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LeBron James Says Playoff Intensity 'Activated' for Rest of Lakers Season
LeBron James說剩下的球季要調整到季後賽強度了
If anyone in the NBA knows how to reach another level under playoff pressure,
it is LeBron James. After all, the four-time MVP has been in the last eight
NBA Finals, but he is facing a new challenge on the Los Angeles Lakers.
如果說NBA裡面誰最知道在季後賽壓力下如何調整自己到另外一個層級的話，那就是LBJ。
畢竟，四屆MVP的他打過過去八年的季後賽總冠軍賽，但是今年在湖人的他正面臨著新的
挑戰。
"It's been activated," he said Wednesday when discussing the intensity needed
to reach the playoffs, per Baxter Holmes of ESPN.com.
「已經啟動了，」在星期三時LBJ討論到要怎樣的強度才能打進季後賽時說到。
The Lakers sit in 10th place in the Western Conference and are three games
behind the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers.
湖人目前西區排名第10位，目前落後第8位的快艇有3場勝差。
This is somewhat new territory for James, 34, considering he has been in the
last 13 playoffs and is often more worried about seeding following the
All-Star break than whether his team will even qualify for the postseason.
考慮到LBJ已經34歲，打過13次季後賽，以前在明星賽後他要考慮的是種子順序，根本沒有
在煩惱是不是能打進季後賽，今年對他來說是全新的經驗。
Los Angeles is facing an uphill battle, even with its top playmaker's
intensity dialed up. Holmes noted ESPN Stats & Information projects the
Lakers to have the fourth-most difficult remaining schedule in the league,
which kicks off again Thursday against the formidable Houston Rockets.
即使LBJ把他的強度調高，湖人仍舊是要面對苦戰。依據ESPN統計資訊部門預測，湖人接下
來的賽程是聯盟第四難，星期四就要面對難打的火箭。
That James is ready to pick up the intensity should at least provide an
answer to some of the team's lingering questions Joe Vardon of The Athletic
reported on Monday. According to the report, some with the team are
"privately a little concerned" about James' health and whether he will "pick
up his intensity and propel this team back into the playoffs."
星期一時The Athletic記者Joe Vardon報導了一些困擾著湖人的一些問題，LBJ的回答至少
解決了一部分的疑問。根據那篇報導，球隊裡有些人"私底下有點擔心"LBJ的健康，以及
"他能不能夠提高他的強度，把湖人帶進季後賽"？
James suffered a groin injury during a Christmas Day win over the Golden
State Warriors when the Lakers were fourth in the Western Conference.
However, he said he feels "pretty good where I'm at physically," per Holmes,
which is welcome news for the Lakers after they went 6-11 from Dec. 27
through Jan. 29 when he was out.
LBJ在聖誕節面對勇士傷了腹股溝，那時候湖人是西區第四位。然而，他說他覺得"就體能
上他覺得他很好"，這對從12/27到1/29 LBJ缺席這段時間戰績6-11的湖人來說是件好消
息。
The only way the Lakers will make the playoffs is with James remaining and
healthy and performing at a high level. He is apparently ready to do just
that.
湖人唯一有可能可以打進季後賽的狀況就是要LBJ身體健康，維持高檔，看起來LBJ似乎準
備好了。