哈基石 聯盟得分能力最爆炸 最無解分位

Some of it was about his Houston Rockets, who followed last season's 65-win campaign by beginning this season with an 11-14 record, one that left them languishing in 14th place in the Western Conference in mid-December. Some of it was about him, as the league's reigning most valuable player was almost instantly ruled out of competing for a chance to repeat as the award's winner this season after a sluggish start of his own.

有些是關於他的休斯頓火箭隊，上個賽季65勝之後，休斯頓火箭本賽季以11勝14負的戰績開局，這讓他們在12月中旬的西部聯賽中排名第14而備受煎熬。有些是關於他的，作爲上屆MVP，哈登在賽季開局糟糕的表現後，幾乎立馬被排除在本賽季MVP競爭榜之外。

In the early stages of this season, it didn't always look like that. Yes, Harden's numbers were there — he averaged 28.5 points and 9.0 assists the first four games of the season before missing three games with a hamstring injury and then averaging 31 points and 8.7 assists in November — but the results were not.

在這個賽季剛開始階段，他的表現並不總是像看起來那樣糟。是的，畢竟哈登的數據擺在這兒——他在賽季前四場比賽場均能得28.5分並有9.0個助攻，之後因腿筋受傷缺賽三場，十一月復出後場均得31分和8.7個助攻——但比賽的結果缺不如人意。

So Harden went to work. He put in extra time in the gym. He put in extra time in the weight room. Eventually, things began to turn around — for the Rockets and for Harden.

所以哈登更加努力了。他在球館付出了更多的時間，也在健身房付出了更多的汗水。終於，事情開始好轉——對火箭隊和哈登來說。

Suddenly, things look a lot different here in Clutch City. Houston has ripped off eight wins in its past nine games, including Thursday night's 127-113 victory over the Boston Celtics. Much of that success has been because of Harden, who has played like a man possessed, including his 45 points while tying a career high of nine 3-pointers in Thursday's win, and at a level exceeding even his MVP campaign last season.

突然之間，休斯頓火箭發生了很大的變化。火箭隊在過去九場比賽中贏得八場勝利，包括星期四晚上以127—113大勝波士頓凱爾特人。那場比賽能獲勝關鍵在於哈登，他有神一般的表現，那個夜晚他砍下45分同時命中生涯最高的九記三分球，並且水平甚至超過了上賽季MVP時期。

"The game slows down (for him)," Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said. "I wish I knew (how) because then I'd have a clue of what he does."I don't think anybody can figure out what he does, just because he does it so well."

“（因爲他）比賽節奏降下來了，”火箭隊主教練麥克·德安東尼說道，“我希望我能知道（他怎麼做到的）因爲這樣我就可以知道他做了什麼。”“我覺得沒人能弄清楚他到底做了什麼，只是因爲他做得太出色了。”

A quick look at Harden's recent play will back that up. During this nine-game stretch, his stats across the board are remarkable: 39.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game to go with shooting 44.7 percent overall, 40.7 percent from 3-point range and 87.8 percent from the foul line. He has had eight straight 30-point games and has eclipsed40 points three times in his past six. According to Elias Sports Bureau research, the 388 points Harden has scored in his past 10 games are the most by any NBA player in a 10-game stretch since Kobe Bryant scored 396 from March 22 to April 8, 2007.

回顧一下哈登最近的表現就會支持教練的觀點。在這九場比賽中，他在球場的狀態是可圈可點的：場均39.2分，5.6個籃板，8.2次助攻和2.0個搶斷，同時投籃命中率44.7%，三分球命中率40.7%並且有87.8%的罰球命中率。他連續八場比賽得分超過三十分並且在過去六場中三次砍下40分。根據Elias體育局調查，哈登在過去10場比賽拿下的388分是科比之後NBA球員得到的最高分，科比在2007年3月22日到4月8期間的十場比賽共得到了396分。

"I think he's just wanted to pick it up and take it to another level," Rockets forward PJ Tucker said. "I don't think he was playing at the level he wanted to early on. He's got his body in such great shape now, being able to push through the times when he gets tired, teams throwing double teams, different kinds of looks, and his determination to still score and get to his spots is pretty remarkable.

“我認爲他就是想把狀態找回來並提升到一個新高度，”火箭前鋒PJ塔克說道，“我覺得他還沒有達到他早期想要的水平。他現在身形保持得非常好，使他能夠在累的時候堅持下來，在有不同球員的兩個陣容中帶領球隊，並且他保持得分和堅守位置的決心實在太不可思議了。”

"It's just what he does."

“這就是他”

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