Boston Celtics Stud Duo Proves Doubters Wrong En Route to NBA Title凯尔特人“双杰”打破质疑获冠军

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·塔图姆和杰伦·布朗这对组合并非强力拍档，言外之意，他们一个是蝙蝠侠，一个是罗宾；一个是主角，一个是配角。

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。正如布朗所说，他俩是“死党”。他们各自一直很优秀，而今又证明了两人组团也很优秀。固然，他们的组合非常规，但得承认，他俩的合作确实高明。

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.

现在，他俩有了NBA冠军头衔来佐证上述观点。塔图姆球技出众，其综合得分能力、独树一帜的进攻手段和防守能力，在NBA球员中鲜有人敌；布朗却仿佛一台发动机，让凯尔特人队保持运转。一旦需要，布朗就能拿下关键得分，从情绪层面看，布朗强，则波士顿全队强。

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？

七个赛季中很多场比赛，他俩并肩作战，很多观众曾经以为这会是个问题，毕竟，只能有一位球员当“老大”，对吧？

Wrong.

此论谬矣。

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.

波士顿凯尔特人已经证明，该队的人员结构非常合理。整个赛季，他们独领风骚；季后赛阶段，他们游刃有余。而且，他们在NBA总决赛第五场完胜达拉斯小牛，取得了一场决定性胜利。

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

“这要归功于全队的努力。”布朗说，“我们只是出场在主场打了比赛而已。”

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，塔图姆和布朗完全统治了比赛。塔图姆在第五场打出了总决赛中最佳的比赛，个人获得31分，外加11次助攻和8个篮板。布朗紧随其后，获得21分，有8个篮板和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.

总决赛阶段，塔图姆场均22.2分，布朗场均20.8分，在凯尔特人得分榜上排名一二。塔图姆在篮板球和助攻方面也都稍优于布朗，他在奋力保持投篮命中率的同时，以多种方式影响决赛阶段的系列比赛。与此同时，布朗则总能拿下关键分，终获“总决赛最有价值球员”的荣誉。

“（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.”

“（‘总决赛最有价值球员’）本来应该归于杰森，”布朗说，“他的无私和自信无以言表。我们一起获得了冠军，这才是最重要的。”

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

这个赛季，他俩相互映衬，这种情况在以前的赛季不曾有过。这或可归功于默契，或可归功于成熟。

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

无论如何，这一点值得关注——他俩的组合也是NBA其他球队不可小觑的。

“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.”

“我们一起经历了很多事情，”谈及两人关系，布朗说，“输球、期待、媒体。老有人说，我们无法一起打球，我们无法取胜。我们全置若罔闻。他信任我，我信任他。我们一起获得了总冠军。”

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

多年来，一直有来自外部的质疑：塔图姆和布朗能否共存？然而，这次夺冠让他们终于登顶。

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年总决赛，塔图姆和布朗惜败于金州勇士；去年，他们输给了迈阿密热火，止步东部决赛。那两年，他们都是在主场遭到淘汰。

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个月前，波士顿很多人都曾疑惑：凯尔特人是否不该以创纪录的超级顶薪与布朗续约，而是应该甩开他继续前行。

“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.

“他们受到太多苛责。” 朱·霍利迪这样评价塔图姆和布朗，“因为没有赢下比赛，因为没有翻越难关，他俩承受了太多压力。人们最终会明白他俩拥有的情谊。从一开始，他俩就一直共同面对。真希望，（这个冠军）能够卸掉他们肩上的重负。

“Another burden is doing it again.”

“然而，另一重负来了：再次获得冠军。”

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