原文网址：
https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2019-12-01/lakers-winning-streak-
dallas-mavericks-december-schedule-nba-best-record
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Column: Lakers are about to get a reality check after being exposed in loss
to Mavericks
专栏：在输给独行侠之后原形毕露 湖人该面对现实了
If the previous six weeks looked as if they were too good to be true, it’s
because they were.
如果过去六个礼拜他们的表现好的看起来不像是真的，那是因为的确不是真的。
The reality that struck the Lakers on Sunday was as deflating as a
three-pointer by Luka Doncic, a 114-100 defeat to the Dallas Mavericks at
Staples Center confirming their record was more of a reflection of their soft
schedule their than collective abilities.
礼拜天打击湖人的现实，就像077的三分球一样令人感到泄气，在Staple Center里以
114-100遭独行侠击溃，确认了他们目前的战绩的确是反应在偏软的赛程安排上而非球队
的实力。
And now, in the wake of a loss that ended a 10-game winning streak, the same
question that was asked about the Lakers before the season has to be asked
again: How good are they?
而现在，在10连胜的终止后，在季前一直被问到有关湖人的相同问题又将再次被提起：这
支球队到底有多好？
The answer remains a mystery. About all that can be declared with certainty
is they’re good, but not 17-2 good, or even 17-3 good.
答案仍然是个谜。所有他们表现出来的成绩都理所当然地显示出他们很棒，不过不是17胜
2败或是17胜3败这种棒。
“We can play better,” LeBron James conceded.
“我们可以打得更好”老詹承认。
The Lakers are 3-3 against teams with winning records. They have feasted
against sub-.500 teams, their entire winning streak built on beating losing
teams.
湖人目前对上赢球中的队伍的战绩是3胜3败。他们也迎战了胜率低于五成的队伍，而他们
的所有胜场几乎都是建立在击败这些输球中的队伍。
There’s something to be said for that. Squashing bad teams is what good
teams do.
有件事你得知道，压制那些不好的球队本来就是一支好的球队应该做的。
But as much focus as the Lakers have maintained, as much of a commitment to
defense as they have displayed, they are beatable.
但是即使如同湖人展示了他们保持在防守端上的专注度，他们仍是可以被击败的。
The Mavericks demonstrated how.
让独行侠来教你。
They couldn’t beat the Lakers inside — with Anthony Davis there, who can? —
so they beat them from the outside.
他们无法在内线击败有AD的湖人，谁有办法啊？所以他们从外线击溃他们。
They shot 49 three-pointers. The Lakers’ previous opponents attempted an
average of 32.6. The Mavericks took 36 shots from behind the arc when the
Lakers defeated them in Dallas last month.
他们出手了49次三分球。湖人之前的对手平均是32.6次。独行侠上个月在主场输给湖人的
那一场则是36次。
The improvement was a credit to Doncic, who reaffirmed his MVP credentials by
finishing with 27 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.
这个进步得归功于077，他以27分10助攻9篮板的表现赢得了MVP的肯定。
“Team that shoots 40 threes a night is not a team that you want to be
double-teaming the whole night,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. “But Luka’
s that good. He requires that.”
“你不会想要对一支投了40颗三分球的队伍整晚进行包夹，”我哥表示。“可是077屌到
你必须对他这样做。”
The game was a reminder of the degree to which James leads the Lakers. He
started as if he were possessed, stripping Mavericks forward Kristaps
Porzingis and converting a dunk for a 6-2 lead.
这场比赛提醒了LBJ带领的这支球队程度在哪。一开局他仿佛把KP耍著玩一样，接着以一
记灌篮得分后6-2领先。
Minutes later, James intercepted a pass by Doncic and assisted on a dunk by
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to increase the advantage to 11-5.
几分钟后老詹从077手上抄到球，然后由KCP助攻再次完成灌篮将领先扩大成11-5。
James had three of his four steals in the opening period, in which the Lakers
led by 10 on three occasions. But they went into halftime ahead by only
62-59, a testament to the Mavericks’ three-point shooting.
老詹在第一节就抄了全场四次抄截中的三个，其中湖人曾三度领先达到10分。不过由于独
行侠的三分球攻势，当上半场结束他们仅以62-59小幅领先。
Then the third quarter happened.
然后第三节风云变色。
“We really didn’t have an opposite pop the whole quarter,” Vogel said.
“我们整节完全没有丝毫反抗能力”我哥表示。
The Mavericks opened the second half with a 9-0 run and went ahead by as many
as 20 points.
独行侠以9-0的攻势开启了下半场比赛，随即把领先拉开到20分差。
James scored only two points in the period. Davis had five. A third scoring
option never emerged.
老詹在这一节仅拿下2分、AD得了5分。第三得分点呢？没出现过。
But equally important was how Doncic and the Mavericks broke down the Lakers’
defense. In addition to scoring 16 points in the quarter, Doncic had five
assists as the Mavericks made four of 11 three-point attempts when the Lakers
collapsed on the 20-year-old star.
但同样重要的是077和独行侠如何击溃湖人防守。077除了在这一节拿下了16分以外同时还
传出5次助攻，独行侠在这位20岁球星击溃湖人的期间三分球名中率是11投中4。
“We were just a step slow, scrambling around to the three-point shooters,
and then when you’re in rotation as much as we were, it makes you vulnerable
on the glass,” Vogel said.
“我们就是在冲向那些三分射守时都慢了一步，当你像我们一样处于大量无法停歇的轮转
防守时，看起来就像是在玻璃上旋转一样。”
The Mavericks had 23 second-chance points in the game. The Lakers had 10.
独行侠本场比赛在二次进攻里获得了23分，湖人只有10分。
“Our defense was terrible today,” Davis said. “We didn’t rebound the
basketball therefore we keep giving them second-chance points and they made
us pay with threes.”
“我们今天的防守烂透了，”AD说。“我们没能把篮板好好地抓下来，所以被他们得到了
一堆二次进攻机会，而他们用三分球教训我们。”
Sunday marked the start of a notable tough month for the Lakers. It was the
first of 10 games the Lakers will play in December against teams that have
records better than .500.
礼拜天的开局象征了湖人艰难的一个月即将开始，这是湖人在12月即将面对10场胜率高
于五成队伍的第一场而已。
“We’re not going to get down over one loss,” Davis said. “We know the
type of team we are.”
“我们不会被一场比赛的失利击垮，”AD说。“我们了解自己是什么样的队伍。”
Or, more precisely, the type of team the Lakers think they are.
或者，更精确的说，是湖人自己以为的那种队伍。
The upcoming three-game trip will be informative. The Lakers will play in
Denver on Tuesday, Utah on Wednesday and Portland on Friday.
接下来的三场客场之旅将告诉我们更多。湖人即将在礼拜二迎战丹佛金块、礼拜三犹他爵
士、以及礼拜五的波特兰拓荒者队。
Their season is about to start in earnest, and they are about to learn who
they are.
他们的赛季才正要认真地开始，然后他们将会好好认识自己到底是谁。