Magic-Mavericks Preview When the Orlando Magic hosted the Dallas Mavericks last month, Dallas was in the midst of a 17-1 stretch while Orlando, days after overhauling its roster, was on its way to an eighth loss in nine games. Nothing has gone wrong for the Magic since. Little has gone right for the Mavericks. 上个月两队碰头时，小牛正处於18战17胜的高潮，魔术则是刚经历重大交易，磨合 未成，在9战中吞了8败。但那战似乎成为了两队的分水岭，魔术在那之後一帆风顺， 小牛则是添了一些伤病，稍微走了下坡。 Orlando looks to match the longest winning streak in franchise history Saturday night when it opens a five-game road trip against struggling Dallas, which hopes to avoid a fifth loss in seven games since Dirk Nowitzki went down with a knee injury. The Magic (24-12) had lost five of six when they got an extreme makeover Dec. 18, swapping four of the rotation's top eight players for Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu and Earl Clark. 魔术有机会在客场五连战首战，追平队史的连胜纪录。小牛则是要避免Dirk缺阵的 七场比赛中的第五败。魔术在阵容大调动之後的六战输了五场，在那笔交易中他们 得到了Jason Richardson、Hedo Turkoglu与Earl Clark。 After playing shorthanded in a loss the day of the overhaul, Orlando dropped the first two games with its reconstructed look - including a 105-99 defeat against Dallas (26-9) on Dec. 21. "It can't get any worse," Magic center Dwight Howard said. Sure enough, it didn't get worse in Orlando. These days it couldn't get much better. The Magic, who averaged 89.3 points during their 1-8 skid, have scored 106.5 per game since. They stretched their winning streak to eight Friday, using a 39-21 run in the third quarter to cruise past Houston, 110-95. 在交易的之後魔术先吞了两败，包括了在主场以99-105败给小牛。Dwight Howard说 ："不会再更糟了。"话说的没错，魔术一点也没有变的更糟，甚至不能在更好了， 在9战8败的大低潮中，魔术平均只攻下89.3分，但在那之後每场可以攻下106.5分。 他们也拿到了八连胜，今天在第三节打出39-21的攻势拉开比数大胜火箭。 A victory in Dallas - where Orlando has won its last two - would tie the franchise-record winning streak of nine, first set in the 1994-95 season and matched in 2000-01. "I think the trades have made us better, there's no doubt in my mind," coach Stan Van Gundy said. "I thought that we've come together offensively quicker than I thought we would have, but we still need to work on our defense." 如果能在达拉斯拿下胜利，魔术就能平队史於94-95和00-01球季创下的九连胜纪录， 而他们再达拉斯已经拿到对战二连胜。魔术教练Stan Van Gundy说："我认为交易让 我们变的更好，无庸置疑。我们进攻的凝聚力比我想像的还快进入正轨，但我们的 防守还有改善空间。" While Arenas is still struggling - he's shot 35.9 percent since the trade - Richardson and Turkoglu have thrived. Richardson has averaged 14.3 points and Turkoglu 13.5 during the streak, with both shooting above 50 percent from the floor overall and 40 percent from 3-point range. "We still have some things to work on but for the most part, everybody is a lot more comfortable than they were weeks ago," guard Jameer Nelson said. "Guys are coming in from a different situation and a different system and stuff like that. We just try to make them as comfortable as possible." 虽然Arenas依旧处於低潮，在来到魔术之後命中率仅有35.9%，不过J-Rich与火枪兵 就如鱼得水。这波连胜中Richardson平均可以攻下14.3分，Turkoglu则可以攻下 13.5分，两个人的投篮命中率都破五成，三分命中率破四成。Jameer Nelson说： "我们还有些地方要改进，但大体来讲，大家都打的比前几个礼拜顺畅多了。新夥伴 从不同的环境与系统中渐渐融入彼此，我们只是试着打的更舒服。" As Orlando's offense has begun to click, Dallas' has sputtered. Not only has Nowitzki missed the past six games with a sprained right knee, but third-leading scorer Caron Butler was lost for the season last Saturday after tearing a tendon in his right knee. The Mavericks are shooting 43.3 percent since Nowitzki went down and averaging 89.8 points - nearly 10 fewer than what they were scoring during a 24-5 start. 魔术的火力向上攀升，然而小牛的进攻则是很不顺畅。不仅是Dirk因为膝伤连缺了 六场，连队上得分第三高的Caron Butler都已经宣告本季报销。小牛在Dirk倒下之 後平均命中率只有43.3%，只得到89.8分，跟开季24胜5败时相比差了将近10分。 Thursday's 99-95 loss to Oklahoma City was Dallas' third in four games at home - its worst stretch at the American Airlines Center since opening 2008-09 with four consecutive defeats. Saturday's game will mark the first time in Nowitzki's 13-year career he's missed seven games in a season. The earliest he'll return is Wednesday, when the Mavs open a four-game trip at Indiana. 小牛昨天以95-99主场不敌雷霆，近四场主场吞下的第三败，小牛曾於08-09球季开 季时吞过主场四连败，这是那之後主场最糟的表现。明天Dirk也将创下纪录，将缺 席他13年生涯最多的7场比赛，他最快能於下周四於溜马的比赛中复出，小牛也将 开启客场四连战。 "We definitely miss him," center Tyson Chandler said. "Not only down the stretch, but he changes the entire game. When he's in the game, he stretches the floor. Guys aren't as willing to help off of him, he's a big body. He plays great team defense." Chandler's biggest problem Saturday will be containing Howard. Orlando's big man has averaged 26.8 points, 17.5 rebounds and 3.3 blocks in the teams' last four meetings. Chandler说："我们当然很想他，不只是关键时刻，他有能力掌控整场比赛，当他 在场上时，没有人像他一样愿意位球队付出，他也打出很好的团队防守。" Chandler明天最大的麻烦就是Howard，他在两队最近四次交手中平均可以拿下 26.8分17.5篮板3.3火锅。 这场的立场跟上次两队碰头好像反过来了...此消彼涨啊... 明天要赢魔术机率真的蛮低的 他们近况相当好 只希望大家加油罗 好好打 拿出连胜终结者的力量 Let's Go Mavs!! --

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