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Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James on critical loss to Pelicans: 'When it rains,
 it pours'


DAVE MCMENAMIN
ESPN Staff Writer
Apr 1, 20224 Minute Read
LOS ANGELES -- LeBron James' last-ditch 3-pointer found nothing but air, and t
he Lakers' postseason hopes continued to vanish with Friday night's 114-111 lo
ss to the New Orleans Pelicans.

LBJ在最後關鍵時刻投了顆麵包三分球，也意味著在今晚湖人以114-111輸給鵜鶘後，湖人
隊進入附加賽的希望就越來越渺茫了。

"The big picture is that it pretty much was a must-win for us, and we didn't g
et the job done," said James. "We had great opportunities throughout the night
, and we didn't make enough plays down the stretch. So that's the big picture.
"

「我的的目標很明確就是要拿下這場勝利，但我們沒有做到」LBJ說道：「我們整晚都有
很好的機會拿下比賽，但最後我們的表現並不足以獲得勝利，結果就是這樣。」

L.A. faced a crucial matchup against the Western Conference's No. 9 team in Ne
w Orleans, two games up on the No. 11 Lakers coming into the night. The Lakers
 received a welcome lift from James, who returned from a left ankle sprain tha
t cost him two games, and Anthony Davis, who was back in the lineup after an 1
8-game absence because of a right midfoot sprain.



The pair was productive with James (38 points on 13-for-23 shooting) leading a
ll scorers as he topped 35 points for his fifth straight game and Davis (23 po
ints, 12 rebounds, 6 assists) making his presence felt on both sides of the fl
oor. But things fell apart in the fourth quarter.

LBJ 獲得全場最高38分（23投13中），是他連續第五場35分以上的比賽，AD得到23分12籃
板6助攻，兩個人的組合在場上存在感十分強烈，但一切都在第四節變了調。

The Lakers led by five with 5:07 remaining in the fourth quarter, and the Peli
cans reeled off a 13-4 run over the next three minutes of the game.

湖人在比賽第四節剩五分零七秒的時候還保有五分領先，但鵜鶘在接下來三分鐘內打了一
波13-4的攻勢。

The last five minutes of the fourth were nightmarish. Davis went 0-for-3 from
the field and 0-for-2 from the foul line; James went 0-for-3 from the field --
 including the airball after using three fakes to try to free up space -- with
 a turnover; Russell Westbrook, missed two shots at the rim and fouled out.




"Just feels like you can't catch a break," James said. "No matter what's going
 on on the floor, it just feels like the ball bounces the other way. The ball
doesn't always bounce in our favor. Or a call doesn't go in our favor. It's ju
st like, when it rains, it pours for our year. It's just the way it's been goi
ng."



L.A. now trails the No. 10 San Antonio Spurs by a game with five games left to
 play. But by virtue of the Spurs holding the tiebreaker, the Lakers have to p
ick-up two games on San Antonio before the season's end to steal the final pla
y-in spot. They'll have to do it with a schedule that includes two games again
st Denver, one against Phoenix, one against Golden State and one against Oklah
oma City.



"I don't look at San Antonio at all," Lakers coach Frank Vogel said of the fin
al stretch. "I mean, obviously, finding out what their scores look like. But o
ur focus is going to be on what we can control and that's winning the next gam
e."



The Spurs have games against Portland, Minnesota, Denver, Golden State and Dal
las remaining.

而馬刺接著要面對拓荒者、灰狼、金塊、勇士、獨行俠。

https://i.imgur.com/r6EeZhd.jpg

"Our mindset is to go 5-0 in these games, and let the chips fall where they ma
y," Davis said. "We dropped this one. But, we've got five left to try to contr
ol what we can control and hopefully things fall in our favor."

