篮球英文堂第39期:科学解析汤普森投篮(1)（打印版）

　　This season, Klay Thompson set a NBA record by scoring 37 points in a single quarter

　　这个赛季，克莱汤普森创下一项单节爆砍三十七分的NBA记录

　　So we brought him in to the ESPN sport science lab

　　所以我们特邀他来到我们的ESPN体育实验室

　　To put his shooting skills to the test

　　来测试他的投篮技巧

　　During a typical shot, Thompson keeps his eyes locked on the target for at least 90% of his shooting motion

　　在常规投篮中，汤普森在至少百分之九十的投篮动作中都用他的眼睛锁定住了投篮目标

　　This allows him to use visual information to guide the ball until it's completely out of his hands

　　这能够使他在球离手之前，收集大量视觉信息

　　But what happens when we take away that stream of visual data

　　但是当我们拿走那一束视觉数据后会发生什么？

　　Thompson can be a lights-out shooter

　　汤普森经常手感发烫，烫得发亮

　　汤普森投篮

　　But how well he can shoot, With the lights out

　　但是把亮光都拿走，他还能烫的起来吗

　　Here we go！Three，two，one，go

　　三二一，开始！我们现在开始

　　With the ball less than six inches from his hands, Thompson shifts his view to the hoop

　　在令球离手有大概六英尺的时候，汤普森把他的视线转到篮筐上

　　And the lights were cut a tenth of second before he even sets his feet

　　在他站定双脚准备投篮的前一毫秒，灯光被熄灭

　　Although the court goes pitch black nearly as fast as it takes pupils to dilate

　　球场灯光熄灭的极快，和瞳孔扩大的速度差不多

　　Thompson's proximity to the basket has already been registered into his brain by neurons called place cells

　　可即便如此，汤普森和篮筐的相对距离已经被存储到大脑中一个被叫作储存室的神经细胞之中

　　These cells create a kind of cognitive map

　　这些神经细胞会再编织出一份认知图，以引导汤普森找到篮筐