So with all that being said, their journey's starting all the way back in the 2018 season where Luka will be joining a stacked Celtics roster that's ready to contend for a title, as he'll be sharing the floor with Kyrie Irving to form a deadly one-two punch.

綜上所述，他們的征程將從 2018 賽季開始，屆時盧卡將加入凱爾特人隊的陣容，與凱里-歐文組成致命一擊，隨時準備爭奪總冠軍。

But maybe most importantly would be his one-year head start over Tatum, who's going to enter the league next year as he still has to play one season overseas for Luka's old Real Madrid club.

但也許最重要的是，他比塔圖姆領先一年，後者將於明年進入聯盟，因為他還得為盧卡的老東家皇家馬德里俱樂部打一個賽季的海外比賽。

So to focus back on the NBA, we would see the Celtics dominate, storming to the second seed off the strength of Luka's 19 points and 7 assists per game, as well as the veteran Kyrie who's averaging 26 points and 6 assists of his own.

是以，回到 NBA，我們會看到凱爾特人隊憑藉盧卡的場均 19 分和 7 次助攻，以及老將凱里的場均 26 分和 6 次助攻，一舉成為二號種子。

So when you combine that with the other players on the squad, it would be no surprise that in the postseason, the Celtics would make it to the Eastern Conference Finals, where both Luka and Kyrie will run into one of the toughest obstacles that they'll ever face.

是以，如果再加上隊中的其他球員，凱爾特人隊在季後賽中打進東部決賽也就不足為奇了，屆時盧卡和凱里都將遇到他們所面臨的最艱難的障礙之一。

That being LeBron James, who'd take not one, not two, not three, but four games to end Luka and Kyrie's promising season with a sweep.

那就是勒布朗-詹姆斯，他會用一場、兩場、三場，甚至四場比賽來終結盧卡和凱里充滿希望的賽季。

Is anybody really surprised, honestly?

說實話，有人會感到驚訝嗎？

With that being said though, while it's not really an ideal finish to Luka's rookie year, he still has plenty of time to bounce back and win a championship.

話雖如此，雖然盧卡的新秀賽季結束得並不理想，但他仍有足夠的時間反彈並贏得總冠軍。

However, he's not the only young star with that goal, as Jason Tatum would be making his long-awaited entrance into the NBA, immediately taking the league by storm with his scoring ability, as well as becoming the bridge to a new era for the Mavs, as he's now joining the team during the final season of the legendary Dirk Nowitzki's career.

然而，他並不是唯一有此目標的年輕球星，傑森-塔圖姆將會在傳奇球星德克-諾維茨基職業生涯的最後一個賽季加盟球隊，他將會在NBA賽場上迎來自己期待已久的登場機會，並立即憑藉自己的得分能力在聯盟中掀起一場風暴，同時也會成為水花兄弟通往新時代的橋樑。

But we have a competition to track, and the 2019 season would be totally different for each of these guys.

但我們有比賽要追蹤，2019 賽季對每個人來說都會完全不同。

As with the Celtics roster being among the best in the league, they'd storm past Philly, Washington, and the real-life champion Raptors to make it all the way to the finals for a showdown with the Steph and Kevin Durant Warriors.

由於凱爾特人隊的陣容在聯盟中名列前茅，他們將戰勝費城隊、華盛頓隊和真正的冠軍猛龍隊，一路殺進總決賽，與史蒂芬和凱文-杜蘭特的勇士隊一決高下。

While on the other hand, Tatum's first playoff run would be short-lived, as he'd run into the Pelicans featuring Anthony Davis, who would send him home in the first round.

而另一方面，塔圖姆的首次季後賽之旅卻曇花一現，因為他遇到了擁有安東尼-戴維斯的鵜鶘隊，後者在首輪就把他送回了家。

So while eventually he will contend for a title, it's not going to be today.

是以，雖然他最終會爭奪冠軍，但不會是今天。

But if we shift our focus back to Luka in the finals, he's not ending off the season as a champion either.

但是，如果我們把注意力轉移到總決賽中的盧卡身上，他也不會以總冠軍的身份結束本賽季。

You have to remember who he's up against.

你必須記住他的對手是誰。

It's the Super Team Warriors featuring Kevin Durant and Steph Curry, which automatically makes the Celtics massive underdogs, which even then may have been generous, as this one's eventually ending off at a sweep.

