“THE BEST PART IS WE GOT THE WIN PLAYING THE RIGHT WAY. WE'RE AT OUR BEST
WHEN WE PLAY INSIDE AND THEN OUT. WE DID THAT IN THIS GAME.”
- C Al Horford, after the Hawks' win over the Nets.
「最爽的是我們用對的打法贏了球賽。在我們內外通吃的時候，就是我們的最佳狀況。這
場比賽我們辦到了。」
- 中鋒 Al Horford 在賽後表示
(譯按：廢話啊...哪支球隊內外通吃的時候不強XD)
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Hawks beat Nets 98-87, lock up playoff spot
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ATLANTA (AP)—With Joe Johnson(notes) out with a thumb injury, the Hawks
turned to their other All-Star to wrap up a playoff berth.
雖然 Joe Johnson 拇指受傷，但老鷹的另外一隻利爪適時發了威，讓球隊卡預先下了季
後賽的位置。
Al Horford(notes) scored six straight points after New Jersey whittled Atlanta
’s lead from 30 to 10 points, and the Hawks clinched a playoff spot by
beating the Nets 98-87 on Saturday night.
在籃網把 30 分的領先鯨吞到剩下 10 分時，Al Horford 跳了出來連拿六分讓老鷹以
98-87 擊敗籃網鎖定了季後賽之旅的座位。
The Hawks took control with 19 straight points early in the game and had the
big lead in the third quarter. Horford helped the Hawks fend off the Nets’
late comeback.
比賽初期老鷹完全掌控了比賽連拿 19 分，並且在第三節有著極大的優勢，而 Horford
幫助老鷹擋下了籃網的逆轉秀。
“Coach kept going to me, and I was able to make plays,” said Horford, who
had 23 points and 12 rebounds.
「教練不斷地讓我持球，我也打出了幾個漂亮的 play。」，拿下了 23 分12 籃板的
Horford 表示。
“I had to step up and make shots. I was able to do that.”
「我必須要站出來進球才行。我辦到了。」
Atlanta lost Johnson, the five-time All-Star, with a strained right thumb in
the third quarter. He will miss at least one game as he remained in Atlanta
on Saturday night while the team flew to Cleveland for Sunday’s game.
在第三節因為大拇指扭傷，老鷹失去了五屆五度獲選 All-Star 的 Joe Johnson。他至少
會因此缺賽一場，包含禮拜天對戰騎士的比賽。
“It’s just sore,” Johnson said. “I can’t really do much with it as far
as catch the basketball.
「它 Joe 是很痠痛啊，」Johnson 表示，「我連接球都不太行。」
“We’ve got to look at the bigger picture. We’ve got to be as healthy as
possible going into the playoffs.”
「我們得把眼光放遠一點，盡量保持全員健康地進季後賽。」
Josh Smith(notes) added 22 points for the Hawks, who are in the playoffs for
the fourth straight season.
Josh Smith 拿下了 22 分，幫助老鷹正式宣告連續四度殺進季後賽。
“I think if we get our act together, we can do something special this year,”
Smith said.
「我覺得只要我們好好合作，今年絕對可以變出一些新花樣。」Smith 表示。
Anthony Morrow(notes) had 25 points for the Nets, who have lost six of seven.
Anthony Morrow 為籃網得了 25 分，但無法阻止籃網近七場以來輸了六場的命運。
The Nets outscored the Hawks 56-41 in the second half, but couldn’t overcome
the big early deficit.
籃網在下半場以 56-41 的得分差距緊緊壓著老鷹打，但上半場留下的漏洞實在太大。
“It was very tough,” Morrow said. “Defensively, we made some mistakes and
they capitalized on them. That’s what a good team does. You can’t have that
kind of deficit.”
「很難打啊，」Morrow 表示，「防守上我們出了包，而他們也沒放過機會。這就是支好
球隊該做的。你不能出這種錯。」
The Hawks led 74-44 before Morrow led a fourth-quarter surge for the Nets. A
putback by Kris Humphries(notes) with 5:03 remaining cut Atlanta’s lead to
10 at 88-78.
老鷹在 Morrow 第四節開無雙之前以 74-44 領先，讓籃網連尾巴上的羽毛都看不到。不
過 Kris Humphies 在 5:03 補進時，比數已經變成了 88-78，領先只剩下十分。
“They never quit,” Nets coach Avery Johnson said of his team.
