Kobe-Shaq rematch just one epic possibility 　　　　　by Jason Whitlock http://0rz.tw/ec3Ht They left the court with identical records, surely believing they'd proven their point. 湖人與太陽以相同的戰績離開球場，確信他們會證明自己的觀點。 Kobe Bryant smart-bombed the Suns, dropping 41 points on just 25 shots, to lead the Lakers to an impressive 130-124 road victory, demonstrating again that he is the Brett Favre of basketball, well worth the occasional headaches and the league's brightest star. Kobe用精準的投射擊敗了太陽隊，靠著僅僅25次的出手就得了41分，帶領湖人隊在客場 以130-124獲得了令人讚嘆的一場勝利，並証明了他是籃球界中的Brett Favre(美國NFL 職業美式足球綠灣包裝工隊Green Bay Packers的明星四分衛)，聯盟中最耀眼的一顆星。 Shaquille O'Neal erupted in the fourth quarter, scoring nine points and sparking his new squad to a brief late-game lead. But O'Neal's true value was undetectable in a stat line that contained 15 points, nine rebounds and 29 minutes of action in his Phoenix debut. The Great Emancipator, the Abe Lincoln of basketball, validated the Suns' faith by freeing Amare Stoudemire to be Dennis Rodman with a jump shot. 大歐在第四節爆發，浥注了九分並帶動他的隊員在比賽末段取得短暫的領先。但大歐真正 的價值是無法用表面的數據來衡量的，他在Phoenix的首度出賽中上場了29分鐘，獲得15分 ，9個籃板。大歐是籃球場中的林肯，偉大的解放者，解放了Amare使他成為具有跳投能力 的小蟲Rodman，沒有辜負太陽對他的信任。 There were no losers Wednesday night. If there is any justice, Kobe moved a step closer to his first and long-overdue MVP award. The Diesel showed there's still enough gas in his tank to power the Suns to a higher level. And NBA fans got a delicious preview of what the second half of the season promises — must-see matchups on a nearly nightly basis. 禮拜三的夜晚，沒有人是輸家。如果世上還有公平正義的話，Kobe離他的第一座、且是遲 來很久的MVP又更近了一步。而太陽還有足夠的能力更上一層樓。至於NBA的球迷們，他們 獲得了一場精采的下半球季的預覽---保證幾乎每天晚上都有你不可錯過的對戰組合。 Let's start with Kobe. You might as well forget about his tantrums and the gross immaturity that caused the split with Shaq. You may not like the road he took to get here, but he is here nonetheless. The Squeaky Wheel is the game's best player, and he's leading the game's best team. 讓我們從科比談起吧。你可能忘了他的不成熟、他的發脾氣，以致科比跟大歐的分裂。你 可能不欣賞他蛻變成現在的科神所選擇的道路，但他終究是走到這了。這個會吵的孩子是 最棒的球員，同時他帶領著一支最棒的球隊。(最後一句不確定) Marinate on that for a minute. It's been a long time since we've had this many strong MVP candidates — Kobe (Jordan), Kevin Garnett (Hakeem), LeBron James (Dr. J), Chris Paul (Isiah), Dwight Howard (Moses), Steve Nash (Magic), Tim Duncan (Mailman), Dirk Nowitzki (Bird) — and we've never seen this many championship-caliber teams. 已經好一段時間沒有同時這麼多球員足以角逐MVP---科比(喬神)、賈奈特(歐拉朱旺)、雷 霸龍(J博士)、CP3(Isiah)、魔獸(Moses Malone)、Nash(魔術強森)、叮噹肯(郵差)、德 佬(大鳥)---而且我們從來沒有見過這麼多支都能夠衝擊總冠軍的球隊。 The Suns, Lakers, Spurs, Pistons, Mavericks and Celtics would be title threats in any era. This is the year of the Big Three; it's not just Boston anymore. 太陽、湖人、馬刺、活塞、小牛、超賽，是最具威脅的。今年是Big Three的年代，而且 不只是超賽有Big Three。 Hell, you can call the Suns the Big Four. They have Shaq, Nash, Amare and Grant Hill. That's a combined three MVP awards and by my count 33 All-Star appearances. The Spurs, of course, have Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobli (and let me add that the addition of Kurt Thomas was critical given Amare and Pau Gasol shifting to power forward). The Mavericks will chase the title with Dirk, Jason Kidd and Josh Howard. The Pistons had a league-high three All-Stars, Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace. You know about KG, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in Boston. 