Rockets-Mavericks Preview
Maybe the most pivotal game down the stretch for the Houston Rockets and
Dallas Mavericks is a rematch of their first-round playoff series last season.
明天或许是休士顿火箭与达拉斯小牛本季最重要的比赛，两队同时也是上季
季后赛第一轮的对手。
It could decide which one sneaks into the postseason and which is left out
this time around.
而这次两队可能只有一队能挤进季后赛。
With just a handful of games left and an ever-important tiebreaker on the
line, the Rockets visit Dallas on Wednesday night seeking their 11th win in
the last 14 games of this in-state rivalry.
球季没剩几场了，而且互相之间的对战将会影响相同战绩的tiebreaker，火
箭希望拿下近14次对上小牛中的第11胜。
The two teams join Utah in a tight three-team race for the Western
Conference's final two postseason spots while Memphis and Portland sit not
too far ahead in the Nos. 5-6 seeds.
两队与犹他爵士都在争夺西区的最后两个季后赛席位，曼斐斯灰熊与波特兰
拓荒者则是名列西区第五与第六种子，距离并不远。
Houston (38-39) can simplify its path into the playoffs with a third straight
win in this four-game season series, pulling even with and earning the
tiebreaker over the Mavericks (39-38). The Rockets have won three of the last
four games in Dallas, including one victory in the first-round series which
Houston won in five games on the way to the West finals.
目前38胜39败的火箭如果明天能拿下本季对战小牛的三连胜，情况就会简单
很多，这样战绩可以追平目前39胜38败的小牛，同时拿下tiebreaker。火箭
最近四次作客达拉斯拿下了三胜，包括去年季后赛的其中一次，火箭最后闯
进了西区决赛。
If the Mavericks win, they would have a two-game edge on the Rockets with
four games left. Plus, the season series would be split and the tiebreaker
would remain up in the air based on Southwest Division and conference records.
如果小牛赢了，他们就能把与火箭的胜差拉开到两场，并且追平对战成绩，
两队的tiebreaker就会交由对战西南组或是西区的胜率来决定。
While Dallas has challenging games left against the Grizzlies, Los Angeles
Clippers, Jazz and San Antonio, Houston closes with four of the bottom five
teams in the West - Phoenix, the Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota and Sacramento.
小牛剩下的赛程将有西区季后赛球队的灰熊、快艇、爵士与马刺，而火箭
剩下的对手则多是西区后段班的太阳、湖人、灰狼与国王。
"It's a minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour thing," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle
said. "You're in the fight and every possession going whistle to whistle
could be the one that turns it one way or another."
小牛主帅Rick Carlisle说："战绩的状况每分每秒可能都会变动，比赛当
中每次球权、每个哨声都可能会带来影响。"
The Mavericks dropped 10 of 12 from March 3-27 but have rebounded with four
straight wins behind stifling defensive pressure. They've held opponents to
86 points per game on 42.1 percent shooting while forcing 17.5 turnovers per
game during the win streak.
小牛在三月一度在12场比赛当中只拿到2胜，不过最近打出了四连胜，靠着
是坚强的防守，这四场连胜当中，小牛让对手平均只有86分，命中率42.1%，
平均失误17.5次。
Dallas held the Timberwolves to 40.8 percent shooting and 4 of 21 on
3-pointers while forcing 18 turnovers in Sunday's 88-78 road win.
上一场比赛，小牛让灰狼的命中率只有40.8%，三分球投21中4，犯下18次
失误，让小牛以88-78。
However, the Mavs have averaged only 93.5 points on 41.6 percent shooting
during their streak without the injured Chandler Parsons (knee surgery) and
Deron Williams (sports hernia). Dirk Nowitzki made only 4 of 18 shots for 13
points in Minnesota, but J.J. Barea continued to be a spark plug with 21
points and six assists.
然而，小牛在这波连胜当中缺少了Chandler Parsons与Deron Williams，
平均得分也仅有93.5分，命中率41.6%。Dirk Nowitzki对上灰狼也只有投
18中4，得到13分，还好J.J. Barea持续惊人的演出，拿下21分6助攻。
The point guard, key to Dallas' 2011 championship run, has averaged 21.5
points and six assists in the last six games to help fill the void left by
Williams, who is not close to returning.
Barea是小牛2011年拿下冠军的关键角色，最近六场比赛在DWill缺阵的情
形下，他成功的以平均21.5分6助攻填补空缺。
The Mavericks will draw one of the toughest containment tests in the NBA
against Houston's James Harden.
小牛需要严防NBA最强的球星之一－James Harden。
Harden, second in the league behind Stephen Curry with 28.7 points per game,
went off for 15 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 118-110
win over his former team, Oklahoma City. He added nine assists during his
11th 40-point game.
Harden本季平均得分28.7分，仅次于第一的Stephen Curry，上一场比赛
在第四节拿下全场41分当中的15分，帮助球队以118-110击退奥克拉荷马
雷霆，另外还拿下9助攻，这是本季他第11次得分破40。
"We were just all in attack mode, making play after play, putting pressure on
every single player," Harden said. "It was very important for us."
Harden说："我们只是都进入了进攻模式，打好每一次球权，把压力分散
给每位队员，这场胜利很重要。"
Harden hasn't shot well against Dallas this season, averaging 24.3 points
while shooting 35.5 percent and 22.7 on 3s, but he's added 10 rebounds and
9.7 assists per game. The four-time All-Star logged one of his three
triple-doubles of the season with 23 points, 15 boards and 10 assists in a
115-104 win Jan. 24 in the teams' last meeting.
Harden本季对上小牛的命中率低迷，平均攻下24.3分，命中率35.5%，三
分球命中率22.7%，不过平均有10篮板9.7助攻。四度入选明星赛的他在1
月24日，两队上次对战的比赛拿下23分15篮板10助攻的大三元。
The Rockets have alternated wins and losses in their last six games and
haven't posted back-to-back victories in nearly a month.
火箭最近六场比赛胜败各半，而且已经将近一个月没有拿下过连胜了。
刚刚爵士输了 所以现在战绩是
小牛 39-38
爵士 39-39
火箭 38-39
如果先不考虑前面五六名掉下来 还有从后面的赛程来看
明天真的是本季最重要的比赛了
希望能在主场收下这一胜啊!!
Let's Go Mavs!!