Lakers stagger to the finish line 湖人搖搖晃晃地走向終點 By Elliott Teaford Staff Writer Article Last Updated: 03/31/2008 10:44:26 PM PDT EL SEGUNDO - Down the stretch they go. Where they'll finish nobody knows. 沒有人知道他們會以第幾名結束 The Lakers have eight games remaining in the regular season, and if recent history is any indication, every last one of them figures to be a grind. Nothing has come easily for the Lakers lately, least of all victories over inferior teams. 湖人在正規球季還剩下八場比賽，如果依照最近的對戰紀錄來看，這每一場比賽都會是 一場硬戰。湖人最近走得很辛苦，想從次級球隊手中拿下一場勝利都顯得格外困難。 They lost one and won one last week against the Golden State Warriors before dropping games to the Charlotte Bobcats and Memphis Grizzlies. They began this week by outlasting the Washington Wizards in overtime Sunday. 他們在輸給山貓和灰熊之前的一個禮拜，對勇士隊拿下一勝一敗，而且這個禮拜的一開 始，他們在延長賽中打敗巫師。 The Lakers ended a three-game home-court losing streak by defeating Washington, winning their 50th game of the season and maintaining their hold on third place in the Western Conference standings. 在打敗巫師之後，湖人終於結束了主場三連敗，並贏得了他們本球季的第50勝，且在西 區保持在第三名的位置。 Still, they were staggering instead of soaring as they entered April, and perhaps with good reason. The roll of the injured and ill is lengthy. 不過，在進入四月的同時，他們仍顯得搖搖晃晃，或許也不能怪他們吧，他們的傷兵實 在是太多了。 Pau Gasol has been out since March14 because of a sprained left ankle. Andrew Bynum and Trevor Ariza haven't played since the middle of January because of a left kneecap injury and a broken right foot, respectively. Gasol自從三月十四日就因為扭傷左腳踝而開始缺賽，Bynum和Ariza從一月中開始就分別 因為左腳膝關節受傷和右腳骨折而沒再上場過了。 Kobe Bryant has a damaged right pinkie that needs surgery. Derek Fisher has a partially torn tendon in his right foot and needs a two-month layoff. Lamar Odom has an upper respiratory and could use a few days of rest. 老大則是傷了他的右手小指，那需要手術才能治好。魚夫也有右腳肌腱拉傷，需要兩個月 才能康復。老二則是上呼吸道有問題，但那幾天就會好了。 It's nothing Lakers coach Phil Jackson hasn't seen, however. 然而，這是湖人教頭Phil爺爺從來沒見過的情況。 "I don't think I've had too many teams in the years I've coached that haven't had this kind of a letdown at the end of the season with the run of games," he said Sunday, before giving the Lakers a day off from practice Monday. "It catches up with you at some point," he added. "You're not quite as sharp and you're not in a position to be as tough mentally as you have to be. You think you can prevent it, but a lot of times it's just there. 他在禮拜天表示：「我不認為在我帶過的幾支球隊中，在季賽最後關鍵時期，還有這樣的 傷兵困擾。」他在週一給湖人們放了一天假，不用練球。「這種事就是有時候會發生。」 他補充道：「你不再和以往一樣銳利，你的身體其實沒有你心理所想的那麼強壯，你覺得 你可以避開它，但很多時候它就是這樣發生了。」 "Teams that are non-playoff teams can really sneak up on you and bite you. They hurt us bad (last) week." 「那些進不了季後賽的球隊真的可以偷偷地在你身上咬一口，他們在上禮拜狠狠地傷害了 我們。」 The good news for the Lakers is that Gasol is expected to practice today, and if that goes well and he doesn't suffer a setback, he could play in Wednesday's home game against the Portland Trail Blazers. What's more, Odom's illness could have run its course. 湖人的好消息是Gasol預計今天會展開練習，而且如果他不再感到疼痛的話，他可能會在 週三主場對拓荒者的比賽中上場。而且，老二的病應該快好了。 The bad news is that Bryant's finger won't improve without surgery and Fisher's foot won't get better without rest. 壞消息是，老大的手指不動手術的話，是不會開始復原的。還有魚夫的腳不多休息一點也 不會好。 Bynum and Ariza could be back before the end of the regular season, but there's not a specific date for their returns to the active roster. Bynum和Ariza可能會在正規賽季結束前返隊，但目前沒有明確的日期。 "When you start losing, it's like enough is enough, and you come out with a different mind-set," Luke Walton said Sunday. "When you're winning, stuff is easy and fun. We lost our mental toughness. I think we came out a lot more focused (Sunday). Coach had us meditate in the shootaround, so we were all nice and centered." 藍藍路在週日表示：「當你開始輸球，那種感覺真的是受夠了，而且心態上也變得和以 前不太一樣。當你贏球，任何事都變得簡單又有趣。我們之前喪失了鬥志，我想我們在 週日的比賽中變得比較專注，教練在投籃練習中讓我們冥想，所以我們又變好了。」 After facing Portland on Wednesday, the Lakers end their five-game homestand by playing the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. Then they hit the road to play the Sacramento Kings on Sunday and the Trail Blazers on April 8. 在週三對上拓荒者之後，湖人將在週五對上小牛，那是他們主場五連戰的最後一戰。接 著他們將在禮拜天去國王的家踢館，以及下週二造訪拓荒者的主場。 What's next? 下一步是什麼？ --

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