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Golden State Warriors¹ and the Boston Celtics meet in the NBA Finals

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The best-of-seven series begins Thursday night. The Golden State Warriors, who have been in the Finals from 2015 to 2019, will take on the Boston Celtics.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

The NBA Finals begin tonight. And it seems like a throwback to old times, and by old times, we mean from 2015 to 2019, when the Golden State Warriors played in every Finals. The Warriors are back, and they'll take on the Boston Celtics, a storied franchise³ in its own right but one that hasn't gotten this far for a dozen years. NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman, he is here. Tom, let's start with the big picture. What kind of series are we expecting from both teams?

TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE⁴: Well, we're hoping for a great one. Certainly, the potential is there, A. You've got the NBA's best offense⁵, Golden State, against the best defense⁶, the Celtics. Who's going to win that titanic⁷ clash? Of course, there are tons of subplots and nonstar players that will factor into how this series plays out. The Warriors are favored, but it's expected to be close. And don't you dare rule out either team, no matter how far behind they might fall. Golden State's great offense can always ignite. Boston has been wonderfully resilient this postseason. They won three elimination⁸ games, won seven games on the road, including last Sunday in Miami to clinch⁹ a spot in the Finals. Home-court advantage, such a big deal in the NBA playoffs, and to overcome that seven times, that's impressive.

MART?NEZ: It is impressive. All right, let's dive in a little bit more, starting with Golden State's offense. What makes them so good?

GOLDMAN: Ball and player movement - when it's working well, it is a thing of beauty. David Thorpe is a coach and analyst¹⁰ for the great basketball resource TrueHoop. He says that the Warriors' offense is like a Cuisinart...

MART?NEZ: (Laughter).

GOLDMAN: ...A jumble¹¹ of movements, smart movement, designed to overload¹² an opponent's defense by forcing constant decisions of where to go, when to go, who to cover. And Golden State's system is very creative, too. Head coach Steve Kerr listens to ideas from his players, even famously made a lineup change in the 2015 Finals based on advice from a team video coordinator¹³. The change worked and helped the Warriors win a championship.

MART?NEZ: All right, what about that vaunted Celtics defense? What's its secret to success?

GOLDMAN: Size - the Celtics are big - and activity. They move and rotate so well. Again, we're going to call on David Thorpe. He has a nice descriptor, this one for Boston's defense - the wood-chipper.

MART?NEZ: (Laughter).

GOLDMAN: It grinds up an opponent's offense with its quick, sharp rotation¹⁴. Give a lot of credit to first-year head coach Ime Udoka for instilling¹⁵ the Celtics with a defensive¹⁶ identity. And now it's going to be facing the ultimate test. The Warriors have their core trio back and healthy - Draymond Green, Steph Curry¹⁷, Klay Thompson, who missed two full seasons with major injuries. That threesome was the foundation of the team that played in those five straight Finals and won three championships. They talk about their championship DNA¹⁸ that allows them to figure out opponents better than most.

MART?NEZ: Cuisinart versus¹⁹ wood-chipper. Are we playing this at a hardware store or something? I guess so.

(LAUGHTER)

MART?NEZ: All right. Now, beyond basketball, Steve Kerr, the coach of the Warriors, made a very passionate²⁰ plea against gun violence last week on the day of the mass shooting in Texas. I understand Boston's coach had some similar words.

GOLDMAN: Yeah. Not as raw as Steve Kerr's, but Ime Udoka spoke²¹ about Uvalde unsolicited during the celebration last Sunday after his team qualified²² for the Finals. Here's a bit of what he said.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

IME UDOKA: You know, we talk about this game that we love and put all our passion into, and it's not life or death, you know? We win or we lose, we kind of go home and kiss your kids, and you move on. But you sit back and think about 19 children and two adults, that's real, and that's something I don't want to be forgotten.

GOLDMAN: Now, Udoka says he worries the tragedy already is starting to fade, and he wants fans amid the Finals hoopla to keep Uvalde and the many issues surrounding it in their minds.

MART?NEZ: NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman. Tom, thanks a lot.

GOLDMAN: You're welcome.

1 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

6 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

7 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

8 elimination   

n.排除，消除，消灭

参考例句：

• Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。

9 clinch   

v.敲弯，钉牢；确定；扭住对方 [参]clench

参考例句：

• Clinch the boards together.用钉子把木板钉牢在一起。
• We don't accept us dollars,please Swiss francs to clinch a deal business.我方不收美元，请最好用瑞士法郎来成交生意。

10 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

11 jumble   

vt.使混乱，混杂；n.混乱；杂乱的一堆

参考例句：

• Even the furniture remained the same jumble that it had always been.甚至家具还是象过去一样杂乱无章。
• The things in the drawer were all in a jumble.抽屉里的东西很杂乱。

12 overload   

vt.使超载；n.超载

参考例句：

• Don't overload the boat or it will sink.别超载，否则船会沉。
• Large meals overload the digestive system.吃得太饱会加重消化系统的负担。

13 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

14 rotation   

n.旋转；循环，轮流

参考例句：

• Crop rotation helps prevent soil erosion.农作物轮作有助于防止水土流失。
• The workers in this workshop do day and night shifts in weekly rotation.这个车间的工人上白班和上夜班每周轮换一次。

15 instilling   

v.逐渐使某人获得（某种可取的品质），逐步灌输( instil的现在分词 )；逐渐使某人获得（某种可取的品质），逐步灌输( instill的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Make sure your subordinates understand your sense of urgency and work toward instilling this in allsubordinates. 确保你的下属同样具备判断紧急事件的意识，在工作中潜移默化地灌输给他们。 来自互联网

16 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

17 curry   

n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革

参考例句：

• Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
• Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。

18 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

19 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

20 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

21 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

22 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。