詹姆斯:很遺憾沒有跟科比打過總決賽!

LeBron James said knowing this will be Kobe Bryant's last season is "truly sad for me" and that he regrets that the pair never faced off in the NBA Finals.

當得知本賽季將會是科比·布萊恩特的最後一季時，詹姆斯表示“自己真的非常傷心”，他也很遺憾在NBA的總決賽上從未與科比交過手。

"I didn't hold up my end of the bargain in 2009 for us, to meet in the Finals," James said Tuesday, looking back on the 2008-09 season when his Cleveland Cavaliers led the league with a 66-16 record and Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers were right behind him at 65-17. "I know the world wanted to see it. I wanted it, we wanted it. He held up his end and I didn't hold up my end, and I hate that. I hate that that didn't happen."

“在2009年，我沒有把握住我倆在NBA總決賽會面的機會，”詹姆斯週二表示。回顧2008-09賽季，詹姆斯所在的克里夫蘭騎士隊以66勝16負的戰績高居全聯盟第一，而科比所在的湖人則恰恰以65勝17負緊隨其後。“我知道全世界都想看到（在總決賽碰面）。我也想，我們倆都想。他最後做到了，而我沒有。我對此很後悔很自責。”

James and the Cavs lost to the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference finals 4-2, with the Lakers going on to beat the Magic in the championship round 4-1. With Bryant and the Pau Gasol-led Lakers hitting their stride at the same time James was on the top team in the East with Cleveland and later the Miami Heat, a Finals matchup seemed inevitable to observers. However, James said he never assumed it would occur.

詹姆斯和他的騎士隊在那年的東部決賽以2比4的總比分輸給了奧蘭多魔術隊，而湖人隊最終在總決賽上以4比1的比分擊敗了魔術拿下了總冠軍。當時，科比和加索爾領銜的湖人隊正值巔峯，而與此同時詹姆斯所在的騎士隊、以及後來的邁阿密熱火隊在東部也是頂級球隊，總決賽的最終對決看起來是板上釘釘的。然而，詹姆斯表示，自己從沒設想過這種事情。

"I mean, in high school I wore a nappy-ass Afro because of Kobe Bryant," James said. "Because he wore it. I wanted to be just like him, man. And I always said my inspiration came from Jordan, but I always thought Jordan was so out of this world that I could never get there. Kobe was someone that I just always kind of wanted to be like and play like."

“在高中時，我會留着蓬鬆頭，那就是因爲是受科比的影響。”詹姆斯說，“我一直想成爲像科比一樣的人，我一直說我的動力來自於邁克爾·喬丹，但我也一直認爲喬丹太了不起了，我可能永遠達不到他的位置。科比是我一直都渴望成爲的球員。”

James eventually became a teammate of Bryant's on Team USA, competing alongside one another in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games. He said his most cherished memories of Bryant came with the "Redeem Team" in 2008.

最終，詹姆斯成爲了科比的美國國家隊隊友，共同征戰了2008年北京奧運會和2012年倫敦奧運會。詹姆斯表示，他對於科比最珍貴的記憶就是一起爲08年的那隻“救贖之隊”效力。

James said he already checked the Cavs' schedule to circle the final two chances he'll get to play Bryant (Feb. 10 at home, March 10 on the road).

詹姆斯說，他已經查看了騎士隊的賽程表，並把他與科比最後兩次的交手機會在上面圈了起來。（騎士主場2月10日，客場3月10日）。

"I think it'll be very emotional and very fun," James said. "Obviously I want to win and he wants to win, too. But some things about that will be much bigger than a win or a to be able to see him and know it's his last go-round."

“我想到時一定會是非常令人動容也非常有趣的，”詹姆斯說。“我肯定想贏得比賽，他也一樣。但是那時會有比輸贏更重要的事情，那就是能夠看着他，和他最後交一次手。”