Klay Thompson’s shooting woes worsened, Draymond Green didn’t score until late in the third quarter, Zaza Pachulia led a brigade of first half missed layups, but the Warriors, while not perfect, were still dominant in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, blasting the Cavaliers 113-91 on Thursday night in Oracle.
克萊-湯普森依舊深陷“湯神模式”的毒奶中難以自拔，德雷蒙德-格林直到第三節末才首開紀錄，扎扎-帕楚里亞上半場上丟的空籃能組成一個加強連……然而這支勇士雖然並不完美，要贏下總決賽首戰依然綽綽有餘，他們今天113-91大勝騎士，在甲骨文球館取得開門紅。
How? They transformed their two typical flaws into major advantages and rode their two MVPs — one dunking on the world, the other bombing away deep 3s — to a 13th straight playoff win, the 11th by double-digits, upping their average postseason margin of victory to 16.7 per game.
怎麼做到的？他們把自己最典型的兩個弱點全變成了優勢，而且他們的兩位MVP大發神威，一個飛在半空肆虐籃筐，一個飄在外線狂轟濫炸。就這樣，季後賽13連勝，第11場兩位數優勢取勝，順便把本就恐怖的場均贏球分差提高到更恐怖的16.7分。
“They’re the best I’ve ever seen,” Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said. “I mean, no other team has done this, right? 13-0.”
“他們是我見過最強的球隊，”騎士主帥泰倫-盧直言，“季後賽13連勝，獨此一家吧？”
To beat the Warriors this season, and it’s only been done 17 times in 95 games, you need to turn them over and beat them up on the glass. The Cavaliers did that on Christmas, grabbing 18 offensive rebounds and forcing 19 turnovers, which helped them edge the Warriors by one.
要想擊敗在本賽季的95場比賽中僅輸了17場的勇士，你必須逼迫他們失誤，並掌控籃板。這兩點騎士在聖誕大戰中做到了，他們抓下18記前場籃板，並讓勇士出現了19次失誤，但即使這樣他們也不過1分險勝。
But in Game 1, the Warriors had more second chance points (18 to 13) and won the turnover battle by an astounding 20-4 margin. Those four turnovers were the fewest the Warriors have committed all season. Their previous low was seven.
但在總決賽揭幕戰中，勇士的二次進攻得分以18-13領先對手，只出現4次失誤，而反觀騎士失誤卻多達20次。4次失誤是勇士的賽季新低，此前的最低是7次。
“When you turn the ball over against this team, they become impossible to guard,” Draymond Green said. “It’s LeBron coming downhill, Kyrie coming downhill with a bunch of shooters around them. So we knew coming into this game, we had to value the basketball.”
“面對騎士，一旦失誤，他們將勢不可擋，”德雷蒙德-格林表示，“勒布朗或者凱里（歐文）衝起來，外線一群埋伏已久的射手，簡直畫美不看。所以我們很清楚，跟他們打比賽，我們必須把籃球當寶一樣保護好。”
That monster advantage gave the Warriors 20 more shot attempts than the Cavaliers (106 to 86). And when you give the Warriors’ historically efficient offense that many more chances, even when all parts are not operating optimally, the mountain is too steep to climb. Especially when Kevin Durant and Steph Curry are standing at the top drop-kicking you off.
失誤方面的巨大優勢讓勇士獲得了比對手多20次的出手機會(106對86)，考慮到勇士歷史級別的進攻效率，即使其他方面一無是處，他們也會化身難以逾越的大山——尤其是凱文-杜蘭特和斯蒂芬-庫裡還站在山頂上，淫笑著看著竭盡全力的登山者，隨時準備一句古德拜把他們踹下去。
“You can not simulate what they bring to the table,” LeBron James said. “No matter how many days you have off, you can’t simulate that.”
“他們的成功難以複製，”勒布朗-詹姆斯直言，“無論你鑽研多久都沒用，不可能模仿。”
Durant served as the night’s star in his loud return to the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers’ defense, bottom-10 in the league this season and not that much better in the playoffs, helped get him going. Twice in the first half, with Steph Curry flanking and spreading out to the wing on a fastbreak, Durant galloped up the floor with those long limbs, looked toward Curry and a Cavalier defender — once Kyrie Irving, the other time J.R. Smith — completely fled the lane, parting the sea as Durant cruised in and soared for unharmed dunks.
