Late Thursday night, in a cramped Staples Center locker room, Manu Ginobili talked about pain, Bruce Bowen mused on missed opportunities and R. C. Buford rifled through boxes of stale pepperoni pizza. 礼拜四晚间，在狭小的Staples Center休息室里， Ginobili说到伤痛，Bowen正在沉思那错过的机会， Buford则在不新鲜的义大利腊味香肠口味pizza盒子旁… (rifle through好难翻…) The Spurs breathed in an atmosphere of defeat that was as unappetizing as Buford’s lukewarm snack. Buford, the Spurs’ unassuming general manager, forced a half-grin as he filled his hands. He needed something to tide him over for the long flight back to San Antonio. 马刺呼吸到了失败的氛围，跟Buford微温的点心一样令人 没有食慾。Buford，低调的总经理双手合掌并且露出苦笑。 他需要一些东西让他能克服痛苦，回到圣安东尼奥。 They all felt a little empty. The Los Angeles Lakers — younger, quicker, maybe hungrier — needed only five games to eliminate the Spurs, the defending N.B.A. champions, from the Western Conference finals. 他们都觉得有一些空虚，湖人队-年轻、快速、也许较有企图心- 只花了五场比赛就在西区冠军赛淘汰以防守着称的NBA冠军马刺。 The Spurs have won a league-high four titles since 1999, but have never repeated as champions. A sympathetic reporter tried to console Ginobili by pointing to the Spurs’ knack for winning every other year (2003, 2005, 2007), suggesting they were due for another title next June. 从1999年以来，马刺赢了最多的四次NBA总冠军，但从来 没有连霸过。一个记者试着安慰Ginobili说马刺只要隔一年就会拿一次冠 军(2003.2005.2007球季)，也就是说明年的六月会拿到冠军的。 “If you can assure me that I’m going to win it next year, then I’ll be kind of happy,” Ginobili said. “But it’s not that easy.” “如果你可以确信我明年能赢，那也会是一种快乐”，Ginobili说”但没那麽简单” The Spurs can be sure of two things. They will remain a force in the West because of their All-Star threesome of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Ginobili. And they will fall short again without substantial changes in the supporting cast, which wilted as June approached. 有两件事对马刺而言是确定的事情，当六月凋零时， 有明星赛三巨头，Duncan、Parker、Ginobili ，他们仍然会是西区非常强劲的队伍，不会有太大的改变。 Even before the series ended, team officials knew this summer would be a busy one. Four key players are free agents, all in their 30s — Fabricio Oberto, Robert Horry, Michael Finley and Kurt Thomas. 即使在系列赛结束之前，球队高层知道这将会是繁忙的一个夏天， 四个超过三十岁的球员都将变成自由球员 ，Fabricio Oberto, Robert Horry, Michael Finley and Kurt Thomas.。 Horry did not play in the series finale, and his storied career as one of the game’s clutch players might be over. Horry, who has won seven championship rings (three with the Lakers, two each with Houston and the Spurs), turns 38 in August. He was 0 for 9 in the conference finals. Horry没能打到系後赛的结尾，他传奇的生涯会让许多球员难以超越(三年在湖人， 两年在火箭与马刺。)，八月将满38岁了。他在西区冠军赛投九中零。 The 35-year-old Finley, who helped the Spurs win the title in 2007, also had his shooting touch desert him in the conference finals. Finley, who started ahead of Ginobili, averaged only 5.8 points in the series. 三十五岁的Finley，帮助马刺在2007年拿到冠军，在西区冠军赛担任在Ginobili 之前的先发得分後卫，他的手感也不好，系列战平均只有5.8分。 If the Spurs opt for a youth movement, Thomas and several others could be gone. Oberto is 33, and Brent Barry is 36. Bowen remains a defensive force — he made Kobe Bryant work hard for his points all series — but he turns 37 in two weeks. 如果马刺想要年轻化，那Thomas和许多球员就要离开，Oberto33岁，Barry36岁， Bowen的防守依然很好，他让Kobe在季後赛很难得分-但他在两个礼拜就要37岁了。 The Spurs had a tough first round against the Phoenix Suns, followed by an exhausting seven-game series against the New Orleans Hornets. They were slow to get to loose balls and short on offensive options. The age issue is unavoidable. 