「我們的心態是要五連勝的，並且會實踐它」 AD說：「我們輸了這場，但我們還有五場
比賽可以把握，並希望事情能如我們預期般發展。」

L.A., which has lost five in a row and nine out of 11, will get its next chall
enge at home against the No. 6 Denver Nuggets in a Sunday day game.

洛杉磯名門，最近五連敗，並在十一場比賽中輸了九場，下一場在週日，主場面對西區第
六的金塊也將會是場硬仗。

Davis vowed to play through any soreness he feels in his foot after playing fo
r the first time since Feb. 16, but James said he wouldn't know his status unt
il Sunday morning.
"Hopefully it reacts the proper way for me in the morning when I wake up and I
 have no setbacks," James said.


，感到好哩佳在。」

Even though his team has now dropped two contests they called "must-win" games
 against New Orleans in the past week, James said the fight goes on.

儘管球隊這週輸了兩場對鵜鶘「非贏不可」的比賽，LBJ表示會持續努力。

"Until it says we're eliminated, it doesn't," he said. "Until that moment, we'
ll know what our destiny is, but right now, we don't. So keep pushing forward.
"

「除非我們確定被淘汰」他說道：「直到那個時候，我們就會知道這是命啊！但現在還沒
到那個時刻，我們還要繼續努力！」

Davis said L.A. can still make something special happen out of a season that h
as been anything but.

AD說洛杉磯還是以能力在逆境中創造奇蹟！

"I think there is a lot of belief," Davis said. "We know what we're playing fo
r. We know the position that we're in. We know we're playing against some top
teams. So, I think we have to believe.

「我認為還有希望！」AD表示：「我們知道我們為何而戰，我們知道我們的處境，我們知
道我們在和一些頂尖球隊競爭，所以，我認為必須堅定信念！」

"I don't think it's hope. We don't play off hope and 'let's hope we win this g
ame.' We have belief and I believe. ... We got to go out and get it done. It's
 that simple. We have to win these games and we have to have that approach."

「我不認為只是個幻想，我們不是靠幻想打球並贏下比賽的。我和整個團隊都保持著信念
……我們我上場贏下比賽，就是這麼簡單！我們會努力實踐，贏下這些比賽。」

The ninth-place Pelicans swept the season series with L.A. and won for the six
th time in eight games.

西區第九的鵜鶘本季面對洛杉磯球隊的比賽有八場，目前贏了六場。


Head coach Willie Green said the Pelicans found a little extra motivation afte
r they went through "a good portion" of Friday morning shootaround at Crypto.c
om Arena in the dark.

鵜鶘總教練Willie Green表示鵜鶘隊在星期五早上在湖人主場摸黑練球後，獲得了更多求
勝的動力。

"They didn't turn the lights on," Green said. "We talked to our guys about and
 we were like, 'Look, we've all played with the street lights out before. So l
et's get after it.' I think it motivated us."

「他們沒把燈打開」Green說：「我和我的夥伴們說：『我們現在就好像以前在街頭靠路
燈打球一樣，所以讓我們贏下這場比賽吧！」我想這大大激勵了我們。

Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram felt the light snafu might have sparked Green
just a little more than it did the players.

鵜鶘當家前鋒IG認為燈光的插曲比起球員，教練的反應來得更大。

"I ain't take it as personal as him," Ingram joked.

IG開玩笑的說：「我覺得他反應比我們還大的多～」

On the court after the buzzer sounded, Green was as animated as he has been al
l season, high-fiving with coaches and players as he walked off the court. Ing
ram said that energy was felt before the game and after as well.

在比賽蜂鳴聲響起後，Green如往常般，和教練團和球員們在場邊擊掌，IG認為賽前賽後
你能感覺到教練的能量還是一樣。

"I like that," Ingram said. "Especially when you get energy from the coach lik
e that. It shows how much he cares. Especially just the burst of emotion like
that. It's good for our team. It builds confidence for our team."



ESPN's Andrew Lopez contributed to this report.


心得 ：

來看這場雨還會下多久囉～

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