[外絮] Bronny戰報：獲得機會但表現掙扎

SI:AM | Bronny James Struggles in First Meaningful Lakers Playing Time

Bronny James 在湖人首場重要出賽中表現掙扎

‘Maybe [I] put him in a tough spot,’ coach JJ Redick conceded.

「也許我讓他處於一個艱難的處境，」教練 JJ Redick 承認。

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這裡不是 G-League

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James received the first significant playing time of his NBA career on Tuesday—and it didn’t go well.

洛杉磯湖人隊的新秀 Bronny James 週二迎來了 NBA 生涯中首次重要的上場時間——結果並不理想。

James, the No. 55 pick in the most recent NBA draft, has shuttled between the Lakers and their G-League affiliate this season, seeing only minimal and infrequent playing time with the big club. Tuesday night’s game on the road against thePhiladelphia 76ers was James’s 13th NBA appearance. The previous 12 had been entirely unremarkable. Aside from a brief, largely ceremonial second-quarter cameo in the season opener in which he and LeBron James became the first father-son duo in NBA history to share the court, every one of Bronny’s NBA appearances had come in the fourth quarter of a blowout. He scored four total points (0.3 per game) and never played more than five minutes.

James 是這一屆 NBA 選秀第 55 順位的球員，本賽季一直在湖人隊與他們的 G-League 附屬球隊之間來回調度，在湖人隊的出場時間極少且零星。週二晚上對陣費城 76 人隊的客場比賽是 James 的第 13 次 NBA 出場。此前的 12 場比賽完全沒有亮點。除了在賽季揭幕戰的第二節短暫登場，與 LeBron James 共同創造 NBA 史上首次父子同場紀錄外，Bronny 在 NBA 的每次出場都發生在比賽勝負已分的第四節。他在這些比賽中總共得到 4 分（場均 0.3 分），且從未打超過 5 分鐘。

Then came Tuesday. The Lakers recalled James from the G-League on Monday and coach JJ Redick inserted him into his rotation for the game against the Sixers. Itdidn’t go well. James played a little more than 15 minutes and did not score apoint, going 0-for-5 from the floor (0-for-3 from three). He had one assist, turned the ball over three times and was repeatedly cooked on the defensive end bySixers star Tyrese Maxey, who went off for 43 points, two shy of a season high,as the Sixers won 118–104 to snap the Lakers’ four-game winning streak.

然後來到了週二的比賽。湖人隊在週一從 G-League 召回 James，並且教練 JJ Redick 在對陣 76 人的比賽中將他納入輪換陣容。但結果並不理想。James 出戰超過 15 分鐘，5 投 0 中（三分球 3 投 0 中），沒有得分。他送出 1 次助攻，發生 3 次失誤，在防守端多次被 76 人隊的明星後衛 Tyrese Maxey 碾壓。Maxey 狂砍 43 分，距離賽季最高得分僅差 2 分，幫助 76 人以 118–104 終結湖人隊的四連勝。

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It was a rough night overall for the Lakers, who lost Anthony Davis in the first quarter to what the team is calling an abdominal strain. Gabe Vincent, the team’s backup point guard, missed his second straight game with a left knee injury, necessitating Bronny’s addition to the rotation.

這對湖人隊來說是一個艱難的夜晚，球隊的明星前鋒 Anthony Davis 在第一節因腹部拉傷離場。替補控衛 Gabe Vincent 因左膝傷勢連續第二場缺陣，這迫使湖人隊將 Bronny 加入輪換陣容。

Redick decided to give Vincent’s minutes to James, rather than veteran Shake Milton, who saw his most extensive playing time with the Lakers the previous night against the Charlotte Hornets. But Redick conceded that it probably wasn’t the right call to feature James so heavily.

Redick 選擇將 Vincent 的上場時間交給 James，而不是給予老將 Shake Milton。Milton在前一天對陣夏洛特黃蜂的比賽中獲得了大量上場時間。但 Redick 也承認，他可能不該讓 James 承擔如此重要的角色。

“Maybe [I] put him in a tough spot,” Redick told reporters. “Flying up yesterday, nationally televised game in Philly and all that stuff. He didn’t play well, but he’s been playing great in the stay-ready games, and he’s been playinggreat in the G [League].”

