安东尼将怎样帮助这支湖人?

After LeBron James lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs last season for the first time in his career, big changes were bound to come to the Los Angeles Lakers. The splashiest, of course, was the blockbuster acquisition of former MVP and all-time triple-double leader Russell Westbrook. But Dwight Howard and Rajon Rondo also returned to the team on one-year deals after contributing to L.A.’s 2020 title run, and all three will spell and support the star duo of James and Anthony Davis.

上个赛季，勒布朗·詹姆斯职业生涯中第一次在季后赛首轮失利后，洛杉矶湖人队注定要发生巨大的变化。当然，最引人注目的是对前MVP、史上三双冠军拉塞尔-威斯布鲁克的轰动的引援。但德怀特·霍华德和拉简·隆多也以一年的合同回到了球队，曾经他们为洛杉矶2020年的总冠军做出了巨大贡献，他们三人都将共同效力，并为詹姆斯和安东尼·戴维斯这对明星二人组提供支持。  

But this collection of drivers and big men needs some perimeter firepower. Enter another new Laker: Carmelo Anthony.

但这群组织者和大个子需要一些外围火力。 另一个新的湖人球员:卡梅隆·安东尼。  

The 18-year veteran enters this season ranked 10th all-time in league scoring and ready to bolster the Lakers’ second unit with his catch-and-shoot game. He set a career-low scoring average1 last season with the Portland Trail Blazers at 13.4 points per game, but he also registered the best overall 3-point percentage of his long career (40.9). The Lakers have lacked that range — they’ve ranked no better than 21st in outside shooting percentage since James came to town, and their 3-point shooting dropped even further during last year’s playoffs, from 35.4 to 29.9 percent.

这位18个赛季的老将上赛季在联盟得分榜上排名第10，并准备用他的接球投篮来支撑湖人的第二阵容。上个赛季，他在波特兰开拓者队的场均得分为13.4分，创下了职业生涯新低，但他的三分球命中率达到了40.9%，创下了职业生涯新高。湖人缺少这样的投篮空间——自从詹姆斯来到湖人，他们的外线命中率一直排在不超过21位，在去年的季后赛中，他们的三分球命中率甚至进一步下降，从35.4%降至29.9%。  

As the team pursues an NBA-record 18th banner, easy buckets inside will be the Lakers’ bread and butter. Including the playoffs, James averaged 13.6 drives per game en route to his fourth ring two seasons ago, but that figure fell to 10.2 last year. Davis’ regular-season scoring average last year (21.8) was his lowest since the 2013-14 season, his second as a pro. During L.A.’s 2020 postseason run, Davis kept defenses honest by shooting 45 percent on jumpers. That figure fell to 24 percent in his 2021 playoffs, which were marred by a groin injury.

当球队追求NBA第18个冠军时，轻松的内线投篮是湖人的取胜关键。包括季后赛，两个赛季前，詹姆斯在争夺第四枚戒指的过程中场均出手13.6次，但去年这个数字下降到了10.2次。戴维斯去年常规赛的平均得分(21.8分)是他自2013-14赛季以来的最低得分，这是他作为职业球员的第二个赛季。 在洛杉矶2020年的季后赛中，戴维斯以45%的跳投保持防守诚实。在他的2021年季后赛中，由于腹股沟受伤，这一数字下降到了24%。  

Davis wasn’t alone in that regression. The Lakers’ collective field-goal percentage on jumpers last postseason fell to 29 percent from 37 percent during their 2020 title run. Relying on an array of drivers and finishers will certainly carry L.A.’s offense far, but effective frontcourt floor-spacing can only aid its playmakers in dissecting defenses.

在这种倒退中，戴维斯并不是一个人。湖人队上个季后赛的集体跳投命中率从他们2020年夺冠时的37%下降到了29%。依靠一系列的组织者和终结者肯定会让湖人的进攻走得更远，但是有效的前场空间能帮助组织者撕裂防守。  

Anthony, who enters this season with the highest point total among NBA players without a Finals appearance, has been pensive about helping his new team return to championship form.

安东尼目前的总得分是NBA中没有参加过总决赛的球员中最高的，他一直在思考如何帮助他的新球队回到总冠军的状态。  

“Every year, we all come in saying we want to win a championship,” he said during the NBA’s media day last week. “I am coming in with a championship on my mind. I think we all know this is the one thing that I am missing. This is the one thing that keeps me up at night; it motivates me, because I don’t have it. I want to experience the ups and downs of a championship team and a championship season.”

