※ 引述《nogoodlaugh (別查我IP)》之銘言： : http://0rz.tw/af3YV : WALTHAM, Mass. (AP)—When Kevin Garnett starts screaming, the Celtics’ : defense stops struggling. 當KG開始大吼時，賽爾提克的防守陣容就會重新振作。 : For all his assets—athleticism, intensity, intelligence—it’s the ability : to communicate with teammates that he considers the key to Boston’s skill at : shutting down opponents. KG的全部資產就是：熱情、認真、有智慧—與隊友有良好的溝通能力，這是他認為賽爾提 克能夠打敗對手的主要關鍵。 : “I talk. I understand how defense works,” he said after being selected the : NBA defensive player of the year Tuesday. “Communication’s probably the : biggest thing when it comes to defense.” 「我講話，我了解怎麼防守，」他在被選上年度防守球員後這麼說：「溝通大概是在防守 時最重要的事。」 : An outstanding defender throughout his previous 12 seasons, all with : Minnesota, Garnett won the league award for the first time by a wide margin : one day before Boston takes a 1-0 lead into Game 2 of the first-round series : against Atlanta. 在他過去的12個球季，包括在明尼蘇達時，KG就一直都是個傑出的防守球員，今年是他第 一次拿到這個獎項，並且遠遠勝過其他競爭者。 : He had 90 of the 124 first-place votes and a total of 493 points. Marcus : Camby of Denver, last year’s winner, was second with 12 first and 178 : points, just edging Shane Battier of Houston, who received 11 first-place : votes and 175 points. 他在第一輪投票時從124張選票中拿到90張票，共得到493分。去年的得主-金塊隊的Camby ，在第一輪只拿到12張票178分，而第三名火箭的Battier也只有11票175分。 : ADVERTISEMENT : “Any award you’re able to acquire in this league is a big deal,” said : Garnett, who would much prefer his first NBA championship. “At the end of : the day, it’s about winning.” 「在聯盟裡能夠拿到任何獎項都是一件大事。」其實KG更想拿總冠軍的戒指：「重要的是 ，這關乎勝利。」 : The 6-foot-11, long-armed forward is the major factor behind the Celtics’ : climb from a mediocre defensive team to perhaps the best in the league. They : held opponents to an NBA-low 41.9 field goal percentage after allowing them : to hit 46.8 percent of their shots last season. And they allowed just 90.3 : points per game, second-fewest in the league, after giving up 99.2 last year. 塞爾提克的防守從差強人意搖身一變成為聯盟中的數一數二，這個六呎11吋 (實 際上是七呎)的長臂前鋒是球隊大轉變的最重要因素。今年他們的對手得分率只有聯盟 最低的41.9%，而去年卻有46.8%；今年每場比賽只讓對手拿下90.3分，而去年則高達99.2 分。 : No surprise, then, that Boston improved from 24-58 last season to 66-16, the : NBA’s best record, after trading for Garnett last summer. 所以我們對波士頓的大躍進 (24-58到66-16) 也無需太驚訝，去年KG的交易，幫助他們 打破了NBA史上進步最多的紀錄。 : “He’s changed our culture defensively,” coach Doc Rivers said. “That’s : the most important thing, just the team part of it. Individually, he’s been : fantastic, but I think his presence for the team is what stood out.” 「他改變了我們的防守風格，」河流大說：「這是最重要的。他個人的表現當然是好的沒 話說，但我想他在球隊裡的影響力更能表現出他的價值。」 : Paul Pierce was surprised that Garnett hadn’t won the award before. PP驚訝的是KG之前居然沒得過這個獎。 : “He’s been the class of the NBA defensively for a long time now,” Pierce : said. “He just anchors our defense. He controls the paint, blocks shots, a : lot of things that don’t show up in the stat sheet, with his talking.” 「他一直以來在防守上都是NBA裡最好的，」PP說：「他是球隊防守的基石。