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How LeBron James’ Injury changes the NBA playoff and MVP races

LeBron James 的高位踝關節扭傷對於NBA 季後賽以及如火如荼的MVP 競爭整體而言是如何
？
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What are the implications of LeBron James’ high ankle sprain for the Los Angele
s Lakers’ NBA title defense and his hope of winning a fifth MVP award?

LeBron James 的高位踝關節扭傷對於洛杉磯湖人的衛冕霸業以及他自己個人生涯第五座MVP
的渴望意味著什麼？

After trying to play through the injury, suffered in the second quarter of Satur
day’s loss to the visiting Atlanta Hawks, James pulled himself out of the game
and was later diagnosed with a high ankle sprain following an MRI. Although ther
e’s no specific timeline for James’ return, a high ankle sprain is often a mul
tiweek injury.

在嘗試克服下半場受傷輸給亞特蘭大老鷹之後，James 離場並受MRI診斷為高位踝關節扭傷
。雖說LeBron 的歸期未定，高位踝關節扭傷常常是數週的折磨。

Can the Lakers, already playing without fellow All-Star Anthony Davis due to a c
alf strain and Achilles tendinosis in his right leg, fortify their roster before
 Thursday’s trade deadline? And how will James’ absence affect the MVP race? L
et’s answer the key question in the wake of James’ injury.

已經經歷沒有由於背部拉傷以及右腳阿基里斯肌腱炎缺席的 Anthony Davis 風風雨雨，湖
人是否能在交易截止日之前補強陣容呢？
而LeBron 的缺席對於MVP競爭影響又是如何？
讓我們解答隨著LeBron受傷後的問題。


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How long might LeBron be out?

LeBron 會缺席多久？

Without more details about the severity of James’ high ankle sprain, it’s toug
h to pinpoint exactly how long he might be out. When Jeff Stotts of InStreetClot
hes.com wrote about the history of the injury during the 2018 NBA Finals, he not
ed that the typical high ankle sprain resulted in players missing 10 games. Howe
ver, the player he was writing about — Golden State Warriors All-Star Klay Thom
pson — didn’t miss a single game, playing after two days of rest between suffe
ring the injury in Game 1 and the subsequent Game 3.

沒有更多關於LeBron傷勢的細節、嚴重程度，很難斷定LeBron 會缺席多久。


James’ initial attempt to remain on the court after the injury (he even made a
3-pointer on the next possession) recalled his strong track record of playing th
rough more common ankle sprains, which involve a different group of ligaments. A
s Stotts noted on Twitter on Saturday, his database showed James missing just th
ree games total with eight previous ankle sprains.

在受傷之後James 最初的想法是想克服習以爲常的腳踝扭傷（包含不同地方的韌帶)以留在
場上繼續延續他驚人的紀錄— 他甚至在下個球權中拿下一顆三分。
當Stotts在星期六推文時，他擁有的資料顯示James最近八次的腳踝扭傷只讓他缺席整整三
場比賽而已。

In the case, there’s reason for the Lakers to be more cautious with James’ hea
lth — certainly as compared to Thompson’s desire to rush back during the NBA F
inals. Where the Lakers finish in the Western Conference standings is less impor
tant than having their stars healthy for the postseason.

尤其與Thompson在總冠軍戰歸隊的渴望以及急迫性相比起來，在這情況下，湖人更謹慎看待
James的健康狀況。
也就是說，湖人在西區的戰績排名與他們球星的健康狀況相比起來已經無關緊要了。



How far could Lakers fall in standing?

湖人能爲此時的戰績僵持多久？
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Saturday’s loss, which snapped a four-game winning streak for the Lakers since
the All-Star break, dropped them into a tie with the Phoenix Suns for second pla
ce in the Western Conference.

在星期六的落敗使他們無法延續自從二巨頭解體以來的四連勝，與鳳凰城太陽並列西區第二
。

Lurking two games back are the slumping LA Clippers, who have lost five of their
 past seven games. And the Lakers are just 2.5 games up on the Denver Nuggets an
d Portland Trail Blazers, currently tied for fifth in the West. If James misses
the next two weeks while Davis also remains out of the lineup — Davis isn’t ex
pected to be reevaluated until late next week and would need to ramp up his cond
itioning before returning to game action — it’s entirely possible the Lakers c
ould find themselves outside the conference’s top four at that point.

潛伏在兩隊之後的是一落千丈的洛杉磯快艇—在最近得七場比賽中只贏了兩場，然而洛杉磯
湖人對於並列西區第五的丹佛金塊與波特蘭拓荒者只有2.5場的勝差。


The remaining Lakers competed hard defensively on Saturday, making a run in the
fourth quarter after getting outscored 22-12 in the third, but couldn’t find qu
ite enough offense to rally from an early four-point deficit when James left the
 court. Although the Lakers prepared for this scenario to some extent by adding
Montrezl Harrell and Dennis Schroder last offseason to make them somewhat less d
ependent on Davis and James for scoring, there’s only so much they can do to re
place two of the league’s best players.

