[外電] Good guys equal the Bad Boys

[kerrys (台北不是我的家)]

    原文出處：
              http://www.detnews.com/2005/pistons/0511/19/pist-387183.htm

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HOUSTON -- The Detroit Pistons are scoring more this season, but defense is
still their calling card. It's also the reason they're still undefeated.
    休士頓報 -- 底特律活塞本季的得分能力進步了，但防守仍是他們的拿手好戲，而這
正是他們本季尚未吞下任何一場敗仗的主要原因。

Richard Hamilton scored 19 points and the Pistons survived a dismal offensive
performance Friday night, beating equally cold-shooting Houston 78-70.
    RIP攻下19分並帶領球隊在禮拜五晚上那場貧攻的比賽中辛苦地以78比70擊敗手感一樣
冷冰冰的休士頓火箭。

The Pistons improved to 8-0, matching their best start since 1988-89, when they
won the first of back-to-back NBA titles. If Detroit wins at Dallas on Saturday
night, the Pistons will match the 1970-71 squad for the best start in franchise
history.
    活塞將開季連勝戰績推進至8勝0敗，這已經是他們自1988-89球季球隊第一次奪冠以來
的最佳開季戰績(活塞曾於1988-89、1989-90連續兩季獲得NBA總冠軍)，如果活塞禮拜六晚
上再擊敗達拉斯，他們將追平球隊於1970-71球季所創下的隊史最佳開季戰績。

The eighth win wasn't pretty.
    但其實球隊的第8場勝利贏得並不漂亮。

The Pistons shot 38.8 percent (33-of-85) and got outrebounded 52-38. Luckily,
the Rockets were even worse, shooting 38.6 percent (27-of-70) with 19
turnovers.
    活塞全場投85中33，投籃命中率僅38.8%，籃板也搶不過對手(38比52)。幸運的是，火
箭的表現更糟，全場投70中27，投籃命中率只38.6%，失誤亦高達19次(活塞全場失誤僅8次
)。

"Defense is what we hang our hat on. It's what we know how to do," said Detroit
center Ben Wallace, who had 16 rebounds.
    搶下16個籃板的底特律中鋒班蛙說"防守是我們獲勝的主要原因，那是我們知道想要贏
球就必須去做的事(指努力防守)。"

The Pistons had topped 100 points in five of their first seven games and were
starting to develop a reputation for their offense. They were off-target from
the start in Houston, though,missing several open shots and a handful of dunks.
Their point total was 25 below their season average.
    活塞在開季前7場比賽有5場得分破百並逐漸建立起他們也是支得分火力旺盛的球隊的
名聲。不過他們在對上休士頓的比賽中，開賽之初像是忘了帶瞄準器出門，好幾次空檔時
都放槍，甚至連穩拿分的灌籃也灌不進，所以整場比賽的總得分比本季單場平均得分少了
25分。

The Rockets can relate. They've struggled offensively all season, shooting
worse than 40 percent in four of their first eight games.
    火箭的表現與統計數據相去不遠，他們整季都在想辦法解決球隊貧攻的現象，投籃命
中率在開季前8場比賽甚至有4場不及40%。

And now, they may have lost Tracy McGrady again.
    而且現在球隊陣中的得分王T.McGrady可能會再一次掛病號。

The NBA's sixth-leading scorer last season, McGrady went 3-for-16 for six
points. He sat out the fourth quarter and said later he re-aggravated the
strained back injury that kept him out of three games earlier this month.
    上季單場平均得分排在全NBA第6名的McGrady本場比賽投16中3僅僅拿下6分，他第四
節都坐在場邊休息，稍後並表示月初讓他缺賽3場的背部傷勢(扭傷)又加劇了。

"That's not me out there," McGrady said. "I'm hurting my team and I'm hurting
myself. It was tough to sit there and watch the game. But at the same time,it's
tough for me to be going out there and go through what I'm dealing with."
    McGrady說"在場上打球的那個人並不是真正的我，我害了球隊也害了自己。坐在場邊
看著球隊輸球是件很難受的事，不過對我而言上強忍背痛上場打球一樣是件困難的事。"

Even without McGrady, the Rockets had their chances.
    不過儘管McGrady未上場，火箭依然有機會贏球。

They trailed 67-66 before Ben Wallace outleaped Yao Ming, who led the Rockets
with 20 points and 11 rebounds, for an offensive rebound and scored on a
reverse layup with just under 5 minutes left.
    終場前5分鐘，火箭在班蛙在得了20分並抓下11個籃板的姚明面前拉下一個進攻籃板
並順勢施展了一記反手上籃前，曾經追到66比67僅1分落後。

