原文連結：http://www.newsok.com/article/3431078 Viewed as a project, probably at least a year away from playing a key role, rookie center Byron Mullens flashed a brief glimpse of his long-term potential Saturday night in the Thunder’s 108-102 win over Indiana. 通常大家都認為Byron Mullens大概要練個一年左右才能打出點名堂來，不過週六對溜馬 的比賽，他倒是展現出一點他潛在的實力。 Told before the game he would get some playing time, the 7-foot center drew a few oohs and aahs from the Ford Center crowd after draining two 15-foot jumpers in the first half. 賽前教練跟他說今天會讓你上場一段時間，而他第一節上場後，漂亮的投進2顆15呎跳投 ，贏得了主場觀眾的喝采。 "Coach (Mark) Bryant told me to make the most of my time, basically go in there and get tired,” Mullens said. "I ran and got back on defense real fast. I made good use of my seven minutes.” Mullens：「助理教練Mark Bryant告訴我，在有限的時間裡面，我要盡全力發揮，盡可能 打好每一秒鐘。球隊進攻時，我拼了命往前跑，防守時又拼了命跑回去。我這7分鐘真的 很努力。」 In those seven minutes, Mullens scored four points and grabbed three rebounds. The only other time he’s appeared in an NBA game was the final 40 seconds in a road win at New Jersey. 他在7分鐘內得了4分3籃板。這才是他在NBA第二場的比賽，而且上一場他才打了最後的40 秒(客場對籃網)。 "My time in Tulsa got me ready for this,” Mullens said. "I was down there basically for a month. If it wasn’t for that those shots I knocked down I might have been nervous, had butterflies in my stomach. But I wasn’t nervous because in D-League I have the green light to get shots up.” Mullens：「在NBDL的比賽讓我很進入狀況。我在那裡花了一個月來打好基礎。如果我沒 在那裡先適應就直接打NBA的話，我想我投籃時會緊張到胃痛。但我現在不會緊張，我在 NBDL已經把自己的投籃練得不錯了。」 In 11 D-League games, Mullens averaged 15.5 points and 8.3 rebounds, averaging 32.7 minutes. In Oklahoma City, he’s primarily sat the bench with 34 Did Not Plays. Mullens在11場的NBDL比賽裡平均上場32.7分，有15.5分跟8.3個籃板的表現。不過他登錄 在NBA的球員名單時，已經累積34場DNP(Did Not Play)了。 "Byron did a good job,” said coach Scott Brooks. "Byron works just as hard as all the other guys. He got an opportunity tonight and played well... It was a feel thing. I thought Byron would give us a spark and he did.” Brooks：「Mullens打的不錯，他跟其他人一樣很努力。今晚他有了一個上場機會，而且 打的很好。(今天讓他上場)我是靠直覺的。我想他會給我們一些不一樣的，他的確也給了 。」 With Nick Collison and Serge Ibaka entrenched as the two inside reserves, Mullens might still spend much of the season in Tulsa. NBA teams are allowed to assign first- and second-year players to the D-League three times. Collison與Ibaka目前牢牢卡住前場替補，所以Mullens今年應該還是會常待在NBDL。每支 NBA隊伍可以下放一、二年生到NBDL三次。 But for one night, the 20-year-old rookie contributed to an NBA win. 但這場比賽，Mullens這個20歲的菜鳥對這場NBA比賽的勝利做出了貢獻。 "He played great,” said Jeff Green. "He hit two big shots for us going into halftime. He was a big presence. When his name was called he was ready. He continues to work hard. The more he works the better he’s going to get.” Green：「他打的很好，投進兩顆關鍵的進球，幫助我們在上半場領先。他那一場的存在 感是很大的。他準備好隨時被叫上場了，他會持續努力，而且他日後的比賽會越打越好的 。」 -- 『也許你想從我身上尋求許多東西。可是我卻一點也沒有感覺自己有什麼被需求。』 --

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