Philadelphia 76ers Pass First Big Test, Hold 3.5 Game Lead In Atlantic 跨越艰辛的一周，七六人维持与赛尔提克的差距。 http://tinyurl.com/7aj2jf4 By Brian Ward - Contributor, SBnation.com Decisive wins over the Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks have added weight to the Sixers 17-7 record, while a demoralizing loss to the Miami Heat sandwiched in the middle showed they still have work to do. 连续赢得如对上魔术、公牛、老鹰等季後赛强队的艰辛胜利之後， 七六人将他们的战绩提升到17胜7败。 但是对上热火的惨痛结果，显示他们还有着很多功课要作。 Feb 6, 2012 - The Philadelphia 76ers spent the first month-plus of the season beating up on bad and short-handed teams. They did so in impressive fashion, but their strength of schedule left many questioning the import of their 14-6 record just a week ago. Decisive wins over the Orlando Magic (15-9), Chicago Bulls (20-6) and Atlanta Hawks (16-8) have added weight to their 17-7 record, while a demoralizing loss to the Miami Heat sandwiched in the middle showed they still have work to do. 七六人在球季的地一个月都在应付一些比较弱小的对手， 即使他们各方面的成果都非常惊人，但是因为赛程的关系， 有关七六人的评价中总少不了质疑的声音。 当他们已经赢了魔术、公牛、老鹰之後，虽然将战绩提昇， 但是在赢球的哲学之路上，他们仍然有着很漫长的道路要走。 Later this week, the Sixers should get word they'll send their first representative to the All Star game in six years. If you check the power rankings all over the Internet, the Sixers are in listed in the top five. National media outlets are writing about the Sixers almost on a daily basis. ESPN has added two more Sixers game to their schedule, they'll be televised nationally six times in the month of March alone. If national recognition was the goal, the Sixers have reached it. 但是经过这个星期， 七六人是应该得到一些他们所应得的肯定，例如明星赛的席次。 如果你曾经在网路上花些时间找过， 七六人一直都在 Power Rankings 的前五(或至少不会差太多)。 全国媒体也逐渐开始对他们关注，无论是每天的讨论， 或者像是 ESPN 已经增加了两场次的全国转拨到了他们的节目表上， 他们在三月将会有六次机会在全美五十州的转拨中亮相。 如果你对七六人这季的目标就只是获得更多的注目与肯定， 那显然他们已经达成了。 Of course, recognition was never the team's goal. Or at least it shouldn't have been. The goal is to win games. Win the division, get home court for a round or two in the playoffs and win at least one round once they get there. More than a third of the season has gone by, the Sixers are three-and-a-half games ahead of the Celtics in the Atlantic Division, they've got another extremely tough week ahead of them. It's time to take stock of what they need to do to hold onto the division and grab a top-four seed in the East. 当然，这种卑微的小愿望绝对不会是七六人的目标， 至少他们不应该仅仅以此为荣。 当你出来混，当然目标一定是放在：赢球、赢球、赢球。 赢得分区、拿到一轮或两轮的主场优势，并且赢得至少一个系列赛， 才是眼前的目标。 不过目前球季已经过了三分之一，他们已经在大西洋组取得3.5场的胜差， 领先第二名的老赛。 但在这当头，他们要面对另外一个挑战， 他们本周的赛程依然非常艰辛，而且现在面临真正的分组冠军的保卫压力， 在这样的压力下，他们必须拿出表现维持分区第一并且继续维持在东区前四。 With the number one defense in the league (both in PPG allowed, and the much more important defensive efficiency rating), it's obvious how they got where they are. The simple answer is to keep defending like they have been, though that's certainly a tall order with their upcoming schedule. Over their four games last week, all against solid, or better, playoff teams, they held their opponents to a combined 97.57 points-per-100-possessions, which is a bit off their league-leading 95.0, but still better than the second-best team in the league (Portland). The defense held up, and that's including the big loss to Miami. 在各项防守榜上维持高绩效，是当前费城如此闪耀的关键。 (按:包括百回合失分、场均失分都是联盟第一，在被老赛超越之前，对手eFG%也是) 而维持这样的防守绩效与强度的秘诀不过就是做好他们原本就会的事情， 尽管他们面对的对手已经不是一月那些小鳖三。 在上礼拜的四场比赛当中，他们面对更好、更强大、更成熟的季後赛球队， 对手的百回合失分不过 97.57 而已，而这个数字， 不过比他们领先全联盟的95.0高一点点，更何况这数字还是胜过联盟第二的拓荒者。 (更别提这数字已经加入了被热火blow-out的数字) On the offensive end, the Sixers are using an unconventional formula to remain in the top ten in efficiency. It's obvious they spread the ball around, they've had eight different leading scorers this season and they have eight players averaging nine or more points per game. Without an offensive superstar, in the traditional sense, they rely on ball and player movement to get decent looks at the hoop which they convert at above league average percentages. Three big problems on the offensive end, though. They don't get offensive rebounds (worst in the league), they hardly ever get to the line (second-fewest free throw attempts per game) and they shoot a terrible percentage when they do get to the line (72.2%, fifth-worst in the league). 另外在进攻端，七六人用着非典型的作法来维持他们稳定前十的进攻绩效。 作法很明显的是让球权分享给更多的球员，费城的轮替中有八个人平均超过九分。 比较标准的球队当中总会有个Superstar，但是七六人在缺乏巨星的同时， 他们靠着在场上不断地让五个球员与球不停的流动，这样让他们的绩效超越联盟平均。 但是在进攻上，显然有三个非常重要的缺陷： 1) 进攻篮板效率低落 (最差的, 进攻篮板率仅仅.223, 远低於联盟平均的.264) 2) 要到犯规的次数少得惊人(罚球次数第二少/罚球率 FT per FGA最差的) 3) 上不了罚球线就算了，罚球命中率也可怕的吓人 (72.2% 倒数第五名) How do they overcome these offensive problems? Simple, they don't turn the ball over, at all. They lead the league by a country mile in turnover percentage (10.7%). It's not difficult to do the math. A turnover equals zero points, without exception. Even a bad shot has say a 25% chance of leading to points. Over the past four games, against top-notch competition, they were even better at taking care of the ball, turning it over on only 7.5% of possessions. 但是有着这些缺陷，却无损於他们的进攻效率， 七六人如何克服这样的困难？ 很简单，他们在进攻的时候鲜少犯错。 他们目前在全联盟的失误率排行榜里面取得巨大幅度的领先(10.7%)。 不犯错重要不重要？废话当然重要，这是非常简单的数学： 只要你失误，你这回合(possession)进攻的得分就是零， 就算是你做了愚蠢的进攻选择，相信你四球还是会赛到一球。 尤其本周(repeat: ORL, CHI, MIA, ATL)对上如此强大的对手， 七六人甚至在失误率上面(也就是在进攻上让自己不犯错的方面)做得更好： 本周七六人的失误率 7.5% (译按:靠腰) It might not be realistic to expect the Sixers to maintain these lofty levels of efficiency on both ends of the floor, then again, they also haven't been at full strength for the past three weeks. Spencer Hawes finally returned to the lineup against the Hawks on Saturday only to see Elton Brand miss the game with a thumb injury. Honestly, though, they've been so good on the defensive side of the ball even a moderate drop off wouldn't doom their chances at winning the Atlantic or finishing with a top-four seed. 当然你还是可以坚持七六人在攻守两端的表现有依靠赛程的成份， 并且有合理的理由怀疑他们不能持续，但是这里要强调的是， 七六人一直没办法用他们完全健康的阵容面对这些球队， 过去三个礼拜，在进攻效率上有着关键作用的Spencer Hawes伤停无法出赛， 而且Elton Brand也在上礼拜对上热火的时候伤到他们手指。 (译按:还有 Vucevic 被 Joel Anthony 耍脏推到Camera害他伤停一个半礼拜) 客观的来看，他们在防守端取得了具大的成功，配合中等以上的进攻效率， 他们绝对有着具大的机会拿到大西洋组的冠军， 甚至本球季就能拿到东区前四种子。 Let's take a look at the Atlantic. Currently, the Celtics are making a strong push back from their dreadful start. They crushed the Grizzlies yesterday to move to 13-10 on the season, they've won 8 of 10. People are saying they're definitely back, and at this point, you'd have to say they're the one team in the division the Sixers need to worry about. If you look a bit closer, though, Boston has really played the easiest portion of their schedule to this point. Like the Sixers, they've played 15 home games already, but they've actually only played 8 on the road (Philly has played 9). 让我们把焦点转回大西洋组。 在糟糕的开季之後，老赛最近有着巨大的反弹。 他们昨天惨电灰熊之後让他们的战绩回升到 13-10， 并且在近十场中，他们拿下了八胜。 大家都认为他们终於步入正轨了，而且在这个时候， 必须体认到的是他们的确是七六人在夺下大西洋龙头上不可忽视的对手。 但是摊开他们的赛程，你会发现他们已经进行过的赛程， 跟费城简直就是半斤八两。 他们跟费城一样，在主场已经进行了15场的比赛， 但是他们到现在只有在客场初赛过八场，甚至还比七六人少一场。 