原文链接：http://www.nba.com/spurs/features/090305_myfirstspursgame.html
译文如下，第一次自己做译文，有译的不合适的地方还请大家原谅。 :rollin
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My First Spurs Game. 第一个马刺现场。
昨晚有人送了我一份礼物。
我一直以来都是邓肯的球迷，而马刺也是我最喜欢的球队。我去看过很多NBA的比赛，但是我却从来都没有机会看一场马刺的比赛。这个事实，却因为某个素未谋面的好心人而发生了改变。
有一个陌生人看到了我在SpursTalk上的帖子，说起来我从没去现场看过马刺的比赛。之后他便在这个赛季开始的时候联系到了我。他问他的朋友，等到马刺去洛杉矶的时候是不是能给我弄张球票。他的朋友因为这个请求，就联系上了他们在洛杉矶的另一个朋友。
之后这个好心人的朋友联系了我。他说他们在洛杉矶的熟人可以弄到几张马刺和快船比赛的门票，他们也会替我把票留在预定售票处。
我不记得当时我开车去洛杉矶的时候有多紧张了。这么多年来我一直想看一场邓肯的现场表演，现在美梦终于要成真了。
我的原计划是尽早赶到，这样就有时间试着向邓肯要一张亲笔签名了，但是这看上去好像不太可能会发生。预定售票处只在比赛前两小时开放，而门也要等到晚上6：15才会打开，为7：30的tip off做准备（原文是for a 7:30 tip off，tip off在这里不太会翻译 = =）。
但是有一点肯定的是，那个好心人送给我的票是一定会有的。
票房的工作人员允许我提前30分钟拿票。这时另一个陌生人出现了。我不知道为什么，但是他竟然提出让我提前入场。他让我从VIP贵宾入口进入场地，之后他便离开了。
球场上空空的。我一边穿过通道，一边看着发生在球场上的事。大概只用了一秒钟，我就看到了邓肯。他站在地板上，跑动着穿越赛场。其他几个人也在场上，比如梅森，Chip Engelland, Will Sevening以及Udoka，都坐在边线上。
我朝着第一排走下去，坐在第一个座位上，靠着篮筐。30分钟，我一直看着邓肯在练习着赛前的常规。就好像是一场私人表演。
我一直关注着邓肯。看着他练习，你就会知道他能够成为现在这样的球员是他努力的结果。
他重复的做着每一部分的准备练习，直到他至少对这些训练的结果有些满意了为止。显而易见的，当他想投球却投不中时，便是小受打击的时候了。每次他移动的时候他也都会照顾到周围。
训练快要结束的时候，鲍文也来到场上。他们一边大笑一边相互戏弄，邓肯把他推到板凳上。看着这些大个子们彼此玩笑真的很有意思。
看着邓肯练习的这30分钟将是我终生难忘的一段记忆。这是一件我从来都不敢想象会实现的事情。而这种在镜头背后的训练是不会有很多人能有机会看到的。
当邓肯训练结束时我也该离开了。我走到通道的边缘处，我想也许我还是很幸运的。
是的，的确是。
当邓肯离开球场的时候停了下来，给我的Go Spurs Go旗帜以及我的运动衫都签了名。
在看过了刚才的那些训练之后，考虑到我是多么的充满敬畏，我想我做的非常好，听到“非常感谢”之后我便离开了。（这里好像译的不很准确。）
在这之后，仍然有比赛要看。
球馆的人开始多起来了，尽管票并没有卖完。这里也有许多马刺球迷，人们都穿着马刺的运动衫和T-shirt。我们马刺球迷的呐喊声几乎和快船球迷的一样大。
快船队的球迷也很棒，我们都是为自己球队加油的NBA球迷，球迷之间也没有嘈杂的吵闹。在我面前的快船球迷给了我一对noise sticks，他笑着给我的同时说：“它们是快船队的sticks，你可能不会想要使用它们。”
我只能想象马刺在主场出战的时候会是什么样子，但是快船的球迷们正好让我有一种在我们主场的感觉。
我在家里的客厅中和这只球队一起，已经走过了很多很多年，今天能在现场看一次他们的表演真的是非常的难以置信。亲眼看着你的球队和在电视机前看着他们有着非常非常大的不同。真不敢想象在电视机前到底错过了多少精彩的画面。
球队出场后像赛前训练那样跑动投篮，灯光照着他们带有微笑的脸庞。他们互相合作，嬉笑玩闹。然而他们的注意力一直都是相当集中的。他们让这一切看上去太容易了。但是他们当然是付出过很多的努力，才能让这所有的一切“看上去很简单容易”。
而你所听说过的团队化学作用是真的存在的。它贯穿于整场比赛，不管在场上的是哪五位马刺球员，他们彼此间都有交流。彼此帮助，互相纠正，也一同庆祝胜利。
当邓肯站在那里的时候，我主要就是在观察他。但是这可是我的球队，能看到他们每个人的现场表演都是很值得高兴的事。在电视机前看马刺比赛的时候总是会错过很多对我来讲相当引人注目的事。
