Lakers-Mavericks Preview
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has no sympathy for the 3-9 Los Angeles
Lakers, saying on a radio show recently that he hopes they "suck forever."
达拉斯小牛的老板对开季只有3胜9败的洛杉矶湖人毫无同情之心，最近
接受电台访问时说到，希望湖人永远烂下去。
Kobe Bryant doesn't believe that will be the case much longer.
Kobe Bryant则认为这不会发生。
Los Angeles can further support its star's theory Friday night in Dallas by
winning a third straight and ending the Mavericks' five-game winning streak.
湖人能继续用最近的表现证明Cuban是错的，明天他们将在客场对上小牛，
挑战最近的三连胜，并试图中断小牛的五连胜。
The Lakers lost nine of its first 10 with Bryant shouldering much of the load
offensively, but he's gotten some help over the last two. Bryant had 28
points in Tuesday's 114-109 win in Atlanta before scoring 29 the following
night in a 98-92 victory at Houston.
湖人输了开季前十场当中的九场比赛，那时Kobe多靠一己之力在比赛，不
过最近两场比赛他得到了一些帮助。Kobe前天得到了28分，帮助球队在客
场以114-109打败亚特兰大老鹰，昨天拿到29分，湖人又在客场以98-92打
败休士顿火箭。
"Look, we had a bad start," said Bryant, who leads the league with 27.5
points per game. "Are we a 3-9 team? No. We're a much better team than that.
We got off to a really bad start, but we'll (get better)."
Kobe目前是联盟的得分王，平均每场能拿到27.5分，他说："我们开季打得
很糟，但我们真的只有3胜9败的实力吗？不，我们应该拿到更好的成绩，
我们的开季真的很惨，但是会渐渐步上轨道的。"
The return of Nick Young could be the spark the Lakers needed. Young, who
missed the first 10 games because of thumb surgery after re-signing for four
years and $21.3 million in the offseason, came off the bench to score 17
against the Hawks and 16 versus the Rockets.
Nick Young的归队可能就是湖人需要的火花，Young在暑假与湖人签下了4年
21.3M的合约，在开季前十场比赛因为大拇指手术缺席，这两场比赛分别拿
下17分和16分。
"It makes it tough for a defender," Young said. "They can't just focus on
Kobe all the time. That's me being Tonto right there. The Lone Ranger
(Bryant) got a little help. The bigs were battling. They were doing their
thing."
Young说："这让防守者很两难，他们不能只注重Kobe了，这就是我能做的，
Kobe不再需要孤军奋战，大个子们在禁区对抗对手，大家各司其职。"
Jordan Hill posted his fourth consecutive double-double Wednesday and Carlos
Boozer notched his second straight after having none during the 1-9 start.
Jordan Hill已经连续四场拿下双十，Carlos Boozer在湖人开季的1胜9败当
中不曾得分达到双位数，不过他最近两场得分都破10分。
Bryant still attempted 28 shots against Houston, marking the fifth time he's
taken at least that many this season. LeBron James and Jeff Green have done
so once apiece, the only other two in the NBA to attempt that many shots
entering Thursday's action.
昨天Kobe依然出手了28次，这是他本季第五次至少出手28次了，在整个联盟
中，目前只有两位球员曾经单场出手28次，分别是LeBron James与Jeff Green
各一次。
Young joked he has been the missing piece for the Lakers, but Bryant sure
would appreciate if the turnaround continued no matter the reason.
Young开玩笑说他是湖人缺的那块拼图，不过Kobe的确希望球队的战绩就此
能够逆势成长。
"Listen, if that's what's rolling, that's what's rolling," Bryant said of
Young's comments. "I'll take it."
Kobe谈到Young的发言："听着，如果这真的是我们打得更好的原因，我能够
接受它。"
Dallas has been even better lately, winning four straight by an average of
25.5 points before holding on for a 105-102 win at Washington on Wednesday.
Monta Ellis scored 24 of his 34 points in the first half to get the Mavericks
(9-3) going early.
不过小牛最近的表现更好许多，最近拿下了五连胜，前四场比赛甚至平均赢
了25.5分，昨天他们以105-102在客场打败华盛顿巫师。Monta Ellis在上半
场就拿下全场34分当中的24分，是小牛在前半段得分的支柱。小牛在昨天赢
之后战绩来到9胜3败。
Dirk Nowitzki, as he's done so many times in his career, was big down the
stretch. He sprained his ankle in the fourth quarter, then returned to a hit
a clutch 3-pointer with just over a minute left.
Dirk Nowitzki一如往常的在比赛末段有关键演出，他在第四节一度扭伤脚
踝，不过他在回到场上之后，在比赛最后一分钟时投进关键的三分球。
"It was a close game, so if I can walk, I want to be out there. And it
actually felt OK, once it loosened up," Nowitzki said.
Dirk说："比数很接近，所以只要我能走路，我就会上场，而且事实上在热
开之后就发现没有很严重。"
Nowitzki had a season-low 13 points for the second straight game and went 4
of 12 from the field, but he hit 3 of 4 from long range. He expects to play
in this contest.
Dirk连续两场比赛只拿下本季最低的13分，昨天投12只中4，不过三分线外
他投4中3，明天他预计能够上场。
"I wasn't shocked when he came back," coach Rick Carlisle said. "He's a
game-changer and one of the best in history. And even though he didn't have a
great game shooting the ball or scoring, his ability to make timely plays and
to change the dimensions of the court showed what his impact is."
小牛教练Rick Carlisle说："我对Dirk在比赛末段归队并不意外，他是史上
最能翻转比赛结果的球员之一，尽管他整场比赛手感不好，得分也不高，但
他能够在比赛的关键时刻做出表现来改变比赛，这是他所带来的影响。"
The Mavericks swept last season's three-game series with the Lakers, with
Nowitzki scoring 27 points in each of the last two.
小牛去年对上湖人三场全胜，Dirk在最近的两次交手各拿下27分。
Bryant missed each contest recovering from a left Achilles' tendon tear after
playing only six games last season. The Lakers have won seven of the last
eight meetings in which Bryant has played.
Kobe上季则是因为左脚的阿基里斯腱撕裂伤势只打了6场比赛，所以去年没有
与小牛交手的纪录，不过湖人在最近八次Kobe在阵时，对上小牛拿下了七胜。
明天加油啊!! 不要让Cuban被打脸XD
Let's Go Mavs!!