[外絮] Powell用數據證明他是本賽季NBA的全明星

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Powell has been a consistent scorer throughout his NBA career, but has largely flown under the radar because he's played on teams with bigger names and larger contracts. But folks mistook his accepting his role for an inability to perform beyond expectations, and this season has shown just how much of a mistake that is.

Powell在他的NBA職業生涯中一直是一名穩定的得分手，但由於他所效力的球隊中有更大牌的球星和更高的合約金額，他基本上不受關注。然而，人們誤以為他接受自己角色的態度是因為他無法超出預期表現，而這個賽季證明了這種看法是多麼錯誤。

Why Clippers' Norman Powell should be an NBA All-Star this season

Norman Powell made waves throughout the NBA on media day, but not in the way that the Clippers' new slogan suggests. In his first press conference of the season, Powell offered his view and mindset after the Clippers allowed George to walk in free agency.

“I saw it as addition by subtraction,” Norman Powell said of the newfound op
portunity. “I think what I’ve said in this media day every single year since
being here is how I want to be a starting two guard. And the opportunity is in front of me, I’ve prepared myself. I’ve always seen myself as a starter in
this league, I think I’ve put the work in, I feel like the numbers show for itself when I am starting and what the output is.

“I’m excited to take on that role, the pressures that come with it, the good
, bad, and ugly. I feel like mentally I’m ready for it. I’ve always been rea
dy for it. And physically, I’ve put the work in. And it’s not a question of
that, it’s just being able to fully show the work that I’ve put in. So I’m
excited for the full opportunity and everything that comes with it.”

為什麼快艇隊的Norman Powell應該成為本賽季的NBA全明星

Norman Powell在NBA媒體日掀起了一些波瀾，但並不是以快艇隊新口號所暗示的方式。在本賽季的首次新聞發布會上，鮑威爾分享了他在快艇隊讓Paul George在自由市場離隊後的看法和心態。

「我認為這是一種收穫，」鮑威爾談到這次新的機遇時說道。「我覺得，自從我來到這裡以來，每年的媒體日我都說過，我希望成為一名先發的得分後衛。而現在機會就在眼前，我已經做好了準備。我一直認為自己是這個聯盟中的先發球員，我覺得我的努力已經證明了這一點，我的數據也證明了當我先發時的表現和結果。」

「我很高興能接下這個角色，以及隨之而來的壓力，不論好壞。我覺得自己在心理上已經準備好了，我一直都準備好了。而在身體上，我也付出了努力。這已經不是一個問題了，現在只是需要完全展現我付出的努力而已。所以，我對這次完整的機會以及它帶來的一切都感到非常興奮。」

“My individual goals, being an All-Star. I see myself as that caliber player. That's my mindset. But like I said throughout the course of the year, individual goals are great to achieve, but I never place that above the team's main goal, and that's to win a championship.

“I'd sacrifice everything for that championship. That's what I really want. But individually, I want to be an All-Star. I see myself as that. I'm not going to change that mentality or approach.”

Powell might be the best example of a guy who seized his opportunity and ran away with it. That's why he's a candidate for an All-Star spot this season, and the more you look into his impact, the better his case for the February exhibition gets.

On the season, Norman Powell is having a career-year, averaging 23.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.4 steals, and 3.5 made threes per game for the Clippers while shooting 49 percent from the field, 43.3 percent from three, and 83.4 percent from the free throw line.

The points, assists, steals, threes, and three-point percentage are all career-highs, while the field goal percentage and rebound per game marks are the second highest of his NBA career.

「我的個人目標是成為全明星。我認為自己是那個級別的球員，這是我的心態。但正如我整年所說的，個人目標是很棒的成就，但我從不會將它放在球隊的主要目標之上，而球隊的主要目標就是贏得總冠軍。」

「為了那個冠軍，我願意犧牲一切。那才是我真正想要的。但就個人而言，我想成為一名全明星，我認為自己有那個能力。我不會改變這種心態或方式。」

Powell或許是抓住機會並將其發揮到極致的最佳例子。這也是為什麼他是本賽季全明星席位的候選人之一，而當你越深入了解他對球隊的影響力，他在二月份全明星賽的資格就越顯得合理。

在本賽季，Norman Powell正處於職業生涯的巔峰表現，他場均為快艇隊貢獻23.7分、3.4個籃板、2.3次助攻、1.4次抄截，以及每場命中3.5個三分球，投籃命中率為49%，三分球命中率達43.3%，罰球命中率為83.4%。

得分、助攻、抄截、三分命中數以及三分命中率均創下職業生涯新高，而投籃命中率和場均籃板數則是其NBA生涯中第二高的表現。

At this stage, Powell believes he's done more than enough to prove he's an NBA All-Star this season.

“I think I've been playing at an All-Star level all season,” Norman Powell t
old ClutchPoints in an exclusive interview leading up to All-Star announcements. “Honestly, I don't like talking about myself, but I mean, numbers don't lie on where I'm at, what I'm averaging, what I'm doing across the board, and then the efficiency that I'm playing with.

“I see myself as an All-Star, I want to be an All-Star, and I think I am.”

Why does being named an NBA All-Star matter for Powell? A memory from his Toronto Raptors days, where he watched two former teammates be named to the All-Star team, has stuck with him nearly a decade later.

