"I’m really just trying to win another championship, man,” Caruso said. “I
don’t think too big picture until it’s over with. Just love playing
basketball. We got a good a** team like I told you a couple of weeks ago and I
’m just competitive. I like to play basketball. The energy in the stadium
was great tonight with the fans back having people sit courtside. Fans
cheering at timeouts. I kind of felt that energy. I was a little anxious
before the national anthem because I was so juiced up. I was ready to go. The
atmosphere was great, so I kind of calmed myself down, but then obviously
came out and played well."
Caruso：
「我真的就是在試圖贏得另一座總冠軍，夥計。」
「在一切塵埃落定前我不會把事情想得太過深遠，我只是愛打籃球，
就好像我幾周前告訴過你們記者的一樣，我們有一支好到誇張的球隊，
我要做的就是保持競爭心，我喜歡打球，今晚體育場內球迷回來了，
有他們坐在場邊整個能量不一樣。球迷在暫停時鼓舞球員，我就像是感受到那能量。
我在唱國歌錢其實表現得有點焦慮，因為我實在是太過興奮了。
我準備好要上了，那種氣氛好棒，所以我讓自己平靜下來，
但這種情緒很明顯後來爆發出來，讓我打得很好。」
“I think it’s just part of my progression. I’m going to keep trying to get
better, better and better. Being aggressive to score and a lot of times it
will set up my pass and opportunities for my teammates. I don’t really think
too much big picture. … I’m really just trying to win 16 more games.”
「我認為這就是我進步過程的一部分。我將要持續試著去變得更好，再更好，再更好，
對於取分保持積極侵略，而很多時候這讓我能更好建立我的傳球，替隊友創造機會，
我並沒有想的太長遠...我真的只想再贏16場比賽。」
“Honestly, having a Play-In Game might be a blessing in disguise for us just
because it’s an opportunity for us. I’m tentative to say this, but it wasn’
t a win-or-go-home game. We treated it like that, but at the end of the day,
if we lost, we would’ve had another game to play in."
「老實說，參加附加賽可能對我們是一種因禍得福，因為這對我們來說是一個機會，
我很想這樣說，但這非真的是一場決生死的比賽。我們用這樣的態度去對待這場比賽，
但是到頭來如果我們輸了，我們還能有另一場附加賽要打。」
“Just being able to go through this experience where it’s basically a
do-or-die game and having the new guys feel that mentality. Playing every
possession like it’s your last. Being locked in of the ups and downs of the
game. Answering back to other team’s runs. Stuff that takes championship DNA
and championship mindsets to win. It’s good for them to get their toes wet
in that and kind of experience that with us as a team. I think it’s going to
be good for us going forward.”
「只是有機會能先行體驗這這種經驗，基本上是一場只能孤注一擲的比賽，
並且讓我們隊上的新隊友都感受一下這樣的精神面。打每一次球權就像最後一次一樣，
在整場比賽的高低起伏中都專注於內。對於其他隊伍打出的攻勢用力還擊。
那項殊榮你需要有冠軍DNA和冠軍心態你才能贏到手。
對於他們新援來說，體驗這樣的全新衝擊，和我們球隊作為一支球隊奮戰，
這樣的體驗，我認為這對我們向前挺進是有益處的。」
“I was just trying to be aggressive to score because I think they were
playing not in a disrespectful way, but they weren’t playing me and they
weren’t playing some of our guards. They were so worried about AD. I got a
couple layups in transition I think. An open three on a kick out that I knew
I was going to have and then just shot ready in the corner on the other one.
Just doing what I do being opportunistic. The other one could’ve been an
and-one opportunity. It’s the playoffs. Everything is a lot more physical.
Everything is going to be a little more touch and go."
「我只是試圖保持侵略性去取分，因為我感覺他們的打法，不是無禮，
但是他們沒有把心思放在我，還有我們隊上其他的某些後衛身上，他們太警戒AD了，
我想我在攻守轉換間好幾次上籃得手。一個預判將會分出來外圍給我的一個空檔三分，
然後就是在另一邊的底角，在球到來前做好出手準備。
就是打好我的球，在各種地方尋找機會。而另一次甚至有機會打成進算加罰機會。
現在是季後賽。
一切都將變得有更多身體碰撞，所有的一切，都將會變得更加一觸即發一些。」
“Fortunate to be whatever it was four-for-four or five-for-five, especially
when we weren’t playing great offensively in the first half.”
「很幸運的是，不管我上半場是4-4還是5-5，
那些球全打進了，特別是當我們上半場的進攻表現不佳的狀況下。」
難得看一場整場的，湖人你各位啊
上半場各種打的像小貓，差點看到腦溢血