[外電] The other side of Kevin Durant

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其實前面有人先PO了但是為了翻它到現在還沒吃午餐實在很不甘心所以就...讓我PO一下文章已經有點久了，但是KD今天又吃T，我覺得這分析很有意思文章來源： http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8837479/nba-oklahoma-city-thunder-kevin-durant-starting-show-mean-streak 短網址：http://ppt.cc/rOqq The other side of Kevin Durant You know what I call Kevin Durant's six technical fouls this season? A good start. "Everybody wanted me to be mean and wanted me to have an attitude, so you can't get mad at me for having a few techs," Durant said. He said it lightheartedly. He went on to say that he knows kids are watching and he needs to set a good example. Then he adopted a puppy from the local animal shelter. Okay, so he didn't adopt a dog Friday. That's what the old Durant would have done. The new Durant stomped on the pathetic pooch that is the 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers, dropping 42 points, eight rebounds and five assists, as the Oklahoma City Thunder pushed the Lakers a step closer to the brink with a 116-101 victory. So cold, yet so good to see from him. 你覺得我會對KD本賽季已經領到的6個T（譯註：今天又吃T，應該不至於累積到必須禁賽的次數，對吧）有啥看法？一個好的開始。「每個人都希望我變得更難以駕馭（mean）一些，希望我態度更強硬一點，所以大家對於我吃了幾個T不應該感到憤怒」KD說道。他說得輕鬆。他還說他知道孩子們在看他打球，而他應該要做一個好榜樣。然後他就從當地的動物收容所領養一隻小狗。 OK，不過他在周五可沒有領養一隻狗（對湖人哪來那麼多同情心）。那是以前KD可能會做的事。現在的KD蹂躪了這個賽季慘澹的湖人（賞了他們六連敗），狂砍42分、8個籃板和5 次助攻，雷霆用116-110的勝利將湖人推向了懸崖邊。太冷血了，但（作者覺得）能從他身上看到這些真的很好。 It's part of the edgier Durant, the one accompanied by a Nike campaign that insists he is "not nice." He picked up the first ejection of his career on Jan. 2, when he yelled at official Dan Crawford, who quickly dismissed him with two technical fouls. Four days later, I happened to be watching the Thunder play the Toronto Raptors when Durant was T'd by responding to a charge call against him with "That's f---ing bulls---." "It's something new for all of us," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "I never thought I would have to answer a question about Kevin's technicals." 這些都是更犀利KD的一部分，最近Nike的廣告也一直在主打「KD IS NOT NICE」。 1月2日的比賽中，KD第一次在職業生涯中被驅逐出場，當他對著裁判Dan Crawford狂吼，這位裁判就迅速地賞了KD兩個T。四天後，KD又在對暴龍的比賽中的一個犯規後怒吼 "That's f---ing bulls---"（譯註：KD在對籃網戰之後真的比較暴躁…，最近連勝後好像有好一點），這又讓他吞了一個T。「對我們來說這真的是新鮮事」，總教練Brooks說：「我從來沒想過我必須回答關於KD吃 T的問題。」 All for the better. Not that there was much to dislike about Durant before. A two-time scoring champion by the age of 23, looked up to by youngsters, respected by the old heads. Only it wasn't quite enough. Not enough to get him a most valuable player award, not enough to win a championship. 這都是為了更好。以前的KD也沒甚麼讓人不喜歡的地方。23歲就成為3屆（譯註：原文是兩屆，寫錯了吧）得分王，受到萬人景仰。但只是這樣還不夠。不夠讓他得到MVP，也不夠讓他拿到總冠軍。 Michael Jordan wouldn't be Michael Jordan without the petty, vindictive side of him we saw in his Hall of Fame induction speech. Kobe Bryant doesn't do soft and cuddly. They probably have more championship rings than close friends, and they're fine with that. There are certain truisms in the NBA. You need multiple superstars to win a championship. And one of those stars better have a mean disposition, or at least be able to summon one on demand, as LeBron James did against Boston in Game 6 last season. 如果沒有那些我們在名人堂介紹中所見到的計較、好勝的那一面，MJ就不會是MJ了。Kobe 也不曾軟弱和討喜。他們手上的冠軍戒指數量可能比親密的朋友還多，而且他們也覺得這樣很好。 NBA殿堂確實存在的真理。你需要多樣的超級球星贏得總冠軍。而這些球星之一最好有難以駕馭的性情，或至少在必要時顯露出這樣的性格，如同上一季東區總冠軍第六戰，LBJ 在對上綠衫軍時所做的。 You know what's making it harder on Durant? That we're not being harder on him. Because he's so likeable he didn't face a barrage of criticism for losing in the NBA Finals. That meant he had to generate the outrage from within. Granted, you need an electron microscope to find the flaws with Durant. His scoring and field goal percentage increased in every stage of the playoffs, going from 26.5 points per game on 46 percent shooting in the first-round sweep of Dallas to 30.6 points on 55 percent shooting against Miami in the Finals. His issues were emotional, not statistical. Did anything Durant did during the Finals resonate with you? Did he make any of the games in late June feel like they belonged to him? Even teammate Russell Westbrook made a bigger impression, going for 43 points in Game 4. 