https://www.si.com/nba/rockets-dillon-brooks-warriors-bulletin-board-material-pl ayoffs https://reurl.cc/AM6613 Rockets’ Dillon Brooks Just Gave the Warriors Bulletin Board Material in the Pl ayoffs Kristen Wong | 3 Hours Ago When the Golden State Warriors take on the Houston Rockets in Game 2 of their fi rst-round playoffs series on Wednesday night, they'll have a bit of extra motiva tion. 週三晚間,當金州勇士在首輪季後賽第二戰對上休士頓火箭時,他們會有一些額外的動力。 The Warriors snatched Game 1 in a thrilling 95-85 victory over Houston, with the Rockets having no answers for the star duo of Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler. Hou ston's own offense struggled all game long, committing 17 turnovers and shooting just 20% from beyond the arc, and the team's usually dependable shot-makers lik e Fred VanVleet and Jalen Green had themselves a night to forget. 勇士在第一戰中以驚心動魄的 95 比 85 擊敗火箭,Steph Curry 和 Jimmy Butler 的明星 組合讓火箭毫無招架之力。火箭整場進攻陷入掙扎,出現了 17 次失誤,三分命中率僅有 2 0%,而像 Fred VanVleet 和 Jalen Green 這些平時可靠的得分手也打出令人不願回顧的一 戰。 Game 1's setback aside, Rockets forward Dillon Brooks is still oozing confidence and recently opened up about his thoughts on the feisty playoff series to Logan Murdock of The Ringer. 儘管第一戰落敗,火箭前鋒 Dillon Brooks 依然信心滿滿,近日他在接受《The Ringer》 的 Logan Murdock 採訪時,暢談了自己對這輪激烈系列賽的看法。 Brooks gave the Warriors their flowers for their dynastic successes of the past, but used a two-word phrase to describe them that could age very, very poorly in the next few days. Brooks 對勇士過去王朝時期的成功表示敬意,但他用三個字來形容勇士,這三個字在接下 來幾天可能會變得非常尷尬。 Murdock wrote: Murdock 寫道: I ask Brooks how he views the Warriors. “Stepping stone,” he says. “Brilliant team. Championship franchise. A stepping stone for us.” 我問 Brooks 怎麼看待勇士。他說:「墊腳石。優秀的球隊,冠軍級的球隊,但對我們來說 是墊腳石。」 Brooks, brimming with undeterred ambition, went on to share his hopes for the Ro ckets in 2025 and beyond. Brooks 充滿不減的雄心,接著談到他對火箭在 2025 年以及未來的期望。 “We want to win championships,” he responded. “We want to do what [Hakeem] Ol ajuwon did, the guys before us. They’ll see when we honor them for winning two championships. That’s the legacy we want.” 「我們想要贏得總冠軍,」他回答說。「我們想要做 Hakeem Olajuwon 和那些前輩們所做 的事。等我們向他們致敬、表彰他們拿下兩座冠軍的時候,他們就會明白。那就是我們想留 下的傳承。」 Quite the bold statement coming from someone who has yet to make a conference fi nals appearance in his eight-year NBA career—the farthest Brooks has gotten is the conference semifinals with the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2021-22 season. 對於一位在八年 NBA 生涯中從未打進分區決賽的球員來說,這樣的發言確實大膽——Brook s 最遠的一次季後賽旅程是在 2021-22 賽季,當時隨曼菲斯灰熊闖入分區準決賽。 But, what Brooks and the Rockets lack in playoff experience, they arguably make up for in athleticism and doggedness. Game 2 between the Rockets and Warriors wi ll be the true test of whether Brooks and his team can back up their talk. 不過,Brooks 和火箭在季後賽經驗上的不足,也許可以靠他們的運動能力和韌性彌補。第 二戰將會是真正的考驗,檢視 Brooks 和他的球隊是否真的能言行一致。 - 一群苦命 vs 墊腳石