Davis had 25 points on 21 shots, but it's how he got there that raises a familiar red flag.
戴维斯在21次投篮中得到25分，但这是他在此过程中引发了熟悉的危险信号。
We can quickly see that Davis was very effective in the paint, racking up seven of his eight buckets there.
我们很快就会发现戴维斯在油漆区非常有效，8次进攻篮筐中了7次。
Davis is a monster inside. He ranked third in the NBA in total points in the paint in 2017-18, while his new teammate LeBron James ranked No. 1.
戴维斯是内线怪物。他在2017-18赛季油漆区总得分排名联盟第三，而他的新队友勒布朗·詹姆斯排名第一。
But in a world where he is playing alongside James, it's key that Davis can get out of the way sometimes and hit some jumpers.
但是当戴维斯在詹姆斯身边时，他有时可以在外线并且选择跳投，这是很关键的。
Here's the thing, though: Davis is mostly mediocre outside of the paint.Against the Clips, he hit just one of his seven extended 2-point tries and missed both of his 3s.
事情是这样的：戴维斯在油漆区外通常表现平平，在对阵快船，他尝试了7次2分球中远距离跳投，却投丢了2个三分球。
That small sample size is relevant because it harkens back to a bigger, more troubling trend.
那个小样本量是有意义的，因为它可以追溯到更大，导致更令人担忧的趋势。
Of the 130 players to take at least 1,000 jumpers outside the lane dating back to 2016-17, Davis ranks 126th in effective field goal percentage (eFG%) at 42%, per Second Spectrum tracking.
追溯到2016-17年度，根据“Second Spectrum”数据统计，在130名至少有1,000跳投的球员中，戴维斯的有效投篮命中率（eFG％）为42％，排名第126位。
Last year, Davis was very active and very inefficient in the midrange, converting just 36% of his shots.
去年，戴维斯在中距离投射上非常活跃，效率很低，仅转换了36％的命中率。
Yuck! He also was below average from downtown, where he converted 33% of his tries.
要命！他的三分区投篮命中率也低于平均水平，他的投篮命中率是33％。
The bottom line is that jump-shooting is a big part of Davis' portfolio, and his numbers are more Russell Westbrook than they are Kevin Durant.
最重要的是，跳投是戴维斯（Davis）人设中重要组成部分，他的数据更像拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克，而非凯文杜兰特。

Dating back to 2017-18 season, Davis is one of 95 NBA players to attempt at least 150 uncontested shots outside of the paint.
追溯到2017-18赛季，在外线尝试至少150次无对抗的投篮的95名NBA球员中，戴维斯是其一。
Of that group, he ranks 89th in efficiency, with an eFG% of just 46.3%. That's just a hair above Ricky Rubio.
在该组球员中，他的效率排名第89位，eFG％仅为46.3％。这只是仅仅比里基卢比奥多了一点点。
You know who also isn't a great jump shooter? Reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. He rates even worse than Davis.
你知道谁也不是优秀的跳投手吗？现任MVP 扬尼斯·阿德托昆博。他的排名甚至比戴维斯还差。
But the Milwaukee Bucks are designed to take care of that with effective 3-point shooters in a well-crafted system.
但是密尔沃基雄鹿队经过精心的系统战术设计，通过有效的三分射手解决了这一问题。
If you can't shoot, you can't space. And if Davis can't effectively space the floor, the Lakers'offense will have issues.
如果不能投射，就不能拉开空间。如果戴维斯不能有效地拉开空间，那么湖人的进攻就会有问题。
Davis often shares the court with Dwight Howard or JaVale McGee.
戴维斯经常与德怀特·霍华德或贾维尔·麦吉共享球场。
Opposing bigs will sag every game, clogging James'driving corridors, providing interior help, grabbing boards and generally muddying things up.
对面的大个子会每场比赛中在低位，堵塞詹姆斯的运球路线，在内线补防，抢篮板，使事情变得更加混乱。
Danny Green's reliable stroke can only help so much on its own.
丹尼·格林可靠的投篮只能发挥他自己的作用。
If Davis is ineffective as a shooter, that means many of the Lakers'most important lineups will feature two bigs who don't space well enough to declutter the deep paint.
如果戴维斯作为一名效率低下的射手，这意味着湖人队最重要的阵容中，将有两个大个子不能拉开足够的空间的来清空油漆区。
Dudes like Nikola Jokic, Rudy Gobert, Clint Capela and Hassan Whiteside will have a much easier time against this squad that way.
像尼古拉·约基奇、鲁迪·戈伯特、克林特·卡佩拉和哈桑·怀特塞德这样的球员将会以那种方式轻松应对这只湖人队。
There's no question Anthony Davis can be a terrific-shooting big. But it's fair to question whether he is right now -- and it's win-now time for the Lakers.
毫无疑问，安东尼·戴维斯可以成为一个出色的射手。但是对于现在质疑他是否合格，是公平的-—对于湖人来说，这是必须赢的时刻。

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