[外電] Mavericks-Heat Preview

[DM24Tim (黃金右腳)]

Mavericks-Heat Preview


MIAMI (AP) LeBron James said it was one of the most painful moments that he
can remember, one that is weighing heavily on him as the Miami Heat get ready
for an NBA finals rematch with the Dallas Mavericks.

LeBron James說他經歷了這輩子最「痛苦」的一刻，明天
邁阿密熱火將在主場迎戰達拉斯小牛，重演去年冠軍賽的
交戰戲碼。


No, the Heat forward isn't talking about losing last year's title series.

不，James說的不是去年輸掉冠軍賽的痛苦。


He's talking about dislocating the ring finger on his left, non-shooting,
hand at Indiana earlier this week.

James說的是他在這禮拜稍早做客印第安納溜馬的比賽時
受到的傷，他的左手無名指脫臼了。


"The only recovery for it, the doctors told me, was rest," James said. "And I
think we all know I'm having none of that."

James表示："醫生說唯一的復元方法就是休息，而我想大
家都知道我不需要休息。"


Not now, anyway - not with the Mavericks coming back to the building where
they celebrated winning a championship a little over nine months ago, and not
with the Heat trying to snap a two-game slide that left them looking up at
both Chicago and Oklahoma City in the race for the NBA's best record.

要休息也絕對不是現在，因為造訪熱火主場的不是別人，
正是九個多月前在他們家裡大肆慶祝隊史首冠的小牛隊，
何況熱火現在正處於二連敗，他們絕不希望眼睜睜的看著
芝加哥公牛與奧克拉荷馬雷霆爭奪聯盟第一的戰績。


Dallas visits Miami on Thursday night, the second and final meeting of this
regular season between the clubs.

明天小牛與熱火的交手將是本季兩隊第二度也是最後一次
的對戰。


The first one: All Miami. The Heat watched the Mavs raise their championship
banner on Christmas Day, then built as much as a 35-point lead before
settling for a 105-94 victory.

第一次對戰熱火掌控了全局，在聖誕節的開幕戰當天，小
牛升起了冠軍錦旗，結果被熱火一度把領先拉開到35分，
最後熱火已105-94收下勝利。


"A bad taste in our mouth," Mavs guard Jason Terry said.

小牛後衛Jason Terry說："這感覺讓人難以下嚥。"


So as much as the Heat remember Dallas celebrating on their floor, the Mavs
remember the opener, too.

熱火記得去年小牛在他們家裡慶祝的場景，而小牛也記得
熱火在開幕戰是如何羞辱他們。


"We've got to think back to Christmas Day because that was a miserable
experience for us," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. "That was really tough.
I was watching some of it (Tuesday). They played terrific, and they were
great that day, and we weren't, and so we're going to have to play a lot
better."

小牛教練Rick Carlisle說："我們要記取聖誕節那天的教
訓，那是一個悲慘的經驗。那是場艱難的比賽，我昨天看
了一些那場比賽的片段，他們打的非常好，在那天打的很
出色，不過我們卻沒有，因此我們得打的更好才行。"


Which is sort of a Heat mantra these days as well.

打的更好同樣也是熱火這幾天需要做的。


The Heat have been held under 100 points in 11 of their last 13 games, and
that's not even the most staggering stat. Through March 1, Miami was the
league's highest-scoring team at 103.8 points per game. Since then, the Heat
are 25th at 93.1 points per game - and all the clubs they're outscoring are
well outside the playoff picture.

熱火在最近13場比賽有11場得分不到100分，這還不是最
驚人的，熱火在3月1號時的平均得分還是聯盟排名第一的
103.8分，不過在最近的比賽中場均卻只有93.1分，排名
聯盟第25，而他們能得分超過這個平均值的對手都是擠不
進季後賽的球隊。


Miami has a 14-game home winning streak, the margin of victory in those games
a little over 10 points. But after losing at Oklahoma City and Indiana by a
combined 31 points - the first time since James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh
became teammates nearly two years ago that the Heat endured double-digit
losses in consecutive games - Heat coach Erik Spoelstra decided Wednesday's
practice was the right time to address the slippage.

