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作者: Yaron Weitzman 2015/4/6
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Steve Kerr, coach of the league's best team and possible MVP, summed up
everything you need to know about how well Kawhi Leonard is playing right now.
"He was the best player on the floor," the Warriors coach said after watching
his team get blown out by Leonard and the Spurs on Sunday.
San Antonio's talented young forward had 26 points and seven steals in just
24 minutes of playing time. He made Stephen Curry look silly and Harrison
Barnes inept. He made the Warriors' normally-stingy defense look weak.
Steve Kerr, 本季最佳队伍的总教练, 在目睹自己执教的勇士被马刺以及Leonard
屠杀后, 总结了Leonard优异的表现: "他是场上最杰出的球员".
Leonard在这场比赛拿了26分7抄截, 不过他只打24分钟, 他的表现让勇士看起来不会防守,
但他自己的防守却让Curry与Barnes看起来不会打球.
At 6'7 and 230 pounds, but with guard-like quickness, Leonard could always
defend. He's only gotten better in that area, to the point where he can now
dominate games just by guarding people. He did that Sunday, holding Barnes to
four points and using his octopus-like arms to bother Curry in a way no one
else has all year. Curry is arguably the best ball-handler in the NBA, and
yet even he couldn't keep his dribble when Leonard was on him. Curry had his
pocket picked by Leonard three times on Sunday.
六呎七吋, 230磅的Leonard有着后卫般的敏捷度, 这让他在防守上的表现非常恐怖, 他可以
光靠防守统治比赛. 在上周对勇士的比赛, 他让Barnes只拿四分, 而且使用章鱼触手般的
防守干扰Curry, 即使Curry的运球在NBA处于顶级, 但在Leonard面前他却无法保持应有
的水准, 在这场比赛他被Leonard抄了三次球.
Plays like those make Leonard the best perimeter defender in the league. Not
only does he lock even the best scorers down in a Bruce Bowen-like way, but
he also is able create points for the Spurs by turning opponents over. As a
team, the Spurs are allowing opponents to score just 99.6 points per 100
possessions this season, the second best mark in the league. When Leonard
plays, that number falls even further to a ridiculous 96.8 per NBA.COM
包温式的窒息防守(应该不是指脏这个部分)让他锁住得分火力强大的球员, 以及制造敌方
失误, 进而得分. 本季马刺只让对手每100个回合得99.6分, 排名第二, 而这个数据在
Leonard在场时降至恐怖的96.8分
In his fourth season in the league, Leonard has figured out how to score in a
variety of ways. He can use the dribble to get by his man. He can post up
smaller opponents and use his new right-handed baby-hook to finish. He can
hit from downtown and still has the foul-line pull-up jumper that he loves.
On the season, Leonard is averaging a team-high 16.3 points per game and
shooting 47 percent from the field. His offensive rating of 108.5 is the
second highest on the team behind Tiago Splitter.
Leonard的进攻在生涯第四季已达高水准的境界, 他懂得用各种方式取分, 他可以切入,
投三分, 或是用他最喜欢的罚球线跳投, 在对小一号的防守者时, 他可以先打低位,
然后再用他的新招