导读:北京时间本周四，NBA公布了2017年全明星赛东西部的先发阵容，出现了诸多新面孔。本届全明星将于2月19日在新奥尔良举行。
Russell Westbrook might be the most dynamic player in the NBA this season, scoring a league-best 30.6 points and averaging a triple-double through his first 44 games. But unless an injury occurs, Westbrook will not be a starter in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.
拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克可能是本赛季NBA最活跃的球员了。威斯布鲁克在前44场常规赛中场均贡献三双，其中30.6分的平均得分更是领跑全联盟。不过除非出现伤病，否则威斯布鲁克将无法成为2017年NBA全明星正赛西部的先发球员。
The starting lineups were revealed Thursday for the 66th NBA All-Star Game, which will be played Sunday, Feb. 19, in New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center. And apparently Westbrook’s first-half performance wasn’t impressive enough to crack the Western Conference’s top five.
本周三，NBA正式公布了第66届全明星正赛的先发阵容。2017年NBA全明星正赛将于2月19日在新奥尔良的冰沙王中心举行，这天正好是星期天。威斯布鲁克前半赛季的表现尚不足以撼动先发球员的地位，
Then again, the West’s starting guards each have a pretty good case for inclusion. Golden State’s reigning two-time MVP Stephen Curry will make his fourth All-Star appearance. Alongside Curry will be Houston’s James Harden, who is second in the NBA in points (28.9) and first in assists (11.6) in his role as point guard for the Rockets.
西部先发后场球员都有充分的入选理由。上赛季蝉联MVP的史蒂芬·库里将第四次亮相全明星，他的后场搭档则是休斯顿火箭队的詹姆斯·哈登。本赛季改打控卫的哈登场均得到28.9分，位居联盟次席，11.6次的场均助攻更是笑傲群雄。
Westbrook’s former Oklahoma City teammate Kevin Durant, who left over the summer for the Golden state Warriors, will headline the Western Conference frontcourt. Durant, a seven-time All-Star, is averaging 26.2 points and a career-high 8.6 rebounds for the 36-6 Warriors. San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard will make his second consecutive All-Star start. Leonard, the two-time reigning Defensive Player of the Year, is averaging a career-best 24.8 points for the Spurs, who are 32-9 thus far.
去年夏天离开威斯布鲁克的前队友凯文·杜兰特将成为西部的前场首发。杜兰特本赛季场均得到26.2分和创职业生涯新高的8.6个篮板，助勇士取得36胜6负的战绩。杜兰特的搭档是圣安东尼奥马刺队的考瓦伊·莱昂纳德，后者是第二次成为全明星先发。莱昂纳德曾两度获得最佳防守球员，本赛季打出了场均24.8分的职业生涯最佳表现，马刺队也取得了32胜9负的成绩。
Starting up front alongside Durant and Leonard will be New Orleans’ big man, Anthony Davis. Davis made his All-Star debut in New Orleans in 2014 as a reserve, and this year will mark his first time in the starting lineup. Through his first 40 games, Davis is averaging 28.8 points and 12.1 rebounds, the only player in the top 10 in both categories, although the Pelicans are just 17-26 this season.
杜兰特和莱昂纳德第三位搭档是新奥尔良鹈鹕队的大个子安东尼·戴维斯。戴维斯在2014年的新奥尔良作为替补球员亮相全明星正赛场，今年则成为先发。戴维斯在前40场比赛中场均得到28.8分和12.1个篮板，是唯一一位在得分榜和篮板榜都进入前十的球员，但鹈鹕队的战绩却只有17胜26负。
For the Eastern Conference All-Star team, LeBron James is the lone returning starter. James, who led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a comeback win from a 3-1 deficit in the 2016 NBA Finals, is averaging 25.6, and will be making his 14th All-Star appearance in his 15th Nbaseason.
勒布朗·詹姆斯成为了东部全明星先发阵容中唯一一位“旧人”。詹姆斯去年带领克里夫兰骑士队在总决赛1-3落后的绝境下实现大逆转，他在本赛季的场均得分为25.6分，将在15年职业生涯中第14次亮相全明星正赛。
With James in the East frontcourt will be two players making their debuts as All-Star starters. Chicago’s Jimmy Butler was selected as a reserve for the last two All-Star Games, and this season is averaging a career-best 24.8, which includes a recent 52-point outburst against Charlotte. Playing with Butler will be Milwaukee’s dynamic 22-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo. In just his fourth Nbaseason, Antetokounmpo is averaging 23.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.8 steals per game and 2.1 blocks per game, leading the Bucks in every category.
