Mavericks-Pistons Preview
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By TAYLOR BECHTOLD
Posted Mar 31 2016 1:19PM
When they last met three weeks ago, the Dallas Mavericks were in the middle
of an untimely swoon while the Detroit Pistons had begun to make their climb
in the playoff race.
Looking to win three straight for the second time since December, the
Mavericks try to move back into postseason position with their fifth straight
road victory over the surging Pistons on Friday night.
Dallas was in the midst of a season-high five-game losing streak and 2-10
stretch that pushed it out of the playoff picture when it suffered a 102-96
home defeat to Detroit on March 9.
The Mavericks will certainly need a better game plan this time against big
man Andre Drummond, who has averaged 20.0 rebounds in the past three
meetings. The All-Star led the way with 25 points and 17 boards March 9 while
the Pistons finished with a 51-40 advantage on the glass.
At that time, Detroit was eight games into its current 13-6 push that has
taken it from 2 1/2 games out of a playoff spot to seventh in the East. The
club won for the sixth time in seven games Tuesday, holding Oklahoma City to
37.8 percent shooting on the way to an 88-82 home victory.
"To go into seventh place is huge," forward Marcus Morris, who has averaged
18.6 points over his last five games, told the team's official website. "Got
Dallas coming in, then we got a big back to back versus Chicago. Those are
two big games, maybe two of the biggest games all year."
Morris led the way with 24 points and seven rebounds Tuesday while Drummond
posted his league-leading 62nd double-double with 13 and 15.
Detroit (40-35), though, has shot 38.3 percent overall and gone 11 for 48
from 3-point range over its last two games after averaging 111.0 points
during a 5-1 start to this nine-game homestand.
Dallas (37-38) looks to continue its tight defensive play after limiting
opponents to 88.5 points per game and 29.3 percent shooting from 3-point
range in back-to-back victories. The Mavericks had surrendered 124.0 points
and 43.8 percent shooting from beyond the arc over their previous five.
J.J. Barea scored 26 points and made the go-ahead layup with 49.9 seconds
left in Wednesday's 91-89 home win over New York. The reserve guard has
stepped up for short-handed Dallas, averaging 19.8 points while sinking 12 of
23 of his 3s in his past four games.
"I've always been aggressive as a player," Barea said after helping the
Mavericks close the game on a 22-11 run. "Now, I know I'm going to have to
get more minutes."
Among three teams in a tight battle for the West's final two playoff spots,
the Mavericks seek their first three-game winning streak since Feb. 26-March
1. They're likely to be down two starters for a fifth consecutive contest
with Chandler Parsons out following season-ending knee surgery and Deron
Williams nursing an abdominal strain.
Dirk Nowitzki has struggled to pick up the slack offensively, totaling 21
points on 9-of-40 shooting in his last two games. He played well with 25
points and 10 rebounds in the first meeting with the Pistons.
"Now I'm 9 for (40), and we're 2-0," Nowitzki said. "I'd rather have the two
wins."
Dallas has lost the last two matchups but has won a franchise-best four in a
row at Detroit.
简单说明一些内容：
1.小牛要追求自12月以来的第二次三连胜......
小牛虽然对战二连败，过去四次在底特律通通赢球，在底特律四连胜同时也是
队史纪录。(这也算利多......?)
2.小牛得特别想办法针对Andre Drummond，因为过去三次交手，日他抢下平均20
颗的篮板......3月10号的交手，他缴出2517篮板的成绩，活塞篮板也以51:40
远胜小牛。
同时他也拥有全联盟最多次(62)的double-double。
如果明天Dwight Powell仍是先发中锋，那小牛势必面临到严峻挑战， Zaza和
Lee都得做好准备。
3.这是活塞在主场九连战的最后一场，在前六场比赛打出了6胜1败，团队平均得
分高达111分的优异成绩。然而过去两场活塞投篮命中率只有38.3%，三分线48
投仅中11。
4.小牛得持续过去两场严谨的防守，他们只让对手(金块、尼克)平均得到88.5分
，仅有29.3%的三分投篮命中率。
小牛过去五场平均攻下111分(原文写124分，似乎有误)，三分球投篮命中率有
著不错的43.8%。
JJB在人手短缺时再次跳出来。 过去四场比赛平均19.8分，三分球23投12种中
，特别是上一场拿下26分，且在最后49.9秒完成了取得领先的上篮。
他说：我一直都是很有侵略性的球员，而我知道现在我会有更多的上场时间来
帮助球队。
Wesley Matthews过去五场三分球40投19中(47.5%)，其他人106投35中(33.0%)
5.Deron Williams腹部拉伤，可能不会上。
Dirk陷入挣扎，过去两场比赛合计40次投篮只进9球，得到21分......
不过上次对到活塞，Dirk拿到25分和10篮板。面对这样的窘况，他本人回应则
是：嗯...过去两场我只投进9球，而我们拿下两胜，我宁可想要这两场胜利。