http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/news-and-notes-october-31-2013 老板不在随便翻。 (无误) Injury updates, Howard's dominance, and Parsons reflects on the Rockets' defensive ceiling 伤病情报更新、魔兽的统治力、与 CP25 对於火箭团队防守能力的想法 Jason Friedman Rockets.com HOUSTON - After sustaining minor injuries during Wednesday’s regular season opener against Charlotte, Rockets guards James Harden (sore wrist, back) and Patrick Beverley (bruised ribs) did not take part in Houston’s practice Thursday afternoon. 由於山猫战中受伤，PB 与 JH 没有参加星期四午後的练习。 Both players are listed as day-to-day so there’s at least a decent chance they’ll be considered game-time decisions heading into Friday’s tilt against the Dallas Mavericks. 两人被列入每日观察名单，可能在小牛战之前才决定是否能够上场。 Houston Head Coach Kevin McHale mentioned that Jeremy Lin took part in about half of Thursday’s workout, but said he fully expects Lin to be ready and available to play Friday night. MaHale 说 Lin 大概参与了一半的星期四练习，但认为 Lin 完全能够在 小牛战上场。 Just how dominant was Dwight Howard during his regular season Rockets debut? You already know he tied his career-high by corralling 26 rebounds. Here’s another stat to lend perspective to his big night on the boards: During the 35 minutes Howard was on the floor Wednesday night, Houston snagged a remarkable 46.2 percent of their missed shots. Just as noteworthy, the Rockets produced an offensive efficiency rating (points per 100 possessions) of 112.8 and a defensive rating of 92.8 while Howard played, according to NBA.com. Each of those numbers, by the way, would have led the league in their respective categories a year ago. 魔兽多棒？拿到了平生涯记录的 26 篮板；另一个数据：魔兽在场上的35分钟， 火箭抢回了百分之 46.2 的失投（拿下 46.2% 的进攻篮板）；当魔兽在场时， 火箭的进攻效率是：每一百次球权得 112.8 分；防守效率是失 92.8 分。 这两个数据，摆在去年的话会领先全联盟。 One more stat courtesy of NBA.com, this time highlighting the tremendous boost off the bench provided by Francisco Garcia: The Rockets enjoyed a OER of 118.3 and a DER of 84.7 during his 30 minutes of play. 另一个板凳提供的火花：老贾在场上时，进攻与防守效率分别是 118.3、84.7。 Lastly, Chandler Parsons got my attention last night when I asked him for his thoughts regarding this Houston team’s defensive ceiling. His response: “I think we can be the best defense in the league.” JF 问了 CP25「火箭今年的防守强度能多高」，他回答：「我们会是联盟最好的」 Cue the 'You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention' meme. That’s a mighty big statement, especially given the suffocating defenses possessed by teams like Miami, Chicago and Indiana (among others). But it’s borne of the confidence that comes with playing with a pair of Defensive Player of the Year candidates and that belief has only been boosted by Houston ’s most recent efforts against Charlotte and its final two preseason affairs against Memphis and San Antonio. The combined preseason field goal percentages from the Rockets’ opponents during that stretch: 36.4 percent. 这句话可能有点夸大了，毕竟前面还有热火、公牛、溜马等防守强队，但有了 年度最佳防守球员候选人（AKA魔兽）、与热身赛末两场的数据：对手的命中率 只有 36.4%，CP25的确可以有这样的信心。 Parsons delved deeper into his thinking after today’s practice. “With our big lineup, we have so much size and we’re going to be such a good rebounding team,” he began. “Like I’ve said all along, when you have Dwight and Omer up there that gives wings the confidence to be aggressive and be more active while getting in passing lanes. So it gives you more freedom defensively to make reads and make gambles that you wouldn’t really necessarily do with another lineup. Now when we go small, we’ve got to be more solid, but that starting five, having Patrick Beverley pressuring you 94 feet and those two big guys behind you, it just gives you that confidence that I don’t think a lot of teams have. CP25：「我们的身高，让我们是个非常能抢篮板的球队。有了双塔，可以让 侧翼球员防守时积极一点（堵住传球线）、在防守时有更多选择自由、可以 让你做出在非双塔阵容时不会做的防守选择。 当我们打小球时，的确该打得更团结；但有双塔在後方、而你前面的小贝在 离蓝框 94 尺就开始压迫持球员的时候，这种信心不是很多队能够有的。 “Defense takes time and you have to be comfortable with each other and understand each other’s habits. There’s a lot of great defensive teams, I just think that we do have the potential to be the best team with our size and athleticism. We’re pretty good now and we’re only going to get better as we acquire more chemistry and familiarity as a group.” 「（培养）防守（强度）需要时间，你需要很习惯跟每个队友打球、了解 彼此习惯。联盟中的确有很多很棒的防守队伍，但我认为以我们的身高与 体能，我们有机会成为联盟防守最好的球队。我们现在的防守已经很好了 ，只要培养化学气氛、让队友更互相熟悉，我们的防守会更好」 --

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