單核帶隊贏下湖人雙巨,對字母哥意味着什麼?

Against the Western Conference's best team and two top-five NBA players, the Bucks showed they are worth the hype in their win over the Lakers.

在與湖人隊的比賽中，面對西部最好的球隊以及兩名在NBA排名前五的球員，雄鹿隊獲得了勝利，證明了他們值得登上頭版頭條，爲世人稱道。

This was a confidence boosting win for a team that has all the pieces to win the whole thing.

對於一支擁有足夠底蘊去贏得一切的球隊來說，這場比賽的勝利樹立了信心。

We all know the stakes in Milwaukee: A trip to the Finals likely ensures Antetokounmpo signs a super max extension this summer.

我們都知道這對於密爾沃基這座城的影響：總決賽之旅可能會爲字母哥在休賽季簽下一份頂薪的續約合同提供保障。

Anything less and, well, who knows? Against the Western Conference's best team, against two top-five NBA players, the Bucks were brilliant.

或許會有些波折，好吧，誰知道呢？（但）對陣西部最好的球隊，對陣兩名NBA前五的球員，雄鹿隊表現得確實很出色。

The legend of Giannis grows. Two players, two sets of numbers. Player A averaged 29.7 points, 13.6. rebounds and shot 57.4% from the floor.

字母哥的傳奇還在續寫。兩位球星，兩組數據。一位場均29.7分，13.6籃板，命中率57.4%。

Player B averaged 31.7 points, 12.8 rebounds and shot 56.4% from the floor. Player A is Shaquille O'Neal in the 1999-2000 season, when he came one vote shy of winning unanimous MVP.

另一位場均31.7分，12.8籃板，56.4%的命中率。第一位，就是1999-2000賽季的大鯊魚奧尼爾，彼時他差一票就能成爲史上第一位全票MVP。

Player B is Giannis Antetokounmpo. LeBron James and Stephen Curry have won back-to-back MVP's this decade. Antetokounmpo is a strong favorite to join them.

這第二位，就是揚尼斯·阿特託昆博。勒布朗·詹姆斯和史蒂芬·庫裏都在這十年間獲得過連莊MVP的殊榮。字母哥很有機會能和他們比肩。

Most terrifyingly, he banged in five three-pointers. For the month, Giannis is connecting on 41% of his threes.

最可怕的是，（在這場比賽中），他投進了五個三分球。這個月，字母哥三分命中率高達41%。

Davis—as good a defender as the NBA has—was biting on ball fakes from 25-feet.

戴維斯是NBA最好的防守者之一，（但字母哥）仍能在距離籃筐25英寸的地方（三分線外）用假動作將他晃起。

Many have said that when Giannis develops a reliable three-point shot, the MVP award is a wrap for the foreseeable future.

很多人都說，當字母哥練出一手可靠的三分投射時，MVP的得主就可以蓋棺定論了。

Watching Giannis, he played like this was more than a regular season game. He was aggressive. He was physical. He battled possession after possession with Davis. He attacked James.

看了字母哥的比賽，他表現得好像這不僅僅是一場常規賽。他攻擊性十足，身體對抗非常強硬。他與戴維斯戰鬥着，向詹姆斯發起衝擊，一回合接着一回合，不知疲倦。

When the game was over, he exchanged hugs with James and Davis. But the serious expression never left his face.

比賽結束後，他與詹姆斯和戴維斯擁抱。但嚴肅的表情從未在他的臉上消失。

"I think the most important thing is to try to stay humble. When you win MVP and you win 60 games, it's hard," Antetokounmpo explained,

“我認爲最重要的是儘量保持謙虛。當你贏得了MVP，贏得了60場比賽，這（的確）很難，”字母哥解釋道，

"You feel like, 'OK, what else?' But at the end of the day, I realize and my family realizes that I'm not supposed to be here."

“你覺得，‘好吧，（我還能）做得更多嗎？但歸根結底，我意識到，我的家人也意識到，我原本不應該達到目前的境界（所以很知足）。”

"I wasn't the No. 1 pick. Anthony [[Davis] was. LeBron [James] was. I wasn't supposed to be here," he continued.

“我不是狀元，安東尼（·戴維斯）纔是，勒布朗（·詹姆斯）也是。我不應該止步不前，”他接着說道。

"I'm not supposed to go against these two beasts, so I'm just happy that I'm here and happy that I'm going through the process, and I always want to be better, do better for my team, and that's what gives me joy."

“我本不會和這兩頭野獸同臺競技的，所以我很高興能出現在這裏，很高興我正在經歷着這個過程，我一直想變得更好，爲我的團隊做得更多，這就是我的快樂所在。”

There are some good stories in the NBA this season. James has been great, Luka Doncic has been electrifying,

這個賽季，NBA有不少佳話可敘。詹姆斯一直很棒，盧卡·東契奇也很興奮，

James Harden continues to be a dynamic scorer. But you can't watch Giannis play and think anyone is better. This game was a high profile example of just that.

詹姆斯·哈登仍然是一個充滿活力的得分手。但你很難看着字母哥的比賽，然後還覺得有其他人比他更強。這場比賽就是一個突出的實例。

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