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原作者:Joey Linn https://twitter.com/joeylinn_
When Patrick Beverley arrived to the LA Clippers as part of the Chris Paul
trade in 2017, many believed it was the beginning of a long rebuild in Los
Angeles. With Paul seeking a departure from the Clippers, the team
facilitated a sign-and-trade that got Paul to his desired destination in
Houston, while also netting the Clippers a package they would have not
received if Paul simply walked in free agency.
When Beverley first arrived to LA, he played in just 11 games with the
Clippers before suffering a season-ending injury. While he was not on the
court for most of that season, Beverley was right at the center of what felt
like a turning point for the organization on January 15th, 2018.
当Patrick Beverley作为2017 Chris Paul交易案的一部分来到洛杉矶快艇时，很多人都认
为这将会是漫长重建期的开始。当Paul想要离开快艇时，快艇推动了一笔签换交易来送他
到他想要的下家休士顿，同时快艇也获得了放Paul进自由市场的话不会得到的包裹。
当Beverley刚抵达LA时，他只为快艇打了11场比赛就因伤报销。不过即使他几乎整季都不
在场上，他却是快艇2018年1月15日转捩点的中心。
In Chris Paul's first game back in Los Angeles since facilitating his
departure, the Clippers defeated the Rockets in what is infamously knows as
"The Locker Room Game." Following that eventful night, Beverley put out this
Tweet:
https://twitter.com/patbev21/status/953160994133389313
Speaking exclusively with AllClippers following Monday night's game between
the Chicago Bulls and LA Clippers, Beverley was asked about that game and
that Tweet, saying with a smile and a head nod, "Yeah, yeah."
在Chris Paul交易后回到洛杉矶的第一场比赛，快艇击败了火箭，这也就是那场臭名昭著
的"更衣室比赛"(CP3从更衣室秘密通道跑到快艇更衣室堵人，至今老板仍耿耿于怀。)在
这场之后，Beverley发了这篇推文:
LA的文化不一样。我们再也不会有软蛋的事情。
在星期一芝加哥公牛与洛杉矶快艇比赛结束后的专访时，Beverley被问到这场比赛与推文
时，他边微笑着说边点头"对对"。
While Beverley remembered that moment well, he pointed to something else as
the official turning point for that group, and it was a team meeting led by
himself and Lou Williams once Blake Griffin was traded.
"Me and Lou, we on the plane and we're trying to figure out the direction of
the team," Beverley said. "We just wanted to let the dominoes fall where they
fall. We got the 8th seed [the next season], we played the Golden State
Warriors, took them six games. I think that's where the foundation was built."
Beverley对这个时刻记得非常清楚，他指出有些团队上的东西正式转变了，而这正是他与
Lou Williams在Blake Griffin被交易的当下召开的队内会议。
"我与Lou在飞机上时尝试着去思考球队的方向。我们想要让骨牌倒在他们该倒的位置。我
们在下一季成为了第八种子，对决了金州勇士队，让他们打了六场。我想这就是地基被打
好的时刻。"
The team meeting on the plane that Beverley referenced is something Lou
Williams also spoke about on a podcast least year, saying, "Once we traded
Blake, everybody was down, we weren't sure how it was gonna go. I sat
everybody down and said, 'Look, man. They traded Blake. We love Blake. So we
don't have to feel responsible for that. Only thing we can do is play as hard
as we can, and give ourselves an opportunity to win, and live with the
results.'"
这个在飞机上的会议Beverley引用了一些Lou Williams在Podcast上谈过的内容"当Blake
被交易时，大家都很沮丧，我们不知道未来会变成怎么样。我让大家坐下然后说'他们交易
掉了Blake。我们爱Blake。所以我们不应该对此事感到自责。我们该做的事就是尽我们最
大的努力打球，争取我们赢球的机会并接受这些结果。'"
With Beverley injured, that season ended with the Clippers narrowly missing
the playoffs, but the next year is what changed everything. As Beverley
noted, a Clippers team starting two rookies got the 8th seed, pushed Kevin
Durant and Steph Curry to six games, and built a foundation that ultimately
became somewhere Kawhi Leonard wanted to play.
"We were fortunate to get Kawhi," Beverley said. "We think we would've won a
championship if it wasn't for the bubble. But to come back and get to a
Conference Finals with a hurt Kawhi - We've done a lot of good things here."
但随着Beverley受伤，这赛季快艇以差点进季后赛作收，但下一季所有事情都变了。
Beverley提到，这只快艇先发了两个菜鸟却得到第八种子的快艇，将Kevin Durant与
Stephen Curry逼到了第六场，并奠基了这只最终成为Kawhi Leonard想来的快艇队。
"我们能得到Kawhi很幸运。我们曾经想过如果不是泡泡我们也许能赢的一座冠军。但我们
也逆转并在Kawhi受伤时闯进了分区决赛