马刺第一轮遇到太阳，七场对黄蜂疲累的比赛，他们开始变慢， 容易掉球，也缺乏进攻的选择。这是无可避免得议题。 The Spurs have already talked about adding younger players in the off-season. They also envision roles for two recent draftees, Tiago Splitter and Ian Mahinmi. 马刺已经决定季後赛结束後要加入年轻的球员，已经展望两个选秀会 的年轻球员，Tiago Splitter 和 Ian Mahinmi.。 “Whatever’s going to happen is going to happen,” Bowen said. “不管将要发生甚麽”Bowen说 “It is risky to draw hard conclusions from this season, given how competitive the Western Conference was. But there is a sense that a shift is under way, with the young Lakers, the Hornets and the Utah Jazz supplanting the Spurs, the Suns and the Dallas Mavericks as the top powers. 这是个很难做出结论的球季，西区的竞争很激烈，但却有一股气，渐渐的在移动， 年轻的湖人、黄蜂、爵士可能会取代马刺、太阳、小牛、这些强权。 The Suns and the Mavericks fizzled in the first round and have far bigger problems than the Spurs. The Spurs might still be playing if Ginobili — arguably their best player this season — had not been playing with an ankle injury. 太阳跟小年第一轮就遇到了比马刺严重的问题，只要Ginobil可以， 马刺仍然是可打的-他们这季打得最好的球员，脚踝受伤原本不该再打的。 He scored 30 points in a Game 3 victory, but averaged 8 points in the four losses. 他第三场拿了三十分，但四场输的球赛，他平均只拿下八分。 “We got the feeling that we had an opportunity this year to win it, and if you let it go away, it hurts,” Ginobili said. “So we’re all disappointed.” “我们觉得我们今年有机会可以赢的”，如果你错过了，那会很伤， Ginobili说”所以我们很失望” The key faces are not going anywhere. Duncan and Coach Gregg Popovich are signed through 2012, Parker through 2011, Ginobili and Bowen through 2010. There is time for another championship run or two, and perhaps a chance to accomplish the one feat that has eluded the Spurs — a repeat championship. 重点人物不会去哪里，Duncan跟Pop都被签约到2012年， Parker到2011年，Ginobili跟Bowen到2010年，还有机会再拿一 两次冠军，或许可以完成连霸。 Their first title defense, in 2000, was derailed by an injury to Duncan, and ended with a first-round loss to the Suns. They stumbled in 2004 when the Lakers’ Derek Fisher hit a seemingly impossible buzzer-beater in Game 5 of the conference semifinals. Their 2006 run came down to a handful of controversial plays, and an overtime loss to Dallas in Game 7 of the conference semifinals. 最重要的防守，在2000年，因为Duncan受伤， 在第一轮败给太阳，2004年Fisher不可思议的四强赛第五战最後 一击再度让马刺错过，2006年，四强赛对上小牛，第七战在延长赛落败。 “We’re getting closer and closer, as far as the rounds go,” Bowen said with a smile. “我们越来越近”周而复始的”Bowen面带微笑的说” Other than the Lakers — who are making their fifth finals appearance in nine years — no other franchise can match the Spurs’ sustained success this decade. The only gap is their inability to repeat. 除了湖人外-九年内打进五次总冠军赛-没有其他球队可以 跟马刺在这十年内的成就匹敌，但他们就是没办法连霸。 Popovich called the three-peats by the Lakers and the Chicago Bulls “pretty impressive stuff, ” but said he never made it a goal. Pop说到湖人跟公牛的三连霸”令人印象深刻的事件”但他却未达成 “I have never mentioned it one time,” he said. “Maybe that’s my problem.” “我从来没提到”他说”或许那是我的问题” While the Lakers, the N.B.A.’s pre-eminent glamour team, go for their fourth title this decade, the boringly efficient Spurs will retreat to the shadows and plot their next makeover. 湖人，先前NBA辉煌的球队，为了十年内的第四座总冠军奋战， 马刺则退了下来为明年的补强作计画。 The dynasty may be aging, but there is still one major item on the bucket list. 这王朝也许老了，但他仍是单子上最重要的一个物件。 --

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