[外電] Suns to finish regular season against the Jazz

[bll135 (洪大少)]

Suns to finish regular season against the Jazz
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戰前報~(略翻大意，非逐句翻  特別爵士的部分簡單帶過)

SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Jazz are still alive for the No. 2 seed in the
West, but have a tough matchup tonight at home against a Phoenix Suns
squad still jockeying for position in the conference standings.

爵士隊仍然抱持著一絲當西區第二種子的希望，但前提是今天他們要先
打敗太陽，使得所謂的排名還是抱持著許多不確定性。


Utah can lock up the second spot in the Western Conference with a win this
evening at EnergySolutions Arena, coupled with a loss by Dallas Wednesday
versus San Antonio. The Jazz can also capture the Northwest Division crown
with a victory, as they sit a half-game ahead of Denver in the standings.

爵士有機會挑戰西區第二的位置，如果小牛被馬刺做掉以後，
這場比賽一旦勝利爵士就能夠以西北組龍頭的身分進軍季後賽。



The Jazz have won 10 in a row at home and posted its second straight triumph
with Tuesday's 103-94 decision at Golden State thanks to 10 points and a
career-best 24 rebounds from Paul Millsap. Mehmet Okur added 23 points and
seven rebounds for the Jazz, who have won 11 of their last 15 games.

爵士目前是主場十連勝的狀態。主要功臣是Millsap和Okur，讓他們最近十五場比賽
拿下了十一場。



"A month and a half ago there wasn't much thought about (the second seed),"
said Utah head coach Jerry Sloan. "That's why you try to tell guys to just
keep playing, keep trying and stay together...If you stay together, you
always have a chance somewhere along the line."

教皇說，一個半月以前他們還不敢想(第二種子)，但他還是告訴球員，只要大家
一起努力，那麼總會得到回報的機會。


A loss tonight versus the Suns would drop Utah to the No. 5. The Jazz are
32-8 at home this season. Utah forward Carlos Boozer left the game after
the first quarter after straining a muscle in his right ribcage. X-rays
were negative. Boozer had five points and four rebounds before leaving,
and is doubtful for Wednesday's contest.

阿爵今天如果輸太陽就掉到第五種子，問題是今天Boozer無法上場。 

Phoenix is assured of finishing no lower than fourth in the Western
Conference and managed to secure home-court advantage for a first-round
playoff series with a 123-101 win versus the Nuggets on Tuesday.

在昨天以123-101打翻金塊以後，太陽目前氣勢正旺。
我們確保了至少不會低於第四順位，也確定了在季後賽第一輪不會失去主場優勢。


Amare Stoudemire ended with 26 points and eight rebounds, Steve Nash
notched with 18 points and 10 assists and Jason Richardson contributed
14 points and seven rebounds for the Suns, who can wrap up the No. 3
seed with a win tonight.

阿罵昨天拿下26分八籃板，老大18分10助攻、綠茶的十四分七籃板
這三個人今天能不能幫助太陽拿下順利第三種子會是觀戰的重點之一


"It was very, very important for us (to secure home-court advantage),"
Stoudemire said. "That was the game plan -- to come out and play strong
from the start. We knew it was going to be a physical game and knew what
type of team they were. We did a great job of studying them and knowing
what they wanted to do and did a great job collectively of playing defense."


「這場比賽對我們非常、非常重要。(以爭取主場優勢而言)」昨天賽後，阿罵說著：
「我們照著計畫去進行──用強力的攻勢開始擊垮他們，知道這是一場好的體育競賽，
  而且我們知道他們是什麼樣的球隊。我們在他們身上學習而且搞懂他們如何對我們
  的攻勢做出應對的上面做得非常好！我知道他們要打什麼樣的比賽，當然也做出了
  非常好的團隊防守。」

(編按：推薦昨天有一節結束時Dudley幫老大協防的防守，超漂亮......)



Phoenix has won two in a row and three of four games, and is 21-19 outside
of the desert in 2009-10.

太陽又打出了一次二連勝，今年截至目前的客場表現是21勝19敗。
(第一句可能有問題，歡迎補充~)


Utah is 2-1 against the Suns this season and has won 10 of the past 15
meetings between the teams. Phoenix is winless in its last four visits
to Salt Lake City.

爵士隊今年對太陽的戰績是2勝1敗，同時在最近的十五場比賽贏了太陽十場。
事實上，在最近四場比賽造訪鹽湖城的時候太陽還沒有帶走過勝利。



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※ 編輯: bll135          來自: 118.169.133.46       (04/15 09:38)
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推 jlcsn       :爵士挑戰西區第二那邊~應該是如果小牛被做掉~
→ jlcsn       :因為他們現在還在打XD
我忘記他們還是星期三= =+ 感謝瓜哥~
※ 編輯: bll135          來自: 118.169.133.46       (04/15 09:39)
推 jlcsn       :文中的時間都會是美國時間~最後面那裡
→ jlcsn       :現在是2連勝 然後是四戰三勝
→ bll135      :OK，我了解了..雖然我不懂強調四戰三勝的意思在哪 冏
→ bll135      :那就先不補充上去囉XD 畢竟那不是重點
推 jlcsn       :可能是要製造2連勝3勝4戰好拗口的笑果XD
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