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Mavs saw growth at ‘right pace’ during rookie
Justin Anderson’s first season
DALLAS — Selected with the 21st overall pick in last June’s NBA Draft,
Dallas Mavericks rookie Justin Anderson didn’t expect to be asked to
carry a heavy load during his first professional season.
He only hoped to fit in.
去年在21顺位被小牛选到的小安并没有期待自己能够在队上扮演重要的角色
他只希望能够顺利融入球队。
Joining a Dallas team with proven veterans on the wings, Anderson
hoped to simply work his way into the rotation during his rookie season.
But with injuries to the Mavericks’ veteran core, the former Virginia
standout saw himself thrust into a starting role late in the season and
into the playoffs.
小安只希望能顺利打入小牛充满老将的轮替阵容，
不过随着球队伤病潮，他在季末甚至被拉上了先发
All told, Anderson appeared in 55 games this season, sliding into the
starting lineup nine times for Mavs coach Rick Carlisle.
He also averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds an outing, making the
most of his 11.8 minutes per game.
But after scoring 14 points, pulling down four rebounds, dishing an assist,
recording a block and collecting three steals in the Mavericks’ first-round
playoff series-clinching 118-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder,
Anderson may have saved his best performance of the season for last.
他本季出赛55场、九次先发，场均11.8min的上场时间拿到3.8分, 2.4板
但他在季后赛第一轮对上雷霆的最后一场比赛最后一次绽放光芒
拿到14分、4板、1助、1锅
“I think Justin is just really starting to come into his own.
The last game was, I think, a nice caption of what he could be,”
Mavs president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson explained.
小尼表示：
“我认为小安已经开始展现自己的价值
最后一场比赛就是最好的说明”
Playing few meaningful minutes throughout the early stage of the season,
Anderson was called upon after the Mavericks dropped three games
below .500 following a 133-111 loss at Sacramento on March 27.
He was then inserted into the first unit while making his second career
start the following night in Denver.
And alongside second-year big man Dwight Powell, Anderson proved to
be just the spark the Mavs needed for a 97-88 victory, scoring 11 points,
grabbing four rebounds, dishing two assists, grabbing a steal and
registering two blocks in 24 minutes of action.
前半季只有上场几分钟的小安，在小牛胜率不到五成(差三场)的时候临危授命
在对阵金块时生涯第二次先发，跟第二年的DP一起为小牛以97-88抢下胜利
他在24分钟内拿到11分、4板、2助、1抄、2锅
The Mavericks won the next five games after that as well, capturing victories
in seven of their final nine outings to reach the playoffs for a 15th time in 16 years.
That included Anderson’s career-high 19 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks
in a 103-93 win over Memphis on April 8.
And according to Carlisle, the emergence of Anderson was a major key
to turning the team’s season around.
接下来小牛连赢了五场比赛，并在最后抢到西区第七的位置，
16年来第15次进入季后赛。
4/8小牛103-93赢灰熊的比赛，小安拿到生涯新高的19分、10板、3锅，
卡帅并表示小安这段时间的表现是带领小牛扭转颓势的关键
“You know, when you have a definable skill in the NBA and you’re a competitor,
you know, you can play and be effective as a younger player,” Carlisle explained.
“当一个年轻球员够拼并且拥有特定技巧时，就可以上场并影响比赛”卡帅表示
“Anderson played extremely well, particularly the last 15 games,”
the coach added.
“The last nine of the season, and then the five in the playoffs. …
We want to develop more of (his game), but at the right pace.
You know, again, one of his great skills is his competitiveness,
and that’s something you look for in any draft prospect, free agent,
or anything else.
That last nine games of the regular season, when he was in the starting lineup
the majority of the time, he gave us a great physical presence,
he gave us a great competitive presence, he gave us rebounding, toughness,
along with scoring and shotmaking.”
“小安打得很好，尤其是季末最后15场比赛
包括例行赛最后九场和五场季后赛” (这样不是14场吗@@卡帅的数学?)
“我们想要继续开发他的能力，他最大的优势在于它的拼劲
而这是每个球队在选秀、自由球员、任何挑选球员的场合下都注重的
他在例行赛最后九场的先发阵容中注入体能、拼战精神、
还有篮板、韧性、得分”
Experiencing a fair share of highs and lows during his rookie season,
Anderson will now try to build on his stellar play to close the year.
小安充满起伏的菜鸟球季最后以那些杰出的表现做结
而他也希望会以此为基础展望下个球季
Seeing a spike in his minutes in the month of April to 26.3 a game,
the 22-year-old Anderson averaged 7.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists
and 1.1 blocks during the final seven games of the regular season.
He then upped his scoring average in the playoffs, posting 9.4 points,
4.0 boards and 1.4 assists in 18.8 minutes an outing as the Mavs fell
to the Thunder in five games. He’ll now attempt to build on the success
of this season, vowing to return as a better player in Year 2.
他在四月上场时间暴增到26.3分钟，
并在最后七场比赛场均7.3分、6.3板、1.6助
然后在季后赛他提升了他的得分
在18.8分钟内拿到9.4分、4板、1.4助
他现在想基于这季的成功，在第二年取得更大的进步
“It was a rookie year, for sure. I’m very appreciative of it.
I’m appreciative of the ups and the downs,” Anderson said last month
during his exit interview with the Dallas media.
“I can think back to a couple of specific moments of going through
what everyone tried to warn me about, but you never really understand
until you get in the situation.
But I’m just very appreciative for how this organization handled my
development. They were always honest with me and I love that moving forward,
knowing there’s a trust between the two.
I’m just very excited to say that I finished an entire NBA season
and also to be able to say that I went to the playoffs in my rookie season.
I mean, that means a lot to me personally, growing up and watching the playoffs
on all the different networks. You know, watching the greats play in the
playoffs, it’s the toughest time of the year.
But also hearing the stories of guys who haven’t been in the playoffs after
five, six,seven or multiple years, that’s a pretty cool accomplishment.
So, I’m just trying to take the positive things and roll with them into the
summer, so I can get that good vibe and get ready to start training for another
big season next year.”
小安在季终访谈聊到
“我很感激我在菜鸟球季遇到的起伏
我可以回想起我做了一些别人曾经警告过我别做的事情
但有些事情你没亲身经历是不会了解的
不论如何我由衷感谢小牛球团为我的发展所做的一切
他们一直都对我很坦白，我也希望这样互相信任的关系能继续下去
我也很兴奋刚刚结束了一个完整的NBA球季，而且还打到了季后赛
这对我个人来说意义重大，我从小都是以观众的身份看比赛
而身为一个球员之后，季后赛只能当观众会是一年最难熬的时候
（虽然提早出局）但也有许多球员一直打不进季后赛
所以我保持乐观的看待这个暑假，并训练自己为下个赛季做准备”