斯人已逝,而偉大的比賽永垂不朽
Perhaps no one in recent history cared more about winning the All-Star Game than Kobe Bryant.
在近代可能沒人比科比布萊恩的更加看重全明星賽的勝利。
The format changes and his memory combined to create a game Sunday night at the United Center that would've made Bryant proud.
賽制的改變和對於他的懷念交織在一起，這纔有了週日空前的比賽盛況，足夠讓科比在天堂也能夠引以爲豪了。
Technically, the winners were Team LeBron over Team Giannis 157-155 and local charities, as $500,000 was donated.
嚴格意義上來說，勒布朗隊以157-155險勝字母哥隊，與此同時當地的慈善組織捐出了50萬美元。
The last hero was Chicago native Anthony Davis, who made the winning free throw. But the real victor was the competitive spirit Bryant embodied.
（比賽）最後的英雄是芝加哥人濃眉，他罰中了制勝一球。但是真正的勝利者則是科比曼巴精神的完美體現。
Regardless of the headwinds that have made this a difficult NBA season, this contest was a reminder of the greatness of NBA basketball.
不管這賽季NBA遭遇了多少艱難險阻，這場比賽會讓人們將NBA籃球的偉大銘記於心。
As the late David Stern used to say when the league faced troubles: "The greatness of the game will always carry us."
就像剛剛逝去的前NBA總裁大衛·斯特恩過去在聯盟遇到困難時常說的一句話：“比賽的偉大會一直引領我們。”
This All-Star Game was great. The Elam scoring system created a wonderfully enriching fourth quarter, the most intense play this weekend has seen in decades.
這屆的全明星賽可以說是十分的成功。“目標分數制”營造了一個及其豐富精彩的第四節，也是近十年來最緊張激烈的一場比賽比賽。
LeBron James was stealing the ball from Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo was blocking James,
詹姆斯從字母哥手裏搶斷，反過來字母哥也蓋掉了老詹的上籃，
including a crucial one at the rim that created the most intense replay review we've seen to date.
包括一個禁區內的追帽，也引發了迄今爲止引發反響最激烈的錄像回放。
Kyle Lowry was taking charges. Chris Paul, who brought the idea of the target scoring to the league months ago, was everywhere,
洛瑞連造了幾次帶球撞人。而克里斯保羅，幾月前將目標得分制的理念引入聯盟，本場比賽無處不在，
from finishing alley-oops to leading a late comeback. Joel Embiid was trying to single-handedly bring back the post player.
從完成空中接力到引領最後的反撲。大帝恩比德則是獨自一人在展示着聯盟失傳已久的低位技術。
And, of course, the final play, on which James, who has spent this season doing everything he can to make Davis as happy as possible to cement his re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers,
當然，最後一攻，球在詹姆斯手上，他已經花了大半個賽季竭盡所能讓濃眉儘可能感到開心，爲了讓他能夠與洛杉磯湖人隊完成續約，
gave up the chance to win the game to gift wrap a pass to Davis that forced a final foul.
所以老詹放棄了最後絕殺的機會把球傳給戴維斯讓他博到了終場前的一個犯規。
"You could definitely feel [Bryant's] presence," James said. "So he was definitely here."
“你能明顯地感受到‘布萊恩特’的存在，”詹姆斯說。“所以他一定在這裏看着我們。”
LeBron: The new format brought out the competitive spirit in everyone.
勒布朗：這種新的賽制激發了每個人的好勝心。
LeBron James shares his thoughts on the new format of the NBA All-Star Game and on what honoring Kobe Bryant meant to everyone.
老詹分享了他對於NBA全明星新賽制的看法並且表示，紀念科比對於每個人來說都意味着很多。
There were tributes everywhere. From jerseys honoring Bryant and his daughter Gianna that each player will likely treasure as a keepsake, to pregame and halftime ceremonies.
整場比賽致敬科比的鏡頭無處不在。從每一位球員都視若珍寶的紀念科比和吉安娜的球衣，再到賽前和中場的紀念儀式。
But the real honoring came with the play, and perhaps no one embodied it more than Kawhi Leonard, the game's MVP, and Paul.
但是真正的紀念源自於比賽本身，也許沒有人能夠比本場MVP小卡和保羅身上更能體現了。
At All-Star Weekend in 2012 in Orlando during his rookie season, Leonard found Bryant at a Nike party and used the meeting to ask probing questions about offseason workouts and strategies.
在2012年奧蘭多的全明星週末期間，也是倫納德的新秀賽季，倫納德在耐克的一個派對上找到科比並且問了一些關於休賽期的訓練技巧和戰略的問題。
A few years later, after Bryant's last game in San Antonio on his retirement tour, Gregg Popovich asked Bryant for a favor in a private moment.
幾年之後，在科比退役那年在聖安東尼奧的最後一場比賽之後，格雷格·波波維奇私下裏想請科比幫個忙。
He wanted Bryant to keep an eye on Leonard and help guide him now that they would no longer be competitors, the San Antonio coach knowing just how much Leonard looked up to Bryant.
他希望科比能持續關注倫納德並且幫助指導他，因爲他們現在已不再是競爭對手，並且這位聖城教練知道倫納德多麼崇拜科比。
If Bryant was the closest successor to Jordan's mindset, it's possible Leonard could take that torch by the time he's done.
如果說科比是喬丹精神最接近的傳承者，那麼倫納德就很有可能屆時接過他的火炬。
They both possess the mix of competitiveness and ruthlessness that is only for the 1% of the 1% of the greatest athletes on the planet.
他們都能很好地將好勝心和自律結合，是那種地球上最偉大運動員中一等一的佼佼者。
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