Shawn Kemp hasn't played since the 2002-03 season in large part because of weight problems and offcourt issues. He has since lost 70 pounds and hopes to play for coach George Karl, for whom he played under in Seattle.
由于体重问题和场外的事情，肖恩·坎普自2002-03赛季以来一直没有打过比赛。那以后，他减了70磅（约合32公斤）的体重，希望为自己在超音速队时的主教练乔治·卡尔打球。36岁的坎普目前表示，他希望加盟掘金队。作者: celiahe 时间: 2008-4-7 16:23 标题: NBA词汇趣谈2“牙套事件" "We got impatient on offense and that played into their hands. In the first half they picked us apart." Kings coach Rick Adelman said.
“我们在进攻上失去了耐心，完全被他们所掌握。上半场他们把我们撕碎了。”国王主教练阿德尔曼说。
That shot kind of put a dagger right in them.
那个球就像一把匕首刺中了他们的心脏。
MOB: Mavericks Off the Bench 的缩写，小牛的替补阵容。
Haslem called NBA vice president Stu Jackson after being ejected Saturday to insist that he did not attempt to hit Crawford with the mouthpiece.
周六被逐出场后，哈斯勒姆给NBA副总裁斯图·杰克逊打电话，坚持说她并没想用牙套击打裁判克劳福德。
vice president: 副总裁。
mouthpiece: 牙套。
James showed a bit of nervousness early on, shooting an airball on his first jumper.
詹姆斯开场后显得有点紧张，第一次跳投投了一个空气球。
airball: 空气球，指没沾到篮框或篮板，即便沾到篮网，也是空气球。
jumper: 跳投。
So at least on paper, things look bad for the Nuggets, in jeopardy of being eliminated in the first round for a third straight year.
至少纸面上，掘金的情况不妙，他们正面临着连续第三年首轮出局的危险。作者: celiahe 时间: 2008-4-7 16:24 标题: NBA词汇趣谈3之"更衣室" It's a fitful year. The Heat sleepwalk through some games, look like world-beaters in others and seem to be biding their time until the playoffs.
The Heat's roster is studded with stars who never won a title. Point guard Gary Payton reached the finals with three teams before finally grabbing the ring, while Alonzo-Mourning played through 13 seasons, two retirements and a serious kidney ailment for a championship.
Isiah Thomas has one year to turn around the Knicks--something Larry Brown couldn't do. And if Thomas doesn't, he'll be gone, too.
伊塞亚·托马斯只有一年的时间去拯救尼克斯队——这是拉里·布朗所没有做到的事。如果托马斯做不到，他同样会走人。炒掉布朗之后，尼克斯队老板多兰明确表示，他只给托马斯一年的时间。作者: celiahe 时间: 2008-4-7 16:25 标题: NBA词汇趣谈4之"七重天" The Detroit Pistons' 79-61 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers was the first of three Game 7's that will be played within 31 hours. This is the Seventh heaven for NBA fans.
Dallas advanced to the Western Conference finals for the second time in four years, but with almost an entirely new team. Nowitzki is the only remaining starter from the team that was eliminated by the Spurs in 2003.
Steve Nash's aching back was a whole lot better, and that led to a painful night for the Los Angeles Clippers in the biggest game in that franchise's mostly sorry history.
Johnson was irate after Miami center Shaquille O'Neal appeared to bump Devin Harris on a driving layup attempt. He was briefly restrained by assistants to avoid a second technical and automatic ejection.
The Bobcats ranked 28th in attendance after their first season in the outdated Charlotte Coliseum, then moved into a new $265 million arena last season that has yet to secure naming rights.