Road Warriors: Wizards stun Bobcats 97-91
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—That the undermanned Charlotte Bobcats finally ran out
of magic with their makeshift lineups wasn’t that surprising. That the
costly meltdown came against Washington was.
毫不意外地，人(貓？)手不足的山貓總算是沒魔了，被巫師一發解決。
So much for the Wizards being pushovers away from home.
對於一直在客場被輾的皮薄巫師，這不吝是一劑強心針。
Andray Blatche(notes) had 25 points and 17 rebounds, Jordan Crawford(notes)
added 23 points and Washington made it two straight road wins while putting a
serious dent in Charlotte’s postseason hopes with a 97-91 victory Sunday
night.
Andray Blatch 拿下了 25 分 17 籃板，Jordan Crawford 則提供了 23 分。
巫師終於成功取得客場二連勝，也讓山貓瞄準季後賽的準星黯淡無光。
After a 1-35 start away from home that threatened to match an NBA record for
futility, the Wizards followed a victory at Utah last week by building a
19-point third-quarter lead in a ragged game in which each team dressed only
nine players.
巫師的 1-35 開季差點就要破記錄，
不過他們上週對戰爵士的比賽中在第三節漂亮地拉開了 19 分的差距。
這場比賽雙方都只有九名球員。
“Back-to-back road wins are nice, but we’ve played at a pretty high level
and had opportunities to win games over the last 10 or so,” coach Flip
Saunders said. “We’ve had our best stretch of ball of late.”
教練 Flip Saunders：
「客場贏下 B2B 很不錯，不過更重要的是我們打出了好比賽，
最近十場左右幾乎都有贏球機會。
我們近來的表現稱得上是最佳狀況。」
It came at a terrible time for Charlotte.
不過對於山貓來說，這卻是最慘狀況。
Matt Carroll(notes) scored 17 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter for the
Bobcats, who remained two games behind Indiana for the final Eastern
Conference playoff spot after the Pacers lost to New Orleans. But the Bobcats
have only six games left, the Pacers four, and Indiana holds the tiebreaker.
Matt Carroll 在第四節拿下了該場 26 中的 17 分，
在蹓馬輸給黃蜂之後，
山貓依然在季後賽的競爭名單中落後蹓馬兩場。
但山貓只剩下六場比賽，而蹓碼則是四場，
並且握有 tiebreaker。
(譯註：在 NBA 中，tiebreaker 指的是在戰績相同時優先獲得季後賽資格的權利；
詳情請參考 Lakers 板 #1DatK6lx 一文。)
“This definitely hurts,” Carroll said.
「狀況不妙。」Carroll 表示。
The difference was in the paint.
其中奧妙便在禁區。
The Wizards held a 50-39 edge on the glass that included 16 offensive
rebounds with the athletic Blatche leading the way to continue a torrid week.
Two nights after grabbing 16 offensive boards against Cleveland, his putback
put the Wizards ahead 96-88 with 1:43 left.
巫師在籃板上以 50-39 的懸殊差距徹底壓制了山貓，
其中還包含了活跳跳的 Blatche 領軍下全隊的 16 個進攻籃板。
兩天前對戰騎士時 Blatche 才隻身弄來了 16 個進攻籃板，
而今晚他的補籃更在比賽剩下 1:43 秒時讓巫師以 96-88 領先。
“I came out with a lot of effort,” Blatche said. “I wanted my teammates to
follow off my energy.”
Blatche 表示：
「我在場上很盡力，
因為我要用這股精神撐起我的隊友。」
After Carroll hit a 3-pointer at the other end and then grabbed a Washington
miss, Charlotte’s hopes ended when D.J. White(notes) tossed up an airball in
the final minute.
Carroll 在另一端投進三分之後又抓下了防守籃板，
但在 D.J. White 的最後一擊以麵包收尾的同時，
山貓的獲勝希望也到此結束。
“When you get down by 18, 19 points and then you try to come back, you have
to play perfect basketball and we just couldn’t do that,” coach Paul Silas
said. “We made a push and I commend the guys for that, but it’s a huge loss.
”
教練 Paul Silas表示：
「如果你輸了 18、19 分還想逆轉，
那你就得打出完美的表現，不過我們沒辦到。
我們成功地追擊，我也感到非常激賞，
但這場比賽依然是一場關鍵的敗戰。」
The Bobcats, who again played without top scorer Stephen Jackson(notes), had
managed to pull out close victories in four of their previous five games
despite odd lineups. But this time, Charlotte got nothing from its front line.
少了主要火力 Stephen Jackson 的山貓，
以短少的人力打出了驚險的五戰四勝；
但這場比賽，山貓的鋒線一事無成。
Kwame Brown(notes), the only healthy center, didn’t score and grabbed three
rebounds. Silas benched Boris Diaw(notes) in the fourth quarter after he
scored 13 points but struggled defensively.
