"重回故地比賽的感覺很好”,格里芬說到,“從某方面講, 我會把它和賽季的第一場比賽做比較。首戰(zhàn)會吸引很多人關注。但打完以后, 你還有81場比賽要打?,F(xiàn)在我們還有至少41場要打。這場打完就結束我還要繼續(xù)打下面的比賽,他們也是。”
The sold-out crowd at Staples Center received Griffin warmly during player introductions. During the first timeout of the game, the Clippers honored Griffin with a video tribute, acompilation of career highlights and some of his trademark endorsement campaigns. Afterthe presentation, Griffin received a rousing standing ovation and waved to the crowd.
斯塔普斯中心座無虛席。在球員入場介紹環(huán)節(jié),觀眾們十分熱情的歡迎格里芬。在比賽中的第一個暫停時,快船播放了一個視頻來感謝格里芬的貢獻,剪輯了他生涯的高光時刻和一些生涯代表作。在那之后,全場為他起立鼓掌,他也向球迷們揮手致意。
"I didn't see all of it, but I saw bits and pieces," Griffin said of the video. "It was really cool tobe welcomed back like that. It means a lot. I appreciate all these fans here."
“我沒全看,只看到了一部分”,提及視頻,格里芬說到,“感覺很棒。能受到這樣的歡迎,對我來說意義重大。我感謝這里所有的球迷。”
During the summer of 2017, the Clippers signed their homegrown star to a five-year maximumcontract, pitching Griffin with an elaborate presentation that had the primary theme of"Clipper for Life."
在2017年的夏天,快船和他們自己培養(yǎng)出來的巨星——格里芬簽下了五年頂薪合同,并精心準備了發(fā)布會,希望格里芬能終生留守快船。
Six months later, Griffin was traded to Detroit in a package deal in exchange for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic and a 2018 first-round pick. Griffin learned of thetransaction from a third party and has expressed misgivings about the process.
但僅在六個月后,格里芬就被打包交易到底特律,換來了托比亞斯-哈里斯,艾弗里-布拉德利,博班-馬里亞諾維奇和一個2018年的首輪簽。而格里芬甚至是從第三方知道這個交易的。因此他表達了對于以前的承諾的質(zhì)疑。
Prior to the game, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer waited for Griffin to conclude his warm-uproutine. As Griffin finished, Ballmer called out to his former superstar from the sideline andextended his hand.
賽前,快船老板史蒂夫-鮑爾默等待著格里芬完成熱身。等格里芬好了以后,鮑爾默從邊上走來向格里芬打招呼,并想要握手。
Rather than greet Ballmer, Griffin made his signature nonstop sprint after his final shot fromthe court through the tunnel and to the locker room. At his postgame news conference, Griffin maintained that his longtime ritual took priority over any perceived snub.
對于鮑爾默的問候,在球場完成最后一投后,格里芬直接跑過了球員通道并跑進了更衣室。在賽后的新聞發(fā)布會上, 格里芬堅持認為, 他長期的習慣比任何的打擾都要重要。
"For nine years now, as soon as I'm done doing my pregame shooting, I make sure there's apath, and I take off running to the locker room and I don't stop running," Griffin said. "I don'tchange that for anybody ... That's what it was, plain and simple. It wasn't anything planned."
“這九年里,每次我完成我的熱身投籃,我都會盡快沿著路跑回更衣室,并且不會中途停頓”,格里芬說到,“我不會為誰改變......老實說,就是這樣而已,很簡單。沒有針對誰的意思。”
Griffin was drafted first overall by the Clippers in the 2009 NBA draft. After missing theentirety of his first season to injury, he stormed onto the scene in 2010, winning Rookie of theYear in a unanimous vote and was selected to the All-Star Game five times as a Clipper.
在2009年的NBA選秀大會上,格里芬被快船隊用狀元簽選中。在因病缺席一整年的比賽后,2010年,他王者歸來,全票贏得了年度最佳新秀。
During Griffin's tenure with the team, the Clippers enjoyed their most successful stretch infranchise history, including six consecutive playoff appearances.
在快船期間,他五次入選全明星。他還在快船的時候,這支球隊打出了隊史最佳的一段時期,連續(xù)六年闖入季后賽。
"Blake, individually, is the one who started it all," Rivers said. "He's the dunk contest winner. He wore a Clipper jersey. People understood. And now when you hear our name, you don'tthink of those bad Clippers before Blake.
“格里芬,是為快船贏得聲譽的人”,快船隊主教練里弗斯說到,“人們意識到,他穿著快船的隊服贏得了扣籃大賽的冠軍。如今你再聽到我們球隊的名字,你不會想起,在格里芬之前,處境艱難的那支快船隊。
So for me, Blake is the one who started that, so any success we had, in my opinion, from thispoint forward, is due to Blake, (DeAndre Jordan) and Chris (Paul) — and in that order."
所以,對我來說,他是開創(chuàng)這一切的人。我們所創(chuàng)造的任何勝利,在我看來,都要感謝我們這位大前鋒,感謝格里芬(小喬丹)和克里斯(保羅)。”