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Monta Ellis has been on quite a roll for the Dallas Mavericks, including when
he handed his former team a crushing defeat just four days ago.
Monta Ellis是达拉斯小牛近况最佳的球员，四天前他用最后一击绝杀了
老东家密尔瓦基公鹿。
He hopes to continue his impressive run as Dallas looks to win a fifth
straight meeting with the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.
明天两队将再次交手，Ellis希望能再度用好的表现，让小牛能够拿下双
方对战的五连胜。
Ellis has three 30-point games while averaging 28.4 over his last five. He
shot 14 of 22 from the field and netted 33 in Friday's 118-106 loss to
Phoenix that ended a four-game winning streak for the Mavericks (15-6).
Ellis最近五场比赛有3场得分破30，平均能得到28.4分。昨天他投22中14
攻下33分，可惜小牛以106-118在主场败给凤凰城太阳，终结五连胜，战
绩变成15胜6败。
He's also delivered some clutch moments recently. Ellis hit three free throws
to force overtime and made a late 3-pointer in the second OT of Tuesday's
132-129 win over Chicago, then drained a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer in
Wednesday's 107-105 victory over Milwaukee (11-10).
他最近也投近很多关键球，在对上芝加哥公牛的比赛用三罚追平比数，在
二度延长赛又以大号三分球逆转比分，带领小牛以132-129获胜。之后又
在枪响同时的后仰跳投命中，让小牛以107-105打败公鹿。
Ellis, who played part of 2011-12 and all of 2012-13 with the Bucks before
signing with Dallas, finished with 23 points in that contest.
Ellis在去年来到小牛之前，曾经在公鹿打了一年多，四天前他对公鹿拿
下了23分。
Dirk Nowitzki sat out that night to rest his sore back before returning
against the Suns, but he shot 2 of 10 from the field and scored a season-low
10 points.
Dirk Nowitzki对上公鹿时因为背部酸痛休息一场，昨天对上太阳时他投
10中2，拿到本季最低的10分。
Dallas suffered its first loss when scoring more than 100 points in part
because it trailed 40-27 after one quarter.
小牛本季首次在得分超过100分时吞败，一大原因是他们在第一节就以27-40
大幅落后。
"When you start out giving up a 40-point first quarter, you're just not ready
to play defensively. I take responsibility for the effort," coach Rick
Carlisle said. "I have got to get these guys more ready to play than I did."
小牛教练Rick Carlisle说："当你在第一节就掉了40分，表示你的防守还
没准备好，我得负起责任，我必须让球员们准备好进入比赛状态。"
Tyson Chandler recorded his fifth double-double in six games - including an
18-point, 20-rebound effort against the Bucks - with 15 points and 18 boards,
but he was disappointed with the defensive performance. Dallas ranks near the
bottom of the league in points allowed at 102.5 per game, including 110.0
over its last seven.
Tyson Chandler在最近六场比赛拿下五次双十，对上公鹿时他拿到18分20
篮板，昨天他也有15分18篮板，但他对于防守端的表现感到失望。小牛场
均失分是102.5分，在联盟排名后段班，近七场更是平均掉了110.0分。
"We've got to do a better job at it," Chandler said. "We've got to look at
the tape and figure it out, but it's been pretty consistent. So, it's a
problem that we've got to fix."
拳王说："我们得在防守上做的更好，全队会看影片并找出方法，我们得
找出问题所在。"
Milwaukee shot 52.1 percent in Wednesday's meeting before hitting a
season-high 56.5 percent in Friday's 109-85 win over Miami to snap a
three-game losing streak.
公鹿那场比赛的命中率来到52.1%，昨天他们的命中率更是高达本季最高
的56.5%，终场他们以109-85大胜来访的迈阿密热火，终结三连败。
Brandon Knight, who scored 25 against the Mavericks, had 13 in only 20-plus
minutes due to foul trouble, but Kendall Marshall came off the bench in his
place and scored a career-high 20.
Brandon Knight在对上小牛时拿到25分，但昨天他因为犯规麻烦只上场
20多分钟拿到13分，还好Kendall Marshall从板凳跳出来拿到生涯新高
的20分。
"When Knight gets in trouble, Kendall steps right in and helps us find a way
to win," coach Jason Kidd said.
教练Jason Kidd说："当Knight有犯规麻烦时，幸好Marshall跳出来并找
到方法帮助我们赢球。"
Milwaukee's bench outscored Miami's 60-18, as Khris Middleton (14 points) and
Jerryd Bayless (12) also turned in solid efforts. Starters Giannis
Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker finished with 14 points apiece.
公鹿在板凳得分以60-18压过热火，Khris Middleton拿到14分，Jerryd
Bayless拿下12分。先发的Giannis Antetokounmpo和Jabari Parker各拿
下14分，公鹿的战绩来到11胜10败。
"We have to find a way to do that for 48 minutes consistently," Marshall
said. "That's what the great teams do in this league and that's what we're
striving to be."
Marshall说："我们得在48分钟内都打出好球，伟大的球队能做到这一点，
这也是我们的目标。"
The Bucks are allowing an average of 98.7 points, but they've held four of
their last seven opponents under 90. They rank near the top of the league in
turnovers forced per game at 16.8, just behind Dallas' average of 18.0.
公鹿本季场均失分是98.7分，不过他们最近七场比赛有四场让对手得不
到90分，他们平均每场比赛制造对手16.8次失误，排名联盟第二，仅次
于小牛的18.0次。
"It really starts on the defensive end," Marshall said. "We were able to get
stops and get out in transition. That makes the offense a lot easier."
Marshall说："一切都从防守做起，做好防守让我们有快攻机会，让进攻
变的更简单。"
Milwaukee hasn't beaten Dallas since Ellis scored a game-high 22 for the
Bucks in a 95-90 victory Feb. 26, 2013.
公鹿在2013年2月之后就不曾赢过小牛，那场比赛Ellis攻下全队最高的22
分，帮助公鹿以95-90取胜。
接下来的赛程只会越来越难打...加油啊!!
Let's Go Mavs!!