Mavericks-Thunder Preview Take a sweep of the Lakers, a nine-day layoff and a dominant outing by Dirk Nowitzki in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, and it's understandable why the Dallas Mavericks may have started thinking too highly of themselves. 在上一轮横扫了湖人，休息了九天之後Dirk Nowitzki强大的表现让达拉斯 小牛取得系列赛首胜，可以理解为什麽小牛开始自我感觉良好。 Losing Game 2 at home to a team that played four subs nearly the entire fourth quarter should be a strong dose of humility. 第二战主场输球，而且几乎在整个第四节让对手的四个板凳球员予取予求， 这让小牛受到相当大的屈辱。 "I'm not going to say a loss is ever good, because I don't ever like to lose. It doesn't do well for my sleep pattern," Dallas center Tyson Chandler said Friday. "But sometimes you need to get hit on the chin and get woke up. Last night, they hit us on the chin. Hopefully, that woke us up." 小牛中锋Tyson Chandler说："我不会说输球是好事，因为我不尬意输的 感觉，也会让我睡不好。但有时候就是要有人来打你两巴掌好让你清醒 过来。他们昨天狠狠打了我们的脸，希望我们醒了。" Oklahoma City withstood an early scoring barrage, wiped out an 11-point deficit by halftime then controlled things down the stretch. Instead of being awed by the big stage, the Thunder's youth, athleticism and perhaps a bit of naivety served them well. 奥克拉荷马雷霆挺住了开局的进攻不顺，把11分的落後在上半场完全追 回来，并在最後关头掌握节奏。雷霆的年轻小夥子没有被大赛压力所影 响，他们的运动能力或许还有一些天真让他们表现优异。 Considering Oklahoma City pulled out Game 2 with All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook spending the last quarter on the bench, it would seem like they have plenty to build on as the series moves to their court for Game 3 on Saturday night. 雷霆在第二战的第四节完全没让明星控球後卫Russell Westbrook上场， 这让系列赛第三战转移到奥克拉荷马城同时，给了雷霆很多战术运用的 空间。 Provided, that is, that Westbrook is OK with having had to watch. 前提是，Westbrook得受的了在板凳上看比赛。 Although he was agitated immediately after being pulled late in the third quarter, he said all the right things after the game, and continued to try to douse any controversy on Friday. 尽管他在第三节後段被换下来时很激动，不过他在赛後话讲的很体面， 把争议给冷却下来。 "My main focus is we got this far because the team is doing well, not if I'm doing good or bad," Westbrook said. Westbrook表示："我只关心我们能走到这一步，是因为团队打的很好， 不是我打的好不好。" Asked specifically about coach Scott Brooks opting to stick with backup Eric Maynor, Westbrook said: "He's the head coach and he makes the decisions on the floor, and he made the best one yesterday." 被问到雷霆教练Scott Brooks选择使用替补的Eric Maynor的看法时， Westbrook回答："他是总教练，他决定谁要上场，而他昨天做了最佳的 抉择。" Westbrook made 7 of 15 shots in Game 2, up from 3 of 15 in Game 1. And that was in only three quarters. He said Friday he "thought I could've done a better job when I was in there." Westbrook第二战投15中7，比第一战的15中3有所提升，而且这仅仅是在 三节内的表现。他说他觉得如果昨天他在场上的话，他可以打的更好。 Brooks remained highly complimentary of his starter, calling him "a tremendous player for us." "He has improved as much as anybody in this game," Brooks said. Brooks仍旧对他赞誉有加，形容他是对球队极重要的球员。他说： "他跟其他球员一样进步很多。" Yet that tremendous, improving player was on the bench in crunch time of the biggest game since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City, left to watch Kevin Durant, Maynor and reserves James Harden, Nick Collison and Daequan Cook. 只是这个极重要又进步很多的球员却在关键时刻坐在板凳上看着雷霆打 出自从球队搬到奥克拉荷马城之後最重要的一场球赛，看着队友Kevin Durant、替补Maynor、James Harden、Nick Collison和Daequan Cook 在场上打球。 "The group was playing good basketball," Brooks said. "I felt last night in my heart, in my gut, that that team was deserving to finish up the game." Brooks说："这群球员打的很好，我打从心底认为，这些球员值得在场上 留到最後一刻。" Harden is usually among the Thunder's closers, and he showed why in Game 2. He scored 10 of his 23 points in the final quarter. Durant scored 24, down from 40 in the opener, but was still extremely effective. Harden经常是雷霆的终结者之一，他也在第二战证明了这一点。他在第 四节攻下全场23分当中的10分。Durant从首战的40分下滑到第二战的24 分，但效率依旧惊人。 Oklahoma City has had its way with a Dallas defense that kept the Lakers and Trail Blazers consistently scoring in the 80s, with a high of 97 points. 小牛的防守让湖人跟拓荒者得分大部分都在80几分，最高也只有97分。 但雷霆对小牛的防守就是有一套。 The Thunder scored 112 in the opener. Taking fewer free throws, they scored "only" 106 in Game 2, but made 55.7 percent of their shots, matching the second-best anyone's done against the Mavericks all season. 雷霆在开幕战攻下112分，不过在第二战罚球比较少，"只"攻下106分， 但是他们的命中率高达55.7%，平了小牛一整季对手命中率的第二高。 Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said Oklahoma City also has been more opportunistic over the two games, getting to 23 loose balls and turning them into 32 points. The Mavs have snagged only 17 and turned them into only 13 points. Part of it is that the Thunder are younger and more athletic, but part of it is effort and intensity. 小牛教练Rick Carlisle说雷霆掌握了更多的机会，雷霆制造了23次失 误并且利用他们得到32分。小牛则是只制造17次失误并从中得到13分。 一部份也是因为雷霆更年轻而且运动能力更强，但也有一部分是因为他 们付出努力且防守坚强。 "We won Game 1 here not playing great defense and we felt like we could just come out and outscore them and beat them" Chandler said. "Regardless of whether we can or not, that's not the kind of habits we need to create." So, how do they snap out of it? Chandler说："我们赢了第一战，但没有打出好防守，我们似乎觉得 可以用进攻来跟他们拼高下。先不论可不可行，这不是我们该有的习 惯。" "By being smarter than them," he said. "We're a veteran team. We just have to have a better understanding of what we have to do and accomplish to win a basketball game. ... I just think that we haven't executed our game plan. We've got to trust that the coaches know what they're doing when they're breaking down the film. That's what they get paid for, and we get paid to execute it. Now it's our time to get out and execute it." 他说："我们比他们聪明，我们都是老江湖了。我们得对场上的状况 更加了解，找出赢球之道。我觉得我们只是没有打出自己的进攻战术， 我们要信任教练看录影带想出的战术。他们就是被请来制造战术的， 我们则是被请来执行的。现在该是我们付诸实行的时候了。" Older and less athletic, the Mavericks have to rely on their savvy. It worked in Game 1 and in two of the three regular-season meetings - in fact, both games that were played in Oklahoma City. 小牛更老也更不具运动能力，他们只能仰赖自己的智慧。在第一战 还有本季三次交手的其中两次他们都做到了。事实上，小牛在季赛 赢了雷霆两场都是在奥克拉荷马城打的。 Dallas also is riding a three-game road winning streak, having closed out its first-round series in Portland, then taking Games 1 and 2 in Los Angeles. So Carlisle isn't concerned about the change of setting. It's a change in attitude he wants. 小牛目前是客场三连胜，先是在第一轮第六战於波特兰关门淘汰拓荒 者，又在洛杉矶连赢了两场。所以Carlisle并不担心客场作战，他只 希望球员的态度有所转变。 "I think disposition is important, efficient is important and understanding how we've got to play together to be successful is very important," he said. "I feel like we have got to play with a greater edge, for sure. "I don't think we've lost it, but I think we've got to play with more of an edge." 他说："我觉得心态很重要，效率很重要，了解我们如何团解起来并且 获得成功非常重要。当然，我觉得我们得打出更高的水准。我不认为 我们居於劣势，但我想我们得打的更好。" 第三战真的是关键 但我也相信小牛会有所反弹 真的是最後的机会了 一定要把握今年啊!!!! 第三战是明天早上九点!! 大家一起帮小牛加油吧 Let's Go Mavs!! --

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