NBA Summer League Basketball News

NBA 夏季聯賽籃球新聞


Introduction

The California Classic basketball games started. NBA teams play with new and young players.

加州經典賽籃球賽已經開始了。NBA 球隊正使用新進且年輕的球員進行比賽。

Main Body

The Sacramento Kings played the Brooklyn Nets on July 4. The Kings won 79-76. Darius Acuff Jr. scored 25 points. Nique Clifford scored 16 points and made the last shot.

薩克拉門托國王於 7 月 4 日對陣布魯克林籃網。國王以 79-76 獲勝。Darius Acuff Jr. 得到 25 分。Nique Clifford 得到 16 分並投進最後一球。

Emanuel Sharp played well for the Kings. He scored 11 points. The coach likes how he plays defense. Alex Karaban did not play because his ankle was hurt.

Emanuel Sharp 為國王隊表現出色。他得到 11 分。教練很欣賞他的防守表現。Alex Karaban 因為腳踝受傷而沒有參賽。

The Golden State Warriors Gold played the Los Angeles Lakers on July 3. The Warriors won 104-72. Yaxel Lendeborg scored 19 points. The Lakers did not score many points.

金州勇士金隊於 7 月 3 日對陣洛杉磯湖人。勇士以 104-72 獲勝。Yaxel Lendeborg 得到 19 分。湖人隊得分不高。

Conclusion

The Sacramento Kings play more games on July 5 and 6. They play the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks.

薩克拉門托國王將在 7 月 5 日和 6 日進行更多比賽。他們將對陣金州勇士和密爾瓦基公鹿。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

In this story, we see words that tell us things already happened. To move to A2, you need to know how to change a regular action word to the past.

The Secret Rule: Just add -ed to the end of the word.

  • play \rightarrow played
  • score \rightarrow scored

Example from the text: "The Kings won" (This is a special word; it doesn't follow the -ed rule). "Darius Acuff Jr. scored 25 points."


🚫 Saying "No" in the Past

When we want to say something did not happen, we use did not + the normal word. We do NOT add -ed here.

Wrong: Alex Karaban did not played. ✅ Right: Alex Karaban did not play.

Quick Guide: Positive: He played \rightarrow Negative: He did not play

Vocabulary Learning

classic (n.)
A special sports event or a famous game
Example:The tennis classic is held every year in London.
defense (n.)
The part of a game where you try to stop the other team from scoring
Example:The team has a strong defense, so they do not lose many points.
ankle (n.)
The joint between your foot and your leg
Example:I cannot run because I hurt my ankle.
hurt (adj.)
Feeling pain or having an injury
Example:The player is hurt and cannot play the game.
Practice A2 words in a crossword