[外電] Mavericks-Thunder Preview

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Mavericks-Thunder Preview


OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma City's penalty for scuffling down the stretch
and getting passed for the top seed in the Western Conference is a
first-round playoff showdown with an all-too-familiar foe toting championship
credentials.

奧克拉荷馬雷霆在球季尾聲打的掙扎，落到第二種子的他們
的懲罰就是遇上熟悉的冠軍競爭者達拉斯小牛。


When the Dallas Mavericks arrive for Game 1 on Saturday night, it'll be a
rematch of last season's West finals dominated by Dirk Nowitzki on his way to
his first NBA title.

明天小牛將抵達奧克拉荷馬市展開第一戰，這會是去年西區
冠軍戰的重演，那時Dirk Nowitzki掌控了全局，帶領小牛一
路殺到總冠軍。


Nowitzki averaged 32.2 points against Oklahoma City in last year's playoffs
to outduel Kevin Durant, who just became the seventh player in NBA history to
win three straight league scoring titles. The Mavericks won that series 4-1,
winning both games in Oklahoma City.

Dirk在那個系列平均攻下32.2分，比下了Kevin Durant，KD
剛成為NBA史上第七位拿下得分王三連霸的球員。去年小牛以
4-1淘汰雷霆，並且在客場兩戰全勝。


"It's all we've been looking forward to for a long time," Durant said Friday.
"It's going to be a tough, tough series for us playing against the reigning
champions. They cause so many problems on the offensive end and defensive end
for us."

KD說："我們期待這天很久了，對上衛冕冠軍會打的很艱辛，
在攻守兩端都帶給我們不少麻煩。"


The biggest one is Nowitzki, the 7-foot German who took over games in the
fourth quarter -- averaging 11.8 points -- and handled every defender the
Thunder tried on him. He also shot 61 free throws in the series, making all
but two.

最大的麻煩就是Dirk，七呎的他去年在第四節無人能擋，在
該系列賽的第四節平均可以攻下11.8分，也攻破了雷霆所有
的防守策略，整個系列賽的61次罰球只有2球沒進。


"He's an amazing player but we have to defend him without fouling him,"
Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said. "He averages only six free throws per
game, and that's just way too many.

雷霆教練Scott Brooks表示："他是個不可思議的球員，但我
們要在不犯規的情況下防守他，他平均每場可以站上罰球線
六次，這實在太多了。"


"He's a tough guard. He's a tough guy to cover. He does so many things well.
He extends the defense with his amazing 3-point shooting, his post-up game,
his drive game, his free throws."

"他很難守，很難不讓他做出貢獻，他能做的事太多了，他能
用不可思議的三分球投射能力拉開防守圈，他能在低位單打，
能夠切入，罰球又準。"


While the Thunder are largely the same squad -- substitute veteran Derek
Fisher for injured backup point guard Eric Maynor -- many of the faces have
changed on the Dallas sideline. Gone are Tyson Chandler, J.J. Barea, DeShawn
Stevenson and Peja Stojakovic from the supporting cast that helped Nowitzki
win it all.

雷霆的陣容幾乎沒變，只有用老將Derek Fisher取代了受傷的
Eric Maynor。然而小牛的陣容則是大不相同，Tyson Chandler、
J.J. Barea、DeShawn Stevenson和Peja Stojakovic這些一路
幫助Dirk奪冠的綠葉球員都離開了。


"There are a number of guys that did great things for them last year that
just aren't there. At the same time, they're still a veteran team and a smart
team," said Fisher, who won five NBA titles with a Los Angeles Lakers team
that got swept by the Mavs last season.

與洛杉磯湖人拿下五座冠軍不過去年遭到小牛橫掃的的Fisher
說："他們有很多做出貢獻的球員今年都不在了，但他們還是
個很有經驗也很聰明的球隊。"


"Any team that has won a championship in recent years -- you still have Dirk
Nowitzki, Jason Terry, Jason Kidd and Shawn Marion -- they're still very
capable."

"任何球隊都有可能奪冠，他們還有Dirk Nowitzki、Jason Terry、
Jason Kidd與Shawn Marion，他們還是很強。"


The underdog role is unusual for an NBA champion, particularly with so much
of its star power back. With Vince Carter, Ian Mahinmi and Delonte West
filling support roles and a failed experiment with Lamar Odom coming over
from the Lakers, the Mavs went 22-22 over the final two-thirds of the season
and had to hold on to get into the playoffs as the seventh seed.

衛冕冠軍一般不會在季後賽成為低種子球隊，尤其是他們找來
了Vince Carter、Ian Mahinmi與Delonte West來填補空缺，但
從湖人交易來的Lamar Odom卻失敗了。小牛在倒數三分之二的
球季只打出22勝22敗，讓他們以第七種子擠進季後賽。


"It's a different year," coach Rick Carlisle said. "We've had a challenging
year, a lot of difficult things here and there."

