Mavericks-Heat Preview LeBron James and Dwyane Wade joked often, smiled easily, answered thoughtfully. LeBron James跟Dwyane Wade常开开小玩笑，轻松的微笑着，彻底的回答 媒体的提问。 A few minutes later, Dirk Nowitzki bounded up to a podium and offered a big "How we doin!" to the assembled media. 几分钟过後，Dirk Nowitzki兴奋的来到记者们旁边，大声的问着"大家 都还好吧！" You'd never know only one of them is a "good guy." 但你永远不会知道他们其中只有一个人会是最後的赢家。 Less than a year after solidifying their place as the NBA's villains with their high-profile partnership last summer, James, Wade and the Miami Heat are in the NBA finals against the Dallas Mavericks and Nowitzki, being portrayed as a sort of anti-James for sticking with his home team instead of taking the easy way out and going elsewhere for a better shot at a title. 在去年夏天功绩显赫的James与Wade组成新的迈阿密热火，他们在短短 一年内似乎成为了NBA里的反派角色。热火将在NBA决赛对上由Dirk所 率领的达拉斯小牛，跟James不同的是，Dirk忠於他原本的球队，而不 是投靠别队来争取总冠军。 And if you hated the theatrics of last summer, the light shows, pep rally, and everything else Miami did to celebrate winning the championship of July, better look away. The Heat are just four wins from the first of several titles that many predicted when James bolted Cleveland for South Florida. 如果你是讨厌去年夏天热火在七月就开始庆祝的像他们已经拿到冠军一 样的人，你最好移开你的视线。热火只差四胜就能拿到James逃离克里夫 兰，前进迈阿密後的第一座总冠军。 The way it happened bothered plenty, but James only cares about the result. 这样的结果让很多人不太高兴，但James只在乎结果。 "You know, we've got a lot of flack this year, mostly because of myself. And we've tried to use that as motivation every day we get on the basketball court," James said Monday. "But just play the game of basketball. That's all we can do is play the game of basketball at a high level. Play Miami Heat basketball." 他说："我们这整年被大肆宣传，多半是因为我。我们希望让这成为在球 场上打球的刺激。但我们只需要好好打球，我们所能做的就是打出高水 准的篮球，打出迈阿密热火的球风。" Five years after Wade largely overwhelmed the Mavericks by himself to win the Heat's first championship, the teams arrive at Game 1 of the rematch Tuesday through decidedly different constructions. The Heat essentially sacrificed seasons for salary-cap space, making the playoffs through Wade's greatness but with no realistic chance of winning. But the gamble paid off in July, when James and Chris Bosh agreed to come and Wade committed to stay, giving Miami the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 players on perhaps the greatest free-agency list in NBA history. 五年前，Wade在总冠军战的表现完全压过小牛，拿到了他与热火的第一 座总冠军，两队将在明天冤家路窄展开冠军系列赛的第一战，但两队的 阵容已经几乎完全不同了。热火牺牲了几个球季来清出薪资空间，这几 年在Wade的杰出表现下热火几度进到季後赛都无功而返。但是这样的赌 注在去年夏天奏效，James与Chris Bosh同意加盟热火，Wade也承诺会 留下，让热火或许拿到了NBA史上头三强的自由球员。 Nowitzki's name was on it, too, and he even said he would have listened if had James and Wade tried to recruit him. His preference was to remain in Dallas, as long as owner Mark Cuban would do what it takes to give the big German another shot at a ring. Dirk去年也成为自由球员，他甚至承认如果James与Wade想要徵招他的 话，他会认真的考虑。但他更喜欢留在达拉斯，只要老板Mark Cuban 愿意不计代价的帮这位德国大个增加援手来挑战总冠军。 "Ultimately, that's where my heart was at. I almost felt like we had unfinished business after '06," Nowitzki said. "Had a great meeting with Mark there, free agency. All I needed was reassurance that he was going to keep going and keep building around this team, and keep putting all his resources for us to hopefully be up there one day. We're here again at the big stage. Hopefully we can turn it around this year and finish strong." Dirk说："这终究还是我的心所在的地方，我觉得好像我们在06年的工作 尚未完成，我与Mark谈得很高兴。我只需要他担保他会持续以他为中心 补强球队，把他所有的资源投注在我们身上，让我们再有机会挑战冠军。 