Mavericks-Grizzlies Preview
The only teams giving the Memphis Grizzlies any trouble lately reside in
Texas. Now there's another one coming to town which gave them plenty of
problems last season.
曼斐斯灰熊本季除了面对德州球队以外都没有太大的问题，但明天的对手
是德州铁三角之一的达拉斯小牛，上季小牛也带给灰熊不少麻烦。
The Dallas Mavericks were the last visiting team to win a regular-season game
in Memphis - about 10 months ago - until another Lone Star state stalwart
recently did. The Grizzlies must beat them Tuesday night to avoid having more
losses through 10 days of December than they had in all of November.
小牛与灰熊上次对决是在上季的封关战，明天灰熊不希望输球，否则这将
让他们在12月10日就拿到与整个11月一样多的三场败仗。
This season series opener features Southwest Division rivals off to strong
starts and one game apart in the standings - just as they finished last
season. Memphis (16-4) ended up with the better record thanks to a 106-105
overtime victory over Dallas (16-6) to close the regular season, grabbing the
No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs while dropping the Mavericks to
eighth.
这是西南组的两大强权本季首度对决，跟上季结尾一样，两队目前的场差
是一场，灰熊的战绩16胜4败，小牛的战绩是16胜6败。上季灰熊在最终战
的延长赛以106-105气走小牛，拿下第七种子，让小牛掉到老八。
Mike Conley's two free throws with 1.1 seconds left were all that prevented
Dallas from sweeping the season series. The Mavericks had won each of the
first three meetings by at least 12 points, joining San Antonio as the only
West teams to defeat the Grizzlies by double digits more than once.
Mike Conley在最后1.1秒的两颗罚球让灰熊得以拿下上季对战的唯一一胜，
小牛拿下上季前三次对战的胜利，且至少赢了12分，是西区除了圣安东尼奥
马刺之外，第二支能够两度赢灰熊超过10分的球队。
The Spurs also are the only team to hand Memphis a home loss this season,
winning 107-101 on Friday. That snapped the Grizzlies' regular-season home
winning streak at 22, which dated to a 110-96 defeat to Dallas on Feb. 5.
马刺也让灰熊吞到本季主场首败，上周末以107-101在客场打败灰熊，终止
了灰熊在主场的跨季22连胜，是今年2月他们以96-110败给小牛之后首次在
主场吞败。
Memphis bounced back with a 103-87 home win over Miami on Sunday behind John
Leuer's 20 points and 12 rebounds.
灰熊昨天以103-87主场打败迈阿密热火扳回颜面，John Leuer拿到20分12
篮板。
However, that game came against a struggling, sub-.500 team. The Grizzlies
were coming off the loss to San Antonio and a 105-96 defeat in Houston, their
only two games since Thanksgiving that weren't double-digit victories. A loss
to Dallas would drop them to 1-3 in December after opening 15-2.
然而，这毕竟是对上胜率不到五成的球队，灰熊在败给马刺之前一度以96-
105在客场败给休士顿火箭，他们自感恩节以来只有两场比赛胜分不到双位
数。如果明天他们败给小牛，就会让12月的战绩掉到1胜3败，在此之前他
们的开季是15胜2败。
The potential emergence of a 3-point threat like Leuer and the continued
growth of Conley and Courtney Lee could take pressure off big men Marc Gasol
and Zach Randolph. Gasol had two points Sunday, 17 below his team-leading
average, while Conley and Lee combined for 35 on 15-of-17 shooting.
如果Leuer、Conley和Courtney Lee能带来的三分球威胁会让内线球员Marc
Gasol和Zach Randolph轻松许多。Gasol昨天只拿到2分，比本季平均低了
17分，而Conley与Lee一共投17中15拿到35分。
"In order to get better each year, you've got to improve on something," said
Lee, averaging a career-high 12.6 points. "Everybody knows that's our DNA, to
get it down low to the big fellas and let them go to work. It opens up
everything for everybody else."
Lee本季的场均得分是12.6分，是他的生涯新高，他说："我每年都希望增进
一些能力，来让自己变得更好。大家都知道这是我们的球风，就是把球塞给
大个子，这让外线的空间变大许多。"
Dallas relies more on the perimeter, having attempted 111 more 3-pointers
than Memphis.
小牛更是依靠他们的外线火力，他们比灰熊在三分线外多出手了111次。
Monta Ellis has at least 30 points in half of the past six games as the Mavs
have gone 5-1. Dallas hopes the inconsistent Chandler Parsons is starting to
come around after scoring 28 on 11-of-14 shooting in a 125-102 win over
Milwaukee on Sunday. He was 4 of 6 from 3-point range after a 14-for-50 slump
(28.0 percent).
Monta Ellis在最近六场比赛有三场至少得30分，小牛在这段时间是5胜
1败。小牛的先发Chandler Parsons不是很稳定，但昨天他投14中11得到
28分，球队希望他能就此找到手感，他昨天三分球投6中4，摆脱了前几
场比赛投50中14(命中率28%)的低潮。
"He is just really working at it," coach Rick Carlisle said of Parsons, who
had a career-high 34 points and an NBA single-half record 10 3-pointers Jan.
24 against Memphis.
小牛教练Rick Carlisle谈到Parsons："他真的很努力。"Parsons今年1月
24日曾在对上灰熊的比赛半场砍进10颗三分球，是NBA的纪录，并拿下生
涯最高的34分。
Carlisle also was pleased with not having to play his starters in the fourth
quarter other than Dirk Nowitzki, who left with 9:12 to play and scored 21.
卡帅说他也很高兴昨天的第四节大部分先发球员都不用上场，除了Dirk
Nowitzki还打到倒数9分12秒，昨天Dirk拿下21分。
"Our depth guys were able to finish the game for us, which really helps with
the week that we have coming up," Carlisle told the team's official website.
"... Now we've got to get ready for some really physical, high-level teams in
the next several games."
卡帅在官网访问说到："我们的板凳深度帮我们终结比赛，这让我们接下
来的艰苦赛程做好准备，之后有很多硬仗要打。"
This game is the first of two on back-to-back nights with travel involved,
hosting New Orleans on Wednesday, before facing league-best Golden State on
Saturday.
小牛在打完明天的比赛后将连夜赶回达拉斯，迎战纽奥良鹈鹕，之后他们
将对上联盟霸主金州勇士。
赛程加温中 明天继续加油吧!!
Let's Go Mavs!!