請絕對要小心馬刺, 以及Kawhi Leonard - NBA

來源: SB Nation http://ppt.cc/nU-G

作者: Yaron Weitzman 2015/4/6


以下節錄:

Steve Kerr, coach of the league's best team and possible MVP, summed up
everything you need to know about how well Kawhi Leonard is playing right now.

"He was the best player on the floor," the Warriors coach said after watching
his team get blown out by Leonard and the Spurs on Sunday.

San Antonio's talented young forward had 26 points and seven steals in just
24 minutes of playing time. He made Stephen Curry look silly and Harrison
Barnes inept. He made the Warriors' normally-stingy defense look weak.


Steve Kerr, 本季最佳隊伍的總教練, 在目睹自己執教的勇士被馬刺以及Leonard

屠殺後, 總結了Leonard優異的表現: "他是場上最傑出的球員".


Leonard在這場比賽拿了26分7抄截, 不過他只打24分鐘, 他的表現讓勇士看起來不會防守,

但他自己的防守卻讓Curry與Barnes看起來不會打球.


At 6'7 and 230 pounds, but with guard-like quickness, Leonard could always
defend. He's only gotten better in that area, to the point where he can now
dominate games just by guarding people. He did that Sunday, holding Barnes to
four points and using his octopus-like arms to bother Curry in a way no one
else has all year. Curry is arguably the best ball-handler in the NBA, and
yet even he couldn't keep his dribble when Leonard was on him. Curry had his
pocket picked by Leonard three times on Sunday.


六呎七吋, 230磅的Leonard有著後衛般的敏捷度, 這讓他在防守上的表現非常恐怖, 他可以

光靠防守統治比賽. 在上周對勇士的比賽, 他讓Barnes只拿四分, 而且使用章魚觸手般的

防守干擾Curry, 即使Curry的運球在NBA處於頂級, 但在Leonard面前他卻無法保持應有

的水準, 在這場比賽他被Leonard抄了三次球.


Plays like those make Leonard the best perimeter defender in the league. Not
only does he lock even the best scorers down in a Bruce Bowen-like way, but
he also is able create points for the Spurs by turning opponents over. As a
team, the Spurs are allowing opponents to score just 99.6 points per 100
possessions this season, the second best mark in the league. When Leonard
plays, that number falls even further to a ridiculous 96.8 per NBA.COM


包溫式的窒息防守(應該不是指髒這個部分)讓他鎖住得分火力強大的球員, 以及製造敵方

失誤, 進而得分. 本季馬刺只讓對手每100個回合得99.6分, 排名第二, 而這個數據在

Leonard在場時降至恐怖的96.8分


In his fourth season in the league, Leonard has figured out how to score in a
variety of ways. He can use the dribble to get by his man. He can post up
smaller opponents and use his new right-handed baby-hook to finish. He can
hit from downtown and still has the foul-line pull-up jumper that he loves.
On the season, Leonard is averaging a team-high 16.3 points per game and
shooting 47 percent from the field. His offensive rating of 108.5 is the
second highest on the team behind Tiago Splitter.


Leonard的進攻在生涯第四季已達高水準的境界, 他懂得用各種方式取分, 他可以切入,

投三分, 或是用他最喜歡的罰球線跳投, 在對小一號的防守者時, 他可以先打低位,

然後再用他的新招--右手鉤射--完成進功. 本季他有著隊上最高的得分--16.3分, 外加

47%的命中率, 而他的進攻效率更是全隊第二高, 僅次於Splitter.


A look at how the Spurs have been playing since mid-January gives us a better
idea of just how dominant Leonard and the Spurs have become. Leonard was
forced to miss 15 games with an injury to his right hand in late December and
early January, when the Spurs looked mortal. He returned to the lineup on
Jan. 16 and the Spurs are 27-10 since. They've also won 17 of their last 20
games and now seven in a row.

Also, Kawhi Leonard is really kicking ass over the past 21 games, since Feb.
25: 19.0 ppg, 53.3 FG%, 37.7 3pt%, 7.1 rpg, 2.8 spg, 1.0 bpg.


我們可以從Leonard一月中復出後發現他對馬刺影響有多大, 他因右手的傷勢缺席了

15場比賽, 而在他缺席的比賽裡馬刺似乎快完蛋了. 自從他1/16復出之後, 馬刺的戰績

是27勝10敗 , 而最近20場比賽她們拿了17勝, 而現在仍保持7連勝中.

此外, 最近21場比賽Leonard也無懈可擊, 平均數據是19分 7.1籃板 2.8抄截 1火鍋

53.3 FG% 37.7 3pt%.


At this point, their seed doesn't really matter. Last year's Finals MVP is
playing the best ball of his career, so he and Spurs can beat anyone,
anywhere. This is why every West contender is trying to avoid San Antonio's
path for as long as possible.


馬刺的排名不是很前面, 但現在看起來好像不是那麼緊要了, 現在西區季後賽的隊伍

都想避開馬刺, Leonard已經打出了去年FMVP的身手, 他可以與馬刺擊敗任何人,任何隊伍.



心得: 想到可愛, 就想到罰球...

想起幾年前馬刺在季末跨季後賽20連勝的樣子 (4-0 打趴阿爵).


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