[外電] Iron Maiden

看板UTAH-JAZZ作者maxtail (馬克斯泰爾)時間15年前 (2009/04/24 21:42)推噓20(21推 1噓 5→)

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Utah Jazz: Boozer back to his All-Star form Iron Maiden (是英翻英，你沒看錯) By Jody Genessy Deseret News John Stockton was in the house, seated in the stands with a few of his kids, for the Jazz's playoff game Thursday night. 老史安坐館中，緊擁著多少癡爵企圖染指的愛女，靜默地關注場中變化，未見風霜的臉龐不時泛起一抹淺笑。 The way a certain power forward played, you would've thought the Hall-of-Famer's sidekick was on the EnergySolutions Arena court at the same time, too. 場上殺進殺出的那個萬人敵，觸動了他與每個人心底記憶猶新的32號背影，彷彿時光又回到那曾經郵務使命必達的年代。 Different jersey number and era. Similar game on this night. 哲人日已遠，甚至還成了銅像，只是比賽激情仍舊。 Doing a pretty impressive Mailman impersonation and hours after saying he and his team needed to "play like there's no tomorrow," Carlos Boozer delivered a huge outing for the Jazz. 在做出『我們沒有退路』悲壯宣言後的幾個小時，阿布果然郵差上身大殺四方，最終帶領爵士闖出一條血路。 He picked a fine time to do it, too. 及時雨，當然。 Boozer's Karl Malone-esque 23-point, 22-rebound effort was a big-time boost for Utah in its thrilling 88-86 victory that trimmed the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round series lead to 2-1. 媲美老馬的23分、22板鬼神數據，是阿爵能在驚濤駭浪中以2分險勝的定心丸，也讓許多斷言橫掃的觀察家不得不閉上他們的喙。 "He's back," said Jazz point guard Deron Williams shortly after hitting the game-winning shot. 其實他說的是： "He's back," teammate Deron Williams said. "He's a beast, man." (摘自Salt Lake Tribune) Back in a big playing-like-a-two-time-All-Star-and-Olympian way, too. 曾經說他是全明星、國手都沒人要信的騙人布，過了今晚也許你該尊稱他一聲鐵娘子或......木蘭號。 Heck, Boozer was so back to his old ways against the longer Lakers, and made such a big impact, played so well, worked so hard — not through sleet, rain or hail, but mostly around Pau Gasol — that he even heard more cheers than jeers from the crowd. 應付那些要比他來得高大許多的湖人眾，特別是耶穌，他是打得如此賣力又如此之好。 And that's saying something considering how many boos — and we're not talking the chummy "Booz!" variety — he's received in the past few months from frustrated fans. 雖然聽起來沒啥兩樣(BOO~~~)，這次場邊傳來的總算是加油而不再是噓聲了。幾個月前，他可不敢肖想這般光景。 Whether fair or not, some Utah supporters have questioned his desire to be here for the long haul because of his mid-season opt-out contract talk and openly wondered and worried about his commitment to the team because he missed 44 games with a left knee injury and surgery. 那時候的阿布因為跳脫合約的發言飽受鹽湖球迷非難，直指他不僅無心久留此地，更未將全副心思放在球場上，有苦難言的是膝傷手術偏又使他缺席了超過半個球季。 They might choose to leave their differences on the sidelines — as long as Boozer doesn't return there, of course — for the near future. 此刻也許正是洗雪沉冤的絕佳良機。 When his town and team needed him most, Boozer got the home crowd back on his side in a big way — probably even the doubters and disappointed — with a first-half flurry the franchise has never before seen. 阿布上半場猶如秋風掃落葉的破隊史紀錄表現，讓曾經對他質疑、失望的滿場江東父老也為之瘋狂。 Not even, mind you, in the Malone days. 老馬此時就算在他背後，也火不起來。 In front of a TNT audience, Boozer snatched rebounds off the glass as enthusiastically as you'd imagine eclectic reporter Craig Sager grabs funky and fluorescent outfits from thrift shops. In what he called a "must-win game," Boozer played like every rebound was a must-grab. He hauled in 11 rebounds in the first quarter, cleaned the glass a total of 16 times by halftime and finished with 22 boards. 在全國觀眾注目下，我們看到阿布熱切追求並試圖取得每一個籃板，在這場他聲稱非贏不可的比賽中，沒有一個籃板是可以錯失的。第一節搶下11板，中場時增至16，結束時這頭野獸整整拿了22個籃板。 All of those remarkable numbers set or tied Jazz records for rebounds in a playoff game, besting — who else? — Malone's previous marks of eight (quarter), 14 (half) and 22 (game) that No. 32 set 20 years ago. 這幾項數據分別創下或追平了老馬20年前的隊史紀錄：單節8板、半場14板、全場22板。 "As long as we win," he said after the big win, "that's all that matters." 「唷～有贏球，才敢大聲啦！」阿布掩不住一絲嬌羞地說。 Though he was on the bench when his buddies helped the Jazz storm back from a second-half 13-point deficit, Boozer again made his 266-pound presence known again down the stretch. 雖然下半場隊友們從早先的大崩潰急起直追時，阿布涼涼啊坐在板凳上暢飲開特力，但沒人懷疑他是關鍵時刻將湖人送上斷頭台的那個劊子手。 Three times in the final 1-1/2 minutes, Boozer gave the Jazz two-point leads with strong drives that resulted in free throws, a layup and a left-handed power jam. 終場前一分半鐘，阿布連續靠著罰球、擋拆及一記雷霆萬鈞的爆扣，三度為嫩爵取得2分的領先。 Boozer, who's scored 20 or more in all three playoff games, wasn't just a rebounding machine, though. He had 13 of his team-high 23 points in the first half. He also swiped a pass from Gasol and made a pair of nifty assists for inside buckets to Paul Millsap and Ronnie Brewer as the Jazz established themselves with a much stronger first half. They even had a lead at the break at 43-39 after trailing by double-digits in the two losses in L.A. 不甘於只做籃板機器的阿布，連續三場都有20分以上表現，本場獲得全隊最高的23分裡有13分是在上半場攻下，甚至一度截走耶穌的球，兼且送出助攻給籃下嗷嗷待哺的小米酒，這些無疑都幫助了阿爵在上半場騙得4分的假性領先。鐵娘子，Welcome back！ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.59.150.116

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