你可以說太陽是Big Four。他們有大歐、納許、Amare、及Grant Hill。這是一個三座MVP 獎的組合，加起來共33次入選明星賽。馬刺有叮噹肯、法國跑車、Manu(KT的加入是因為 Amare跟耶穌打到PF位置)。小牛將憑德佬、接生小孩及Josh Howard的陣容競爭總冠軍。 活塞有全聯盟最多的三個全明星陣容，槍西、Rip和溪蛙。至於超塞的KG、PP跟雷槍已是 大家很熟的了。 But I'll take Los Angeles' less-publicized, haven't-worked-together-yet trio of Kobe, Gasol and Andrew Bynum. Kobe is that damn good. He's Michael Jackson about to take Tito, Jermaine, Jackie and Marlon on a ride only The Beatles were supposed to take. 但是我看好湖人的較低調的(哪裡低調?)、還沒一起磨合過的三人組合，上帝、耶穌、及 霸男(謎:我們的老二放哪去啊!!??)。科比已是真他媽的厲害。(後面這段涉及一個團體叫 Jackson 5，團員有Michael、Tito, Jermaine, Jackie and Marlon我不是很懂，還有披 頭四) When Bynum returns from injury, is there really a team you would favor in a seven-game series with the Lakers? 當霸男回來後，還有哪隊想在季後賽七戰系列賽碰上湖人的嗎? More than anything, that question should trouble the Suns about Wednesday night. Yeah, Shaq was getting acquainted with his new teammates, but the Lakers were without their 7-foot, ascending center. Gasol had to guard Shaq. 這個問題令太陽感到頭大。在禮拜三晚上，雖然大歐已和新隊友合作的不錯，但別忘了湖 人陣中沒有霸男這個七呎、持續進步中的大個中鋒，因此這晚是耶穌在守大歐。 L.A.'s playoff starting five of Kobe, Gasol, Bynum, Lamar Odom and Derek Fisher could play itself into a class alongside some of the best starting units of the past 30 years. OK, the Lakers are a shade below the best of the best: The '84-'85 (championship-less) Sixers with Moses, Dr. J, Charles Barkley, Andrew Toney and Maurice Cheeks; the '85-'86 Celtics with Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson and Danny Ainge; and the '86-'87 Lakers with Magic, Kareem, Worthy, Byron Scott and A.C. Green. 湖人季後賽的先發五人---老大、耶穌、霸男、老二、小魚，可以並列近30年來的最佳先 發組合之一。好吧，湖人還差最佳中的最佳一點點: '84-'85 (沒有奪冠)的七六人、'85- '86的超超塞、'86-'87的湖人。 But with Kobe single-mindedly driving the engine, next year the Lakers could flirt with 70 regular-season victories and be the most dominant team since Jordan's Bulls. 但在老大專心努力的推動下，明年的湖人可能取得季賽70場勝利，成為喬神的公牛之後最 強的隊伍。 The Kobe-LeBron debate is silly right now. LeBron is a once-in-a-lifetime athlete who plays basketball. Kobe is a once-in-a-decade basketball player with exceptional athleticism. When you watch Kobe play, there is little doubt that his father played the game, too. Kobe plays with an instinctive intelligence that can only be passed generation to generation. 科比跟雷霸龍誰強? 這個爭論在現在來說是很愚蠢的(鄉民們就別爭了吧XD)。喇叭詹是一 生中只出現一次的運動員，而他選擇打籃球。科比是十年才會出現一位的籃球選手，而他 有著異常的競爭企圖心。當你看老大打球，毫無疑問的他爸爸一定也曾在這打球。老大靠 著極佳的本能直覺打球，而這只能一代一代傳下去的。 The only legit question now is whether Kobe will make a run at Jordan's mythical throne. A couple of Shaq-less titles and the argument would be on. 唯一的疑問是老大會不會衝擊喬神的神話般的王座地位。如果科比能夠在沒有大歐之後贏 得幾個總冠軍頭銜，這個爭議恐怕就會開始。 We're talking about one of the great students of the game. Kobe has never denied wanting to be the best of all time. 我們在談論的是球場中最棒的球員。老大從來不否認他想要成為有史以來最棒的。 