[外電] Heat-Mavericks Preview

[DM24Tim (黃金右腳)]

Heat-Mavericks Preview


After two days of intense film study and painstaking analysis of the final 14
possessions in their end-of-game collapse in Game 2 of the NBA finals, the
Miami Heat finally came up with the reason why.

這兩天邁阿密熱火不斷觀看最後14波攻守的影片，心痛的在做分析，他們在
總決賽的第二戰的尾聲大崩盤，而熱火也終於有了結論。


It wasn't a highly technical reason.

這不是什麼技術性的理由。


"We let one go," Dwyane Wade said.

Dwyane Wade說："我們奉送了一場比賽。"


And entering Game 3 of the NBA finals, the Heat will try to let Game 2 go
again. The way Miami sees it, carrying over the stigma of that loss -- one of
the worst late-game collapses in finals history -- would only doom them again
Sunday night when the scene shifts to steamy Dallas for the first of three
games on the Mavericks' home floor.

備戰總決賽的第三戰，熱火要避免像第二戰一樣的送出比賽。熱火知
道，如果他們帶著上一戰的污名－在總冠軍戰史上最慘的晚節不保戲
碼之一－這樣打下去的話，只會讓他們在明天移師達拉斯的比賽再度
嚐到苦果，接下來達拉斯小牛擁有連續三場的主場比賽。


Dallas rallied from 15 points down in the final 7 minutes to beat Miami in
Game 2, outscoring the Heat 22-5 to finish the game and knot the series.
Thanks to that win, Mavs' fans still may see another NBA championship
celebration, only this time, by the Western Conference champions and not a
Heat team that hoisted a trophy at Dallas after the 2006 finals.

小牛在第二戰於最後7分鐘落後15分，不過卻打出22-5的攻勢結束比賽，
並且追平系列賽。幸虧有這場勝利，小牛球迷有機會再度在主場看到NBA
冠軍的誕生與狂歡，這次還有希望是這支西區冠軍的球隊，而不是像在
2006年一樣，由熱火在達拉斯高高舉起他們的冠軍金盃。


"In the playoffs, it's a win or a loss. However it comes by, it's a win or a
loss," Heat forward LeBron James said. "We've moved on from Game 2, seen the
mistakes we've made. Seen some of the great things we've done as well. It's a
win or loss. The series is tied 1-1. We never get too high or too low in the
series. We haven't gotten too high or low in the regular season as well."

熱火前鋒LeBron James表示："在季後賽裡面，不是贏就是輸。不論結
果如何，我們得擺脫第二戰的陰霾。我們犯了錯誤，我們也做了一些偉
大的事，不是贏就是輸。系列賽現在是1-1平手，我們在系列賽裡沒有
太大的起伏，在例行賽也沒有。"


Game 3 is crucial for so many obvious reasons, like the Heat wanting not to
deal with another stumble and the Mavericks wanting to keep momentum rolling
and retain home-court advantage. Statistically, there's proof that it's a
Texas-sized swing game as well. Since the NBA went to the 2-3-2 format for
the finals, teams have now split the first two games 12 times. In the
previous 11, the winner of Game 3 has always gone on to win the championship.

很多理由指出第三戰相當關鍵，熱火不想再跌一跤。小牛則是希望延續
氣勢並且保護主場優勢。數據上來說也可以證明這場比賽相當重要，在
NBA總冠軍戰改成2-3-2的賽制之後，有12個組合前兩戰打成1-1，前11個
贏下第三戰的球隊都拿到了總冠軍。


Big whoop, both teams said in response to that one.

兩隊的球員都說這場比賽太重要了。


"We just can't let up. We're not good enough to just relax," said Mavericks
forward Dirk Nowitzki, who led Dallas' late-game charge in Game 2 at Miami.
"We need to play with an edge at all times in every game. So hopefully
(Sunday), with the crowd behind us, we're going to have a great game. Just
looking at this one game."

帶領小牛在第二戰的尾聲逆轉的小牛前鋒Dirk Nowitzki說："我們還
不能鬆懈，我們沒有好到能夠放鬆。我們整場比賽都要掌握好優勢，
希望有著主場觀眾的支持，我們可以打出很棒的比賽，我們只注視著
這場比賽。"


Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was more succinct.

熱火教練Erik Spoelstra更為簡潔。


"I think both teams have bucked a lot of those numbers and odds up to this
point already," he said. "We're a non-traditional team."

他說："我想兩隊都已經奮鬥了很久，才來到這個關頭。我們不是傳
統的球隊。"


Maybe that's one of the reasons why the Heat were so loose Saturday.

也許這就是為什麼熱火今天這樣的放鬆。


Players arrived at the arena around noon, most with headphones on as they
walked off the bus, bobbing heads in time with the music and nodding to
people as they walked by. James and Wade were chatting and laughing, a few
players checked out the turf that would host an Arena Football League game
later Saturday night and some stretched their arms to tap the goalposts as
they walked across the floor where a basketball court will be Sunday.

