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Pelicans would be 'cutoff line' in an NBA playoff group stage scenario,
report says
據報導 鵜鶘將會是聯盟季後賽的最後截止線隊伍
If and when the NBA returns, a popular playoff idea appears intent on getting
Zion Williamson and the Pelicans into the field.
若是NBA真的復賽，一個普遍受到歡迎的想法是把Zion Williamson的鵜鶘給拉進季後賽。
The popular proposed concept of a World Cup-style group stage, presumed to
feature 20 or 24 teams, was discussed at length on ESPN Insider Brian
Windhorst's podcast.
在ESPN記者Brian Windhorst的podcast節目上，討論到一個像是足球世界盃模式的季後
賽，可能會有20或24支隊伍可以打季後賽。
The trio of Windhorst, columnist Jackie MacMullan and ESPN reporter Tim
MacMahon were quick to agree that New Orleans was among the teams that would
stand to benefit most.
記者Windhorst，專欄作家Jackie MacMullan跟ESPN記者Tim MacMahon這三個人很快就同
意，在這些隊伍裡面，鵜鶘將會是得利最多的隊伍。
"I've already heard people in this league say this is an 'elaborate game' to
get Zion Williamson into this bubble," Windhorst said.
「我聽到聯盟裡面的人說這就是個要把Zion Williamson帶到閉門場館的完美比賽。」
(另外補充Reddit上列出Windhorst有講另外一段: https://tinyurl.com/ydxovqs6)
"I'll tell you one thing: that scenario gets Zion Williamson in. Look, I've
just heard... I'm not saying the NBA is going this route, I'm just saying
I've already heard this scenario that no matter what happens, the cutoff line
will be the Pelicans. They'll be in. It will be the first time in the history
of the NBA that the league kicked the ball into the fairway for New Orleans."
「我要跟大家說：那就是要把Zion Williamson拉進來。聽著，我有聽到...我不是說聯盟
就是會走這個方式，我只是說我已經聽到的說法是，不管事情的發展如何，最後的截止線
將會是鵜鶘，他們會進季後賽的。這將會是聯盟首次幫忙鵜鶘繼續留下來繼續打比賽。」
Such a scenario would likely take the NBA's records as they stood on March 11
when the league announced it would pause play due to coronavirus. The
Pelicans sat No. 10 in the standings and 3.5 games behind the Grizzlies, well
outside what would make up the standard 16-team field.
目前的說法會看在3/11因為武漢肺炎中止賽程後球隊那時的戰績。鵜鶘排名第10，落後灰
熊3.5場勝差，距離標準的16隊季後賽模式還差的遠。
New Orleans had 18 remaining games on their schedule that rated No. 30 in
strength of schedule, while the Grizzlies' 17 games rated as the most
difficult. Odds from FiveThirtyEight gave the Pelicans a 60% chance to make
the field despite the gap, with the Grizzlies at 15%.
鵜鶘原本還有18場比賽，賽程艱難度排名第30，而灰熊還有17場比賽，而賽程艱難度是最
難的。根據FiveThirtyEight網站的資料，他們評估，即使有3.5場勝差，鵜鶘有60%的機率
可以打進季後，灰熊只有15%的機率。
The current, tentative plan for the NBA is to utilize ESPN's Wide World of
Sports Complex with Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The NBA announced such
a plan is targeting late July as a potential start date for whatever scenario
goes into place.
聯盟目前暫定的計畫是要用ESPN在佛州迪士尼世界的運動場館，聯盟宣布了這計畫，目標
是在一切準備就緒時，預計七月底可以開始比賽。