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Luka Doncic talks hopeful playoff return for first time since injury: ‘It’s
the toughest thing ever’
By Callie Caplan
The watch for Luka Doncic’s playoff return has taken its most promising turn
yet.
Luka Doncic的回归目前迎来一道曙光
The Mavericks’ All-Star participated in practice Wednesday before the team’
s mid-afternoon flight to Salt Lake City for the third game of their
first-round series, Thursday night against the Utah Jazz.
在前往盐湖城打第三战之前，Luka参与了球队练习
Then Doncic spoke with reporters for the first time since he strained his
left calf April 10, late in the third quarter of the regular-season finale.
Uncertainty still remains after the conversation.
练习结束后Luka和接受记者们的访问，这是自从他左腿拉伤后第一次，虽然还是有些不确
定性。
On their official injury report, the Mavericks upgraded Doncic from “doubtful
” to “questionable” to play Game 3 as they continue to evaluate his rehab
progress and risk for re-injury. He said “I don’t know if I’m going to be
100%” during the series.
在官方的伤病报告中，独行侠将Luka第三战的出赛状态由doubtful提升至questionable，
他们还会持续观察他的伤病避免再次受伤，Luka表示：“我不知道能不能在这系列赛
回复到100%。”
But while describing how he’s approached healing what experts called one of
the most finicky, complex injuries in basketball, Doncic made clear he’s
hopeful and eager to return soon to play the part of the season he loves most.
但谈论到治疗这个篮球界最复杂、麻烦的伤势之一，Luka充满希望并且渴望回归赛场，继续
这个他最喜欢的赛季。
“It’s the toughest thing ever,” Doncic said of missing the Mavericks’ 1-1
start to the series. “The playoff basketball is so fun, playing home,
especially home with the crowd. But you know just sitting out, watching the
games, it’s way more stressful than playing the game. I don’t know how, but
it is, and I just miss basketball. I know it’s only been two games, but I
miss it so much.”
谈到错过目前1-1的系列赛，Luka说：“这是至今最难受的事，季后赛是非常好玩的，尤
其能在主场的观众面前出赛，坐在场边看比赛，比上场打球压力更大，我不知道为什么会
这样，但这是真的，我非常想念篮球，虽然只是两场比赛”
Doncic increased his involvement in practice Wednesday.
During the portion of the session open to reporters, Doncic teamed with close
friend Boban Marjanovic and two-way players Theo Pinson and Moses Wright to
compete in a 3-point shooting competition against three other groups of
teammates.
在周三的练习中他增加了参与度，在开放媒体参观时，他和好基友Boban以及两位双向球
员Pinson和Wright一组，和其他队友进行三分球PK
训练影片： https://streamable.com/j9pvmy
He hustled between spots around the arc and hoisted some half-court shots,
backpedaling and moving with more agility and speed than he’d shown in
recent individual shooting regimens.
他在三分线上不断奔跑，在半场投篮时，展现出比之前更好的灵敏度和速度
“We did a little bit of one-on-one,” Doncic said, “and I was actually
feeling good.”
“我们也打了一些1V1，我感觉蛮好的。”
Doncic and coach Jason Kidd didn’t offer specifics about whether he’s
tested explosive, game-like, change-of-direction movements or whether Doncic
would need to run in five-on-five scrimmages before returning to games.
Kidd没有明确说明Luka是否有测试爆发力，或是尝试一些比赛用的变向动作，也没说他在
复出前是否需要进行5V5的练习
But Kidd said his superstar took part in all the team’s on-court work
Wednesday — at Doncic’s own self-deprecating pace.
不过Kidd说他参与了所有训练–以他自己的节奏
“Luka is doing Luka,” Kidd quipped. “I mean, his sprint is different than
anyone’s in the league. That’s the truth. I can’t put a speed on it or a
grade, a 40-time.”
