The Pacers Are the Seattle Seahawks of the NBA
溜马防守一枝独秀
（部落格图文好读板：http://mola79321.pixnet.net/blog/post/349925087）
The Pacers are the Seattle Seahawks of the NBA. In an offensive era, they are
an emerging defensive juggernaut. They have yet to win a title, but this may
finally be the year, and if it is, they will have their defense to thank.
Like the Seahawks’, the Pacers’ defense is more than good. Statistically, it
’s the best defense in the league by a mile.
溜马队现在是NBA联盟中的西雅图海鹰队。在大进攻时代里，他们却成为毁天灭
地的防守强权。他们虽还未赢得总冠军，但今年可能是属于他们的年份。如果真
的拿到总冠军的话，那便要归功于他们防守。就如同NFL的海鹰队一样，溜马的
防守不只是“好”而已。数据上来说，联盟所有球队的防守效率都看不到他们的
车尾灯。
Indiana has held opponents to a paltry 93.9 points per 100 possessions. Not
only is that the best in the NBA, it’s not close. This season, there have
been four kinds of defenses: bad defenses, average defenses, good defenses,
and the Pacers. Their defensive efficiency is a ridiculous outlier among the
rest of the league.
溜马的每百回失分压在93.9分。这数据不单是联盟最佳，是一面倒的防守压制力
。这季，可以把联盟防守分为四个等级：烂防守、中等防守、好防守，以及最佳
等级－溜马级防守。就整个联盟而言，他们的防守效率可以说是个离群值。
http://ppt.cc/IQTw
The Pacers’ front office has patiently built a roster full of large players
who seem to enjoy playing defense as much as offense, which remains a fairly
rare quality in the NBA. Their starting lineup consists of five guys who each
guard their position very well. The coaching staff has designed on-court
schemes that take full advantage of the attitudes of the players. The results
are frightening.
溜马的制服组有耐心的建立起一个充满大个子的阵容，而这群大个子对进攻和防
守有着一样的热情。这种特质在NBA里是少见的。溜马先发五人在他们自己所属
的位置上都有好的对位防守能力。而教练团在设计场上的防守策略方面，则彻底
的发挥球员们的防守态度。其结果非常惊人。
As of Monday, the Pacers have faced almost 3,600 shots from opponents. Maybe
the rims are crooked at the field house, because opponents are shooting
terribly whenever the Pacers play defense.
在礼拜一前，溜马队约莫面对对手3600次的出手。或许溜马在他们主场篮框加了
盖，因为对手在溜马的防守范围内上演各种打铁秀。
The Hibbert Effect
Hibbert镇守禁区
The Pacers’ freakish defensive success starts with Roy Hibbert and his
ability to protect the most important space on the basketball court: that
little swath of the floor near the basket. Hibbert’s massive presence does
two things: It obviously reduces the opponent’s shooting efficiency near the
basket, but it also actively discourages them from even trying, which in turn
inspires them to shoot from less effective zones. The Pacers currently rank
second in the NBA in shots allowed inside eight feet and rank first in
opponent field goal percentage near the basket. In fact, they are the only
team in the league holding opponents below 50 percent from inside of eight
feet. Also, per SportVU, when the Pacers have a single rim protector present
(often Hibbert), they have given up the fewest baskets in the league.
溜马恶心的防守由Roy Hibbert起头，以及依靠他巩固篮下圣地的能力。Hibbert
庞大的身躯能做到两件事。第一，他显然能减少对手在篮框附近的得分效率。第
二则是他能积极的减少他们尝试在篮下出手的机会，迫使他们要在较无效率的区
域出手。溜马目前在八呎内被出手数是联盟第二少，而在篮框附近的被命中率
则是联盟第一低。事实上，他们是联盟中唯一一支能将对手八呎内命中率压在50%
以下的球球队。此外，根据SportVU的数据，当溜马场上有一位禁区防守者时（这
位防守者通常是Hibbert），在整个联盟中他们的被命中球数是最少的。
So … that’s pretty good.