在這個階段，Powell認為自己已經做得夠多，證明他本賽季配得上成為一名NBA全明星球員。

「我認為我整個賽季的表現都達到了全明星的水準，」Norman Powell在全明星名單公佈前接受ClutchPoints的獨家採訪時表示。「坦白說，我不喜歡談論自己，但數據不會說謊——看看我的表現，我的場均數據，以及我在各個方面的表現，再看看我的效率。」

「我認為自己是全明星球員，我想成為全明星，我也相信我就是。」

為什麼被選為NBA全明星對Powell來說那麼重要？這與他在多倫多暴龍隊時的一段記憶有關——將近十年前，他親眼見證了兩名前隊友被選為全明星球員，這段經歷一直深深地留
在他的心中。

“I think it's just another level. It's another level that I want to get to, it's another level I've always seen myself at. Just another level that I see myself at. I know that a lot comes with the territory, but I've always wanted it. I want to know what it feels like. I want to know, be in that moment when your name's getting called, I watched DeMar [DeRozan], Kyle [Lowry] get their names called at home and go to the middle of the court and accept their All-Star jersey. I've always wanted that. I've always looked at that and said, ‘I can be that. I can get to that moment.' It's something that I've been chasing and seen myself at, so hopefully it happens.”

Powell's scoring appears to have a direct correlation with the outcome of Clippers games this season. The Clippers are 21-8 when Powell scores at least 18 points in a game this season — a .724 winning percentage — and are 0-7 when h
e scores 17 or fewer points in a game.

「我認為這代表著另一個層次。這是一個我想要達到的層次，一個我一直以來都認為自己可以達到的層次。這是一個我看到自己應該在的層次。我知道這需要承擔很多責任，但我一直渴望達到這一層次。我想知道那種感覺是什麼。我想知道，當你的名字被叫到時，身處那一刻是什麼感覺。我曾看著DeMar DeRozan和Kyle Lowry的名字在主場被叫到，然後他們走到球場中央領取全明星球衣。我一直想要那樣的時刻。我總是看著那一幕，心想，『我可以做到，我可以達到那一刻。』這是我一直追求的，也是我認為自己能夠實現的夢想，所以希望這能成真。」

本賽季，Powell的得分似乎與快艇隊比賽結果有著直接關聯。當Powell本賽季每場比賽至少得分18分時，快艇隊的戰績為21勝8敗，勝率達到72.4%。而當他得分17分或更少時，球隊的戰績則為0勝7敗。

“I feel like I always look at my game and see areas of improvement,” Powell
explained to ClutchPoints. “I think that's why I continue to improve. I really think it was opportunity for me. I mean, I think if people look back at before I got here, and what I was doing with Portland before I got traded here, and my time in Toronto, I think this is the level that I always could play at and be at. I think there's always more I can do to win games and just play better. I think I'm never complete, and I'm always working to improve, and I always look at my weaknesses.

“I don't think it was like I had to do more to show that I could do that. I just take advantage of my opportunity, take advantage of the role, and do what the team is asking me to do, and then show in spurts where I do get the opportunity for a larger role that I can handle the pressure, I can handle the challenges that go with it, and I can produce.”

「我自己總是會檢視自己的比賽，找出可以改進的地方，」Powell在接受ClutchPoints採訪時解釋道。「我想這也是我能夠持續進步的原因。我真的認為這是對我來說的一次機會。如果人們回顧我來到這裡之前，在波特蘭的表現，或者我在多倫多的時光，我認為這就是我一直以來可以達到的水平。我認為自己還有更多可以做的事情來贏得比賽，並打得更好。我從不認為自己已經完成了什麼，我始終在努力進步，並且總是會檢視自己的弱點。」

「我不認為這是因為我必須做更多來證明自己能夠做到這些。我只是抓住了我的機會，抓住了我的角色，完成球隊要求我做的事情。同時，當我獲得更大角色的機會時，我也會展示自己能夠應對壓力，能夠面對挑戰，並且能夠有所表現。」

Powell feels the respect he's getting from defenses nowadays is something that's always been there. It's the outside that hasn't necessarily been paying attention.

“I feel like I always had the respect,” Powell said. “I think it's the outs
ide where I didn't have the respect, but within the floor, in the game, the way I'm being played, opponents and things like that, they've always respected me. They've always shown me love and appreciated it.

“I've had star players tell me they want me on their team. I feel like the guys know how much I work. I compete against them. I don't back down from a challenge. I don't see them in awe. I go at them, and they respect that. They respected that from the jump when I was a young rookie in the league, going at them. I think it's just more the media that puts you in a box.”

Powell認為，如今他從防守端獲得的尊重其實一直都存在，只是外界一直沒有真正注意到。

「我覺得我一直都受到尊重，」Powell說道。「我認為這是外界並沒有給我尊重，但在場上、比賽中，從對手和其他球員的表現來看，他們一直都尊重我。他們一直對我表現出欣賞和重視。」

「有些明星球員告訴我，他們希望我能加入他們的球隊。我覺得那些球員知道我有多努力。我和他們競爭，我從不退縮。我不會對他們感到敬畏。我會向他們發起挑戰，他們尊重這一點。從我還是聯盟中的一名新秀時起，當我向他們挑戰時，他們就尊重我。我認為更多的是媒體給人們制定了框架。」

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不得不說很想看砲進明星賽
真的是本季快艇的大腿之一
這種成績你不給他進明星賽那還能給誰？

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