Yao enjoys giant-sized NBA happiness

姚明技压沙奎尔闪耀NBA

(2006-2007学年第15期)

　　秦毅忠 译

　　MIAMI (AFP) — Yao Ming’s 34-point performance against Shaquille O’Neal has the 2.26m Chinese center enjoying a happiness almost as huge as himself.

　　{2}Yao scored 34 points, 14 in the fourth quarter, to spark Houston past defending NBA champion Miami 94-72 Sunday night. Yao also grabbed 14 rebounds and helped keep “Shaq” to 15 points of 6-of-14 shooting from the field.

　　{3}“Every time I score on (Shaq) I’m happy because he’s such a great player,” Yao said. “No question he’s the toughest player in the league. You have to have energy and mental toughness in the fourth quarter or else he’ll wear you down.”

　　{4}Yao was gracious in victory, hinting that O’Neal has not yet returned to top form after missing two games with a bruised left knee.

　　{5}“He wasn’t the same Shaq tonight as he was during the playoffs last year,” Yao said. “That was a totally different Shaq out there.”

　　{6}Nevertheless, Yao’s task was far from simple in containing the dominating big man who has muscled his way to three NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and another last season with the Heat.

　　{7}“It’s a hard job. He’s the most dominant center in this league,” Yao said. “I just have to keep running with him and matching him play-for-play at both ends.”

　　{8}Yao, whose Rockets have won four games in a row, has proven he can reach that next level and made believers out of plenty of rivals, including Heat coach Pat Riley.

　　{9}“Yao was a load,” Riley said. “We got our heads handed to us in the second half.”

　　{10}No one knew that better than O’Neal, who watched Yao hit 11-of-19 shots just two nights after a 35-point, 17-rebound performance in a victory over New York.

　　{11}“He hit a lot of tough shots and when you’re playing against a guy like that ... you’re not going to block his shot,” O’Neal said. “You’ve just got to try to push him out and play him tough.”

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　　{1}迈阿密(法新社)消息：在“姚鲨大战”中，身高2.26米的中国中锋姚明以34分的成绩击败沙奎尔•奥尼尔，这令姚明感到异常高兴。

　　{2}在周日晚上的比赛中，姚明获得了34分，其中第四节一节就拿下了14分，帮助休斯敦火箭队以94-72的比分战胜NBA卫冕冠军迈阿密热队。姚明还抢下14个篮板球，并且使“大鲨鱼”(奥尼尔)在整场只有14投6中，获得15分。

　　{3}姚明说：“每一次我从奥尼尔身上拿分都很开心，因为他是一位非常优秀的球员。毫无疑问，他是联盟中最难对付的球员。在第四节比赛中，你必须使出浑身解数来对付他，否则他就会把你拖垮。”

　　{4}姚明在获胜后友善地表示，由于奥尼尔左膝受伤错过两场比赛，所以尚未恢复到最佳状态。

　　{5}姚明说：“今晚的奥尼尔完全不像去年决赛期间的奥尼尔，那时的他与现在相比简直判若两人。”

　　{6}然而，姚明在遏制这位所向披靡的巨人时所付出的艰辛远非人们想象的那么简单，奥尼尔曾帮助洛杉矶湖人队拿下三次NBA总冠军，在上赛季，又帮助迈阿密热队赢得了NBA总冠军。

　　{7}姚明说：“这场球打得很艰难，他是联盟中最具统治力的中锋，我不得不一直紧追着他，对他进行针对性的防守。”

　　{8}姚明所在的休斯敦火箭队已经连续赢了四场比赛，证明他可以上升到一个新的高度，这使姚明的许多敌手转而成为他忠实的拥趸，其中包括迈阿密热队的教练帕特•赖利。

　　{9}赖利说：“姚是一位重量级球员，在下半场比赛中我们一败涂地。”

　　{10}没有人比奥尼尔更清楚了，他亲眼看到，姚明在以35分、17个篮板球的成绩击败纽约(尼克斯)队后仅两个晚上，又在19次投篮机会中灌进了11个球。

　　{11}奥尼尔说：“他投进了许多高难度的球，当你与像他这样的球员比赛时 …… 你别想阻挡住他的球。你不得不努力地去推开他，与他展开艰难的交锋。”