“每年，我们都说我们想赢得总冠军，”他在上周的NBA媒体日上说。“我是带着总冠军来到这里的。 我想大家都知道这是我错过的一件事。这是一件让我夜不能寐的事；它激励着我，因为我没有。我想体验一支总冠军球队和一个总冠军赛季的起起落落。”  

As he has transitioned to a bench role, Anthony has adjusted from an iso-heavy scorer to a solid catch-and-shoot 3-point threat in recent years. His efficiency on such shots last regular season and playoffs (41.7 percent shooting) was better than the Lakers 25th-ranked mark as a team (35.8).

近年来，随着安东尼转变为替补，他已经从一个重量级得分手转变为一个有威胁的三分接球射手。上赛季常规赛和季后赛，他在这方面的命中率(41.7%)比湖人队排在第25位的(35.8%)还要高。  

He should get plenty of help from his teammates in finding that shot. James, Westbrook and Rondo all rank in the top 14 on the league’s all-time assists list. Over the last five seasons, including the playoffs, only James Harden has assisted on more catch-and-shoot 3-pointers (931) than James (848) and Westbrook (844). 

他应该从队友那里得到很多帮助。詹姆斯、威斯布鲁克和隆多在联盟总助攻榜上都排在前14名。在过去的五个赛季中，包括季后赛，只有詹姆斯·哈登助攻的接球三分(931个)多于詹姆斯(848个)和威斯布鲁克(844个)。  

In the vein of knocking down catch-and-shoot threes, Anthony can help his team by maximizing possessions without dominating the ball. Among 195 players with at least 2,000 touches across last regular season and playoffs, he ranked 39th in points per chance (1.058) but 105th in average touch length (2.86 seconds). Anthony’s nimble footwork from the moment he catches the pass and balance on his shot are key to his quick and efficient maneuvers around contests. In Game 5 of Portland’s first-round series against Denver, he illustrated this skill by side-stepping Markus Howard just in time to avoid Austin Rivers’s help defense. 

在接球后投三分的时候，安东尼可以在不控制球的情况下最大化控球，帮助球队。在去年常规赛和季后赛的195名触球次数在2000次以上的球员中，他的平均触球次数(1.058次)排在第39位，但平均触球时间(2.86秒)排在第105位。安东尼从接住传球的那一刻起就灵活的步法和投篮的平衡是他在比赛中快速有效的机动的关键。在开拓者第一轮对阵掘金的第五场比赛中，他及时避开了马库斯-霍华德，和奥斯丁-里弗斯的协防，证明了他的技巧。  

In the following game, CJ McCollum split a Nuggets’ double-team before finding Anthony and his quick release in the corner, where he sported a higher 3-point percentage (39.8) than Stephen Curry (39.3), Tim Hardaway Jr. (37.9) and Duncan Robinson (33.1) last season. 

在接下来的比赛中，麦科勒姆撕开了掘金的包夹，然后在角落找到了安东尼和他的快速出手，在底角安东尼的三分球命中率(39.8)高于上赛季的斯蒂芬·库里(39.3)、小蒂姆·哈达威(37.9)和邓肯·罗宾逊(33.1)。  

It will likely take some time to work out Anthony’s specific role on the team. With Westbrook in the fold, James will probably be able to rest more during the regular season, and head coach Frank Vogel will have opportunities to gauge which lineups best balance ball movement, two-way interior presence and creating open looks from deep. The Lakers used 12 regular-season starting lineups en route to their 2020 championship, but that figure ballooned to 25 during their title defense.

这可能需要一些时间来确定安东尼在球队中的具体角色。有了威斯布鲁克的加盟，詹姆斯在常规赛中可能会休息得更多，主教练弗兰克·沃格尔也将有机会判断哪些阵容最能平衡球的移动，内线的双向表现，以及从后场创造空挡。湖人在通往2020年总冠军的道路上使用了12个常规赛首发阵容，但在他们卫冕冠军的过程中，这个数字膨胀到25个。  

Though the Lakers’ collective age and big-name personalities concern some observers, Anthony is confident that clarity on roles and expectations will make the team a cohesive unit.

尽管湖人的集体年龄和大牌球员让一些观望者担心，但安东尼相信，明确的角色和期望将使球队成为一个有凝聚力的团队。  

“I think we are all ready to take on whatever roles that are needed,” he said. “I think people forget at the end of the day that it is all about basketball, people have to be able to play basketball, and we all know what we are here for.”

他说：“我认为我们都已经准备好承担任何需要的角色。” “我认为人们最终会忘记，篮球就是一切，人们必须学会打得聪明，我们都知道我们在这里是为了什么。”