[外電] Mavericks-Bobcats Preview

[DM24Tim (黃金右腳)]

There are many things the Charlotte Bobcats have yet to achieve since joining
the NBA in 2004, a fact Michael Jordan will hope to change as majority owner
of the team.

He can cross one item off the list before the deal is even official.

山貓自2004年成軍以來，還有很多沒有完成的事，Jordan要入主山貓這件事希望能帶來
一些改變，而在這件事正式成立之前，有一件事有機會被從清單上去除。


The Bobcats can notch their first win over the Dallas Mavericks in their
first game since Jordan struck a deal to buy the franchise, but the Mavericks
will be looking to extend their longest winning streak of the season to eight
Monday in Charlotte.

山貓要尋求隊史對小牛首勝，小牛則是目標放在本季最長的八連勝。


Jordan agreed to purchase the financially floundering club from Bob Johnson
late Friday night, although the deal still needs to be approved by the
league's other owners.

Jordan同意從財政出現困難的Bob Johnson手中買下山貓，雖然這還需要聯盟其他老闆
們的同意。


"I think it's great, an opportunity for me to continue to play for a guy who
I've looked up to my whole career, the best to ever play the game," Bobcats
guard Stephen Jackson said. "I think he's going to get this team, the right
guys on the court, and go in the right direction to be a consistent team in
the playoffs."

Stephen Jackson說:"這太棒了，這讓我有機會繼續為我一生所景仰的人打球，我想他
會買下這支球隊，簽下球隊需要的球員，並且帶領球隊穩定的走向季後賽。"


A six-time NBA champion as a player, Jordan will undoubtedly have bigger
goals for the Bobcats, who've never reached the postseason. But he'd love to
start by watching his team beat Dallas for the first time.

球員時代的六屆冠軍Michael Jordan，無庸置疑的希望能讓從未進軍季後賽的山貓夢
想成真，他也希望能看著自己的球隊拿下對上小牛的首勝。


The Mavericks (39-21) are the only opponent Charlotte has never beaten, with
the Bobcats (28-29) losing all 11 meetings. But they were closer than ever in
the most recent clash, taking host Dallas to overtime on Dec. 12 before Dirk
Nowitzki hit a game-winning jumper in the final seconds to give the Mavs the
98-97 victory.

小牛是山貓唯一還沒贏過的球隊，前面11次交手勝利都被小牛拿下，不過最近一次交
手是史上最接近的一次，主場的小牛在Dirk最後一秒投進致勝跳投之後延長賽1分勝
出。


"We deserved to win this game," Jackson said. "We competed and did everything
we're supposed to do to win this game. For some reason, it didn't happen that
way."

Jackson說:"我們值得拿下那場比賽，我們拼戰而且為了勝利做了一切努力，但因為某
些原因事情並非我們所願。"


Still, the Bobcats have a better winning percentage this season than ever
before, and they have a tenuous hold on eighth place in the Eastern
Conference as they chase the franchise's elusive first playoff berth.

They snapped a three-game losing streak by salvaging the finale of a
four-game road trip Friday, beating Memphis 93-89 behind 32 points from
Jackson. Charlotte could be helped by playing four of its next five at home,
where it is 20-7.

山貓仍然有著隊史上最好的成績，他們以微薄的領先站再東區第八位，並且追求隊史
上第一次的季後賽。山貓在上一場客場對灰熊的比賽以93-89中止三連敗，傑克船長
攻下32分，對山貓有利的是接下來五場有四戰是在家，而他們的主場戰績是20-7。


"My thing is getting us to the playoffs," forward Gerald Wallace said. "We're
more focused on getting there. It's our first berth, and we've got a good
chance. We let some games slip away that we should have won. We're back in
the fight."

Gerald Wallace說:"我的任務是帶著球隊邁向季後賽，我們更集中了，也有很好的機
會，我們讓一些該贏的比賽溜掉了，但我們會繼續奮戰。"


Dallas should cruise to a 10th consecutive postseason, especially after
winning seven straight to take control of the Southwest Division. Nowitzki
had 36 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Mavericks to a
108-100 win over New Orleans on Sunday night.

小牛沒有意外的話將能連續10年晉級季後賽，特別是最近拿下七連勝並且站穩西南組
龍頭之後，Dirk今天拿下36分8籃板7助攻帶領小牛以108-100打退黃蜂。


The big German has topped 30 points in three straight games, but he was
disappointed that the Mavs nearly squandered a big third-quarter lead against
the Hornets, forcing him and some other starters to play through the fourth
quarter.

這位德國大個連續三戰攻下超過30分，但他對於小牛浪費第三節龐大的領先優勢感到
失望，也迫使他與其他先發球員得再到場上去穩住領先。


"We would have loved to have had more rest in the fourth quarter, but we
screwed that up," Nowitzki said. "Back-to-backs are part of the NBA and this
is one of the tougher ones for us this season."

The good news for Nowitzki was the return of Caron Butler, who had 19 points
Sunday after missing the previous two games due to a bad reaction to
medication. Dallas is 7-1 since getting Butler, Brendan Haywood and DeShawn
Stevenson from Washington before the trade deadline.

The Mavs haven't won eight in a row since a nine-game winning streak from
March 16-30, 2007

Dirk說:"我們當然希望第四節能夠得到休息，但是我們搞砸了，B2B的比賽是NBA的一
部分，而且這次是賽季當中較為困難的一次。"對Dirk來說好消息是Butler終於歸隊
了，他在連續兩場缺陣之後拿下19分，在小牛-巫師大交易之後小牛的戰績是7-1，小
牛自從光輝的06-07賽季之後就沒再拿過8連勝。



加油啊!!  今天最後一場比賽卻又是明天的第一場

不要想山貓沒輸過  邁向八連勝吧

接下來又可以回家囉  好消息是下一戰Al會被禁賽

先穩穩拿下明天再想好了XD


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