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.

【红霞译文】

        (我因参加一场重要的乐队表演而缺席第四场比赛，所以就没有记录与之相关的乡村娱乐篮球比赛。)

        关键在于星期六清晨醒来少不了让人叫苦连天，明明是唯一无需遵守作息时间的日子，可我偏偏要赶大早参加一场篮球赛。之前日程改来改去，最终比赛定为今天上午九点我所在的初中旧体育馆，但凡安排在早上九点钟的周末活动纯属瞎折腾。

        我倒有点同情对方，十位队员仅有七位画卯，其后卫被赶鸭子上架，山中无老虎猴子称大王。

        我队采用2-3联防战术，也就意味着两名队友死守三分线而另外三名队友则负责禁区及底角，借用篮球术语，2-3联防有利于保护禁区，但容易给对手造成投三分球机会，好在今天对方高大球员缺席，我们教练很快改成3-2联防战术，启用三名队友把住三分线、两位留守禁区。

        比赛伊始我们保持慢热节奏，对方以六比零先声夺人；不过一旦我们进入状态，比分即刻被追成八比八平，我禁不住纳闷，难道是因为比赛开始得太早以至于没人跳投。稍后不久，比赛局势开始发生变化。

        打到半场比赛出现转机，蜂鸣器声响起我们投进一个三分球，我个人认为本队时来运转。半场休息时，全队方从睡梦中醒来，也许因为早晨起得太早或者今天本该放假，总之上半场我们在毫无阻拦的情况下没投进任何三分球。下半场开赛，我们带球上篮远投三分球频频得手，本以为对方防守反击，但结果并非如此，真叫我看走了眼。第三节我们顺水推舟打出小高潮反超对方，他们在安排上场选手上就存有问题，出场的五位球员一度全部都是后卫，当两位高大中锋留在场外，组织后卫可以随意闯入篮下，这种打法没啥新颖，只是我们应抓住时机乘虚而入。

        比赛果然不出意料，输赢自在情理之中，我倒觉得这并非意味着什么，毕竟对方缺勤的队员太多，恐怕半队人马未到，想必在今后一系列决定名次的关键较量中我们后会有期。这次胜利表明面临紧要关头，参赛选手能否发挥各自优势事关重要。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2009: 巴拿马运河(Panama Canal)

2008: 圣托马斯岛(Saint Thomas)

Crosslinks(相关博文):

2017 Twp Rec Basketball Game-3(2017年乡村娱乐篮球第三场比赛)

2017 Twp Rec Basketball Game-2(2017年乡村娱乐篮球队第二场比赛)

2017 Twp Rec Basketball Game-1(2017年乡村娱乐篮球队第一场比赛)