這是一支由凱文-杜蘭特和史蒂芬-庫裡組成的超級勇士隊，這自動讓凱爾特人隊處於巨大劣勢，即便如此，這也可能是慷慨的，因為這場比賽最終會以橫掃收場。

Luka and Kyrie had an all-time run just to get here, but right now they're falling short.

盧卡和凱里為了來到這裡付出了巨大的努力，但現在他們還差得很遠。

And to make it even worse, they've played their final game together, as Kyrie will be leaving the Celtics entering next year, and because it's 2020, it's about to be the weirdest one yet.

更糟糕的是，他們已經一起打了最後一場比賽，因為凱里將在明年離開凱爾特人隊，而且因為是 2020 年，這將是最奇怪的一場比賽。

As it all starts off with Tatum getting some help with the debut of Chris Stapps Porzingis, as well as the development of Jalen Brunson, while he himself would improve all the way up to 28 points and just under 8 rebounds per game.

一開始，塔圖姆得到了克里斯-斯塔普斯-波爾津吉斯的幫助，杰倫-布倫森也得到了發展，而他自己也一路進步，場均得分達到 28 分，籃板略低於 8 個。

On the other hand though, Luka, who's now without Kyrie, would take on even more of the scoring load, up to a whopping 33 points, along with 10 boards and 8 assists per night.

另一方面，現在沒有凱里的盧卡將承擔更多的得分任務，每晚得分高達 33 分、10 板和 8 次助攻。

Now setting us up for the postseason, where the Mavs would be the 3-seed, and the Celtics would be the 1st in the East.

現在，我們已經為季後賽做好了準備，水花兄弟將成為三號種子，而凱爾特人將成為東部第一。

But here's where it's about to get tricky.

不過，這裡就變得棘手了。

As both teams would be chasing the NBA Championship in the bubble in front of no fans.

因為兩支球隊都將在沒有球迷的情況下，在保麗龍中追逐 NBA 總冠軍。

And on top of that, both Luka and Tatum would be going up against two powerhouses in the playoffs.

除此之外，盧卡和塔圖姆還將在季後賽中對陣兩支強隊。

As in the second round, Tatum would find himself staring down the real-life champion Lakers, led by LeBron.

在第二輪比賽中，塔圖姆發現自己的對手是勒布朗率領的真正的總冠軍湖人隊。

Who would go back and forth with the Mavs and JT, to the point where the series would be tied up 3-3.

誰會與水花兄弟和 JT 來來回回，以至於系列賽打成 3 比 3 平手。

We have the first game 7 of Tatum's career, obviously there's a ton on the line playing LA.

我們將迎來塔圖姆職業生涯的首場第七場比賽，顯然，與洛杉磯隊的比賽將是一場重頭戲。

If he can take down LeBron and potentially have a finals run, that will be wild.

如果他能擊敗勒布朗，並有可能打進總決賽，那將是非常瘋狂的。

While Luka on the other hand, would be up against the Brooklyn Nets in the conference finals, featuring Kevin Durant and his former teammate Kyrie.

另一方面，盧卡將在總決賽中對陣布魯克林籃網隊，對手是凱文-杜蘭特和他的前隊友凱里。

Where the Celtics would run out of gas and be sent home in 6th.

凱爾特人隊將會耗盡體力，以第六名的成績回家。

So with Luka's run now officially over, we have to focus back on Tatum exclusively for his game 7 against LeBron.

是以，隨著盧卡的比賽正式結束，我們不得不把目光重新聚焦到第七場對陣勒布朗的塔圖姆身上。

Where both stars would take care of business as they usually do, and with the help of their sidekicks, it's only right that this one would be extremely close.

兩位明星都會像往常一樣處理好自己的事情，再加上他們的小夥伴的幫助，這場比賽自然會異常激烈。

As the Mavs would enter the final stretch of the game, only up by 2 with just 90 seconds to play.

當騎士隊進入比賽的最後階段時，他們只領先 2 分，比賽還剩 90 秒。

Now giving Tatum the chance to take over in the clutch, and send a message to the rest of the league by taking down one of the greatest players ever.

現在，塔圖姆有機會在關鍵時刻接管比賽，並通過擊敗史上最偉大的球員之一，向聯盟其他球員傳遞信息。

We have a 2 point game, Tatum with the ball, 90 seconds left.

