If you're the Portland Trailblazers, you've heard all those descriptions over the years and look there.

如果你是波特蘭開拓者隊，這些年你聽過這些描述，看看那裡。

Compliments don't get me wrong.

恭維話不要讓我聽錯了。

But the thing about Damian Lillard and C.

但關於達米安-利拉德和C。

J.

J.

McCollum is that they aren't here to be anyone's cute little spoilers.

麥科勒姆是，他們不是來做任何人的可愛小破壞者的。

They're here to win a championship.

他們是來贏得冠軍的。

Which is why, when the Blazers had a rough preseason, it raised some eyebrows.

這也是為什麼，當開拓者隊在季前賽中表現不佳時，會引起一些人的注意。

It's why there was even more talk after Portland turned in a 20 point loss in its season opener, a game in which Lillard Gasp went on a scoreless streak in the first half.

這也是為什麼在波特蘭在賽季首戰中交出20分的成績單，這場比賽中，利拉德-加索普在上半場連續不得分的情況下，更有話題。

Yes, Portland had dealt with a rash of covert absences.

是的，波特蘭處理了一連串的暗中缺席。

But wasn't this the team that had one of the best off seasons in the NBA?

但這支球隊不正是NBA休賽期最好的球隊之一嗎？

With use of Nurkic back at full strength?

在使用努爾基奇全力迴歸的情況下？

With Gary Trent Junior blossoming and Robert Covington and Derrick Jones Jr coming aboard, questions piled up about why the Blazers weren't better.

小加里-特倫特開花結果，羅伯特-考文頓和小德里克-瓊斯也來了，問題堆積如山，為什麼開拓者隊沒有更好。

It turns out that those questions were being asked internally to and what has happened since, Well, no one is winning a title in Game two or three of the regular season, but it is hard to get where you wanna go if you're not even walking down the right road.

原來這些問題在內部被問到，後來發生了什麼，好吧，沒有人在常規賽的第二場或第三場比賽中贏得冠軍，但如果你連路都沒走對，就很難到達你想去的地方。

And Portland seems at least finally to have found its path first over the weekend and overtime thriller against Houston, in which C.

而波特蘭似乎至少終於在週末和加時賽對陣休斯敦的比賽中首先找到了自己的道路，其中C。

J and James Harden each drop 44.

J和詹姆斯-哈登各掉44。

It was hardly a statement when the Rockets only had nine players available to to their own cove.

當火箭隊只有9名球員可以到自己的小窩時，這幾乎不是一個說法。

It issues.

它的問題。

But it's your felt noisy, especially when McCullum, who had spent four days listening to his name come up in hardened, freed report, buried the game winning three with six seconds on the clock.

但這是你的感覺嘈雜，特別是當麥卡勒姆，花了四天時間聽他的名字出現在硬朗，自由的報告，埋下了遊戲勝利三與6秒的時鐘。

Afterward, he said quote, I know I'm nice, which is amazing.

之後，他說了一句話，我知道我很好，這很神奇。

And then last night, a date with the defending champs, the team that had knocked the Blazers out of the bubble with both LeBron and A D on the floor.

然後昨晚，與衛冕冠軍的約會，這支曾在勒布朗和A D都在場上的情況下，將開拓者淘汰出局的球隊。

This one was more of a real test.

這個更像是一次真正的考驗。

And despite some streaky play, the Blazers past Gary Trent Jr was exceptional off the bench, hitting from everywhere to finish with 28.

而開拓者過去的小加里-特倫特儘管打得有些磕磕絆絆，但他在替補席上的表現卻非常出色，處處都能打出28分的成績。

Nurcan and his Kanner combined for 26 rebounds and Damian Lillard just caught fire when he had to move like this on his way to a 31 point night.

努爾坎和他的坎納合力拿下了26個籃板，達米安-利拉德在今晚31分的情況下，不得不這樣移動，他就火了。

Yeah, you can check out the handles on the way to the and one.

是的，你可以在去往和一的路上檢查一下把手。

But the real story was the Blazers defense, which had been the focal point of the front office this offseason.