熱火目前主場14連勝，平均勝分在10分以上，不過他們
最近兩場客場對上雷霆與溜馬一共輸了31分，這是自從
James、Dwyane Wade和Chris Bosh加入熱火之後熱火第
一次連續兩場輸10分以上。熱火教練Erik Spoelstra決
定今天的練習是很好的時機來強調這一點。


Not with words, but with action.

不過不是用說的，而是用行動。


"Every team goes through this," Spoelstra said. "Sometimes you take things
for granted and you become flat over the course of a long NBA season. And
this season's been a challenge for everybody. So it's not an excuse."

Spoelstra說："每支球隊都會遇到一些低潮，有時候你
把勝利當的太理所當然了，覺得可以平順的走完這個漫
長的NBA賽季。這個縮水賽季對所有球員來講都是挑戰，
所以這不能當成藉口。"


James went through the workout, though his left ring finger was bandaged
afterward. He dislocated it in the first quarter against Indiana on Monday,
popping it back into place himself and labored through the rest of the game.
James was catching passes with his right hand only for much of that game, and
this latest concern comes not long after two nasty falls in a game against
Phoenix last week.

James今天有參與練球，不過他的左手無名指後來用繃
帶包了起來。他在前天對上溜馬的比賽第一節就脫臼
了，不過他自己把手指喬回來，最後打完比賽。他大
部分的時間都是用右手來接球，而且他在上禮拜對上
鳳凰城太陽的比賽中也重重摔了一跤，同樣令人擔心。


"He's got a football-type mentality," Heat forward Udonis Haslem said. "No
one can ever question his toughness."

熱火前鋒Udonis Haslem表示："他的心靈跟美式足球
員一樣，沒有人能質疑他是多麼的堅強。"


The Mavericks have won two straight, maybe turning things around after a
stretch where they lost 11 of 18 games. Entering Wednesday, Dallas had the
fifth-best record in the Western Conference, and was only two games ahead of
ninth-place Houston.

小牛目前二連勝，或許已經稍稍扭轉了之前18戰11敗
的陰霾。小牛目前在西區排行第五，不過跟排名第九
的休士頓火箭之間的勝差只有兩場。


Clearly, there's not a lot of time for reminiscing over last year's title run
right now. And that may be one of the reasons why Mavs owner Mark Cuban
didn't bring his championship ring on this trip to Miami.

顯然小牛已經沒有時間懷念去年封王的風光了，這也
是為什麼小牛老闆Mark Cuban決定不把冠軍戒指帶去
邁阿密。


"When I walk in, it'll be fun," Cuban said. "And when I hear from their fans,
it'll be more interesting. But we've got bigger issues to address."

Cuban說："當我走進場館的那一刻一定很有趣，當我
聽到對手球迷的叫囂時一定也是，不過我們有更重大
的問題在眼前。"


Dallas has only six home games left, and three of those are next week. If the
Mavericks are going to make a real playoff push, it probably should be
starting right about now.

小牛的主場比賽只剩下六場，其中三場在下禮拜，所
以如果小牛想要前進季後賽，他們最好加緊腳步。


"Well, it's another critical game in the standings," Carlisle said. "We know
they are a terrific team. They've lost a couple of games. We've been a little
up and down over the last three weeks, so you know it's ... we've got to get
ready to lace it up and come at them."

卡帥說："這又是一場關乎排名的比賽，我們知道對手
是支強隊，他們輸了一些比賽，我們最近幾週的狀況也
起起伏伏。所以我們得繃緊神經來迎接比賽。"


James said he never wants to use injuries as an excuse, and that if he's in
uniform, he should be considered ready to play. And he plans to be in uniform
on Thursday night.

James說他從不想用受傷當做藉口，當他穿上球衣，他
就準備好要出賽，他應該會被列為出賽名單，也預計會
出場比賽。


"The last few weeks, we haven't played to how we're capable of playing,"
James said. "It can change with (Thursday's) performance. So we're going to
go out there and do what we need to do."

James說："最近幾個禮拜我們沒有發揮應有的水準，
改變就從明天的比賽開始，我們要認真做好自己該做
的事。"


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