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Cavaliers feared Rockets, not Warriors, in 2015, Kendrick Perkins says
Kendrick Perkins说 在2015年时 骑士比较怕火箭 而不是勇士
The Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers battled in one of the best rivalries in
NBA history, playing in five straight NBA Finals. But before their first
matchup in 2015, the Cavaliers preferred Golden State Warriors over the
Houston Rockets, thinking the Rockets would be tougher matchup, according to
former Cavs big man Kendrick Perkins.
勇骑大战士近年NBA史上最佳的对决之一，他们连续在五届总冠对决。而根据前骑士大个
Kendrick Perkins，在2015总冠赛勇骑第一次对决时，骑士是比较想要跟勇士打，而不
是跟火箭，认为跟火箭打会比较辛苦。
"When we was watching the Western Conference finals, I was like, 'Man, I want
to play the Rockets,' " Perkins told the Runnin' Plays Podcast. " 'I think
we'll sweep the Rockets. I really don't want to play Golden State.'
“那时候我们大家在看西决，我是想，‘老天，我想跟火箭打，’”Perkins在Runnin'
Plays的Podcast节目上说到。“我认为我们可以把火箭横扫出门，我真的不想跟勇士
打。”
"But everyone in the Cavs organization kept saying, 'No, we want Golden
State.' And I kept saying, 'Nah, there's something about this team, man. I'm
telling y'all, I don't really want to play them.' "
“但是球团里每个人都一直说，‘不，我们要勇士。’而我则是一直说，‘不对，我跟你
们讲，勇士这队伍有些不同的地方，我真的不想跟他们打。’”
At the time, the Warriors, led by Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Klay
Thompson, handily beat the James Harden-led Houston Rockets in the Western
Conference finals in five games. During the season, the Warriors won 67 games
as Curry earned his first of two MVPs. Meanwhile Curry and Thompson were
forming one of the best backcourts in league history, gaining Perkins'
respect along the way.
那时候的勇士队是由Stephen Curry，Draymond Green跟Klay Thompson所率领，在西决轻
松地以五场击败James Harden所领军的火箭。在那个球季，勇士拿下67胜，Curry拿下他第
一座MVP，而Curry跟Thompson这对联盟最佳的后场组合也因此得到Perkins的尊敬。
"I was just like, 'Ah man, I don't really know about facing them,' " Perkins
said. "I'm looking at Steph and Klay, those two guys that's capable of going
for 50-plus a night. You don't want to play those type of guys. And I just
was like, 'Man, I don't know.' But everyone's like, 'Nah we want to see
team.' "
“我那时是说，‘阿老兄，面对他们我真的没头绪，’”Perkins说。“我看着Steph跟
Klay，两个人可以单场得50分以上，真的不想跟这种球员打，我是想说，‘兄弟，我真的
不知道馁。’但是骑士里的其他人都像是，‘不是啦，我们要看整个队伍的。’”
Perkins' worst fears were realized during the series. Despite LeBron James
averaging 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists, the Cavs succumbed to
the Warriors in six games, even after taking a two-games-to-one lead in the
series, failing to overcome injuries to All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin
Love.
后来Perkins的恶梦成真，尽管LBJ场均35.8分，13.3个篮板，8.8次助攻，骑士最后还是在
6场后输给了勇士，尽管一开始是2:1系列战领先，但是还是无法克服全明星Kyrie Irving
跟Kevin Love的伤势。
Along the way, Andre Iguodala averaged 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.0
assists, winning Finals MVP, despite the Cavs not paying him much mind while
scouting the Dubs.
尽管在骑士的球探报告没有多加着墨，到最后，Andre Iguodala以场均16.3分，5.8个篮板
以及4.0次助攻拿下FMVP。
"To y'all credit, Andre Iguodala, he stepped up," Perkins said. "Because we
disrespected him. People don't understand. In the game plan, we disrespected
him. We were told not to challenge his shots. Like let him shoot, let him
have it his way. And he stepped up, and all of a sudden the rest is history."
“必须要称赞Andre Iguodala，他挺身而出，”Perkins说。“因为我们没尊重他，大家不
知道，在我们的作战计画里，我们没有尊重他。我们被告知说他投球可以不用去理，就让
他投，就让他打，然后他就站出来了，剩下的部分大家就都知道了。”
In all, Perkins said the biggest reason for Golden State's run was the team's
nucleus.
总之，Perkins说勇士的成功最大的原因是这支队伍整个是个一体的。
"You can tell when a team is a real family," Perkins said. "That first
championship, you could tell guys were a unit. You could see it. From the
outside looking in, I knew that when they went to dinner, outside the
basketball court, everybody went to dinner together.
“大家可以看得出来这支队伍像是一个真的家庭，”Perkins说。“那是他们第一座冠军
杯，可以看得出来他们是一个团队，可以看得出来的。从旁观者的角度来看，我知道他们
在场外会一起去吃晚饭，每个人都会一起去。”
"Those guys fooled with each other off the court."
“他们在场外也是一起玩的。”