Thunder-Mavericks Preview Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan have been through so many playoff series, they would be good sources to discuss the prevailing themes in the Western Conference finals, like how valuable experience is at this stage and whether there's such thing as too much rest between rounds. Kobe Bryant和Tim Duncan在季後赛征战多年，他们有很多西区冠军战的经验， 包括了经验在这个场合的价值，以及在两轮之间休息太久会不会有影响。 Only, Bryant and Duncan aren't around. For just the second time since 1998, neither the Lakers nor the Spurs will represent the West in the NBA finals. 只是这次Kobe跟Duncan不在赛场上了，这是自从1998年以来的第二次，这两人 分别率领的湖人以及马刺不会以西区冠军的资格挺进总冠军战。 (上一次:2006小牛vs太阳) Instead, it'll either be Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and the aging-but-rested Dallas Mavericks, or Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the rapidly maturing Oklahoma City Thunder. 取而代之的可能球队是，由Dirk Nowitzki、Jason Kidd与一些得到充分休息的 老将率领的达拉斯小牛；或者是由Kevin Durant、Russell Westbrook带领的年 轻且急速成长中的奥克拉荷马雷霆。 The Mavericks are a collection of 30-somethings bonded by a collective pursuit of their first championship. They have plenty of guys who've come close to a title, including a few holdovers from the 2006 team that interrupted the collection of conference titles piled up by the Spurs and Lakers. 小牛队队上有很多30岁以上的球员，他们的共同信念就是夺得第一座冠军。他们 之中有不少人曾经离冠军只差几步，包括了几位从2006年待到现在的球员，那年 的小牛是唯一一次突破马刺跟湖人的垄断而闯入总冠军战的。 With strong defense and so many scoring options they never know who'll share top billing with Nowitzki, Dallas swept the two-time defending champion Lakers in the second round. The reward was a nine-day wait for Game 1 on Tuesday night. Or maybe that was a punishment. 靠着坚强的防守以及多点开花的炮火，永远不知道谁会跳出来帮助Dirk，小牛 在第二轮把二连霸的湖人扫地出门。他们得到的奖赏是得到九天的休息才要在 明天的第一战赢战雷霆，而或许这麽多天的休息会是个惩罚。 "That's a looong layoff," Mavs center Tyson Chandler said Monday. "Yesterday, the scrimmage got a little chippy, so it was obvious we were ready to play somebody else." 小牛中锋Tyson Chandler表示："休息真～久啊，在昨天的实战练习里我们都 已经打到腻了，我们已经准备好与其他人交手了。" Dallas had to keep waiting because the Thunder had its hands full with the Memphis Grizzlies. 小牛等了很久，因为曼斐斯灰熊给了雷霆很大的麻烦。 Oklahoma City went the full seven games and then some, playing three overtimes in one game and one extra period in another. While most clubs would've wanted some down time, the Thunder might be the exception. With their age and exuberance, a lone day off between series may have felt like an eternity. 雷霆不只是跟灰熊打满七场，其中还有两场打到延长赛，甚至有一场三度延长。 大多数球队可能会希望有多一点休息的时间，但雷霆可能是例外。他们年轻气盛， 系列间太长的休息可能反而会让他们感到松懈。 "We have a young, energetic, athletic team that loves to play and wants to play every night," coach Scott Brooks said. "We're excited about being in the position that we are in. We're not 'just happy to be here' and just 'whatever happens happens."' 雷霆教练Scott Brooks说："我们的球员很年轻而且精力充沛，每天晚上都想比赛。 我们对於现在的成就很兴奋。但我们不是抱着到此一游，打到哪就算哪的心态。" Without the Lakers, and with the Eastern Conference finals featuring the newly crowned MVP and newly crowned Coach of the Year against the glitzy guys from South Beach, this series could be considered the undercard. Having clubs located 200 miles apart in the south, central part of the country certainly doesn't bode well for television ratings. 没有了湖人，东区冠军战又上演着新任MVP加上新任年度最佳教练对抗迈阿密的 三个才华洋溢的小伙子。小牛跟雷霆的系列战较被大家忽视。两队的所在据点 距离还不到200英哩，两队的收视率可能会让电视公司不忍卒睹。 (意指两队球迷都去现场看球了，其他球迷又不关心这组对战。) Maybe Mavs owner Mark Cuban will break his recent self-imposed silence and take shots at Oklahoma. He's lived in Texas long enough to know the enmity between Longhorns and Sooners. It's worth noting he was one of two owners to vote against the SuperSonics moving from Seattle to Oklahoma City. 也许小牛的老板Mark Cuban会打破尘封已久的大嘴巴，来炮轰奥克拉荷马。他住在 德州很久了，知道Longhorns与Sooners是世仇。(Longhorns是德州大学的运动校队 队名，而Sonners是奥克拉荷马州大的队名。)值得一提的是，Cuban是当年唯二反对 西雅图超音速搬到奥克拉荷马来的老板之一。 Then again, the battle of headliners Dirk and Durant could be enough to drive this series. If not, there are plenty of other good story lines. 当然，两队的头号战将Dirk Nowitzki和Kevin Durant之间的争斗会是系列赛的 焦点。就算不然，这个系列赛还是有很多看头。 - Age, experience vs. youth, inexperience 成熟经验丰富的老将对上年轻稚嫩的新秀 The contrast in age will be talked about a lot and for good reason. 两队年龄的对比在这个系列赛会一再的被提起，有它其中的原因。 