it back to the Finals was to present Finley with his first trip. Parker跟MANU都已赢得了两个冠军，小叮当有三个，威尔史密斯正在努力地让他星期一到 星期天能天天换不同的戒指戴。不过，队友们对於能重返冠军战的快乐，多半是来自於能 够将Finley第一次地带入冠军战。 "I still haven't gotten there yet," Finley said, tapping the brakes on his emotions. "From a playoff standpoint, I remember in Dallas when we beat Utah and came back from a 0-2 deficit, that felt like winning the Finals for me. 「我还并未达到我的目标」，铁牛稍稍平复了他兴奋的情绪，「从季後赛的观点 来看，我还记得在达拉斯时，我们从零比二的逆境下成功地逆转了系列赛，那时候我的感 觉就好像赢得了总冠军一样。」 "From that standpoint, I know I still have a long way to go. We still have four more wins to try to get it. Hopefully after that, it can be an overwhelming feeling." 「从那个观点来看，我知道我还有很漫长的一段路得走。我们的球队还有四场比赛得赢下 来。希望在冠军赛後，我们能享有征服一切的感觉。」 It has to be better than what Finley was feeling this time last season. 那一定会比铁牛在去年此时的感觉来得好。 The guard left the floor without talking to his former teammates when the Mavericks eliminated the Spurs in a Game 7. He didn't talk to the media that night either. 当小牛去年在季後赛第七场击败马刺对时，这名後卫(铁牛)没向它的前队友们说任何话， 便离开了球场；他当晚也并未向媒体发言。 But the next day, Finley was the only San Antonio player to talk to the media. He also made it a point to congratulate the Mavericks by phone or text message. 但在第二天，铁牛是马刺队唯一一位对媒体发言的球员，并且他还以电话或书面向小牛队的 球员们道贺。 So far, the only Mavericks player Finley has heard from in this playoff run is Nowitzki. The league's MVP sent a text message after San Antonio beat Utah in Game 4 to wish him luck in his search for that elusive championship. Nash did the same after the Spurs eliminated the Phoenix Suns in the second round. 目前为止，在本次季後赛中，唯一向Finley道贺的小牛队球员只有司机；司机在马 刺获得与爵士第四战的胜利後，传了一封讯息祝他在追逐那难以捉摸的冠军盃的路上一切 顺利。那什在马刺於第二轮中击败太阳後，也曾做了一样的事。 Finley regards both as life-long friends. 铁牛将他们视为一辈子的好友。(朋友一生一起走~那些日子不再有...好贴切啊) "I mean, this basketball thing is going to end one day," Finley said. "I feel my friendship with Dirk and Steve will never end. 「我是指，这篮球之类啥鬼的事啊，总有一天会结束的」，铁牛说，「我感觉Dirk、Steve 与我的感情(>/////////<)却永远都不会有终止的一天。」 "Despite wins, losses, trophies or no trophies, they will always be two of my good friends. ... In a perfect world, we would have liked to have enjoyed this together. But the world is not perfect and this league is a business." 「撇开输赢、冠军不谈，他们永远会是我的两位好兄弟。要是在一个完美的世界中，我们 会一起享受进入冠军赛的喜悦。不过天不从人愿，这不是个完美的世界，而我们打的是职 业联盟。」 Business led the Mavericks to dump Finley in the summer of 2005. An amnesty clause in the collective bargaining agreement gave owner Mark Cuban a get-out-of-jail card that he played to escape the luxury tax implications of the veteran's contract. 正是因为着商业上的因素，才使得小牛队在05年暑假把Finley给丢了出来。Cuban使用了 从劳资协议中所得到的特赦条款，让他能避免为了老将Finley的合约而付上一大笔的豪华 税。 But money wasn't the only reason behind Finley's departure. Finley is a jump shooter. Coach Avery Johnson wants his perimeter players to put the ball on the floor and attack the basket. 但金钱也不是铁牛离开小牛的唯一原因。铁牛是一位射手，但小将军希望他的後场球员能 运球进攻篮框。 It wasn't a good fit. The Mavericks were also concerned that Finley, a starter for his eight-and-a-half seasons in Dallas, would balk if asked to come off the bench. 铁牛并不符合小将军的要求。小牛队同时也担心在达拉斯先发了八个半球季的铁牛哥，一 但换成从板凳上出发，可能会变得裹足不前。 Finley has come off the bench for all but 34 of his 159 regular season games with San Antonio over the last two seasons. But he has started during the Spurs' post-season run and played well, averaging 13.1 points and 3.1 rebounds. He's not just along for the ride. 铁牛在马刺过去两季季赛出场的159场比赛中，只有34场先发；但他在本季季後赛中一直 担任先发，且表现良好，平均每场能拿下13.1分与3.1个篮板。他可不是只是被动地被队 友们带入了总冠军赛。 "It's really not about starting and minutes and all those individual things," Finley said. "I think a lot of people blew that out of proportion when I was in Dallas. I tried to be the consummate team player and it might have cost me. 「那其实与先发与否、上场时间，还有其他个人的事情都没有关系」，铁牛说，「当 我还在达拉斯时，很多谣言传得太离谱了。我试图去成为完美的队伍成员，但可能就是这点 害了我(被小牛丢出来)。」 "Here, I can be a team player, do whatever it takes for the team to win whether it's a starter, coming off the bench or being a cheerleader on the bench. I'm going to do whatever it takes. The team concept has been one that has been very gratifying for me. I'm just happy to be a part of it." 「告诉你，我愿意作为队伍的一份子，做好球队赢球所需要的任何事--不论是先发、替补 球员，或是板凳上的啦啦队长(我想看铁牛穿啦啦队服，噗)。我愿意做任何事！这支球队 的精神让我十分满意，我很高兴能成为他们的一员。」 Finley concedes that watching the Mavericks reach the Finals before him last season was difficult. But that was only part of it. Finley勉强地承认了上个球季见到小牛队比他早一步打进总冠军，是件十分不好受的事， 但那只是让他不好受的一部分。 He believes the Mavericks deserved to make the Finals. What upset Finley, and the rest of the Spurs, was that they let an opportunity slip away. 他当时相信小牛队必定能获得总冠军。但让他及马刺的其余成员沮丧的是，小牛队 却让这个机会从指缝间溜走了。 This opportunity hasn't slipped away. Finley intends to rest for a few days, watch Detroit and Cleveland battle it out in the East and prepare for what lies ahead. 但是现在这个机会并没有溜走。铁牛会先让他这把老骨头好好休息几天、看活塞跟骑士在 遥远的东区杀个你死我活，才知道封王路上最後的一颗石头会是谁。 "I'm just going to ride this roller coaster, so to speak, and look to these guy s for any advice I may need on and off the court," Finley said of the trip he always hoped to make with Nowitzki and Nash. "Once the ball tips up in the Finals, I'll be ready." 「我要坐上这班云霄飞车了(是说很刺激吗?= =我不懂)。我会仰仗队友给我的我所需的任 何忠告，不论场上或场下」，对於他一直想与司机与那什一起打进的总冠军赛，Finley说 ，「当总冠军赛开赛，裁判抛起皮球的那一刻......我已准备好了！」 -- 我是看到老将就会感动的人...... 第一次翻那麽长文章的= =a 希望没有翻错，若有请指正 祝铁牛今年能如愿以偿!!! -- I'm not interested in girls. --

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