可惜!一切更像是重演!

Tempting as it might've been for him to obey his thirst Monday night, LeBron James resisted. He's not really a beer guy.

週二的比賽中，當詹姆斯感覺很渴的時候，那瓶啤酒或許充滿誘惑，但他還是抵制住了。他不是一個愛喝啤酒的人。

So, after avoiding a collision by poaching a beer, it wasn't a problem for James to return the bottle to the pony-tailed arena employee who happened to be walking along the sideline when the man who refuses to surrender the Eastern Conference came prancing along.

所以，當詹姆斯通過“偷”啤酒來避免一場衝突之後，他將酒還給了賣啤酒的妹子，她只是剛好經過場邊，而詹姆斯沒有錯過這個讓球場陷入一片歡騰的機會。

"If she had some red wine I would have probably taken a sip," James said.

“如果她有一些紅酒，我可能會來一小口。”詹姆斯說。

An inebriated James might be the best hope for his reign to end because, mentally, the four-time MVP has entered an invincible phase, and, physically, he continues to defy gravity and senectitude.

讓詹姆斯喝醉可能是終結他統治力的唯一希望，因爲，從精神上講，這個四屆MVP獲得者已經進入到了一個不可戰勝的階段，而從身體上講，他仍在挑戰着地心引力和時光老去。

He's still able to request Kyrie Irving to throw the ball off the backboard so that he can flaunt his ability to throw down a lefty alley-oop dunk.

他仍能讓凱里-歐文將球丟到籃板上，這樣他就可以展示他的能力，來一個左手暴扣的空中接力。

And while he has often found unusual ways to have fun – such as the time he snuck a French fry off a fan in Oklahoma City – his flirtation with the beer, while out of frustration for blowing an and-one opportunity, hinted at something else: James isn't worried about the Toronto Raptors until they give him a reason to be concerned.

他經常通過一些不尋常的方式來找樂子，比如，有一次在俄克拉荷馬，他偷了一個粉絲的薯條，還有這次他拿啤酒開的玩笑，這在表現了他丟了一次打成2+1的機會後感到很沮喪的同時，也可以看出一些其他的東西：詹姆斯並不擔心同多倫多猛龍的比賽，除非他們給他一個值得被關注的理由。

The temptation to go with the Eastern Conference field over James and the Cavaliers this postseason was perhaps stronger than previous years, based on how poorly Cleveland looked after the All-Star break and how awful the defense had been since October.

猛龍這個季後賽想要擊敗詹姆斯和騎士，在東部的比賽中走下去的慾望比前幾年更加強烈，尤其考慮到克利夫蘭從全明星賽後就很差的表現以及他們從10月之後就糟糕的防守。

But just as James showed restraint with the beer in his hand, betting against a one-man championship contender who has already overcome the most extreme basketball adversity – down 3-1 to a 73-win team last June – should be approached with similar pause.

但是當詹姆斯表現了他對手中的啤酒的控制力時，那些小看這支球隊的言論該停止了。這支球隊是具有冠軍競爭實力的球隊，它曾在去年六月，在1-3的最不利的局面下逆轉了73勝的球隊。

James has repeatedly made fools of the second-guessers, and his last three postseason failures have only come in the NBA Finals.

詹姆斯已經多次“打臉”那些事後諸葛亮的人，他最近三次季後賽失利都是在總決賽裏。

"I don't think about the past or the future. I worry about the present," James said after scoring 35 points with 10 rebounds in the Cavaliers' 116-105 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

東部半決賽第一場，騎士以116-105獲得首勝，詹姆斯拿到35分和10個籃板，賽後，詹姆斯說：“我不會考慮過去或者未來的事情，我只關注當下。

"That's how I'm able to stay fresh. I don't think about the past. And the future is a mystery, so I've got to live in the present."

這是我爲什麼能保持活力的原因。我不考慮過去，未來仍然是個謎，所以我只活在當下。”

The Raptors have lost 10 straight Game 1's but perhaps needed to come with a different, non-deferential approach to dethroning James. A series-opening win in Cleveland would've meant more for Toronto's confidence – and possibly given an inkling of doubt to the Cavaliers – that this won't be a repeat of what occurred last season.

猛龍已經連續10場在系列賽第一場輸球，但是他們或許需要一些不一樣的、不同慣常的方式來將詹姆斯拉下“皇位”。如果系列賽第一場在克利夫蘭取得了勝利，對於猛龍的信心意義將會不一樣，並且可能給騎士製造一些質疑聲音，讓人們覺得今年的騎士不會重複上賽季的歷程。

The Raptors spoke glowingly of James in advance of the series, praising his greatness and the honor of sharing the court with him and refusing to offer any motivational sound bites. And after Monday's loss, they either refused to admit that they saw James handling the beer bottle or denied that it reflected any hint of disrespect.

在系列賽開始前，猛龍隊高調的談論詹姆斯，讚揚他的偉大，並且表示很榮幸與他同場競技，同時拒絕發出任何帶有動機性的言論。星期二的失利後，他們也不承認看到了詹姆斯假裝喝啤酒的事情，並且否認這個事情暗示了對他們的不尊重。

Beating James will require some well-channeled anger, which San Antonio used when it became the only team, in either conference, to exact series revenge over the Cavs in the past seven years. But Toronto doesn't appear to have yet reached that point.

想要打敗詹姆斯需要一些合理發泄的憤怒，這是聖安東尼奧馬刺採用的方法，他們成爲過去七年裏，整個聯盟中唯一一支實現對詹姆斯復仇的球隊。但是，從猛龍的表現看出他們還沒有達到那種境界。

James was amused by what the Raptors did to improve their roster, inspired by a team that didn't appear interested in ceding victory. That also stirred him with a desire to crush their spirits with expediency.

