Monta Ellis continues to make case for first All-Star Appearance this season
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DALLAS — Emerging as the Dallas Mavericks’ leading scorer through the first
20 games of the season, Dallas Mavericks guard Monta Ellis has steadily belt
up his resume to garner consideration to make his first All-Star appearance.
身为本季小牛队上的得分王，Ellis稳定的更新履历中，希望有机会迈向首次All-Star。
Averaging a team-best 20.7 points per game, 4.8 assists and 1.6 steals this
season, Ellis’ statistical performances have spoken for themselves. But it’
s Ellis’ willingness to put the Mavericks (15-5) on his back during clutch
situations that has impressed his teammates and coach Rick Carlisle the most.
本季目前场均20.7分、4.8助攻和1.6抄截，精湛的表现为Ellis静静的大声说话。
但是目前最让卡帅印象深刻的是Ellis在关键时刻，总是会跳出来一肩扛起小牛的胜败。
No player has been more impressed with Ellis’ play through the first 20
games than 12-time All-Star Dirk Nowitzki, however, after relinquishing the
scoring responsibilities to the 29-year-old. And with Ellis making a strong
case to represent the Mavs in the All-Star Game on Feb. 15 in New York,
Nowitzki threw his full support behind his teammate while building his
campaign.
对于Ellis的表现，没有人比Drik体会的更深刻。将主力得分手的重责大任交给Ellis后，
Dirk对于Ellis的表现赞不绝口，全力支持Ellis代表小牛参加2015在纽约的All-Star
Game。
“I’d love to see him in there,” Nowitzki said. “I think he’s been
undervalued his entire career. He’s a crunch-time player. He wants the ball
in big moments. He had a great year for us last year and probably had a case
for the All-Star Game last year, so I’m his No. 1 supporter. It’s no secret
this year that he’s really our go-to guy. He’s in his prime. He’s great at
driving, but his in-between shot got better. I feel like he deserves it, but
there’s still a lot of basketball to be played until the halfway point. We
want him to keep it up, stay aggressive and come through for us.”
"我想看他在明星赛中出赛，我想他整个生涯都被低估了，他是个关键时刻可以信任的
球员，他想要打出一些关键的play。他去年的表现就很有机会进ASG了，所以我现在是
Ellis的头号粉丝，他今年是关键时刻的救星，目前是他的生涯巅峰，切入很棒，但是
投射的表现更好。我认为他值得参加ASG，但是还有很多其他优异的选手。我们希望他
可以保持这样的表现及侵略性。" Dirk接受访问表示。
Ellis certainly came through in the Mavs’ last two outings while swooping in
as a caped crusader with the game on the line.
近两场（不含今天），Ellis总是在关键时刻跳出来拯救小牛。
Scoring a season-high 38 points on 16-of-35 shooting in just over 45 minutes
of work, Ellis led the Mavericks to a 132-129 double-overtime victory on the
road Tuesday night over the Chicago Bulls while extending the game to an
extra period with three clutch free throws with 1.2 seconds left in
regulation. He then swished in the go-ahead three-pointer with 39.9 ticks
remaining in the second overtime period before finishing with his
highest-scoring output in a Mavericks uniform.
再与公牛的2OT大战中，拿下了本季新高的38分，包含了在第4节最后的三罚，以及第二次
OT的关键3分球，这也是Ellis穿着小牛球衣所拿下的最高分。
But, as Ellis modestly says, the nine-year pro was merely just taking full
advantage of the opportunities extended to him as his teammates and Carlisle
entrusted the cat-quick guard to step up when they needed him to most.
但是Ellis谦虚的表示这只不过是教练跟队友们给他全部的球权和机会，让他有机会可以
终结对手而已。
“Really, we were just playing good as a team and I was just taking what the
defense was giving me the whole night,” Ellis said while summing up his
performance Tuesday. “Some went in and some didn’t, but they went in when
they needed to.”
"我们像个团队一样打出了好表现，我只是在队友防守端整晚的表现支持下，尽情的进攻"
"有时会进有时不会，但是当我们需要的时候，总是会得分的" Ellis在赛后表示。
He added: “My team believes in me to have the ball at that time. So, when
they have the confidence they have in me, it makes it so much easier to step
in that situation and come through in the clutch.”
"我的队友在当下十分信任我而给我球权，所以当你知道你的队友们都十分支持你，这让
你更有信心能够在关键时刻全力以赴并且取得胜利。"
But Ellis’ heroics weren’t done just yet on the Mavs’ four-game road trip.
但是Ellis的英雄事蹟在客场4连战中还没结束。
With Nowitzki in street clothes and resting on the second night of a
back-to-back, the ball again went to Ellis with the game on the line
Wednesday in Milwaukee. And after taking a page from Nowitzki’s book while
swishing a one-legged fadeaway at the buzzer, Ellis once again came through
to lift the Mavs to a 107-105 victory.
在Dirk于B2B战中休兵，取胜的责任又来到了Ellis身上。在Dirk的笔记里面偷了一招
单脚后仰，Ellis又在比赛的尾声绝杀了公鹿。
“He’s very clutch,” new addition Chandler Parsons said while praising Ellis
’ 23-point outing to lead the Mavericks to a fifth straight win Wednesday
night. “He’s got no meter. He’s a straight scorer, and he can get you
buckets late. He keeps you in games, and it’s nice having a guy like him to
be able to create and have no fear and absolutely just knock down big shots
at big parts of the game in the fourth quarter and overtime. Tonight, I would
think it’s normally a circus shot. But, coming out of his hands, I had a
feeling it was going to go in.”
"他真的是关键时刻的高手"，CP25在Ellis拿下23分带领小牛拿下5连胜后的访问中表示
"无论何时，他都是个得分好手，他让你在球赛中保持专注，能够跟Ellis这样的球员一起
打球是很棒的。能够无所畏惧而且在第四节以及OT中砍下一些重要的分数，今晚我认为那
绝杀就像马戏团的演出一样夸张。但是当球在他手中，我有预感他就是能够成功。
“Too much Monta. He’s been playing unbelievable,” Mavs center Tyson
Chandler added. “He did a great job, not just with the final shot, but
throughout the game. Great penetration and finding guys, keeping the defense
on their heels and getting us in the bonus early. He’s just playing great
right now.”
"太夸张了，他的表现令人难以置信"，拳王在旁边补上一句。
"他表现得很突出，不仅只是最后的绝杀，还有整场的表现。精湛的切入撕裂防线，并且
找到队友传出助攻。让对方防线重兵看守他而出现一些破绽。他就是表现的十分杰出。
Including his first campaign with the Mavericks last year, Ellis has averaged
at least 19.0 points per game in each of the last seven seasons. He also has
four seasons of averaging over 20 points an outing to his credit, including a
career-high 25.5 average during the 2009-10 schedule.
在去年以场均19.0分的表现代表小牛参加ASG票选，他过去曾有4个球季达到20分以上
包含了09-10年的场均25.5分。
However, Ellis has yet to be selected to an All-Star team in his stellar
career. That could change this season, according to Carlisle, if Ellis
continues putting the Mavs on his back.
然而Ellis生涯还没有参加过ASG，但是今年很有可能成真，按卡帅的说法，只要能够
保持这样的表现带领小牛。
“I mean, we wanted Monta to have the ball at the end, hit the shot and get
out of here,” Carlisle confessed after Wednesday’s game. “Look, that is an
All-Star, flat out. The load he has carried on this trip has been phenomenal.
Winning two games without Dirk, Monta Ellis is having some type of year.”
"我们希望Ellis在最后可以拥有出手权，并且拿下比赛。"，卡帅在对公鹿赛后表示
"他的表现就像个All Star，全力以赴。他在这一次的客场之旅中表现非凡。"
在两场Dirk都休兵的比赛中取胜，Ellis今年表现变得更好了。