CLEVELAND -- Michael Jordan no longer has the most famous buzzer-beater in Cleveland sports history.
LeBron James made one better.
MJ(Michael Jordan)在克里夫蘭史上最有名的絕殺將被小皇帝(LeBron James)今天這球所取代。
James dropped a 3-pointer from the top of the key over Orlando's Hedo Turkoglu as the final horn sounded Friday night to give the Cavaliers, their season a heartbeat from major trouble, a 96-95 victory over the Magic that evened the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece.
小皇帝終場前在火槍兵(Hedo Turkoglu)的防守下於弧頂投進了致命的三分，最後騎士便以96-95氣走魔術，系列賽現為1-1平手。
From 23 feet -- matching his jersey number and Jordan's -- James hit a shot that will go down as one of the defining moments in a career that's just hitting its stride.
由23呎外 -- 與MJ背號相同的數字 -- 小皇帝投進了他那逐漸邁向頂峰的生涯中最精采的外線之一。
"That guy is not in the league any more," James said of Jordan. "The other 23 is on the good side now."
"他現在已經退休了，而另一位23號現在表現的非常出色。"，這是小皇帝對於MJ的看法。
Taking the inbounds pass from Mo Williams, James only had time to turn his shoulders toward the rim and fire. As the high-arcing shot dropped through, James sprinted into the arms of his delirious teammates as 20,562 stunned fans hugged in disbelief.
在接獲了毛‧威廉斯(Mo Williams)的傳球後，小皇帝僅有時間轉身面對籃框便得立刻出手。當這球高弧度的投射進了之後，小皇帝投入了欣喜若狂的隊友懷中，全場20,562位觀眾也無法置信的互擁著。
"You couldn't hear anything but a roar," James said. "Those fans deserved it. That was the biggest shot I've made in my career."
"我耳邊只聽的到球迷的歡聲雷動，這是我生涯中最偉大的一球。"，小皇帝表示。
In the past, this was the kind of shot that happened against the Cavs. Jordan's jumper in 1989 over Craig Ehlo eliminated Cleveland from the playoffs -- a punch-in-the-stomach moment burned into the psyche of every Cleveland fan.
在過去，這種事也曾發生過，只不過騎士隊卻是苦主 -- 1989年時MJ在Craig Ehlo防守下所投進的絕殺使得騎士隊在季後賽中被淘汰出局，給了所有克里夫蘭的球迷一記悶棍。
Well, James is changing everything around here.
但小皇帝正在改變這裡的一切。
Game 3 is Sunday night in Orlando, where the Magic beat the Cavaliers twice this season and thumped them by 29 points on April 3.
第三戰將於星期天在奧蘭多舉行，本季魔術隊曾兩度在主場解決騎士，其中包含了4月3號高達29分之差的大勝。
One second before James' shot, Turkoglu hit a 12-footer in the lane to give the Magic, who overcame a 23-point deficit in the first half, a 95-93 lead. Cleveland called a timeout and set up a play for James, the league's MVP who finished with 35 points.
就在小皇帝絕殺的一秒前，火槍兵的12呎跳投命中使得魔術克服了上半場一度落後23分的困境而使得魔術以95-93領先，而這時騎士隊請求了暫停並為小皇帝設計了最後一擊的戰術。本季的MVP全場攻下了35分。
James darted toward the basket to get some room on Turkoglu and cut back near the top of the circle before letting loose with the shot of his life. After seeing James' only 3-pointer of the game fall, Williams dropped to his knees and pounded the floor with his right hand as Quicken Loans Arena shook to its core.
小皇帝先朝籃下衝刺了一下以稍微擺脫火槍兵，接著返回弧頂接球後便投出了這決定生死的一球。在小皇帝命中了他這場唯一的三分球後，毛‧威廉斯跪倒在地並不斷的以右手敲打地板，整個球場也為之陷入瘋狂。
"I was punch drunk," Williams said. "I was stuck. I couldn't move."
"我渾身無力，根本動彈不得。"，毛‧威廉斯表示。
Officials looked at the replay to make sure it should count.
裁判觀看了重播以確認此球是否有效。
There was no doubt.
無庸置疑。
"We just couldn't afford to go down 0-2," James said. "That's just a great shot. Now we have to get ready for Game 3. There's a lot to clean up."
"我們絕不能處於0-2落後的絕對劣勢 。這是球好球，而現在我們必須開始為第三戰作準備，還有很多問題要解決。"，小皇帝表示。
Rashard Lewis scored 23 points and Turkoglu had 21 for the Magic. Dwight Howard scored 10 -- 20 below his Game 1 performance -- and added 18 rebounds.
兩千萬(Rashard Lewis)和火槍兵(Hedo Turkoglu)各為魔術攻下了23分和21分，魔獸(Dwight Howard)僅攻下了10分 -- 比上一場足足少了20分，但抓下了18個籃板。
Williams had 19 points and Zydrunas Ilguaskas had 12 points and 15 rebounds for Cleveland.
至於騎士方面毛‧威廉斯攻下了19分，大Z(Zydrunas Ilguaskas)取得了12分並抓下了15個籃板。
"Wow. I seen it before, Hedo has hit big shot after big shot in the regular season and I had to match him shot for shot," James said. "Rashard Lewis hit the game-winner in Game 1 and I matched it in Game 2."