剩下的湖人陣容在星期六的比賽看來在防守方面顯得吃力，在第三節被打出22-12的攻勢所
以在第四節緊緊咬住比數，然而在LeBron受傷後仍然找不出得分點補足落後的四分差。
雖然在上個休賽期間已爲這可預期的情況找來 Montrezl Harrell 以及 Dennis Schroder
擔當替代得分點做為一定程度上的補強，然而事實卻沒有兩位球星的獨立得分能力，這也是
湖人為這囧況所能做到最好的方式代替在聯盟裡兩個數一數二的球員。

Over the next two weeks, the Lakers’ schedule alternates between games that are
 winnable short-handed and difficult matchups. They will travel to face the Suns
 in Phoenix and play two of the East’s best teams (the Philadelphia 76ers and M
ilwaukee Bucks) during a subsequent four-game homestand. Sprinkled in are more f
avorable matchups at the New Orleans Pelicans and at home against the lottery-bo
und Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic.


其中參雜著一些對於湖人較有優勢的隊伍—紐奧良鵜鶘、主場對上樂透區的克里夫蘭騎士與
奧蘭多魔術。

The Lakers would certainly love to have at least one of their stars back for a
“road” game at Staple Center against the Clippers in April 4 that could prove
meaningful in terms of West playoff seeding. Still, I don’t think dire scenario
s like the Lakers falling out of the top six are realistic unless the stars miss
 much longer than expected. Before James’ injury, FiveThirtyEight’s projection
s gave the Lakers a six-game cushion over the Blazers and Dallas Mavericks, tied
 for the sixth-best projection in the West with an average of 40 wins.

湖人較樂見的是陣上至少有一名球星來迎戰在四月四號「客場」對上快艇，面對西區種子這
才有意義。
另外，我並不認為湖人遇到這種慘況會掉出西區前六除非球星的狀況遠遠超過預期。
FiveThirtyEight 這網站給出預測湖人將在對上獨行俠與拓荒者之前，在六場比賽中做個緩
衝，最後預測在最好的情況下落在西區第六平均40勝。



Possible deadline help?

交易截止日幫得上忙嗎？
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The Lakers’ efforts to add to their roster via trade are complicated by being s
ubject to a hard cap at the luxury-tax apron because they used their non-taxpaye
r midlevel exception to sign Harrell as a free agent. The Lakers can add up to a
bout $1.7 million in salary, at most, in a trade and have to weigh doing so agai
nst the possibility of using that money to sign free agents on the buyout market
.

在緊縮的薪資上限下，湖人試著以交易方式做補強，然而這是複雜難行的—原因是因爲他們
已經由中產特例簽下身爲自由球員的Harrell。
在薪資上湖人最多總共可上達170萬美元，所以最好可以評估交易的可行性而不以那些薪資
在自由球員市場尋求解決辦法。

It is possible for the Lakers to take back a larger salary by including their cu
rrent players in a trade. For example, a package of Wesley Matthews ($3.6 millio
n）and Alfonzo McKinnie ($1.8 million）would allow the Lakers to bring back a pl
ayer making around $6 million after factoring in the need to sign two players to
 fill out the roster. (The Lakers currently have two open roster spots after the
 expiration of the second 10-day contract for Damian Jones, who has been startin
g for them at center.)

對於湖人想拿回更大的薪資空間可行的方式就是以目前的球員完成交易。
舉例來說，在考慮以防為了簽下兩名球員而陣容爆滿的狀況之後，送出Wesley Matthews (3
60萬）以及 Alfonzo McKinnie （180萬）會讓湖人得以換回600萬。（湖人目前在
先發中鋒Damian Jones 十天合約過期之後，會騰出兩名陣容空間。）

The other complication for the Lakers is that they don’t have much to offer in
a trade. The only first-round pick the Lakers can deal is in 2027, and their nea
rest second-round pick comes in 2023. Realistically, the Lakers probably don’t
have the ability to add the kind of player who would really help them manage the
 absence of Davis and James. The Lakers’ in-season additions are more likely to
 come via buyouts.

另一個瓶頸是湖人無法在交易中提供亮眼的包裹。


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文章本身有很多針對湖人現況拿出來討論
加上翻譯會太長
所以我就分兩次發
我盡量在翻譯上分段，因爲我用手機發的

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   5×  NBA champion (2000–2002, 2009, 2010)
   2×  NBA Finals MVP (2009, 2010)
   NBA Most Valuable Player (2008)

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