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Spurs edge Clippers 111-107 in pivotal Game 5 on late call
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馬刺靠著最後的吹判以111-107贏下重要的第五戰

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The ball bounced around the rim, and the pivotal fifth
game of a thrilling first-round series teetered along with it.

球繞著籃框跳動，眾所矚目的馬刺快艇第五戰，至關緊要的勝利之鑰就懸在這顆球上面

DeAndre Jordan leaped up and tapped it in - an instant too early.

DAJ跳了起來，輕輕把球撥了進去....啊～原來勝利可以如此簡單～但這樣想真的還太早

The San Antonio Spurs got the biggest bounce in a game full of them, and the
champs landed on the brink of the second round.

靠著這球，馬刺衝出了與快艇的纏鬥迎向勝利，聽牌了距離次輪只有一勝之遙

Tim Duncan scored 21 points before Jordan was called for basket interference
with 4.3 seconds left, and the Spurs hung on for a 111-107 victory over the
Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5 on Tuesday night, taking a 3-2 series lead.

在DAJ被吹妨礙中籃比賽僅剩4.3秒前，不老石佛本場已經拿下21分，第五戰就以馬刺111
比107在快艇主場系列賽3比2聽牌

San Antonio earned the chance to close it out at home on Thursday night, but
only after its lead dwindled to 108-107 in the frantic final minute at
Staples Center.

馬刺並獲得了後天在自家主場打關門戰的機會，但這機會來自於最後關頭當比數108:107
球權卻在快艇手上，馬刺僅有的一分領先顯得風雨飄搖之後

Blake Griffin launched a leaping leaner off an inbounds play with 6.9 seconds
left, but it rattled around the basket. Jordan, who had 21 points and 14
rebounds, grazed the ball while it appeared to be inside the cylinder.

那時，剩下6.9秒時Griffin上籃小拋投，球沒直接進卻在上緣彈啊彈的，這場拿下21分
14籃板的DAJ，不曉得是急了還是怎樣，居然在球彈啊彈的看來好像會彈進籃框時，出手
把球碰了進去

''It was a dumb play,'' said Jordan, who sat at his locker long after the
game ended. ''I hit the ball. We did a good job fighting to put us in a
situation to go up one. You can't blame anybody on that but me. I tipped the
ball.''

賽後呆坐在休息室的DAJ說，這球我打的太蠢了，我居然去碰它，為了贏下這場聽牌戰我
們全隊做了這樣多好表現，今天輸球真的跟其他隊友無關，完全是我的錯，我要剁手...

The officials decisively waved off the basket while Jordan waved his hands
pleadingly, but the Clippers still hoped for a reversal on video review. The
good news went to the Spurs, who have thrived in this series with slim
margins of success - none smaller than this.

重看錄像後，快艇最後的希望破滅，好消息是屬於馬刺的，這系列賽馬刺打的極其辛苦
，幾場勝利都只是因為微小的關鍵球，但今天這個是最小的

''That was the play of the game,'' said Manu Ginobili, who scored 14 points
off the bench. ''That's why I say we got lucky. The ball was going in, and he
happened to touch it. That would have put us down one. Instead, it was a
completely different ballgame. We got a little lucky on the play.''

有著14分的鬼禿說，那個play真的就是今天比賽的關鍵，我們真的太幸運了，眼看著球
就要彈進籃框，誰想的到DAJ居然去碰了它，沒那個play現在就是換我們馬刺2:3被聽牌
了，這真是場不同的球賽，而我們就靠著這小確幸贏球

When the interference call was upheld, the Spurs' bench cheered while the
Clippers' fans greeted it with resigned acceptance. The Spurs hit three late
free throws to pad the final score.

妨礙中籃的哨音響起時，馬刺的板凳區欣喜若狂，場邊的快艇迷則無法接受的離去

''I thought it was the right call,'' Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. ''I
couldn't tell, you know, and I couldn't see it. ... I hope to God it was the
right call.''

老河流說：不得不承認這是個正確的吹判，我不知道該怎麼說，也不知道該怎麼辦了

Duncan capped a vintage performance with a key block on Griffin in the final
minute, while Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points for the five-time NBA champion
Spurs, who won their second straight game in Los Angeles. The champs took a
seven-point lead in the fourth and hung on after the Clippers cut it to one
on Matt Barnes' free throws with 30.8 seconds left.

比賽最後幾分鐘時，不老石佛曾賞給了Griffin一個關鍵的火鍋，第四節馬刺曾領先過七
分，但快艇步步進逼，剩下30.8秒時靠著Matt Barnes的罰球快艇追到只落後一分

''It was anybody's game,'' Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. ''It's just two
really competitive groups. A missed shot here, a missed shot there, really.''

波波說：兩隊實力旗鼓相當，每個人都是重要的關鍵

Griffin had 30 points and 14 rebounds, but missed two free throws with 39
seconds to play. Los Angeles missed 16 free throws overall and went 1 for 14
on 3-pointers while getting pushed to the brink.

''It's tough, but the series isn't over,'' Griffin said. ''We can't think
like that.''

本場Griffin拿下30分14籃板，但最後39秒時的兩罰卻沒能命中，今天快艇總共罰失16顆
，三分線上14次出手也僅命中一顆，這真是太傷了啊～　但Griffin說：比賽很艱難，但
這系列賽還沒結束，我們不能去那樣想

This otherwise entertaining series grinded to a crawl in a lengthy third
quarter featuring 35 combined free throws, but it picked up again in a tense
fourth. The Spurs intentionally fouled Jordan eight times in the middle
quarters, resuming their hack-happy assault on the Clippers' poor-shooting
center in the middle quarters.

今天第三節是罰球大賽，雙方總共罰了35顆，但第四節卻是高張力的肉搏戰

San Antonio made a decisive 10-4 surge in the final minutes aided by a
technical foul on Chris Paul, who had 19 points and 10 assists.

在ＣＰ３一次技術犯規後馬刺打出一波10-4的攻勢，ＣＰ３今天19分10助攻

''It's tough, but we can't get it back,'' Paul said. ''We've got to go to San
Antonio and play with a sense of urgency.''

他說：很硬很難打，但過了就過了，現在重要的是去馬刺主場好好打贏他們

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