Kidd打趣的说：“Luka就是Luka，他的冲刺和联盟中其他人都不同，我无法定义。”
Kidd continued with a realistic assessment: “He’s doing everything. He’s
going in the right direction, and again, I know it sounds like a broken
record, but we’ll see how he feels [Thursday] and then hopefully it’s a
green light. If not, we’re prepared to go without him.”
回到现实面，Kidd表示：“他该做的都做了，也往好的方向前进，我知道这听起来很像废
话，我们会看周四比赛前他感觉如何并希望是个绿灯，但我们也会准备好他没办法出赛。
”
What a change from this time last week.
In the first few days of rehab, Doncic wore a walking boot to take pressure
off his calf and “I couldn’t even shoot.”
“I was nervous,” Doncic said. “I didn’t know what to do.”
这礼拜究竟发生哪些转变，治疗的前几天，Luka必须穿着保护靴减少腿部压力，“我连投
篮都无法，我非常紧张，不知道该怎么办”
He received massages.
Used blood-flow restriction techniques with a torquinete system periodically
reducing circulation to his calf while he performed physical therapy
exercises.
Iced frequently.
Sat in the cold tub.
Sat in Normatec compression leg boots.
Spent each morning with the medical staff at the practice facility.
Returned home in the afternoons to do pool workouts in his backyard.
他收到讯息，在他进行物理治疗时，必须使用带有 torquinete系统的血流限制技术减少
腿部的循环，时常冰敷、泡冰浴并穿着保护靴，每个早上都要和医疗团队碰面，下午回到
家后在家里的泳池锻炼
“I’m doing a lot of treatment, man,” Doncic said. “I’m tired of just
laying down and doing treatment.”
“我尝试很多不同的疗法，我已经厌倦躺下来治疗了。”
Doncic has improved to the point “it’s a little bit, not really that painful
” and conversations about his potential return timeline have become more
nuanced.
Luka目前已经进展到还“稍微有点，但不是那么痛”的程度，关于他潜在的回归时间表的
讨论也变得更加微妙
Sports medicine experts told The Dallas Morning News that minor, Grade 1 calf
strains often take seven to 10 days to heal, but the Mavericks haven’t
revealed the severity of Doncic’s injury.
运动医学专家告诉达拉斯晨报，1级拉伤需要7-10天的治疗，但独行侠并未透露Luka的伤
势是几级。
Injury analyst Jeff Stotts, who tracks NBA injury data for InStreetClothes,
said NBA players who suffered calf strains this season missed an average of
16 days. Reserve guard Frank Ntilikina, the only other Maverick to strain his
calf this season, missed four games over 12 days in November.
NBA伤病数据分析师Jeff Stotts表示，本季腿部拉伤的球员平均要缺席16天，FN是独行侠
本季唯一因腿部拉伤缺赛的，他在11月时缺席了12天中的4场比赛
Doncic said his stepback 3-point shooting motion “is not a problem” for his
calf, but pushing off his left leg while driving to the basket or abruptly
changing directions to pass, score or defend — integral facets of his crafty
style —might still be.
Luka说他的腿部不影响后撤三分，但当他切入时要狡猾的改变传球方向或得分，以及防
守时，就有差了
Director of player health and personnel Casey Smith, whom Doncic called “my
boss,” and the 23-year-old All-Star himself will make the final call — for
Game 3 Thursday, Game 4 Saturday and beyond.
被Luka戏称为老大的球员健康主管Casey Smith会和Luka会在之后每场比赛前做出最后决
定
“If there’s going to be risk, I don’t think I’m going to play,” Doncic
said. But like I said, today and yesterday, we did some good things. If it’s
not risk, I don’t want to play limited minutes. I’d be nervous. I want to
be out there the most time as possible.”
Luka表示：“只要还有一点风险，我就不会上场，但就像我说的，我们这两天的进展还不
错，只要没有风险，我不想要上场时间受到限制，那会让我紧张，只要能上场，我希望能
够多打一点。”