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Mavs saw growth at ‘right pace’ during rookie
Justin Anderson’s first season
DALLAS — Selected with the 21st overall pick in last June’s NBA Draft,
Dallas Mavericks rookie Justin Anderson didn’t expect to be asked to
carry a heavy load during his first professional season.
He only hoped to fit in.
去年在21順位被小牛選到的小安並沒有期待自己能夠在隊上扮演重要的角色
他只希望能夠順利融入球隊。
Joining a Dallas team with proven veterans on the wings, Anderson
hoped to simply work his way into the rotation during his rookie season.
But with injuries to the Mavericks’ veteran core, the former Virginia
standout saw himself thrust into a starting role late in the season and
into the playoffs.
小安只希望能順利打入小牛充滿老將的輪替陣容，
不過隨著球隊傷病潮，他在季末甚至被拉上了先發
All told, Anderson appeared in 55 games this season, sliding into the
starting lineup nine times for Mavs coach Rick Carlisle.
He also averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds an outing, making the
most of his 11.8 minutes per game.
But after scoring 14 points, pulling down four rebounds, dishing an assist,
recording a block and collecting three steals in the Mavericks’ first-round
playoff series-clinching 118-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder,
Anderson may have saved his best performance of the season for last.
他本季出賽55場、九次先發，場均11.8min的上場時間拿到3.8分, 2.4板
但他在季後賽第一輪對上雷霆的最後一場比賽最後一次綻放光芒
拿到14分、4板、1助、1鍋
“I think Justin is just really starting to come into his own.
The last game was, I think, a nice caption of what he could be,”
Mavs president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson explained.
小尼表示：
“我認為小安已經開始展現自己的價值
最後一場比賽就是最好的說明”
Playing few meaningful minutes throughout the early stage of the season,
Anderson was called upon after the Mavericks dropped three games
below .500 following a 133-111 loss at Sacramento on March 27.
He was then inserted into the first unit while making his second career
start the following night in Denver.
And alongside second-year big man Dwight Powell, Anderson proved to
be just the spark the Mavs needed for a 97-88 victory, scoring 11 points,
grabbing four rebounds, dishing two assists, grabbing a steal and
registering two blocks in 24 minutes of action.
前半季只有上場幾分鐘的小安，在小牛勝率不到五成(差三場)的時候臨危授命
在對陣金塊時生涯第二次先發，跟第二年的DP一起為小牛以97-88搶下勝利
他在24分鐘內拿到11分、4板、2助、1抄、2鍋
The Mavericks won the next five games after that as well, capturing victories
in seven of their final nine outings to reach the playoffs for a 15th time in 16 years.
That included Anderson’s career-high 19 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks
in a 103-93 win over Memphis on April 8.
And according to Carlisle, the emergence of Anderson was a major key
to turning the team’s season around.
接下來小牛連贏了五場比賽，並在最後搶到西區第七的位置，
16年來第15次進入季後賽。
4/8小牛103-93贏灰熊的比賽，小安拿到生涯新高的19分、10板、3鍋，
卡帥並表示小安這段時間的表現是帶領小牛扭轉頹勢的關鍵
“You know, when you have a definable skill in the NBA and you’re a competitor,
you know, you can play and be effective as a younger player,” Carlisle explained.
“當一個年輕球員夠拼並且擁有特定技巧時，就可以上場並影響比賽”卡帥表示
“Anderson played extremely well, particularly the last 15 games,”
the coach added.
“The last nine of the season, and then the five in the playoffs. …
We want to develop more of (his game), but at the right pace.
You know, again, one of his great skills is his competitiveness,
and that’s something you look for in any draft prospect, free agent,
or anything else.
That last nine games of the regular season, when he was in the starting lineup
the majority of the time, he gave us a great physical presence,
he gave us a great competitive presence, he gave us rebounding, toughness,
along with scoring and shotmaking.”
“小安打得很好，尤其是季末最後15場比賽
包括例行賽最後九場和五場季後賽” (這樣不是14場嗎@@卡帥的數學?)
“我們想要繼續開發他的能力，他最大的優勢在於它的拼勁
而這是每個球隊在選秀、自由球員、任何挑選球員的場合下都注重的
他在例行賽最後九場的先發陣容中注入體能、拼戰精神、
還有籃板、韌性、得分”
Experiencing a fair share of highs and lows during his rookie season,
Anderson will now try to build on his stellar play to close the year.
小安充滿起伏的菜鳥球季最後以那些傑出的表現做結
而他也希望會以此為基礎展望下個球季
Seeing a spike in his minutes in the month of April to 26.3 a game,
the 22-year-old Anderson averaged 7.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists
and 1.1 blocks during the final seven games of the regular season.
He then upped his scoring average in the playoffs, posting 9.4 points,
4.0 boards and 1.4 assists in 18.8 minutes an outing as the Mavs fell
to the Thunder in five games. He’ll now attempt to build on the success
of this season, vowing to return as a better player in Year 2.
他在四月上場時間暴增到26.3分鐘，
並在最後七場比賽場均7.3分、6.3板、1.6助
然後在季後賽他提升了他的得分
在18.8分鐘內拿到9.4分、4板、1.4助
他現在想基於這季的成功，在第二年取得更大的進步
“It was a rookie year, for sure. I’m very appreciative of it.
I’m appreciative of the ups and the downs,” Anderson said last month
during his exit interview with the Dallas media.
“I can think back to a couple of specific moments of going through
what everyone tried to warn me about, but you never really understand
until you get in the situation.
But I’m just very appreciative for how this organization handled my
development. They were always honest with me and I love that moving forward,
knowing there’s a trust between the two.
I’m just very excited to say that I finished an entire NBA season
and also to be able to say that I went to the playoffs in my rookie season.
I mean, that means a lot to me personally, growing up and watching the playoffs
on all the different networks. You know, watching the greats play in the
playoffs, it’s the toughest time of the year.
But also hearing the stories of guys who haven’t been in the playoffs after
five, six,seven or multiple years, that’s a pretty cool accomplishment.
So, I’m just trying to take the positive things and roll with them into the
summer, so I can get that good vibe and get ready to start training for another
big season next year.”
小安在季終訪談聊到
“我很感激我在菜鳥球季遇到的起伏
我可以回想起我做了一些別人曾經警告過我別做的事情
但有些事情你沒親身經歷是不會了解的
不論如何我由衷感謝小牛球團為我的發展所做的一切
他們一直都對我很坦白，我也希望這樣互相信任的關係能繼續下去
我也很興奮剛剛結束了一個完整的NBA球季，而且還打到了季後賽
這對我個人來說意義重大，我從小都是以觀眾的身份看比賽
而身為一個球員之後，季後賽只能當觀眾會是一年最難熬的時候
（雖然提早出局）但也有許多球員一直打不進季後賽
所以我保持樂觀的看待這個暑假，並訓練自己為下個賽季做準備”