Two months after the 2018-19 NBA Awards were revealed, Houston Rockets superstar James Harden opened up about not winning his second consecutive Kia MVP.
在2018-2019赛季NBA颁奖礼结束两个月后，休斯顿火箭队的超级明星詹姆斯·哈登就其未能卫冕起亚MVP奖项一事发表言论。
In a radio interview with 97.9 The Box,Harden described his most recent campaign as "one for the books" and believes a media-constructed narrative impacted his chance at finishing atop the MVP race.
在接受97.9 The Box电台采访时，哈登以出乎意料来描述今年的MVP角逐，并表示媒体的舆论报导最终导致他未能获得MVP奖项。
"Once the media, they create a narrative about somebody from the beginning of the year, I think they just take that narrative and just run with it the entire year," Harden said during the in-studio interview.
“一旦媒体在赛季初就对球员进行某种特定报道，那么他们在一整个赛季里都会用这种方式报道。”哈登在电台室采访中袒露道。
"I don't want to get into details. All I can do is control what I can do, and I went out there and did what I was supposed to do at a high level. There's only a few other seasons that anybody has ever done that before."
“我不想纠结细节问题。我所能做的就是做好每一件我力所能及的事，每天赶赴球场，以最好的竞技状态打好每一场比赛。这就是我所做的，而且只有少数人能做的和我一样。”

Harden set a boatload of historic records throughout the season—including a 32-game streak with at least 30 points, a run that ranks second in NBA history behind only Wilt Chamberlain (65) — but ultimately, the 29-year-old finished as runner-up to Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo in the MVP voting.
哈登在整个赛季中创造了大量的历史记录——包括连续32场得分30以上的连胜纪录，在NBA历史上排名第二，仅次于威尔特张伯伦（65次）——但最终，这位29岁的球员在MVP投票中输给了雄鹿新星扬尼斯·安特托昆博。
"People were tuned in to how many points I was going to score the next game," Harden continued. "It was a thing. But I can't control that. The only thing I can control is coming back next year and being better than I was, and winning a chip."
“人们只在乎下一场比赛我会得多少分，”哈登继续说道“这件事确实很重要，但我无法控制他。我唯一可以控制的就是明年强势回归，以更好的状态赢得总冠军。”
The Rockets added another former MVP thisoffseason after trading away Chris Paul for Russell Westbrook, who, coincidentally, beat out Harden for the prestigious award in 2017.
火箭队在休赛期以克里斯·保罗为筹码换来了MVP球员拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克后，巧合的是维斯布鲁克正是在2017赛季击败哈登获得MVP奖项。
With a revamped backcourt and a flurry of core players returning, Houston hopes to build on last season's 53-win campaign and for a championship.
随着后场得重组和核心球员的回归，休斯敦有望再现上赛季53胜的神奇表现并成功夺得总冠军。
"There's only one goal," Harden said. "Every year, one goal. I do what I do on the court for us to win. That's it."
“我们只有一个目标，”哈登说。“每年也只有着一个目标，那就是在球场上赢得比赛，仅此而已。

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