"小球"時代即將終結?

It's rare in life that you can look back and identify the specific moment that marked the end of the way things were and the beginning of the way things are.

生活中，人們很少能夠回憶起那些標誌着事情開始和結束的具體時刻。

It's worth examining the origins of the smAll-ball revolution, even if there are indications that the trend may reverse itself — perhaps as soon as this season.

儘管有跡象表明這一趨勢可能在本賽季就將終結，但研究小球革命的起源仍然是有意義的。

Pretty soon, damn near the whole league was reorienting around trying to compete with the Warriors'Death Lineup.

很快，幾乎整個聯盟都調整了建隊思路，來對抗勇士的“死亡五小”。

Such a stark trend might make it seem like we have reached a point of no return.

如此明顯的一個趨勢似乎已經不可逆轉。

But given several developments of this offseason's free-agent period, it seems fair to wonder whether we may have actually passed Peak Small Ball and might be in for a reversal during the 2019-20 campaign.

但是考慮到這個休賽期的一些變化，似乎有理由懷疑我們是否已經度過了小球時代的巔峯，並且可能在2019-20賽季迎來逆轉。

Other teams' offseason moves indicate they could potentially lean into two-big lineups as well.

其他球隊休賽期的動作同樣表明他們可能重回“雙塔”陣容。

Already, that's a significant portion of the league seemingly preparing to devote non-trivial minutes to two-big lineups.

看上去聯盟中很大一部分球隊已經準備在“雙塔”陣容上投入更多時間。

With multiple contenders in the East and West seemingly planning to use two-big lineups more often, it doesn't appear as necessary for teams to ensure that they are well-equipped to go small against the very best opponents.

隨着東西部多支球隊可能更多地使用“雙塔”陣容，對於球隊來說可能不需要再配置出色的小個陣容來對抗最強的對手。

Much of the league appears to have reacted by returning to the comfort of using size as an advantage.

聯盟中的許多球隊似乎已經重新將身高看作是一個優勢了。

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