洛杉磯 權力的遊戲

The rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers don't just share the same city, they share the same building to play their home games in. The Lakers have long been considered the "big brother" in this rivalry, but the Clippers have had plenty of periods of dominance as well. The media has dubbed this rivalry as the "Hallway Series" since a hallway separates the two home locker rooms of these bitter rivals.

湖人和快船之間的競爭不僅在於兩者在同一個城市，還在於兩者在同一個球館裏進行主場比賽。湖人在這場競爭中一直被認爲是“老大哥”，但是快船也有很多統治時期。媒體將這場競爭稱爲“走廊系列”，因爲球館裏的走廊將這對死對頭的兩個主場更衣室分隔開來。

Los Angeles is set for a blockbuster NBA rivalry next season after Kawhi Leonard reportedly agree to sign on for the Clippers. With Paul George also said to be joining from the Oklahoma City Thunder, an exciting Clippers team is set to go head-to-head against a Los Angeles Lakers franchise.

科懷·倫納德同意加盟快船後，洛杉磯在下個賽季就將迎來轟動一時的NBA對決。隨着保羅·喬治的加盟，這支令球迷振奮的快船隊伍也準備好了與洛杉磯湖人隊展開正面交鋒。

It's now LeBron James and Anthony Davis vs. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in the hallway series in Los Angeles. Lakers fans were stunned and angered by the news that their "little brother" just stole their star free agent and grabbed the guy they thought was a lock to be theirs a couple years ago. The Clippers are now legit title contenders because they landed guys the Lakers wanted.

現在的洛杉磯“走廊系列”雙方是勒布朗·詹姆斯、安東尼·戴維斯對陣卡哇伊·倫納德和保羅·喬治。湖人球迷對他們的“小弟弟”快船偷走本屬於他們的自由球員，並搶奪了他們認爲多年前就屬於他們的球員的消息感到震驚和憤怒。快船現在已然是合法的冠軍爭奪者了，因爲他們得到了湖人想要的球員。

As fears mounted that the Los Angeles Lakers had pushed to the cusp of creating an unprecedented Big Three, the LA Clippers made the blockbuster trade. The Clippers became the last line of defense for the balance of power in the NBA -- never mind the franchise's own future.

正當人們越來越擔心湖人已經在創造一個前所未有的三巨頭的邊緣試探時，洛杉磯快船完成了這筆轟動一時的交易，成爲了NBA力量平衡的最後一道防線——球隊的未來了就更不用說了。

Now, the LA Clippers, potentially for the first time in franchise history, are the favorite to win the NBA title.

現在，洛杉磯快船，可能是球隊歷史上第一次，最有希望贏得NBA總冠軍。

Mind you, Lou Williams, who is probably one of the 10 to 15 most gifted scorers in the league, is coming off the bench. Montrezl Harrell. For those of you who aren't familiar with Harrell, you will be. That man is a certified stud. So far, Clippers' bench strength is second to none.

請注意，路易斯·威廉姆斯可能是聯盟中最有天賦的10到15個得分王之一，他將從替補席上走出來。蒙特雷斯·哈雷爾，對於那些不熟悉他的人，你會慢慢熟悉的。那個男人是個標準的肌肉猛男。到目前爲止，快船的板凳力量無人能及。

The Clippers have shooting, playmaking, defense, rebounding, a championship coach in Doc Rivers, two of the 10 best players in the league — they have it all. This is a team that took two games off the full-strength Warriors in this year's playoffs without a single superstar. Now they have two.

快船擁有投籃、控球、防守、籃板、總冠軍教練裏弗斯、聯盟前10名球員中的兩名——他們擁有一切。這支球隊在今年的季後賽中，在沒有一個超級巨星的情況下，與全實力的勇士還差一點打了搶七。現在這支隊伍又添加了兩名超級巨星。

Plan B is never optimal, especially when Plan A is to sign Kawhi Leonard, pair him with LeBron James and Anthony Davis and transform the Los Angeles Lakers into the NBA's newest superpower.

B計劃從來都不是最好的，尤其是當A計劃是簽下倫納德，讓他與勒布朗·詹姆斯和安東尼·戴維斯搭檔，把洛杉磯湖人變成NBA最新的超級力量。

However, the Lakers' Plan B looks more than adequate. That's because Plan B included agreeing to deals with big man DeMarcus Cousins, sharpshooter Danny Green and Splash Brother understudy Quinn Cook. The result: The Lakers got deeper, more balanced and acquired enough talent to be considered a title contender.

然而，湖人的B計劃看起來已經足夠了。這是因爲B計劃包括與考辛斯、神槍手格林和水花兄弟的替補庫克達成協議。這樣的結果是:湖人隊變得更有深度，更平衡，獲得了足夠的天賦，可以被認爲是冠軍爭奪者。

Thanks to Plan B, the Lakers' inside game looks better too. In addition to Davis, the Lakers have added Cousins, who as a member of the Warriors showed a hint of his once-dominating skills during the NBA Finals once he returned from a torn quadriceps. The Lakers also are bringing back rim protector JaVale McGee.

多虧了B計劃，湖人的內線看起來也好多了。除了戴維斯，湖人隊還增加了考辛斯，作爲勇士隊的一員，考辛斯從四頭肌撕裂中恢復後，在NBA總決賽中展現了他曾經的統治能力。湖人隊還帶回了護邊球員麥基。

Back come guards Rajon Rondo and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, both of whom will help bolster the backcourt. And don't forget Kyle Kuzma, who has All-Star potential and for the Lakers may eventually help form a legitimate Big Three.

隆指導和波普也回來了，他們都將幫助加強後場。別忘了還有庫茲馬，他有全明星的潛質，而且對於湖人來講，他可能最終會幫助球隊組成一個真正的三巨頭。

Sure, the Lakers must feel stung after losing out on Leonard to the once-lowly Clippers. But thanks to Plan B, the Lakers are no longer L.A. laughingstocks either.

當然，湖人在爭奪倫納德中輸給曾經地位低下的快船之後一定很傷心。但是多虧了B計劃，湖人也不再是洛杉磯的笑柄。

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