你知道為什麼這對KD來說這麼難嗎？因為我們對他不夠嚴厲。他實在是很討喜，以至於在總決賽失利時他也不會被猛烈抨擊。這意味著他必須打從心底產生某種憤怒。當然，你必須拿電子顯微鏡才能看到KD的缺點。他的得分和命中率隨著季後賽的進行而提升，從剛開始對上小牛的26.5分外加46%的命中率提升到總冠軍對決熱火時的30.6分和55% 命中率。他的問題不在那些統計數據，而是情緒。 KD在總決賽中有甚麼引起我們共鳴的表現嗎？他有讓任何一場比賽看起來像是屬於他的嗎？RUSS在G4中狂砍43的表現更讓人印象深刻（譯註：RUSS那場比賽拼命奮戰的身影，以及最後讓我傻眼的犯規，翻譯到這裡害我好想哭…） Friday night was far from an NBA Finals matchup. The Lakers had lost five consecutive games and are slipping out of the playoff picture. Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol are still out indefinitely, and the Lakers learned during the game that Jordan Hill will miss the rest of the season with a hip injury. So much for the one advantage the Lakers had: size. The tricky thing is, if the Lakers managed to get into the playoffs, no one would want to face them. The one thing Jim Buss said that made any sense during his radio appearance on ESPN LA 710 Thursday was that if the Lakers make the playoffs, it means they will have gotten hot in the second half of the season. The playoffs typically feature slower paces and more time to rest, which would play to the Lakers. They'd be a tough out. It felt like Durant killed all of those thoughts Friday night. Five games out of the final Western Conference playoff spot with 46 games remaining, the Lakers aren't mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. But they are realistically. As Mike D'Antoni said, "we cannot make any false steps." This team lacks the resolve and defensive prowess to withstand three months of must-wins. 週五的比賽遠比不上總決賽。湖人五連敗，距離季後賽越來越遠。魔獸和Gasol無法上場，而且比賽進行時還收到Jordan Hil整個賽季報銷的休息。這讓湖人唯一優勢—身高，也不見了。但很微妙的是，如果湖人能進季後賽，應該沒有任何隊伍想面對他。湖人的小老闆在ESPN 的訪談中提到，如果湖人能夠進季後賽，那表示他們在下半球季打得分非常好。（譯註：套句RUSS說的話，「我們要關心的是自己本身，而不是其他球隊」，雖然我不關心湖人能否進季後賽，但我對RUSS打湖人非常有興趣和信心）季後賽的賽程比較鬆散，有更多的時間休息，這對於湖人是好事。他們將會很難被掃出局。但KD週五晚上的表現讓以上這些想法消散了。在還剩下46場比賽時離西區8強的席次還有5 場勝差，湖人在理論上是還有進季後賽的希望，但現實是…。如同湖人總教練Mike D'Antoni所言：「現在不能踏錯任何一步。」但這支隊伍缺乏決心和防守的強度，更遑論還要維持3個月。 Durant usually doesn't strike first. He likes to get his teammates involved before he starts casting shots. Midway through the first quarter, the Lakers' Robert Sacre, who started in Howard's absence, had outscored Durant, 4-2. Then it happened. Durant scored seven points in less than two and a half minutes. The Thunder were up by 11 and it was obvious to whom this one belonged. Durant scored nine points in the first quarter, 16 in the second and 15 in the third. KD通常不會一上場就那麼有存在感（譯註：他是第四節先生咩）。他喜歡先讓隊友們發揮。第一節中段時，甚至是Lakers' Robert Sacre（湖人的吉祥物）都在得分上以4-2領先 KD。然後就發生了。 KD在不到兩分半的時間內得到7分。雷霆領先11分，這場比賽是屬於誰的已經很明顯了。 KD第一節得到9分，第二節16分，第三節15分。 "Kevin took control most of the game," Westbrook said. Durant had an answer for every defender the Lakers threw at him. He posted up Bryant. He shot over Metta World Peace. He drove past Earl Clark for a dunk, adding a rim-hang and glare for emphasis. "With Kevin, he's an emotional guy," Brooks said. "But you don't really see it in a way that some players display it. He keeps a lot of it inside, but he's competitive as anybody we have on this team." He unleashed everything on the Lakers Friday night. He pumped his fist after forcing a turnover against World Peace. He glared at official Eric Dalen when a call didn't go his way. He somersaulted in celebration after draining a 3-pointer right before the halftime buzzer. 「KD幾乎控制了全場」RUSS說。無論對上哪位防守者KD都無解。他硬吃了Kobe，在世界和平前投籃。他甚至突破Clark爆扣，爆扣後還在籃框上停留並且怒視一番。「KD是個有情緒的人哪」，Brooks說：「只是他不會像某些球員一樣表現出來。他把情緒藏在內心，但他的好勝心不會輸給我們隊上的任何人」他把這些都宣洩在週五傍晚的雷湖戰。在逼迫世界和平發生失誤後，他重重地握拳。當一個不利於他的哨音響起時，他怒瞪了裁判Eric Dalen。在中場的壓哨3分命中時，他還用後滾翻慶祝了一番（譯註：KD怎麼會那麼可愛！！！） He's starting to understand the process. Scowl first, smile later. KD已經開始理解這樣的過程。先沉下臉，再微笑。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 114.47.83.139

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