Tony的速度其实比在电视上看到的还要快，而且是在每个方向，向前，向后，或者斜向一边。看着他快速突破是非常惊奇的，因为没人能够挡住他的去路。
鲍文是个另对手讨厌的防守者，而他的防守正打开了整场比赛的转折点。能在现场看比赛真的是太令人高兴了。
科特托马斯，邦纳以及奥博托都像斗牛犬一般，而对于某些“脏活”也是毫不在意毫不畏惧的。他们也总是能够完成他们的任务。
芬利有着不可思议的投篮技法，他在第三节的那个的3分彻底打开了比赛。
梅森和海尔斯顿给每一场比赛带来的则是速度能量与激情。
至于乔治希尔，我们已经看到了他在这只队伍里的飞速成长。他沉着冷静而且自信，这对于一个新手来说是很酷的事情。
然后把话题再带回到邓肯身上吧。我们都知道他是一个多么伟大的球员，而球场上的他只能说是有过之而无不及。他在整场比赛的各个方面领导着这只队伍。其实他比人们想象的更善于言语表达，同时他也在坚持不懈的引导着他的球队。他的步法是非常之惊人，而对于比赛时机的把握也是相当精准的。他在球队里所起到的作用相当得大，是他带领着我们取得胜利。
现在我仍旧很难相信我最终真的在现场看到了马刺的比赛。这是我人生中某个最最精彩的部分之一。而把这份礼物带给我的却是个好心的陌生人，这让一切变得更加令人开心。
原文见下：
My First Spurs Game
Photos and Story by duncan228 - March 3, 2009
I was given a gift last night.
I’m a long time Tim Duncan fan and the Spurs are my team. I’ve been to a lot of NBA games, but I was never able to see the Spurs. That changed, due to the kindness of strangers.
One stranger reached out to me earlier this season after reading on SpursTalk that I had never been to a Spurs game. He then asked a friend to see if it was possible to get me tickets when the Spurs came to LA. The friend contacted another friend in LA about the request.
I was contacted again, this time by the friend. He told me that the LA connection was able to come up with a couple of tickets to the Spurs/Clippers game and they would be left at will call for me.
I don’t remember being as nervous as I was driving to LA. After so many years of wanting to see Duncan play in person, it was happening.
My plan was to get in early enough to try to get an autograph, but it seemed that couldn’t happen. Will call doesn’t open until two hours before the event, and the doors don’t open until 6:15 p.m, for a 7:30 tip off.
But little did I know that the gifts from strangers would keep coming.
The box office allowed me to pick up the tickets 30 minutes early. That’s when another stranger appeared, in person this time. I’ll never know why but he offered to get me in early. He led me through the VIP/Press entrance and he disappeared.
