LeBron James on Dwight Howard vs Nuggets:“He was a big lift for us tonight”
Big man Dwight Howard posted 13 points (on 5-8 shooting), grabbed six boards,
and blocked two shots in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 105-96 win over the Denver
Nuggets on Tuesday at the Pepsi Center. The 18-3 Lakers remained on top of
the Western Conference. LeBron James talked on Howard’s role with the Lakers:
美國時間星期二在百事中心的比賽，洛杉磯湖人以105比96擊敗了丹佛金塊，Howard此役
8投5中拿下13分，以及6籃板和2阻攻，18勝3敗的戰績讓湖人繼續保持西區冠軍。
“Throughout Dwight’s career, he’s been a guy you bring the ball down and
you throw to him in the post and everybody works off of him. Now he’s a
screener. He’s a roller. He’s a guy who facilitates the offense if you pass
it in to him. He gets the ball to the guards and he waits for his
opportunities and he’s basically been great in that role. And that’s all
just about growth mind-set. And that’s for the whole team.
He gives us a lob threat at the rim. He puts pressure on the defense, gives
us extra possessions. He can block shots and is able to battle on the post
against certain bigs. He was a big lift for us tonight,” James said, per Los
Angeles Times.
James在接受洛杉磯時報的採訪時說：「在Dwight的整個職業生涯中，他曾經是個只要你
拿到球後把球交給他，大家就看著他表現的人。現在他是一個會打擋拆的球員，如果把球
傳給他他會幫助進攻，他會傳球給後衛然後自己等待機會，他在這角色的表現一直很棒。
這就是心態上的成長，而這也影響了整個球隊。
他在籃下構成威脅，他在防守端施加壓力，給予我們額外的幫助，他可以阻攻並且有能力
對抗某些大個子，他在今晚給我們很大的幫助。」
This season, Howard is averaging 7.0 points, 6.9 boards, 1.4 blocks, and 0.8
assists per game, while shooting at 73.8% from the floor.
這個賽季，Howard目前每場比賽平均得到7分、6.9籃板、1.4阻攻和0.8助攻，投籃命中率
為73.8%。
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洛杉磯時報的報導中，湖人總教練Frank Vogel對Howard這場表現的評論
“He’s a lob threat at the basket,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. “He
fouls a lot, but he brings physicality to the game. It turns it into a fight.
It just brings an edge to our team. So, he was terrific tonight.”
Vogel說：「他在籃下是一個威脅。他的犯規很多，但是他為比賽帶來了對抗性，這轉變
成一種鬥志，這為我們的球隊帶來優勢，所以今晚他非常了不起。」
而Howard對自己的表現
“Every night I try to play physical, and sometimes I get penalized for being
too physical,” Howard said. “I think tonight was my least physical night,
to be honest with you.”
Howard說：「每場比賽我試著表現出對抗性，有時候因為我太積極對抗而受到懲罰（被吹
犯規）。老實跟你說，我認為今晚是我打得最沒有對抗性的一晚。」