教練Rick Carlisle說："今年不一樣，我們經歷了充滿挑戰的
一年，很多艱難的事接踵而來。"


The Thunder won three of the four meetings this season, needing Durant's
3-pointer at the buzzer to claim one of the victories in Oklahoma City.

雷霆贏了本季四次對戰小牛的其中三場，其中一場在主場的勝
利是靠著Durant在時間終了時投進的三分球才逆轉勝。


"We just know that we have a lot of respect for what they do and what they
accomplished last season," Brooks said. "They've got a lot of veteran guys
who went through a lot of playoff battles to get what they got to last year,
winning the championship."

Brooks說："我們知道自己很尊重去年小牛的奪冠之旅，他們有
很多的老將，經歷了許多次的戰役才在去年奪下冠軍。"


To a degree, that's what Oklahoma City is trying to accomplish. The
franchise, still in Seattle at the time, started from scratch when it picked
Durant No. 2 in 2007 and has since built through the draft with All-Star
point guard Russell Westbrook, top-scoring reserve James Harden and NBA
blocks leader Serge Ibaka.

奪冠也是雷霆希望達成的目標，從他們的前身西雅圖超音速在
2007年選秀會選進了榜眼Durant時就開始晉身強權，陸續選進
了明星控衛Russell Westbrook、替補的得分王James Harden，
以及今年的火鍋王Serge Ibaka。


The Thunder were eliminated in the first round two years ago, made it to the
conference finals a year ago and want to keep climbing.

雷霆兩年前在第一輪被淘汰，去年在西區冠軍戰鎩羽，今年他
們希望更上一層樓。


"Nothing's guaranteed. Just because we made it last year doesn't mean we're
going to make it again," Durant said.

KD說："這不保證什麼，去年我們打到西區冠軍戰不代表我們
今年可以再打進去。"


Oklahoma City went 7-7 down the stretch, losing the top seed in the West to
the San Antonio Spurs in the process.

雷霆在球季尾聲拿下7勝7負，把第一種子讓給聖安東尼奧馬刺。


"That's the bad thing about having success too early with a young team. It
can be hard to focus, knowing that you've not really accomplished what you
need to accomplish," said center Kendrick Perkins, who previously won a
championship with Boston.

曾經與波士頓塞爾提克拿下冠軍的中鋒Kendrick Perkins說：
"年輕的球隊太早成功有個缺點，那就是在缺乏動機時會很難
維持注意力。"


"When guys pretty much figured that we couldn't get the No. 1 spot, you could
tell the focus wasn't there. But that's not an excuse for the way we ended
this season. I just know that we do have another level."

"當我們漸漸發現自己沒辦法拿下西區第一之後，大家的注意
力就不見了，但這不是我們最後打不好的藉口，我知道我們的
實力比這更好。"


The Thunder tried to get back that focus with a film session Thursday night
and a longer-than-planned practice on Friday. Perhaps most lacking was
defense. Even with the starters continuing to play, Oklahoma City gave up 40
and 36 points in the first quarter in its last two games -- the worst
defensive performances of the season.

雷霆昨天看了比賽的片段，練習也比預期的久，希望能夠找回
專注力。最重要的或許是他們的防守不見了，他們最近兩場比
賽的第一節掉了40與36分，儘管他們的先發球員沒有輪休，這
也是他們本季最糟的防守表現。


"It takes time to be at your best and I don't think we're going to be at our
best in Game 1," Fisher said. "We just have to continue to push and continue
to believe in what you're doing, the things that got you there, the things
that earned you 47 out of 66 wins and the No. 2 spot in the West."

Fisher說："我們需要時間來調整的最佳狀態，我不認為在第一
戰就能打出最高水準，我們會不斷的激勵自己，相信自己所做
的事，相信自己能以47勝拿下西區第二的實力。"


Game notes

Harden didn't want to weigh in on whether Metta World Peace's seven-game
suspension was an appropriate punishment for elbowing him in the back of the
head and causing a concussion. "That's the NBA's job. I'm a basketball
player," Harden said. ... Fisher said he has been in touch with Odom, his
former teammate who stepped away from the Mavericks this season for personal
reasons, several times this season and even texted him when the Oklahoma
City-Dallas series was finalized Thursday night. "Having played with him,
it's definitely much better for us that he's not there," Fisher said.

Harden不想對於Metta World Peace的七場禁賽適不適當發表
意見，World Peace因為肘擊Harden的後腦杓並造成他有腦震
盪的現象所以遭到禁賽，他說："聯盟決定禁賽處分就好，我
是個籃球員。"

Fisher說他有與Odom連絡，他們兩個去年是湖人的隊友，Odom
因為個人理由將缺陣小牛的所有比賽，他們這季連絡很多次，
在確定雷霆與小牛交手之後還有傳簡訊給Odom。Fisher說："就
我跟他打過球的經驗，他不在對手的陣容中當然是件好事。"


衛冕的第一步~~

Let's Go Mavs!!

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