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How the Jazz and Rockets match up
当爵士对上火箭
By Tony Jones
The Tribune’s Tony Jones breaks down the Western Conference semifinals ahead
of Game 1 in Houston on Sunday afternoon.
Point Guard
控球后卫
Saturday’s news that Ricky Rubio will miss Game 1 and potentially a few
weeks with a hamstring injury is a hammer blow to a Jazz team that needs him
at full strength to compete. Chris Paul is one of the best point guards in
NBA history, and needs a title to cement his legacy. To combat his
brilliance, the Jazz need every healthy advantage they can get — but who
will handle the load in Rubio’s absence?
ADVANTAGE: Rockets
卢小比受伤，他会缺席好几周的时间，这对亟需他的爵士来说是沉重的打击。CP3是NBA史
上最强的控球后卫之一，而且非常渴望一枚戒指来巩固他的地位。当卢小比受伤之后，爵
士队还能到哪里找人跟CP3打？
火箭乐胜
Shooting Guard
得分后卫
Donovan Mitchell has superstardom written all over him after a brilliant Game
6 to close out the Thunder — but James Harden may be the league’s best
offensive player and will be this season’s MVP. Harden is an efficient
scorer, brilliant off the dribble, a lethal passer, and imaginative in
getting to the free-throw line. He’s almost indefensible. It figures to be a
fascinating matchup.
ADVANTAGE: Rockets
在淘汰雷霆的关键第六战之后，米邱已经证明自己有明星球员的潜力，可是......胡子是
全联盟最强的得分手和季赛的MVP。胡子得分强、带球超强、传球致命，而且他能用不可
思议的创造力走上罚球线。胡子根本坚不可摧
火箭胜
Small Forward
小前锋
Like OKC’s Paul George, Houston’s Trevor Ariza is a terrific defender. He’
s athletic with long arms and great anticipation and the ability to bother
Joe Ingles. That said, Ingles figured George out toward the end of the OKC
series. Unlike George, Ariza isn’t a great offensive player. He’s a
terrific shooter, but Ingles won’t have to expend as much defensive energy
as he did in the first round.
ADVANTAGE: Push
Ariza和Paul George一样是优秀的防守者。他运动力强，臂展长，对球的判断力佳，绝对
有能力干扰鹰勾。不过，鹰勾在对付Paul George时可是很有一套的。而且Ariza的进攻能
力也比不上Paul George。他能投射，但他不会比Paul George更难对付
打平
Power Forward
大前锋
Can the Jazz make PJ Tucker pay for guarding Derrick Favors? Tucker is a
terrific defender and 3-point shooter. Favors will have to be big in the
paint and rebound the basketball. He will have to defend on the perimeter as
well when Tucker stretches the floor. It figures to be another really good
matchup, and one the Jazz have to win to have a chance in this series.
ADVANTAGE: Push
狒狒能不能力压Tucker？Tucker的防守很不赖，三分也很准。狒狒必须在禁区表现得更强
悍，掌控更多篮板。当Tucker拉开空间时，他也必须跟上去。这组人对抗很有看头，爵士
必须在对抗中胜出才能抢下一线生机
打平
Center
中锋
Clint Capela is a terrific rim-running center, who has become a good defender
and rebounder. But he’s not Rudy Gobert, who dominated Oklahoma City
defensively and give the Jazz a take control in the paint. Gobert will have
to continue his great play on defense, and get as much offense as he can
contribute, to give the Jazz an opportunity in this series.
ADVANTAGE: Jazz
Capela是很棒的中锋，防守好，篮板也稳。但比起宰制禁区让雷霆大大吃鳖的狗贝来说，
Capela还是居于下风。狗贝必须维持高档的表现，尽可能把握每一次进攻机会
爵士胜
Bench
板凳
Eric Gordon is a great shooter with explosive scoring ability, and may be the
best sixth man in the NBA. Ryan Anderson, and Luc Mbah A Moute, and Gerald
Green make Houston’s bench a game-changer. Utah’s bench is good, but
nowhere as deep. The Jazz will rely mostly on Jae Crowder and Royce O’Neale.
Finding positive minutes from Dante Exum may be gravy.
ADVANTAGE: Rockets
狗蛋是很强的射手，能够大爆发砍分，或许还是最佳第六人。火箭队还有Ryan
Anderson, Luc Mbah A Moute, Gerald Green，论板凳深度爵士远远比不上。爵士板凳只
有Crowder 和O’Neale可用，所以最好想点办法让Exum能有所贡献
火箭乐胜
Coaches
教练
Mike D’Antoni and Quin Snyder are two of the best coaches in the league. D’
Antoni mostly relies on his terrific offensive system, and is great at making
adjustments over the course of a series. Snyder has it all: Preparation,
in-game adjustments, between-game adjustments, and lineup management. He’s
the complete package on the bench.
ADVANTAGE: Jazz
冷笑话和Snyder都是联盟中最优秀的教练。冷笑话的进攻体系无话可说，他也有很强的应
变能力。但这些Snyder也作得到，他准备更充分，比赛间的应变，阵容的调整等等，他有
万全的策略
爵士胜
Intangibles
X因子
It’s hard to have more intangibles than Chris Paul at this point. He’s one
of the best leaders the league has seen in the past decade. For the Jazz, how
much does the short turnaround affect them on Sunday after Friday night’s
exhausting victory?
ADVANTAGE: Houston
对火箭来说，CP3是系列赛最大的关键人物。爵士嘛，打完雷霆之后希望不要气力放尽
Series Prediction
预测
This won’t be the mismatch it was for the Jazz last season against the
Golden State Warriors in the semifinals. Still, winning this series will take
Utah playing at peak level.
上一季第二轮爵士被勇士横扫，这次系列赛可能没那么糟，但也差不多了
THE TRIBUNE’S CALL: Houston should take this in five games.
火箭4-1胜出