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The powers-that-be seem to think that it is. But last year’s Golden State Warriors proved otherwise, as did a young Sixers club this past Sunday night in Motown. Of course, that was only one series and one game. Eventually, the size of the stage always seems to catch up with up-and-coming clubs. The playoffs are a rite of passage. They were for Dr. J. They were for Michael Jordan. The Cavaliers and Wizards not only have a wealth of combined playoff experience – much of it was earned against the other team. Monday night’s matchup between the two clubs will be their 12th postseason meeting in the last three seasons, with the Wine and Gold taking the last seven. “I think the more you have the better it is for your team,” said Mike Brown. “But I think when it comes to our team and their team – we both have a lot of playoff experience. But it’s still great to have as much playoff experience as possible.” Brown comes from a system in San Antonio where they’re conditioned for the Second Season. A lesser team might have gotten rattled during Saturday’s high-intensity double-overtime game like the instant classic between the Spurs and Suns. But both clubs simply made one huge play after another in the closing seconds. The Cavaliers have a combined 503 playoff games between their current roster players. No member of the team – aside from Lance Allred – is without playoff experience. Ben Wallace and Eric Snow came into Saturday’s game leading the team with 103 postseason contests apiece, although Big Ben passed Eric with the start. But Snow’s experience did play a critical role in the 93-86 win, as he advised the coaching staff in a pre-game meeting to unearth an old back-door play for LeBron that worked to perfection twice in the Game 1 victory. LeBron is a playoff veteran now, but he can still remember being somewhat out of sorts before his first postseason game against many of these same Wizards. “I was excited, I was nervous,” LeBron admitted. “I had missed it my first two years. It was an exciting time for me – I couldn’t wait. When I ran out onto the court and we were playing Washington for the first game at home and the excitement from the crowd. It was just overwhelming. I had to catch my second wind before the game even started because I had lost it during the warmups.”
The nerves didn’t rattle the young King too much. He went on to record a triple-double in his first playoff game – a 97-86 Cavaliers victory. LeBron has now suited up for 34 playoffs games – as has Anderson Varejao. Both fifth-year players have seven more games under their belt than 12-year veteran, Joe Smith. Smith last made the postseason in 2005-06 with the Bucks. He remembers his first venture into the postseason, back in 1999 in Minnesota. “I remember just walking out on the floor and the arena being jam-packed, hours before tip-off,” said the affable power forward. “Usually, the crowd kind of mingles in and before you know it, it’s a full house. But playoff time, man, even the warm-ups are intense. But, you’ve got to be able to step it up and take it to another level.” LeBron isn’t the only Cavalier to star in his first foray into the playoffs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas – who came into this year’s first round series with 37 games on his postseason resume – was unconscious as a rookie back in 1998. Taken with the 20th overall pick one year earlier, Big Z dueled Indiana’s established big man, Rick Smits, leading the Cavaliers with a .571 shooting percentage, finishing second in scoring (17.3 ppg) and rebounding (7.5 rpg) for the series. Ilgauskas scored 25 points in Game 2, and was a force in each of the four games against Indy. Behind Ben Wallace and Eric Snow on the list of playoff veterans is Damon Jones, who has played in 54 contests. One of those games, of course, was his brief-but-bountiful appearance in Game 6 of the Cavaliers-Wizards first round series two years ago – knocking Washington out of the postseason with a clutch 18-footer from the corner. “The intensity of the games is totally different,” said the DJ. “But your confidence can carry you through anything. You just need to be confident in your situations and try to focus for as close to 48 minutes as possible.”
