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A second roar of approval rose from the side lines, a louder roar than the first one. It set Rodney's blood to tingling.
場邊爆發了第二次雷鳴般的肯定，比第一次還要激烈，這讓羅德尼的血液在震顫。
Again he gave O'Connor's signal, but on the next play Stearns missed the jump,
他再次給了奧康娜信號，但這一次斯特恩斯沒有跳過對手，
and Mason secured the ball. A rapid succession of passes carried it down to Georgeburgh's goal,
梅森接到了球，一連串快速傳球將球帶入了喬治布格的籃筐，
but there Brown and Zimmerman each covered his man so well that the ball went outside. Stearns caught the pass from Brown,
但布朗和齊默爾曼都很好地封住了對手，籃球出界了，斯特恩斯接過了布朗的傳球，
got away from Baker and Mason, and passed the ball to Zimmerman, who dribbled it to the center of the court before sending it to Rodney in one corner.
逃過了貝克爾和梅森，并將球傳給了齊默爾曼，他將球帶到中場，之后他在一個角落里將球傳給了羅德尼。
Cries of Shoot! Shoot! came from the side line. Rodney hesitated, then crouched with careful aim.
場邊高喊著進球，進球，羅德尼猶豫了，隨后蹲下作出仔細瞄準。
But even as he was about to shoot, he saw O'Connor, closely followed by Martinelli,
但就在他即將投球時，他看到了奧康娜，緊跟在他后面的是馬蒂內利。
racing down the other side of the court in a wide curve toward the basket. Suddenly straightening, he sent the ball toward his teammate.
奧康娜跑向了沖著籃筐的大弧形的另一側，羅德尼突然站起身，將球遞給了隊友。
O'Connor caught it on his chest a dozen feet from the basket and, rising like a bird, dropped it into the iron circle.
奧康娜用胸部接住了球，當時他距離籃架只有十二英尺，他像小鳥一樣騰起，隨后將球打入籃筐。
The score was now twenty-four to fifteen, and some of those who had felt sure of a bad beating for Georgeburgh
目前的比分是24比15，那些肯定認為喬治布格會慘敗的人
were willing to admit that they had a slim chance to win.
也愿意承認他們有一線獲勝的機會。
But soon after the next toss-up Art Baker got loose from his opponent, made a long dribble and then a quick pass to McLaren,
但就在下一次爭球不久，貝克爾沒有能搶過對手，他進行了長帶球，并迅速傳給了邁凱倫，
received the ball again and scored from beside the basket. After that, in a scrimmage, the referee called a foul on Brown and Zimmerman,
他再次接球，并在籃筐旁邊進球，隨后在混戰中，裁判員判罰布朗和齊默爾曼犯規，
and Baker made the extra point. Rodney noticed the worried look on the faces of the two guards.
貝克爾再進一球，羅德尼注意到兩名防守球員臉上的擔憂。
Never mind! he shouted. It couldn't be helped. Come on, now, on your toes! We'll show them! Up you go, Paul, way up this time!
他叫嚷到沒事，于事無補，加油伙計們，加把勁，我們要讓他們看看，保羅該你了，來吧！
And Stearns got the jump again. He did more than that; taking a pass from Rodney, he made a long successful shot from the side.
這一次斯特恩斯再次搶到了球，他這次做的更多，他接過羅德尼的傳球，并從這一側長距離進球。
Then, a few minutes later, Bill Zimmerman, on a guard-forward play, received the ball from O'Connor and,
幾分鐘后，比爾·齊默爾曼從奧康娜手中接過球，這是后衛向前帶球，
with Gregg clawing desperately at him, made a short, one-handed shot that brought the Georgeburgh score up to nineteen;
格雷格拼命拽住他，齊默爾曼單手進球，讓喬治布格隊的比分上升到19。
