Road Warriors: Wizards stun Bobcats 97-91 http://goo.gl/wqh4s CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—That the undermanned Charlotte Bobcats finally ran out of magic with their makeshift lineups wasn’t that surprising. That the costly meltdown came against Washington was. 毫不意外地，人(猫？)手不足的山猫总算是没魔了，被巫师一发解决。 So much for the Wizards being pushovers away from home. 对於一直在客场被辗的皮薄巫师，这不吝是一剂强心针。 Andray Blatche(notes) had 25 points and 17 rebounds, Jordan Crawford(notes) added 23 points and Washington made it two straight road wins while putting a serious dent in Charlotte’s postseason hopes with a 97-91 victory Sunday night. Andray Blatch 拿下了 25 分 17 篮板，Jordan Crawford 则提供了 23 分。 巫师终於成功取得客场二连胜，也让山猫瞄准季後赛的准星黯淡无光。 After a 1-35 start away from home that threatened to match an NBA record for futility, the Wizards followed a victory at Utah last week by building a 19-point third-quarter lead in a ragged game in which each team dressed only nine players. 巫师的 1-35 开季差点就要破记录， 不过他们上周对战爵士的比赛中在第三节漂亮地拉开了 19 分的差距。 这场比赛双方都只有九名球员。 “Back-to-back road wins are nice, but we’ve played at a pretty high level and had opportunities to win games over the last 10 or so,” coach Flip Saunders said. “We’ve had our best stretch of ball of late.” 教练 Flip Saunders： 「客场赢下 B2B 很不错，不过更重要的是我们打出了好比赛， 最近十场左右几乎都有赢球机会。 我们近来的表现称得上是最佳状况。」 It came at a terrible time for Charlotte. 不过对於山猫来说，这却是最惨状况。 Matt Carroll(notes) scored 17 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter for the Bobcats, who remained two games behind Indiana for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot after the Pacers lost to New Orleans. But the Bobcats have only six games left, the Pacers four, and Indiana holds the tiebreaker. Matt Carroll 在第四节拿下了该场 26 中的 17 分， 在蹓马输给黄蜂之後， 山猫依然在季後赛的竞争名单中落後蹓马两场。 但山猫只剩下六场比赛，而蹓码则是四场， 并且握有 tiebreaker。 (译注：在 NBA 中，tiebreaker 指的是在战绩相同时优先获得季後赛资格的权利； 详情请参考 Lakers 板 #1DatK6lx 一文。) “This definitely hurts,” Carroll said. 「状况不妙。」Carroll 表示。 The difference was in the paint. 其中奥妙便在禁区。 The Wizards held a 50-39 edge on the glass that included 16 offensive rebounds with the athletic Blatche leading the way to continue a torrid week. Two nights after grabbing 16 offensive boards against Cleveland, his putback put the Wizards ahead 96-88 with 1:43 left. 巫师在篮板上以 50-39 的悬殊差距彻底压制了山猫， 其中还包含了活跳跳的 Blatche 领军下全队的 16 个进攻篮板。 两天前对战骑士时 Blatche 才只身弄来了 16 个进攻篮板， 而今晚他的补篮更在比赛剩下 1:43 秒时让巫师以 96-88 领先。 “I came out with a lot of effort,” Blatche said. “I wanted my teammates to follow off my energy.” Blatche 表示： 「我在场上很尽力， 因为我要用这股精神撑起我的队友。」 After Carroll hit a 3-pointer at the other end and then grabbed a Washington miss, Charlotte’s hopes ended when D.J. White(notes) tossed up an airball in the final minute. Carroll 在另一端投进三分之後又抓下了防守篮板， 但在 D.J. White 的最後一击以面包收尾的同时， 山猫的获胜希望也到此结束。 “When you get down by 18, 19 points and then you try to come back, you have to play perfect basketball and we just couldn’t do that,” coach Paul Silas said. “We made a push and I commend the guys for that, but it’s a huge loss. ” 教练 Paul Silas表示： 「如果你输了 18、19 分还想逆转， 那你就得打出完美的表现，不过我们没办到。 我们成功地追击，我也感到非常激赏， 但这场比赛依然是一场关键的败战。」 The Bobcats, who again played without top scorer Stephen Jackson(notes), had managed to pull out close victories in four of their previous five games despite odd lineups. But this time, Charlotte got nothing from its front line. 少了主要火力 Stephen Jackson 的山猫， 以短少的人力打出了惊险的五战四胜； 但这场比赛，山猫的锋线一事无成。 