主導禁區、 蓋火鍋…他做的很多事在數據上都沒有顯示出來，包括他的碎碎唸」 : Center Kendrick Perkins is having the best of his five seasons with Boston : and credits some of that to Garnett. : “You never know how valuable he is until you’ve played with him,” Perkins : said. “He controls the whole court. He’s the only player besides Kobe : Bryant that I’ve seen control the whole court.” 中鋒Perkins這季的表現是過去五季以來最好的，他也將部分功勞歸給KG。 「你永遠不知道他的價值，除非你跟他打過球。」Perkins說：「他主導了整個球場。他 是我看過除了Kobe之外唯一能主導全場的球員。」 : Garnett is able to recognize early what opponents are doing and tell his : teammates. He guides them to the right spots. Team defense, he said, is the : key to stopping teams. No surprise, then, that Garnett credits his teammates : with making his award possible. KG能馬上就識破對手的策略，然後告訴隊友；他引導他們到正確的位置上。他說，團隊防 守是阻礙對手的關鍵。當然啦，KG仍然是將這個獎項歸功於他的隊友們。 : He spoke up after practice Tuesday to tell them that. : “I got my teammates and my coaches together and said that when a team does : well you can really pick anybody on this team” for the award, Garnett said. : “Defense is not a one-man thing. It’s totally a team effort.” 星期二練習結束後，他公開地這麼說。 「我擁有這些好隊友和好教練，當團隊產生力量時，隊上的任何一人都可以得到這個獎。 」他說：「防守絕不是一個人的事，完全是團隊的努力。」 : He averaged 1.2 blocks, 1.4 steals and 7.3 defensive rebounds to go with 18.8 : points and 9.2 total rebounds per game. 他每場平均得18.8分拿下9.2個籃板，還包下1.2個火鍋、1.4次抄截和7.3個防守籃板。 : His decibel level was high, too. 他的音量更是驚人的大。 : “You have to be able to talk, understand what’s about to happen and then, : obviously, speak on it,” he said, “and talk loudly because sometimes you’ : re on the road and you’re dealing with (noisy) crowds.” 「你要能夠說，當明白接下來會發生的狀況時就要說出來。」他說：「而且必須要夠大聲 ，因為有時候在場上跑來跑去的，而且觀眾的聲音也很吵。」 : The crowd will be very noisy Wednesday night, but it will be rooting for the : Celtics against the Hawks in the best-of-seven series between the top and : bottom seeds in the Eastern Conference. 星期三晚上的觀眾依然會非常吵，但是這些聲音全都是在為塞爾提克拿下系列戰的第二勝 來加油。 : The defense excelled in Sunday night’s opener, a 104-81 win in which Boston : held Atlanta to 38.2 percent shooting. 在星期天的首戰，他們就展現了傑出的防守，讓老鷹的命中率只有38.2%。 : “You should see him in shootaround” before a game, Perkins said. “We’re : going over the other team’s plays. He’s very focused and he wants everybody : else to lock in. Team defense is key. … He gives us our whole swagger as far : as how we’re the bad guys. We chose to be the bad guys of the league right : now.” 「你應該在賽前練習時來看他，」Perkins說：「我們會反覆看對手的比賽影帶，KG會非 常的專心，他也要大家都專注在上面。團隊防守是關鍵…，他讓我們得以表現出驕傲的模 樣，彷彿我們是壞孩子一般。而我們也選擇當聯盟的壞孩子。(XD)」 : And if some Celtics don’t believe it, they’re sure to hear it from Garnett. 如果有任何塞爾提克人不相信這點，他們應該聽KG怎麼說。 : “Doc always says I’m the talkative one out of the group. I beg to differ. I : debate strongly,” he said, before admitting the obvious. “I’m just so : happy to be the one that speaks louder than all those guys. 「河流總是說我是團隊裡面最愛講話的，我不同意也不斷爭辯，」他在承認之前這麼說： 「我只是太開心了，因為我是所有人中講話最大聲的。」 : “You could have pretty much gone through our whole roster and picked out a : (solid) defensive guy,” Garnett said. “That’s what we are. That’s our : identity. 「你到我們隊中走一圈就可以選出一個會防守的球員，」KG說：「我們就是這樣，這就是 我們的特性。」 --

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