Jazz playing for personal pride Harpring says team wants to finish strong By Tim Buckley Deseret Morning News http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600124533,00.html (本篇是在惨败灰狼後，和小蜜蜂比赛之前) : NEW ORLEANS — With eight games to go in their 2004-05 NBA season, : including tonight's visit to New Orleans, the Jazz are having a tough time : finding much except the obvious for which to play. : Personal pride is a given. : Beyond that lies only the future. 包括今晚的黄蜂之战，2004-05 赛季只剩下八场比赛，处境艰难的爵士不为别的， 只为了某个明确的目标而战。 那就是自尊。 未来就在不远处。 : At this point, little more incentive than just that — looking ahead : — is left for a 23-51 team with vacation on the imminent horizon. : "We want to set a tone for next year," Jazz co-captain Matt Harpring : said. "You always want to end the year strong, going into the offseason : with a good feeling." 此时此刻，对一个 23胜51败 的队伍而言，还稍能让人振奋的 － 向前瞻望 － 假期就在不远处的地平线上。 " 我们想为明年开个好调, " 爵士队的共同队长 Matt Harpring 说 " 你一定 会想坚强地走完这季，让球季结束时能有愉悦的心情 " : Throughout the season, the Jazz have felt anything but good, making : it easy to pinpoint all that's gone wrong. 整个球季对爵士队而言，丝毫感觉不到称心如意，这反而使他们容易去钻研那些 糟透了的事情。 : "For the entire season," big man Jarron Collins said after Utah's : latest debacle, a 111-86 loss at Minnesota on Wednesday night, "we've had a : group of guys trying to do the right thing, and another group of guys not : playing Jazz basketball, for one reason or another. 经历了最近爵士队的大灾难 － 在星期三以 111-86 输给明尼苏达， Jarron Collins 说: " 整个球季中，不知为何，有一群人尝试去做正确的事，但另 一群人打的根本不是 Jazz basketball。 " : "It's hurt us this entire year," Collins added. "There are times we : don't execute, there are times we play selfish basketball and we don't help : each other out on defense." " 这伤害了我们整整一年，有时我们不能执行战术，有时我们打球自私，在防守 的时候不互相帮忙。 " : Wednesday was one of those times. : Minnesota led 31-8 after one quarter — the Jazz scored just three : more points in the first 12 minutes than they did in their lowest-scoring : quarter in franchise history — and Utah trailed by as many as 39 in the : fourth. 星期三的比赛正是如此。 明尼苏达在第一节取得 31-8 的领先 － 爵士在最初的 12 分钟里，仅仅比队史上 的单节最低得分多了 3 分 － 在第四节更是一度落後了 39 分之多。 : No wonder Timberwolves star Kevin Garnett sounded much more flip than : sincere afterward, saying, "The focus left Utah when we were up 35." : If Wednesday was a blur, tonight may be like reading the bottom line : of an eye chart with glasses off and contact lenses out. 这也难怪森林狼的明星 Kevin Garnett 带点无礼而非诚恳地说 "当我们领先 35分，爵士队已经失去了专注。" 如果将星期三比喻成模糊，今晚的比赛像是不戴眼镜和隐形眼镜镜片看着视力检 查表的最底排一般。 : At 18-56, New Orleans is one of just three teams — Charlotte and : Atlanta are the other two — with fewer wins than Utah this season. : Still, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan — who was kicked out with two : technicals in Wednesday's opening quarter, marking his first ejection of : the season — will watch tonight with a particular purpose in mind. 18胜56败 的纽奥良，是本季和夏洛特以及亚特兰大同为胜场数比爵士队少的 三队之一。 然而，爵士教练 Jerry Sloan － 在星期三的比赛开局即被吹判两次技术犯规 驱逐出场，是他本季的第一次 － 他将会带着特殊的目的来看待这场比赛。 : "We find out, in tough situations," Sloan said, "who is going to step : up and play or who really even looks like they enjoy basketball." : That, Harpring suggested, is why he remains one of the few Jazz : players still fighting each and every time he steps on the floor. : The veteran forward knows not just Sloan and the Jazz, but rather : teams from throughout the league, are keeping a keen eye on Utah as its : April 20 finale at Golden State nears. Sloan 说: " 我们将会发现，在艰难的时刻，谁是在场上奋战、谁是看起来在 享受玩乐篮球的人。 " 那就是为何 Harpring 是少数的一踏进场上便无时无刻奋战的爵士球员之一。 这个老经验的前锋知道不仅仅是 Sloan 和爵士队，所有联盟中的球队在金州勇士 逐渐逼近时，对犹他爵士队投以锐利的目光，有如响起 4月20号的最终乐章。 : "It's always easier to play when you're winning. You're confidence is : always up, your team morale is (good)," Harpring said. "When you're down, : it's tough." "当你赢球时总是轻松打，因为你信心满满，你的球队士气高昂。" Harpring 说: " 当你失意时，一切都变得艰难。 " : Closer to home, Harpring hopes some of his strong play in weak times : will rub off on certain teammates. Rookies Kris Humphries and Kirk Snyder : come quickly to mind. 离家更近了，Harpring 希望他一些在弱势时期的强韧打法能够激励队友，像菜鸟 Kris Humphries 和 Kirk Snyder 等人能尽快牢记在心。 : He, Harpring said, is merely trying to show "these young guys . . . : how to work hard, how to play every night." : "Hopefully these guys learn," the Jazz co-captain said, "because in : two or three years, they're going to be the leaders." Harpring 说他很少试着去表达"给这些年轻小夥子如何努力、如何每晚奋战。" " 希望他们能学到, " 爵士队共同队长说 " 因为在两三年内，他们将成为领导者。 " -- 因为翻得不好，所以加入了原文方便对着看... orz --

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