唯一健康的中鋒 Kwame Brown 沒拿到半分，而且只抓下了三個籃板。
Boris Diaw 雖然拿下了 13 分，
但 Silas 受不了防守黑洞讓他在第四節好好暖了暖板凳。
Carroll did his best with a remarkable 11-of-16 shooting performance to
finish one point off his career high.
Carroll 的 11-16 命中率讓人驚艷，差一分就追平了生涯得分。
“In that situation you kind of just want to shoot the ball every time you
get it,” Carroll said.
「在這種狀況下你拿到球就得投啊，」Carroll 表示。
D.J. Augustin(notes) added 21 points, but Charlotte’s lack of depth was too
much to overcome.
D.J. Augustin 補上了 21 分，但山貓缺的大洞不是這樣就補得上的。
The Bobcats played for the second straight game and seventh time in 15 games
without Jackson, who has a chronic left hamstring strain. Sixth man Tyrus
Thomas(notes) (sore knee), backup point guard Shaun Livingston(notes)
(bruised tailbone) and reserve big man Eduardo Najera(notes) (back) also didn
’t dress.
Stephen Jackson 在山貓過去的 15 場以來有七場缺賽，
而這次則是出於慢性左腿筋拉傷而第二場連續缺賽。
另外第六人 Tyrus Thomas 因為膝蓋痠痛無法上場、
替補後衛 Shaun Livingston 尾椎瘀血、
加上替補內線 Eduardo Najera 也因背傷無法出賽。
The Wizards played a fourth straight game without top scorer Nick
Young(notes) (bruised knee), then lost Hamady Ndiaye(notes) to a knee injury
in pregame warmups. Cartier Martin(notes) (ankle) joined the long injury list
Sunday, too.
巫師在最近四場中，主要得分手 Nick Young 膝蓋瘀傷、
Hamady Ndiaye 也因賽前熱身中膝蓋受傷而缺陣；
另外，Cartier Martin 也在星期天加入了陣容浩大的傷兵俱樂部。
Washington did get rookie John Wall(notes) back after his one-game suspension
for taking a swing at Miami’s Zydrunas Ilgauskas(notes) on Wednesday.
Playing the second pro game in his home state, Wall took part in Washington’
s third-quarter dunk party.
John Wall 週三對大Ｚ使出天馬流星拳被禁賽一場之後終於歸隊，
並在家鄉打了第二場職業球賽；
在第三節中，Wall 參加了巫師的灌籃大會。
With a variety of uncontested, highlight-reel jams, the Wizards went on a
21-7 spurt to take a 69-50 lead.
巫師以各種灌籃連續技打出了 21-7 的攻勢，以 69-50 大幅領先。
Wall finished with 18 points, but also had six turnovers, and his miscues
helped Charlotte get back in the game as Carroll heated up in the fourth
quarter.
Wall 最後拿下了 18 分，但也送了六個失誤，
讓 Carroll 能夠順利熱機，帶領山貓在第四節不斷逼近。
Still, Washington was able to secure only its 20th win of the season, but
second straight and third in four games.
巫師最後守住了本季有點可憐的第 20 勝，
但這是四場中的第三勝兼二連勝。
“We’re starting to get the mentality where we think we can,” Crawford
said. “When you think you can win then you can pull it off.”
Crawford：
「我們開始相信自己的能力了。
你要先相信自己辦得到才有辦法跳出來做點事情。」
Notes: Silas is hopeful Jackson will play Tuesday at Cleveland. … Despite
ranking 19th in NBA history in career rebounds, Silas had never been
nominated for the Basketball Hall of Fame—until now. Josh White, of
Gastonia, N.C., recently completed the paperwork to help get Silas on the
2012 ballot. “He was a tough guy and he did all the dirty work,” White
said. Silas called it a “nice gesture” while downplaying his chances at
induction. … Saunders said it’s important Blatche gets in better shape this
summer. “I really believe if he can get his weight to the 260s, he can
become a very dominant forward,” Saunders said.
備註：
-Silas 認為 Jackson 應該可以在週二出戰騎士
-雖然 Silas 是 NBA 排行榜上第 19 名的籃板怪物，
但他一直沒有機會進軍名人堂。
不過現在 Gastonia, N.C. 的 Josh White 最近搞定了申請文件，
希望可以讓 Silas 在 2012 年有機會挑戰這項榮譽。
「他是個猛哥，而且夠髒夠狠。」White 表示。
Silas 覺得這很夠義氣，但也似乎讓他的機會有點開倒車。
-Saunders 表示 Blatche 這個暑假要好好健身一下，
「我真的覺得如果他能控制體重在 260 磅左右，他會是個很威猛的前鋒。」
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