Finals Countdown: Can anyone stop Kobe Bryant?
总决赛分析：谁能阻挡科比？
It's now as clear as the MVP chants that have been ringing through Staples Center for months: This is Kobe Bryant's year.
MVP的呐喊声已经连续几个月回响在斯台普斯中心，这非常明确地传递了一条消息：今年注定是科比年。
Bring on the Celtics. Bring on the Pistons. It doesn't matter. The way Bryant is playing, you could take the best players from both Eastern finalists, and the Lakers still would win.
总决赛的对手是凯尔特人还是活塞，这都没有关系。照科比现在的打法，即便你将东部决赛两支球队中的最好球员组合成一支球队，湖人也照旧能战胜他们。
When Jerry West is telling an arena full of Lakers fans that they're "privileged" to be watching such a "special player," you know things are going your way. And they have been going Kobe's way since about the time the Lakers decided not to trade him.
当杰里·韦斯特告诉全场的湖人球员，他们能观看这样一名特殊的球员比赛实在是种特权，你就会知道结果如你所料。从湖人决定不交易科比那天起，事情一直按科比的期望发展。
If Bryant had not established himself as the best player on the planet before this season, he has done so now. Let's stop the comparisons with LeBron James for the time being (yes, I'm talking to myself). No one can take a game over like Kobe. He did it in the decisive Game 5 Thursday night, just as he did in the crucial Game 4 on Tuesday night. The Game 5 numbers were impressive, but even more so was how routine he made it l** Lakers needed a basket, Kobe made it. Three-pointers, runners in the lane, jumpers in the lane -- no one in the game has an assortment of moves like Kobe.
如果说科比在本赛季前并不是这个星球上最伟大的球员，他现在做到了。我们不要再将詹姆斯与科比做比较了（是的，我这样对自己说）。没有人能够象科比这样主宰比赛。他在周四晚上关键的第5场比赛中做到了这一点，一如他在周二晚上第4场比赛中的表现。第5场的数字更让人觉得震撼，而这更多的是他如何经常做到这一点。不管什么时候湖人需要得分，科比就会挺身而出。三分、上篮、跳投——没有人能够做到科比这样。
His coach, meanwhile, already is letting Kobe and Co. know there's still work to be done. "As much as I appreciate the league trying to emphasize the Western Conference trophy, that big prize is still out there," Phil Jackson said at his post-game news conference. "As I told the players, there's nothing like losing the Finals to give you a negative feeling for the year."
同时，他的主教练已经告诉科比和他的队友们，他们还有很多事要做。“我很高兴联盟极力强调西部冠军的意义，但是还有更大的荣誉在前面。”杰克逊在赛后新闻发布会上表示，“就如我告诉我的球员们，没有什么事情能比输掉总决赛更让人沮丧的了。”
The way Kobe is playing, Jackson has nothing to worry about.
看看科比现在比赛的方式，杰克逊实在没有必要担忧。
Performer of the night: Duh. Here's the line: 39 points on 16-of-30 shooting, including 26 points in the second half as the Lakers, who trailed by 17 at one point, overcame a 48-42 halftime deficit.
本场最佳球员：看看下面的数字吧：30投16中拿下39分，其中下半场拿下26分，帮助最多时落后对手17分的湖人在上半场只以48：42落后。
Goat of the night: How about me for picking the Spurs to win the championship? On the court, there really wasn't one. Manu Ginobili had his third game with fewer than 10 points, but we've already picked on him twice in the series. The Spurs' bench scored 31 points, but only three subs -- Ginobili, Brent Barry and Kurt Thomas -- got off said bench. Tim Duncan bricked three free throws, missed badly on a shot and committed a turnover when the Spurs still were in the game late, but how can much can you rip a guy who goes for a triple double? Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had the right explanation. "I'm proud of the work our guys did," he said. "They just played a team that was better."
本场的替罪羔羊：让我来选马刺赢得总冠军如何？在球场上要说的人可不止一个。吉诺比利第3场比赛得分不到10分，但是我们已经连续两次批评他了。马刺的板凳阵容拿下了31分，但是只有3个人——吉诺比利、巴里和托马斯——得分。邓肯本场糟糕的罚篮，在比赛后半段时的投篮不中和失误，但是你能去指责一个拿下三双的大家伙吗？马刺主教练**维奇的解释很好：“我为他们的表现而自豪，”他说，“他们只是碰上了一支表现更好的球队而已。”
Can you believe? Even Spurs fans had to be impressed with the classy gesture of asking West to present the conference championship trophy. No surprise, the Logo handled the situation with just the right mix of fan-ness and professionalism. He almost choked up as he talked about GM Mitch Kupchak before handing over the trophy, and you know he was sincere.
你会相信吗？即使马刺球迷也为邀请韦斯特出席西部决赛颁奖仪式而感动不已。毫无疑问，NBA的标志人物充分体现了球迷的热情和球员的职业素养。在将奖杯颁给湖人总经理库普切克前，他谈到库普切克时，甚至有些哽咽，你从他的话语中能读出他的真诚。
Coming up: Rev up the hype machine. With a week off before opening the Finals, there'll be too much time to talk about how well these Lakers are playing -- especially No. 24.
接下来呢？超级机器继续提速吧！离总决赛揭幕还有一星期的时间，我们有足够的时间来讨论现在湖人打得有多出色，特别是24号。
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