Can Kobe Bryant's 2011 LA Lakers Rival Shaquille O'Neal's 2001 Team?
Until the end of the 2009 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant had always existed in the shadow of Shaquille O'Neal's championship teams of 2000-02, but Bryant's fourth title captured in Orlando ended that. 直到2009年NBA赛季的尾声，洛杉矶湖人队的得分后卫科比-布莱恩特还一直处在曾经沙奎尔-奥尼尔领衔的冠军队伍的阴影之下。但是布莱恩特打败奥兰多魔术队获得的第四枚总冠军戒指彻底让他走出了这个阴影。
The 2010-11 season is an opportunity to stake Bryant's own claim as the leader of a dominant Laker era, and to finally stand on equal footing with Shaq's three championships as the conductor of the train. 2010至2011赛季将会是布莱恩特证明自己是湖人最重要的领袖而且是和沙奎尔一样的三连冠夺主的好机会。
Bryant surpassed O'Neal in career championships with the Lakers' Game Seven victory over the Boston Celtics in last season's Finals, and he let the world know how he felt about that in an interview after the game. 随着湖人在上赛季总决赛第七场中战胜了波士顿凯尔特人夺得总冠军，布莱恩特才在真正意义上超越了奥尼尔（奥尼尔拥有四枚总冠军戒指）。在赛后的采访中，科比让全世界知道了他赢下这场比赛的感受和意义。
I suspect a third consecutive championship in the same manner as Shaq's Lakers teams of 2000-02 would end the ridiculous debate of which team had the better era. 我想如今，一次和当时沙奎尔领衔的湖人队在2000至2002赛季获得的三连冠一样的胜利才是结束这个可笑的球队对比的最佳理由。
The debate is ridiculous because Bryant was a member of all of the teams that Shaq led to the championship, and his numbers in each postseason suggest he was a primary piece of the puzzle. 这个对比很可笑，是因为布莱恩特曾经是和沙奎尔一起帮助球队夺得冠军的，而且他也是个主要功臣。
When Shaq departed Los Angeles, he forfeited the right to ever lead a team again, and the championship he captured in 2006 with the Miami Heat was gained on Dwyane Wade's coattails. 当沙奎尔离开洛杉矶之后，他失去了再次去领导一个队伍的权利，即使是2006年在迈阿密获得的总冠军头衔，他也只是在辅佐德怀恩-韦德，而非一个领导者。
But Bryant and the Lakers have transformed themselves into a team that is capable of matching O'Neal's in championships, and Bryant's career as a Laker will already be held in a much more favorable light than O'Neal's.
但是布莱恩特和湖人已经从一盘散沙真正转型为可以和当时奥尼尔在的时候匹敌的团队，而且同样作为湖人的一员，布莱恩特比奥尼尔更受欢迎，更加闪耀。
The only thing missing from Bryant's postseason resume is a signature period similar to the one the Lakers had in 2000-01, when they raced through the playoffs with a NBA best 15-1 mark. 在布莱恩特的季后赛简历中还缺少一样东西，那就是和湖人在2000至01赛季里获得的一样的特别战绩。那个时候，湖人打出了NBA季后赛历史上的最佳战绩，15胜1负。
That may have been the best championship run in the history of the league, and O'Neal averaged an astounding 33 points and 15.8 rebounds for the postseason, while Bryant chipped in with 24.6 points per game and 5.8 assists. 那应该是联盟历史上最好的一次总冠军，奥尼尔在季后赛中平均每场拿到令人震惊的33分和15.8个篮板，布莱恩特也贡献了平均每场24.6分和5.8次助攻。
The Lakers ran through Portland, Sacramento, and San Antonio unscathed, before eventually losing in Game One of the Finals to Allen Iverson and his Philadelphia 76ers. 湖人们以全胜记录打过了波特兰，萨克拉门托和圣安东尼奥，仅仅在总决赛的第一场中输给了艾伦-艾佛森领衔的费城76人。
