[外電] Duo may aid Suns' playoff fight

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http://tinyurl.com/asa2q6 SAN ANTONIO - For all that Matt Barnes and Jason Richardson accomplished on the court before joining the Suns, the team never figured their experience with saving a season in six weeks was what it would need to draw on. 這支球隊沒意識到，要在剩下六個禮拜內拯救這個賽季，必須借鏡Barnes和J-Rich 曾完成的「那件事」。 Two years ago, Barnes and Richardson were a part of a Golden State team that was four games behind the Western Conference's final playoff spot and had lost three consecutive games with 21 to play. 兩年前，Barnes和J-Rich曾是金州勇士的一員。當時他們離季後賽最後一個名額還有四場勝差，而且連輸了三場比賽，只剩下21場可以打。 With a "We believe" attitude, the Warriors went 16-5, qualified on the last day and stunned top seed Dallas in the first round. 但秉持著「We Believe」的精神，最終勇士打出16-5的戰績，在最後一天獲得季後賽資格，並且在第一輪擊敗第一種子小牛。 Today Barnes and Richardson are a part of a Suns team that is 3 1/2 games out of the West's final playoff spot and has lost three consecutive games with 20 to play. 而今天，Barnes和J-Rich是太陽隊的球員。他們離季後賽資格還有3.5場勝差，一樣三連敗，一樣還剩20場可以打。 Some figure earning a playoff spot will be impossible for the Suns, but they seem to believe it is impossible to fail. 有些人認為太陽是不可能進季後賽的，但他們可不這麼想。 "That's why I'm still very confident in what we can do," Barnes said. "We've been in this position before. This is obviously a more talented team than we had there. "We've been in a much worse position and made it up. Everyone was counting us out then, and they're counting us out now." 「我們曾陷入這種處境，而且現今太陽比之前勇士擁有更多的天份，這就是為什麼我仍然確信我們辦的到。」「我們曾經歷比這更糟的情況，但我們熬了過來。當時每個人都認為勇士出局了，而現在他們也認為太陽已經出局。」Barnes說 After opening this trip with losses at Orlando, Miami and Houston, the Suns still can pull within two games of eighth-place Dallas by winning Sunday at San Antonio and on Tuesday at home against Dallas. After Sunday, Phoenix plays seven of its next eight games at home. The Mavericks' Valley visit starts their four-game trip. 在輸給魔術、熱火、火箭之後，太陽仍有機會在兩場之內威脅到第八名的小牛，只要禮拜天在客場先贏馬刺，禮拜二在主場再贏小牛。因為過了禮拜天，太陽八場內有七場是主場，而小牛正準備迎接四場客場之旅。 The Suns catch the Spurs on a 2-3 slide, with Tim Duncan not at full strength and Manu Ginobili and Drew Gooden out. Duncan還沒有完全恢復，Ginobili和Gooden不能上場，所以太陽有機會贏下這一場。 A Suns loss would be their four in a row, matching a season-worst skid, and worsen a road mark that already has more losses (17) with nine games remaining than they had last season (16). 如果太陽輸了，那他們將迎來這季最糟糕的四連敗。而且客場敗場將來到第18場，去年整季也不過輸了16場，而且他們還有九場客場要打。 Although the Suns have more remaining games at home and against losing teams than Dallas, it will take something extraordinary from the Suns to pull off what the 2006-07 Warriors did. Only a 42-40 record was required to snag the eighth seed then, as the Los Angeles Clippers lost five of their last eight games to help. 雖然對比小牛而言，太陽剩下更多的主場比賽可打，也對到更多的低勝率隊伍。但如果太陽如願進了季後賽，那真的是一大驚奇。當年勇士只打出42-40的成績就闖進季後賽，而競爭者快艇也在最後關頭幫了大忙，倒數八場比賽中輸了五場。 Plenty of Suns players have postseason experience. Few are experienced in battling for postseason life. 很多太陽球員擁有季後賽經驗，但只有少數有經歷過爭奪季後賽資格的過程。 "Every game is the playoffs," Richardson said. "Officially, it started for us because everything counts for us to get to the playoff level. Every possession counts now from here on out. We've got to get 16 of these 20 games if we want a chance." 「現在每場比賽都是季後賽。」「正式來說，季後賽對於我們已經開始了，因為每個動作、每個球權都要上升到季後賽的強度。要贏得機會，我們必須在剩下的20場比賽贏下16場。」J-Rich說 That means the never-ending quest to be sharper defensively must yield better results. Mental mistakes - such as missing a rotation or sending a dribbler the wrong way for their schemes - proved costly in a loss Friday night at Houston. 這意味太陽永無止境追求著的防守，現在必須產生更好的成果。而心理層面的疏失 - 像輪轉防守漏人、做出不在計畫中的調度，都必須加以改善，因為每一項都在禮拜五對陣火箭時付出了昂貴的代價。 "The great thing is we still control our destiny," Suns interim coach Alvin Gentry said. "We don't have to depend on anyone. 「最棒的是，我們依然主宰著自己的命運。我們不需要依靠任何人。」Gentry說 "I'm pleased with the effort. We're so close." 「很高興看到大家的努力，我們就差那麼一點。」 Forward Grant Hill called Friday's game at Houston a must-win. After a loss there, what does that make today's game? Hill在禮拜五曾說對火箭的比賽是「Must-win」。但在輸了之後，今天對陣馬刺的比賽成了什麼呢？ "A super must-win," Barnes said. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 122.116.61.35

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