所以…溜马篮下防守霸气外漏。
When teams attempt to drive to the basket on Indiana, they have little
success. In fact, per SportVU data, the Pacers defend drives better than any
other team in the league. They are currently ranked first in points per
drive, and opposing drivers only shoot 37 percent when they attempt to score.
That’s the lowest mark in the league by far. As a result, the Pacers have
given up the fewest points on drives in the NBA.
而当他队面对溜马想要切入进攻时，也很难成功得分。事实上，根据SportVU的
数据，溜马在切入防守也是联盟最佳。目前他们在每回合切入失分上排名第一，
而对手的切入命中率也只有37%。这数据同样傲视群雄。因此，在切入失分上溜
马不意外的是联盟最佳。
Lots of Midrange Shots
穷的只剩中距离
Midrange shots are generally the least efficient scoring option in the NBA,
and no team forces opponents into taking those shots more than the Pacers. As
a whole, NBA shooters take 33 percent of their shots in the midrange, but
Pacers opponents take 40 percent of their shots in the “dead zone.”
Furthermore, opponents hit only 38 percent of those shots, which is the
third-lowest rate in the league.
一般而言，中距离是联盟中最没效率的出手选择，而溜马迫使对手投中距离的能
力亦是鹤立鸡群。整个NBA而言，中距离出手占33%，但溜马让对手在这所谓的“
死亡区域”出手比率高达40%。此外，对手在中距离出手命中率也仅有38%，是联
盟第三低的数据。
The 3-Point Arc of Horror
恐怖三分线
Unsurprisingly, guys like Paul George and Lance Stephenson also make life
miserable for 3-point shooters. No team gives up fewer 3s per game than
Indiana. This is due in part to its league-best 32.9 percent opponent 3-point
field goal percentage, but also because it gives up only 18.2 3-point
attempts per game, second only to Portland.
像Paul George和Lance Stephenson这些球员也能让三分射手不好过，这并不意外
。溜马在三分失分是联盟最低。一部份是因联盟最优的32.9%三分被命中率，另一
部份是因他们场均只让对手投18.2颗三分球。这数据只输拓荒者。
The Pacers’ defense seems to turn every shooter they play against into some
combination of Josh Smith and Ricky Rubio.
溜马的防守似乎能让所有射手成为Josh Smith和Ricky Rubio的综合体。
http://ppt.cc/YQVr
In 2014 the NBA is a drive-and-kick league. In the absence of hand checks,
attacking guards and wings run wild, slashing into defenses, wreaking havoc,
and either scoring or pitching it out to an open shooter. That formula might
work reasonably well against 29 NBA teams, but it doesn’t fly against
Indiana, which, like the Seattle Seahawks, has built a modern-day defense
that effectively stops teams from scoring the ways modern-day offenses love
to score.
2014年的NBA是切入外传战术当道的联盟。由于不再能将手紧贴防守者（hand
checking），进攻型后卫和侧翼球员便能疯狂切入、撕裂防线、破坏对手部阵，
之后不是能自己得分，就是能吸引包夹将球传给外面的空档射手。这招或许对其
他29支NBA球队有用，但面对溜马时可就没这么轻松。就像西雅图海鹰队一样，
溜马创造出现代防守策略，并有效的压制现代进攻策略热爱的得分模式。
原文网址－
http://tinyurl.com/nc5k8dr
心得：
“NFL最强之盾”西雅图海鹰队今天刚打完超级杯，以大比分差距击倒进攻顶尖的
丹佛野马队，得到今年的NFL冠军戒指。而今天海鹰队便是以可怕的防守夺得胜利。
不同于美式足球，篮球毕竟没有分进攻组和防守组。教练当然也不能随时换进攻型
球员和防守型球员上场。然而，“防守夺得总冠军”在近几年可以说是讲到烂掉的
名言。近年来防守差的球队要打进总冠军已经是难上加难，更不用说是得到总冠军。
现在的溜马进攻效率102.5，仅排名联盟第19。以联盟第一名的战绩来看，这个进攻
效率真的不漂亮。但这也证明溜马的防守能力是多么夸张。而看了这篇文后，我想
更加明白现在溜马的防守强度。
到底溜马能否和海鹰一样，以“最强的盾”的身分，获得总冠军呢？