我又来献丑了，翻得不好的地方请多多包含啦，也跟我讲一下哪里不好吧。 ※ 引述《jerod (KG4MVP)》之铭言： : http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/sports/basketball/13386015.htm : Not long ago, the Timberwolves were mired in a sluggish start and the juicy : topic in the NBA was whether Kevin Garnett would be traded. 不久以前，灰狼还在面临开季的不顺遂，以及对於KG是否会被交易而闹得满城风雨。 : But you know what they say about winning. It changes everything. 但现在他们则是谈论着胜利，一切都改变了。 : The surging Wolves are 9-2 since they stumbled to a 3-4 start. Now the : focus centers on what the team is doing right and the rising confidence : in the Wolves' locker room. 狼群们在跌跌撞撞地历经开季三胜四负之後，拉出一波九胜两败的小高潮，全队士气 正高昂。 : The Northwest Division-leading Wolves ride a five-game winning streak : into tonight's road game against the Philadelphia 76ers. 现在，这支西北组的龙头带着五连胜的气势去拜访七六人。 : "One through 13, guys are confident in themselves, and it spreads like : a virus," Garnett said. "Winning early is very important. It not only : fuels you, but the morale in the locker room is up and that's what you : want going into the latter part of the year." 老大说：这就像病毒扩散一样，现在每个人对自己都很有信心。一开季就成功是很 重要的，它不仅提供你继续拼斗的动力，而且休息室内的士气正高昂，迫不及待迎 接接下来的球季。 : Myriad factors are involved in the improvement, but key areas take : prominence: The team's commitment to defense is paying off, it's had a : turnaround shooting the basketball, and Garnett's teammates are : shouldering bigger roles. 而促使球队改善最重要的原因就是，坚持防守的承诺得到成果，这改变了大家打球 的方式，且其他队友的角色也比以前更重要了。 : Let's start with defense. It seemed it was all first-year Wolves : coach Dwane Casey talked about from the day he was hired until the : season opener Nov. 2. And it remains the priority. 就从防守开始谈起吧。这是从Casey上任的那天开始，到现在（当然以後也是）一直 最重视的东西。 : The Wolves rank fifth in the NBA in field-goal percentage defense : (42.5 percent). They're 11-3 this season when they hold teams to : less than 100 points. 灰狼至今平均每场让对手缴出42.5%的投篮命中率，目前在全NBA排名第五。另外，在 把对手得分压低到100分内的14场比赛中，他们赢了11场。 : The team's perimeter defense has made significant strides. 防守使这支球队获得显着的提升。 : Casey's bunch leads the league in three-point defense (28.7 percent). : The Wolves ranked 19th in that category last season by giving up : 36.3 percent. This season's Wolves are consistently outscored in the : lane, but it isn't allowing the big three-pointers that were so : demoralizing last season. 和上季让对手缴出36.3%的三分球命中率比较（全联盟第19名），目前在Casey的调 教之下，灰狼让对手的三分球命中率降低到28.7%，领先其他球队。虽然他们平均得 分依旧比对手高，但是现在，他们不允许对方射手像上季那样的猖狂了。 : Minnesota defends the pick-and-roll better, too. Former Wolves point : guard Sam Cassell is having a positive influence with the : Los Angeles Clippers, but he's not the defender Minnesota needed. : That's part of the reason why the Wolves traded him for Marko Jaric : this summer. And it helps that Troy Hudson has recovered from ankle : problems that hampered him last season. 灰狼现在面对挡拆的防守也比之前更好了。外星人虽然在快艇产生不错的化学效应 ，但他并不是灰狼需要的防守球员，这也是为什麽当初会交易来Jaric的一部份原因 。攻击力方面的损失，也因炸弹从上季困扰着他的踝伤复原後得到舒缓。（最後这 句我猜是这个意思，不太确定）（不管怎样，外星人，我还是想念你啊!!） : "We've actually worked on (pick-and-roll defense) more than we've : worked on a lot of different stuff," Garnett said. "So you have to : anticipate it getting better at one point, and it has." 老大说：相较於以前，我们正努力於对挡拆的防守，你可以预见这方面的进步，实 际上也正是如此。（後面这句满不确定的　orz） : The offense has improved as well. 进攻方面也有获得改善。 : There isn't a much uglier sight in basketball than a defense-oriented : team with players that aren't hitting their jump shots. And that's : what happened early this season. Wally Szczerbiak shot 39.1 percent : through the first seven games, when the Wolves went 3-4. 