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Lakers News: LeBron James Calls Luke Walton 'Consistent' Amid LA's Struggles
本季的湖人戰績掙扎 LBJ仍稱教練Luke Walton "很穩定"
Despite the Los Angeles Lakers' struggles this season, LeBron James continues
to defend head coach Luke Walton.
儘管本季湖人戰績掙扎，LBJ仍然持續悍衛總教練Luke Walton。
"One thing that's been consistent is the voice of our head coach," James said
Wednesday, per Matthew Moreno of Lakers Nation. "Throughout all the injuries,
he's been the one that's remained the same and consistent throughout the
whole year."
「本季一直很穩定的就是我們教練的聲音，」LBJ星期三的時候說到。「在一堆傷兵的狀況
下，他這一季都保持一致，從未改變。」
Los Angeles has lost its last three games to fall to 30-34 on the season, 5.5
games out of a playoff spot entering Wednesday.
湖人已經連輸三場，戰績來到30-34，落後季後賽最後一個席次達5.5場勝差。
Walton has received a lot of criticism from outside the organization during
the team's struggles. The squad was expected to contend for an NBA title
after adding James in the offseason, but now just making the playoffs seems
like a long shot.
在湖人掙扎的這段期間，Luke Walton被外界不斷的批評。本來在休賽季加入LBJ，湖人被
視為是要搶冠軍的隊伍，但是現在卻是連想進季後賽都是奢望。
The coach's inability to keep the team afloat is also likely to cost him his
job.
教練沒辦法拉抬湖人戰績很有可能會讓他捲鋪蓋走人。
"The prevailing assumption in league coaching circles remains that Walton
will almost certainly be dismissed after the season," Marc Stein of the New
York Times reported earlier this week.
「目前在教練圈盛傳的想法是在本賽季結束後Walton就會被開除的，」紐約時報作家Marc
Stein本周初的時候報導。
Earlier reporting said that James also wanted a new coach.
稍早的報導也說LBJ想要一個新的教練。
"LeBron's camp would prefer a coaching change," ESPN's Jackie MacMullan said
in January (via Chris Bengel of CBS Sports). "They're not too subtle about
that."
「LBJ陣營想要換教練，」ESPN記者Jackie MacMullan在一月的時候說。「他們對那種想法
毫不掩飾。」
It seems the star player now at least openly supports his coach, even with
the team's struggles.
即使湖人戰績不佳，似乎LBJ至少還是公開的支持他的教練。
Considering the Lakers are only 91-137 through parts of three seasons under
Walton, however, a change this offseason wouldn't be surprising.
考慮到過去三年在Walton執教下，湖人累積戰績是91-137，湖人休賽季換教練並不意外。