Finale Will Resolve Knicks’ Playoff Role http://tinyurl.com/82688kz 下一战打完山猫才能知道尼克要以排第七or第八种子进入季後赛 Before the Knicks could close out the Los Angeles Clippers, or bid a temporary farewell to their fans, before they could even be sure of their playoff seeding, the chant started to boom: “Beat. The. Heat.” 种子顺位还没能确定, 尼克球迷们就开始嚷着 "打˙倒˙热˙火" The chorus was brief but fervent, coming Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, as the Knicks kept rolling, seemingly inevitably, toward Miami. Yet in this rushed and truncated lockout season, nothing has come easily or simply, and so the Knicks head into the final 24 hours still uncertain of their playoff destination. 当尼克看来首轮无可避免的要对上热火时, 满场的纽约球迷们异口同声的喊着"打倒热 火!!", 声音是那样的强而有力. 在这个充满急迫赛事的缩水球季, 任何的胜利都来 之不易, 尼克的季赛只剩24小时, 却还没能确定是第七或第八种子 With a 99-93 victory over the Clippers, the Knicks (35-30) held their ground as the seventh-place team in the Eastern Conference — in a mathematical tie with the Philadelphia 76ers but with the tiebreaker in hand. So it will come down to the 66th game of the season to settle the standings and determine playoff matchups. 今年99-93击沉快艇後, 35胜30负的尼克虽然跟76人同战绩, 但因为有tiebreaker所以 尼克暂居东区第七种子, 但确切的顺位还是得等到打完最後一战才能确定 If the Knicks beat the Bobcats, the worst team in the league, in Charlotte on Thursday, they would be assured the seventh seed and a first-round date with the Heat. A Knicks loss, combined with a 76ers victory at Detroit, would drop the Knicks to eighth and a matchup with the Chicago Bulls. 反正, 第七就去灭火, 第八就去斗牛 The Knicks nearly gave away their advantage over the Clippers when they let an 18-point lead dwindle to 3 in the fourth quarter, after pulling all of their starters. J. R. Smith scored 5 points down the stretch to secure the win. 今晚第四节尼克领先18分时, 拉下所有先发去休息, 却被快艇追到只剩3分领先, 幸好 丁尺连拿5分确保胜果 The Knicks opened the fourth quarter with just one starter on the floor, Amar ’e Stoudemire. They led by 91-74 with 6 minutes 28 seconds to play when Coach Mike Woodson pulled Stoudemire to the bench. The Knicks failed to score for the next 4:20, and the Clippers scored 14 straight points, chopping the lead to 3 with 2:43 to play. That prompted Woodson to reinsert Tyson Chandler. 第四节开始时尼克只放啊骂这个先发在场上, 终场前6:28秒时尼克91-74领先, 武僧就 也让啊骂下场休息, 不料先发五虎一下场, 顿时风云变色, 漫天的乌云遮的尼克场上 球员看不见篮框, 接下来的4分20秒完全投不进, 逼的武僧再插入了鲁智深...(把鲁智深 再放回场上[正解], re-insert真是太难翻译 >"< ) Smith led the Knicks with 21 points. Carmelo Anthony had 17. Blake Griffin led the Clippers with 29 points. Randy Foye had 28 but missed a 3-pointer that could have tied the score and committed a costly turnover in the final 30 seconds. 丁尺拿下全队最高的21分, 甜瓜17分, 干篮王拿下快艇最高的29分, Foye拿28分但错失 了追平比数的三分球, 并切在最後30秒犯了个要命的失误 With the victory, the Knicks closed their home schedule with a 22-11 record for their best winning percentage at the Garden since the 2000-1 season (.731). 今晚结束本季主场赛事, 本季主场22胜11负, 是自2000-1以来最佳主场成绩 At tip-off, the Knicks were still in contention for sixth, seventh or eighth place in the East — each slot bringing a different playoff challenger: Chicago, Miami or Indiana. The picture simplified as the night wore on. 对战快艇赛前, 尼克跟尼克版乡民们还在期待排第六的机会, or要排第七或是第八呢? At 9:30 p.m. — with the Knicks still in the third quarter — the Orlando Magic locked up the sixth seed by beating the Bobcats. Forty minutes later, the 76ers — despite leaving Elton Brand, Andre Iguodala and Thaddeus Young at home — finished off the Milwaukee Bucks, giving them a momentary hold on seventh place. 但9:30传来山猫挂点消息, 老六没望; 接着, 少了几名主力的76人干掉了公鹿 Also still undetermined is when the Knicks will open the playoffs, Saturday or Sunday. They could have just one day to prepare for Game 1, and they will probably fly straight to their playoff city from Charlotte. Woodson said his staff had been preparing for all potential opponents, but with an emphasis on Miami. 所以, 尼克首轮是周六or周日开打还无法确定, 狠有可能下一场打完山猫後直接从夏洛 特直飞到首轮比赛的城市 - Charlotte to Miami or Chigago There was plenty at stake for the playoff-bound Clippers too, but they rested their star point guard Chris Paul because of a mild groin strain. The Clippers (40-26) began the night tied with the Memphis Grizzlies — their first-round opponents — as the fourth and fifth seeds in the Western Conference, with the home-court edge yet to be decided. 虽然今天快艇也想赢球来取得首轮主场优势, 但因为CP3该边有点紧绷所以今天还是让 CP3在场下休息 All postseason jockeying aside, Woodson had said his agenda would be the same: “We’re playing to win and to try to keep our momentum going into the playoffs.” 所有季後赛的推想武僧都不想管, 他说: 保持气势一路冲进季後赛吧!! But he also acknowledged that an Orlando victory might change his mind, if it meant giving his starters a chance to rest. 但武僧同时表示魔术赢球影响了他一些想法, 会去考虑是否让先发们多休息一些 “It could affect how we play guys,” he said before tip-off. “But again, I need to see some combinations myself from a coaching standpoint as we near the playoffs.” 武僧: 这会影响我们如何安排球员上场的规划, 但我得再重覆一次, 在季後赛即将到来 时, 我需要以教练的角度多看一些不同阵容的表现 When the fourth quarter arrived, Woodson reassessed. He kept Anthony, Chandler, Iman Shumpert and Baron Davis on the bench, sending out only Stoudemire, who needed the work after recently returning from a back injury. 所以第四节开赛时, 拉下了四名先发只放啊骂在场上, 毕竟阿骂也需要多动动 With Jared Jeffries’s health still in question, Woodson also moved Dan Gadzuric into the frontcourt rotation, playing him seven minutes. It was Gadzuric’s first appearance since signing with the Knicks last Friday. 因为JJ的伤病问题还没解决, 所以武僧还放了Dan Gadzuric上场试试看七分钟, 这人 是上周五刚签下的新朋友 “We’ve got to at least take a look at Dan Gadzuric and just see if he can fit in a little bit,” Woodson said before the game, “because we’re going to need one more big body if we match up against Chicago or Miami, I think.” 赛前武僧说: 新朋友咩, 需要让他上去打打看适不适应我们的打法, 毕竟首轮无论是 对上火or牛, 我们都会需要多一个大家伙帮忙内防 REBOUNDS Jared Jeffries missed his fourth straight game because of a sore right knee and is expected to sit out the finale in Charlotte. He will have played in only six of the final 19 regular-season games. Jeffries is expected to be available for the playoffs, although the Knicks remain unsure how much he can provide. -- 清晨雾一般的思念, 清新 double, 美丽 double, 捉摸不定 double... --

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