对於一支以防守起家的球队来说，没有什麽比球员跳投不会进更惨的了。而这出戏 开季时不巧上演了一次─帅哥在前七场比赛中只有39.1%的命中率，灰狼也因此只 赢了三场。（帅哥，你知道你有多重要了吧！） : But Szczerbiak and his teammates have found their touch. 但他和队友们终於找回了手感。 : During their 9-2 run in recent weeks, the Wolves shot better than : 50 percent four times. They made 60 of 136 three-pointers (44.1 percent). 在最近11场比赛的4场中，他们的整体命中率超过50%，且这11场比赛他们的三分球命 中率高达44.1%。 : They're shooting 46.9 percent overall this season, which ranks second : in the NBA behind San Antonio (47.8 percent). 整体而言，目前灰狼46.9%的命中率在全NBA排行第二，仅次於马刺。 : Szczerbiak, who was a career 50.1 percent shooter coming into this season, : has raised his accuracy to 49.4 percent overall this season. : Since starting the season 5 for 24 from three-point range, he's made : 15 of his last 27 in the past 11 games. 帅哥在这段期间内也找回了准星，49.4%的命中率逼近生涯的平均水准。此外，他也 摆脱了开季24投5中的三分球冷感，最近11场比赛他投27中15。 : "Now our shooting and our rhythm has caught up with our defense," Casey said. : "We still have holes in our defense we've got to get better on, but it's : close to where we want it to be. I attribute (the 9-2 run) to our : shooting coming around along with our defense getting better." Casey说：现在我们的射篮和节奏也随着防守的强化而提升了，防守上虽然仍有漏洞 需要补强，但这距离我们想要达成的目标已经越来越靠近，我认为最近的成绩就是最 好的证明。 : Garnett is still Garnett. He is averaging 22 points, 10.3 rebounds and : 4.8 assists. MVP还是MVP，平均22分，10.3篮板，4.8次助攻。 : From his perch in the post, Garnett provides the playmaking the Wolves need, : finding open shooters after he draws double-teams. 他在低位的优势是球队进攻中枢，遭到包夹後，其他地方就出现了空档， : And his teammates are helping him. 而他的队友也提供他火力上的支援。 : Jaric, the key acquisition of the offseason, didn't play much during fourth : quarters early in the season. But now he's become a regular, often : guarding the opposing team's best perimeter player when Casey goes with : a small lineup. Jaric guarded the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant at : times Saturday and recently helped defend the Cleveland Cavaliers' : LeBron James. Jaric是暑假最大的收获。虽然季初在关键的第四节没有太多发挥空间，但现在，只要 Casey在场上摆出矮小阵容（想打小球？感觉总是少了点速度跟爆发力。）时，他就会 被派去防守对方最难缠的人物，像是Kobe和雷霸龙。 : "Marko's grown on me late in the game," Casey said. "He's played a lot : of basketball. I trust Marko late in games to make good decisions... . : He's a tough guy. Marko doesn't back down from too much." Casey说：对於Jaric的表现我不再感到意外，他做了很多，我相信他能在场上做出正 确的判断。他是个坚强的人，绝不退缩。 : The Wolves have gotten important contributions off the bench from two : reserves in particular. 除了先发球员之外，板凳中也跳出了两个暴徒。 : Troy Hudson, who has been sidelined with a strained left calf, adds : 12.4 points a game as the backup to Jaric. Forward Eddie Griffin has : joined Hudson on the court in many of the fourth quarters this season. : He's averaging 6.8 rebounds and 2.6 blocks, which ranks seventh in the NBA. 炸弹接替Jaric，从候补出发提供了12.4分，斗士也常常在第四节发飙，平均6.8个 篮板，以及全联盟排名第七的2.6个麻辣火锅。 : The Wolves entered Saturday's 95-82 victory over the Lakers holding : opponents to 39.2 percent shooting in the fourth quarter. 前几天灰狼赢得了对湖人的比赛，第四节更让对手只有39.2%的投篮命中率。 : "We're starting to understand each other," Jaric said. "Confidence is : starting to raise, not only mine but all the players. I knew it was : going to take some time, and finally we're on a good roll right now." Jaric说：我们开始互相了解，不只是我，其他人的信心也逐渐建立起来，我知道这 花了我们一些时间，终於，我们有了不错的成果。 --

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