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Jayson Tatum on Celtics: 'We're Going to Win the Finals This Year'
Jayson Tatum: 我们今年会拿下总冠
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is confident about his team's chances to
win its first championship since 2008.
波士顿青赛前锋Jayson Tatum对于在2008年后拿下第一个NBA总冠很有信心。
"We're going to win the Finals this year," Tatum said after taking the
All-Star Skills Challenge on Saturday, per NBA on ESPN. "February 16, Jayson
Tatum said we're going to win the Finals this year."
“我们会在今年拿下总冠军，”Tatum在星期六拿下技术挑战赛冠军后接受访问时说到。
“二月16日，Jayson Tatum说我们会在今年拿下总冠军。”
The 37-21 Celtics are tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
They've endured a roller-coaster season but have won two straight and seven
of their last 10.
青赛目前战绩37-21，与76人并列东区第四位。他们本季战绩有如云霄飞车，不过最近刚拿
下二连胜，过去10场也赢了7场。
It's been a bizarre 2018-19 campaign in Boston. The year started with great
expectations, as the Celtics had the highest over/under win total of any
Eastern Conference team, per the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook (h/t Vegas
Insider).
今年球季对波士顿来说有点特别。一开始大家对他们期待很高，就如赌城赌盘预测，在东
区队伍里，他们有着最高的over/under总胜场数。
Per 5Dimes (h/t Sports Odds History), the Celtics were also second on the
odds ledger to win the NBA title, behind the defending champion Golden State
Warriors.
而根据另一赌盘5Dimes，青赛是仅次于卫冕军勇士队，被看好拿下NBA总冠的队伍。
But the C's have been plagued by inconsistency all season. Home losses to the
New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns, who have the two worst records in the
league, serve as the low points of the season. Boston also lost on a
buzzer-beater to the struggling Los Angeles Lakers and blew a 28-point lead
to the Los Angeles Clippers in back-to-back games.
但是青赛目前整季起起伏伏，主场输给两个联盟最烂的队伍纽约尼克跟凤凰城太阳，也被
湖人在比赛时间终了绝杀输球，然后在下一场面对快艇原本领先28分而最后也输球。
However, Boston has also beaten the 37-21 Philadelphia 76ers three times and
the 43-16 Toronto Raptors twice. The C's are 12-3 in their last 15 games.
不过，他们也打败目前战绩37-21的76人三次，打败43-16的暴龙两次，过去15场比赛战绩
是12-3。
At its best, Boston can beat any Eastern Conference team in a seven-game
series. The problem is the C's will likely have to overcome their opponents'
home-court advantage in the conference semifinals and finals to reach the NBA
championship (barring upsets) with the Milwaukee Bucks and Raps each having
six more wins with two months remaining.
当青赛的状况极佳时，他们可以在七场的系列战打败任何一支东区的队伍。问题是，他们
得要在东区准决赛以及东决克服对手的主场优势，才能打进总冠军赛，目前密尔瓦基公鹿
跟多伦多暴龙跟青赛有6场胜差，而正规赛只剩下两个月。
And if the Celtics get to the NBA Finals, then the odds-on favorite Golden
State Warriors will likely be waiting.
而若是青赛真的进入总冠军赛，很有可能等着他们的会是大家看好的金州勇士。
Chances are Tatum's prophecy won't ring true come June, but who can blame him
for having confidence? As Ricky Bobby once said in the movie Talladega
Nights, if you're not first, you're last. Ultimately, Tatum seems to at least
have the right mindset as his team enters the regular season's closing
stretch.
到底Tatum的预言会不会成真要等到六月才见分晓，但是谁能怪他有这样的自信心呢? 就像
在电影"王牌飙风"(Talladega Nights)里的Ricky Bobby讲的，"如果没拿第一名，那就是
最后一名。"总归一句话，随着正规赛季进入后段，Tatum似乎至少有正确的心理准备。
Ricky Bobby影片支援: https://youtu.be/y4usE2RePqo