Mavericks-Jazz Preview
The Dallas Mavericks entered Sunday in control of their destiny for the
Western Conference's No. 5 seed. Now a loss Monday night could drop them all
the way into eighth - and still not secure of getting in.
在今天的比赛之前，达拉斯小牛有希望冲击西区第五的位置，但是他们输了，
若是明天小牛没有办法取胜，他们将跌到西区第八，且无法确保进入季后赛。
The Mavericks and Utah Jazz are separated by one game heading into a crucial
meeting in Salt Lake City with plenty on the line for both.
小牛明天要做客挑战犹他爵士，两队目前只有一场胜差，且都在季后赛的边缘。
Dallas (41-39) saw its second six-game win streak end while missing a chance
to clinch a berth with Sunday's 98-91 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. The
Mavericks fell one game behind sixth-place Memphis and 1 1/2 behind
fifth-place Portland.
41胜39败的小牛在今天客场以91-98败给洛杉矶快艇之后中止六连胜，现在他们
落后第六的曼斐斯灰熊一场，落后第五的波特兰拓荒者一场半。
They no doubt would like to finish fifth or sixth to avoid powerhouses Golden
State and San Antonio in the first round. Utah (40-40) will gladly take a
matchup with either of those teams since its postseason fate is far from
secure.
小牛势必会希望抢到西区第五或第六，以避免在第一轮就碰上金州勇士或是圣
安东尼奥马刺，爵士则是希望能先确保季后赛的一席之地。
The Jazz lead Houston by one game for the eighth and final spot, but the
Rockets have the tiebreaker and matchups left with lowly Minnesota and
Sacramento.
爵士领先第九的休士顿火箭一场，暂居第八，但是火箭拥有tiebreaker的优势，
且对手是西区后段班的明尼苏达灰狼与沙加缅度国王。
Utah will move into the seventh seed with a victory Monday since it has split
its first two meetings with Dallas with this one determining the tiebreaker.
爵士如果在明天赢球，就能超越小牛登上第七，因为两队前两次交手各胜一场，
因此明天的比赛将会决定tiebreaker。
"I don't have to talk a whole lot about it," coach Quin Snyder said of the
importance of Monday. "It speaks for itself."
爵士教练Quin Snyder说："我不用多谈这场比赛的重要性，大家都心知肚明。"
The Mavericks played Sunday without J.J. Barea, who is out with a right groin
strain. Deron Williams returned from an eight-game absence due to a left
abdominal strain and had 15 points in 28 minutes.
小牛后卫J.J. Barea因为右侧鼠蹊部拉伤缺席今天的比赛，Deron Williams从
八场的缺席后归队，今天出赛28分钟拿下15分。
"He was aggressive, especially in the first half," forward Dirk Nowitzki
said. "I liked how he pushed it on the break and tried to get into the lane
and collapse the defense. When a guy comes back from injury you look how he
moves, and I thought he looked great."
前锋Dirk Nowitzki说："他上半场打得很积极，他不断的切入比希望制造犯规，
突破对手的防守，虽然他刚从伤兵名单归队，但他的状况似乎不错。"
Williams will play at Utah for the fourth time since he was traded to New
Jersey in 2010-11. He averaged 18.7 points and 7.7 assists while shooting
34.1 percent in the first three games back, getting booed loudly on each
occasion.
Williams将要第四次在客场挑战爵士队，他在2010-11被交易到了纽泽西篮网队，
前三次作客犹他的比赛他平均攻下18.7分7.7助攻，命中率34.1%，且饱受嘘声。
Jazz forward Derrick Favors, acquired in the trade for Williams, is uncertain
after he was a late scratch because of right knee soreness for Sunday's
100-84 victory at Denver. Rookie Trey Lyles, who didn't find out he was
starting in Favors' place until moments before the opening tip, scored a
season-high 22 points.
爵士在那笔交易中得到的Derrick Favors，今天在赛前因为右膝酸痛临时无法
出赛，新秀Trey Lyles直到赛前才发现他是先发球员，但攻下生涯最高的22分
并带领爵士以100-84在客场击败丹佛金块。
"That's the thing about this team. It's been happening all year," Snyder
said. "Individually, we've got guys that have depth of character. And then
when you put them together collectively, they've been pulling together all
year. It was good to see."
Snyder说："这就是我们这支球队的特性，整年都是这样，我们每个人都有不
同的特质，但当全队团结在一起时，就打出了很好的一季，这让我很高兴。"
Gordon Hayward also scored 22 and Rudy Gobert finished with 16 points, 14
rebounds and six blocked shots.
Gordon Hayward也攻下22分，Rudy Gobert拿下16分14篮板6火锅。
It'll be hard for Monday's game to match the drama from the last time these
teams met. Hayward hit a winning jumper at the overtime buzzer in a 121-119
victory Feb. 9, with Rodney Hood tying the game with a 3-pointer in the
closing seconds of regulation en route to a 29-point performance.
明天的比赛势必会像两队前一次的交手一样精彩可期，Hayward在延长赛结束
的枪响同时投进致胜球才帮助爵士在客场以121-119获胜，而第四节最后爵士
也是靠着后卫Rodney Hood投进追平三分弹，他那场比赛得到29分。
Williams had 23 points and eight assists in the Mavs' 102-93 win over Utah on
Nov. 20. The first two meetings were both in Dallas.
Williams在本季首度面对爵士时攻下23分8助攻，帮助小牛在主场以102-93取胜。
没什么好说的 一定要赢啊!!
Let's Go Mavs!!

加油！一定要赢QAQ