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Luka Doncic talks hopeful playoff return for first time since injury: ‘It’s
the toughest thing ever’
By Callie Caplan
The watch for Luka Doncic’s playoff return has taken its most promising turn
yet.
Luka Doncic的回歸目前迎來一道曙光
The Mavericks’ All-Star participated in practice Wednesday before the team’
s mid-afternoon flight to Salt Lake City for the third game of their
first-round series, Thursday night against the Utah Jazz.
在前往鹽湖城打第三戰之前，Luka參與了球隊練習
Then Doncic spoke with reporters for the first time since he strained his
left calf April 10, late in the third quarter of the regular-season finale.
Uncertainty still remains after the conversation.
練習結束後Luka和接受記者們的訪問，這是自從他左腿拉傷後第一次，雖然還是有些不確
定性。
On their official injury report, the Mavericks upgraded Doncic from “doubtful
” to “questionable” to play Game 3 as they continue to evaluate his rehab
progress and risk for re-injury. He said “I don’t know if I’m going to be
100%” during the series.
在官方的傷病報告中，獨行俠將Luka第三戰的出賽狀態由doubtful提升至questionable，
他們還會持續觀察他的傷病避免再次受傷，Luka表示：「我不知道能不能在這系列賽
回復到100%。」
But while describing how he’s approached healing what experts called one of
the most finicky, complex injuries in basketball, Doncic made clear he’s
hopeful and eager to return soon to play the part of the season he loves most.
但談論到治療這個籃球界最複雜、麻煩的傷勢之一，Luka充滿希望並且渴望回歸賽場，繼續
這個他最喜歡的賽季。
“It’s the toughest thing ever,” Doncic said of missing the Mavericks’ 1-1
start to the series. “The playoff basketball is so fun, playing home,
especially home with the crowd. But you know just sitting out, watching the
games, it’s way more stressful than playing the game. I don’t know how, but
it is, and I just miss basketball. I know it’s only been two games, but I
miss it so much.”
談到錯過目前1-1的系列賽，Luka說：「這是至今最難受的事，季後賽是非常好玩的，尤
其能在主場的觀眾面前出賽，坐在場邊看比賽，比上場打球壓力更大，我不知道為什麼會
這樣，但這是真的，我非常想念籃球，雖然只是兩場比賽」
Doncic increased his involvement in practice Wednesday.
During the portion of the session open to reporters, Doncic teamed with close
friend Boban Marjanovic and two-way players Theo Pinson and Moses Wright to
compete in a 3-point shooting competition against three other groups of
teammates.
在周三的練習中他增加了參與度，在開放媒體參觀時，他和好基友Boban以及兩位雙向球
員Pinson和Wright一組，和其他隊友進行三分球PK
訓練影片： https://streamable.com/j9pvmy
He hustled between spots around the arc and hoisted some half-court shots,
backpedaling and moving with more agility and speed than he’d shown in
recent individual shooting regimens.
他在三分線上不斷奔跑，在半場投籃時，展現出比之前更好的靈敏度和速度
“We did a little bit of one-on-one,” Doncic said, “and I was actually
feeling good.”
「我們也打了一些1V1，我感覺蠻好的。」
Doncic and coach Jason Kidd didn’t offer specifics about whether he’s
tested explosive, game-like, change-of-direction movements or whether Doncic
would need to run in five-on-five scrimmages before returning to games.
Kidd沒有明確說明Luka是否有測試爆發力，或是嘗試一些比賽用的變向動作，也沒說他在
復出前是否需要進行5V5的練習
But Kidd said his superstar took part in all the team’s on-court work
Wednesday — at Doncic’s own self-deprecating pace.
不過Kidd說他參與了所有訓練–以他自己的節奏
“Luka is doing Luka,” Kidd quipped. “I mean, his sprint is different than
anyone’s in the league. That’s the truth. I can’t put a speed on it or a
grade, a 40-time.”