但真正的故事是開拓者隊的防守，這一直是今年休賽期前臺的焦點。

The Blazers have been trying a revised scheme, even bringing an ex Bulls head coach, Jim Boylan, on a three week stint to help implement it.

開拓者一直在嘗試修改方案，甚至請來了前公牛隊的主教練吉姆-博伊蘭，為期三週的時間來幫助實施。

But for a while, it seemed to be me.

但有一段時間，似乎是我。

Things worse?

情況更糟？

Not better, until it didn't.

不是更好，直到沒有。

Whatever click for the team defensively in the second half of the Houston game was on full display against the Lakers, with Rocco all over the place making steals, deflections, even making Anthony Davis looked like a mayor mortal as Davis finished the game with just 13 points.

不管球隊在休斯敦比賽下半場的防守有什麼點擊，在對陣湖人的比賽中都得到了充分的體現，羅科全場搶斷、防守，甚至讓安東尼-戴維斯看起來像個市長的凡人，因為戴維斯在比賽中只得到13分。

Meanwhile, Derek Jones Jr full airplane mode on LeBron bounding in from the three point line to give the finals m v p a taste of one of his own signature moves.

與此同時，小德里克-瓊斯全場飛機模式對勒布朗從三分線外束手就擒，讓總決賽m v p嚐到了自己的招牌動作之一。

The Lakers had gone into the night 59 0 in games, which they led after three quarters.

湖人隊在三節過後的比賽中曾以59 0領先。

That had been the fifth longest streak in NBA history, and the Blazers broke it.

這曾是NBA歷史上第五長的連勝紀錄，而開拓者隊打破了這一紀錄。

It was a well rounded win in a shortened season where everyone counts a little more than usual.

在這個縮短的賽季，每個人都比往常多了一些算計，這是一場全面的勝利。

Of course.

當然了

Only time will tell what wins like this being.

只有時間才能證明像這樣的勝利被。

Is it one of those impressive sparks the Blazers have lit all the time over the past few years?

這是過去幾年開拓者隊一直點燃的那些令人印象深刻的火花之一嗎？

You know, wins that make it seem plecki, or is it the beginning of a larger flame, one that really could burn down the whole league?

你知道，勝利讓它看起來很悅目，或者是更大火焰的開始，一個真正可以燒燬整個聯盟的火焰？

So, Vince, do you think that this Blazers team conjoined the rank of title contender?

那麼，文斯，你認為這支開拓者隊是否能連任爭冠行列？

Uh, they put the right pieces around.

呃，他們把正確的作品周圍。

You have shooting, you have rebounding, you have airplane mode.

你有投籃，你有籃板，你有飛機模式。

Who is their shot blocker?

誰是他們的射手？

I think everybody is gonna have to play at that level Elite level all year long, all playoffs long leading into it.

我認為每個人都要打出這樣的水準 精英級別的一年，所有的季後賽都會導致它。

I think Zach Collins getting him back is gonna be important.

我覺得扎克-柯林斯讓他回來很重要。

And also having Carmelo cause there's a guy who can get you a bucket when you need it with that demands attention.

也有卡梅羅的原因有一個人誰可以讓你一桶，當你需要它與需要注意。

And in the double teams, uh, you know, it is tough, The West is tough and they're in a situation where if they play well, you have a good record.

而在雙球隊中，呃，你知道，這很難，西部很強，他們的情況是，如果他們打得好，你就會有一個好的記錄。

You're like, Oh, they're playoff bound and e think they just need to get in and they're scary team to be because of their scoring.

你會想，哦，他們是季後賽的必然，我認為他們只需要進入，他們是可怕的球隊，因為他們的得分。

Uh, Gary Trent Jr.

呃，小加里-特倫特。

Who's who's a rising star on and another complimentary score.

誰是誰的後起之秀上，又是一個讚美的分數。

They have the ability, but, you know, we just have to.

他們有能力，但是，你知道，我們只是必須。

They have to stay healthy and we'll see Right now.

他們必須保持健康，我們會看到現在。

They're short of that, I think.

