A LeBron-less playoffs would be surreal
缺少勒布朗的季后赛真的是超现实的啊。
I was reading this article on 538 about the Lakers potentially missing the playoffs. Most people are focused on LeBron's 8-year finals streak ending, but the wider implications of him missing the playoffs entirely are starting to dawn on me.
LeBron has not missed the playoffs since 2005. And that was his second year when the Cavs lost a tiebreaking game to the New Jersey Nets for a playoff spot. A lot of the subscribers to /r/nba are teenagers who, realistically, have no clear memories of NBA playoffs without LeBron involved in some form.
Other than Golden State being Golden State, these playoffs are going to be like nothing we've seen in over a decade if the Lakers miss it. It will just be weird to watch those games without LeBron's #ZeroDarkThirty moment and not seeing him in playoff mode.
He's gotta be PISSED.
此前我读了一篇文章，上面说詹姆斯有可能会错过季后赛，很多人专注于詹姆斯不能连续第八次杀进总决赛了，但是实际上他错过季后赛的影响已经开始在我身上显现了。
詹姆斯自从2005年以来就没有缺席过季后赛，那一次还是他第二个赛季呢，现在很多上Reddit的都是青少年了，他们根本不明白季后赛没有勒布朗究竟意味着什么。
所以除了勇士还是那个勇士，如果湖人进不了季后赛这将是我们超过十年以来第一次看到勒布朗错过季后赛啊，季后赛里没有勒布朗以及熟悉的季后赛模式真的是太奇怪了。
我觉得他应该会很生气吧。
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[–][PHI] Ben SimmonsChiffley 1483 points 2 days ago
I bet they miss it and then rng a top 3 pick from 9th seed
76人球迷：我打赌他们会错过季后赛然后人品爆发以9号种子的身份抽到前三顺位。
[–]michaelbtemple 920 points 2 days ago*
Wouldn’t surprise me. And then trade whoever they draft at 3 for Kevin Love LOL
这并不会令我惊讶，然后他们用前三顺位选到的人再换得了凯文-乐福哈哈哈。
[–]CavaliersSuperSamSucks 93 points 2 days ago
i mean i am in love with Kevin Love but yeah okay i'll take that
骑士球迷：我的意思是我很爱乐福，但是如果真的这样的话我会欣然接受的。
[–]Mavericksthrowaway25813 283 points 2 days ago
Space Jam 2: Meme Squad in full effect
独行侠球迷：太空大灌篮2：玩梗大队全体上线。
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[–]Rocketssmohkeysmokey 61 points 2 days ago
Can you imagine if Kyrie leaves Boston and joins Lebron and Kevin Love in LA? Mission - heyfuckclevelandlet'sallgoplayinLA - complete.
火箭球迷：想象一下如果欧文离开凯尔特人然后和勒布朗、乐福一起加盟湖人的景象？大新闻——老天爷克利夫兰模式在洛杉矶再次启航——完美。
[–]Kingskay_knox 95 points 2 days ago
Wow we couldn't beat the Warriors together in Cleveland. Let's get older and add Kuzma. That's what we're missing.
国王球迷：曾经的我们没办法在克利夫兰击败勇士，现在我们更成熟了，旁边还有库兹马，我们能夺取错过的东西。
[–]Mr_Unbiased 24 points 2 days ago
If KD leaves, those series would be close again. Draymond isn't the same, Iguodala is older, and the rest of their bench is shallow.
如果杜兰特离开的话，这轮季后赛会无比接近啊，格林不复当年之勇，伊戈达拉已经老了，他们板凳里的其他人现在不值一提。
[–]ReaganMcTrump 71 points 2 days ago
LeBron and Zion. Then they send Zion to Pelicans for Davis and keep the young role players.
勒布朗 锡安，然后他们把锡安送到鹈鹕换得安东尼-戴维斯然后保留自己的年轻球员。
[–]ColdCocking 119 points 2 days ago
Why would you possibly do that? It'd be a tremendous over-pay.
Zion on a rookie deal is worth way more than 1 year of AD.
Just keep Zion and sign AD if he wants to come over in FA.
为什么要这么做呢？毫无疑问这太不值了啊。
锡安新秀合同就值一年合同的安东尼-戴维斯？
留下锡安，然后自由球员市场签下安东尼-戴维斯不就好了。
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[–]Martin_G_Ale 763 points 2 days ago
When LeBron missed the playoff in 2005 Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart were in primary school.
上一次勒布朗错过季后赛的时候，朗佐-鲍尔、凯尔-库兹马、英格拉姆以及哈特才念初中。
[–]Knicksiluvemywaifu 265 points 2 days ago
It was Ben Simmons rookie season. Crazy to think about.
