NBA不孚衆望的五支球隊
The NBA season is less that 2 months old. For struggling teams like the Memphis Grizzlies and LA Clippers, losing streaks and injuries have seriously dampenedhopes at a playoff run.
這個NBA賽季已經過了將近兩個月的時間了。對於像灰熊和快船一樣在深淵苦苦掙扎的球隊，連敗和傷病幾乎磨滅了他們進軍季後賽的希望。Although it may be just a matter of time until talented teams like theOklahoma City Thunder, Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards rise in the standings, the current forecast is looking cloudy for them.
儘管對像俄克拉荷馬雷霆，密爾沃基雄鹿和華盛頓奇才這種天賦滿滿的球隊來說上升到分區前幾隻是時間問題，但目前，他們卻在不斷輸掉比賽。Here's a look at five underperforming teams.
下面，來看看目前爲止這五支表現不佳的球隊都是什麼樣的狀況。
LA Clippers
洛杉磯快船隊If your starting lineup on Dec. 1 contains only one of your five opening-night starters, there's good reason to panic.
如果到12月1號你的首發陣容只剩開局夜的五位首發中的一位，那你的確要經歷一番恐慌了。Blake Griffin appears headed for a two-month ick Beverley has been lost for the season. Milos Teodosic won't be back before Christmas and Danilo Gallinari's status is uncertain.
首發格里芬缺席兩個月的比賽。貝弗利賽季報銷。奧多希奇聖誕之前不會迴歸，而加里納利的情況也並不穩定。The only true point guard on the roster is second-rounder Jawun Evans, and the Clippers' most prolific scorers now are Lou Williams and Austin Rivers. There's little in the way of roster flexibility, and the trade market for DeAndre Jordan may not be as fertile as the Clippers would like.
場上唯一的控衛是第二陣容的賈旺·埃文斯，而快船目前最有力的得分手是威廉姆斯和小裏弗斯。現在快船陣容毫無靈活度可言，而小喬丹的交易也不會像快船所期待的那麼可觀。Memphis Grizzlies
孟菲斯灰熊隊A pretty good sign of underperformance is firing a head coach coming off a playoff berth in his rookie season on the bench. Goodbye, David Fizdale, the victim of an eight-game losing streak and a frosty relationship with franchise center Marc Gasol.
灰熊表現不佳的一個明顯標誌就是炒掉一個在他執教的第一個賽季就帶領球隊進入季後賽的主教練。再見了，大衛·菲茲戴爾，一名因球隊八連敗以及與球隊核心中鋒加索爾的不和關係而背上責任的“受害者”Mike Conley, their max-salaried point guard, remains out indefinitely with Achilles soreness; Chandler Parsons, who has been productive but overpriced in a limited role this season, left with soreness in his twice-surgically-repaired right knee. JaMychal Green hasn't been himself since returning from a high ankle sprain.
麥克·康利，灰熊的頂新控衛，由於跟腱疼痛還不知何時才能迴歸；錢德勒·帕森斯，這個賽季他有一定的得分能力但着實有限，並不值得頂薪的工資，而他也因他經過兩次手術的右膝疼痛再次離開球場。傑邁克爾·格林，自從他高位踝關節扭傷恢復，回到賽場之後，就再也不像之前那樣高效了。Gasol provides a sliver of hope. Perhaps he'll flourish after Fizdale's firing, but make no mistake, the moody Gasol has been a major part of Memphis' recent problems.
只有加索爾還讓灰熊保留着一絲希望。也許在菲茲戴爾被炒掉之後他會有更好的發揮，但別忘了，情緒化的加索爾其實是灰熊近期問題最重要的部分。He's shooting below 40 percent during that span and certainly hasn't looked like a former Defensive Player of the l has a net rating of minus-13.7 during the skid; the Grizzlies have been plus-3.1 when he sits.
那段時間，他的命中率還不足40%，當然，防守方面他也不再有年度最佳防守球員的效率了。在灰熊戰績不斷下滑的這段時間，加索爾在場上的正負值是負13.7，而他不在場時，灰熊的正負值是正3.1。Oklahoma City Thunder
俄克拉荷馬雷霆隊Most expected the fit between Paul George, Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony to take some work, but it's been far rougher around the edges.
大多數球迷希望保羅·喬治，威少和安東尼之間良好的化學反應可以對球隊有一些幫助，但實際情況卻大相徑庭。The Thunder have real offensive issues, namely that they isolate far too much and take far too many midrange 2-pointers out of those isolations. Their free throw rate has suffered as a result, which all directly connects to them ranking 22nd in offensive efficiency.
雷霆的進攻存在很大問題，他們太注重個人單打，在這種情況下，他們得分也大多是個人中距離兩分。結果就是，他們的罰球命中率直線下降，這和他們進攻效率跌至22名有直接關係。Which is shockingly low for a team with that much talent. The worry is starting to creep in: Can those three stars play together?
一支擁有這樣天賦的球隊，排名卻驚人地低。於是，便有了這樣的憂慮：這三個人真的能在一支球隊打球嗎？Milwaukee Bucks
密爾沃基雄鹿隊Aside from the fact that Giannis Antetokounmpo got caught on camera exchanging some angry words with an assistant coach, the reality for the Bucks is that the supporting cast around the early MVP candidate just hasn't been good enough.
除了字母哥被拍到和球隊助教對罵以外，雄鹿目前的還存在的問題是，他們爲這個MVP候選人配備的幫手還不夠優秀。Eric Bledsoe hasn't had a huge impact since being acquired from the Phoenix Suns. Khris Middleton has had some nice games, but there are also times where he is a nonfactor. There just hasn't been a lot of consistency within this group.
從菲尼克斯太陽隊交易來的埃裏克·布萊德索對球隊沒有多大的幫助。米德爾頓有過一些不錯的表現，但有的時候他還是起不到什麼作用。這個球隊沒有太多穩定性強的球員。But there is always hope when Giannis is on your team. The problem is that he can only do so much, several of his teammates have to contribute more if the Bucks want to take another step in their evolution this year. The Bucks can't rely on the 22-year-old to carry them every night.
但是有揚尼斯在陣中就代表着還有希望。問題是他的確能貢獻很多，但如果雄鹿想在今年更進一步的話，他的隊友就必須貢獻更多。雄鹿不能指望每場比賽都只靠這個22歲的小夥子來帶領他們取勝。Washington Wizards
華盛頓奇才隊The Wizards hope John Wall will BRB after PRP (platelet-rich plasma).
奇才隊希望約翰·沃爾能夠在進行富血小板血漿手術後儘快迴歸。"I'm fine with John missing two weeks if this is going to make him better," center Marcin Gortat said. "Two weeks are not two months. We can cover for him for two weeks, and then he's going to come back stronger, better, healthy, and then hopefully we can go from there. That said, he's our leader."
“如果約翰缺席兩週比賽能讓他身體狀況更好的話，那我沒什麼意見，” 奇才中鋒馬辛·戈塔特說。“兩週又不是兩個月。這兩週我們可以代替他的位置，這樣他回來的時候就會更強壯，狀態更好也更健康，希望我們那時可以重拾狀態。其實就是說，他是我們的領袖。”更多精彩內容請關注微信公衆號、新浪微博：籃球英文堂
