Lakers-Mavericks Preview One big man is struggling, the other is spouting off about "trust issues." Their enforcer got carried away at the end of the last game and is suspended from the next one. 一个长人陷入低潮，一个长人认为球员之间的信任出了问题，他们的主力 之一在上一场结束前被赶出场，明天将面临禁赛的处分。 Their mental edge is gone, and so is their home-court advantage. They've even lost the approval of one of their greatest icons. 他们的心理优势已经没了，主场优势也没了，他们甚至丧失了队上最具 代表性的人物(应该是指禅师)的认同。 Asked how to get them to snap out of it, their Zen master coach suggested "flogging them." Then he laughed. Hey, Phil Jackson's retiring in a few days or weeks, so he might as well crack wise. 被问到该如何让球队振作起来，禅师开玩笑的说："鞭打一下他们吧。" 嘿，Phil Jackson可能在几天或是几周後就要退休了，所以他也藉此 讽刺一下。 Such melodrama is vintage Hollywood, but usually for the make-believe folks. Or the Clippers. Certainly not the realm of Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. 肥皂剧是好莱坞的传统，但大部分都是梦想成真的故事。或者是快艇。 但绝对不是在说Kobe Bryant和洛杉矶湖人。 (这段翻不太出原本的意思，不过蛮酸的) Yet early in their second-round series against the Dallas Mavericks, Bryant and the Lakers are in deep trouble, and they know it. Los Angeles is down 0-2 going into Game 3 on Friday night. While three teams in NBA history have won a seven-game series after losing the first two at home, no team has rallied from an 0-3 deficit. That makes the next game pivotal in the Lakers' quest for a third straight championship. 西区第二轮系列赛才开打不久，他们就已经0-2落後给达拉斯小牛。 Kobe和湖人陷入了大麻烦，他们也知道。湖人在0-2的落後下要来打 明天的第三战。只有三支球队在NBA史上在七战四胜制的系列赛中先 在主场输了两场之後逆转晋级，但是没有球队在0-3落後之後反扑成 功的。这让明天的比赛成为湖人寻求三连霸的关键一战。 "Desperate, that's a strong word," Bryant said. "I think when you play desperate you don't play your best basketball. What we need to do is relax, focus on what we're doing wrong and the mistakes that we're making. We have plenty to review and lock in on." Their problems start on defense. Kobe说："绝望是一个很严重的词，我认为打的绝望的时候打不出 最好的水准。我们要做的就是放轻松，注意你犯下的错误，我们有 很多地方可以来检视并且改善。"他们的问题从防守开始。 Dirk Nowitzki is having his way with the Lakers no matter whether they try covering him with someone big or small. That happens with all teams. The surprise is that Los Angeles is struggling with everyone else, all the way down to speedy little backup point guard J.J. Barea. Dirk Nowitzki在面对湖人不论高还是矮的防守者时如鱼得水，这 对每一个球队皆然。让人意外的是湖人把其他人都守的好好的，却 杀出一个速度极快的替补小後卫J.J. Barea。 Barea scooted all over the court in Game 2 on Wednesday night until the final minute, when Ron Artest swung his forearm and whacked Barea in the face. Artest was thrown out and the league told him Thursday that he can't play in Game 3. 这辆波多黎各小跑车第二战在场上到处飞奔，直到最後一分钟， Ron Artest的前臂直接挥到Barea的脸上。Artest马上被赶出场， 联盟也告知他明天的比赛他不用打了。 If the Lakers' invincibility wasn't already gone, that cheap shot made it clear how frustrated this team is. 湖人的无敌状态可能还没完全消失，但是那卑鄙的一挥让大家知道 这支球队是多麽的灰心。 Just look at the inside tandem of Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. Gasol is playing so poorly on both ends of the court that he was booed in the second half of Game 2, at least until many fans left early or lost interest. After the game, Bynum spiced things up by saying "all 13 of our guys have trust issues right now," further describing those problems as "deeply rooted." 就看看湖人内线的双人组合Pau Gasol与Andrew Bynum吧。Gasol在 攻守两端打的太糟，以至於他在第二战的下半场受到嘘声伺候，不 过很多球迷已经看不下去或是提早离场了。赛後，Bynum说全队的13 的人彼此都不信任让话题变的更热烈，还说这个问题已经根深蒂固 了。 Lakers great Magic Johnson is disgusted. On Wednesday night, he tweeted, "It's going to be a tough climb to come back and I think their chances are slim." On Thursday, he tweeted that Bynum should've kept his mouth shut. 湖人的传奇球星Magic Johnson感到很恶心，昨天他在twitter上表示 "要从这样的劣势翻盘相当艰辛，我觉得机会渺茫。"他今天更留言说 Bynum应该闭上他的嘴巴。 All told, the Lakers look tired, mentally and physically. Maybe it's the toll of reaching the finals each of the last three years. 