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Powell has been a consistent scorer throughout his NBA career, but has largely
flown under the radar because he's played on teams with bigger names and larg
er contracts. But folks mistook his accepting his role for an inability to per
form beyond expectations, and this season has shown just how much of a mistake
that is.
Powell在他的NBA职业生涯中一直是一名稳定的得分手，但由于他所效力的球队中有更大
牌的球星和更高的合约金额，他基本上不受关注。然而，人们误以为他接受自己角色的态
度是因为他无法超出预期表现，而这个赛季证明了这种看法是多么错误。
Why Clippers' Norman Powell should be an NBA All-Star this season
Norman Powell made waves throughout the NBA on media day, but not in the way t
hat the Clippers' new slogan suggests. In his first press conference of the se
ason, Powell offered his view and mindset after the Clippers allowed George to
walk in free agency.
“I saw it as addition by subtraction,” Norman Powell said of the newfound op
portunity. “I think what I’ve said in this media day every single year since
being here is how I want to be a starting two guard. And the opportunity is i
n front of me, I’ve prepared myself. I’ve always seen myself as a starter in
this league, I think I’ve put the work in, I feel like the numbers show for
itself when I am starting and what the output is.
“I’m excited to take on that role, the pressures that come with it, the good
, bad, and ugly. I feel like mentally I’m ready for it. I’ve always been rea
dy for it. And physically, I’ve put the work in. And it’s not a question of
that, it’s just being able to fully show the work that I’ve put in. So I’m
excited for the full opportunity and everything that comes with it.”
为什么快艇队的Norman Powell应该成为本赛季的NBA全明星
Norman Powell在NBA媒体日掀起了一些波澜，但并不是以快艇队新口号所暗示的方式。在
本赛季的首次新闻发布会上，鲍威尔分享了他在快艇队让Paul George在自由市场离队后
的看法和心态。
“我认为这是一种收获，”鲍威尔谈到这次新的机遇时说道。“我觉得，自从我来到这里
以来，每年的媒体日我都说过，我希望成为一名先发的得分后卫。而现在机会就在眼前，
我已经做好了准备。我一直认为自己是这个联盟中的先发球员，我觉得我的努力已经证明
了这一点，我的数据也证明了当我先发时的表现和结果。”
“我很高兴能接下这个角色，以及随之而来的压力，不论好坏。我觉得自己在心理上已经
准备好了，我一直都准备好了。而在身体上，我也付出了努力。这已经不是一个问题了，
现在只是需要完全展现我付出的努力而已。所以，我对这次完整的机会以及它带来的一切
都感到非常兴奋。”
“My individual goals, being an All-Star. I see myself as that caliber player.
That's my mindset. But like I said throughout the course of the year, individ
ual goals are great to achieve, but I never place that above the team's main g
oal, and that's to win a championship.
“I'd sacrifice everything for that championship. That's what I really want. B
ut individually, I want to be an All-Star. I see myself as that. I'm not going
to change that mentality or approach.”
Powell might be the best example of a guy who seized his opportunity and ran a
way with it. That's why he's a candidate for an All-Star spot this season, and
the more you look into his impact, the better his case for the February exhib
ition gets.
On the season, Norman Powell is having a career-year, averaging 23.7 points, 3
.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.4 steals, and 3.5 made threes per game for the Cli
ppers while shooting 49 percent from the field, 43.3 percent from three, and 8
3.4 percent from the free throw line.
The points, assists, steals, threes, and three-point percentage are all career
-highs, while the field goal percentage and rebound per game marks are the sec
ond highest of his NBA career.
“我的个人目标是成为全明星。我认为自己是那个级别的球员，这是我的心态。但正如我
整年所说的，个人目标是很棒的成就，但我从不会将它放在球队的主要目标之上，而球队
的主要目标就是赢得总冠军。”
“为了那个冠军，我愿意牺牲一切。那才是我真正想要的。但就个人而言，我想成为一名
全明星，我认为自己有那个能力。我不会改变这种心态或方式。”
Powell或许是抓住机会并将其发挥到极致的最佳例子。这也是为什么他是本赛季全明星席
位的候选人之一，而当你越深入了解他对球队的影响力，他在二月份全明星赛的资格就越
显得合理。
在本赛季，Norman Powell正处于职业生涯的巅峰表现，他场均为快艇队贡献23.7分、3.4
个篮板、2.3次助攻、1.4次抄截，以及每场命中3.5个三分球，投篮命中率为49%，三分球
命中率达43.3%，罚球命中率为83.4%。
得分、助攻、抄截、三分命中数以及三分命中率均创下职业生涯新高，而投篮命中率和场
均篮板数则是其NBA生涯中第二高的表现。
At this stage, Powell believes he's done more than enough to prove he's an NBA
All-Star this season.
“I think I've been playing at an All-Star level all season,” Norman Powell t
old ClutchPoints in an exclusive interview leading up to All-Star announcement
s. “Honestly, I don't like talking about myself, but I mean, numbers don't li
e on where I'm at, what I'm averaging, what I'm doing across the board, and th
en the efficiency that I'm playing with.
“I see myself as an All-Star, I want to be an All-Star, and I think I am.”
Why does being named an NBA All-Star matter for Powell? A memory from his Toro
nto Raptors days, where he watched two former teammates be named to the All-St
ar team, has stuck with him nearly a decade later.