猛龍對陣容的補強激發了詹姆斯的興致，他被這支球隊沒有放棄勝利的精神激勵。這也使他想要去摧毀他們的意志。

After poking a Lowry pass out ahead to his All-Star teammate Kyrie Irving in the game's first three minutes, James immediately directed Irving to throw the ball off the glass. ("Or you could say, 'Throw it to the sky.' I like that better," James said.) Irving obliged and could only shake his head in amazement afterward.

在比賽開始後大概三分鐘，詹姆斯撥到洛瑞一個傳球，並將球撥到更靠前的全明星隊友凱里-歐文的手上，然後他讓歐文把球丟向籃板（“或者你可以說，把球扔到天上，我更喜歡這種說法。”詹姆斯說）。歐文照做了並被詹姆斯的精彩表演驚歎地連連搖頭。

"It's just another play in the books for me and 'Bron," Irving said.

“這對我和勒布朗來說只是又一個可以被記錄的表演”，歐文說。

This season, these playoffs, James has almost been in open defiance of those who expected him to take it easy in his first truly unburdened season. He shouldn't lead the league in minutes at age 32; shouldn't average more regular-season minutes than 20-somethings Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Davis when he's already amassed more career minutes than Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, Bill Russell and Scottie Pippen.

整個賽季以及季後賽裏，那些認爲詹姆斯在第一個真正沒有壓力的賽季裏應該過得很輕鬆的人，一直在公開的挑釁詹姆斯。他不應該在32歲的年紀還在出場時間上領跑聯盟，當他職業生涯的出場時間已經比名人堂成員邁克爾-喬丹，比爾-拉塞爾和斯科特-皮蓬還多時，他不應該常規賽場均出場時間比20多歲的安德魯-維金斯，卡爾-安東尼-唐斯以及安東尼-戴維斯還多。

And he shouldn't be averaging more postseason minutes, either. But he keeps testing the bounds of his endurance, keeps single-handedly making the Cavaliers' second unit dangerous merely by his presence on the floor, and he gets a little more agitated each time someone asks him if he should let up a bit.

同樣，他也不應該在季後賽場均出場更多時間。但是他仍舊在挑戰他的忍耐力的極限，他仍舊依靠個人能力使騎士的第二陣容充滿威脅，每次當別人問到他是否應該放鬆一點，他都會變得有點激動，

"I train my body every single day to be in tip-top shape. I feel real good about where I'm at today. And hopefully, that will continue," James said.

他說：“我每天都進行訓練來保持最好的身體狀態，我對於我現在所處的位置感覺很好，我也希望現在的狀態可以延續下去。”

And that's the thing with James as he's reached a stage in his career when he has no peers. When his primary opponents either are already in the history books or looking at him in the mirror.

對於詹姆斯來說，他的職業生涯已經到了找不到同伴的階段。他的主要對手們不是已經退役就是隻能在鏡頭裏看着他。

The Cavaliers haven't necessarily found that switch, but they are winning. (The Dahntay Jones Effect, perhaps?) And an eight-day layoff gave them plenty of time to practice and uncork their best, sustained performance of the playoffs.

騎士還沒有發現這個變化，他們正在贏得勝利（或許是鄧臺-瓊斯效應？）。八天的休整給了他們足夠的時間去訓練並開啓他們最好的、一貫的季後賽表現。

Rallying from a 26-point deficit to defeat Indiana in Game 3 of the first round is still the moment when James reminded all challengers of the difficulty of defeating him.

在第一輪對陣印第安納的第三場比賽中，騎士從落後26分轉敗爲勝，通過那場比賽，詹姆斯提醒了所有的挑戰者，想要擊敗他有多困難。

But a wire-to-wire victory over the Raptors sent another message about what the Cavaliers can look like when they remain focused from the opening tip.

而在對陣猛龍時，騎士從頭到尾都沒有給猛龍機會，這傳達了另一信息，那就是騎士從爭球開始就完全專注的時候，他們真正的樣子。

"I'm OK with where we're headed," James said. "I'm pleased. But I'm not satisfied. At the end of the day, I feel like we're making progress in being the team we want to become."

“我對於我們前進的方向感覺很好”，詹姆斯說。“我很高興，但是並不滿足。每一天結束時，我都覺得我們向我們想要成爲的球隊更靠近了一步。”

James had a momentary lapse in the third period, when he snatched that beer and contemplated relaxing for the rest of the evening.

詹姆斯在比賽的第三節制造了一個短暫的小插曲，就是他突然拿過啤酒，這使後面整晚都處在輕鬆的氛圍中。

The crowd applauded. Teammate J.R. Smith, who was standing nearby, had a good laugh but jokingly wondered how people would've reacted had he done the same.

觀衆席爆發出掌聲。他的隊友JR-史密斯當時站得離他最近，看到他的行爲笑得很開心，並且開玩笑的說不知道如果他做相同的事情，人們會做如何的反應。

Doesn't matter. James is thirsty, no doubt. But while he prefers red wine – and that carbonated beverage that he won't tell anyone to drink in his commercials

這不重要。毫無疑問，詹姆斯當時很渴。但是因爲他更喜歡紅酒，並且他在自己的宣傳片中不會讓任何人去喝碳酸飲料。

His play this postseason suggests that he'd rather wait for the champagne.

同時，他在這個季後賽的表現也暗示他更願意等到奪冠香檳。

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