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HANG TIME, Texas — Well, the Hornets are changing their name to the Pelicans
next season. Maybe the Rockets just wanted to get in on the excitement and
fun of their own identity switch.
黄蜂队在下季要改名为鹈鹕，火箭队可能也想要参一咖改个名字。
The Houston Doormen?
休士顿守门人?
The Rockets couldn’t have been more accommodating to the lowly Suns if they
had carried their luggage, rolled out the red carpet for the Warriors and in
the process set themselves up to fall through a trapdoor in the playoff race.
Houston could have taken a step closer to clinching the No. 6 seed in the
Western Conference on Monday night, but now face a must-win game on Wednesday
against the Lakers in L.A. to avoid the No. 8 spot.
火箭没办法击败排名较低的太阳队，他们打包著行李，为勇士铺上红地毯，在争取季后赛
名次的路上往下坠落跌出一道门，。火箭今晚原本可以更加靠近西区第六种子的席次
，但现在却面临着为了避开西区第八种子的名次，在礼拜三晚上（美国当地时间）面对湖
人的比赛非赢不可的局面。
It is the story of a young team, in fact the youngest in the entire league,
not coming into a game against a losing team with the proper sense of urgency
and respect. The Rockets allowed the Suns to beat them down the floor most of
the night for fastbreak buckets and also pound the ball inside in the paint.
这是一支年轻队伍的事情，事实上是整个联盟最年轻的，他们并没有带着应有的警觉性以
及尊重面对太阳，火箭让太阳在今晚大多数的时间利用快攻得分以及轰炸禁区将他们击倒
在地。
You could chalk it up to former Rockets Luis Scola and Goran Dragic wanting
to get in their licks against their former team. Scola showed off all of his
veteran wiles, hitting 11 of his 16 shots for 26 points and 15 rebounds,
while Dragic piled up 21 points and handed out 14 assists.
你可以看看前火箭的成员Luis Scola还有Goran Dragic渴望对上他们的老东家，Scola
展现出他所有老球皮的技巧，在16次出手中命中11球，得到26分并抓下15个篮板，而
Dragic则是挹注了21分缴出14次助攻
Houston’s James Harden shot 5-for-18 and finished with just 16 points,
Jeremy Lin shot 8-for-19 and the Rockets turned the ball over 16 times.
Give the Suns, who’ve been accused of tanking games, credit for playing
their final home game of the season with pride. But give the blame to a
Rockets that was a half-step slow from the opening tip and never played as if
their there was anything on the line. Which, of course, there was.
火箭的Harden18投5中拿下16分，Lin19投8中，而火箭发生了16次失误，让太阳有更多的
额度主宰比赛并且在最后一场主场的比赛钟带着骄傲，而火箭则是因为慢热且整场比赛
打得不像话而被批评。
Now the Rockets must win against the desperate Lakers on Wednesday and have
the Warriors lose at Portland in order to claim the No. 6 seed. If both the
Rockets and Warriors win, Houston will finish seventh and face No. 2 seed San
Antonio.
现在火箭在礼拜三一定要击败孤注一掷的湖人队，而且勇士也必须输给拓荒者，如此一来
才有办法争取的西区第六的席次，如果火箭和勇士都赢了，那火箭就会以西区第七的名次
进入到季后赛，届时将会面对到马刺队。
If the Rockets and Warriors both lose, Houston will finish eighth and open
the playoffs against No. 1 seed Oklahoma City, a matchup with Kevin Durant
and Russell Westbrook that nobody wants.
如果火箭跟勇士双双落败，那火箭就会以西区第八的名次开始他们的季后赛之旅，他们
将会面对西区第一的雷霆，碰上没人想碰到的Kevin Durant还有Russell Westbrook。
If the Lakers beat the Rockets, the Warriors are sixth regardless and L.A.
will finish seventh and play the Spurs.
如果湖人击败火箭，勇士则是西区第六，湖人在季后赛便会面对马刺。
In that case, you have to figure the Houston Doormen will at least have
earned a nice tip.
从上面这些情形，你可以发现休士顿守门人至少争取到了不错的小费。
以上翻译 如有错误请指正。
短评:守门人输了场不该输的比赛 教练神安排!?