That's what makes this season and Shaq's return to relevance and the West so interesting. Shaq can deny Kobe his kingdom. This is Octavian (Kobe) vs. Mark Antony (Shaq), the Final War of the Western Republic. Banished to South Beach and having fallen madly in love with Dwyane "Cleopatra" Wade, Shaq has returned with a reinforced legion determined to thwart his ally-turned-nemesis-turned-friend's bid for supremacy. 這就是為什麼本季大歐回到西區會這麼適當，也讓西區變得十分有意思。大歐可以毀掉科 比的王國。這是屋大維(科比) vs. 安東尼(大歐)，西方共和國的最終戰役。在被驅逐到 South Beach，與Cleopatra(閃電俠韋德)瘋狂相愛之後，大歐帶著更強大的軍隊回來了， 決心要阻礙科比獲得至高無上的霸權。 (這段好討厭 (╯‵□′)╯︵ ┴─┴) Kobe is smarter than Shaq. Kobe has superior, deeper legions. He's backed by the Roman Senate (Phil Jackson). But I'm not 100 percent convinced he's going to win this battle with Shaq, whose raw power and tenacity when motivated can be overwhelming. 老大比大歐聰明。老大也有著更厲害的軍隊。他有羅馬元老院(禪師)當後援。但我(作者) 不能百分之百確定老大會擊敗大歐，因為當大歐被激發後，他的力量與韌性是可以催毀一 切的╰(‵皿′＊)╯。 No matter what was said before, during and after Wednesday's game by ESPN's broadcasters, Shaq made his teammates better. 不管ESPN的播報員在禮拜三的比賽之前、之中、之後說了什麼，大歐讓他的隊友變的更好 了。 (And could The World Wide Leader please provide Stephen A. Smith and Bill Walton a straight man for the studio show? It's a glaring mistake to have three competing personalities on a studio show. Stu Scott, his constant name-dropping and talk of an All-Star Weekend celebrity game nobody watched was a gigantic distraction on a night when the game was the shining star, not the broadcasters.) 可以請ESPN在節目中提供 Stephen A. Smith 和 Bill Walton一個搞笑的配角嗎？同時 讓三個有競爭的個性的人在節目中是個明顯的錯誤。Stu Scott一直提沒人看過的全明星 週末的名人賽(我不確定)對於比賽是個巨大的分散焦點，當這比賽的重點在於閃亮球星， 而不是播報員。 Back to my point. Consistently throughout the game, the Suns performed better on the scoreboard when Shaq was on the court. For the game, they were minus-1 point during Shaq's 29 minutes. The number never really fluctuated. 回到我的論點。當大歐在場上的時候，太陽在記分板上表現的比較出色。大歐在場上的 29分鐘，他們是-1分。這數字沒有怎麼變動。 Shaq still creates space. Stoudemire, finally playing his natural, power-forward position, ripped 15 rebounds, including six on the offensive end, and scored 37 points. Shaq liberates teammates offensively and defensively (except on pick-n-roll). 大歐仍舊創造了些空間。Amare終於回到了他原本的4號位，抓了15個籃板，包括6個進攻 籃板，得了37分。大歐讓他的隊友在進攻端跟防守端能更自由(除了pick 'n roll) Mike D'Antoni is going to figure out how to take advantage of Shaq. D'Antoni might want to start by running early double teams at Kobe to get the ball out of his hands. Yep, I'd let Sasha Vujacic, Vladimir Radmanovic and Derek Fisher kill me with threes rather than allow Kobe to slice me up with jumpers and penetration. The Suns are quick and athletic. They have the players to scramble and close-out on three-point shooters. It will be Shaq's job to grab the rebounds and throw good outlet passes. Mike D'Antoni會慢慢想出如何從大歐身上獲得更多利益。D'Antoni可能會想從一開始就 對老大包夾，嘗試把球從老大手上弄走開始做起。沒錯，我寧願讓莎莎、狼人跟漁夫用 三分球把我殺了，也不要讓科比用跳投和切入把我這太陽切成一片片的大腸。太陽很快、 很有活動力。他們有球員能爭搶、逼迫三分射手。大歐的工作就是抓下籃板，然後做出好 的傳球。 Overall, Wednesday night proved things we already knew: Kobe's the best; Shaq is good when he wants to be; and only a fool would sleep on the second half of this NBA season. 整體來說，禮拜三的晚上證明了一些我們原本就知道的事情：老大是最棒的；只要大歐想 ，他可以很棒；還有，只有一些笨蛋會在這精采的NBA下半球季的時候睡覺。 ------ 這篇文章好長啊＝　　＝ 小弟第一次翻外電，英文也不是頂好，請各位大大多多指教　<(_ _)> --

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