[外電] Mavericks-Rockets Preview

[DM24Tim (黃金右腳)]

Mavericks-Rockets Preview


The Dallas Mavericks blew a 20-point lead in less than 12 minutes when their
12-game winning streak came to a halt two months ago, but the end to their
latest lengthy run may have been even more painful.

Dallas held a nine-point cushion with under three minutes to play yet still
watched its 10-game streak slip away, a loss it'll try to bounce back from
Saturday night when it visits the Houston Rockets.

達拉斯小牛曾經在兩個月以前只用了不到12分鐘就花掉他們20分的領先優勢，
接著被公鹿終結12連勝，而最近這波連勝中止的方式更是讓人心碎。小牛在最
後三分鐘時還保有九分領先，但接著就眼睜睜的看著10連勝噴掉。明天對上休
士頓火箭時小牛必須從輸球中反彈。


There have been seven double-digit winning streaks in the league this season,
and the Mavericks (37-16) own two of them.

As impressive as those runs as they happened, their endings were also
staggering. Rick Carlisle's team blew a 42-22 second-quarter lead against
Milwaukee over an 11-minute stretch Dec. 13, halting its 12-game streak with
a 103-99 loss, then saw a sizable cushion disappear even faster Thursday
night.

聯盟本季有過七次的雙位數連勝，小牛就有過兩次。這兩波連勝都讓人印象深
刻，然而他們的中止也讓人相當吃驚。Carlisle教練所率領的球隊在12月13日
對上公鹿曾經在第二節以42-22大幅領先，不過在11分鐘之後就被逆轉了，最
後以99-103吞敗。而昨天他們也看著大幅領先在更短的時間內消失殆盡。


The Mavericks were in excellent shape to stretch their streak to 11 in
Denver, leading 119-110 with 2:51 to play. But Nuggets guard Arron Afflalo
got hot, scoring seven of his team's final 11 points and hitting a
buzzer-beater to hand Dallas a 121-120 defeat.

"If we want to be a championship team, then we've got to close games at the
end. This is one game, one game lost at the buzzer, but I'm talking future,"
Tyson Chandler told the Mavericks' official website after scoring 20 points
in the loss. "We've got bigger goals and aspirations. So, this is one thing
we've got to grow from."

小牛的11連勝之路看似一片光明，在倒數2分51秒時還以119-110領先，不過
金塊後衛Aaron Afflalo找回手感，得到金塊最後11分當中的7分，包括在槍
響前的出手命中，讓小牛以120-121吃下敗仗。攻下20分的Chandler對小牛
官網說："如果我們想拿到冠軍，我們就必須贏得接近戰，這只是一場我們輸
在槍響的比賽，不過我所談論的是未來。我們有更大的目標與抱負，這是我
們必須成長的地方。"


Dallas should have a good opportunity to do just that. Six of the Mavericks'
next eight opponents have losing records, starting with their first visit to
Houston (24-28) since a 97-94 loss Dec. 31, 2009.

"We had a good stretch there, 10 in a row," said guard Jason Terry, who on
Saturday will be looking to record a fifth straight 20-point game for the
first time since March 7-15, 2009. "It's time to get 10 more."

小牛接下來蠻有機會改進的，後面八場比賽有六場對手勝率還不到五成，下
一場的對手是火箭，這是小牛自從2009年12月31號以94-97落敗之後首次造訪
休士頓。Jason Terry明天有機會挑戰連五場得分破20，是自從2009年3月7號
到15號之後的首次，他說："我們一度打的很好，10連勝耶！我們還有足夠的
時間拿到另一個10連勝。"


Terry has averaged 26.0 points in three games at the Toyota Center since
2008-09, his highest average in any venue, but he totaled just 21 points on 6
of 19 shooting in two home meetings with the Rockets earlier this season.

Those struggles haven't hurt Dallas. Dirk Nowitzki led the way with 20 points
in a 101-91 win Nov. 29, then Chandler paced seven players in double figures
with 21 points and 15 boards in a 111-106 victory Jan. 27.

Chandler has averaged 15.6 points and 10.5 rebounds in the Mavericks' last 11
games.

Terry自從08-09賽季最近三次在Toyota Center出賽平均可以得到26.0分，是
他在所有場地的最高得分，不過本季前兩次火箭造訪達拉斯時，他加起來只
有得到21分，投19中6。不過他的低潮不影響小牛，11月29日Dirk的20分帶領
小牛以101-91獲勝，接著在1月27日，Chandler拿下21分15籃板，與其他六位
得分達到雙位數的球員合力以111-106力退火箭。拳王最近11戰平均為小牛貢
獻了15.6分10.5籃板。


The Rockets lost three in a row in a brutal stretch against Dallas, San
Antonio and the Lakers from Jan. 27-Feb. 1, then responded with impressive
wins over Utah, Memphis and Denver.

But in a season filled with inconsistency, Houston's failure to take care of
business against Minnesota shouldn't have been a total surprise. After
beating the Nuggets on the road Monday, the Rockets returned home and lost
112-108 to the Timberwolves, who entered the game 3-23 away from home.

火箭從1月27日到2月1日分別面對小牛、馬刺與湖人，這殘忍的賽程讓他們吃
下三連敗，不過他們接下來對上爵士、灰熊與金塊贏的都很漂亮。不過這個
賽季的不穩定性，讓他們前一場輸給灰狼也不太意外，週二他們還在客場打
敗金塊，但是他們回家面對賽前客場戰績只有3勝23敗的灰狼卻以108-112吞
敗。


"We just didn't play our game and play up to the potential of how we played
(Monday)," guard Kyle Lowry said. "It (stinks), but we can't let it get us
down."

To recover, Houston can start by holding its own on the boards. Minnesota
outrebounded the Rockets 51-31 as Luis Scola pulled down a season-low two in
37 minutes.

The Mavericks are 22-5 when they grab more boards than their opponent.

火箭後衛Kyle Lowry說："我們沒有打的像前一場打的那麼好，這糟透了，但
我們不能受此影響。"要力圖振作，火箭必須保護好籃板，灰狼前一場籃板數
以51-31狂勝，Luis Scola更是在37分鐘當中只抓下本季新低的2個籃板。而
小牛在籃板抓的比對手多時戰績是22勝5敗。


明天請不要再上演劇場了...可以嗎

Let's Go Mavs!!


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