Kidd打趣的說：「Luka就是Luka，他的衝刺和聯盟中其他人都不同，我無法定義。」
Kidd continued with a realistic assessment: “He’s doing everything. He’s
going in the right direction, and again, I know it sounds like a broken
record, but we’ll see how he feels [Thursday] and then hopefully it’s a
green light. If not, we’re prepared to go without him.”
回到現實面，Kidd表示：「他該做的都做了，也往好的方向前進，我知道這聽起來很像廢
話，我們會看週四比賽前他感覺如何並希望是個綠燈，但我們也會準備好他沒辦法出賽。
」
What a change from this time last week.
In the first few days of rehab, Doncic wore a walking boot to take pressure
off his calf and “I couldn’t even shoot.”
“I was nervous,” Doncic said. “I didn’t know what to do.”
這禮拜究竟發生哪些轉變，治療的前幾天，Luka必須穿著保護靴減少腿部壓力，「我連投
籃都無法，我非常緊張，不知道該怎麼辦」
He received massages.
Used blood-flow restriction techniques with a torquinete system periodically
reducing circulation to his calf while he performed physical therapy
exercises.
Iced frequently.
Sat in the cold tub.
Sat in Normatec compression leg boots.
Spent each morning with the medical staff at the practice facility.
Returned home in the afternoons to do pool workouts in his backyard.
他收到訊息，在他進行物理治療時，必須使用帶有 torquinete系統的血流限制技術減少
腿部的循環，時常冰敷、泡冰浴並穿著保護靴，每個早上都要和醫療團隊碰面，下午回到
家後在家裡的泳池鍛鍊
“I’m doing a lot of treatment, man,” Doncic said. “I’m tired of just
laying down and doing treatment.”
「我嘗試很多不同的療法，我已經厭倦躺下來治療了。」
Doncic has improved to the point “it’s a little bit, not really that painful
” and conversations about his potential return timeline have become more
nuanced.
Luka目前已經進展到還「稍微有點，但不是那麼痛」的程度，關於他潛在的回歸時間表的
討論也變得更加微妙
Sports medicine experts told The Dallas Morning News that minor, Grade 1 calf
strains often take seven to 10 days to heal, but the Mavericks haven’t
revealed the severity of Doncic’s injury.
運動醫學專家告訴達拉斯晨報，1級拉傷需要7-10天的治療，但獨行俠並未透露Luka的傷
勢是幾級。
Injury analyst Jeff Stotts, who tracks NBA injury data for InStreetClothes,
said NBA players who suffered calf strains this season missed an average of
16 days. Reserve guard Frank Ntilikina, the only other Maverick to strain his
calf this season, missed four games over 12 days in November.
NBA傷病數據分析師Jeff Stotts表示，本季腿部拉傷的球員平均要缺席16天，FN是獨行俠
本季唯一因腿部拉傷缺賽的，他在11月時缺席了12天中的4場比賽
Doncic said his stepback 3-point shooting motion “is not a problem” for his
calf, but pushing off his left leg while driving to the basket or abruptly
changing directions to pass, score or defend — integral facets of his crafty
style —might still be.
Luka說他的腿部不影響後撤三分，但當他切入時要狡猾的改變傳球方向或得分，以及防
守時，就有差了
Director of player health and personnel Casey Smith, whom Doncic called “my
boss,” and the 23-year-old All-Star himself will make the final call — for
Game 3 Thursday, Game 4 Saturday and beyond.
被Luka戲稱為老大的球員健康主管Casey Smith會和Luka會在之後每場比賽前做出最後決
定
“If there’s going to be risk, I don’t think I’m going to play,” Doncic
said. But like I said, today and yesterday, we did some good things. If it’s
not risk, I don’t want to play limited minutes. I’d be nervous. I want to
be out there the most time as possible.”
Luka表示：「只要還有一點風險，我就不會上場，但就像我說的，我們這兩天的進展還不
錯，只要沒有風險，我不想要上場時間受到限制，那會讓我緊張，只要能上場，我希望能
夠多打一點。」