Kwame Brown(notes), the only healthy center, didn’t score and grabbed three rebounds. Silas benched Boris Diaw(notes) in the fourth quarter after he scored 13 points but struggled defensively. 唯一健康的中锋 Kwame Brown 没拿到半分，而且只抓下了三个篮板。 Boris Diaw 虽然拿下了 13 分， 但 Silas 受不了防守黑洞让他在第四节好好暖了暖板凳。 Carroll did his best with a remarkable 11-of-16 shooting performance to finish one point off his career high. Carroll 的 11-16 命中率让人惊艳，差一分就追平了生涯得分。 “In that situation you kind of just want to shoot the ball every time you get it,” Carroll said. 「在这种状况下你拿到球就得投啊，」Carroll 表示。 D.J. Augustin(notes) added 21 points, but Charlotte’s lack of depth was too much to overcome. D.J. Augustin 补上了 21 分，但山猫缺的大洞不是这样就补得上的。 The Bobcats played for the second straight game and seventh time in 15 games without Jackson, who has a chronic left hamstring strain. Sixth man Tyrus Thomas(notes) (sore knee), backup point guard Shaun Livingston(notes) (bruised tailbone) and reserve big man Eduardo Najera(notes) (back) also didn ’t dress. Stephen Jackson 在山猫过去的 15 场以来有七场缺赛， 而这次则是出於慢性左腿筋拉伤而第二场连续缺赛。 另外第六人 Tyrus Thomas 因为膝盖酸痛无法上场、 替补後卫 Shaun Livingston 尾椎瘀血、 加上替补内线 Eduardo Najera 也因背伤无法出赛。 The Wizards played a fourth straight game without top scorer Nick Young(notes) (bruised knee), then lost Hamady Ndiaye(notes) to a knee injury in pregame warmups. Cartier Martin(notes) (ankle) joined the long injury list Sunday, too. 巫师在最近四场中，主要得分手 Nick Young 膝盖瘀伤、 Hamady Ndiaye 也因赛前热身中膝盖受伤而缺阵； 另外，Cartier Martin 也在星期天加入了阵容浩大的伤兵俱乐部。 Washington did get rookie John Wall(notes) back after his one-game suspension for taking a swing at Miami’s Zydrunas Ilgauskas(notes) on Wednesday. Playing the second pro game in his home state, Wall took part in Washington’ s third-quarter dunk party. John Wall 周三对大Ｚ使出天马流星拳被禁赛一场之後终於归队， 并在家乡打了第二场职业球赛； 在第三节中，Wall 参加了巫师的灌篮大会。 With a variety of uncontested, highlight-reel jams, the Wizards went on a 21-7 spurt to take a 69-50 lead. 巫师以各种灌篮连续技打出了 21-7 的攻势，以 69-50 大幅领先。 Wall finished with 18 points, but also had six turnovers, and his miscues helped Charlotte get back in the game as Carroll heated up in the fourth quarter. Wall 最後拿下了 18 分，但也送了六个失误， 让 Carroll 能够顺利热机，带领山猫在第四节不断逼近。 Still, Washington was able to secure only its 20th win of the season, but second straight and third in four games. 巫师最後守住了本季有点可怜的第 20 胜， 但这是四场中的第三胜兼二连胜。 “We’re starting to get the mentality where we think we can,” Crawford said. “When you think you can win then you can pull it off.” Crawford： 「我们开始相信自己的能力了。 你要先相信自己办得到才有办法跳出来做点事情。」 Notes: Silas is hopeful Jackson will play Tuesday at Cleveland. … Despite ranking 19th in NBA history in career rebounds, Silas had never been nominated for the Basketball Hall of Fame—until now. Josh White, of Gastonia, N.C., recently completed the paperwork to help get Silas on the 2012 ballot. “He was a tough guy and he did all the dirty work,” White said. Silas called it a “nice gesture” while downplaying his chances at induction. … Saunders said it’s important Blatche gets in better shape this summer. “I really believe if he can get his weight to the 260s, he can become a very dominant forward,” Saunders said. 备注： -Silas 认为 Jackson 应该可以在周二出战骑士 -虽然 Silas 是 NBA 排行榜上第 19 名的篮板怪物， 但他一直没有机会进军名人堂。 不过现在 Gastonia, N.C. 的 Josh White 最近搞定了申请文件， 希望可以让 Silas 在 2012 年有机会挑战这项荣誉。 「他是个猛哥，而且够脏够狠。」White 表示。 Silas 觉得这很够义气，但也似乎让他的机会有点开倒车。 -Saunders 表示 Blatche 这个暑假要好好健身一下， 「我真的觉得如果他能控制体重在 260 磅左右，他会是个很威猛的前锋。」 --

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