以大O的名義!有何不可呢?

Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook logged his 42nd triple-double game of the season to break my 55-year-old single-season record in that category.

雷霆後衛拉塞爾-威少收穫了他賽季第42次三雙，打破了由我保持的、已經塵封55年的單賽季三雙次數紀錄。

I could not be happier for him. Congratulations to Russell Westbrook on a magnificent season!

我由衷的爲他感到高興，祝賀威少打出如此波瀾壯闊的賽季！

Westbrook’s averages are similar to mine in both scoring and assists (a point higher in scoring, a digit lower in assists). What’s More, he leads the league in scoring by a comfortable margin at 31.9 points per game.

威少的場均得分和助攻數據跟我的很相似（得分高出一分，助攻略少一點點）。更重要的是，他以場均31.9分的場均得分輕鬆領跑聯盟得分榜。

He’s also matched another 55-year-old record of mine by becoming only the second guard to lead his team in rebounding. He’s leading the Thunder with 10.7 rebounds per game and is in the NBA’s top 10 in that category.

而且，他也追平了另一項多年來都無人能破的紀錄，成爲了55年來第二位領銜球隊籃板數的後衛球員——目前他以場均10.7個籃板排在聯盟前十位。

A Triple-double Tidal Wave

三雙浪潮

This season alone, as of April 4 there were 110 triple-double games in the NBA, far surpassing the previous single-season record of 78 set in 1988-89.

這個賽季，截止到4月4日（當地時間），NBA一共誕生了110次三雙，大大超過了1988-89賽季的78次的三雙紀錄。

For its first 27 years, the NBA kept records for points, rebounds, assists, field goals attempted and made, and free throws attempted and made. They didn’t start tracking blocked shots, steals or turnovers until 1973-74. (Otherwise Bill Russell and/or Chamberlain would be far and away the leaders in blocked shots.)

在NBA創立的前27年裏，聯盟只記錄得分、籃板和助攻、投籃出手及命中，罰球出手及命中等簡單的數據。直到1973-74賽季之前，聯盟都沒有記錄封蓋、搶斷和失誤等數據（否則比爾-拉塞爾和威爾特-張伯倫一定會在封蓋這項數據上遙遙領先）。

It wasn’t until Johnson was anointed as the all-time triple-double leader that someone said, wait a minute, we had better go back and check the records. And that’s when the records showed that I had set single-season and career records while also being the first player to average a triple-double for an entire season.

直到“魔術師”約翰遜被認爲是聯盟歷史三雙王的時候，突然有人跳出來說，等等，我們最好還是查一下過去的記錄吧。直到那時人們才發現我創造了單賽季和職業生涯的三雙紀錄，同時也成爲了第一個在一整個賽季中都保持着場均三雙的球員。

Who Are The Records Really For?

這個紀錄究竟是爲誰而設的？

As an athlete in a team sport, your goal first and foremost is to win games. Records are kept for those games.

作爲一名職業運動員，你的首要目標必然是贏得勝利。紀錄則是隨着這些比賽與之俱來的。

Records are nice to have and they’re part of your legacy, a hallmark of whatever imprint you made on your particular sport.

能夠保持紀錄是一件不錯的事情，他們會成爲你榮譽簿的一部分，會給你打上一道獨特的印記，令你成爲這項運動中獨一無二的存在。

If someone breaks your record, that means they’ve reached a level of excellence that is quantifiable in some respect, and you have to give them respect for doing so.

如果有人打破了你的紀錄，就說明他們的傑出程度已經達到了某種可以計量的範疇，人們也應當給他們一些應有的尊重。

Westbrook’s journey to tie or break my single-season triple-double records has been remarkable, and I’m happy to congratulate him for doing so. The journey has been great for Westbrook, the NBA, the fans and the media.

威少追平並最終打破我所創下的單賽季三雙次數的紀錄實在是一場非凡的表演，能看到這一天的到來，我感到非常開心，也恭喜他能夠做到這一點。這對於他，對於媒體，對於廣大球迷而言都是一次偉大的旅程。

I admire Westbrook’s all-around command of the game. He is a marvelous athlete who plays with intensity and flair and is exciting to watch. He would have been great in any era.

我欽佩威少全能的身手和掌控比賽的能力。他是一名非凡的運動員，他激情四射且才華橫溢，他的比賽極具觀賞性。這樣的演出放在任何時代都堪稱偉大。

Do Westbrook’s Numbers Make Him The MVP?

這樣的數據能爲他贏得MVP嗎？

Another question that keeps popping up is whether Westbrook’s numbers qualify him for MVP status. Should the MVP be based on a player’s individual performance, his contributions to his team’s performance, or how well his team does in the standings?

另外一個隨之而來的問題就是，威少的超級數據能爲他贏回MVP嗎？MVP的評選準則應該更傾向於球星的個人表現，還是球星對球隊的整體貢獻，抑或是球隊的戰績排名呢？

For example, James Harden in Houston has only half as many triple-doubles as Westbrook, but his team has a much better win-loss record.

例如火箭的詹姆斯-哈登雖然三雙次數只有威少的一半，但是他所在球隊的戰績卻比雷霆強出不少。

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James, a perennial MVP candidate, had 12 triple-doubles as of April 4, but his team should contend for the NBA championship once again.

