超巨也沒有那麼重要?!哈登 倫納德服不服?

Nowhere in sports does star power exude more sparkle than in the NBA, which found a formula for marketing individual excellence a generation ago and has ridden it to global success.

在體育界，沒有什麼比NBA聯盟更能迸發活力的了。NBA在上一代球星上就找到了個人營銷的卓越模式，並將其推向了全球。

Basketball's small collection of most celebrated deities sell tickets, boost ratings, alter franchises and are rewarded with extraordinary wealth and fame.

籃球的一些小收益，包括最有名氣的NBA巨星們爲其保證票房，提高收視率，更改特許經營權，並獲得非凡的財富和聲譽。

But they're not magicians, and losing a front-line standout, to injury for a day or a week, is far less catastrophic to the balance of the win column than you might think.

但他們不是魔術師，在一天或一週的傷停中輸給強隊，對於追求勝利平衡的球隊，其災難性要比你想象的要小得多。

With Harden, whose ongoing scoring exploits put him in the rarefied company of Wilt Chamberlain,Without him, they beat a team that is in the midst of a dynasty and was at full strength. Go figure.

擁有了詹姆斯哈登（其不斷開發的得分技能讓他進入張伯倫那個稀有的年代），但沒有哈登，火箭同樣打敗了處於王朝中期的全盛球隊。想想看吧。

"(Golden State) might have not seen Harden and gone 'Oh,' " Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni said. "Sometimes you have a letdown."

“（勇士隊）也許沒有看到哈登，然後就“噢”地離開，”火箭主教練麥克德安東尼說:"有時你會感到失望。”

There are great philosophical divides about whether New Orleans should sit Davis for the remainder of the season after his trade request came to nothing. But everyone was in agreement with this — if Davis sat, the team would get worse.

對於新奧爾良是否應該在戴維斯的交易請求沒有達成之後在本賽季餘下的時間裏讓他待在隊裏打球，存在着很大的達觀的分歧。但每個人都同意這一點-如果戴維斯待在隊裏，球隊會變得更糟。

Yes and no. When Davis was out amid the fuss of a possible Lakers trade, the Pelicans went 2-6. Since then, however, they seem to have figured it out, winning twice since Feb. 6 without him.

交易與否。當戴維斯在與湖人交易傳聞的鬧劇期間沒打時，鵜鶘隊2勝6負。但從那以後，球隊似乎解決了問題，自從2月6日沒有戴維斯時，連贏了兩場。

In Toronto, Kawhi Leonard is given much of the credit for the Raptors' outstanding season, but similarly, don't be fooled into thinking they can't play when he's gone.

在多倫多，科懷·倫納德幫助猛龍隊打出了出色的賽季，但同樣的，不要被欺騙，以爲猛龍離不開倫納德。

In the absence of Leonard, Toronto was 13-3 until an untimely defeat to the Orlando Magic on Saturday.

在萊納德缺席的情況下，多倫多的戰績爲13勝3負，直到週六險敗給了奧蘭多魔術隊。

In Indiana, Victor Oladipo's season-ending January injury looked to be season-ending for the Pacers too, such was the dynamic guard's influence in a run of form that earned him an All-Star selection.

在印第安納州，1月份的傷病讓維克托·奧拉迪波的賽季結束了，似乎也是步行者隊的賽季結束了，這位活力四射的後衛對於球隊的影響，爲他贏得了全明星的榮譽。

It looked even more like it when the Pacers dropped their next four straight. But they have adapted — and the results since? Eight wins from nine, while solidifying third spot in the Eastern Conference.

看起來接下來是步行者的排名將要連降4位。但是他們已經適應了——從那時起結果如何？八勝九負，同時鞏固了東部的第三名的位置。

This arcticle is not an attempt to suggest that teams should start ditching their stars and pinching pennies in the expectation that it won't make any difference.

這篇文章並不是在暗示球隊應該開始放棄他們的球星，節約開支，期望它不會受到任何影響。

More than anything the recent results are just a timely reminder that it is a team game, and while star power is one factor in helping a team become successful, it is not the only thing.

最重要的是，最近的結果只是一個及時的提醒，那就是這是一場團隊比賽，雖然球星力量是幫助一支球隊成功的一個因素，但這並不是唯一的因素。

Sometimes it is about matchups. The Warriors were actually not the worst opponent for Houston to be without Harden for one game, as it gave Chris Paul the freedom to move and work and torment Stephen Curry's limited defense.

有時候是關於對位。對於沒有哈登的火箭隊，勇士並不是最難纏的對手，因爲這給了保羅更多的自由空間並可以有效地限制庫裏。

Well, despite how much we have become conditioned to think otherwise, basketball is still a game comprised of five important players per side.

然而，儘管我們已經習慣了這麼想，籃球仍然是一場由每隊五個重要球員組成的比賽。

Having great, transcendent, influential players matters, but it is not the only thing.

擁有偉大的、卓越的、有影響力的球員很重要，但這不是唯一的事情。

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