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The pain of James Harden 鬍子Harden的痛 http://tinyurl.com/l4j5sfz

When the buzzer sounded and the crowd, most wearing yellow shirts, started to
yell like they’ve never seen a basketball game before, James Harden was on
his hands and knees.

當哨音響起, 場邊多半穿著勇士黃T shirt的球迷們開始興奮的尖叫, 像是之前從沒看過
這樣精采的籃球賽似的, James Harden沮喪的跪倒在球場地板上

Harden’s head was down like he was trying to hide it in some sand. When the
Houston Rockets star got up, he slowly walked off the Oracle Arena floor and
into a dark tunnel -- which is where his team's season is right now.

就像是想把自己的頭埋進沙中一樣, 接著Harden站起身, 慢慢的走向休息室, 步伐的緩
慢沉重, 間接隱喻了火箭本賽季現今的命運

Harden knocked down a black curtain on the way to the locker room. When
Harden arrived, he wanted to watch the film of what just happened to him.
It was painful.

暴怒的Harden在通往休息室的走道擊倒了黑色布簾, 他想看一下剛剛的影片, 看到底是
怎麼了, 心, 淌著血....痛啊

The Golden State Warriors edged the Rockets 99-98 on Thursday night in a
wonderful basketball game. The Rockets are down 2-0 in this series, and the
numbers say when a team goes down like that they lose the series 94 percent
of the time. Only 16 teams have rallied to overcome a 2-0 deficit.

精彩的第二戰以勇士99-98獲勝畫下句點, 西冠火箭0-2落後, NBA史上只有16支球隊能
從0-2落後的局面逆轉勝, 但失敗的機率高達94%

Harden isn’t one to show much emotion. He barks at the referees from time to
time, he cheers his teammates, but mostly he’s a quiet assassin who doesn’t
let anything bother him. It seemed like this bothered him.

Harden並不是一個喜歡展現太多情緒的人, 偶爾他會對著裁判們吼叫, 向隊友們打氣,
但絕大多數的時間裡他只是一名不太受外界打擾, 安靜的籃球刺客, 但這次, 他真的受
影響了

“It hurts,” he said. “But they did what they had to do. They won two games
at home. We’re going back home to get two games.”

Harden表示: 這很傷, 勇士做了他們該做的事, 在主場贏得兩勝, 接著也該換我們回家
拿下兩場勝利

Earlier in the day, Harden was named to the All-NBA first team, which seemed
like a no-brainer considering the season he’s had.

賽前Harden眾望所歸的榮膺了本季All NBA第一隊

In Game 2, Harden produced a fantastic effort. He scored a game-high 38
points on 13-of-21 shooting, battling the reigning MVP Stephen Curry
shot-for-shot and blow-for-blow like two old heavyweight fighters from the
1970s.

接著, 今天的西冠第二戰, Harden繳出了炫目的表現, 21投13中拿下38分, 跟本季MVP
Curry你來我往互不相讓的廝殺, 就如同1970年代兩位重量級拳手一般的搏鬥

Harden added 10 rebounds and nine assists. Curry scored 33 points and had six
assists. The Rockets neutralized Curry late in the game with double-teams,
forcing others to make plays which led to the frantic finish.

Harden另有10籃板跟9助攻, Curry 33分6助攻, 第四節末段火箭曾用包夾來對付Curry
不讓他持球發揮, 迫使勇士其他球員來進行攻勢

With the Rockets down one in the closing seconds, Curry was doubled and a
pass went to the corner. Harrison Barnes drove the lane and changed his shot
because Dwight Howard moved over to protect the rim. Barnes missed a reverse
layup and Harden had the ball in his hands.

讀秒階段Curry被包夾將球傳給了底角的Harrison Barnes, Barnes接球後立刻往籃下切
入, 但受到前方DH逼前防守的緣故改用拉竿挑籃出手, 沒進, 籃板球被Harden搶到手

Coach Kevin McHale let things play out, because that’s what you do when your
best player has the ball with seven seconds to play in the game.