「也許我讓他處於一個艱難的處境，」Redick 告訴記者。「昨天才飛過來，在費城打全國直播的比賽，這一切對他來說有點多。他確實表現不佳，但他『隨時待命』，在訓練賽中表現很好，在 G-League 也打得很出色。」

James has been playing well for the Lakers’ G-League affiliate. He had 31 points on 10-of-22 shooting in a game on Friday, but the Sixers are a big step up from the Rip City Remix, and that gap was evident in how Bronny struggled on Tuesday. Still, LeBron saw some promise in Bronny’s first big NBA opportunity.

James 在湖人隊的 G-League 附屬球隊表現不錯。他在上週五的一場比賽中砍下 31 分，投籃 22 投 10 中，但 76 人隊的實力遠超 Rip City Remix，而這一差距在週二的比賽中表現得尤為明顯。儘管如此，LeBron 還是從兒子的首場重要 NBA 出賽中看到了可取之處。

“He was able to get behind the defense on one and find Jaxson [Hayes] for a dunk. That was good,” the elder James said. “Obviously missed his shots. It’s just about him just getting more and more comfortable. It’s his first extensive minutes with us.

「他有一次成功突破防線，找到 Jaxson [Hayes] 完成了一記灌籃，那很好，」LeBron 說。「當然，他沒能投進球，但這只是讓他逐漸適應的過程。這是他首次長時間與我們一起出戰。

“We had that first game where it was just a moment, and it was a great moment,but tonight was his first opportunity to be with the big guys, the big club. He’s going to continue to use that to get better and better, just like the firsttime he played with the G League.”

「我們在第一場比賽時有過那個特殊的時刻，那是一個美好的時刻，但今晚是他第一次真正與一線球員並肩作戰。他會不斷利用這樣的機會來提升自己，就像他第一次在 G-League 比賽時一樣。」

You might be able to chalk up some of Bronny’s struggles on Tuesday to nerves and inexperience—things like a pair of missed open three-pointers, having his shot blocked after driving into a crowd of defenders and forcing ill-advised passes after leaving his feet. Those are the kinds of mistakes that 20-year-old second-round picks make. He’s also just 13 months removed from his return to competitive basketball after his July 2023 cardiac arrest. But because his name is LeBron James Jr., he faces way more scrutiny than any other player ever taken with one of the last five picks of the draft. His name also comes with benefits, though. He has the greatest player in NBA history as a father to lean on for advice and a high-powered agent, Rich Paul, who can lobby the Lakers to put Bronny on the development plan best suited for his needs.

Bronny 週二的掙扎或許可以部分歸咎於緊張和經驗不足——例如兩次錯失空位三分、突破時被多人包夾導致投籃遭封蓋，以及在空中強行傳球導致失誤。這些都是 20 歲的次輪新秀會犯的錯誤。此外，他距離 2023 年 7 月因心臟驟停後重返賽場才過了 13 個月。但由於他的名字是 LeBron James Jr.，他所承受的關注遠超過任何一位選秀尾段的球員。當然，這個名字也帶來了一些好處。他的父親是 NBA 史上最偉大的球員，可以給他提供建議，而他的經紀人 Rich Paul 也能夠為他爭取最適合的發展計畫。

There were moments on Tuesday where Bronny showed his potential. He’s an unselfish player and a quality athlete with great quickness. Over time, he may very well develop into an NBA-caliber player. He just wasn’t one on Tuesday.

週二的比賽中，Bronny 也展現了一些潛力。他是一名無私的球員，擁有不錯的運動能力和極佳的速度。隨著時間的推移，他或許能夠成長為一名合格的 NBA 球員——但至少在這場比賽中，他還不是。

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昨天上場了不少時間，但真的跟G聯表現落差很大

難道這就是NBA的強度嗎？

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