我們有一場 2 分的比賽，塔圖姆持球，比賽還剩 90 秒。

Tatum with the crossover, the spin, another spin, half spin, fade away, huge shot in the lane.

塔圖姆交叉步，轉體，再轉體，半轉體，虛晃一槍，在籃下完成大帽。

Tatum and the Mavs, if they can hold on to this 4 point lead for just a while longer, they're making the Western Conference Finals.

塔圖姆和騎士隊，如果他們能將這 4 分的領先優勢再保持一段時間，他們就將進入西部決賽。

A step back by LeBron at the elbow, it's good, it's not over yet.

勒布朗在肘部後退了一步，很好，還沒結束。

Don't count them out, they were the champions in real life.

別把他們排除在外，他們是現實生活中的冠軍。

Tatum with the ball, crossover on LeBron, has the step, drives on AD and draws the foul.

塔圖姆持球，在勒布朗面前交叉步，有步驟，在 AD 面前推進並造成犯規。

Tatum made the first free throw, second free throw is good.

塔圖姆第一次罰球命中，第二次罰球也不錯。

It's now a 4 point game, 1.10 left in game 7.

現在的比分是 4 分，第七場比賽還剩 1.10 分。

LeBron with the crossover, isolated on Tatum.

勒布朗橫移，隔扣塔圖姆。

Good defense by him, but he gets all the way into the paint.

他的防守做得很好，但他一直在往油漆區跑。

The pivot, the layup, it's good.

支點、上籃，很好。

Here we go, Tatum, does he have a response?

來了，塔圖姆，他有迴應嗎？

Number 77, looks really weird.

77 號，看起來很奇怪。

Driving to the basket, I thought that was a floater, but apparently it was the worst, most poorly timed lob in the history of basketball.

上籃時，我以為那是個花球，但顯然那是籃球史上最糟糕、最不合時宜的高拋球。

And LA gets a lob on the other end.

而洛杉磯隊則在另一端得到了一個高球。

Horrible turnover from Tatum.

塔圖姆的失誤太糟糕了

LA calls timeout, 40 seconds left.

洛杉磯隊請求暫停，時間還剩 40 秒。

I don't know what that was.

我不知道那是什麼。

Luka might have been able to make that pass, I'm not gonna lie.

盧卡也許可以傳球，我不想撒謊。

I thought that was a floater, I don't know.

我以為那是個漂浮物，我不知道。

Tim Hardaway Jr. with the shot of his life.

小蒂姆-哈達威（Tim Hardaway Jr.

I wasn't even ready for that, nobody was.

我還沒準備好，沒人準備好。

Very strange sequence of events.

這一系列事件非常奇怪。

They're about to throw it in.

他們就要把它扔進去了。

They throw it into Rondo.

他們把球扔給了隆多。

LeBron is on fire.

勒布朗火力全開

KCP launches one.

KCP 發射一個。

Offensive rebound by LeBron, and he draws the foul.

勒布朗進攻籃板，造成犯規。

Now, if we're being honest, LeBron might miss one.

老實說，勒布朗可能會錯過一次。

He makes the first.

他開了第一槍。

LeBron's floated around 74, 75%, probably, off the top of my head.

勒布朗的命中率大概在 74% 到 75% 之間。

It's good, he makes both.

很好，他兩種都做。

Here we go, 30 seconds left in game 7.

開始了，第七場比賽還剩 30 秒。

This is what we play for.

這就是我們比賽的目的。

The crossover by Tatum.

塔圖姆的穿越

Snatch back, another crossover.

搶回，又一個交叉點。

He's just kind of pulling a Julian Newman right now.

他現在就像朱利安-紐曼（Julian Newman）一樣。

Brunson with the pull-up, it's good.

布倫森完成上拉，很好

Tatum right now, setting up his teammates.

現在的塔圖姆，正在為他的隊友們牽線搭橋。

Back-to-back buckets from Hardaway and Brunson, two-point lead.

哈達威和布倫森連續得分，領先 2 分。

So just like that, the Mavs would be up by two, with 20 seconds left to play.

就這樣，騎士隊在比賽還剩 20 秒時領先 2 分。

Now one stop away from a trip to the Western Conference Finals.

現在，他們距離西部決賽僅一步之遙。

But at the same time, the job's not finished.

但同時，工作還沒有結束。

And if that's going to happen, they'll have to get one more stop.

如果要實現這一目標，他們就必須再停一站。

LeBron with the ball.