騎士的勒布朗-詹姆斯曾經多次榮膺MVP，本賽季“只”打出了12次三雙（截止4月4日）但是他所在的球隊仍然是總冠軍的有力爭奪者。

My vote is for Westbrook, and here’s why:

然而我還是會投給威少，原因如下：

took over the offense for the Oklahoma City Thunder after Kevin Durant’s blockbuster departure for the Golden State Warriors as a free agent changed the team’s composition.

1.當凱文-杜蘭特令人震驚地以自由球員的身份加盟了勇士隊之後，威少以一己之力扛起了雷霆隊的進攻。

2. This season, he beats any other guard in a head-to-head matchup.

2.本賽季他在與聯盟任何一位後衛的較量中都擊敗了他們。

3. Most important, he should be rewarded for his outstanding play this season and his career-making individual accomplishments.

3.最重要的是，他本賽季卓越的表現和創下職業生涯紀錄的個人成就理應得到褒獎。

If You’re Allergic To History, Stop Reading Here

如果你對歷史問題並不感冒，下面的內容就可以放棄了

If I take pride in my triple-double stats at all, it is primarily because of the players I competed against in setting those records.

如果說我還會爲自己的場均三雙數據而感到驕傲的話，那一定是因爲我在創下這些數據的時候所面對的對手了。

Chamberlain, the most dominant player in the history of the game, once admonished a writer, “Don’t ever let them forget how good we were.” Since Chamberlain is no longer with us, I am happy to take up that assignment.

張伯倫，NBA歷史上最具統治力的大個子，曾經告誡一位記者，“別讓後人忘了我們曾經有多麼偉大。”雖然張伯倫已經離我們遠去，但是我還是想要重新引用他這番話。

Five years ago, Fran Blinebury at did a 12-part series on the 1961-62 season called Season of Giants – a most appropriate title. The 1961-62 season was indeed one for the ages.

五年前，在NBA工作的弗蘭-比林伯利製作了一部12集的系列片來介紹1961-62賽季，《巨人們的賽季》，這個題目實在是再適合不過了。1961-62賽季也是多年來最配得上這個題目賽季。

All things considered, my triple-double stat was only one of many amazing figures in that season of giants.

那部紀錄片裏記錄了那個偉大賽季的方方面面，我的三雙只是那個賽季偉大畫卷裏的一部分。

Playing every minute of every game for the Philadelphia Warriors,and became the only player to score 100 points in an NBA game.

在那個賽季裏，張伯倫出戰了費城勇士隊的每一場比賽，而且一分鐘也沒有休息過。而且他還成爲了聯盟歷史上唯一一名得到100分的球員。

4,000 points. 50.4 points per game. 27.2 rebounds per game. 100 points in a game. Will anyone ever break those records?

4000分，場均50.4分，27.2籃板，單場100分。這個紀錄有可能會被打破嗎？

Others Get The Numbers, The Celtics Win The Ring

其他人也打出了漂亮的數據，但凱爾特人贏得了總冠軍

Here were six players who averaged 30 points or more that season, the first and only time that’s happened.

那個賽季裏一共有6名球員的場均得分超過了30分，這也是NBA歷史上僅有的一次。

Despite all these individual heroics, it was the Boston Celtics, with their combination of defense, rebounding, and a balanced scoring attack, who won their fourth of 11 NBA titles during Russell’s 13-year career. It was Russell who took home MVP honors in 1961-62.

雖然這些人都打出了英雄式的數據，但是綜合了防守，籃板以及均衡得分能力的凱爾特人卻在賽季裏笑到了最後，也爲他們贏得了13年11冠中的第四座獎盃。最終凱爾特人的領袖拉塞爾也榮膺當年的MVP。

There were 22 Hall of Fame players among the nine teams active at that time, and it was my privilege to play with or against all of them.

當時聯盟中只有9支球隊，卻擁有22位名人堂球員。能夠與他們同場競技不論是對手還是隊友，都實屬我的榮幸。

When players like Russell and Chamberlain said “there will be no layups tonight,” you took them seriously.

當拉塞爾和張伯倫說“今晚沒人能再上籃”了的時候，你真應該把他們當回事。

I leave that up to the basketball historians to decide.

我把這些事情留給籃球歷史學家來決定

People always want to compare players and eras, but you really can’t. You have to account for such things as minutes played, games played, changes in scoring, and other changes in the way statistics are kept.

人們總想去比較球員，比較不同的時代，但其實你很難做到。你要考慮到很多因素，比如出場時間，出場次數，得分（難易）的改變，還有其他數據統計方式的變化。

So I’m not drawn into comparisons between Westbrook and myself, or his era and my era. I leave that up to the basketball historians to decide.

所以我不會去比較威少和我自己，也不會比較他打球的時代和我打球的時代，我把這些事情留給籃球歷史學家來決定。

I know who I played against and what I did, and that’s good enough for me. As far as I’m concerned, my NBA career was defined by being a consummate professional and competing professionally for 14 seasons.

我瞭解我當年的對手，也知道我取得了怎樣的成就，對我來說這已經足夠優秀了。在我看來，我的NBA生涯就是一名完美職業球員的寫照，在職業賽場打拼了14年。

My triple-double season and the Milwaukee Bucks’ championship in 1971 were both highlights of that wonderful career.

我的場均三雙賽季和1971年密爾沃基雄鹿的冠軍，都是我的精彩職業生涯的高光時刻。

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