The top four scorers on the Thunder are 23 or younger. The Mavs only have two guys who are 23 or younger and neither has played this postseason. Dallas relies on seven players in their 30s. Oklahoma City has only two guys in their 30s and both are backups. 雷霆的前四名得分好手都在23岁以下；小牛则只有两个球员在23岁以下，在今年 的季後赛都还没上场过呢。小牛有七位主力战将的年龄在30岁以上；雷霆则只有 两个球员在30岁以上，而且都是替补。 Although no Mavericks have won a title, nearly all of them have deep reservoirs of big-game experience. The Thunder have few guys who've ever been this close to a title, but they have two guys with rings: center Kendrick Perkins (2008, Boston) and his backup, Nazr Mohammed ('05, Spurs). 尽管小牛的球员没有人拥有冠军戒指，几乎整队的球员都拥有丰富的大赛经验； 雷霆几乎没有人接近过冠军金盃，却有两个拿过冠军的球员：Kendrick Perkins 跟着2008年的塞尔提克夺冠，Nazr Mohammed则是随着2005年的马刺队拿下一次冠 军。 "We've got to put them in position they haven't been in to be able to use that wisdom," Kidd said. "If you don't, they're just as talented as any team left in the playoffs." Kidd表示："我们得让他们陷入从未遭遇过的情境，并且善用我们的智慧。不得不 这样做，他们是仅剩的球队当中最有天份的。" - Rest vs. rust? 休息会让小牛生锈吗 Before they were put on hiatus, the Mavs had won a franchise-record six straight postseason games. It remains to be seen whether they can pick up where they left off. 在这之前，小牛已经拿下了队史纪录的季後赛连胜，接下来的重点就是他们能不能 保持这样的感觉。 In the shot-clock era, teams that have gone at least nine days between series are 9-9 in Game 1s, and 11-7 in the next round, according to research by STATS LLC. 在启用24秒进攻规则之後，由STATS LLC的统计资料显示，在两个系列赛休息了九天 的队伍中，下一轮的第一战是9胜9败，有11支球队挺进下一轮，有7支球队遭到淘汰。 Among the teams to win Game 1 and the series was the 2004 Pacers, coached by Rick Carlisle, who is now Dallas' coach. "I like what we've done and I know guys are ready to play," he said. 在这当中，有一队曾经拿到第一战以及整个系列赛的胜利，那就是2004年的 印第安纳溜马，当时的教练就是Rick Carlisle。他说："我很满意我们目前 所做的，我也知道球员们已经处於备战状态。" - Revenge 复仇 In February 2009, Chandler was driving to the airport, bound for Oklahoma City to join the Thunder, when his phone rang. He was told to head home. Oklahoma City said he failed a physical and rescinded the deal. 在2009年的2月，拳王开车前往机场，要飞往奥克拉荷马市加入雷霆队，但他的 电话响了。他被告知雷霆队说他没通过体检，交易也因此不成立。 He hasn't forgotten. 他忘不了这一切。 In three games against the Thunder this season, he had among his best scoring averages (12.7 points) and easily his most rebounds (15.3) against any team. 今年对战雷霆的三场比赛中，他拿下对战所有球队中平均算不错的12.7分，平均抓下 的15.3个篮板更是比对战联盟其他球队高出一大截。 "You really don't need any extra incentives," he said, "but I've got some extra ones." 拳王说："你不需要太多的动机，但我有一个特别的。" - Matchups 对战成绩 These teams hardly know each other. 两队对彼此相识甚浅。 Dallas won two of the three regular-season meetings, but that's pretty meaningless. The Mavs had Caron Butler for the first two games and didn't have Nowitzki for 1 1/2 of those games. Butler has since gone down for the season and Peja Stojakovic has arrived. The Thunder shored up its interior by adding Perkins. 小牛在本季例行赛的三场对战中赢了两次，但这没什麽意义。小牛在前两胜还有 Caron Butler在阵中，在其中的一场半Dirk因为受伤不在场上。Butler在那之後 就没再出赛过了，小牛也补进Peja Stojakovic。雷霆则是也交易来Perkins增强 了内线。 All eyes will be on how each team covers the other's superstar. 大家都会关注两支球队怎麽守住对方的超级球星。 Shawn Marion will start against Durant, the league's two-time reigning scoring champion, and will get help from Nowitzki and others - perhaps even Kidd, who often covered Bryant last round. Carlisle won't expect Kidd to stay with the speedy Westbrook. Shawn Marion会先发对上Durant，KD是联盟连续两年的得分王。Marion还会得到 Dirk与其他人的帮助，甚至是Kidd，他上一轮常常在守Kobe。卡帅也不希望Kidd 一直要看着速度飞快的Westbrook。 "We've got to build a wall on him," Chandler said. "It's not about one guy stopping him. It's about our team slowing him down." 拳王说："我们得在他面墙砌一堵墙。我们没有一个球员能挡下他，只能用团队 的力量减缓他。" Oklahoma City will start Serge Ibaka against Nowitzki, with Perkins, Mohammed, Durant, Nick Collison and James Harden among those who also may take turns against the big German. "We have our work cut out for us," Durant said, "but it should be fun." 雷霆则会用Serge Ibaka先发来对抗Dirk，还会用上Perkins、Mohammed、Durant、 Nick Collison跟James Harden这些不同的人选来对付这位德国长人。Durant说： "我们的工作已经安排好了，这应该会很有趣。" 期待已久的西区冠军战首役 明天早上九点!!!! 希望休息太久不会拖慢小牛的脚步 明天的主场请顺利保住啊!! 雷霆绝对不容小觑的 节奏不能被拉走 失误也不能太多 否则会很惨... 第一战 加油啊!!!! Let's Go Mavs!! --

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