2017-01-28

【Aiden in English】

        (I didn’t write about game 4 because I was not there to play. There was an important band concert.)

        Here’s the thing. Waking up on Saturday morning is always a pain. Obviously, it is the only day that I’m not on a strict time schedule. And of course, this Saturday was going to have an early basketball game. After the schedule shifted around for a while, the time and place were decided at the old gym of my middle school at 9:00 in the morning. Nothing ever feels good at nine in the morning on the weekends.

        I kind of feel bad for the opposing team, as only 7 of 10 players showed. In other words, the order of their line-up had many instances where only guards were on the floor. This was absolutely gorgeous.

        Our team ran a 2-3 zone, which basically meant two players guarded the three-point line and three defended the paint and corners. In terms of basketball, the 2-3 protects the paint, but the downside is the open threes. On this day, when most of the opposing team’s big men weren’t present, our coach quickly adjusted us to a 3-2. It really was just with three people guarding the three-point line and two standing in the paint.

        The game started for us extremely slow. The opponents went on a 6-0 run to start, but after heating up, the game returned to a tie at eight apiece. I felt weird because the game was so early, and no one was making any jump shots. Then, things began to change.

        At half-time, the game had swung around. We ended on a three-point bang to beat the clock, which I personally think it switched the momentum around. At the half-time break, something about the team woke up. Maybe it was the morning or an off day, but the first half was full of missed three-pointers that were wide open. To start the second half, our team saw a downpour of scores, some from driving and threes. I surprisingly thought that the game would become a defensive grind, but it never was the case. The third quarter was a blow out for us, and because of this momentum, we ran up the lead. This was where the line-up holes hurt the opposing team; they had five guards on the floor at one time because their duo big men needed rest. Funny thing is, their offense seemed to slightly get better with a small ball, and when their big men left the floor, the point guards seemed to be able to penetrate with ease. Not that it mattered by then, but it is something to keep in mind.

        So, with the game results in the books, there isn’t much to say about this win. I don’t really think this proves anything since the other team was missing, well, nearly half the team. I know we’ll see them in more important games, and this win is important in order to know their strengths when the time comes these games do matter.

【紅霞譯文】

        (我因參加一場重要的樂隊表演而缺席第四場比賽，所以就沒有記錄與之相關的鄉村娛樂籃球比賽。)

        關鍵在於星期六清晨醒來少不了讓人叫苦連天，明明是唯一無需遵守作息時間的日子，可我偏偏要趕大早參加一場籃球賽。之前日程改來改去，最終比賽定為今天上午九點我所在的初中舊體育館，但凡安排在早上九點鐘的周末活動純屬瞎折騰。

        我倒有點同情對方，十位隊員僅有七位畫卯，其後衛被趕鴨子上架，山中無老虎猴子稱大王。

        我隊採用2-3聯防戰術，也就意味着兩名隊友死守三分線而另外三名隊友則負責禁區及底角，借用籃球術語，2-3聯防有利於保護禁區，但容易給對手造成投三分球機會，好在今天對方高大球員缺席，我們教練很快改成3-2聯防戰術，啟用三名隊友把住三分線、兩位留守禁區。

        比賽伊始我們保持慢熱節奏，對方以六比零先聲奪人；不過一旦我們進入狀態，比分即刻被追成八比八平，我禁不住納悶，難道是因為比賽開始得太早以至於沒人跳投。稍後不久，比賽局勢開始發生變化。

        打到半場比賽出現轉機，蜂鳴器聲響起我們投進一個三分球，我個人認為本隊時來運轉。半場休息時，全隊方從睡夢中醒來，也許因為早晨起得太早或者今天本該放假，總之上半場我們在毫無阻攔的情況下沒投進任何三分球。下半場開賽，我們帶球上籃遠投三分球頻頻得手，本以為對方防守反擊，但結果並非如此，真叫我看走了眼。第三節我們順水推舟打出小高潮反超對方，他們在安排上場選手上就存有問題，出場的五位球員一度全部都是後衛，當兩位高大中鋒留在場外，組織後衛可以隨意闖入籃下，這種打法沒啥新穎，只是我們應抓住時機乘虛而入。

        比賽果然不出意料，輸贏自在情理之中，我倒覺得這並非意味着什麼，畢竟對方缺勤的隊員太多，恐怕半隊人馬未到，想必在今後一系列決定名次的關鍵較量中我們後會有期。這次勝利表明面臨緊要關頭，參賽選手能否發揮各自優勢事關重要。

Today in History(歷史上的今天):

2009: 巴拿馬運河(Panama Canal)

2008: 聖托馬斯島(Saint Thomas)

Crosslinks(相關博文):

2017 Twp Rec Basketball Game-3(2017年鄉村娛樂籃球第三場比賽)

2017 Twp Rec Basketball Game-2(2017年鄉村娛樂籃球隊第二場比賽)

2017 Twp Rec Basketball Game-1(2017年鄉村娛樂籃球隊第一場比賽)