[外電] PERFECT STORM

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PERFECT STORM 完美風暴。 By PHIL JASNER jasnerp@phillynews.com Posted on Mon, Nov. 06, 2006 TWENTY MINUTES before tipoff, Shaquille O'Neal, in full uniform, was in a back hallway of the Wachovia Center, testing a sore left knee injured Friday night against New Jersey. The man who casts the most giant of shadows in the NBA left the defending champion Miami Heat a relative shadow of itself. 開賽前二十分鐘，Shaquille O'Neal一身整齊西裝走在Wachovia Center漆黑的走道上，摸摸酸痛的膝蓋。他是在禮拜五面對籃網隊的比賽中受傷的。他擁有NBA最龐大的體型，然而昨天，他板凳席上巨大的背影，也相對為熱火隊蒙上一層陰影。 Perhaps some in the announced crowd of 16,644 saw O'Neal's absence as a disappointment. The 76ers saw an unexpected window of opportunity, and hustled through yesterday, winning 107-98 and climbing to 3-0 for the first time since the 2000-01 season. 也許在場的16644名觀眾會有些人因為O'Neal的缺席感到失望，不過昨天七六人同時也把握這突如其來的機會，以107比98擊敗熱火隊。此戰之後他們的戰績提升到三勝零敗，也是2000-01球季以來的第一次開季三連勝。 But for those who somehow wonder whether Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks really has been tougher, sterner and more demanding than in his first season, consider how proactive he was, calling a timeout after a single three-point field goal by the Heat at the start of the third quarter and reminding the players in no uncertain terms about their lack of defensive effort. He had talked about defense during intermission, then didn't see it. 七六人總教練Maurice Cheeks的作風是否比上季來的更剛強、更嚴苛、更強勢？有些人還存著質疑的態度，然而他們昨天也感受到了Cheeks防範未然的能力。第三節比賽剛開始熱火隊就投進了一顆三分球，之後他叫了暫停，並清清楚楚地提醒球員防守上的缺失。中場休息時間他就已經告訴過球員了，但是並沒有看到成效。 "He said we weren't ready to play the second half," Allen Iverson said. Allen Iverson說：「他告訴我們，下半場比賽開打了，但顯然你們還沒做好準備」。 After that, they were. 這個暫停叫醒了七六人的防守。 With Willie Green defending Heat star Dwyane Wade for a tough 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, with Cheeks staying with a small lineup that included Steven Hunter as the only big man in the fourth quarter, and with Kyle Korver delivering 13 of his 22 points in the third quarter, the Sixers mustered enough at both ends of the floor to accomplish their mission. 第四節一段五分鐘的時間裡，Willie Green嚴密防守熱火明星Dwyane Wade，同時 Cheeks在場上擺了以Steven Hunter為中鋒的矮小陣容；還有Kyle Korver第三節攻下全場22分中的13分。七六人在攻守二者間的振作以及堅持到槍響前的精神，讓他們達成了任務。 "Our defense the first half, we obviously didn't play as well as we'd like, " Cheeks said. "But the second half was a lot better. Obviously, we gave up 57 points the first half, 41 points the second half. That was obviously the difference in the game. Cheeks表示：「上半場我們的防守顯然沒有打出水準，但我們下半場改善很多。上半場我們讓對方得了57分；下半場只讓他們拿下41分。很明顯地，這就是這場比賽的轉戾點。」 "The first half, we took a lot of quick shots, we didn't drive the basketball the way we had been. The second half, we drove the basketball... we've played three games, we've won three games, [but] the whole focus is continuing to try to get better, to play better defense, to limit [the opponents'] ability to get to the rim." 「上半場我們沒打出前幾場球的流暢，投籃太過急躁，而下半場我們做到了。打了三場比賽，我們也贏了三場，但重點是我們把注意力集中在追求進步，打出更好的防守，減低對手得分的能力。」 There was no Big Eraser to buoy the Heat, and Alonzo Mourning - the starter in O'Neal's place - was swiftly erased in a flurry of personal fouls. Mourning played a total of 15 minutes, 14 seconds, just 4:14 of which came in the second half. 熱火隊無法拭除O'Neal留下來的空缺，代替他先發的Alonzo Mourning很快就陷入犯規麻煩。他總共只打了15分鐘14秒；下半場只出賽4分14秒。 