The arena was empty. I made my way to a tunnel to see what was happening on the court. It took me just a second to spot Duncan. He was on the floor running through his game. A few others were out there with him, Roger Mason Jr., Chip Engelland, Will Sevening with Ime Udoka sitting on the sidelines.
I was able to walk down to the first row and sat at the first seat, next to the basket. For 30 minutes I watched Duncan run through his pregame routine. It was like a private performance.
Duncan was focused, watching him work like that lets you see the effort it takes to be the player he is. The repetition of running through each part until he was at least somewhat satisfied with the result he was getting. The obvious frustration when his shot didn’t fall the way he wanted it to. The care he put into every move he made.
Toward the end of his work out, Bruce Bowen came onto the court. They laughed and teased, Duncan pushed him into the bench. It was fun to see the guys being loose with each other.
Watching Duncan during that 30 minutes will stay with me forever. It’s something I never dreamed I’d have the opportunity to see. It’s where the heart of the game I love lies. The behind the spotlight work that not many get to witness.
I moved to the edge of the tunnel when Duncan was done and got my Sharpie out. Maybe I could get luckier still.
I did.
Duncan stopped for me as he left the court, signed my Go Spurs Go Banner and my jersey.
Considering how awed I was from what I’d just seen, I think I did pretty good to get “Thank you so much” out.
After all that, there was still the game to watch.
The arena was starting to fill up, though not sold out, it was rocking. There were a ton of Spurs fans, people in jerseys and T-shirts. We Spurs fans were almost as loud as the Clippers fans.
The Clippers fans were wonderful, we were all NBA fans cheering on our teams and I saw no smack talk between fans. The Clippers fan in front of me passed me a pair of noise sticks. He laughed as he handed them to me. “They’re Clippers sticks, you may not want to use them,” he said.
I can only imagine what seeing the Spurs play at home is like, but the Clippers fans made me feel right at home.
Having had this team in my living room for so many years, it was incredible to finally see them live. Seeing ‘your’ team in person is a lot different than watching them on TV. It’s amazing how much of the game you miss on TV.
The team came out focused for the pregame shoot around, but they were light and smiling. They played with each other, they laughed and teased. However, their concentration was intense. They make it look so easy, but of course there’s a lot of work that went into making it “look easy.”
That team chemistry you hear about is a real thing. It flows through the entire game, regardless of which five are on the court for the Spurs. They communicate with each other constantly. They help each other. They correct someone out of position. They congratulate a good play.
My focus was primarily on Duncan when he was on the floor, but this is my team and they were all wonderful to see live. Some things stood out to me that are hard to pick up from watching the Spurs on TV.
Tony Parker is even faster than he looks on TV, and in every way. Forwards, backwards, sideways. It’s amazing to watch him drive into the paint, bouncing off anyone in his way.
Bruce Bowen is a defensive pest and his defense is game changing. What a delight to watch in action.
Kurt Thomas, Matt Bonner and Fabricio Oberto are all bulldogs. They’re not afraid of the ‘dirty’ work. They get in there and battle.
Michael Finley has an incredible shooting stroke. His three point shots in the third quarter broke the game open.
Roger Mason Jr. and Malik Hairston bring hustle and energy to every play.
George Hill has been wonderful to watch grow with this team. He’s poised and confident, pretty cool for a rookie.
And then there’s Duncan. We all know what a great player he is, but he’s even better live. He leads this team in every way for the entire game. He’s more vocal than people think; he guides his team constantly. His footwork is incredible, his timing is precise. He’s powerful; he’s driven to win.
It’s still hard to believe I finally got to see the Spurs. It was one of the most wonderful experiences of my life. And it was a gift from strangers, that made it even sweeter.
之所以要做这篇译文，是因为和原作者一样，一直都想要看马刺的现场。
原作者很幸运的得到了这样的机会，真的是很羡慕。
不过读到她的经历似乎也感受得到和她一样的激动心情。
所以呢，想把这篇文拿出来，让大家分享一下亲临现场的感受。
翻译中的错误当然还请大家指正了~~ :flag: