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Monta Ellis and the Dallas Mavericks are on a roll, not cooling off even when
Dirk Nowitzki sits out.
Monta Ellis带领达拉斯小牛打出一段佳绩，就算Dirk Nowitzki缺阵也
难以被阻挡。
It's likely Nowitzki returns to action Friday night when Ellis and the
Mavericks look to bring their clutch play back home following a perfect road
trip and deal the Phoenix Suns more misery in Dallas.
Dirk明天应该会回到球场上，他与Ellis希望继续扮演关键时刻的重要角
色。小牛刚结束四场客场之旅的全胜，回到主场的他们，下一场对手的是
凤凰城太阳，太阳近来在达拉斯的表现乏善可陈。
The Mavericks (15-5) have won 11 of 13 and five in a row - all by seven
points or fewer - after pulling out road victories on back-to-back nights
twice during their trek to the north. Ellis is largely to thank for all four
wins.
15胜5败的小牛最近13场比赛赢了11场，包括了最近的五连胜，胜分差都
在七分以下，最近两场比赛在B2B的客场取得胜利，延续了他们的连胜，
而这四胜可以说都归功于Ellis。
Half of his 30 points came in the fourth quarter at Toronto last Friday, a
night before he scored 16 in the final 19 minutes as Dallas overcame
Nowitzki's absence to beat Philadelphia. Ellis hit three free throws with 1.2
seconds left to force overtime Tuesday in Chicago, then made the go-ahead
3-pointer late in the second OT and finished with a season-high 38 points.
在上周作客多伦多时，Ellis在第四节攻下全场30分当中的一半。隔天在
Dirk缺席的情况下，Ellis在最后19分钟得到16分，让小牛得以逆转费城
76人。前天Ellis在第四节倒数1.2秒时的三记罚球帮助小牛追平，最后
在二度延长赛又投进大号超前三分球，得到本季新高的38分，帮助球队
打败芝加哥公牛，
Nowitzki sat out again Wednesday and Ellis struggled with his shot, hitting
11 of 26, but his fall-away jumper at the buzzer gave Dallas a 107-105 win in
Milwaukee.
Dirk昨天又休息一场，Ellis状况并不好，投26中11，但他在枪响同时
命中的后仰跳投让小牛以107-105在客场打败密尔瓦基公鹿。
"Look, that's an All-Star, flat out," coach Rick Carlisle said. "The load
he's carried on this trip has been phenomenal. Winning two games without Dirk
... Monta Ellis is having some kind of year."
小牛教练Rick Carlisle说："这就是明星球员的表现，他在这波客场之
旅扛下了重担，Dirk没上的两场都靠他才能获胜，Ellis今年破茧而出。"
Carlisle is being cautious with the 36-year-old Nowitzki, who is battling a
sore back. He played a season-high 42 minutes Tuesday before being rested
Wednesday.
卡帅最近在使用36岁的Dirk上相当保守，因为Dirk的背最近有点酸，前
天他上场了本季最高的42分钟。
"We've got to get that thing knocked out of there and get him ready for
whatever the next game is," Carlisle said.
卡帅说："我们希望让他好好休息，准备下一场比赛。"
That game is the season series opener with Phoenix (11-8), which has lost 11
of 12 in Dallas. The usually potent Suns offense has been limited to 93.1
points per game in the last seven visits.
明天将是小牛与太阳本季首度交手，太阳本季的战绩为11胜8败，他们
最近12次作客达拉斯输了11场，以往进攻能力强悍的太阳在最近七次
造访小牛主场平均只能得到93.1分。
The most recent one saw the Mavericks clinch a playoff berth behind, guess
who - Ellis. He scored 37 in a 101-98 win April 12 that sent Dallas to the
postseason and dealt a major blow to the chances of Phoenix, which would get
eliminated two days later.
两队上季最后一次交手，Monta Ellis得到37分帮助小牛以101-98获胜，
并拿下季后赛的门票，并让太阳的季后赛希望遭受重击，两天后太阳就
遭到了淘汰。
Coach Jeff Hornacek's team has had an up-and-down season, exemplified by its
last two games. The Suns are the only team to lose to Orlando in the past two
weeks, falling 93-90 at home Sunday, but they bounced back Tuesday to roll
past Indiana 116-99.
Jeff Hornacek带领的太阳本季起起伏伏，最近两场比赛尤其明显，太阳
前几天以90-93在主场败给奥兰多魔术，这是魔术最近两个礼拜唯一赢的
一场比赛。下一场比赛，他们就反弹并以116-99大胜印第安那溜马。
"It was a big talk for us all the last two days of having that enthusiasm,"
Hornacek said, "having that energy. ... and I think these guys took it to
heart."
Hornacek说："我们在最近两天谈到对于比赛的热情与能量，我想球员们
都听进去了。"
Tuesday's win featured Goran Dragic breaking out for 34 points - 12 better
than his previous season high - as he hit 11 of 15 from the field with five
3-pointers.
对溜马的比赛多亏了Goran Dragic，他投15中11，包含5颗三分球得到34
分，比起本季之前的最高得分多了12分。
"Sometimes I think too much, that puts pressure on me," Dragic said. "... The
last few games I said I'm not gonna think anymore, I'm just gonna go there
and play and I think that sort of helped me out."
Dragic说："有时候我想得太多了，反而让我感到有压力，这几场比赛我
不再想那么多，就是上场好好打，我想这帮助了我。"
It also may have helped that backup point guard Isaiah Thomas wasn't cutting
into his minutes. Third in the league among bench players with 15.5 points
per game, Thomas has missed the past four with an ankle injury but could
return Friday.
板凳控球后卫Isaiah Thomas最近的缺赛可能也帮了Dragic，Thomas最近
因为脚踝伤势缺席了四场比赛，他明天有可能会归队，Thomas本季平均得
到15.5分，是联盟板凳球员的第三高。
Eric Bledsoe also has seen increased playing time with Thomas out and had a
season-high 27 points Tuesday. He averaged 27.0 in two matchups with the Mavs
last season.
Eric Bledsoe的上场时间也得以增加，他上一场也拿下本季最高的27分，
上季两次对上小牛他平均得到27.0分。
Dallas, averaging a league-leading 110.2 points, is 15-0 when scoring more
than 100. Phoenix is 7-1 when holding teams below the century mark.
小牛本季的平均得分是联盟最高的110.2分，当他们得分超过100分时的
15场比赛全胜，而太阳在让对手得分不到100分时战绩是7胜1败。
明天加油啊 继续连胜吧!!
Let's Go Mavs!!