[外電] Mavericks-Jazz Preview

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Mavericks-Jazz Preview


After a close loss against a team they've been unable to beat this season,
the Dallas Mavericks will try to bounce back against an opponent to which
they seemingly can't lose.

今天達拉斯小牛以些微的差距敗給洛杉磯湖人，例行賽對戰
遭到橫掃，不過明天的對手是小牛本季有機會橫掃的對象。


If that's the case again Monday, the Utah Jazz can probably start making
plans for the offseason.

如果小牛明天真的贏了，那麼他們的對手猶他爵士隊，就可
以開始想暑假要做什麼了。


The visiting Mavericks look for an eighth consecutive victory over the Jazz
on Monday night, while Utah needs to get back on track in a hurry if it hopes
to salvage any playoff hopes.

作客的小牛尋求對戰爵士的八連勝，而爵士則是非打出水準
不可，否則季後賽的希望將逐漸消逝。


Dallas (34-27) had an excellent opportunity Sunday to avoid a season sweep
against the Los Angeles Lakers - its potential first-round opponent - but
couldn't take advantage of Kobe Bryant's absence. Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points
and 14 rebounds but missed 19 of his season-high 28 shots in a 112-108
overtime loss at Staples Center

戰績34勝27敗的小牛今天有絕佳的機會避免被湖人給橫掃，
但是沒有辦法把握住Kobe Bryant缺賽的機會。Dirk Nowitzki
攻下24分14籃板，不過他在今天的出手次數是本季最高的28
次，卻投失了19球，讓小牛以108-112在延長賽敗給主場的
湖人。這有可能將是季後賽第一輪的戲碼。


"I just have to make some shots," said Nowitzki, shooting 37.9 percent over
his last five games. "I was more of a volume shooter, and that's not the way
I want to play. I want to be an efficient scorer. I've got some work to do."

Dirk在最近五場比賽命中率只有37.9%，他說："我必須把球
投進，我應該是更好的射手，這不是我想繳出的成績，我想
要把命中率提升，因此我得加緊訓練。"


The Mavericks are 19-21 this season when Nowitzki attempts 15 or more field
goals and 12-5 when he takes 14 or fewer.

在Dirk本季出手15次以上時，小牛的戰績是19勝21敗，不過
當他的出手次數在12次以下時，小牛的戰績是12勝5敗。


He took way more than 15 the last time Dallas and Utah got together, but had
one of his best games in recent memory. Nowitzki made 14 of 21 shots and
finished with a season-high 40 points in less than 29 minutes of a 102-96
home win March 3.

他在上一次小牛與爵士的交手中，出手次數高於15次很多，
但卻打出了本季最精采的表現之一。那場比賽他投21中14，
攻下本季最高的40分，而且他只上場29分鐘，讓小牛在家以
102-96獲勝。


Nowitzki has generally been a model of efficiency against the Jazz (31-30),
shooting 61.1 percent while participating in six of the Mavs' seven straight
wins in the series.

在對上爵士的時候Dirk的命中率都特別高，他在小牛與爵士
的對戰七連勝當中出賽了六場，命中率高達61.1%。


If Utah can't contain him Monday, it might find itself on the verge of
elimination. The Jazz are in 10th in the Western Conference, one-half game
behind ninth-place Phoenix and 1 1/2 games out of the final playoff spot.

如果爵士明天沒辦法守住Dirk，他們就可能面臨淘汰。爵士
在西區排行第10，距離排第九的鳳凰城太陽半場勝差，落後
西區第八的休士頓火箭一場半。


Utah trails No. 8 seed Houston by two games in the loss column, but would own
the tiebreaker should it finish with an identical record.

爵士目前比火箭多輸兩場，不過他在與火箭的tiebreaker占有
優勢，也就是最後戰績相同時爵士會排在前面。


It would lose a head-to-head tiebreaker with Phoenix.

不過爵士對上太陽沒有tiebreaker的優勢。


The Jazz won't have to worry about any sort of contingencies if they can't
get some stops. After holding the Rockets to 35.6 percent shooting in a
crucial road win Wednesday, Utah let New Orleans and Memphis shoot a combined
51.8 percent in losses to conclude their trip.

其實爵士不用想這麼多，他們必須先做好防守。他們在上週三
於客場打敗火箭的關鍵比賽中讓對手的命中率只有35.6%。不
過在之後的客場之旅敗給紐奧良黃蜂與曼斐斯灰熊，並且在這
兩場落敗中對手的命中率高達51.8%。

"We know it's going to take a lot of hard work at first, then it is going to
take focus," Paul Millsap said after the Jazz blew a six-point fourth-quarter
lead in Saturday's 103-98 loss to the Grizzlies. "We have to have focus, and
we have to stick to what we do for 48 minutes. In the past, we haven't been
doing that, and it's costing us right now."

昨天爵士浪費的第四節六分的領先遭到灰熊逆轉，以98-103吞
敗，前鋒Paul Millsap在賽後表示："我們知道一開始就要全
力以赴，接下來就是要考驗專注力。我們得專心在球場上，在
48分鐘裡面都堅持打出好球，我們之前沒辦法做到，讓我們現
在付出代價。"


Devin Harris had a team high-tying 20 points Saturday but he's done next to
nothing against his former team since arriving in Utah. The point guard has
averaged 6.0 points on 30.4 percent shooting against Dallas this season.

Devin Harris昨天攻下平全隊最高的20分，不過他在來到爵士
之後對上老東家小牛老是吃鱉。他在本季與小牛的對戰中平均
只有6.0分，命中率30.4%。


The Mavericks have shot 51.8 percent from the field during their win streak
against Utah, making 64 3-pointers to just 27 - on 98 attempts - by the Jazz.

小牛在與爵士的對戰七連勝中命中率高達51.8%，其中包括64記
三分彈，相較之下爵士在這些比賽裡三分球投98只進27球。


明天也是前進季後賽的關鍵一戰  加油吧!!

Let's Go Mavs!!

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