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這回'tank'一詞不是出自沈珠妮筆下, 而是在J.T. the Brick及Tom Looney口中。

J.T.及Tom是洛杉磯無線電視台晚間 sports talk show主持人, 昨晚的話題之一是波士頓Celtics教練 Doc Rivers「送禮」(tank), 把勝利奉給夏洛特Bobcats。Celtics在第三節餘下約4分鐘時領前Bobcats 18分, Paul Pierce爭球被撞後退下火線，未幾其餘先發都被調下, Bobcat連追18分, 最後以92:84反敗為勝。

J.T.說：「Doc is a shame. How can you took your starting 5 out in the forth quarter and let the Bobcats back in the game？ You did not give a chance for your team to win. The Bobcats was on the road, a day after going overtime in Cleveland.」 (翻譯出來是: Doc應該無地自容。怎可能在第四節便把五名先發調下來, 讓山貓從後趕上？簡直是不給自己的球隊爭勝機會。山貓疲於征途, 在前一天才在克里夫蘭加時打延長賽 。)

節目接著播出一段Doc Rivers在賽後新聞發布會上的說話, 說:「I've heard all those questions. Honestly, I got to the point early in the fourth quarter and I turned to the coaches and said to them, "we're going to win or lose with this group." (翻譯:我知道人們都提出這些問題。老實說, 到了第四節初我忍不住對助教們說:勝是靠這一群, 負也是靠這一群。」）

J.T.列舉「這一群」的名字: Rajon Rondo, Allan Ray, Ryan Gomes, Leon Powe 和 Gerald Green。 他們合共投入16分。 J.T.說：「You are the coach. You make the decisions. You don't ask your assistants what to do."(翻譯: 你身為教頭, 大權在你手中, 毋須問助教們怎樣做。」

J.T.播出Rivers作此決定的解釋:「Those are the guys that always about playing. But when you get in you've got to have fight. That's the whole message. There was no other message. Hold the lead, win the game, have pride. Or lose the lead and show us what you don't have.」(翻譯:這一群常(投訴)沒有上陣機會, 當你有這機會時就得努力爭勝, 用意全在於此, 此外別無其他用意。保持領前優勢, 贏了這場比賽, 得到自豪。不然便保不住先手, 讓人們看到你的不足。」)

J.T.說:「If this game means anything, would you experiment with your unknown players? If this is a must win game, would you think Pierce would took himself out of the game? The message is clear. You are playing to lose . You are playing for the Oden/Durant sweepstake. No other message.」(翻譯:假如重視這場比賽, 你會派球員做試驗嗎？假如這是一場生死戰, 你以為Pierce會退陣嗎？用意很明顯, 求敗不求勝, 目的在爭取徵選Oden或Durant的權利, 別無其他用意。)

J.T.作結論說:「The last time the Celtics tank to get Tim Duncan they lost in the lottery. I hope they lose the lottery again.」(翻譯:Celtics對上一次欺場是為了爭取 Tim Duncan, 卻抽簽失敗, 但望他們再次抽下簽。)