Mavs top Thunder 100-96 to book trip to NBA finals 小牛以100-96击败雷霆，拿到NBA总冠军战门票。 Dirk Nowitzki wrapped his hands around the silver ball trophy that goes to the Western Conference champions and smiled. After five years, he and the Dallas Mavericks are kings of their conference again, earning another trip to the NBA finals. Dirk Nowitzki微笑着，手中捧着西区冠军的银色奖盃，相隔五年，他所 带领的达拉斯小牛再度在西区称王，再度赢得总冠军战的门票。 Yet Nowitzki didn't flash the wide, toothy grin of someone relieved to have accomplished his goal. Because, he hasn't. 但Dirk没有露出达成目标後那样快乐的笑容，因为他还没完成。 Unless the Mavs win the next round, too, and become NBA champions for the first time, their whole glorious postseason - and that silver trophy - won't mean as much. It's a lament heard by many superstars, but Nowitzki's indifference amid much of the frenzied celebration around him showed just how serious he is about it. 除非小牛下一轮赢球，首次拿到了NBA总冠军，不然这美好的球季，这个 银色的奖盃都没有任何意义。很多超级巨星都体会过这样的苦痛，在Dirk 周围的群众群众陷入狂欢，但他没什麽兴趣，看的出来他是多麽的认真。 "I was already thinking about the finals," he said. "This is nice for a day, but we set our goals in October to win it all. We haven't done it yet." Dirk说："我早已经把心思投注在总冠军战上，今天很值得庆祝，但我们 早在10月就立下目标要拿到总冠军，我们还没做到。" Dallas capped its climb back to the NBA finals with a 100-96 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night that ended the Western finals in five games. 小牛今天以100-96战胜了奥克拉荷马城雷霆，重返NBA总冠军赛。小牛在 西区冠军赛以4-1的比数淘汰雷霆。 The young, up-and-coming Thunder made things tough on the older, now-or-possibly-never Mavericks as they had throughout the series. And, as he has throughout the postseason, Nowitzki made the plays that mattered most. His latest highlights: swishing a 3-pointer with 1:14 left that put Dallas ahead and making a pair of free throws with 13.3 seconds left to seal it. 年轻而且持续成长的雷霆整个系列赛都没让年纪较大、而且今年可能是 最後一次挑战总冠军的小牛好过。而整个系列赛下来，Dirk也总是投进 关键一击。他今天最精华的片段就是："在最後1分14秒投进超前的3分球， 并在最後13.3秒稳稳罚进两球锁定胜局。" "It feels good to finally go back," Nowitzki said. "This time, hopefully we can finish the job." Dirk说："重回总冠军战感觉很棒，希望这次我们能完成任务。" The Mavs' only other trip to the finals was in 2006. They were up 2-0, with a big, late lead in Game 3, but wound up losing to the Miami Heat in six games. They'd won only a single playoff series since until a tremendous run this postseason - going 12-3, with wins in 10 of the last 11 games, including a sweep of the two-time reigning champion Lakers. 小牛之前唯一一次打进总冠军战是在2006年，他们以2-0领先，但却在第三 战晚节不保，浪费大幅领先，最後在第六战败给了迈阿密热火。在那之後 小牛只赢了一个系列赛，直到今年季後赛惊人的演出，打出12胜3败的成绩， 最近11战拿下10胜，还横扫了二连霸的洛杉矶湖人。 This Dallas team filled with veterans all seeking their first rings has been playing with what coach Rick Carlisle calls "a laser-like focus." It showed when they clawed back from a 15-point deficit with 5:06 left in Game 4, and again in this game, when the Mavs were down by six with 4:37 left. 小牛全队的老将都希望拿到生涯第一枚冠军戒指，小牛教练Rick Carlisle 形容他们的专注力像雷射光一样笔直。在他们第四战的最後5分06秒还落後 15分的大逆转，以及今天最後4分37秒落後6分的逆转可以看的出来他们专注 的程度。 