我想，他們還差這一點。

But they're contenders to be contenders, and that's a good step for the places you have to put them behind.

但他們是競爭者，要成為競爭者，這對你必須把他們放在後面的地方來說是一個很好的步驟。

Lakers, Clippers and Nuggets.

湖人隊、快船隊和掘金隊。

After what Denver did in the bubble, you have to put them behind all those teams in that next year of teams.

在丹佛在保麗龍中的所作所為之後，你必須把他們放在所有這些球隊的後面，在那明年的球隊中。

Utah, Dallas, Portland.

猶他州，達拉斯，波特蘭。

I think Portland has the most to prove.

我認為波特蘭最需要證明。

Utah has a longer track record of being a good defensive team.

猶他州有較長的歷史記錄，是一支優秀的防守球隊。

Portland's defense was a disaster.

波特蘭的防守是一場災難。

Last season has been, said Covington Jones, the return of Zach Collins.

上賽季已經，科文頓-瓊斯說，扎克-科林斯的迴歸。

They've got the tools there to be an average defense, maybe a slightly above average defense.

他們已經有了成為一個平均防守的工具，也許是一個略高於平均水平的防守。

We just have to see and then Dallas has what you really want.

我們只需要看看，然後達拉斯有你真正想要的東西。

If you want to contend for a title which is one of the apex Predator wings, 67 seas every past can score from all over the floor, and that's of course, Luca dot ch.

如果你想爭奪一個稱號，這是一個頂點的捕食者之翼，67海每過去都可以從全場得分，這當然是盧卡點查。

It's just tough sledding in the playoffs when your two best scores are small guards and those guys are incredible.

在季後賽中，當你最好的兩個得分點是小後衛時，那兩個傢伙是不可思議的，這就是艱難的雪橇。

Dame is incredible and C J is nice.

大梅不可思議，C J也不錯。

Just like you said.

就像你說的那樣

He's nice.

他是個好人

He's got the deepest drag bag of tricks in the whole league.

他有全聯盟最深的拖沓技巧。

It's just they've got more to prove.

只是他們還有更多的證據。

They've got more to show us.

他們有更多的東西要給我們看。

But given their resource is given what they had to work with, they've put a pretty damn good team together.

但鑑於他們的資源是給他們的工作， 他們已經把一個相當該死的好團隊。

And all you can ask for in that situation is are we one ankle injury from arrival?

而在這種情況下，你能問到的是，我們離到來的時候還有一個腳踝受傷嗎？

Are we one big break?

我們是一個大突破嗎？

Are we one trade away from being in the conference finals?

我們是不是隻差一個交易就能進入大會決賽？

And I think they could get in that conversation.

我覺得他們可以進入這個對話。

But top tier contenders, they're not there yet.

但頂級的競爭者，他們還沒有達到。

Yeah, but I will say this.

是的，但我要說的是。

You know, I think adding Covington is gonna be essential to for them because they're gonna need somebody.

你知道，我認為加入考文頓對他們來說是至關重要的，因為他們需要有人。

You just like you said the guard Luca Dotage.

你就像你說的守衛Luca Dotage。

They're gonna need somebody took to guard LeBron Some of these big uh oh, I I mean, some of these big guards, he's big scores.

他們需要有人來保護勒布朗 這些大個子，哦，我是說，這些大個子後衛，他的得分能力很強。

And Covington, like you saw him guarding a D, he's gonna be very important to their squad.

還有Covington，就像你看到的他守著一個D區，他對他們的球隊會非常重要。

He's gonna have to stay healthy because I think, like you said with the small guards, when, When, When you're seeing Luca trying to post those guys up, you could throw a Covington on him and coming, taking guard one through four and maybe some five.

他必須保持健康，因為我認為，就像你說的小後衛，當，當，當，當你看到盧卡試圖張貼這些傢伙，你可以扔一個考文頓在他身上，然後來，採取後衛1到4，也許一些五。

So he's gonna play an important role to that squad.

所以他將會對那支球隊起到重要的作用。

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