場邊的冰箱沒喊暫停讓戰況自然的延續下去, 因為剩七秒時球落在你最好球員手裡時,
就是該這樣打

Harden took his time and made a step back to give himself some space. Should
he have taken the shot?

Harden順利運球過半場並做了個後撤步給自己多出了出手空間, 那時, 鬍子該出手嗎?

Did he think it was the right time for it?

他會認為那是個正確的出手時機嗎?

Harden saw Howard trailing the play, so he passed him to ball to clear some
more space. After he got the ball back, two defenders, Klay Thompson and
Curry, scurried over, Harden lost the ball and the clock ran out.

看到DH跟了過來, Harden將球傳了給他好讓出手空間能更大些, 再去把球拿回來, 但就
在拿回球後, K湯跟Curry迅速的包夾了上來, 結果就是球掉了, 哨音響了, 比賽結束

“Got the ball off the glass and I’m thinking, just try to get an easy one,”
he said. “They did a good job of having two guys on me, so I couldn’t
attack and when I looked up, I saw a red jersey and it was Dwight so I tried
to throw it back to him. At that time, I’m thinking five seconds on the
clock, so I tried to get the ball back, and it was still two guys right there
and I watched the film. It’s just a tough, tough play.”

對此鬍子表示: "那時我只是想試著弄出一個更簡單點的出手機會, 勇士對我的防守做的
很好, 他們派出了包夾讓我無法出手, 然後我看到了同隊的DH跟了上來我就先把球傳給
他, 那時我想時間還有五秒左右就再去把球拿回來, 但勇士的包夾還在....唉, 剛剛看
錄影時, 那真的是個很艱難很艱難的play

During his chat with reporters, he slapped the table a few times as if he
couldn’t believe what just happened.

在Harden接受記者採訪時, 他有好幾次都雙手去拍打桌面, 就像是他仍然無法相信會發
生那樣的狀況似的

In the locker room, his teammates tried to keep his spirits up.

休息室裡火箭隊友們試著鼓勵Harden讓他振作起來

“Kicking chairs, it’s frustrating,” Harden said. “Frustrating to give the
game away like that for myself, but my teammates and coaches were behind me,
just saying that we’re going home to secure home now. Go out there in Game
3. Ten out of 10 times we’ll take that play. It gave me confidence, but it’
s still frustrating when I know I could have at least got a shot up.”

鬍子說: 我踹了椅子, 因為真的很難受, 我居然讓比賽用這樣的方式結束, 隊友們跟教
練都鼓勵著我說沒關係啦, 回家去拿下我們的主場勝利就好. 這樣的狀況在以前我們都
能承受這苦果然後繼續向前, 以往的經驗給了我繼續下去的信心, 但還是很難受, 我居
然連一個出手都沒有就讓比賽這樣輸掉..

The season isn’t over and the Rockets haven’t lost three consecutive games
all season. This is the same team that rallied from a 3-1 deficit against the
Los Angeles Clippers in the conference semifinals.

賽季還沒結束, 火箭本季也從沒三連敗過, 他們還是那支從1-3絕對落後的局面逆轉掉了
快艇的火箭

Harden knows his team can bounce back. It’s just painful right now.

Harden知道火箭還是能扳回局面的, 現在只是心裡痛的很難受罷了

“I just said get over it, nine times out of 10, ball in your hands, eight
seconds or less we’re going to win the game,” guard Jason Terry said. “Be
prepared for that opportunity to come again. I won’t be surprised if it
happens again in this series.”

Jason Terry說到, "我就跟大夥說別去想了忘了這件事吧, 10次有9次都是這樣的, 8秒
不到的時間中球到你手上而你必須得贏下比賽, 好好準備好迎接下一次這樣的機會就好
, 我知道這系列賽這種狀況還會再發生的

It might. It’s just that everything hurts so bad right now.

會的, 只是現在真的很痛很痛罷了....

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雖然從來都不是Harden的球迷, 但西冠這兩場真的要給他MVP等級的掌聲!!

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