Their strength of schedule (winning percentage of the teams they've played) is a bit better than the Sixers (.450 for PHI, .461 for BOS), but if you look closer at the schedule, Boston has a rough road ahead of them. In this lockout-shortened season, every team has to contend with short rest and tough travel. The Celtics haven't been hit by that bug yet. They've only played four back-to-backs so far (the Sixers have played six, and a back-to-back-to-back). The Celtics are an old team, a team that has already been hit by injuries to key members of their rotation, and they've got 18 home games left on their schedule to 25 on the road, 11 back-to-backs, 1 back-to-back-to-back and a stretch of seven games in nine days, with five of those games on the road, in April. 他们在basketball-rererence.com的赛程强度指数(.461)， 看起来是比七六人来得好一点(.450)， 但是赛程强度指数并没有加入紧密度考虑，仅仅考虑对手的强度。 在这个缩水球季当中，几乎所有球队都必须面对到更短的休息天数， 以及更劳累的旅途。 但是C's看来根本就还没机会被赛程紧密度给挑战。 他们到现在只打了四次B2B，而七六人已经打了六次，再加上一次B2B2B。 而且C's是个比较老迈的球队，他们在阵容上面已经受到伤势的影响， 不只一位关键球员曾经受到伤势影响，而他们只剩下18场主场， 却有25场的客场，另外包涵了11次B2B， 一次B2B2B， 而且在球季末段的四月，他们有一次九天七战的魔鬼赛程， 当中有五场比赛是在客场而非温暖的TD Garden。 眉批：老赛保重.... This division is right there for the Sixers to take. They probably won't even need to maintain their torrid pace to take home the Atlantic, but they may have to finish with about 44 wins in order to secure home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, which has to be the goal. 对七六人而言，这是争取大西洋龙头的绝佳机会。 但是七六人的目标不应该只是放在拿到大西洋第一这件事上面， 如果他们希望起码在季後赛第一轮拿到主场优势， 以目前的态势来说，保守估计至少要拿到44胜才有办法安全过关。 The thing the team has been great at this year is complete tunnel vision. They've been able to forget the previous game and avoid looking forward to the rest of their week, let alone the rest of the season. Standing in front of them tonight will be Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers have been a terrible road team this season (3-8 away from Staples), but they are a matchup nightmare for the Sixers. Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol are two of the best big men in the league, and the Sixers lack for any real legitimate big defender. If Los Angeles is determined to play through Bynum and Gasol, the Sixers won't have much of a chance. The equalizer in this matchup is the Lakers complete lack of three-point threats. As a team, they shoot below 30% from deep, with Troy Murphy as the only regular in their rotation who shoots better than league average. The Sixers can, and should, double Bynum and Gasol whenever they get the ball on the blocks. Get the ball out of their hands and make the Lakers beat them from beyond the arc. 这只球队今年真的打得很好，但是就像是走在隧道里面， 他们必须毫不犹豫的向前看，而不能回头在意自己以成就的或失败的过去， 而是继续为了下个礼拜以及剩下的球季不断地奋斗。 下一场比赛就要面对 Kobe 的洛杉矶湖人。 他们今年在客场简直就是一塌糊涂(3-8)， 但是他们的对位球员对於七六人来说基本上会造常巨大的麻烦。 他们有着几乎是联盟最好的两个长人：Pau Gasol / Andruw Bynum， 七六人并没有适合的大个子可以给他们在进攻端造成麻烦。 如果湖人决定以大个子为主来打这场比赛，那七六人显然没有什麽机会。 不过上帝关上一道门必定为您开扇窗。 湖人的三分线基本上跟纸糊的一样，最好的三分射手竟然是Troy Murphy (而且是唯一他们三分线高於联盟平均的球员) 当一个球队三分悲惨到连 30% 都不到的时候， 七六人的球员可以、甚至应该在他们持球要到位置时对他们展开必要的包夹。 这样可以迫使这两位大个子把他们的球让出去， 使湖人被迫在离篮框更远的地方展开进攻。 After the Lakers, the Spurs and Clippers will head into the Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday and Friday before the Sixers head on the road again to face Kyrie Irving and the suddenly relevant Cavs on Saturday. Another tough week, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Tonight, it's the Lakers and Kobe. That's all that matters. 紧接在湖人之後，马刺与快艇将会分别於周三、周五造访费城， 再下一场比赛则是七六人前往克里夫兰迎战 Kyrie Irving 领军的骑士队。 这的确是另外一个艰困的星期，但是并没有超出七六人的能力范围。 今天晚上，就是Kobe跟他的湖人队，眼前的挑战胜过一切。 --

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