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Pelicans would be 'cutoff line' in an NBA playoff group stage scenario,
report says
据报导 鹈鹕将会是联盟季后赛的最后截止线队伍
If and when the NBA returns, a popular playoff idea appears intent on getting
Zion Williamson and the Pelicans into the field.
若是NBA真的复赛，一个普遍受到欢迎的想法是把Zion Williamson的鹈鹕给拉进季后赛。
The popular proposed concept of a World Cup-style group stage, presumed to
feature 20 or 24 teams, was discussed at length on ESPN Insider Brian
Windhorst's podcast.
在ESPN记者Brian Windhorst的podcast节目上，讨论到一个像是足球世界杯模式的季后
赛，可能会有20或24支队伍可以打季后赛。
The trio of Windhorst, columnist Jackie MacMullan and ESPN reporter Tim
MacMahon were quick to agree that New Orleans was among the teams that would
stand to benefit most.
记者Windhorst，专栏作家Jackie MacMullan跟ESPN记者Tim MacMahon这三个人很快就同
意，在这些队伍里面，鹈鹕将会是得利最多的队伍。
"I've already heard people in this league say this is an 'elaborate game' to
get Zion Williamson into this bubble," Windhorst said.
“我听到联盟里面的人说这就是个要把Zion Williamson带到闭门场馆的完美比赛。”
(另外补充Reddit上列出Windhorst有讲另外一段: https://tinyurl.com/ydxovqs6)
"I'll tell you one thing: that scenario gets Zion Williamson in. Look, I've
just heard... I'm not saying the NBA is going this route, I'm just saying
I've already heard this scenario that no matter what happens, the cutoff line
will be the Pelicans. They'll be in. It will be the first time in the history
of the NBA that the league kicked the ball into the fairway for New Orleans."
“我要跟大家说：那就是要把Zion Williamson拉进来。听着，我有听到...我不是说联盟
就是会走这个方式，我只是说我已经听到的说法是，不管事情的发展如何，最后的截止线
将会是鹈鹕，他们会进季后赛的。这将会是联盟首次帮忙鹈鹕继续留下来继续打比赛。”
Such a scenario would likely take the NBA's records as they stood on March 11
when the league announced it would pause play due to coronavirus. The
Pelicans sat No. 10 in the standings and 3.5 games behind the Grizzlies, well
outside what would make up the standard 16-team field.
目前的说法会看在3/11因为武汉肺炎中止赛程后球队那时的战绩。鹈鹕排名第10，落后灰
熊3.5场胜差，距离标准的16队季后赛模式还差的远。
New Orleans had 18 remaining games on their schedule that rated No. 30 in
strength of schedule, while the Grizzlies' 17 games rated as the most
difficult. Odds from FiveThirtyEight gave the Pelicans a 60% chance to make
the field despite the gap, with the Grizzlies at 15%.
鹈鹕原本还有18场比赛，赛程艰难度排名第30，而灰熊还有17场比赛，而赛程艰难度是最
难的。根据FiveThirtyEight网站的资料，他们评估，即使有3.5场胜差，鹈鹕有60%的机率
可以打进季后，灰熊只有15%的机率。
The current, tentative plan for the NBA is to utilize ESPN's Wide World of
Sports Complex with Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The NBA announced such
a plan is targeting late July as a potential start date for whatever scenario
goes into place.
联盟目前暂定的计画是要用ESPN在佛州迪士尼世界的运动场馆，联盟宣布了这计画，目标
是在一切准备就绪时，预计七月底可以开始比赛。