強勢重返總決賽的杜蘭特是當之無愧的本場MVP。騎士那聯盟倒數前十的防守在季後賽中並沒有什麼明顯改善，這也讓杜蘭特如魚得水。上半場就出現了兩次這樣的鏡頭：庫裡和杜蘭特的雙線快攻中，庫裡一個閃現到外線45度，杜蘭特大步流星，快馬加鞭中路推進，只需要看一眼庫裡，騎士的防線就屁顛屁顛地跟過去，一次是凱瑞-歐文，另一次是JR-史密斯，將禁區之門大開，杜蘭特毅然笑納大禮，完成無人防守的爆扣。
“Our gameplan was backwards,” Lue said. “When Kevin Durant has the ball, you don’t want to leave him.”
“我們的比賽計劃有些本末倒置了，”盧說道，“當杜蘭特拿球，沒人會放任他不管。”
But Durant dunked plenty of times against slightly more imposing defensive efforts. Off a tricky inbound pass from Curry, Durant shook LeBron to the ground on a quick-twitch pump and go move for a slam, then later powered through Kyrie Irving for a layup — his first eight makes were all at the rim — and forced his way to the free throw line a few times late in the first half, putting up 23 in the first 24 minutes.
然而說什麼都晚了，杜蘭特完成了好幾個讓人大呼過癮的灌籃，然而與這幾個灌籃相比，騎士那可憐的防守更讓人印象深刻。有一球他接到庫裡的詭異發球，以一個迅速的起步晃倒勒布朗扣籃得手，隨後又強打歐文完成上籃。他的前8分全部來自籃下，在上半場數次站上罰球線，24分鐘拿下23分。
“He just did what we expect of him,” Green said. We’re going to seek him out, get him the ball, and guys got to defend him. He was amazing tonight, and I expect nothing less in the rest of the games.”
“他做的恰恰是我們所期望看到的，”格林說道，“我們要做的就是找到他並給他球，然後欣賞他怎麼擊潰防守吧。他今晚簡直太棒了，希望接下來比賽他也能這麼出彩。”
Durant finished with a game-high 38 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and zero turnovers — finally busting out his 3-point shot late to cap his huge night.
杜蘭特砍下全場最高的38分，與此同時抓下8個籃板，送出8次助攻，而且沒有一次失誤！他還在比賽尾聲階段找回了三分手感，為這場的超強表現畫上了完美的句號。
But Steph Curry never had to get hot from 3 because he just stayed hot, carrying over his scorching stroke from the last round to plant six of his 11 threes on Thursday, giving him an NBA-high 59 made 3s in 13 playoff games. Kevin Love is the next closest shooter, with 41 makes in 14 games.
反觀庫裡則始終沒有找回三分手感——因為他的手感一直熱得發燙，從上一輪保持到了現在。他今天三分11投6中，在13場比賽中完成了聯盟最高的59記三分，凱文-樂福稍遜一籌，14場比賽中命中41記。
Curry finished with 28 points and 10 assists — he didn’t have more than six assists during any Finals game last year — giving him 66 combined points with Durant, as the two catapulted some of their struggling teammates to this Game 1 rout.
庫裡全場比賽貢獻28分10次助攻——他在去年總決賽中沒有一場比賽助攻數超過6次。庫裡和杜蘭特合力砍下66分，四條大腿掛滿了表現掙扎的隊友們，帶領球隊豪取開門紅。
Pachulia either passed up or butchered three first half layups, before making a pair of circus shots in the second half. Klay Thompson played terrific defense, but shot 3-of-16 and missed all five of his 3s as his massive shooting slump worsened. Draymond Green only made three of his 12 shots
.帕楚里亞在上半場獲得了3次上空籃的機會，但是他不是把球傳了出去，就是空籃打鐵，但他緊接著在下半場完成了兩次空中雜耍般的上籃。克萊打出了密不透風的防守表現，但他慘淡的投射低潮期仍在繼續，全場16投僅3中，三分球5投全失。格林也只有12中3的命中率。
But the Warriors are up 1-0, dominantly, because they protected the ball, won the battle on the glass and let their two stars shine.
但這些都無所謂了，勇士已經兵不血刃地拿下了第一場，因為他們得以控制了失誤，籃板球的爭搶方面也處於領先，而且讓他們的兩位巨星大放異彩。
“We could be a lot better than we were tonight,” Durant said. “But in The Finals, you take the W.”
“我們可以打得比今天的表現還要好得多，”杜蘭特表示，“但這是總決賽，贏球才是硬道理。”
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