Cleveland Cavaliers forward Jawad Williams surprised by call, but shows he's ready to answer it Jawad Williams admitted he wasn't entirely sure he heard right when Cavaliers coach Mike Brown called his name late in the first quarter of Wednesday's blowout victory over the visiting Washington Wizards. Jawad Williams承認在對巫師的比賽第一節就被Brown叫上場感到吃驚。 "There was a quick moment where I didn't know what he said," the former St. Edward star said with a little smile. "But when I realized he was talking to me, I was ready to go." “那一瞬間我不知道他在說什麼”這位前聖艾德華明星笑說“但當我意會到他在 叫我，我已經準備好了。” That, as much as anything, is exactly why Brown felt comfortable calling on Williams to replace Zydrunas Ilgauskas with 14 seconds left in the first quarter. He played the entire second quarter, too, and by halftime had established his career high in minutes. He finished with seven points, one rebound, four assists and one steal in almost 25 minutes. He made 3 of 9 shots, including 1 of 4 3-pointers. Most important in Brown's eyes, Williams was plus-18 for the evening, meaning the Cavs outscored the Wizards by 18 points with Williams on the floor. Brown在第一節剩下14秒時讓Jawad替補大Z上場。他打了第二節並且得到生涯最多 的出場時間。他25分鐘7分1板4助攻1抄截，包括3分投4中1。更重要的是，Brown看 到+18的+/-值，表示騎士在Williams在場上時，淨贏巫師18分。 "I thought he did a nice job defensively," Brown said. "His length and his size were a factor. I thought he played physical without fouling. I thought he also did a nice job offensively. His percentage wasn't great, but he took the good shots, and he drove the ball at the right time to initiate our drive-and-kick game. I thought he had some great ball reversals out on the floor. He played the right way offensively, which really helped us out." “他表現出色的防守”Brown說“他的長度和身高是一個因素，他打得有碰撞性 卻沒有犯規。他也也在進攻表現出色。他的命中率不好，但他投進了一些好球， 並正確的時間啟動了騎士的drive-and-kick game。他有逆轉的能力，他打出正確 的進攻，並且真的幫助了我們。” Even before all the playing time, Williams got good news Wednesday when the Cavs guaranteed his $736,420 contract for the rest of the season. Last year at this time, the team cut him, although it did sign him to a couple of 10-day contracts during the regular season and also brought him back for the playoffs. 除此之外，騎士保證了他剩下球季的合約。 He said going through it this season was easier because he'd been through it last season, but he also said he didn't do anything differently as the deadline to guarantee contracts approached. "I never sweat the deadline at all," said Williams, who did get quite a few more texts than usual after Wednesday's game. "I just continue to work hard each and every day and hope for the best. That's all I can do." Williams表示沒有很憂慮他的合約，他就是持續努力工作盡他所能幫助球隊。 He didn't say anything different, either, although he likely will get more time because Jamario Moon is out with a strained abdominal muscle. "I'm still Jawad," Williams said. "I'm still going to work hard each and every day and try to get better. Everything is the same with me. I've been working hard the past couple years, and now maybe I'll get a chance to showcase a few things." 即使月亮缺賽讓她可能獲得一些上場時間，他仍認為沒有什麼不同的地方。他仍 努力工作，試著更好。 Teammate LeBron James hopes so, too. "He's been waiting for his opportunity," James said. "He's worked hard every day in practice. With Jamario being out, he's going to get some time. With his ability to defend and his ability to shoot the ball, he can really help us. LBJ也認為月亮out會給Jawad一些上場時間。“他每天都很認真練習，他防守和投 射的天份真的能幫助球隊。” "Confidencewise, that is the big thing. Until you really get out there and get some action, that helped. The team believing in him bringing him back for a second year helped him." Williams did admit he's a different player this year compared to last year. "Things are starting to slow down for me," he said. "I see the game a lot slower. I see the game in my pace. Instead of trying to run around and do everything, I'm taking my time with things." Williams不認為他和去年有什麼不一樣，他就是看見比賽節奏有點慢，試著去改 變節奏，如此而已。 出處：http://www.cleveland.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.開除小卡爾後，騎士的開特力群：小綠、D-Block、Jawad都很努力很優秀^^ 2.還想翻一篇小吉的文章，有點懶了>.< --

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