[外電翻譯] JAZZ: Guarding Yao takes toll on Okur

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JAZZ: Guarding Yao takes toll on Okur By Michael C. Lewis The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/jazz/ci_5745611 It's a simple job, just not an easy one. 這是件單純的工作,卻毫不容易. So the Jazz's Mehmet Okur is not surprised by the way his shooting has abandoned him during the playoffs, knowing how much effort it takes to try to defend Houston's Yao Ming on the other end by trying to push and shove the 7-foot-6, 310-pound giant away from the basket. Okur對他的得分失常並不感到意外. 因為他花費了太多力氣防守姚明,並嘗試阻止讓這位七呎六的大個子遠離籃框. But going into the crucial Game 3 of the best-of-seven, first-round series at EnergySolutions Arena on Thursday night, Okur insists he's not worried about it, either. "No, I can't do that," he said. "I got to let it go. This is playoff time. It's all good. I need to keep focusing on Yao, try to fight with him, try to make good defense on him. I don't worry about offense. We got a lot of players who can score, and I think I need to focus more defensive end." 即將進入第三場比賽,尤其是這在自家的第一場季後賽,Okur仍然並不擔心. "我不擔心."Okur說. "我不該擔心這種事情.這可是季後賽. 我還是得全力防守姚明,跟他對抗.試著盡全力防守他. 我並不擔心進攻方面.我們有一票傢伙都能夠得分,我只需要好好守住姚明." It worked to some degree in the Jazz's loss to the Rockets in Game 2 at the Toyota Center in Houston, when Okur and Carlos Boozer forced Yao into a 9-for-24 shooting performance by contesting more of his shots and keeping him from setting up as close to the basket as he did during Game 1. But the Jazz had a hard time taking advantage of it, even with Boozer scoring a career-high 41 points, in part because Okur continued his abysmal shooting. The 6-11 center was just 2-for-9 shooting against the Rockets in Game 2, dropping him into a 4-for-23 slump in the series. 這樣的方式在第二場比賽中的確有某種程度的成效. Okur與Boozer的防守盡力迫使姚明遠離籃框.也因此使得姚明只有9/24的命中率. 但是Jazz隊仍然很難因此佔到便宜,即使Boozer狂取了41分. 有部分是因為Okur的得分仍然不理想. 這位六呎十一的中鋒在第二場只有2/9的命中率,整個系列戰總共也只有4/23的表現. "They was all good looks, and I just couldn't make it," Okur said. "But like I said, I was focusing more defense." Still, that's a massive reversal from when Okur was one of the most dangerous and integral parts of the Jazz offense during the regular season, when he shot 46.2 percent - including 38.4 percent from three-point range. Nobody his size or bigger made more three-pointers, but Okur has made just 2 of 9 three-pointers against the Rockets. "其實都有不錯的出手機會,只是我沒能投進."Okur說. "但,就像我之前說的,我只是更專心於防守." 不過,Okur仍然有可能是Jazz賴以翻盤的最佳進攻武器. 他的例行賽命中率高達46.2%,包括38.4%的三分線. 在這樣高大的球員中他是投進最多三分球的.不過這兩場他只有2/9的成績. As a result, the Rockets have not had to worry about guarding Okur on the perimeter so much, and Okur has found his scoring average nearly halved. He averaged 17.6 points through the regular season, but contributed only 9.5 per game in the first two games against Houston. He has shot only two free throws in the series, and missed them both. 目前為止,Okur的命中率只有往常的一半, 所以火箭隊似乎不太需要對於Okur的外線太過擔心. 例行賽平均17.6分的成績,不過這兩場卻只有9.5分的平均. 他甚至只投過兩次罰球,並且都沒有進. "Probably, I need to focus more on the offensive end, try to maybe get to free-throw line first and couple easy baskets then maybe I can step outside," he said. "That's what I'm going to work on, next game." But Okur also said he will be content if he can continue to make Yao work hard - the Jazz "pushed harder, more" in Game 2, Yao said - and potentially decrease his effectiveness on both ends of the floor. Yao made fewer baskets, shot fewer free throws, grabbed fewer rebounds and blocked fewer shots in Game 2. "或許吧,我需要更積極去進攻,製造更多罰球機會以及輕鬆出手的機會."Okur說. "我會在下一場比賽朝這樣的目標前進." 但是Okur也提到若他能夠有效阻止姚明,其實那也就夠了. 姚明說,Jazz隊在第二場試著"更用力"去防守他,如此的確有效降低他的得分效率. 姚明進球次數降低,罰球次數也變少,甚至在籃板球與阻攻方面都退步了. "I'm going to keep trying to play hard, defensive end," Okur said. "I'm not worried about offense right now, because like I said, we have a lot of players who can score." And while Okur might not be making as many baskets as he did during the regular season, he is finding other ways to help his teammates. In Game 2, he grabbed 10 rebounds, handed out a season-high six assists and blocked a season-high four shots. "I can't give up, right now," he said. "This is not me. This is playoff time. . . . I got to be ready to go." "我還是會試著在防守方面打的更強硬."Okur說. "我現在仍然不擔心進攻的問題,因為我們有一卡車的球員能夠得分." 而就當Okur得分降低的同時,他仍然用其他的方式來幫助他的隊友. 在第二場比賽中他抓下了10個籃板球,送出了六次助攻,甚至還有四次的阻攻. "我現在絕不能放棄."Okur說. "這不是我會做的事情,現在可是季後賽耶.我得隨時準備好上場一搏." --- 第三場看來是個硬仗, Rockets加油阿!!! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.64.79.34

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