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Celtics star Jaylen Brown hits back at critics saying East is weak
塞爾提克球星Jaylen Brown回擊了關於東區很弱的批評
For a long time now, the perception around the NBA is that the West is the
more superior conference over the East. However, Boston Celtics guard Jaylen
Brown has some words to say about those who continue to push that narrative.
很長一段時間以來，人們對NBA的看法是西區比東區更優秀。然而，波士頓塞爾提克後衛
Jaylen Brown有話想對那些繼續堅持這種說法的人說。
Per Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston, Brown believes the Eastern Conference
is just as good, especially with six really good teams at the top.
根據波士頓NBC體育的Chris Forsberg的Twitter，Brown認為東區聯盟也很棒，特別是有6
支很優秀的球隊的戰績屬於聯盟頂尖。
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Jaylen Brown：「東區很好，人們總是輕視東區，我認為東區真的很棒。特別是前6、7名
的球隊都很強大。所以這些尊重不靠別人給予，得靠自己爭取。」
Jaylen Brown certainly has a point, especially this season. Both the East and
the West are on par with each other record-wise, as the top six teams in each
conference have, at most, just 12 losses each.
Jaylen Brown會這麼說自然有其道理，特別是這個賽季。東、西區目前的戰績不相上下，
各分區排名前6的球隊最多只輸了12場比賽。
The Milwaukee Bucks sit atop the conference and throughout the entire league
with a 29-5 record. The Celtics are not far below at 22-8 and are just one gam
e
behind the surprise team of the season so far, the Miami Heat.
密爾瓦基公鹿隊以29勝5敗的戰績坐穩聯盟龍頭。塞爾提克以22勝8敗的戰績緊隨其後，目
前也僅落後本季迄今為止最令人驚訝的球隊-邁阿密熱火隊1場勝差。
Moreover, the Philadelphia 76ers have the most stacked starting unit on paper,
while the Indiana Pacers are thriving even without All-Star guard Victor
Oladipo.
此外，費城76人隊的先發陣容是最強大的，而印第安納溜馬隊即使沒有全明星後衛Victor
Oladipo，球隊依然很強盛。
The fact that we just ran through the elite teams in the East and still haven'
t
mentioned the defending champion Toronto Raptors, who currently sit at fourth,
is a testament to how tough the conference has become.
事實上，我們剛剛提及了好幾支東區的頂級球隊，卻依然還沒有提到衛冕冠軍多倫多暴龍
隊，他們目前排名第四，這也證明了東區的艱難。
The East is definitely stacked with all the aforementioned teams gunning for a
chance to be the conference's representative in the NBA Finals in June 2020.
毫無疑問地，東區已經擠滿了上述這些球隊，他們也都在為了成為2020年6月份的總冠軍
賽的東區代表而努力。
Brown and the Celtics have also exceeded expectations so far this 2019-20
season.
到目前為止，Brown和塞爾提克在2019-20賽季的表現也遠超人們的預期。
Several analysts and experts expected the Celtics to take a step back after
they lost Kyrie Irving and Al Horford in the 2019 offseason, even though they
added All-Star Kemba Walker as their Kyrie replacement.
在2019年的夏天，他們失去了Kyrie Irving和Al Horford之後，一些分析師和專家預計塞
爾提克的戰績會出現退步，儘管全明星Kemba Walker的加盟能替代Kyrie Irving的角色。
Boston has been playing splendid basketball so far this season under head coac
h
Brad Stevens. As evidenced by their top-five offense and top-six defense with
the third best net rating in the league, the Celtics have re-established
themselves as legitimate contenders for the title.
到目前為止，在總教練Brad Stevens的帶領下，波士頓塞爾提克這個賽季一直打得很棒。
他們的進攻排在全聯盟第5、防守排在全聯盟第6、淨勝分排在全聯盟第3，塞爾提克隊重
新證明了自己作為總冠軍有力競爭者的地位。
Brown, individually, is having himself a breakout campaign in his fourth NBA
season. Through the first 26 games of the season, the 23-year old swing man
is putting up career-highs across the board with 20.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and
2.4 assists while shooting at an extremely efficient 52.1 percent from the
field, 39.9 percent from three and 75.2 percent from the charity stripe.
就個人表現而言，Brown在他的第四個NBA賽季中有了突破性的表現。在本賽季的前26場比
賽，這位23歲的搖擺人以高效的52.1%投籃命中率、39.9%三分命中率、75.2%的罰球命中
率，場均貢獻職業生涯新高的20.7分、7.0個籃板、2.4次助攻。
今年東區前段班真的有點恐怖
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