雙拳難敵四手 這可能真的是最後一次騎勇大戰了

The Warriors are celebrating their third title on Friday night after beating the Cavaliers 108-85, with a signature third-quarter run that buried their beleaguered opponent. For the Warriors dynasty — and it's now a dynasty — the sweep is yet another achievement.

在以108-85擊敗克利夫蘭騎士隊後，勇士隊在週五晚上舉起他們的第三個總冠軍，憑藉第三節的一波流徹底帶終結了比賽，對於勇士王朝（現在可以稱他們爲王朝了來說），橫掃對手讓他們達到了另一個層次。

The Warriors are simply better than everyone else — maybe the best in history — and the game's most transcendent player saw this disparity manifest itself again in the Game 4 Warriors dictated the terms of each possession, a privilege James normally claims for himself.

勇士隊毫無疑問是這個聯盟最好的球隊—或許是歷史最佳，最強球隊勇士在第四場讓最強球員勒布朗見識到了自己與同時期球隊的巨大差距，勇士幾乎統治了每個回合，但換作從前，統治着賽場的應該是詹姆斯。

With Durant as a supplement to the most devastating offensive machine in the NBA, the Warriors have now created a rich confluence of system and talent. They can win big or small, fast or slow, with motion or in isolation, with the shot or with the pass, with the perimeter switch or with interior defense.

在聯盟頂級進攻武器凱文杜蘭特加盟後，勇士隊具備了行雲流水的體系和無與倫比的天賦，他們可以大小陣容隨意切換，快速推進或者放慢節奏，快攻得分或者落陣地，通過投射或者傳球，外線的轉移或者內線的防守，勇士無所不能，可以以任何方式收割比賽。

That was the plan in 2016, the result in 2017, and now the confirmation in 2018: The Warriors simply have all the answers.

勇士的計劃從2016年開始，17年實現，然後在18年證明了自己——這是支無與倫比的球隊。

The Golden State Warriors managed to finish their sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the entire series was who between point guard Stephen Curry and small forward Kevin Durant would take home Finals MVP.

18年NBA總決賽，金州勇士隊完成了對克利夫蘭騎士隊的橫掃。然而整個系列賽最讓人感興趣的話題可能是總決賽MVP到底花落誰家？是控球后衛史蒂芬庫裏還是小前鋒凱文杜蘭特呢？

For the second year in a row, Durant was named the best player in the series. When one reporter tried to inquire about Curry coming up short, he was quick to shut it down.

連續兩年，杜蘭特都被評爲總決賽MVP,記者試圖挑起庫裏又一次與總決賽MVP擦肩而過的事，杜蘭特立即壓下了話題。

“Does it matter? We just won two championships back-to-back,” Durant said. “I don’t think nobody is worried about that type of stuff, I’m glad that we came out and played a great game tonight and was able to finish the series off. That’s the only thing that matters to us.”

“這個重要嗎？我們剛剛實現了衛冕，我認爲我們不會關心這個頭銜，很高興今晚我們打了一場出色的比賽，終結了系列賽。這是唯一對我們重要的事情。”

There is no doubt that what Golden State has done over the last four years is nothing short of remarkable. Curry has been part of their amazing run from the very beginning. However, he has never been able to establish himself as the best player in the Finals.

毫無疑問，過去四年金州勇士隊證明了自己並非曇花一現，庫裏是他們流暢進攻的發起點，但他至今未能在總決賽的舞臺上證明自己是最佳球員。

Durant is also just the sixth player in league history to win back-to-back Finals MVPs, joining Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Michael Jordan to accomplish that feat since the award began in 1969. He is also one of only three Warriors players who has won the award alongside teammate Andre Iguodala and Hall of Famer Rick Barry.

杜蘭特成爲聯盟歷史上第六個連續兩年獲得總決賽MVP的球員，加入了科比，詹姆斯，奧尼爾，奧拉朱旺，喬丹的行列，自1969年這個獎項設立以來，只有他們做到。他也是繼隊友伊戈達拉，名人堂球員巴里之後第三個獲得此獎項的勇士球員。

After being swept out of the NBA Finals by the Golden State Warriors with a 108-85 Game 4 loss, LeBron James said he has "no idea at this point" whether Friday was the last game he'll ever play with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

在總決賽G4以85-108輸給勇士隊後，詹姆斯在今年總決賽遭遇橫掃，關於這場比賽是否是他騎士生涯的最後一場比賽，詹姆斯回答到“目前我沒有任何想法。”

Family considerations

家庭因素：

James' oldest son, Bronny, is 13. His younger son, Bryce, will turn 11 next week. They will be able to voice their feelings on the decision this time. They have spent time in Miami and Akron and even Los Angeles in the summers.

詹姆斯的大兒子布朗尼現在13歲，小兒子布萊斯下週即將滿11歲。這次他們會對父親的決定發表自己的感受。他們去過邁阿密，阿克倫，這個夏天甚至會去洛杉磯。

Bronny is a standout basketball player who has a chance at an NBA future, and his development and comfort through his teen years, of course, is important.

布朗尼現在也是一名不錯的籃球運動員，極有可能未來進入NBA，毫無疑問，他青少年時期的成長環境，對很大程度上影響詹姆斯的決定。

James' wife, Savannah, was already a driving force in 2014 when James came home to Akron. James loves watching his sons play basketball.

詹姆斯的妻子薩萬娜是驅使他2014年迴歸阿克倫的重要因素，詹姆斯享受看着他的孩子們打籃球。

The case for Cleveland

克利夫蘭方面：

James has been on the record many times — including in his coming home letter four years ago — that he wants to finish his career in Cleveland. That is still the case. But a difficult year for the Cavs has made this a challenging time for James to consider how he wants to spend his final act.

詹姆斯已經多次表示——包括他四年前的回家信中——他想在克利夫蘭完成他的職業生涯。情況仍然如此。但對於騎士來說，這是艱難的一年，這讓詹姆斯不得不重新考慮自己的決定和下一站到底是什麼。

The unrestricted route

無限制的方案：

Then there's the conventional path, which would be to enter unrestricted free agency and change teams for a third time for a final act. This is the area where much time and effort has been devoted in recent months, namely with the Los Angeles Lakers clearing out salary-cap space over the past year to prepare to pitch James after July 1.

然後是常規路徑，即進入自由市場，第三次也是最後一次作出換隊的決定。這是近幾個月來湖人投入了大量時間和精力的目的所在，也就是說，在過去的一年裏，湖人隊爲了準備在7月1日之後將詹姆斯送上球場而騰出了薪金空間。

James has made it clear that he only wants to take a max salary of around $36 million and isn't willing to take a pay cut — like Kevin Durant did with the Golden State Warriors last summer — to fit on a roster. It's possible those demands could soften but currently taking that position leaves the pool of suitors for him shallow.

詹姆斯明確表示，他只想拿3600萬美元的最高薪水，不願接受減薪——就像凱文杜蘭特去年夏天對金州勇士隊所做的那樣——以便加入球隊。這些要求可能會讓步，但目前的立場使他的追求者寥寥無幾。

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