[外電] Heat-Mavericks Preview

[DM24Tim (黃金右腳)]

Heat-Mavericks Preview


As if the Miami Heat weren't motivated enough to win it all, their season
begins by having to watch the title banner get raised by the team that beat
them to claim it.

邁阿密熱火的新球季要從去年在總冠軍戰擊敗他們的對手主場
開始，還得看著冠軍旗幟在球館上空飄揚，這樣的安排彷彿是
嫌熱火還沒有足夠的刺激來贏得冠軍一樣。


The lockout is over and Christmas is here, so it's time for LeBron James and
Dwyane Wade to kick off the Heat's quest to dethrone the Dallas Mavericks as
NBA champions with an NBA finals rematch.

封館結束了，聖誕節也要到了，LeBron James與Dwyane Wade有
機會在總冠軍戰的rematch中推翻去年的王者達拉斯小牛。


Before the game gets underway in Dallas, the Mavericks' championship banner
will be raised to the rafters at American Airlines Center. However, it seems
the Mavs are a virtual afterthought as the season begins. Most oddsmakers do
not have them among the top few picks to win the 2012 title, whereas Miami is
generally the odds-on favorite.

在比賽開始之前，小牛的冠軍旗幟將會被升在American Airlines
Center的上空。然而，小牛在開季時似乎不被大眾看好，很多預測
都不認為小牛會在2012年奪冠，不過熱火名列其中。


"We didn't come together to make the playoffs or come together to win a
playoff series, we came together to win the NBA finals and that's what it's
about," said James, whose 23.7 scoring average in the 2011 playoffs was 3.0
below his regular-season mark. "We know how long of a journey it was to get
there, so we know what it takes to get there. We just try to have a better
result if we happen to get back to that point."

James表示："我們聚在一起，不是為了打進季後賽，不是為了贏
一個系列賽，我們是為了拿到總冠軍。"他在2011年季後賽平均
每場可以得到23.7分，比正規賽的平均來低了3分。他說："我們
知道這會是很長的旅程，而且路途上要付出很多代價。如果我們
有機會重新回到總冠軍戰的舞台，就要試著取到更好的成果。"


Dallas (57-25) knocked off the Heat in six games in the championship round,
spoiling the first season of James and Chris Bosh joining Wade in Miami
(58-24). The Heat didn't make any major changes this offseason other than
adding Shane Battier, but are hopeful another year of their superstar trio
playing together will be enough to get James and Bosh their first rings and a
second for Wade.

去年拿下57勝25敗的小牛在第六場比賽擊敗拿下58勝24敗的熱火
封王，讓James和Chris Bosh前往邁阿密組成三巨頭的首個賽季
抱憾而歸。熱火在休賽季幾乎沒有變更陣容，只是簽來了Shane
Battier，不過他們希望在三巨頭合體的第二年，能讓James跟
Bosh拿到第一枚冠軍戒，讓Wade拿到第二個冠軍。


"For us, getting better is not necessarily going to show in our numbers,"
said Wade, who scored 25.5 per game last season. "It's going to show in our
leadership. It's going to show in those moments where we get in those games
like the finals where we're up 10 in the fourth quarter, how do we help our
team get that win no matter what's going on in the game."

Wade去年例行賽平均每場可以得到25.5分，他說："對我們而
言，打的更好並不一定要在數字上呈現出來，這會在我們的
領導能力中展現。在我們像去年總冠軍戰，第四節取得10分
的領先的情況時，我們依然能夠幫助球隊贏得比賽。"


That's what Dirk Nowitzki and company did in last season's playoffs when they
stunned the Los Angeles Lakers in a second-round sweep before beating
Oklahoma City in the conference finals and knocking off the Heat.

而這是Dirk Nowitzki與他的隊友去年季後賽做到的，他們先
是在第二輪橫掃了衛冕軍洛杉磯湖人，又在西區決賽打敗奧克
拉荷馬雷霆，最後在決賽擊敗熱火。


Nowitzki turned 33 this summer and most of the Mavs' top players are in their
30s, plus Tyson Chandler, Caron Butler and J.J. Barea have all departed.
Those are big reasons many aren't picking them to repeat as champions.

Dirk在今年暑假滿33歲了，多數小牛球員也已經邁入而立之年，
加上Tyson Chandler、Caron Butler和J.J. Barea都離隊了。這
是多數人不看好小牛能衛冕的主因。


"We weren't the favorites to win it last year, so nobody really knows what's
going to happen," said Nowitzki, the finals MVP after averaging 26.0 points -
3.0 above a season average that was his lowest in seven years.

Dirk上賽季拿下總冠軍戰MVP，決賽中他每場平均攻下26.0分，
比起去年球季的場均得分還高3.0分，而這是他最近七個球季的
最低場均得分。他說："我們去年也不被看好奪冠，所以沒人說
的準的。"


"Last year, it just worked out. The chemistry was great, guys wanted to win
and play with each other. To me, the team is set up kind of the same again
with a bunch of older guys that want to win."

