啥 中國男籃還有夏季聯賽要打?!
The World Cup will be played Aug. 31-Sept. 15. So when the NBA decided to add a pair of international Teams, China seized an opportunity for a tuneup.
世界盃將於8月31日舉行。因此，當NBA決定增加一個國際球隊時，中國抓住了調整的機會。China could have anticipated Summer League competition to be tough for a variety of reasons, starting with the fact that the NBA brand of basketball is officiated differently than the international game and has certain court dimensions, including the 3-point line.
中國隊可以預見到夏季聯賽會因爲各種原因變得艱難，首先是籃球的NBA品牌與國際籃球比賽不同，並且有一定的球場規模，包括三分線的距離。"This is so fast. It's a different level," said Chinese National Team Head Coach Li Nan. "For sure, their contact, we've never seen this before. Also the rules are different. We'll try to get used to it but still is hard to play this tournament, but we will play through this."
"這是如此之快。中國國家隊主教練李南說：“這是一個不同的層次。”當然，他們球員之間的化學反應，我們以前從未見過。規則也不一樣。“我們會努力適應，但對於參加這個比賽還是很難，但我們會堅持到底的。”
But if the focus was on how much they'd improve, there were some encouraging signs.
但是，如果關注的焦點是他們會提高多少，那麼就會產生一些令人鼓舞的跡象。
China was routed by 41 in its opener against Miami, but broke through with an 84-80 victory over Charlotte in its third game before regressing in its sluggish finale.
在對陣邁阿密的揭幕戰中，中國以41分的差距落敗，但在第三場比賽中以84-80戰勝夏洛特，最終止步在低迷的決賽中。There were some standout individual performances as well.
還有一些突出的個人表演。Guo Ailun, a 6-foot-2 guard, averaged 16 points in his first two games, when he shot 50 percent. His highlights included a crossover dribble that sent Charlotte's Cody Martin sprawling.
郭艾倫身高6英尺2英寸的後衛，在他的前兩場比賽中平均得到16分，當時他的投籃命中率爲50%。他的亮點包括一個交叉運球，晃倒了夏洛特的Cody Martin。Zhou Qi, China's 7-1 center and a former Houston Rocket, averaged 11.3 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks through his first four contests. He complemented his expected above-the-rim play with several 3-pointers.
周琦，中國隊7尺1的中鋒，前休斯頓火箭運動員，在他的前四場比賽中，場均11.3分，10.8個籃板，2.3個蓋帽。他以幾個三分球補充了他所期待的籃球賽。It's unlikely China will make it to the final eight teams to play for the it has been a journey filled with both struggle and reward.
中國球隊不太可能進入最後八支球隊爭奪冠軍。但這是一段充滿鬥爭和有價值的旅程。更多精彩內容請關注微信公衆號、新浪微博：籃球英文堂
