George說球隊缺乏足夠準備面對崩潰 - NBA

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LA Clippers' Paul George says team wasn't prepared enough in playoff collapse

Paul George說球隊並沒有足夠準備應對季後賽的崩潰

Paul George said the LA Clippers failed to make any adjustments during their s
tunning NBA playoff meltdown last season when they blew a 3-1 second-round ser
ies lead to the Denver Nuggets.

Paul George說在第二輪3-1領先金塊後，快艇並未做出任何的調整應對令人震驚的季後賽
崩潰。

Appearing Wednesday on the "All The Smoke" podcast with Stephen Jackson and Ma
tt Barnes, a candid George talked about the Clippers' failure to do anything t
o stop the bleeding once Denver began its comeback, saying they were "having t
he same s--- happen over and over again."

於星期三Stephen Jackson與Matt Barnes的「All The Smoke」廣播節目，George坦率地
談到快艇的失敗，他們對於金塊捲土重來並未做出任何應對，說他們就像「一坨X一再一
再地出現」。

As coach Doc Rivers oversaw a blown 3-1 series lead for the second time during
his Clippers tenure, George said the team was not prepared enough. He also sa
id that a lack of practice time due to injuries and circumstances during the s
eason exacerbated the collapse as players were forced to try to iron out issue
s on the court during playoff games.

談到有關於Doc Rivers第二次在快艇告吹的3-1系列賽領先，George說他們的球隊並沒有
準備完全。他還說，由於傷病和賽季中的情況而導致缺乏練習時間加劇了比賽的崩潰，因
為球員被迫試圖在場上解決季後賽發生的問題。

"It was tough, because we were confident," George told Jackson and Barnes when
asked about the Clippers' collapse. "We went up 3-1, we felt like, we're goin
g to win the next one. We lost. We [were] like, cool, we're up 3-2, we gonna w
in the next one. We lost. But during that whole process, we never worked on ad
justments. We never worked on what to do differently. We just literally having
the same s--- happen over and over again. It started to play a trick on you l
ike, man, what's going on?

「這非常艱難，因為我們過於自負，」當Jackson與Barnes問到有關於快艇的崩潰時，Geo
rge說到。「當我們3-1領先，我們感覺就像我們即將贏得這個系列賽。但我輸了。而當我
們3-2時，我們還是覺得我們即將贏得系列賽前進下一輪。在這整個過程中，我們並未做
出任何調整。我們從未努力去嘗試改變。我們正如字面意義上地『一坨X一再一再地出現
』。就像對你開了一個大玩笑，發生什麼事了？」

"We are talking amongst each other like the conversation is, we are going to b
e all right. The conversation should have been like, nah, we need to change th
is, we need to switch this up. I don't think we deserved it. We wasn't prepare
d enough going into it. ... We didn't put the work into it. It was kind of jus
t like, yo, we got PG, we got Kawhi [Leonard], Lou [Williams], Trezz [Montrezl
Harrell]. We going to be straight; we are going to figure it out."

「我們之間的對話還是如同往常一樣，我們會沒事。對話應該要是這樣，我們必須扭轉這
情況，我們必須改變。但我們並沒有這麼做。我們並沒有對此做出充分準備...我們沒有
把心力投入其中。就像這樣，呦，我們有PG，有Kawhi (Leonard)，有Lou (Williams)，
有Trezz (Montrezl Harrell)。我們彼此需要坦率，我們應該要處理這些問題。」

The Clippers lost three consecutive games to Denver, falling short of the cham
pionship expectations with which they entered the season. That led to the team
parting ways with Rivers, who couldn't get the Clippers on the same page duri
ng a season full of injuries, little practice time and constant disruptions.

快艇接二連三的輸給丹佛(金塊)，並沒有在這個賽季達到他們進入總決賽的期望。這令他
們與Rivers分道揚鑣，在一個充滿傷病、缺乏練習時間和不斷干擾的賽季之中，Rivers無
法與快艇保持在同一個步調。

George, who missed the first 11 games of the regular season before returning a
nd averaging 21.5 points and 5.7 rebounds, said his first season with the Clip
pers got off to a difficult start because of his inability during the summer o
f 2019 to train like he normally does or participate in training camp with his
new team after shoulder surgeries.

George則錯過了常規賽的前11場比賽，之後平均每場得到21.5分和5.7個籃板，他表示，
他在快艇隊的第一個賽季起步艱難，因為他在接受肩部手術後無法與他的新團隊像往常一
樣在2019年夏季一起參加訓練營。

"I missed that time in the summer of playing pickup ball, hooping, getting int
o a rhythm, getting into a flow, working on my game, the timing right," he sai
d. "So when I came back and started playing again, I just felt off, like I did
n't feel like a part of the team."

「我錯過了整個夏天的時間去做這些事，打籃球、進入節奏、進入流動、為我的比賽進行
訓練。」他說。「等到我回來重新開始比賽時，我感覺到無法融入，就像我不是這支球隊
的成員一樣。」

George also said Rivers didn't play to his strengths, saying he was utilized "
like a Ray Allen or like a JJ Redick -- all pindowns."

George還說Rivers沒有發揮自己的優勢，說Rivers錯誤使用自己，「被迫打的像Ray Alle
n或JJ Redick一樣當個定點投手。」

"I can do it. But that ain't my game," George said. "I need some flow. I need
some mixes of pick-and-rolls. I need some post-ups. Just different touches. ..
. And so, it was just, that last season was just hard overall."