Naturally, with any cast of characters on an NBA team, there are those guys who – no matter how much playoff experience they have or don’t have – are still nonplussed by the postseason. “I don’t ever get nerves … I’m cold as ice,” quipped starting guard, Delonte West. “They call me ‘Cool Hand Luke.’” But West – who backed up that statement on Saturday by canning four huge free throws in the final 15 seconds – does remember getting his eyes opened in that first journey out of the regular season. “We were playing in Indiana right before Reggie Miller retired, and I definitely got a taste of that jumper he has,” said West. “He taught me a few lessons, and I’ve been anxious to get back to the postseason ever since. “I went through a couple tough situations to get back here,” he concluded. “But like my mom always told me: ‘The Lord gotta bring you through it to bring you to it.’” 译文转载自hoopchina 季后赛经验有多重要？它是无价的么？一只球队想要获胜可以不需要它么？ 强队们的表现证明了它的重要性。但上赛季的金洲勇士则呈现给我们另一种答案，上周日年轻的76人又在汽车城证明了这点。当然，以上两个例子仅仅是一个系列赛和一场比赛。最终，达到这层次的俱乐部总是那些积极进取的球队。 骑士和奇才都不是一只拥有丰富季后赛经验的球队——球队中的球员拥有的季后赛经历大多是从对手比赛中挣来的。周一晚的比赛是双方近三年来的第十二次季后赛交锋，其中骑士赢得了最近7场比赛的胜利。 “我认为越有经验对球队来说越好。”Mike Brown说，“对骑士和奇才来说双方都拥有不少的季后赛经验，但尽可能的获得更多季后赛经验总是好的。” Brown教练来自那只擅长打季后赛的圣安东尼奥马刺。一只缺少季后赛经验的球队会在像周六晚太阳、马刺高强度的双加时比赛里不知所措，但太阳和马刺在最后读秒阶段的表现都是大心脏的。 骑士现有阵容总共打了503场季后赛，除了Lance Allred以外其他球员都有参加过季后赛。 Ben Wallace、Eric Snow在周六比赛前各自以103场的季后赛出场记录领先全队，接着Wallace在第一场比赛首发后把超过了Snow。但Snow还是在第一场93-86的胜利中扮演了重要一环，他建议教练组应该给LBJ设置一个秘密的战术，并且LBJ在第一场的时候两次完美的诠释了这战术。 James现在已经是一个季后赛老兵，但他想到自己第一场季后赛时面对奇才的表现时依然会多少感到心情不适。 “当时我很兴奋也很紧张。”James承认，“在我职业生涯的前两年我都错过了季后赛。这对我来说是激动的时刻-我迫不及待的想要上场。第一场比赛我们在主场面对骑士，当我进入赛场我被观众们刺激的很兴奋。这是无法抵挡的压力，我必须在比赛开始前甚至是开始后才恢复精力，因为在热身时我就把它用完了。” “我无法按我想的那样集中精力，因为我实在是太兴奋了。”James又说到，“而现在，我能更好的将注意力集中在即将开始的比赛上” 一时的焦虑并没困扰我们的国王太久。在他的第一场季后赛里他就打出三双为球队带来胜利——97-86。 James现在和他的队友Varejao一样有34场的季后赛经验。两位NBA的5年级球员比他们的队友进入NBA12年的Joe Smith多打了7场季后赛。Smith上一次参加季后赛是在2005-06赛季效力雄鹿队时。他记得自己的第一次季后赛经历，当时是1999年他还是森林狼的一员。 “我记得在离跳球时间还有数小时时，体育场内已经塞满了人。”勤勤恳恳的大前锋说，“通常像这样多数的人进入赛场，这场比赛都将会是爆满。在季后赛的时刻，就连热身都是紧张激烈的，你必须增加强度，让自己上升到另一个层次。” 除了James外，队内还有另一个球员在他的季后赛首演里表现出色。 Zydrunas Ilgauskas——在这系列赛开始前，大Z的季后赛履历是37场——作为一个新秀在1998年不知不觉的进入联盟。 作为前一年第20顺位被选入球队的中锋，大Z在对步行者的系列赛里面对对方的大个子Rick Smits拿下17.3分（队内第二）、7.5板、57.1%（队内第一）的数据。大Z在面对步行者的四场比赛里都有具有说服力的表现，其中第二场比赛中拿下25分。 除了Ben和Eric外另一位季后赛老兵是Damon Jones（54场）。这其中最令人印象深刻的当然是两年前同奇才的首轮第六场比赛——在仅有的出场时间里在边角18码处一击制胜。 “季后赛的比赛强度和平时完全不同。”Jones说，“但是你的信心可以带领你跨过任何阻碍。在场上你只需要对自己有信心，并尽可能的在整场比赛里保持注意力。” Jones此前作为活塞的一员接受过季后赛的洗礼。这位前CBA球员通过自己稳定的三分获得了NBA球队的信赖。 “我有Michael Curry、Ben Wallace这些优秀的朋友。”Jone还说，“他们总是告诉我一件事，也就是我现在对年轻人说的——努力打球就好。” 当然，在一只拥有众多不同性格的球队里。还有一些球员，不论是打没打过季后赛仍然对季后赛的到来感到紧张。 “我想我还不够胆，我觉得自己冷的像冰一样。”首发Delonte West自嘲道，“他们都叫我‘Cool Hand Luke’。” 但是West在背负着压力的情况下还是在第一场同奇才的比赛最后15秒罚进了关键的4个罚球——这让他回忆起了自己的第一次季后赛之旅。 “当时在凯尔特人我们对步行者，Reggie Miller那时还没退役。自然我肯定会学到一些他的跳投本领。”West说，“他教了我一些，从那以后我就很渴望重回季后赛。” “我克服了不少困难才重新站在了季后赛赛场上。”他总结道，“但就像我妈妈总是对我说的‘主给了你障碍是为了带你穿越它’。” 最后由 5XXL 于 2008-04-23 17:12:50编辑 |
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