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Anthony Davis’ return to New Orleans was more love than hate
紐澳良給了AD的回歸愛多於恨
NEW ORLEANS —
Anthony Davis rode the first bus into the Smoothie King Center in New
Orleans, rapping out loud. He doesn’t usually do that, so Kyle Kuzma took
note: This game was clearly a little different for Davis.
AD搭了第一班巴士來到紐奧良的冰沙國王中心，唱著很大聲的饒舌。他不常幹這種事，所
以Kuz注意到了：這場比賽對AD來說肯定有點不一樣。
Wednesday was an emotional day for Davis, one filled with reunions, boos,
praise and probably a few nerves. But Davis could count on one thing — he
had a formidable army of teammates behind him.
禮拜三對AD來說是充滿情緒起伏的一天，有著重逢、噓聲、讚美或許還帶點緊張。不過有
件事AD可以指望的是，他背後有一群強大的隊友支持他。
“I don’t think all season it’s shown up as strong as it did tonight, our
guys really wanted to get this win for AD,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. “
He’s their brother, you know what I mean. It’s a brotherhood for him and a
family atmosphere with this group and they all wanted this badly for him.”
「我想我們整季可能都沒有像今晚一樣表現得這麼強勢，不過我們真的想幫AD贏下這一場
球。」我哥說。「他是他們的兄弟，你知道我意思。他們之間有那種兄弟情誼還有家庭氣
氛，他們都非常想幫他拿下這一場。」
With their support, Davis responded by becoming the first player in NBA
history to score more than 40 points in his first game against his former
team.
有了他們的支援，AD成為了NBA史上第一位轉隊後首次對上前東家就拿下超過40分的球員。
“New Orleans fans should probably boo their own team for letting him get 40
when you come back,” Kuzma said.
「紐奧良的球迷應該要噓他們自己的球隊，因為他們讓AD回來拿下40分。」Kuz表示。
Davis scored 41 points, picked off a game-changing steal and sealed the
114-110 win with a pair of free throws with 4.2 seconds left in the game.
AD拿了41分，並且抄了一記逆轉戰局的抄截，並且在最後4.2秒罰進兩球以114-110鎖定了
比賽結果。
“They said it pregame, we don’t want to leave this building without a win,”
Davis said. “I think this game was circled on both calendars. They came out
guns blazing, and we [were] able to come out with the win. My teammates, you
know, kept telling me, ‘AD, don’t worry about it, we gonna get this win. We
’re gonna find a way to win for you.’ And we did that.”
「他們在賽前說，我們沒贏球不會離開這座球館，」AD說。「我想這場比賽的日子應該兩
隊都在行事曆上圈起來了，這場比賽很有火藥味，而我們贏著離開。我的隊友們一直告訴
我『AD，別擔心，我們會贏的！我們會想辦法贏給你！』而且我們做到了。」
Davis had been anticipating this game for weeks, and knew he would be booed
just like he was last season after news of his trade demand became public.
Having experienced that before made it easier for Davis to prepare for
Wednesday night’s game. The friendly faces helped, too. One arena worker
hugged him tight pregame in the tunnel. Her name is Sandra Pierre, and she’s
worked for the arena’s catering company for 30 years.
AD對這場比賽已經期待了好幾個禮拜，也知道他會像上一季當交易新聞曝光之後一樣被噓
。有了先前的經驗對AD來說就比較容易準備禮拜三的這場比賽。那些友好的面孔也是。一
位球場工作人員賽前在走道上給了他一個緊緊的擁抱，她的名字叫做Sandra Pierre，她
為這座球場的供餐公司已經工作30年了。
“I took him as my child,” she said. “I’m your other mama. That’s my
baby. I’ll always love him.”
「我把他當作我的孩子看待，我是你的另一個媽媽，那是我的小孩，我永遠都愛他。」她
說。
Said Davis: “She’s really great. She’s good peoples.”
「她很棒，她是個好人。」AD說。
Even from fans who didn’t know him personally, his reception wasn’t all
hate.
即使是那些跟他沒有私交的球迷們，他得到的反應也不全都是怨懟。
“I actually got some love on the bench from some Pelicans fans,” Davis said.
「我在板凳席其實也從一些鵜鶘球迷那收到了許多愛。」AD表示。
While many organizations play tribute videos for their returning stars, the
Pelicans did not play one for Davis. Rajon Rondo was asked if he was
surprised, given what it meant for him to see his own tribute video when he
returned to Boston.
很多球隊在他們的前任球星返回時都會播放致敬的景片，不過鵜鶘沒有對AD這樣做。軟豆
被問到他是否對此感到驚訝，而對他來說當他返回波士頓的時候看到那支給他的致敬影片
又是什麼感覺。
“Yeah that wasn’t — I mean but you know, like I said, we’re talking about
two different organizations,” Rondo said.
