The Rockets had lost three of their previous five games entering Monday, and MRI results revealed ligament damage in Capela's right thumb that sources say will need to be surgically repaired. With guards Eric Gordon (knee contusion) and Chris Paul (hamstring strain) still out, the Rockets' spirits easily could have sagged.
本场比赛之前。火箭已经输掉5场比赛中的三场,而更加糟糕的是,核磁共振结果显示卡佩拉右拇指韧带损伤需要手术修复,加上戈登(膝盖撞伤),保罗(腿筋拉伤)缺阵,刚刚升空的火箭似乎又要坠落。
Harden didn't let that happen, scoring two-thirds of Houston's points in the first half while D'Antoni tinkered with the rotation, quickly opting to play small lineups when 36-year-old fill-in starting center Nene Hilario rested.
但哈登显然不想让这一切发生,在36岁的首发中锋内内下场休息后,德安东尼当机立断选择用小阵容维持球队运转,于是我们看到哈登半场轰下球队2/3的得分。
Harden indeed entered rare air with his 17th consecutive game scoring at least 30 points. It's the longest such streak since Wilt Chamberlain had 20 straight 30-plus-point performances in 1964. The only other players with streaks of 16 straight 30-point games since Chamberlain were Kobe Bryant in 2003 and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1972.
哈登连续17场比赛得分30+是NBA罕见的水平,这是自1964年张伯伦连续20场得分30+的最高记录,除此之外,只有2003年科比和1972年贾巴尔连续16场的纪录可以比肩。
Harden hit the 50-point milestone for the third time this season and 12th time in his career, passing 50 points on an and-1 step-back 3-pointer over Grizzlies forward JaMychal Green. The only players in NBA history who have more 50-point games are Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Bryant, Elgin Baylor and Rick Barry. LeBron James also has 12 50-point performances.
哈登面对灰熊前锋格林的防守,用一记标志性后撤步三分迈过50分大关,这是登哥本赛季第3次50+得分秀,同时也是其职业生涯的的第12次,在NBA历史上比登哥50+还多的也就这么几位了:张伯伦,迈克尔·乔丹,科比,埃尔金·贝勒,里克·巴里,詹姆斯也就"仅仅"12次罢了。
"What he just did, we kind of take it for granted a little bit," said D'Antoni, "It's like, 'Oh, look at that, isn't that cute? It's 57!' I mean, on dead legs and he played 43 minutes last night. It's beyond impressive. It's rare that people can do what he's done, if anybody."
"他今天的表现,我们都习以为常了,"德安东尼谈到,"该怎么形容呢,这就像,苍了个天啊,这表现还不厉害?这可是57分呐!"我的意思是,这是他拖着伤腿43分钟交出的数据。这表现超乎你想象,这表现还有谁!"
"The win was important," Harden said. "I've got to get some rest tomorrow and be ready to go Wednesday. Same thing."
"这场胜利很重要,"哈登说到。"我们明天要好好休息以准备周三的比赛,生活都是如此罢了。"
更多精彩内容请关注微信公众号、新浪微博:篮球英文堂