[外絮] 輸給鵜鶘後，LBJ :「屋漏偏逢連夜雨」

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Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James on critical loss to Pelicans: 'When it rains, it pours'

DAVE MCMENAMIN
ESPN Staff Writer
Apr 1, 20224 Minute Read
LOS ANGELES -- LeBron James' last-ditch 3-pointer found nothing but air, and the Lakers' postseason hopes continued to vanish with Friday night's 114-111 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.

LBJ在最後關鍵時刻投了顆麵包三分球，也意味著在今晚湖人以114-111輸給鵜鶘後，湖人隊進入附加賽的希望就越來越渺茫了。

"The big picture is that it pretty much was a must-win for us, and we didn't get the job done," said James. "We had great opportunities throughout the night, and we didn't make enough plays down the stretch. So that's the big picture."

「我的的目標很明確就是要拿下這場勝利，但我們沒有做到」LBJ說道：「我們整晚都有很好的機會拿下比賽，但最後我們的表現並不足以獲得勝利，結果就是這樣。」

L.A. faced a crucial matchup against the Western Conference's No. 9 team in New Orleans, two games up on the No. 11 Lakers coming into the night. The Lakers received a welcome lift from James, who returned from a left ankle sprain that cost him two games, and Anthony Davis, who was back in the lineup after an 18-game absence because of a right midfoot sprain.

湖人隊今晚對戰西區第九的鵜鶘的比賽至關重要，西區第11的湖人和他們目前有兩場勝差。此場比賽湖人隊迎來LBJ的回歸，自從上次左踝扭傷後他已休息兩場比賽，另外AD也剛從因右中足扭傷的18場缺席後回歸。

The pair was productive with James (38 points on 13-for-23 shooting) leading all scorers as he topped 35 points for his fifth straight game and Davis (23 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists) making his presence felt on both sides of the floor. But things fell apart in the fourth quarter.

LBJ 獲得全場最高38分（23投13中），是他連續第五場35分以上的比賽，AD得到23分12籃板6助攻，兩個人的組合在場上存在感十分強烈，但一切都在第四節變了調。

The Lakers led by five with 5:07 remaining in the fourth quarter, and the Pelicans reeled off a 13-4 run over the next three minutes of the game.

湖人在比賽第四節剩五分零七秒的時候還保有五分領先，但鵜鶘在接下來三分鐘內打了一波13-4的攻勢。

The last five minutes of the fourth were nightmarish. Davis went 0-for-3 fromthe field and 0-for-2 from the foul line; James went 0-for-3 from the field -- including the airball after using three fakes to try to free up space -- with a turnover; Russell Westbrook, missed two shots at the rim and fouled out.

第四節的最後五分鐘就像惡夢一般，AD三投零中，罰球兩投也落空；LBJ同樣三投零中，包含最後做了三個假動作只為求空擋，但還是變成失誤的那顆空包三分；龜龜同樣兩次上籃不進還犯滿出場。

"Just feels like you can't catch a break," James said. "No matter what's going on on the floor, it just feels like the ball bounces the other way. The balldoesn't always bounce in our favor. Or a call doesn't go in our favor. It's just like, when it rains, it pours for our year. It's just the way it's been going."

「就好像你無法好好喘息一樣」LBJ說：「無論場上會發生什麼事，事情永遠不會往你預期的發展，球不會如預期般進框，裁判的判決也不是我們想要的，就像屋漏偏逢連夜雨般，禍不單行。」

L.A. now trails the No. 10 San Antonio Spurs by a game with five games left to play. But by virtue of the Spurs holding the tiebreaker, the Lakers have to pick-up two games on San Antonio before the season's end to steal the final play-in spot. They'll have to do it with a schedule that includes two games against Denver, one against Phoenix, one against Golden State and one against Oklahoma City.

湖人隊目前落後第十名的聖安東尼奧馬刺隊一場勝差，而接下來還剩下五場比賽，湖人不像馬刺還有握有領先優勢，湖人至少有領先馬刺兩場勝差才有機會在賽季結束前偷到附加賽的名額。他們接著要面對金塊兩場，一場面對太陽，一場勇士，一場雷霆。

"I don't look at San Antonio at all," Lakers coach Frank Vogel said of the final stretch. "I mean, obviously, finding out what their scores look like. But our focus is going to be on what we can control and that's winning the next game."

「我不會一直想著馬刺」湖人總教練Vogel對於這最後關頭表示「我的意思是，這很顯然的，我們不會一直想著他們會得幾分，我們要專注在我們能掌控的部分，然後贏下下一場比賽。」

The Spurs have games against Portland, Minnesota, Denver, Golden State and Dallas remaining.

