Boston Celtics Stud Duo Proves Doubters Wrong En Route to NBA Title凱爾特人“雙杰”打破質疑獲冠軍

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are not a dynamic duo1. That would imply that one is Batman and one is Robin2， that one is the hero and the other is the sidekick.

杰森·塔圖姆和杰倫·布朗這對組合并非強力拍檔，言外之意，他們一個是蝙蝠俠，一個是羅賓；一個是主角，一個是配角。

Rather， as Brown put it， the two are “partners in crime.” They’ve always been great individually， but now they’ve proven they can be great together. Sure， their dynamic is unorthodox. But you have to admit it works.

非也。正如布朗所說，他倆是“死黨”。他們各自一直很優秀，而今又證明了兩人組團也很優秀。固然，他們的組合非常規，但得承認，他倆的合作確實高明。

Now， they have an NBA title to prove it. Despite Tatum’s supreme skills — few in the NBA can match his combined scoring prowess， offensive creativity and abilities on the defensive end — Brown feels like the engine that keeps the Celtics running. He makes the big shot when his team needs it. Emotionally， Boston goes as Brown goes.

現在，他倆有了NBA冠軍頭銜來佐證上述觀點。塔圖姆球技出眾，其綜合得分能力、獨樹一幟的進攻手段和防守能力，在NBA球員中鮮有人敵；布朗卻仿佛一臺發動機，讓凱爾特人隊保持運轉。一旦需要，布朗就能拿下關鍵得分，從情緒層面看，布朗強，則波士頓全隊強。

For many of the seven seasons they’ve played together， onlookers have thought this could present a problem. After all， only one player can be “the guy，” right？

七個賽季中很多場比賽，他倆并肩作戰，很多觀眾曾經以為這會是個問題，畢竟，只能有一位球員當“老大”，對吧？

Wrong.

此論謬矣。

The Boston Celtics have proved the functionality of their team structure. They dominated teams all season. They cruised through the playoffs. And they finished it off with a definitive statement win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

波士頓凱爾特人已經證明，該隊的人員結構非常合理。整個賽季，他們獨領風騷；季后賽階段，他們游刃有余。而且，他們在NBA總決賽第五場完勝達拉斯小牛，取得了一場決定性勝利。

“This was a full team effort，” Brown said. “We came out and just performed on our home floor.”

“這要歸功于全隊的努力?！辈祭收f，“我們只是出場在主場打了比賽而已?！?/p>

Tatum and Brown absolutely owned the floor on Monday night. Tatum had his best game of the Finals in Game 5， scoring 31 points to go along with 11 assists and eight rebounds. Brown wasn’t far behind， totaling 21 points， eight rebounds and six assists.

周一晚上，塔圖姆和布朗完全統治了比賽。塔圖姆在第五場打出了總決賽中最佳的比賽，個人獲得31分，外加11次助攻和8個籃板。布朗緊隨其后，獲得21分，有8個籃板和6次助攻。

Tatum （22.2 points per game） and Brown （20.8） led the Celtics in NBA Finals scoring. Tatum， who also edged Brown slightly in both rebounds and assists， impacted the series in multiple ways while he struggled to consistently make shots. Brown， who was named Finals MVP， seemed to always come up with the timely buckets in the meantime.

總決賽階段，塔圖姆場均22.2分，布朗場均20.8分，在凱爾特人得分榜上排名一二。塔圖姆在籃板球和助攻方面也都稍優于布朗，他在奮力保持投籃命中率的同時，以多種方式影響決賽階段的系列比賽。與此同時，布朗則總能拿下關鍵分，終獲“總決賽最有價值球員”的榮譽。

“（The Finals MVP） could have gone to Jayson，” Brown said. “I can’t talk enough about his selflessness and attitude. We did it together， and that was the most important thing.”

“（‘總決賽最有價值球員’）本來應該歸于杰森，”布朗說，“他的無私和自信無以言表。我們一起獲得了冠軍，這才是最重要的。”

The pair played off one another in a way they hadn’t before this season. Perhaps that can be attributed to familiarity. Maybe maturity.

這個賽季，他倆相互映襯，這種情況在以前的賽季不曾有過。這或可歸功于默契，或可歸功于成熟。

Whatever the case， it was a sight to behold—and a matchup to beware for the rest of the NBA.

無論如何，這一點值得關注——他倆的組合也是NBA其他球隊不可小覷的。

“We’ve been through a lot，” Brown said of his relationship with Tatum. “The losses， the expectations， the media. People saying we can’t play together， we can’t win. We just blacked it out. He trusted me and I trusted him. And we did it together.”

“我們一起經歷了很多事情，”談及兩人關系，布朗說，“輸球、期待、媒體。老有人說，我們無法一起打球，我們無法取勝。我們全置若罔聞。他信任我，我信任他。我們一起獲得了總冠軍?！?/p>

The championship is a culmination for Tatum and Brown after years of external uncertainty that the two could coexist.

多年來，一直有來自外部的質疑：塔圖姆和布朗能否共存？然而，這次奪冠讓他們終于登頂。

The duo fell short in the 2022 Finals to the Golden State Warriors. They failed to advance past the Miami Heat in last year’s Eastern Conference Final. On both occasions， they were eliminated at home.

2022年總決賽，塔圖姆和布朗惜敗于金州勇士；去年，他們輸給了邁阿密熱火，止步東部決賽。那兩年，他們都是在主場遭到淘汰。

Many in Boston wondered whether the Celtics would move on from Brown instead of signing him to a record， five-year supermax extension just 11 months ago.

就在11個月前，波士頓很多人都曾疑惑：凱爾特人是否不該以創紀錄的超級頂薪與布朗續約，而是應該甩開他繼續前行。

“They get scrutinized so much，” Jrue Holiday said of Tatum and Brown. “They get so much pressure put on them for not winning and not getting over that hump. People can finally see the relationship they have. From the beginning， they’ve always done it together. Hopefully （the championship） is a burden off of their shoulders.

“他們受到太多苛責。” 朱·霍利迪這樣評價塔圖姆和布朗，“因為沒有贏下比賽，因為沒有翻越難關，他倆承受了太多壓力。人們最終會明白他倆擁有的情誼。從一開始，他倆就一直共同面對。真希望，（這個冠軍）能夠卸掉他們肩上的重負。

“Another burden is doing it again.”

“然而，另一重負來了：再次獲得冠軍?！?/p>

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