When the Sixers learned that O'Neal would not be playing, "We let everybody know they've got pride," Iverson said. "When guys don't have their superstar, other guys want to show up and prove to themselves and the team they can get the job done. They're not the world champs for nothing." 當七六人獲悉O'Neal不能上場比賽時Iverson說：「我們讓大家知道他們有些輕敵，但是當一支隊伍的超級巨星缺陣，其他人一定會想要證明他們還是可以贏球，畢竟他們不是浪得虛名的冠軍。」 All the Sixers have, coming off last season's 38-44 lottery finish, is a cause to champion, to show that there is more to them than what met the eye. Yesterday, they blended that defensive focus with another array of offensive moves from Iverson (31 points, 102 in three games) and an impressive string of three-pointers off the bench from Korver. Korver knocked down five of six triples, ending a streak of nine straight over two games when he missed his final try. 而上季戰績38勝44敗的七六人，所擁有的就是追求冠軍的動機，來證明他們的能力遠比我們看到的更多。昨天他們注意力放在防守上，但也與進攻交互應用，包括 Iverson（拿下31分，開季三場比賽共得到102分）一連串的進攻走位，以及令人印象深刻的Korver，從板凳殺出，開始連續的三分球攻勢，昨晚總共6投5中。他最後一次分三球失手，也結束了他二場比賽來，連續投進9顆三分球的紀錄。 Andre Iguodala contributed 20 points, Chris Webber managed a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds and Samuel Dalembert and Hunter rotated doing yeoman work in the middle. Andre Iguodala貢獻20分，Chris Webber以10分11籃板拿下double-double， Samuel Dalembert與Hunter則是輪流擔起捍衛禁區的責任。 It's much too soon to make any definitive judgments on these Sixers, but one difference from the last two seasons is how they've responded to what could be delicate situations. 我們現在要對七六人下定論實在太早了，不過與過去二年不同的地方是，他們現在面對艱難的困境時，可以做出因應之道。 When, two seasons ago, then-coach Jim O'Brien held Webber out of most of the fourth quarter of a game in Atlanta, Webber was seething for days. When Cheeks went the entire fourth quarter yesterday without Webber and Dalembert, all - at least outwardly - seemed serene. 二年前前任教頭Jim O'Brien在一場對老鷹隊的比賽中第四節，幾乎讓Webber 坐滿板凳，Webber為此表達不滿的情緒，持續了好幾天。昨天比賽第四節Cheeks 讓Webber、Dalembert坐在場下，至少表面上，一切氣氛都很平靜。 "We have to keep [this] up, whatever that entails," Webber said. Webber對此表示：「我們必須維持高檔，不管付出什麼代價。」 The difference, you should excuse the expression, in culture? 球隊「文化」上的改變？你得好好解釋這個詞句。 "Just believing in each other," said Iverson, who has 23 assists over the last two games. "Just being able to get the ball in guys' hands who are making things happen. Just playing defense, getting stops when we need stops the most, especially down the stretch. And we've been scoring when we need to." 近二場比賽共送出23次助攻的Allen Iverson說：「就是彼此相信隊友罷了。誰能有所作為，就把球送到他手上。另外做好防守，在最需要的時候做好防守，特別是比賽末段，而需要得分的時候，我們也能適時得分。」 All of that allowed the Sixers to flourish despite the Heat getting 23 points from Antoine Walker, 20 from Wade, 17 from Udonis Haslem and 15 from Dorell Wright. 儘管Antoine Walker，Wade，Udonis Haslem，DorellWright分別為熱火隊拿下 23、20、17、15分，七六人就是因為這些因素贏球。 "The only way we're going to win is on defense," said Hunter, who had six points, six rebounds and three blocks to go with Dalembert's five points, nine rebounds and two blocks. "When we get momentum on defense, we can run and get in transition, Kyle can get open for threes and Allen can get to the foul line. We have some of the best scorers in the league. When we play defense, we're a good team." 二名禁區球員Hunter得到6分、6籃板、3火鍋；Dalembert也拿下5分、9籃板、2火鍋， Hunter說：「我們贏球的不二法門就是防守。防守成功帶來的動力就能得到更多攻守轉換的機會，Kyle可以找到空檔投三分球；Allen有能力站上罰球線。我們有全聯盟最佳的得分好手，只要我們做好防守，就是一支很好的球隊。」 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.141.129.11

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