「嘛…那不是…我意思是反正你知道，就像我說的，我們討論的是兩支不同的球隊。」軟
豆說。
Davis proved difficult for the Pelicans to stop most of the night. His
dominance in the post against a smaller frontline meant that the Lakers went
to him there over and over again. Each time he touched the ball, he heard
boos.
AD整晚都向鵜鶘證明了他有多難阻擋。他在對上比他小一號的鋒線球員單打時表現出來的
統治力，意味著湖人整晚只需把球一直傳給他就行了。每當他碰到球的時候全場就發出噓
聲。
“Some people boo and they don’t even know why,” LeBron James said. “They
just want to be a part of the spectacle … But you heard a lot of cheers
tonight for AD as well because they still love him and they still love the
people that he spent seven years with and that relationship there.”
「有些人只為了噓而噓而已，他們也不知道自己在噓三小，」老詹表示。「他們只是跟風
而已…不過你仍聽得到有些為AD歡呼的聲音，因為他們還是愛這傢伙，他們仍然愛著那個
花了七年在這裡打球跟這裡有著連結的傢伙。」
It was Davis who closed out the game for the Lakers. He intercepted an
inbound pass from Jrue Holiday with 4.2 seconds left in the game, having
surveyed Holiday’s options and correctly predicting the path of the pass.
Having split a pair of free throws on the previous possession, Davis didn’t
want to take for granted that he would make the next two after he was fouled.
幫助湖人搞定這場比賽的正是AD，他在最後4.2秒抄到了Holiday的那記傳球，他發現了
Holiday的意圖，並且正確地預測了傳球路徑。在前一次的兩罰中一之後，他不想要被視
為理所當然地在被犯規後投進那兩次罰球。(語意不太順？)
But he did, and after the Lakers finished their road trip 4-0 to improve
their record to an NBA-best 16-2, Davis could finally enjoy a moment. He
embraced his old teammates, then he and Holiday swapped jerseys.
不過他辦到了，在湖人結束了他們客場四連勝，把勝場紀錄推進到聯盟最佳的16勝2敗之
後，AD終於可以享受這個時刻。他擁抱了他的前隊友們，然後跟Holiday交換了球衣。
“I’ve pretty much only done that with my brothers,” Holiday told The
Times. “And now my other brother ... I never thought I’d do that.”
「我差不多只跟我的兄弟們這樣過」Holiday這樣告訴記者。「不過現在我的另一個兄弟
…我沒想過我會這樣做。」
Davis conducted his on-court interviews while James waited for him. The
teammates embraced when they finished and walked off the court together.
AD在老詹等他的時候進行了場內採訪。隊友們在比賽後互相擁抱，然後一起走下球場。
“Everyone thinks I got a vendetta against New Orleans or something like that,
” Davis said. “Me and everybody is cool. Me and David Griffin dapped up
twice. I have no ill will toward anybody. I’m in a happy place, they’re in
a happy place. We’re just here to play basketball.”
「每個人都覺得我應該要跟鵜鶘有仇還什麼的，我跟David Griffin互拍了對方兩次，我
對任何人都沒有惡意。我很開心，他們也很開心，我們不過就是在這裡打籃球而已。」AD
說。
That was apparent backstage. Davis walked over to his old locker room and
stood nearby, looking unsure if he should enter. Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry
spotted him and urged him to go inside.
這在球場外就很明顯。AD走到他的舊更衣室外站在附近，不太確定他是否該走進去。
Gentry發現了他並鼓勵他進去。
He visited with his former teammates. He spoke to first overall pick Zion
Williamson, his successor in New Orleans, and gave some words of
encouragement. He gave Holiday a jersey on which he’d written a lengthy
message.
他跟他的前隊友們打了招呼，他跟他的狀元接班人Zion講了些話，也給了他一些鼓勵。他
在給了Holiday的那件球衣上寫了一條很長的訊息。
“I think he can now kind of put that behind him,” James said. “Definitely
he can move on.”
「我想他現在應該可以把那些都拋諸腦後了，」老詹表示。「他肯定可以繼續前進。」
His parents waited in the hallway outside the locker room while he finished
getting dressed. They hugged arena workers and security guards, all familiar
to them, as they prepared to leave. Then, Davis met them and left with at
least a dozen family members and friends. He wasn’t heading back with the
rest of his team. Instead, he’d spend a little more time with family and
friends in this place where he spent seven years of his life.
他的父母在更衣室外面的走廊上等他換完衣服。他們在準備離開球場的時候，擁抱了那些
所有跟他們很熟悉的球場工作人員及保全人員，之後AD在跟至少十幾個家庭成員及朋友們
碰了面後一起離開。他沒有跟剩下的湖人球團人員一起回去，而是打算花一點時間跟那些
跟他在這裡一起度過七年的家人和朋友們聚聚。