勒布朗持球

LeBron, 20 seconds left.

勒布朗，還剩 20 秒。

Being guarded by Tatum, he gets all the way to the basket and draws a foul.

在塔圖姆的防守下，他一路殺到籃下，並造成犯規。

LBJ at the line, two huge free throws on the way.

LBJ 站上罰球線，兩罰全中。

First one is off.

第一個關閉。

LeBron misses the first free throw.

勒布朗錯失第一次罰球機會。

LeBron, second free throw, trying to cut it down to one.

勒布朗，第二次罰球，試圖將比分縮小到 1 分。

Missed the first free throw.

第一次罰球不中。

The 75% I threw out earlier, it actually came true.

我之前拋出的 75% 的可能性真的實現了。

Here we go, Dallas has to foul, or Dallas will be fouled.

開始了，達拉斯必須犯規，否則達拉斯就會被犯規。

The pass over to Brunson.

傳給布倫森。

What is LA doing, wasting time?

洛杉磯在做什麼，浪費時間嗎？

Brunson made the first free throw.

布倫森第一次罰球命中。

He makes the second.

他做了第二個。

I'm not going to lie, Tatum's been a little bit fortunate.

不瞞你說，塔圖姆有點幸運。

That his teammates have been playing really well.

他的隊友們打得非常好。

I'm not saying that as a slight on him, but right now he's going to be tested.

我這麼說並不是對他的輕視，但現在他正經受著考驗。

They pass it over to LeBron.

他們把球傳給了勒布朗。

Deep three over Tatum.

在塔圖姆頭上投中三分

It's good.

這很好。

What a shot from LeBron.

勒布朗的投籃真準。

He's being mobbed by the bench.

他被替補席圍住了。

So just like that, we have a tie game with five seconds left.

就這樣，我們在比賽還剩五秒時打成平手。

And I'll spare you the suspense.

我就不多說了。

The play is being called for Tatum here with a chance to send LeBron home with a bang.

這場比賽塔圖姆有機會送勒布朗回家。

Probably should have fouled off by three.

也許本該在三分線外犯規。

Tatum with the ball from half court.

塔圖姆半場持球。

What is he doing?

他在幹什麼？

Drive, do something.

開車，做點什麼。

Deep three for the win.

三分命中

It's off.

關了

What just happened?

剛才發生了什麼？

We're going to overtime.

我們要加時賽了。

Dallas fumbled so hard.

達拉斯的失誤太嚴重了

And with that missed shot, we'd have a few more minutes of Tatum and LeBron's back and forth.

而這次投籃不中，我們又可以多看幾分鐘塔圖姆和勒布朗的來來回回了。

Leading until the final minute and a half of OT.

加時賽最後一分半鐘前一直領先。

With the Mavs now down by three.

現在騎士隊落後三分。

And again, a trip to the conference finals on the line.

同樣，他們也有機會進入總決賽。

Can they pass it down to Tatum today?

他們今天能把球傳給塔圖姆嗎？

What are they doing?

他們在做什麼？

Tatum's coming up off the screen wide open.

塔圖姆從螢幕外衝了出來

The best look he's gotten all night, probably.

這可能是他整晚最美的表情了。

LeBron with the ball.

勒布朗持球。

A stop will go a long way.

停一停，就能走得更遠。

LeBron with the spin.

勒布朗的旋轉

LeBron driving.

勒布朗開車

Great defense by Tatum.

塔圖姆的防守很棒。

Tatum with the defense.

塔圖姆防守

He gets the stop and the rebound.

他搶到了前場籃板。

There we go.

好了

The redemption arc.

救贖之弧

He has AD on him.

他身上有 AD。

He's driving on AD, being aggressive.

他開著 AD，咄咄逼人。

And he gets blocked.

他被擋住了。

Okay, calm down.

好了，冷靜下來。

35 seconds left.

還剩 35 秒。

That could have been a momentum killer.

這可能會成為勢頭的殺手。

KCP with the ball.

KCP 拿球

Rebound by, I thought Anthony Davis had that.

籃板球，我認為安東尼-戴維斯有這個能力。

Tim Hardaway Jr. with the most important rebound he's ever grabbed in his entire basketball life.

小蒂姆-哈達威搶到了他整個籃球生涯中最重要的籃板。

Here we go.

開始了

A trip to the conference finals on the line.