而馬刺接著要面對拓荒者、灰狼、金塊、勇士、獨行俠。

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「我們的心態是要五連勝的，並且會實踐它」 AD說：「我們輸了這場，但我們還有五場比賽可以把握，並希望事情能如我們預期般發展。」

L.A., which has lost five in a row and nine out of 11, will get its next challenge at home against the No. 6 Denver Nuggets in a Sunday day game.

洛杉磯名門，最近五連敗，並在十一場比賽中輸了九場，下一場在週日，主場面對西區第六的金塊也將會是場硬仗。

Davis vowed to play through any soreness he feels in his foot after playing for the first time since Feb. 16, but James said he wouldn't know his status until Sunday morning.
"Hopefully it reacts the proper way for me in the morning when I wake up and I have no setbacks," James said.

AD自從二月十六號因右中足扭傷後缺席了許多比賽，但他保證這場比賽無論如何都會上場，反而是LBJ直到週日早上之前他都無法確認自己是否能上場，他說：「幸好早上醒來覺得狀況不錯
，感到好哩佳在。」

Even though his team has now dropped two contests they called "must-win" games against New Orleans in the past week, James said the fight goes on.

儘管球隊這週輸了兩場對鵜鶘「非贏不可」的比賽，LBJ表示會持續努力。

"Until it says we're eliminated, it doesn't," he said. "Until that moment, we'll know what our destiny is, but right now, we don't. So keep pushing forward."

「除非我們確定被淘汰」他說道：「直到那個時候，我們就會知道這是命啊！但現在還沒到那個時刻，我們還要繼續努力！」

Davis said L.A. can still make something special happen out of a season that has been anything but.

AD說洛杉磯還是以能力在逆境中創造奇蹟！

"I think there is a lot of belief," Davis said. "We know what we're playing for. We know the position that we're in. We know we're playing against some topteams. So, I think we have to believe.

「我認為還有希望！」AD表示：「我們知道我們為何而戰，我們知道我們的處境，我們知道我們在和一些頂尖球隊競爭，所以，我認為必須堅定信念！」

"I don't think it's hope. We don't play off hope and 'let's hope we win this game.' We have belief and I believe. ... We got to go out and get it done. It's that simple. We have to win these games and we have to have that approach."

「我不認為只是個幻想，我們不是靠幻想打球並贏下比賽的。我和整個團隊都保持著信念……我們我上場贏下比賽，就是這麼簡單！我們會努力實踐，贏下這些比賽。」

The ninth-place Pelicans swept the season series with L.A. and won for the sixth time in eight games.

西區第九的鵜鶘本季面對洛杉磯球隊的比賽有八場，目前贏了六場。

Head coach Willie Green said the Pelicans found a little extra motivation after they went through "a good portion" of Friday morning shootaround at Crypto.com Arena in the dark.

鵜鶘總教練Willie Green表示鵜鶘隊在星期五早上在湖人主場摸黑練球後，獲得了更多求勝的動力。

"They didn't turn the lights on," Green said. "We talked to our guys about and we were like, 'Look, we've all played with the street lights out before. So let's get after it.' I think it motivated us."

「他們沒把燈打開」Green說：「我和我的夥伴們說：『我們現在就好像以前在街頭靠路燈打球一樣，所以讓我們贏下這場比賽吧！」我想這大大激勵了我們。

Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram felt the light snafu might have sparked Greenjust a little more than it did the players.

鵜鶘當家前鋒IG認為燈光的插曲比起球員，教練的反應來得更大。

"I ain't take it as personal as him," Ingram joked.

IG開玩笑的說：「我覺得他反應比我們還大的多～」

On the court after the buzzer sounded, Green was as animated as he has been all season, high-fiving with coaches and players as he walked off the court. Ingram said that energy was felt before the game and after as well.

在比賽蜂鳴聲響起後，Green如往常般，和教練團和球員們在場邊擊掌，IG認為賽前賽後你能感覺到教練的能量還是一樣。

"I like that," Ingram said. "Especially when you get energy from the coach like that. It shows how much he cares. Especially just the burst of emotion likethat. It's good for our team. It builds confidence for our team."

「我喜歡這樣」IG說：「特別是當你從教練身上得到了這種能量，證明了他有多在乎這場比賽，特別是這種負能量轉化而來的，我認為這對我們對很受用，給了我們更多的信心。」

ESPN's Andrew Lopez contributed to this report.

心得 ：

來看這場雨還會下多久囉～

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