"季賽時我常看到火槍兵投進關鍵球，而我必須跟他對抗。"，小皇帝說道。"兩千萬在上一場投進了絕殺，而這場輪到我了。"
"I knew it was good," James said of his shot, "but you never know. The camera never lies and they had to go check it out."
對於最後一擊小皇帝說: "我知道它會進，但有時候總會有些意外，所以他們得確認一下。不過攝影機是不會騙人的。"
Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy was upset with his decision to guard James on the last play.
魔術的教練恐慌大師(Stan Van Gundy)則對自己防守最後一擊的策略感到相當懊惱。
"That one obviously hurts quite a bit," he said. "I'd like to have that last one back from a coaching standpoint," he said. "I should have defended it differently. It's crushing enough to lose as a coach, but when you feel like you're the guy who could've made the difference, it hurts a lot more.
"這是很傷的一球，以教練的觀點我真的很想要重新下達指令。"，他說道。"我應該以別種方法來防守最後一擊的。身為一位教練輸球已經是一件很不愉快的事，而你發現當時你做對決定就可以避免這種結果時更是令人感到沮喪。"
"I just want to win and we should have won."
"我只想要贏球而我們也應該拿下勝利的。"
Like the hand powder James famously blows above his head before every game, Cleveland's season was on the verge of disappearing into thin air.
就像小皇帝賽前常灑向天空的止滑粉一樣，騎士隊的球季也面臨了將要消散的危機。
Their offense out of whack and their defense not up to its usual standards, the Cavaliers let the Magic overcome a huge deficit for the second straight game.
在進攻找不到節奏和防守失去水準的情況下，騎士連兩場讓魔術得以克服大比分的落後並追上他們。
Turkoglu's 3-pointer with 48.7 seconds left had tied it 93-93, and the Cavs appeared to take the lead on James' left-handed layup over Howard. But he was called for traveling, one of several calls that could have gone either way in a second half filled with whistles.
火槍兵在最後48.7秒命中的三分球讓兩隊戰成了93平，下一球小皇帝順利越過了魔獸並擺進了左手上籃，結果卻被吹了走步違例。在充滿哨聲的下半場中這只是可吹可不吹的其中一球而已。
"That walk -- great call by the refs," James said, "glad I had a chance to redeem myself."
小皇帝表示: "那個走步是個很好的吹判，也很高興我能有將功贖罪的機會。"
Turkoglu's shot over Sasha Pavlovic, who gave the Cavs a lift off the bench with nine points, had Cleveland fans reliving all those moments of sports heartbreak -- Jordan's Shot, John Elway's Drive, The Fumble -- that have led to the city's 45-year championship drought.
火槍兵在Sasha Pavlovic防守下投進的那球讓騎士的球迷們想起了過往那些令他們心碎的時刻 -- MJ的跳投、John Elway的推進、致命的失誤等等...，就是這些讓他們45年來都沒有拿到過總冠軍。
James, though, the kid from down the Interstate in nearby Akron, restored their confidence that this might finally be Cleveland's season.
但小皇帝，這位來自Akron的年輕人，讓大家都恢復了信心，並相信本季是屬於騎士隊的球季。
Down by 23 in the second quarter the Magic were within 12 at halftime.
在第二節時尚以23分落後的魔術卻在半場休息時追到了只剩12分。
By the end of the third they had cut it to six, and when Lewis backed down Delonte West and scored on a short jumper with 6:12 left, Orlando had tied it at 84-all.
第三節打完後魔術更緊逼到了只差6分，而在比賽剩下6分12秒時兩千萬成功的單打Delonte West後兩隊戰成了84平。
The Cavaliers' offense wasn't particularly efficient, but it was effective. Their defense was spectacular.
騎士隊的進攻效率不高，但還是達到了它的作用。他們的防守做的很好。
Unlike Game 1, the Magic struggled to get the ball deep in the lane to Howard. And when the All-Star center did touch it near the basket, he had a man between himself and the rim and sometimes two other Cleveland defenders pestering him from behind.
跟上一場不同的是，魔術沒有辦法將球送到內線的魔獸手中。只要魔獸在禁區附近拿到球，一定有一個人擋在他和籃框中間，有時甚至還有另外兩名騎士隊球員等著包夾他。
Notes
The officials missed what should have been a technical foul on Williams in the first quarter for throwing the ball at Howard's back.
裁判忽略了毛‧威廉斯在第一節朝魔獸背部擲球的舉動，這應該是要被吹判一個技術犯規的。
Before the game, James was asked if he could guard Howard. "No," he said. "I did a couple times at practice with the USA [Olympic] Team. It didn't work out too well for me. I tried to use my strength and it didn't work out."
比賽前記者曾問小皇帝他是否守的住魔獸，小皇帝的回答是: "不，沒辦法。一起打奧運的時候我在練球時試過了幾次，我試著用我的力量與他對抗，但似乎沒有作用。"
An elderly man was taken for medical treatment after Williams crashed into him while chasing a loose ball. As the fan was being transported from the floor in a wheelchair, Williams came over and put his arm around him. The man was back in his seat after halftime.
毛‧威廉斯在一次救球的行動中撞上了一位年紀較長的球迷，而這位球迷因此需要受到一些醫療方面的處理。在利用輪椅將這位球迷送到醫療室時毛‧威廉斯過來慰問了他幾句，而這位球迷在半場休息過後重新回到了位置上。
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