Nuggets report: Return of Chucky II Aaron J. Lopez Thursday, March 6, 2008 來源：http://0rz.tw/c83L6 The Chucky Atkins relaunch is expected to take place tonight when the Nuggets face the San Antonio Spurs at the Pepsi Center. Chucky Atkins決定要在下場金塊主場面對馬刺的比賽中復出。 Atkins, who has missed the past 26 games while recovering from hernia surgery, pronounced himself ready to go after a long individual workout Thursday. 在疝氣手術恢復過程中錯過了26場比賽後，Atkins在週四的一次個人訓練結束後 宣佈下場復出。 "I'll be playing," he said. "I'm going to be excited, so I know I'm going to play with a lot of energy." "我會上場的。"他說，"我會很興奮，所以我會在比賽中活力十足。" Energy is nice, but the Nuggets also need Atkins to provide speed on the fast break and an outside shooting threat when Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson are coping with double teams. 有活力是很好的，但是金塊也需要他在快攻時提供速度，當Melo和AI被包夾時 提供外圍投射。 Atkins, a career 36.8 percent three-point shooter, made 10-of-41 threes while trying to play through a groin injury earlier in the season. He played in only nine games before having surgery. Atkins生涯三分球命中率36.8%，在本季鼠蹊部受傷前的成績是投41中10。 他在手術前只打了9場比賽。 "No doubt it'll be easier (this time around) because I'm going to have my legs with me," he said. "Basically, early in the season, everything was hard to do - run, jump, just my overall movement in general was hard. This time, you'll see me a lot swifter getting up and down the court." "毫無疑問這次復出會容易一些，因為這次我恢復得比較好。"他說，"在賽季的 前期，所有一切都顯得困難--跑動、跳躍，總體上的移動都很困難。這一次， 你會看到我在全場的跑動中變得比之前敏捷。" In Atkins' absence, Anthony Carter has handled the bulk of the point-guard duties, averaging eight points and 6.1 assists. Atkins has no problem serving as Carter's backup upon his return. 在Atkins缺陣期間，Anthony Carter大部分時間承擔了控球後衛的職責 ，場均8分6.1助攻。Atkins對於擔當Carter的替補沒有異議。 "Right now, I couldn't see myself in the starting lineup," Atkins said. "Anthony Carter's done a helluva job for us. I'm just not ready to be in a starting position right now. Maybe later on in the season, who knows?" "現在，我不覺得自己會進先發名單。"Atkins說，"AC為我們做了巨大的貢獻。 我現在還沒準備好打先發。或許在以後的比賽中可以，誰知道呢？" Numbers game 157combined points scored by the Spurs and Nuggets on Jan. 3. The Nuggets won 80-77, recording their only win in five games this season when scoring fewer than 90 points. 1/3對馬刺的比賽中兩隊合得157分。金塊以80-77贏球，這是他們本季5場得分少 於90分的比賽中唯一獲勝的。 Beautiful in April Should the Nuggets secure the No. 7 or No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, they could run into a familiar opponent: the defending champion Spurs. 若金塊保住第7或8種子進入季後賽，他們會遇到相當熟悉的對手：馬刺。 Coach George Karl, who has lost two playoff series to San Antonio in the past three seasons, gave a sardonic laugh when asked about another possible matchup with the Spurs, who are No. 1 in the West. 過去三個球季輸給馬刺兩次的 Karl ，被問到可能遇到目前西區第一的馬刺時， 給了一個相當譏諷的微笑。 I think we just want to get into that problem," Karl said. "I think our team is a little more confident." "我想我們很樂於遇到這個他們"，Karl說，"我們的球隊更有信心了。" The Spurs wouldn't mind facing the Nuggets in the first round. They bounced Denver in five games in 2005 and 2007 and won the NBA title each time. 馬刺則是一點也不介意在第一輪遇到金塊。 他們在05和07年打敗金塊後都贏得了冠軍。 He said it "I'm very impressed at how they've turned it back on. The last couple of years, we're all saying, 'I don't know if they're going to be able to do it.' They do it every time." "我對於他們所做到的很驚訝，過去幾年我們總在說'我不確定他們是否能做到' 而他們每次都做的到。" Karl, on the Spurs, who are on an 11-game winning streak. 這是Karl對馬刺的11連勝的感想。 明天的比賽...希望能拿出上一場的防守(甚至更好) 這樣有機會贏球吧... GO NUGGETS!! --

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