在这个阶段，Powell认为自己已经做得够多，证明他本赛季配得上成为一名NBA全明星球
员。
“我认为我整个赛季的表现都达到了全明星的水准，”Norman Powell在全明星名单公布
前接受ClutchPoints的独家采访时表示。“坦白说，我不喜欢谈论自己，但数据不会说谎
——看看我的表现，我的场均数据，以及我在各个方面的表现，再看看我的效率。”
“我认为自己是全明星球员，我想成为全明星，我也相信我就是。”
为什么被选为NBA全明星对Powell来说那么重要？这与他在多伦多暴龙队时的一段记忆有
关——将近十年前，他亲眼见证了两名前队友被选为全明星球员，这段经历一直深深地留
在他的心中。
“I think it's just another level. It's another level that I want to get to, i
t's another level I've always seen myself at. Just another level that I see my
self at. I know that a lot comes with the territory, but I've always wanted it
. I want to know what it feels like. I want to know, be in that moment when yo
ur name's getting called, I watched DeMar [DeRozan], Kyle [Lowry] get their na
mes called at home and go to the middle of the court and accept their All-Star
jersey. I've always wanted that. I've always looked at that and said, ‘I can
be that. I can get to that moment.' It's something that I've been chasing and
seen myself at, so hopefully it happens.”
Powell's scoring appears to have a direct correlation with the outcome of Clip
pers games this season. The Clippers are 21-8 when Powell scores at least 18 p
oints in a game this season — a .724 winning percentage — and are 0-7 when h
e scores 17 or fewer points in a game.
“我认为这代表着另一个层次。这是一个我想要达到的层次，一个我一直以来都认为自己
可以达到的层次。这是一个我看到自己应该在的层次。我知道这需要承担很多责任，但我
一直渴望达到这一层次。我想知道那种感觉是什么。我想知道，当你的名字被叫到时，身
处那一刻是什么感觉。我曾看着DeMar DeRozan和Kyle Lowry的名字在主场被叫到，然后
他们走到球场中央领取全明星球衣。我一直想要那样的时刻。我总是看着那一幕，心想，
‘我可以做到，我可以达到那一刻。’这是我一直追求的，也是我认为自己能够实现的梦
想，所以希望这能成真。”
本赛季，Powell的得分似乎与快艇队比赛结果有着直接关联。当Powell本赛季每场比赛至
少得分18分时，快艇队的战绩为21胜8败，胜率达到72.4%。而当他得分17分或更少时，球
队的战绩则为0胜7败。
“I feel like I always look at my game and see areas of improvement,” Powell
explained to ClutchPoints. “I think that's why I continue to improve. I reall
y think it was opportunity for me. I mean, I think if people look back at befo
re I got here, and what I was doing with Portland before I got traded here, an
d my time in Toronto, I think this is the level that I always could play at an
d be at. I think there's always more I can do to win games and just play bette
r. I think I'm never complete, and I'm always working to improve, and I always
look at my weaknesses.
“I don't think it was like I had to do more to show that I could do that. I j
ust take advantage of my opportunity, take advantage of the role, and do what
the team is asking me to do, and then show in spurts where I do get the opport
unity for a larger role that I can handle the pressure, I can handle the chall
enges that go with it, and I can produce.”
“我自己总是会检视自己的比赛，找出可以改进的地方，”Powell在接受ClutchPoints采
访时解释道。“我想这也是我能够持续进步的原因。我真的认为这是对我来说的一次机会
。如果人们回顾我来到这里之前，在波特兰的表现，或者我在多伦多的时光，我认为这就
是我一直以来可以达到的水平。我认为自己还有更多可以做的事情来赢得比赛，并打得更
好。我从不认为自己已经完成了什么，我始终在努力进步，并且总是会检视自己的弱点。
”
“我不认为这是因为我必须做更多来证明自己能够做到这些。我只是抓住了我的机会，抓
住了我的角色，完成球队要求我做的事情。同时，当我获得更大角色的机会时，我也会展
示自己能够应对压力，能够面对挑战，并且能够有所表现。”
Powell feels the respect he's getting from defenses nowadays is something that
's always been there. It's the outside that hasn't necessarily been paying att
ention.
“I feel like I always had the respect,” Powell said. “I think it's the outs
ide where I didn't have the respect, but within the floor, in the game, the wa
y I'm being played, opponents and things like that, they've always respected m
e. They've always shown me love and appreciated it.
“I've had star players tell me they want me on their team. I feel like the gu
ys know how much I work. I compete against them. I don't back down from a chal
lenge. I don't see them in awe. I go at them, and they respect that. They resp
ected that from the jump when I was a young rookie in the league, going at the
m. I think it's just more the media that puts you in a box.”
Powell认为，如今他从防守端获得的尊重其实一直都存在，只是外界一直没有真正注意到
。
“我觉得我一直都受到尊重，”Powell说道。“我认为这是外界并没有给我尊重，但在场
上、比赛中，从对手和其他球员的表现来看，他们一直都尊重我。他们一直对我表现出欣
赏和重视。”
“有些明星球员告诉我，他们希望我能加入他们的球队。我觉得那些球员知道我有多努力
。我和他们竞争，我从不退缩。我不会对他们感到敬畏。我会向他们发起挑战，他们尊重
这一点。从我还是联盟中的一名新秀时起，当我向他们挑战时，他们就尊重我。我认为更
多的是媒体给人们制定了框架。”
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不得不说很想看砲进明星赛
真的是本季快艇的大腿之一
这种成绩你不给他进明星赛那还能给谁？