NBA本賽季最值得關注的五大問題!
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一、字母哥準備好贏得MVP了嗎?Over the past two years, Antetokounmpo has put up incredible numbers despite working within an offense that often lacked perimeter shooting and flow. New coach Mike Budenholzer should fix those problems for him. Plus, Antetokounmpo is a talented and versatile defender who presents a stronger two-way MVP case than many of the other top candidates, including James.
過去兩年，雄鹿隊整體進攻只能稱一般，球隊投射能力不足，轉移球不夠流暢；而即便處於這樣的體系中，“字母哥”阿德託昆博卻依然能打出巨星表現，場場送上爆炸的數據。這賽季，新帥邁克-布登霍爾澤的到來，恰好可以修復從前的問題。此外，阿德託昆博本身就天賦爆表，攻防兩端皆能有MVP水準，尤其防守更是從一防到五的全能手，就這一點而論，許多MVP競爭者，包括勒布朗-詹姆斯，都不能與之媲美。2.D'Antoni and Anthony
二、德安東尼和安東尼這次能成功嗎?
D'Antoni admitted last year that he resigned as coach of the New York Knicks in 2012 after Anthony gave the front office an ultimatum: him or me. That, however, was more than six years ago, and much has changed since then.
去年，德安東尼教練首次透露2012年自己辭去尼克斯帥位的原因：當時，卡梅羅-安東尼向球隊管理層下了最後通牒，他和德安東尼只能留一個。不過，這事說來也過去六年了，時過境遷，二人之處境皆已完全不同。For one, Anthony was expected to carry the Knicks to title contention but won't face nearly the same pressure with the Houston Rockets, even if the end goal is the same. Still, at some point this season, the strength of the Anthony-D'Antoni relationship will be tested.
不過，這事說來也過去六年了，時過境遷，二人之處境皆已完全不同。比如，安東尼在如今的火箭，不會有像紐約時期那種帶隊奪冠的壓力了；雖然追求的還是那顆戒指，但肩上的負擔卻小了許多。然而，話雖如此，這個賽季過程中，兩個“安東尼”的關係還是需要經受些考驗。How well it holds up amid the high expectations in Houston should impact the rest of the Western Conference.
面對休斯頓球迷的殷切期盼，他們兩個又能擦出怎樣的火花？這很大程度上也對西部賽區的局勢有着不小的影響。
on James and the Lakers
三、湖人會進入季後賽嗎?LeBron James is probably the greatest player ever. But is he great enough, at age 33 and with a ton of heavy miles on his frame, to take a truly weird roster to the playoffs in a Western Conference that remains murderous, even with the ongoing issues in San Antonio (injuries) and Minnesota (drama)? For all of James' greatness, I honestly don't know.
勒布朗-詹姆斯是不是史上最偉大球員，可能還有爭議。但是，33歲的他，在聯盟裏奔跑了那麼多年、那麼多距離，經受了那麼多磨損；在這個節點，他又選擇擔起這支頗爲“奇怪”的湖人隊。馬刺今年開局不利、傷病連連，森林狼內部問題不斷，可這並沒讓西部賽區削弱多少，而是依舊令人窒息。請問，這樣的詹姆斯，能否稱得上偉大？只不過，他的偉大之處實在太多，我彷彿也不確定該把此次“偉大”置於何處了。The Los Angeles Lakers won 35 games last season and probably will need at least 50 wins this season to reach the playoffs. In Cleveland, LeBron had All-Star Kevin Love beside him for four seasons and Kyrie Irving for three. In L.A., he doesn't have that kind of proven teammate. Don't bet against LeBron, the adage goes, but then again, the West is its own monster, as LeBron knows all too well.
湖人上賽季贏了35場比賽，今年可能需要50勝才能擠進季後賽。在克利夫蘭，詹姆斯有全明星凱文-樂福和凱里-歐文，二人分別輔佐了皇帝四個與三個賽季。而到了洛杉磯，詹姆斯沒有這種證明過自己實力的隊友了。俗話說得好，“不信誰都別不信詹姆斯”；然而，西部有多麼恐怖、變態，我們有數，詹姆斯比我們還有數。s Paul and Irving
四、保羅和歐文能保持健康嗎?As evidenced by the injury that kept him on the sideline in Games 6 and 7 of the Western Conference finals, Paul is the one player Houston can ill afford to lose, even with MVP James Harden on the roster.
上賽季西決第六第七場，保羅因傷休戰，而那時候我們就看出來：即便有MVP詹姆斯-哈登，保羅的傷病依然讓火箭傷不起。While Paul has already locked in his four-year, $160 million contract, Irving will be looking for — at minimum — a similar payday with the Boston Celtics next offseason. A healthy Irving will dictate how far the Celtics advance this season, as well as the number of years (and total dollars) Boston is willing to commit next July.
不過，CP3已經簽下了4年1.6億的大合同；與其不同，歐文可是翹首以盼明年夏天和波士頓續一份差不多大的肥約。而對於凱爾特人，健康的歐文能夠決定球隊的上限，同時也決定着明年七月，球隊會給開出多少年、多少錢的續約合同。eg. Paul is the one player Houston can ill afford to lose.
休斯頓一定不能失去保羅。s and the post season
五、馬刺會連續第22次出現在季後賽嗎?It's a new era for the Spurs, with the Big Three of Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili all out of the picture. The realization that Patty Mills is now the team's longest-tenured player is scary, and how well new addition DeMar DeRozan fits San Antonio's system and culture is a legitimate concern.
馬刺已然迎來了新時代，“三駕馬車”蒂姆-鄧肯、託尼-帕克與馬努-吉諾比利都已離開。帕蒂-米爾斯居然是現在球隊裏效力最久的，想想都讓人既驚又怕；新加盟的德瑪爾-德羅贊能否適應球隊體系與文化，也是要讓人好好擔心一番。Spurs coach Gregg Popovich will have to put together one of the strongest coaching jobs of his career to get San Antonio back where it has been seemingly forever.
老帥格雷格-波波維奇恐怕是要使出渾身解數，拿出自己生涯壓箱底的功夫，才能把今年的馬刺帶回他們曾經似乎會永遠保持下去的水平之上。更多精彩內容請關注微信公衆號、新浪微博：籃球英文堂
