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Scoring options, depth and Kemba Walker add up to a huge comeback
得分選項、板凳深度加上Kemba Walker，完成大逆轉!
June and July were about the Charlotte Hornets finding scoring options.
October and November have been about exploring those options.
黃蜂在6、7月找尋得分方案；而在10、11月已有所成效。
The Hornets looked dreadful in the third quarter, trailing the Sacramento
Kings at home by as many as 22 points. They came all the way back to lead
late in the fourth quarter and close out this game in overtime 127-122.
黃蜂在主場第3節還悲慘落後國王多達22分，卻在第4節及延長賽逆轉以127比122獲勝。
The centerpiece of that comeback was point guard Kemba Walker, who scored 25
of his 39 points in the fourth quarter and overtime. But those surrounding
Walker late were not the usual suspects: Jeremy Lin, Cody Zeller and rookie
Frank Kaminsky played prominent roles while Al Jefferson and Marvin Williams
sat and watched.
逆轉核心人物就是控衛Kemba Walker，全場39分中的25分是在第4節及延長賽中得到。
但圍繞他的並不是平常的成員，是Lin、Zeller及Kaminsky，Big Al及Williams坐板凳。
“We’re not the kind of team where the same five guys are going to finish
every game,” Hornets coach Steve Clifford said Monday.
教練Clifford說，我們不是那種總以相同5名球員來結束比賽的球隊。
That’s a good thing. Two years ago, in order to earn a playoff berth,
Clifford had to play Jefferson and Walker nearly every minute of every second
half in late March and April. Clifford believes overworking Jefferson might
have been a factor in his plantar fascia injury, which effectively destined
the then-Bobcats to be swept by the Miami Heat.
那是件好事。2年前，為了進入季後賽，3月底、4月必須讓Big Al及Walker幾近打滿全場
。Clifford認為過度使用可能是Big Al腳底筋膜炎發作原因，也導致第一輪被熱火橫掃。
Hornets general manager Rich Cho made a series of transactions before and
after the draft. The Hornets didn’t have much flexibility under the salary
cap, so Cho went mostly the trade route. That supplied the roster with Nic
Batum (from Portland), Jeremy Lamb (from Oklahoma City) and Spencer Hawes
(from the Los Angeles Clippers).
Kaminsky came via the draft and Lin was a free-agent signing.
黃蜂GM Rich Cho做了一些陣容上的改變。因為薪資帽限制只能在交易上下功夫，得到
Batum、Lamb及Hawes；選秀得到Kaminsky及簽下自由球員Lin。
Those moves helped transform the Hornets from one of the most limited
offensive teams in the NBA to now one of the more potent. The Hornets entered
this game ninth in points per game, 11th in field-goal percentage and seventh
in 3-point percentage.
這些動作幫助黃蜂，從NBA進攻能力最有限的隊伍之一，變成更有攻擊火力的一支球隊。
得分排聯盟第9、命中率第11、3分命中率第7(p.s剛自己看下官網，以上數據是第5、並列
第8、並列第9)
So when Clifford said Monday he didn’t think a 22-point deficit seemed
insurmountable, he had the firepower to back that up. Lin scored 13 points in
the fourth quarter and overtime. Kaminsky added seven points and four
rebounds over the same span. Zeller added five crucial rebounds and helped
hold the Kings to 4-of-12 shooting in overtime.
所以Clifford說，他並不認為22分的落後對黃蜂的攻擊火力言是不能挽回的。在第4節及
OT，Lin得到13分、Kaminsky有7分4籃板、Zeller得到5個關鍵籃板並幫助球隊使國王在OT
僅12投4中。
“It’s really cool that I can get some rest. JLin made huge plays for us and
other guys as well,” Walker said.
“We have guys who are consistently ready, consistently working on their
games. That’s one thing I love about this team – guys stay ready and those
who don’t play are up on the bench cheering us on.”
Walker說，很棒我能獲得些休息。Lin有亮眼表現，其他隊友也是如此。我愛這球隊的一
件事情就是，隊友們能一直保持備戰狀態，且未上場球員也能在板凳區為全體歡呼。
Case in point: When Lin made a breakaway layup in overtime, forcing a
Sacramento timeout, Williams ran nearly to half court to give Lin a chest
bump. Williams totaled 18 seconds of playing time in the fourth quarter and
overtime, but was ecstatic over being part of such a big comeback. That tied
for second-largest deficit overcome in Hornets history.
例證如，當Lin在OT透過擺脫上籃得分，迫使國王隊暫停時，Williams跑過將近半場跟Lin
來了個撞胸慶祝。他在第4節及OT僅上場18秒鐘，卻仍對球隊歷史上第2大差距的逆轉感到
欣喜若狂。
“We weren’t supposed to win that game,” Walker said. “Guys just made some
great plays. JLin made huge shots in overtime.
“That goes back to our depth – they’re always ready.”
Walker說，我們並沒有預期到會勝利，大夥兒只是達成了些很棒的演出，Lin在OT也有一
些重要的投射。
And they’re not always the same five and likely won’t be the rest of the
season.
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