PACERS OPEN TOUGH ROAD SWING IN CLEVELAND Big Combo at Small Forward Lifts Team 踢館之旅從克利夫蘭開始－強力合體小前鋒帶來重要貢獻 By Conrad Brunner | Dec. 22, 2005 Danny Granger knows he isn't expected to replace Ron Artest. The same is true of Stephen Jackson. Together, however, they've done what has been - and will be - necessary for the Pacers to thrive. Danny Granger 知道沒有人期望他可以代替 Ron Artest。Stephen Jackson 想必也很清楚這點。然而，這兩人加起來所產生的貢獻，已經是、也將繼續 會是溜馬在場上制霸的關鍵。 "It has to be a collective undertaking to make up for the loss of an All-Star player. It's as simple as that," said Coach Rick Carlisle. "We've got to get it from a lot of different guys at a lot of different positions. The last six games we've done a lot of things very well. We're doing certain things better than before. But we can't overstate the fact that our margins for error are much slimmer without a player like Artest. So we've got to be real tight, real tied together, real efficient and play at full capacity all the time. Anything less than that isn't going to be good enough." 教練 Rick Carlisle 說：「要彌補一位全明星等級球員遺留下來的空缺， 一定只有團隊合作才能辦到，就是這麼簡單。而我們已經從不同位置的不同 球員得到這樣的補償。過去六場比賽，我們在許多層面都有照顧好。我們甚 至在某些地方做的比過去好。但是，我們不能忘記，沒有了 Artest 這種等 級的球員，犯錯的空間是很小的。所以，我們真的必須緊密的合作，非常的 有效率，拿出全力，每一場比賽每一節每一分每一秒都要。沒有這樣水準的 表現就不夠好。」 The two players most directly charged with mitigating the effect of Artest's absence, Jackson and Granger have combined to average 26.1 points and 8.3 rebounds in the last six games. The next three are on the road against playoff teams, beginning Friday night in Cleveland. Jackson and Granger，兩位抵銷 Artest 缺席影響最有力的球員，在過去六 場內平均得分２６．１分８．３籃板。週五起，溜馬將到三隊季後賽強隊家中 踢館，首先，是在克利夫蘭。 Granger had his best two games of his rookie season in helping the Pacers to consecutive victories over the Knicks and Clippers, totaling 28 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots off the bench. Jackson has had his two biggest games of the season, scoring 30 against Washington and 24 against the Clippers, since moving into the starting spot at small forward. Granger 在對上尼克、快艇隊的二連勝中拿出新人球季的最佳表現，合計攻下 ２８分１３籃板５阻攻，而且是替補上場。Jackson 也有兩場大爆發，對上巫 師時攻下３０分，對上快艇時拿下２４分，這都在他擔任先發小前鋒後發生。 Though Jackson struggled at shooting guard, he has thrived since shifting to small forward, averaging 18.3 points and 46.5 percent shooting in the last six games. With the change, he has inherited the No. 2 scorer's role and has handled it well. Jackson 在ＳＧ的位置也許有些不適應，他在轉向小前鋒的位置後可是大鳴大放 ，過去六場平均１８．３分命中率４６．５％。這個轉變讓他接下隊上第二號得 分手的位置，而且，接管的相當漂亮。 "Jermaine's the captain and no one disputes any of that but Jack is a guy that's been there," Carlisle said. "He's been in a championship locker room and he is a guy everybody on our team respects. A lot of how we play plays off what's going on with him on the court." Carlisle 教練說：「Jermaine 現在是隊上領袖，沒有人懷疑這點，不過，Jack 見過大場面，他曾經在總冠軍球隊的陣容裡面，跟總冠軍球隊的成員密切合作， 我們全隊都很重視他。很多時候，我們的表現跟他有很大的關係。」 Granger was the most influential player on the floor in the fourth quarter in New York, blocking three shots, two of which led to fast breaks. All of his 12 points and six rebounds came in the second half as the Pacers rallied for a 102-96 victory. He followed up with 16 points and eight rebounds against the Clippers, showing the confidence that grows with playing time. 對上尼克隊的第四節，Granger 是場上宰制力最強的球員，３次阻攻，其中 兩次轉換成快攻。在下半場攻下全部的分數１２分還有６籃板，溜馬也得以 １０２－９６拿下勝利。接下來，對上快艇時，他又拿下１６分８籃板，這 表示他的信心隨著上場時間增加也慢慢變強。 "The more I play the easier it is for me and the more comfortable I get," Granger said. "I like to help on defense, block shots and, on the offensive end, take my shots as they come to me. I feel I can continue to improve as time goes on." Granger說：「上場時間越多，打球就變的越容易，而且我也比較自在。我想 要在防守上盡分力，像是阻攻，進攻時，把握我能夠出手的機會。我覺得繼 續下去，我還可以進步。」 Time is always a key word with any young player. Granger struggled to work his minutes early in the season as he tried to learn two positions distinctly different in Carlisle's system, small forward and power forward. He appeared tentative, did not shoot confidently and as a result was limping along at 28 percent through his first 14 appearances. 時間永遠是年輕球員需要注意的一點。季初 Granger 的效率並不太好，當時他 必須學會在 Carlisle 的系統中處理兩個位置的打法，兩個本質不同的位置， 小前鋒、大前鋒。他顯得困惑，投籃沒有信心，前面１４場出賽命中率只有蹩腳 的２８％。 When Artest was deactivated, the opportunity for more minutes opened up and Granger seized it. In the six games since, he has averaged 7.8 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 58.8 percent. 隨著 Artest 的事件發生，上場時間增加，Granger 趁機把握住這機會。過去 六場比賽，平均７．８分４．０籃板，命中率５８．８％。 "If you ask most young players about opportunity vs. playing well when you get the opportunity, you get the big debate about the chicken or the egg," Carlisle said. "Do I need minutes to play well or do I need to play well and do the right things to earn the minutes? Danny's been a guy that's earned the minutes the right way. "He's been a consistent hard worker, he's been a consistent student of the game. He's studied every minute that he's played this year with our assistant coaches, and he's gotten better. With that, his minutes have increased. … For him to come out and do it twice in a row shows some maturity, it shows some fortitude and now the challenge for him is to keep going. It won't be easy but he's got the right approach. He's working at it and he's earned it." Carlisle 教練說：「當你問年輕球員上場時間跟上場表現哪個重要，這就像是 另一種型態的”雞生蛋，蛋生雞”問題。到底是需要多點時間我才能打得好， 還是我該好好的打爭取上場時間？Danny 爭取上場時間的方法很正確。他一直都 很努力，他一直注意比賽真正的本質。他跟著助理教練研究自己今年每一分鐘的 打法，而且他有進步。這樣一來，他的上場時間已經增加。連續兩場有好表現， 這可需要點成熟的人格才辦得到，他已經展現出足夠的勇氣，接下來就看他能不 能保持下去。這絕對不容易，但是他的方法正確，他有下工夫，他會得到應得的 成果。」 〔花絮〕NOTES: Jamaal Tinsley missed Thursday's practice with a neck injury Carlisle described as "whiplash," the result of a collision with the Clippers' Chris Kaman Wednesday night. His status for Friday night's game in Cleveland is uncertain, though Carlisle termed him "more questionable than probable." …Tinsley has averaged 20.0 points, 7.5 assists and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 55.2 percent in the last two, but has committed 11 turnovers. … 因為跟快艇隊 Chris Kama 相撞導頸部受傷， Jammal Tinsley 週四沒有練球，教練 說他的情況「像是坐在車上，後面撞上來會造成的那種頸傷。（whiplash）」他能不 能在週五出賽還不一定，教練的說法「傾向不確定，而不是有可能上場」。Tinsley 過去兩場平均２０．０分７．５助攻６．０籃板命中率５５．２％，不過，他也發生 了１１次失誤。 Anthony Johnson, who left Wednesday's game in the fourth quarter with a sprained ankle, was back at practice and will be available to start against the Cavs if Tinsley can't go. … 同樣在快艇隊比賽第四節腳踝扭傷的 Anthony Johnson 已經可以參加練球，如果 Tinsley 不能先發，他可以補上。 Sarunas Jasikevicius has fallen into his first prolonged slump, shooting 36.8 percent overall and 31.6 percent from the arc in the last seven games. … Sarunas Jasikevicius 第一次遇上低潮，過去７場比賽命中率３６．８％，三分球 命中率３１．６％。 Jermaine O'Neal has six double-doubles in his last seven games and 12 in his last 16. … O'Neal has averaged 4.33 blocked shots in the last three. Jermaine O'Neal 過去７場有６場，過去１６場有１２拿出雙十表現，過去三場平均 ４．３３個阻攻 。 The defense has allowed 82.0 points and 38.1 percent shooting in the last six. 溜馬隊的防守在過去兩場比賽中只被攻下平均８２分，命中率３８．１％。 --

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