他說："去年我們就成功了，隊上的化學效應很棒，大家團隊合
作，且渴望贏球。對我來說，球隊今年的補強跟去年很像，有了
更老且渴求勝利的隊友"


One of those guys is Lamar Odom, who may have newfound motivation after his
surprising departure from the Lakers. He didn't realize they were trying to
get rid of him until being part of the Chris Paul deal that never went
through, then felt further disrespected when he went to Dallas in a trade
that involved no other players.

其中一位就是Lamar Odom，他新的動機或許就是來自突然離開了
洛杉磯這件事。他無法理解球隊沒有告知他就要把他丟掉拿去換
Chris Paul，更讓他感到不尊重的是，他被交易到小牛，代價是
沒有任何球員。


The reigning Sixth Man of the Year may play a key role - as could newcomer
Vince Carter - for a team needing to make up for the loss of Chandler's
defense and rebounding, Barea's spark off the bench and Butler's scoring.
Odom, who averaged 14.4 points and 8.7 rebounds last season, does bring the
experience of having won back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010.

他去年拿下最佳第六人，而且會是個關鍵角色，就像新同學Vince
Carter一樣。Odom需要補足小牛在拳王走了之後失去的防守與籃
板能力，已經向JJB一樣從板凳跳出的爆發性，還有Butler的得分
能力。他上季平均每場可以攻下14.4分8.7籃板，他有很豐富的經
驗，是湖人在2009和2010年二連霸的要角。


"If they thought winning a championship was hard, defending it is going to be
... it's tough," Odom said. "It changes the mindset of teams, and of your
team. It's tough. But if a team can do it, this one can."

Odom說："如果他們覺得奪冠很難，那衛冕也很難。這改變了敵隊
的心態，還有球隊本身的心態，這真的很難。不過如果有一隊能
做到，那就是小牛了。"


Miami was expected to win multiple championships when its trio of stars came
together but doubts will continue to linger until it wins one. The Heat
surely are expecting to get off to a better start after opening 9-8 last
season.

熱火被預期在三巨頭組成之後能多次拿下冠軍，不過大家的質疑
要直到他們成功了才會消除，熱火今年絕對要比去年9勝8敗的開
季來的更好才行。


Battier should be a big help defensively and in 3-point shooting, but Miami
is still considered fairly weak at point guard - Mario Chalmers should get
the bulk of those minutes - and in the frontcourt other than Bosh.

Battier會在防守與三分球上有很大的幫助，不過熱火還是覺得
他們控衛的位置上相對較弱，Mario Chalmers會有很多上場機
會，除了Bosh之外的前場球員也是熱火缺乏的。


Coach Erik Spoelstra, who received a contract extension during the offseason,
feels the James-Wade partnership - and growing bond - should be enough to get
the Heat over the top.

熱火教練Erik Spoelstra在休賽季時獲得延長合約，他覺得James
和Wade的領導能力，還有球隊慢慢成長的凝聚力，會促使熱火登
上王座。


"Those guys like to be challenged," Spoelstra said. "They do not accept the
success that they've had and where they are right now. They're always trying
to push to go to the next level."

他說："他們喜歡受到挑戰，他們不能接受過去和現在的成就，他
們不斷鞭策自己達到更高的層次。"



終於要開季啦!!  大家要準時收看升旗典禮喔~~(3:13am)

Let's Go Mavs!!

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推 maximus0224 :達拉斯晨報的作家覺得小牛會輸很慘 XD
推 goddirk     :雖然不怎麼看好小牛第一戰能贏熱火~但我希望能在這一
→ goddirk     :季的總冠軍戰送熱火離開XD
→ goddirk     :來個有始有終也不賴(好像不是這樣用的~誤!)
推 bracc       :誰都可以輸就是不想輸給熱火
推 SKnight     :揪~竟 季賽對熱火十幾連勝的紀錄能不能保持下去呢
→ DM24Tim     :對耶  這個紀錄被遺忘掉了  大家都只注意rematch  XD
推 maximus0224 :06年之後就沒再Season game輸過熱火了吧?
推 SKnight     :其實從04-05就開始一直保持了
推 dallasjet   :哈哈 為什麼要模仿盛竹如
推 gjek        :推 bracc :誰都可以輸就是不想輸熱火
推 q4690744    :let's go heat
推 nagisanoff  :科科 就是會有人來亂
推 BILL6042665 :推 bracc :誰都可以輸就是不想輸熱火
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推 nagisanoff  :小牛一向漫熱= = 不期不待
推 lightman    :去年開季前20場 14-6 前年14-6 這樣子叫慢熱??
→ lightman    :這麼早就開始打預防針了 那我也來打 去年冠軍是小牛!
→ DM24Tim     :我也覺得之前小牛其實開季都蠻不錯的
推 nagisanoff  :可以查07~10 上季已經是卡萊爾時代最好開季
推 lightman    :08-09年11-9  07-08年12-8 總結51-29 勝率0.6375
→ lightman    :還是要查00~10連nash時代一起查??