Thunder's Durant wows others, not self http://0rz.tw/EbTz3 By Mike Monroe - Express-News Web Posted: 02/24/2010 12:00 CST Thunder's Durant wows others, not self 谦冲自牧的Durant Kevin Durant, the Oklahoma City Thunder's All-Star forward who brings the NBA's No. 2 scoring average into tonight's game against the Spurs at the AT&T Center, is still young enough to fidget and blush when confronted by praise he deems unworthy. 奥克拉马雷霆的全明星前锋Durant挟着联盟得分No.2的气势，今晚到AT&T Center打 马刺，当听到对他的洋溢赞美时仍会感到不自在且脸红，他认为这不足挂齿。 Tell him that Tim Duncan, the Spurs' two-time MVP, insists he be included in any conversation about this season's award, and the former Texas star rolls his eyes and drops his head. 跟他说马刺两届MVP球星Duncan挺他角逐今年的奖项(MVP)，而这位前德州球星白眼以 待、不可置否。 When he lifts it to answer, you halfway expect his response will be, “Aw, shucks,” and it nearly is. 当他打起精神回话时，你多少能预料到他会说些什麽；「是唷，呿!」差不多就是这 样子吧! Instead, he praises Duncan, whose work ethic and consistency he has used as a model for his own development. 相反地，他赞扬了Duncan的职业道德与稳定性 — 他所效法的自我成长发展模式。 “Aw, I don't think so,” he says. “I think he should. He's above me in that conversation, along with other guys. They've been carrying their teams, and they continue to win this year. 「欧~我不觉得耶!」他说。「我认为他才是呢。他跟其他人们的表现在我之上。他们 都已经在他们的球队里挑起大梁了，而且今年他们仍是常胜军呢!」 “I'm just trying to solidify my team and myself. It's an honor for him to say that, but it's something I'm not thinking about, first off, and it's a long way from happening.” 「我只不过是试着将我们球队和我自己融入一起。能得到他的赞赏备感荣幸，但我 没这麽好啦! 还有很长的路要走呢!」 Durant is right about this season's MVP. Cleveland's LeBron James is a heavy favorite to repeat. Nevertheless, the Thunder's surge, combined with Durant's numbingly consistent scoring, merits inclusion among this season's candidates. Durant对今年的MVP情势说得没错。骑士LBJ连庄的呼声很高。不过，在雷霆异军突 起，挟带着Durant毫无反应、稳定的得分表现下，也应把他纳入今年的人选之中才是。 “The way he's playing and scoring the ball, he's a candidate right now,” Duncan said. “For the MVP, you're going to ask someone to do a little more than he does, rebounding numbers or assist numbers, whatever it may be. And obviously, with the MVP race, it's going to be hard for anyone else to do anything while LeBron is still alive. But Kevin's definitely pushing that envelope right now.” 「他的表现及得分能力，当今无庸置疑就是个MVP竞逐者」Duncan说。「要拿MVP， 你得比他的表现还要好才行，篮板或是助攻，都可以啦! 很明显地，MVP角逐者中，在 LBJ的面前大家都黯然失色了。但现在的Kevin肯定是个强敌!」 Durant has a string of 29 consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25 points. The Thunder's record during Durant's run: 21-8. Durant连29场比赛有25+的得分。雷霆随着Durant水涨船高: 21W-8L。 No team has been hotter this month than the Thunder, no player more productive than Durant. 本月最夯球队: 雷霆。本月最夯球员: Kevin Durant。 When the Thunder made Durant the No. 2 pick in 2007, few doubted he would be a top 10 NBA scorer. That he now threatens to become the youngest single-season scoring champion in league history is a testament to a work ethic Thunder coach Scott Brooks cites with a degree of astonishment. 2007年雷霆用第二顺位选了Durant，有人对他将成为联盟顶尖得分手之一这点抱持 怀疑。而他现在可能改写联盟历史上最年轻得分王的纪录，引述雷霆教头Scott Brooks 带着惊艳的观点，正是个有力的证明，。 “With Kevin, it's like that movie ‘Groundhog Day,'” Brooks said. “He came in three years ago with a mindset he was going to improve every day, and he's stuck with it.” 「谈到Kevin，那就像是电影"今天暂时停止"(Groundhog Day)一般」Brooks说。「三 年前，他用日新又新的心态来到这里，而他一直保持这点」 Durant's offensive skills needed only burnishing. That he has bought into Brooks' emphasis on daily defensive improvement has elevated him to potential All-NBA status. Durant的进攻技巧只待磨光。他在Brooks所重视的防守上所下的功夫也浮出成效， 让他有成为全联盟顶尖大锁的潜力。 “He came this year with a defensive mindset, which has helped us develop defensively as a team,” Brooks said. “We're winning games because we're defending now.” 「他今年的防守心态帮助我们的团队防守更上层楼」Brooks说。「因为现在我们有 在防守，所以我们就赢球罗!」 Sam Presti, the former Spurs assistant general manager who runs the Thunder's basketball operations, marvels at the maturity with which Durant approaches his development. 前马刺助理GM Sam Presti入主雷霆，对Durant的进步趋於成熟感到惊艳。 “For a younger player to be able to grasp and commit to the grind and commit to focusing on what's in front of him, as opposed to what might be down the road, is remarkable,” he said. “I generally think he enjoys the deliberate process and not just the outcomes.” 「对一个年轻人来说，能去领会并付诸行动，着眼於前，不随波逐流，是相当卓越 不凡的」他说。「我认为他重视的是过程，而不以结果论事」 Durant's humility makes a difference, too. He spent All-Star Weekend in Dallas taking in everything, observing players like Duncan, who was making his 11th straight All-Star start. Durant的谦卑同样也令他与众不同。在达拉斯明星赛周末期间，他花时间观察像是 连11届全明星先发的Duncan等球员们。 Durant had to work to feel he belonged. Durant必须努力奋起直追上他们。 “I don't know when I will, to be honest,” he said. “I guess when I'm an All-Star starter like those guys, but I don't really see myself on their level. They've done great things in this league so far, and I've really done nothing. 「说实在的，我不知道我何时才能办到」他说。「我想应该是等到当我像他们一样成 为明星赛的先发的时候吧，但扪心自问我真的还没达到他们的层级。目前他们在联盟中 都是有口碑的，而我真的微不足道」 “My team is getting better, but until you solidify yourself as a playoff team every year, going deep in the playoffs every year, that's when you can say you're one of the top players in the league. 「我的球队变得更好了，但是直到能够把我们队融合成每年季後赛的常客、每年季後 赛都能挺到五月之後，届时你才能说你是联盟的顶尖球员之一」 “I've got a lot to prove, and my team has a lot to prove.” 「我还有很多有待证明，而我的球队亦是」 -- 有些句子可能跟原文文意略有差异，恳请不吝指教 --

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