They outscored the Thunder 14-4 the rest of the way, with many of their most-accomplished players making the key plays: Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion and Jason Terry. 小牛在最後4分37秒打出一波14-4的攻势，很多逐梦的老将做出关键的 play，包括Dirk、Jason Kidd、Shawn Marion还有Jason Terry。 "It goes to our veteran leadership, our experience, us being in every possible situation we could possibly be in," said Terry, who along with Nowitzki are the only holdovers from the '06 team. "We know what we're going through offensively and defensively. We know we have to get stops and we're able to do that. When you have that belief and that trust in what you're doing it's just a confidence and more times than not you're going to be successful." Jet和Dirk是仅存从2006年之後还待在小牛的球员，Terry说："是老将 的领袖气质、丰富的经验、经历过各种不同的场面让我们占了优势。 我们知道自己在进攻和防守上该怎麽做，我们知道一定要守住而我们 做到了。当你有这样的信念，也相信你所做的，你就有信心有很大的 机会你可以成功。" Nowitzki scored 26 points, nine in the fourth quarter. For the series, he averaged 32.2 points, 11.8 in the fourth quarters. Dirk攻下26分，有9分集中在第四节。他在这个系列中平均攻下32.2分， 第四节平均得到11.8分。 Marion scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth. His steal, dunk and free throw right after Nowitzki's go-ahead 3 went a long way toward pulling this one out. It meant a lot to him because unlike Nowitzki, Kidd and Terry, he's never been to the finals. Marion在第四节攻下全场26分当中的15分，他在Dirk投进超前三分之後 的关键抄截、灌篮还加罚让小牛把比分拉开。这对他来说意义重大，因 为不像Dirk、Kidd或是Terry，他从来没打过总冠军战。 "Lots of guys never go, so I'm going to make the best of it," Marion said. "We knew what we were capable of from the start of the season. This is a realization of that." Marion说："很多人也没打过总冠军战，所以我会做出最好的贡献。我们 从季初就知道自己的能力，现在我们实现了这一点。" When the Mavs last made the finals, they advanced with a win in Phoenix. This time, they got to share the moment with their fans. Franchise founder Don Carter was right in the middle of it all, trading his signature white cowboy hat - the one that used to be featured in the team's logo - for a black baseball cap that read "The Finals 2011" with a Mavs logo and the championship trophy. 上次小牛晋级总冠军战时，他们是在凤凰城赢球的。这次他们可以在主场 球迷面前分享喜悦。球队的创始人Don Carter站在场馆的最中间，把他的 注册商标－也就是小牛过去对徽的主轴，一顶白色的牛仔帽，换成了黑色 的棒球帽，上面写着"The Finals 2011"(2011年总冠军战)，还画有小牛的 队徽，以及冠军金盃。 "All I can tell everybody is, we ain't done yet," team owner Mark Cuban said during the on-court trophy presentation ceremony. 小牛老板Mark Cuban在西区冠军奖盃的颁奖典礼上说："我只能告诉大家， 我们还没有达成目标。" Funny thing is, Dallas could face Miami again. Fans seem to hope so, chanting "Beat the Heat!" so loudly after Cuban spoke that they drowned out Carlisle's on-court interview. 最有趣的是，小牛可能又要碰上热火。球迷们似乎也这麽希望，大家在 Cuban讲完话之後大喊着"Beat the Heat!"(打败热火!)，把Carlisle的 场上访问的声音完全盖掉了。 LeBron James and Miami lead the Chicago Bulls 3-1 in the Eastern Conference finals. If the Heat win Thursday night, the finals will begin Tuesday in Miami. If the Bulls win Thursday night, the finals will begin next Thursday in the East winner's city. LeBron James与热火目前在东区决赛以3-1领先芝加哥公牛，如果明天 热火赢球，总决赛就会在台湾时间下礼拜三於迈阿密开打。而如果明天 公牛赢球，总决赛就要到台湾时间下礼拜五才打，在东区胜出的球队将 拥有主场优势。 