進入總決賽的機會岌岌可危。

Tatum with a chance to take the lead.

塔圖姆有機會取得領先。

He pulls up.

他停車了

He misses it.

他錯過了。

He smokes it.

他抽菸。

Rebound by Rondo.

朗多反擊

LA's not calling a timeout.

洛杉磯沒有叫暫停。

LeBron's wide open.

勒布朗視野開闊

He doesn't take the three.

他沒有投中三分。

He turns it over.

他把它翻過來。

The defense by Porzingis.

波爾津吉斯的防守

Seven seconds left.

還剩七秒

Vinny Smith with the ball.

文尼-史密斯帶球

Driving on Kuzma.

駕駛庫茲馬

And he's fouled.

他犯規了

What just happened?

剛才發生了什麼？

LeBron with the turnover in the clutch.

勒布朗在關鍵時刻翻盤。

He had a wide open three.

他有一個空位三分。

He pulled to Ben Simmons.

他拉著本-西蒙斯。

He passed it up after he hit the contestant one earlier.

他之前打了參賽者一拳後就放棄了。

First free throw's good.

第一次罰球不錯

Dorian Vinny Smith at the line with a chance for a two-point lead.

多裡安-文尼-史密斯站上罰球線，有機會領先兩分。

It's good.

這很好。

LA calls a timeout.

洛杉磯隊請求暫停。

And it just so happens to be their final timeout of the game, which means that with one more stop,

而這恰好是他們本場比賽的最後一次暫停，這意味著只要再有一次停頓就可以了、

Tatum's advancing to the next round.

塔圖姆晉級下一輪。

Does LA have another miracle shot in them?

洛杉磯還能創造奇蹟嗎？

Here we go.

開始了

KCP was wide open.

KCP 被打開了。

Somebody's got to get it in.

總得有人把它弄進去。

Here we go.

開始了

KCP.

KCP.

It looks like he's going to launch it from downtown.

看起來他要從市中心發射。

It's good.

這很好。

There's no way.

不可能

Dallas is going home.

達拉斯要回家了

What just happened?

剛才發生了什麼？

I actually can't believe it.

我真的不敢相信。

So with that heartbreaking loss, Tatum's heading home despite having the chance to close it out multiple times.

是以，儘管塔圖姆多次有機會終結比賽，但最終還是輸掉了這場令人心碎的比賽。

And with Luka being eliminated as well, it seems like for both of our stars, the NBA bubble was just another roadblock in their way of a championship.

隨著盧卡也被淘汰，對於我們的兩位球星來說，NBA 保麗龍似乎只是他們奪冠路上的另一個障礙。

But it's because of those failures that the 2021 season would be our most important one yet.

但正是因為這些失敗，2021 賽季才會成為我們最重要的一季。

As with each comfortably sitting over 30 points per game, we'd see the both of them in their respective conference finals, with the Mavs up against the Pelicans and Boston heading all the way down to Philly.

由於兩人的場均得分都超過了 30 分，我們將在各自的聯盟決賽中看到他們的身影，水花兄弟將對陣鵜鶘隊，而波士頓隊將一路殺到費城。

So for the very first time, both Luka and Tatum have made it to the conference finals.

這也是盧卡和塔圖姆首次闖入總決賽。

If they can both handle business, then they'll be playing each other for the trophy.

如果他們都能處理好事務，那麼他們就會為獎盃而互相較量。

Obviously, that's what we're trying to see.

顯然，這正是我們想要看到的。

And let's keep it short.

我們長話短說。

They both take care of business as Tatum would defeat the Pals in six, and Luka would very easily fly past Philly with a sweep, which means that the 2021 NBA Finals would be a matchup between two of the most promising stars of the modern game.

塔圖姆六戰全勝，而盧卡則輕鬆橫掃費城，這意味著 2021 年 NBA 總決賽將是兩位當代最有前途的球星之間的對決。

One of the two is walking away with their first title.

兩人中的一人將贏得他們的首個冠軍頭銜。

And this one definitely has a little more meaning to it when you consider the aging stars of the past whose careers are on the back end.

如果考慮到那些職業生涯已經走到盡頭的老牌明星，這一條無疑更有意義。

So whoever wins the title here will definitely have a good case for future face of the league.

是以，無論誰在這裡奪冠，都將成為聯賽未來的領軍人物。

And it's only right that because of that, we would see an all time back and forth.