It was a remarkable feat, and one Bryant and his Lakers will be hard-pressed to equal. But could Bryant lead the Lakers to his own signature postseason run in the Lakers' quest for a three-peat? 这是个不可思议的战绩，也是布莱恩特和他的队伍将要遭受到的压力最大的对比。但是布莱恩特是否可以带领湖人队再创辉煌直击三连冠呢？
Bryant has stamped his name on the last two Lakers' championships and the consecutive Finals' MVP awards are proof, but the Lakers have yet to impose their will on a postseason like the team from 2001 did. 没错，布莱恩特的确带领湖人队两次夺得总冠军，并且他自己荣膺连续两届的总决赛MVP，但是湖人队仍然在等候一次像2001年那样的季后赛。
Bryant's Lakers have had some playoff series in which they were ultimately dominant like the Finals' series against Orlando, which they clinched 4-1, but that series could have been different if the Magic could have converted a few key plays. 布莱恩特带领的湖人队曾经打过一些像对阵奥兰多时四胜一负的战绩，但是那场系列赛的结果有可能单纯的因为魔术队的改变战术而变得不同。
The Lakers' team of 2001 will likely never be equaled, but this version of the Lakers may be the best that Bryant has ever directed, and it may be his best chance to stage his own defining playoff run. 2011 赛季的湖人队也许永远不会和2001的湖人队相同，但是如今湖人的阵容是布莱恩特领衔的最好的，也是他拥有的最好机会去在季后赛竞争对手中定义他的价值。
Bryant's Lakers are deeper and more skilled now than at any point during the team's three-year Finals run, and the balance between offense and defense could make Los Angeles the NBA's most complete team. 现在的湖人队球员比当年三连冠时的球员们更有深度，而且拥有更娴熟的技能，能够平衡攻防两端使洛杉矶成为NBA中一支最具竞争力的球队。
Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom, and Theo Ratliff provide an imposing frontline that is capable of overpowering an opponent with sheer physical force or a smooth finesse style. 保罗-加索尔，安德鲁-拜纳姆，拉玛尔-奥多姆，和西奥-拉特利夫组成了强大的锋线，能够利用他们强大的身体优势和圆滑的技巧来压制对手。
The back court is littered with talent, experience, size, and athleticism, and if the Lakers can convince Shannon Brown to resign, the perimeter corps will be complete. 后场的球员具备了各种才能，经验，体型，以及竞技能力，如果湖人可以说服香农-布朗续约的话，那后场的阵容将会更加完善。
Matt Barnes, Bryant, and Ron Artest should form the best defensive perimeter trio the Lakers have seen in either Shaq or Bryant's era, and coach Phil Jackson will have a roster capable of adapting to any situation. 马特-巴恩斯，布莱恩特，和罗恩-阿泰斯特组成了在沙奎尔时代也出现过的后防线三巨头，总教练菲尔-杰克逊将会让这个阵容在场上发挥到极致。
I'm not suggesting Bryant's Lakers will cruise through the postseason because there are a number of teams who could challenge them, but they do have the potential to make a dominant run. 我不是说这样的湖人就可以在季后赛中一往无前，联盟中还是有很多队伍在不断向他们挑战，不过湖人队绝对有潜力可以做到势不可挡。
Bryant's 30 points per game average during this year's postseason was lost in his 6-24 shooting performance in Game Seven of this season's Finals, but 2010-11 is a chance for Bryant to make amends. 虽然布莱恩特在上赛季季后赛中平均每场30分的得分在总决赛最后一场消失殆尽，命中率仅仅只有可怜的24投6中。但是我们相信在即将到来的2010至11赛季将，他不会让人失望，会更加出色。
The Lakers have the deepest, most talented roster in the NBA, and if they can remain healthy, Bryant may have a chance to add another piece of lore to his already distinguished career. 在如今的联盟中，毫无疑问，湖人队拥有最有深度，最有才华的阵容。如果球员们都可以保持健康，不受伤，那么布莱恩特将有机会为他卓越的职业生涯再增添一笔浓烈的色彩。