Yao hit a turnaround at the other end, but Rasheed Wallace scored with 4:04 to
go and the Rockets got no closer.
    班蛙得分後，姚明馬上在另外一頭回敬了一球，不過溪蛙在比賽時間剩下4分04秒時
再度得分，火箭就無法再將比數追近了。

Rasheed Wallace had three baskets in the closing minutes to help the Pistons
escape. Detroit led 74-68 when Yao was called for a charge and fouled out.
    溪蛙在這個關鍵時刻抓下3個籃板，幫助了活塞擺脫火箭的糾纏。底特律在姚明被判
進攻犯規且因此犯滿畢業時已經以74比68領先了。

"With 5 minutes left, we were up one and we just kind of looked at each other
and said, 'We're going to get what we want now. We're going to force our will,
'" said Pistons guard Chauncey Billups, who scored 13 points.
    得到13分的C.Billups說"比賽時間剩下5分鐘，球隊領先1分，我們眼神交會並像是對
彼此說'我們要獲得我們現在想要的，要堅持我們的信念。'"

"We feel like, late in the game, we're going to get it done. We don't know who
it will be, but we know it will be somebody."
    "我們在比賽後段時感覺到球隊將會拿下這場勝利，我們不曉得會是誰跳出來主導戰
局，但就是知道一定會有某個人。"

Houston dropped to 3-6, its worst start since opening 2-7 in 1999-00.
    火箭的戰績掉到3勝6敗，這是自從1999-00球季的2勝7敗以來的最差開季成績。

"It's really frustrating," Yao said. "It's been a long time like this, whether
we're on the road or at home. We're not finishing the job."
    姚明說"這的確令人失望，很長一段時間都是這樣了，不管是在客場或在主場比賽，
我們總是沒辦法堅持到最後一刻。"

David Wesley scored all 14 of his points in the second half for Houston.He also
had nine rebounds and six assists in just his second start of the season.
    D.Wesley總共為火箭添得14分且全都是在下半場所獲得，他還搶下9個籃板、遞出6次
助攻，而這僅是他本季第2場擔任先發的比賽。

Wesley saw positive signs from Houston's performance, but not enough to be
encouraged.
    Wesley在球隊的表現中看到一絲曙光，不過還不足以因此被鼓勵。

"We just didn't get it done," he said. "Yes, we're moving in the right
direction. If we play like that, we can look for better results. But wins are
all that matter right now."
    他說"我們只是未能堅持到最後，沒錯，我們正往正確的方向在前進。如果我們可以
有所堅持，我們可以期望有更好的表現，不過眼前最重要的就是要提升球隊的戰績。

The Rockets went 5 minutes without a field goal in the second quarter, but
trailed only 39-36 at the break.
    火箭在第二節有5分鐘的時間未投進任何1個FG，不過在中場休息時僅以36比39落後。

Hamilton made seven of 11 shots and scored 15 points in the opening half, while
the rest of the Pistons went 11-of-31.
    RIP在上半場隊友們出手31次僅投進11球時，挺身而出以11投7中拿下15分。

Houston was just as one-dimensional, with Yao scoring 12 points in the first
half and no other Rocket scoring more than five.
    火箭在上半場僅靠姚明的12分苦撐，其他球員沒有一個得到超過5分。

McGrady, guarded tightly by Prince, missed seven of nine shots and had only
four points in the first half, although he also had 10 rebounds.
    McGrady上半場雖然抓下10個籃板，但在小王子的嚴密防守下，投9中2僅得到4分。

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Notes

Detroit has allowed 100 points in only two games this season. The Rockets were
the sixth Pistons' opponent to score fewer than 90. ... The Pistons' 13-point
second quarter was a season low for a quarter. ... Rockets guard Rafer Alston
sat out with a bruised right leg. Alston had started each of Houston's first
eight games and averaged a team-high 4.1 assists.
    底特律在本季已進行的8場比賽中僅有2場比賽讓對手得分破百，火箭是第6支得分低
於90的球隊。

    活塞第二節僅拿13分是他們本季以來的單節新低紀錄。

    火箭後衛R.Alston因為右腿擦傷所以未出賽，他在之前8場比賽都擔任先發控衛，並
送出全隊平均最高的4.1次助攻。

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