It starts with Bradley Beal, who's separating himself from every other player in the eighth-seed sweepstakes. The 25-year-old has rocketed out of the All-Star break with 29.4 points, 7.1 assists and 2.1 steals. That puts him among the top 15 in points (sixth), dimes (15th) and steals (tied for second).
首先，奇才拥有其他冲击季后赛球队所不可比拟的球星——布拉德利-比尔，这位25岁的球员以29.4分，7.1次助攻和2.1次抢断的成绩在东部全明星中异军突起，这使他跻身于联盟前15位得分（第六），助攻（第十五），抢断（并列第二）。
The Wizards have also found new juice with their post-trade-deadline starting group. The quintet of Beal, Tomas Satoransky, Trevor Ariza, Jeff Green and Bobby Portis has a plus-1.6 net rating, which would rank 12th overall on the season.
奇才队同时也在交易截止日后发掘了新组合，当比尔，托马斯-萨托兰斯基，特雷沃-阿里扎，杰夫-格林和鲍比-波蒂斯同时在场时净胜对手1.6分，本赛季联盟排名第12位
Finally, the scheduling gods could be shining on the District at the perfect time. The Wizards, who struggle playing away from home (8-27) and against good teams (11-25 against .500-plus clubs), host eight of their final 14 contests and have the third-lowest remaining opponents' winning percentage (.456), per Tankathon.
最后，调度之神可以在最完美的时刻照耀这片地区，奇才在客场的胜率是8胜27负，与强队交手11胜25负（500多家俱乐部？），而奇才剩下的14场比赛有8个主场，同时Tankathon剩余赛程难度排名中难度45.6%，第三低。
The Milwaukee Bucks are the only team cruising at a 60-plus-victory pace (61.5, to be exact), while the Toronto Raptors (57.9), Warriors (56.3) and Nuggets (54.7) are the only other clubs still in the running for a 60-win season. But the Dubs and Nuggets are all but mathematically eliminated from that chase, and the East heavyweights both might prioritize rest over wins down the stretch.
密尔沃基雄鹿队是唯一一支以超过60胜的速度前进的球队(确切地说，是61.5胜)，而多伦多猛龙队( 57.9胜)、勇士队( 56.3胜)和掘金队( 54.7胜)是为数不多的仍在争夺本赛季60胜的球队，但是勇士和掘金在概率上几乎可以被抹去，而东部重量级球队剩下的比赛则可能优先考虑轮休，而不是赢球
Milwaukee already has a comfy three-game lead atop the East, and Toronto has given no indication it's in all-out pursuit of pole position. The Raptors are busy keeping Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard as fresh as possible for the postseason, and they're also navigating around Serge Ibaka's suspension.
目前密尔沃基领先第二名三个胜场，但多伦多也完全没有要争头名的意思，而是尽可能的让洛瑞和莱昂纳德在季后赛中保鲜，同时需要考虑的还有伊巴卡禁赛期间球队的不稳定性问题。
If Toronto eases up and Milwaukee follows suit, the league-best win total won't make it out of the 50s.
如果多伦多放松了，密尔沃基也会照做，那联盟的最佳胜率将不会超过50。
The Warriors look exhausted. Every time you think they might perk up, they snooze through another stretch.While the All-Star break seemed like a chance to recharge their batteries, the Dubs came out of drained as ever. They're only 5-5 since the intermission with a minus-1.3 net rating that slots them in the bottom third.
勇士队的球员们看起来筋疲力尽了。每次你认为他们可能会振作起来，他们就会再睡一会儿。虽然全明星周末看起来像是充电的机会，但是勇士队还是一如既往的后继无力，全明星后勇士队5胜5负，净胜对手-1.3，联盟排名倒数第三。
None of this means Golden State won't win the title or shouldn't be considered the clear favorite to do so. But it does increase the possibility that the Warriors won't flip a switch until the playoffs.On a macro level, that's fine. The Warriors' goals don't start until then, anyway. But from a micro view, their grip on a top seed feels tenuous at best.
但这些并不意味着金州无法赢得总冠军，也不能视为争冠的最佳球队，但这确实增加了勇士队季后赛变阵的可能性，宏观上讲，这样很好，不管怎样，季后赛才是勇士的起点，但谨慎些看，他们卫冕冠军头衔摇摇欲坠。

Young has been on a tear for the better part of two months. Dating back to Jan. 26—a 22-game stretch—he's averaged an absurd 23.5 points, 9.0 assists and 4.3 rebounds while splashing 2.8 triples at a 41.3 percent clip."
两个月来，杨一直热泪盈眶。追溯到1月26日，他在22场比赛中平均得到了23.5分、9.0次助攻和4.3个篮板，同时以41.3%的命中率场均命中2.8个三分球。
Luka has had a tremendous year," Young recently told HoopsHype's Alex Kennedy. "He's played well all year and done a lot of tremendous things. ... But I think I've had a pretty good year as well. And with the way I've been playing lately, I think if I continue to play this way, there's definitely a chance that I'll win (Rookie of the Year)."
卢卡度过了一个伟大的一年，杨最近接受采访时告诉Hoopshype的亚历克斯·肯尼迪，他一年打得很好，做了很多了不起的事情。……但我想我也度过了一个美好的一年。而且最近我的表现，我想如果我继续这样做，我肯定有机会赢得(最佳新秀)。
For the season, Young is up to 18.3 points, 7.8 assists and 1.9 threes per night. If he bumps that to 18 points and eight assists, he'd be the third freshman ever to do so. Tack on two triples, and it would be unprecedented production from a first-year hooper.That still may not be enough to unseat Doncic, but the gap is close enough to justify a bold prediction on Young's behalf.
本赛季，杨可以得到18.3分，7.8次助攻，每晚1.9次助攻。如果他能拿下18分和8次助攻，他将是第三个打出这个数据的新秀。Tack on two triples，这是新秀年前所未有的成就，虽然还不足以取代东契奇，但这一差距已经接近，有理由为杨做一个大胆的预测。
What's harder to comprehend is James having his 11-year first-team All-NBA streak snapped.
更难理解的是詹姆斯正在结束他连续11年进入联盟第一梯队的记录。
Last season was one of his best, good enough for his highest finish in the MVP voting since 2013-14 (second). Statistically, he's doing almost everything now that he was then. But the combination of a lengthy layoff after a groin injury on Christmas and the Lakers' likely lottery fate has sucked the life out of James' stat sheet.
上个赛季是他最好的赛季之一，足以让他获得自2013-14年（第二）以来最有价值球员投票中的最高成绩。从统计上看，他现在几乎做了所有的事情。但是，在圣诞节腹股沟受伤后一场旷日持久的裁员和湖人可能已经注定的命运，已经把詹姆斯的生活从统计表中抽走了。
The numbers are still impressive—27.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 8.0 assists—but they aren't enough to get him on the first or second All-NBA teams. Not when Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant, Paul George and Kawhi Leonard all present stronger cases for their individual play and their impact on their respective clubs.
这个数字仍然令人印象深刻，27.3分，8.7个篮板和8.0次助攻，但这些还不足以让他进入第一或第二的NBA球队。当扬尼斯-阿德托昆博、凯文-杜兰特、保罗-乔治和科怀-伦纳德都为他们的个人比赛和对各自俱乐部的影响回应了更强有力的理由时，情况就不是这样了。
The last time James didn't make first or second-team All-NBA, he was a rookie.
詹姆斯上一次没有进入全联盟一队或二队时，他还是个新秀。

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