The Mavericks' big edge this series was experience, and it showed in the final two games. Age never slowed them, in part because their legs were refreshed by eight days off before the opener. Winning this game is huge because it earns them at least six days off before the finals. 小牛在系列赛很大的优势就是经验，在最後两战体现了这点。年龄对没有 减缓他们的速度，一部份也是因为他们在西区冠军战之前休息了8天。今天 能赢相当重要，因为这让他们至少又能休息六天，才要打总冠军战。 "Any time you can get rest this time of year is a bonus," said Kidd, who at 38 could become the oldest point guard to ever win a title - by several years. "For us to close it out here is huge." Kidd可能以38岁的年龄成为史上拿到最老拿到总冠军的控球後卫，而且 还比纪录超出许多，他说："当你在这时候还有时间休息是个奖励，对 我们来说在这里结束系列赛很重要。" Oklahoma City led for most of this game, even staying ahead during a stretch of 11 straight missed shots. But the Thunder were just too young and too inexperienced to understand how to close out a game. 雷霆几乎整场都保持领先，甚至在其中一段时间连11投不进，不过他们 太年轻，经验又太少，以至於没办法终结比赛。 When Dallas started to surge at the start and middle of the fourth quarter, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook came up with some answers. Yet when the pressure really ratcheted up, and 21,092 fans were at their loudest, the veteran Mavericks made all the right moves. 当小牛在第四节的开端打出一波高潮时，Kevin Durant与Russell Westbrook 有做出回应。但当压力真的来到时，同时全场21092名观众大声助威，经验 老到的小牛一切都做对了。 "It's tough now," Durant said. "But we can learn from it. The only way to get better is to keep pushing." Durant说："现在很难受，但我们可以从中得到教训，我们唯一能做的就是 继续努力。" Westbrook scored 31 points, and Durant and James Harden each scored 23. The Thunder bowed out with only their second three-game losing streak of the season. Westbrook攻下31分，Durant和James Harden各攻下23分。这只不过是雷霆 本季第二次的三连败，不过这让他们的球季就这样结束了。 "I just think we played hard and just couldn't come up with the win," Durant said. Durant说："我想我们很拼了，但就是赢不了球。" Considering its youth and the experience gained in this series, Oklahoma City can expect to close in on many more titles. That was little consolation Wednesday night. 考量到目前雷霆还很年轻，而且在这个系列赛得到很多经验，他们被预期 在未来有很多机会挑战总冠军，这算是今天小小的安慰。 "You can't skip (developmental) steps," coach Scott Brooks said. "We all have to get better, including myself." 雷霆教练Scott Brooks说："成长是需要时间的，我们都要变的更好，包 括我。" Notes: Nowitzki made 59 of 61 free throws this series, an amazing 96.7 percent. For the postseason, he is 130 of 140, or 92.9 percent. ... Carlisle won a championship as a backup on the Celtics, but this is his first trip to the finals as a coach. ... Dallas is 7-1 at home this postseason. ... The Mavs, Spurs and Lakers have combined to win the last 13 West titles. ... Dallas-area sports fans are getting spoiled. The World Series was here in October/November, the Super Bowl in February and now the NBA finals are coming in June. 一些纪录： Dirk Nowitzki在这个系列赛罚球投61中59，命中率是惊人的96.7%。 在今年季後赛中他罚140中130，命中率92.9%。 Carlisle生涯曾经在波士顿塞尔提克已替补球员身份拿过冠军，不过这是他 执教生涯首次打进总冠军战。 小牛本季季後赛主场战绩7胜1败。 小牛、马刺、湖人包办了过去13年的西区冠军。 达拉斯附近的运动迷可爽了，去年10月到11月美国职棒世界大赛就在这里举办， 今年2月又有美次足球超级盃，现在到了6月还有NBA总冠军战即将开打。 终於回到了这里 大家好好休息吧 今年不要再留下遗憾了 加油!! Let's Go Mavs!! --

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