「我可以辦到這件事。但這不是我的比賽風格，」George說到。「我需要球的流動。我需
要搭配一些持球掩護。我需要一些低位背身單打。只是有些不同...就這樣，就只是，這
個賽季整體而言充滿艱難。」

The Clippers are banking on Tyronn Lue, who replaces Rivers and moves up from
his lead assistant position last season, to improve the team's in-game strateg
y and chemistry among Leonard, George and the Clippers' role players. Lue said
a major difference this season that should help the chemistry is having Leona
rd and George healthy and participating in training camp.

快艇選擇了Tyronn Lue取代了Rivers，從上個賽季的首席助教位置上提升了位置，以改善
Leonard、George和快艇的角色球員之間的比賽策略和化學反應。Lue說，本賽季能產生好
的化學反應的一個主要變化是保持Leonard與George健康，並參加訓練營。

"Just as far as me talking to Kawhi, he is excited to get back on the court,"
Lue said Wednesday. "When you are dealing with great players, when you lose ea
rly on in the playoffs, you are always eager to get back. That is what great p
layers do. We all failed at our goal last season, and we all know that.

Lue說：「就之前我與Kawhi談到的內容，他說他很高興能回到球場上。當你與偉大的球員
打交道時，如果你在季後賽中輸得太早，那你總是渴望能夠打回來。這就是偉大的球員所
做的。上賽季我們都未能實現自己的目標，我們都知道。」

"Kawhi has done a great job of taking [initiative] to get guys on the phone, t
alking to guys, seeing guys more," Lue added. "He has done a great job of that
. He is excited to get back on the floor just from talking to him, and we are
all excited, as well."

Lue補充說：「 Kawhi在主動地（發起）用電話與其他人聯絡，與球員們交談，更深入地
了解球員，他在這方面做得很出色。他很高興能與他們交談而重回球場之上，我們也都感
到興奮。」

Lue is no stranger to dealing with superstars and trying to hold them accounta
ble. He won two championships as a Los Angeles Lakers player alongside Kobe Br
yant and Shaquille O'Neal and another title as a coach while guiding LeBron Ja
mes with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Lue對與超級巨星打交道並試圖追究他們的責任並不陌生。他與Kobe Bryant和Shaquille
O'Neal一起作為洛杉磯湖人隊的球員贏得了兩次冠軍，並帶領LeBron James與克利夫蘭騎
士隊的比賽中獲得了另一個冠軍頭銜。

Lue and George have said the Clippers need a lot more time together on the flo
or in practices. George said that was a major reason why the Clippers were oft
en not on the same page and could be seen barking at one another at times duri
ng the playoffs.

Lue和George曾表示，快艇需要更多的時間在一起練習。George說，這是快艇在季後賽經
常不在同一個頻率，有時甚至會互相咆哮的主要原因。

"I relate it to we didn't practice during the whole year, and that is hard to
do when you are putting a fresh new group of guys together," George said. "The
problems you have during games, those s--- can be ironed out in practice. You
are going to bump heads in practice, but you are going to come out of that pr
actice like, 'OK, I understand this dude. I know where he is coming from.' Whe
n it happened during games, it is going to rub a little differently.

George說：「我認為這與我們全年缺乏練習有關，當您將一群新的同伴處在一起時，很難
做到這一點。在比賽中面臨的問題，往往可以在練習中解決。有時你會與其他人發生衝突
，往往在練習中你也會遇到類似的問題，『好的，我理解這個傢伙。我知道這怎麼發生的
。』但當這件事在比賽過程中發生時，它會有所不同。」

"It is hard to come back from that, especially in the playoffs. Then you are l
ike, 'OK, that is what he's on. So all right, I got you.' That is kind of how
the team, that is how we was and how we went about it after stuff started unfo
lding and unraveling."

「很難在比賽之中緩解這件事，尤其是在季後賽中。然後你會覺得，『好吧，那就是他的
樣子。所以，好吧，我懂了。』那就是團隊的方式，那是我們過去的樣子，這就是在事情
開始展開和崩潰之後我們是如何表現的。」

The Clippers return to camp this week a different team, with Rivers gone to th
e Philadelphia 76ers, Harrell signing with the Lakers and JaMychal Green joini
ng the Nuggets. The Clippers added Serge Ibaka and Luke Kennard via free agenc
y and trade.

快艇隊本週進入訓練營的是一支全新的隊伍，Rivers去了費城76人隊，Harrell與湖人隊
簽約，而JaMychal Green加盟金塊。快艇通透過自由簽約與交易分別將Serge Ibaka和Luk
e Kennard加進隊伍。

George said this season will get off to a different start just because he and
Leonard will be healthier and can work with the entire team.

George說，本賽季會有一個完全不同的開始，因為他和Leonard會更加健康，並且可以與
整個團隊一起工作。

"I think for this year, everybody is starting off on a healthy page, we are st
arting off on the same page," George said. "Me and Kawhi are going to get some
time together working out. I think everything is just not rushed going into t
he season."

George說：「我認為今年以來，每個人都將從一個健康的狀態開始，我們將從同一處開始
。我和Kawhi將會花一些時間一起鍛煉。我認為我們並不會急急忙忙地衝入新的賽季。」

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