Paul Pierce Believes LeBron James Is Still Injured And The Lakers Should Shut
Him Down
by BILL DIFILIPPO,02.26.19
Paul Pierce在上《The Jump》節目時，談到了LeBron及湖人的問題...
“If I were the Lakers, I would shut LeBron down,” Paul Pierce said to the
surprise of Rachel Nichols. “No, seriously. He’s getting older, he has to
do too much for them to win. Just look at … he puts out a triple-double, and
they can’t win. Just imagine if he really goes out and really exerts himself
and has to go for 40…”
Pierce：「如果我是湖人，我不會再讓LeBron出賽了。
不，我不是開玩笑，LeBron已越來越老，他必須做得更多才能幫球隊贏球，
你看一下他的數據，都已經打出大三元了可惜湖人依舊輸球。
試想一下，他必須拚盡全力拿下40分球隊才能獲勝。」
Nichols then asked Pierce if he’d give up on the year now, to which he said
he would, because this season was “a wash” and that they weren’t expected
to contend right away, even though Nichols and Tracy McGrady pointed out they
were in fourth place in the West before James went down.
「如果你是湖人隊，你會放棄本賽季？」主持人Rachel Nichols問Pierce。
Pierce承認如果是他，他會放棄本賽季，
因為他覺得湖人隊這個賽季本就不具備爭冠的實力，
即使一旁的Rachel和Tracy McGrady向Pierce指出，
在LeBron腹股溝受傷之前，湖人曾經排在西區第四。
“Why am I gonna put more wear and tear on LeBron?” Pierce asked. “I need
him for three more years. This window is this short. This window is this
short to take advantage of LeBron now. He’s still, to me, I think he’s
pretty much still injured.”
Pierce繼續說道：
「為什麼我要繼續讓LeBron的身體承受更多的磨損？未來三年我還需要他在球隊效力，
今年奪冠希望很小，那就利用好LeBron現在的能力。
在我看來，LeBron的傷勢依舊沒有痊癒。」
Pierce made the argument that it’s better for the Lakers to let James get
prepared for next season and get a better draft pick instead of gunning for
the 8-seed just to get swept by Golden State.
Pierce隨後表示，湖人應該讓LeBron為了下賽季好好休養，
與其拚到西區第八然後季後賽第一輪被勇士橫掃，
還不如放眼明年，爭取一個好的選秀順位。
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