Wizards Win 4th In a Row Wizards 109, Trail Blazers 90 四連勝 By Michael Lee Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, November 18, 2007; Page D01 Going into the season, Washington Wizards Coach Eddie Jordan knew there would be a possibility that Gilbert Arenas would have to miss some time early because of his surgically repaired left knee. Jordan even devised a "just-in-case" plan, so that his team would be prepared for the situation. 賽季開端，EJ 已經作好可能會沒有 Arenas 在場上的方針。 But Jordan couldn't have foreseen it playing out as it did last night, as the Wizards defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 109-90, before a sellout crowd at Verizon Center while Arenas watched the game from the bench in a lime green sweater and even brighter smile upon his face. 但 EJ 沒料到球隊會在 Arenas 坐在板凳區觀戰的情況下，獲得這樣的勝利。 A night after scoring 27 points in a 16-point win over Minnesota, Arenas felt some soreness and swelling in his knee less than an hour before tip-off and was forced to miss his first game of the season. If it had happened last week, when the Wizards were mired in a five-game losing streak -- and struggling to get consistent production out of anyone except Brendan Haywood and Caron Butler -- it may have been time to panic. 在對灰狼的比賽過後到拓荒者之前，Arenas 覺得膝蓋有點痠疼，所已高掛免戰牌。 不過幸好不是發生在之前開季五連敗的時候，否則真的是會人心惶惶。 But the Wizards have been on such a roll of late that Arenas's absence couldn't stop them from winning their fourth consecutive game. "We've been playing well," said point guard Antonio Daniels, who had 10 points and 10 assists starting in place of Arenas. "We kept talking about keeping the train going, regardless of who's on the floor and who's not." AD 說大家都打得很不錯，他自己也是兩雙。 Arenas didn't have much to worry about. His teammates had him covered, as six Wizards scored in double figures. Forward Antawn Jamison led the team with a season-high 30 points and 11 rebounds after combining to score just 21 points in the past two games. Haywood continued to make his presence felt on both ends of the floor as he recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Rookie Nick Young scored a career-high 17 points. 全隊六人得分兩位數，包括 Jamison 球季新高的30分， Haywood 持續在攻守兩端做出貢獻，連 Young 都拿了生涯新高17分。 The Wizards (4-5) snapped a three-game losing against the Trail Blazers and, after starting the season 0-5, they have their first four-game winning streak since last January. They will try to push the winning streak to five against Philadelphia on Tuesday, when Arenas is expected to be available. 中止對拓荒者的三連敗，同時拿下四連勝， 而禮拜三將要在 Arenas 的帶領下擊敗七六人邁向五連勝。 "It was very satisfying," Jordan said. "I hate to say we can lose Gilbert and win. We just want him to get healthy. I feel for him. He hates to miss competition. Maybe as the season goes along, he'll get better." 老喬覺得很蘇湖，而且相信 Arenas 會漸漸好起來。 With Arenas out, Wizards Coach Eddie Jordan had to implement his "just-in-case" plan on how to handle Arenas on the second end of back-to-back games. The plan included more minutes for Roger Mason, Daniels and Young. Mason, who didn't play the night before in Minnesota, scored a season-high eight points in the first half. Young shot 6 for 9 and played with a confidence that he hadn't displayed before this game. He hit a difficult turnaround jumper that had Arenas clapping in approval, only moments after he had an emphatic, one-handed slam. 當 Arenas 沒法上場，老喬計畫給 Mason、AD、Young 更多的上場時間， 其中對灰狼沒有上場的 Mason，這場比賽上半場就拿下球季新高的8分， Young 則是9投6中，包括一個讓 Arenas 歡欣鼓舞的高難度翻身跳投， 之後馬上來了個勁爆的單手扣籃。 "I didn't want to miss that. That was my first dunk of the year," Young said. "I had everybody telling me, 'Get more focused.' Opportunity was knocking, this is it. It feels great. It felt like I belong in this league." Young 說他不想失手他在聯盟的第一扣，同時相信，做好準備，機會就會降臨。 Butler, the team's leading scorer this season, had scored at least 20 points in six consecutive games but was held to a season-low 13. He still managed to put his imprint on the game in the fourth quarter, when he dished a behind-the-back pass to Haywood for a two-handed dunk and added a highlight-worthy dunk, placing his left hand behind his back before jamming. 第一得分手 Butler 小低潮，只拿了13分，不過第四節來了個背後PASS給Wood， 之後自己來了個 Worthy 式的灌籃。 Haywood continues to be an early-season surprise for the Wizards. He is one double-double shy from his total all of last season (seven). "It says that we're a team," Haywood said. "Everybody stepped up and had a hand in this one." Haywood 持續驚奇，拿下七個兩雙了，同時強調我們是個TEAM。 The Wizards continued their trend during this winning streak of jumping out on their opponent early. After Portland took a 2-0 lead on a Channing Frye jumper, the Wizards scored the next 11 points. Despite shooting just 30.4 percent in the first quarter, the Wizards led 22-15. 四連勝中，巫師都能在比賽開頭就奪得先機。 They led 47-38 at halftime but pulled away in the third quarter, taking a 66-44 lead when Young nailed a three-pointer with 6 minutes 10 seconds left in the period. The Blazers never got closer than 12 the rest of the game. 半場領先9分，第三節拉開。在 Young 投進三分之後，領先達到22分， 拓荒者之後再也沒能追近到12分以內。 The Wizards' most lopsided win of the season could've also been a reflection of the opponent. Portland (4-6) lost its sixth consecutive game on the road. The night before in Philadelphia, the Blazers led by 20 points in the third quarter but still lost, 92-88, against the 76ers. Second-year forward LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Jarrett Jack had 18 points and Brandon Roy, last year's rookie of the year, had 12. 拓荒者前一天晚上才被七六人大逆轉，巫師可能撿了個便宜。 "To miss Gilbert . . . was a big blow, but we've been in this situation before," said Jamison, who made a season-high four three-pointers. "Once we heard there was a possibility that Gilbert wouldn't play, guys were really focused." Jamison說：少了 Arenas 很難熬，但也不是沒經歷過；Arenas 沒法上，全隊更加專注！ -- ███ ███ ███ ███ █ █ ███ 最新大碟★Unbreakable★即將發行 ▅▅█ █ █ █ █ ◢◤ █ █ ▅▅█ 台灣新好男孩官方部落格 █▅▅ ███ ███ █ █ █ █ █ █▅▅ http://blog.pixnet.net/bsbtw 新 好 男 孩 首 波 主 打 單 曲 Ｉｎｃｏｎｓｏｌａｂｌｅ --

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