球員在中午左右的時候來到球場，大多數的在下車時都帶著耳機，
隨著音樂搖動他們的頭，並且對路上看到的人點頭致意。在經過明
天要比賽的籃球場時，James與Wade聊天並且笑的很開心，一些球
員看了一下晚上要舉辦的美式足球賽的草皮，一些人則是伸長他們
的手臂來摸摸球門柱。


The mood couldn't have been more different from when they walked off the
floor in Miami on Thursday, stunned by what just happened.

他們跟第二戰結束的時候的心情有著天壤之別，當時他們真是被
嚇傻了。


"We're coming home, but we know that's no guarantee of anything," Mavericks
coach Rick Carlisle said. "We've lost at home this year in the playoffs. Now
Miami has as well. The venue has significance, but it never guarantees anyone
anything. ... The mistake that we're not going to make is feel like coming
home is going to be something that helps get us over the hump. It's not going
to be like that. Both these teams are too good of road teams."

小牛教練Rick Carlisle說："我們回家了，但這不保證任何事。
我們今年季後賽也在主場輸過球，現在熱火也是了。主場很重要，
但這不保證任何事情。我們不會犯下回到主場就好像度過難關的
這種錯誤，兩隊都是很棒的主場球隊。"


Including the playoffs, the Mavericks have won 34 road games this season,
tops in the NBA. Miami ranks second with 32.

包括季後賽，小牛本季已經贏了34場客場比賽，聯盟第一。熱火
則是以32場排第二。


The Heat also haven't lost consecutive games since early March, winning after
all six of their most recent losses by an average of 11.7 points. And in
their last 24 games away from home, they're 17-7.

熱火也不曾在三月初之後吞下連敗，在最近六場輸球之後的比賽他們
不但全勝，平均勝分還高達11.7分，他們最近24場客場出賽也有17勝
7敗的好成績。


All good signs for Miami now, given that if it doesn't win one of the next
three in Dallas, the season will end here.

熱火看起來情勢不錯，儘管如果他們沒辦法在達拉斯贏得任何一場比
賽的話，他們的球季將在此結束。


"We've been a pretty resilient bunch all year," Heat forward Udonis Haslem
said. "We've bounced back every time we've been knocked down. I'm expecting
the same thing with this situation."

熱火前鋒Udonis Haslem說："我們整季的恢復速度都很快，我們在被
擊倒之後能立刻反彈。我期待在這時同樣的事也能發生。"


There's stats the Mavs can point to as ones they like as well, including one
that seems particularly significant: Miami rarely wins in Dallas, period.

數據上小牛也有一些不錯的優勢，包括一個看起來很重要的，那就是
熱火幾乎沒有在達拉斯贏過球，就這樣。


Dallas has won 12 of the last 14 meetings between the teams at home, six of
those coming in single-digit games. Of course, one of those two exceptions
was the last time the Mavericks hosted a finals game, June 20, 2006, when
Jason Terry missed a potentially game-tying 3-pointer, Wade got the rebound,
threw the ball skyward as time expired and Miami prevailed 95-92.

小牛在最近14次主場面對熱火贏了12場，其中6場勝利贏的分數不到
10分。當然一個例外就是前一次小牛在總冠軍戰的主場出賽。在2006
年6月20號，Jason Terry可能追平的三分沒勁，Wade搶下籃板並把球
高拋入空中，比賽結束，熱火以95-92拿到冠軍。


"We're looking at Game 3. That's the only thing on our mind right now," Terry
said. "We're at home. What does that mean? It means our building is going to
be crazy. We're going to play with a lot of energy. Some of those shots we're
missing better go down. That's what home court is all about."

Terry說："我們只看著第三戰，這是我們心裡唯一想的事情。我們在
主場，這代表什麼？這代表我們的主場將陷入瘋狂，我們必須在比賽
中充滿能量，我們平常不會進的球最好都進去，這就是主場優勢。"


The series is even.

系列賽平手了。


So, too, was the level of confidence both sides were showing Saturday.

兩邊明天將展現的信心程度也不分軒輊。


Come late Sunday night, neither of those statements will keep ringing true.

在明天的比賽過後，這些發言都不再會是真的。


"I know I'm excited for the game tomorrow," James said before Miami's workout
session on Saturday. "It hurt. We had time to let it hurt us as much as it
could yesterday after the game. But today is a new day. And we're back and
focused. We're a confident bunch. Me personally, I'm looking forward to the
challenge. It's going to be fun."

James在今天熱火練習之前說到："我知道我對明天的比賽很興奮。上一場
很傷，我們昨天賽後有很多時間來消化這些痛楚。但今天是新的一天，我
們重回賽場並找回注意力，我們是一群很有信心的人。對我個人而言，我
會正面迎向挑戰，這將會很有趣。"


小牛回主場  第三戰一定要贏!!!!  說什麼都要贏!!!!!!

Let's Go Mavs!!


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