大家都说湖人看起来很累，不管是心灵上还是身体上。也许这跟他们 连续三年打进总冠军战有关。 This is nothing new, either. They've had several stretches this season when they've looked vulnerable, only to revert to their title-worthy form. Just last round, they lost the opener to the Hornets and were tied 2-2 in the series before Bryant pulled them through. What seemed like a jump-start to another title run is now looking like it might've been a last gasp. 这也不是什麽新闻，这季他们也有很多次看起来很脆弱，回不去他们 拿到冠军的实力了。就在上一轮，湖人在开幕战就在主场输给黄蜂， 打完前四场两队打成2-2，之後才由Kobe带领而突围。看起来他们士气 大振并且重新开始追逐冠军，但这一切现在看起来都只是回光返照。 "We don't like being in this position," point guard Derek Fisher said. "It's not familiar, you know? But we are where we are, so we have to make sure we stay together as a group and figure this thing out. We're trying to make history here, and that's not easy. We have to be willing to be accountable, all of us." 湖人後卫Derek Fisher说："我们不喜欢处在这种劣势，我不太习惯。 但我们已经走到这一步了，所以我们必须保证大家要团结起来并且找 出症结所在。我们希望能创下历史，而这并不容易，我们必须担起责 任，每一个人都是。" The Lakers can't be counted out because they still have Bryant - and because they're playing the Mavericks, a team that tends to blow games and series every postseason. 湖人还有Kobe，所以不要小看他们。还有就是因为他们的对手是小牛， 这支球队在每年季後赛都会上演剧场或是玩掉领先优势。(凸= =) Dallas appeared headed toward another flop when it gave away a 23-point lead over the last 14 minutes of Game 4 in a first-round series against Portland. But the Mavs haven't lost since, a streak of four wins, with the last three coming on the road. 小牛在第一轮对拓荒者的第四战在最後14分钟花掉了23分的领先。不过 小牛在那之後就没输过球了，拿下四连胜，最近三场还是客场。 The road wins are especially significant because Dallas had lost eight straight playoff road games, and 18 of 20. Such performances in Portland and in Los Angeles back up what players have been saying since training camp: These aren't the same old Mavs. 这些客场胜利对小牛来说意义非凡，因为他们在之前客场吞下八连败， 更是输掉了前20场当中的18场。而在波特兰与洛杉矶的胜利支持了他们 从开季以来一直强调的：他们不是过去的小牛了。 But two games only counts as a good start toward changing Dallas' reputation. And it's not like the Mavericks played two perfect games. The Lakers would've won the opener if a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Bryant stayed in the cylinder instead of bouncing out. 然而两场胜利只能说是小牛想要挽回声誉的开端而已，前两战小牛也不 是打的多完美。要是Kobe第一战的三分球进了而不是弹框而出，湖人就 可以拿到第一战的胜利了。 "This series is far from over," Nowitzki said. "I've been up 2-0 before and ended up losing the series. We've seen a lot of things happen in this league so we've got to stay focused, stay together and let our home crowd ride us and get another great win." Dirk说："距离系列赛结束还早的很，我曾经也有在2-0领先之後被翻 盘的例子。我们在联盟里大风大浪见多了，所以我们得绷紧神经，保 持团结，在全场球迷的支持之下再取一胜。" The last time they played in Dallas, the Mavericks gave their best performance of the postseason, their bounceback game following the Game 4 collapse. The building should be even louder this time because of the higher stakes, and because it will be the Lakers' first playoff visit in 23 years. 上一次小牛在达拉斯出赛时，小牛打出了今年季後赛的代表作，在第 四战大崩盘之後止跌回升。明天球场里应该会更鼓噪，因为现在的士 气更高昂了，而且这是湖人23年来首次在季後赛造访达拉斯。 The Mavs already posted on YouTube an animated video that's sure to get a rousing response when it's played Friday night: "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Lakers Fans." 小牛早已经在YouTube上po了一个动画影片，明天也势必会让大家激动 不已。"妈妈们，别让你的宝宝长大後变成湖人迷。" (这则影片之前有板友分享过罗~~可以去找找) It's the continuation of a series that began with the Mavericks' run to the NBA finals in 2006. Odds are, the club's video folks are already working on versions for the Thunder and Grizzlies. Just in case. 这是上次小牛一路闯到2006年总决赛的影片的续集。有趣的是，影片的 制作组已经在准备雷霆或灰熊的版本了，以防万一嘛。 这篇文章对两边都酸的不遗余力啊... 但我想大家都知道了 客场赢两场真的只是"好的开始" 距离这个系列赛的结束还有两步 明天就是最重要又关键的一战 大家准备好跟美国航空中心全场的球迷一起狂欢了吗!!!! 记得准备好你的蓝色衣服为小牛一起打气唷XD (可见上一篇preview) Let's Go Mavs!! --

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