Pierce Loves Playing The Lakers - 波士頓塞爾提克 Boston Celtics

ESPN 6月2日的Daily Dime，提醒了我們"The Truth"的由來。我就自己翻囉，還好也不
是太多，只摘錄Pierce的部分，我對MVP沒興趣。:)

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-080602

Pierce Loves Playing The Lakers

Paul Pierce's 57 postseason games played are the most by a Celtic who has
never won an NBA title.

Paul Pierce的57場季後賽經驗，是所有沒得到冠軍戒的塞爾蒂克球員中最多的。

A Celtics-Lakers NBA Finals brings many classic memories to mind. Most of
these memories are distant, dating back to an era where Michael Jordan was a
brash kid and NBA scouts were drooling over the likes of Armon Gilliam and
Dennis Hopson.

一個塞爾蒂克－湖人的 NBA總冠軍賽帶來很多經典回憶。大部分的回憶都是很久以前了
，要回到Michael Jordan還是個死小鬼，而球探對Armon Gilliam和Dennis Hopson這類
的球員流口水的年代。

But in the 21 years since these old rivals have met in the finals, the
greatest Celtic of the "down" period in franchise history has also made a name
for himself against the Lakers. Pierce, who grew up in Inglewood, Calif., in
the shadows of the Great Western Forum, has always saved his best for the
Lakers.

但是自從這兩支球隊在21年前總冠軍賽碰面後，處於隊史裡低潮階段的偉大塞爾蒂克，
仍然有個人在對上湖人隊時特別樹立了名聲。在加州 Inglewood長大的Pierce，一直在
論壇球場的陰影下，總是會把他最好的表現留給湖人隊。

Pierce has averaged 27.9 points per game in his career versus the Lakers, more
than his average against any other team. In fact, March 13, 2001 could be
considered his unofficial entry into the league's elite. Pierce scored 42
points on 13-of-19 shooting in a 112-107 loss at L.A.

Pierce生涯中對上湖人隊平均每場得27.9分，比他對上任何其他隊的平均都高。事實上
，2001年3月13日，可以被認為是他非官方地進入聯盟頂級好手的日子。在一場107比112
輸給洛杉磯的球賽裡，Pierce投19中13得了42分。

Pierce was nearing the end of his breakthrough third season at the time. He
averaged more than 20 points (25.1 ppg) for the first time and took the reins
from Antoine Walker (23.4 ppg) as the C's leading scorer. What happened after
the game is what made it a watershed moment in Pierce's career, though.

那時，已經接近是Pierce突破性的第三季尾聲了。他首次單季平均突破20分（25.1分）
，超過了Antonie Walker（23.4分）成為塞爾蒂克的得分王。然而，在比賽後發生的事
，讓這場比賽成為Pierce生涯的關鍵時刻。

Shaquille O'Neal, in the midst of his three-peat and a role as the most
dominant force in the game, pulled a Boston reporter aside and offered the
following: "Take this down. My name is Shaquille O'Neal, and Paul Pierce is
the [expletive] truth. Quote me on that, and don't take nothing out. I knew he
could play, but I didn't know he could play like this. Paul Pierce is the
truth."

Shaquille O’Neal 那時正處於三連霸期間，是聯盟裡最具主宰力的武器，把一位波士
頓記者拉到一旁，對他說了以下的話：「寫下來。我的名字是 Shaquille O’Neal，而
Paul Pierce 是（消音）真理。引用我的話，一個字都不要漏掉。我知道他能打，但是
我不知道他這麼能打。Paul Pierce就是真理。」

Pierce is a unique character in these Finals. He is the one member of the
Celtics' big three who has been in Boston through plenty of lean years. He also
grew up in Inglewood during the 1980s, where the Showtime Lakers were the
hottest attraction in town. And his numbers show that he brings something
"extra" when he plays the Lakers.

Pierce在這些總冠軍賽裡是個獨特的角色。他是賽爾蒂克三巨頭裡，在那些慘澹歲月裡
一直待在波士頓的人。在八十年代，他也在 Inglewood長大，那時Showtime的湖人隊在
全城引起風潮。他的數據顯示，當他對上湖人時，都會帶來一些「特殊服務」。

Despite the tremendous scoring average, perhaps the most impressive aspect of
his game against the Lakers is that he has averaged 10.7 free-throw attempts
per game, which is proof of his more aggressive approach attacking the basket
against LA.

除了驚人的平均得分，或許他對湖人比賽中，最令人印象深刻的是，他平均每場比賽站
上罰球線10.7次，這是他更具侵略性地攻擊洛杉磯籃框的證據。

When Pierce has been criticized in the past, one of the main weaknesses that
his detractors see in him is a tendency to fall in love with his jumper too
much at times. Pierce's ability and willingness to attack the rim could prove
crucial in this series.

當Pierce在過去飽受批評時，他的主要弱點之一就是，批評者看到他有時會太過愛上自
己的跳投。Pierce攻擊籃框的能力和意願在這個系列是很關鍵的。

In his career, Pierce has seven 30-point games and one 40-point game against
Los Angeles.

在他生涯對上湖人的比賽裡，Pierce有七場得超過三十分，一場得超過四十分。

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