來源: Bleacher Report
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Rockets' James Harden on Winning a 2nd MVP: Need It for Sure. And I'm Getting
It
火箭James Harden談贏得第二座MVP: 當然需要，而我也會得到它。
Houston Rockets star James Harden has his eyes on a second straight NBA Most
Valuable Player Award.
休斯頓火箭明星球員James Harden已經在想要拿下連續第二座NBA MVP獎座。
"I need it," Harden said of the honor, per Bleacher Report's Will Gottlieb.
"I need it for sure. And I'm getting it."
「我需要它，」當他講到MVP的榮耀。「我當然需要它，而我也會得到它。」
Harden is averaging a league-high 33.3 points along with 5.8 rebounds and 8.4
assists through 33 games.
Harden目前打了33場比賽，場均33.3分在聯盟裡領先，同時每場有5.8個籃板，8.4次助
攻。
Following their 107-104 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Dec. 8, the Rockets
fell to 11-14, and Harden's hopes of an MVP repeat appeared to be fading
fast. Then, Houston reeled off 10 wins over its next 11 games, a run sparked
largely by the team's best player.
在12/8以107-104輸給達拉斯獨行俠後，火箭戰績是慘到11-14，Harden想要再次拿下MVP的
希望也迅速消失。然後，火箭戰績狂飆，接下來11場比賽拿下10場勝利，主要就是靠這位
最佳球員。
During the run, Harden averaged 39.7 points while shooting 44.1 percent from
the field and 41.5 percent from three-point range, per Basketball Reference.
在那段時間，Harden場均39.7分，命中率44.1趴，三分命中率有41.5趴。
Voter fatigue can become an issue for postseason awards when a star is in the
MVP conversation year after year. If recent history is any indication,
though, Harden should avoid that problem. Since 2000, Tim Duncan, Steve Nash,
LeBron James and Stephen Curry have all won the award in back-to-back years.
投票新鮮感喪失對於討論每屆入選季後賽獎項的候選人會是個問題。不過若是看最近的歷
史，Harden應該不會有這樣的問題。Tim Duncan，Steve Nash，LBJ跟Stephen Curry都連
續拿過獎項。
Plenty of contenders have emerged for the NBA's highest individual honor, and
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the pack. The Milwaukee Bucks forward is
averaging 26.3 points and 12.6 rebounds and has the Bucks sitting first in
the Eastern Conference at 26-10.
今年有許多競爭者冒出，想爭取NBA最高的個人獎項，其中以字母哥Giannis
Antetokounmpo最受矚目。這公鹿前鋒，場均26.3分，12.6個籃板，帶領公鹿以26-10在東
區領先。
Harden probably can't keep up his blistering pace much longer, but in a tight
Western Conference in which fourth-placed Houston and eighth-placed San
Antonio are separated by a single game, the Rockets may need him to. Chris
Paul is out with a hamstring injury, and Harden has even less of a supporting
cast than he did during his MVP campaign.
Harden可能沒辦法以這樣耀眼的表現繼續下去，但是在戰績緊繃的西區，第四位的火箭跟
第八為的馬刺只有一場勝差，火箭可能需要他繼續這樣高效率輸出。CP3因為大腿肌肉拉傷
不能打球，Harden今年沒有像去年那樣有能夠支持他拿下MVP的角色。
While this season was shaping up to be a coronation of sorts for
Antetokounmpo, Harden may spoil the occasion for the Greek Freak.
雖然本季似乎逐漸成為字母哥綻放光芒的一季，但是Harden可能會成為攪局的人。