尼克斯球迷：这是本-西蒙斯的新秀赛季啊，太疯狂了。
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[–]Trail BlazersExtremeaty 538 points 2 days ago
Well if he makes the playoffs they're going to get rinsed by golden state
Him missing might be for the best with how the Lakers have been playing
开拓者球迷：好吧，如果他杀入季后赛的话他们也会被勇士横扫啊。
以现在湖人的状态他们还不如缺席季后赛呢，这是最好的结果。
[–]TimberwolvesFredSmootBoatParty 300 points 2 days ago
That would be no different than the previous 2 playoffs though , expect first rd instead of finals. Lebron has lost 8 or his last 9 playoffs games to the warriors
森林狼球迷：这可能就会和此前两次季后赛没有什么区别，除了第一轮换成了总决赛。然后勒布朗对阵勇士就是9战8负。
[–][GSW] Harrison BarnesDuckOnQuak 122 points 2 days ago
He's also never lost a 1st round series.
I think he might actually prefer straight up missing the playoffs than getting swept in a round he's never lost.
勇士球迷：而且勒布朗从来没有在首轮输过球哦。
我觉得他可能更希望进不了季后赛而不是在自己从来没输过的季后赛首轮被横扫。
[–]Mavericksmakami- 249 points 2 days ago
missing the playoffs while still being the greatest player in the league is definitely not preferable to losing in the first round as the 8th seed. missing it would be straight up embarrassing
独行侠球迷：对于一个史上最伟大的球员而言，错过季后赛一定不会比在首轮被横扫要好，毕竟错过季后赛太尴尬了。
[–]ThunderArgus747 135 points 2 days ago
especially if it’s like an insane performance on his part but he just can’t overcome the warriors it’s still prolly better for his legacy than missing it. also if by some miracle he does win it would go down as one of the best playoff series ever especially in the first round
雷霆球迷：尤其是如果他在打勇士的时候再次打出不可思议的表现时，这肯定要比错过季后赛要好得多，同样如果赢了勇士就肯定是史上最佳的季后赛系列赛之一了，尤其是对于首轮而言。
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[–][PHI] Markelle FultzSwaggyProfit 55 points 2 days ago
Lebrons best chance at making it past the 1st round and possibly the 2nd round is at the 7th seed. (as in Nuggets vs Lakers rd1). They have very little to no playoff experience and they dont look built for the playoffs (like the raptors last few years). Any other 1st round matchup is a bad draw for these lakers (other than portland i guess)
My ideal west matchups would be:
1st warriors vs 8th kings (very close regular season matches)
2nd Nuggets vs 7th Lakers (rivalry and Unproven team vs a proven player)
3rd Thunder vs 6th Jazz (rematch)
4th/5th Portland vs Houston (2014 rematch and rivalry)
76人球迷：勒布朗最有希望突破首轮的就是带领湖人冲到2号种子的位置（然后就是掘金VS湖人），毕竟掘金季后赛经验比较少，他们建队也不太像打季后赛的球队（有点像过去几年的猛龙），其他的首轮对手都太糟糕了（除了开拓者）。
我最想看的西部首轮对局是：
勇士VS国王（双方常规赛差距极小）
掘金VS湖人（复仇以及未被证明过的球队VS已经被证明过的球员）
雷霆VS爵士（当年再碰面）
开拓者VS火箭（2014年的季后赛对手，这次再复仇）
[–]evr487 221 points 2 days ago
He's gotta be PISSED.
he brought this on himself
他很恼火
老实说这是给自己找罪受啊。
[–]JazzFeedMePizzaPlease 125 points 2 days ago
Exactly. What else did he expect going to L.A.?
爵士球迷：确实如此，他还期待有谁去湖人呢？
[–]Warriorsraorao 89 points 2 days ago
He probably expected 1-2 other stars to be there by now.
勇士球迷：估计到现在为止他还是预计有一到两个球星会过来。
[–]CavaliersOozyPancake69 29 points 2 days ago
He chose this. I’m not saying he should have stayed here, tbh we are an embarrassment and deserved to lose him, but come on. If he really cared about winning he would have gone to Philly, Toronto, Boston, whatever. Doesn’t matter which team, they would have made room for him.
He chose LAL for the lifestyle and media exposure. And that’s all well and good, I’m sure his family is happy there, but as a basketball decision... it was not a great one.
骑士球迷：他自己选择了这个啊，我不会说他应该呆在哪里，尽管我们很沮丧而且也确实没有资格再拥有他，但是怎么说呢，如果他真的关心赢球他应该去76人、猛龙、凯尔特人之类的学校，不用担心去哪支球队，毕竟只要勒布朗想去，空间一定是有的。
他选择洛杉矶就是为了媒体曝光以及生活啊，这很棒，我觉得他的家人会很开心，但是置于篮球……实际上这不是一个好选择。
[–]Wizards9seatsweep 185 points 2 days ago
a good portion of the nba playoffs is watching bron turn it on. while it's hard for the lakers to make the playoffs, it'll be even harder to make it out of the first round. regardless, i think casual nba fans (and more serious ones, too) get really excited to watch lebron go full-on terminator mode
奇才球迷：实际上观看NBA季后赛有一个有意思的点就是看勒布朗在季后赛火力全开，尽管湖人进季后赛很难，突破第一轮更难，但是我觉得普通的NBA粉丝（或者说更多的NBA粉丝）还是希望勒布朗能进季后赛然后火力全开的。
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