「他們絕對不會放棄，」籃網教練 Avery Johnson 如此形容他的球隊。
“Our second half was something to behold, to come from way back on the road.
The guys were battling. … But there are no moral victories.”
「我們的下半場實在太精采了，開直升機都沒追這麼快。這些小子是在戰鬥...但精神勝
利法也沒什麼意義就是了。」
Following a timeout by Hawks coach Larry Drew, Horford scored six straight
points.
在老鷹教練 Larry Drew 喊了暫停之後，Horford 隻身一連拿下了六分。
“I was glad that our guys maintained their composure,” Drew said, adding
his team was sharp in building the 57-31 halftime lead.
「我很高興我們的球員沒有自亂陣腳，」Drew 表示，另外又稱讚了球隊上半場 57-31 的
表現。
“We really played our game that first half,” Drew said. “We were pushing
the ball. We were moving the ball. … We were swinging the ball well. It just
seemed like everything was going right. We got some transition baskets. I
just thought we played as good a first half offensively as we could and then
defensively I thought we did a really good job.”
「我們上半場打得棒透了，球的推進跟處理...我們的傳導也很好，好像一瞬間世界大同
了。我們也有攻守轉換的得分。我們在上半場的進攻實在沒話說，防守也相當不錯。」
The Hawks needed a confidence boost after losing four of five and eight of 11.
老鷹在 5 戰 4 敗與 11 戰 8 敗之後的確是需要一點自信。
Morrow, a former Georgia Tech star, scored the game’s first basket. That
proved to be the Nets’ only lead.
身為前 Georgia Tech (喬治亞科大) 球星的 Morrow 進了這場比賽的第一球，但這也是
籃網唯一領先的一次了。
Johnson’s three-point play launched a 19-0 run for the Hawks, putting
Atlanta up by 17 midway through the opening quarter. The Hawks kept the lead
in double figures the rest of the way.
Johnson 的三分打帶出了一波 19-0 的得分海嘯，讓老鷹在第一節才打了一半就已經領先
17 分，而之後老鷹的領先分數便一直維持在雙位數。
Johnson had 12 points before hurting his thumb early in the third quarter as
he collided with Morrow as the two reached for a loose ball. He said his
thumb was bent back in the collision.
Johnson 在手指受傷之前拿下了 12 分，但在第三節因為與 Morrow 相撞並爭搶而帶傷離
場。他說他的拇指在碰撞中...做瑜珈了。
“I didn’t even know if it was still attached,” Johnson said.
「我還以為它被拔掉了，」Johnson 表示。
Johnson was escorted to the locker room for X-rays before returning to the
bench.
在回到板凳之前，Johnson 先撤退到休息室做了 X 光檢查。
After watching the remainder of the third quarter with ice on his hand, he
returned to the locker room for the final period.
在一邊冰敷一邊看完剩下的第三節之後，他便回到了休息室。
The loss left the Nets on the verge of elimination from playoff contention.
這場敗戰讓籃網在季後賽的邊緣搖搖欲墜。
New Jersey’s Sasha Vujacic(notes) had 13 points, while Humphries and Johan
Petro(notes) each had 12.
籃網的 Sasha 拿下 13 分，而 Humphries 跟 Johan Petro 各拿下了 12 分。
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Notes: Avery Johnson said G Quinton Ross(notes) will likely miss the
remainder of the season due to “another disk situation.” Ross missed 12
games earlier this season with a back injury and now has missed five
straight. … G Deron Williams(notes) was with the Nets but was inactive for
the fifth straight game with a strained tendon in his right wrist. Johnson
said he expects an update on Williams next week. … The Nets did not shoot a
free throw in the first half. … The Nets fell to 5-32 on the road.
備註：
1. Avery Johnson 表示 Quinton Ross 可能因為脊椎問題本季報銷。他已經因背傷缺賽
了 12 場，而目前則是連續五場缺戰。
2. Deron Williams 則是連續五場因為右腕肌腱拉傷缺賽。Johnson 表示他在下週會得到
Williams 的近況報告。
3. 籃網在上半場完全沒有罰球。
4. 籃網在客場的戰績目前是 5-32。
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