詹姆斯的两位前场搭档都是先发阵容中的“新人”。芝加哥公牛队的吉米·巴特勒在前两个赛季的全明星正赛都是作为替补球员出场。巴特勒本赛季场均得到职业生涯最佳的24.8分，包括对阵夏洛特黄蜂队时52分的暴走表现。前场最后一位先发是密尔沃基雄鹿队年均22岁的小将吉安尼斯·安特托孔博。字母哥在自己的第四个NBA赛季中交出了场均23.7分﹑8.7个篮板﹑5.6次助攻﹑1.8次抢断和2.1次盖帽的成绩单，各项数据皆领跑雄鹿队。
After Toronto guard Kyle Lowry made a late push into the starting lineup the last two seasons thanks to the fan vote, this year his teammate DeMar DeRozan will make his starting debut. DeRozan, who was an All-Star reserve in 2014 and 2016, is having a career year for the Raptors, averaging 28.2, fifth in the NBA. Alongside DeRozan will be Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving, a three-time former All-Star who missed last season’s game recovering from knee surgery. After hitting the game-winning shot in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals, Irving has averaged a career-best 23.6 points this season. Irving was the MVP of the All-Star Game in 2014, the last time it was played in New Orleans.
多伦多猛龙队后卫凯尔·洛瑞在前两个赛季依靠粉丝的力量压哨入选先发阵容。本赛季，他的队友德玛尔·德罗赞将首次成为先发球员。德罗赞曾于2014年和2016年两次入选替补阵容，本赛季他场均得到28.2分，在全联盟位居第五。搭档德罗赞先发的是克里夫兰骑士队的凯里·厄文。厄文三度入选全明星，上赛季因膝伤错过了全明星正赛。厄文在上赛季总决赛第七场比赛中投入制胜一球，本赛季得到职业生涯最佳的23.6分。在新奥尔良举办的2014年全明星正赛上，厄文获得了MVP的荣誉。
Besides Westbrook, there are several players in each conference who can build a pretty good case for why they should be in the starting lineup. In the Western Conference, Golden State center Zaza Pachulia was in second place among frontcourt players in the most recent fan voting update. While the journeyman Pachulia’s populist campaign seemed to resonate with fans, his 5.5 points and 6.0 rebounds apparently didn’t move the needle in voting among players and media members. Sacramento center DeMarcus Cousins has a strong statistical case for inclusion, averaging 28 points and 10.1 rebounds, which are just short of Davis’s numbers.
除去威斯布鲁克，东西部赛区还有许多球员有充分的入选理由入选先发阵容。西部赛区金州勇士队的中锋扎扎·帕楚利亚在最新公布的球迷投票中位列前场球员次席。尽管帕楚利亚在国内的拉票活动似乎在球迷中引起了共鸣，他场均5.5分6.0个篮板的数据很明显无法打动球员和媒体。萨克拉门托国王队的中锋德马库斯·考辛斯的数据非常具有说服力，场均28分和10.1个篮板的成绩也只是略逊于戴维斯。
In the Eastern Conference, Boston’s Isaiah Thomas is fourth in the NBA in points per game (28.7) for the surging Celtics. Thomas, who scored 52 points in a game against Miami earlier this season, leads the entire NBA in averaging 10.1 points in the fourth quarter of games. After missing two entire seasons due to injuries, Philadelphia center Joel Embiid has been terrific in this, his rookie campaign. In 29 games, playing with a minutes restriction as his recovery continues, Embidd is averaging 19.9 points and 7.8 rebounds. As the Sixers have won seven of their last nine games, Philly has been +91 in 218 minutes with Embiid on the floor.
在东部赛区，波士顿凯尔特人队的以赛亚·托马斯场均28.7分的得分在联盟位居第四，凯尔特人队也在不断进步。托马斯本赛季在对阵迈阿密热火队时曾砍下52分，其第四节10.1分的平均得分目前领跑全联盟。费城76人队的中锋乔尔·恩比德因伤病缺席了前两个赛季，他在这个迟来的新秀赛季表现极佳。尽管出于恢复伤情的考虑，恩比德被限制了出场时间，然而他在29场比赛中场均还是能得到19.9分和7.8个篮板。76人队在此前的9场比赛中赢下了7场，恩比德在上场的218分钟中的胜负值达到了+91.