我们又回到这个大舞台了，希望我们可以在今年扭转颓势，拿下冠军。" With reliable role players such as Jason Kidd, Jason Terry and Shawn Marion but no defined second scorer, the Mavericks arrived in the postseason as an afterthought, maybe even a first-round upset loser to Portland. Instead, a stunning sweep of the Lakers in the second round was followed by Nowitzki's spectacular play against Oklahoma City in the Western Conference finals, making the Mavs the last hope for the Heat haters who wanted Boston or Chicago to humble Miami. 小牛有着可靠的球员像是Jason Kidd，Jason Terry以及Shawn Marion， 但没有真正的第二号得分手。他们在季後赛不被看好，甚至还有可能在 第一轮就爆冷输给波特兰拓荒者。但他们令人惊艳的在第二轮横扫了湖 人，又在Dirk精彩的表现下於西区决赛淘汰雷霆，让小牛成为了反火迷 继波士顿塞尔提克与芝加哥公牛之後的最後希望。 "We are facing a very tough team, a very good team with a bunch of closers and leaders. And so we've got to just go from there and bring our best game," Nowitzki said. "But we as players, we're not really worried about who are the good guys or the bad guys, what the fans want. That's not going to matter to us, anyhow." Dirk说："我们要对上一个强大的队伍，他们有很多人能在关键时刻得 分。所以我们必须要打出我们最好的比赛。但身为球员的我们，其实 不像球迷一样那麽在意谁是好人或谁是坏人，这跟我们没什麽关系。" Nowitzki believed the Heat were the favorites "on paper" last summer, but things changed by the time they met twice in the first two months of the season. Dallas beat Miami both times -- the Mavs have won the last 14 regular-season meetings -- as the Heat stumbled to a 9-8 start amid speculation coach Erik Spoelstra could be fired, and criticism that James' and Wade's styles couldn't work together. Dirk相信热火在去年夏天的阵容是最棒的，但是在两队於球季开打的 球两个月的两次交手後有了变化。小牛两场都击败热火，小牛也已经 拿下对热火的例行赛14连胜。热火在开季战绩一度只有9胜8败，外界 猜测热火教练Erik Spoelstra可能要被开除了，对於James与Wade的 打法不能相容也批评不断。 The Heat have it all figured out now: James and Wade alternating big shots in the clutch, Bosh grasping his role as the third scorer, key reserves Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller getting healthy at just the right time after nearly season-long injuries. 热火现在完全找到方法了，James和Wade轮流在关键时刻出手，Bosh 好好的做第三号得分手的任务，关键的替补Udonis Haslem和Mike Miller在几乎整季受伤之後在最关键的时刻归队。 So the Heat could win, like it or not. And they're aware the more likely answer is not. 所以热火有机会赢，不论你喜不喜欢，但他们知道大部分的人会不喜欢。 Wade was briefly the NBA's brightest star in 2006, when he averaged 34.7 points to lead the Heat back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Mavs in six games. A second ring could elevate him to a second level -- or it could be diminished because he needed James and Bosh to get it. Wade在2006年是NBA最亮眼的巨星，在总冠军战平均拿下34.7分，带领 热火从0-2的落後连赢四场淘汰小牛。他若能拿下第二枚冠军戒，就能 让他提升到另一个档次，但也可能让大家贬低他，说他是靠着James跟 Bosh才拿到冠军。 "Only thing I care about is winning. That's all I care about," Wade said. "Whatever you guys want to decide to put me or talk about me, that's where I'll be. The biggest thing is to be a champion." Wade说："我只在乎赢球，这是我唯一在意的事。不管你们怎麽讲我， 这就是我的现况。对我来说最重要的就是拿下冠军。" Wade said he was "blessed" to win a ring so early in his career, knowing this series is loaded with players who have been chasing one for more than a decade. Kidd reached the finals in consecutive years with the New Jersey Nets and figured he'd get another chance with the Nets or much sooner with the Mavericks. He's finally back -- the oldest of seven players on the Dallas roster born in the 1970s. Wade说他能在生涯早期就能拿到冠军是神的赐福，他知道这个系列赛有 很多球员在过去10年间不断追求冠军。Kidd在纽泽西篮网时曾连两年打 进总冠军战，不久後小牛也打进总冠军战。他终於回来了，在小牛阵容 中有7位在1970年代出生的球员，他是最老的。 "You have great teams in this league like the Lakers and the Celtics and San Antonio, who were all winning championships. It didn't work out," he said. "But now we're here. And hopefully we can find a way to win a championship." Kidd说："联盟里有湖人，塞尔提克与马刺这样的强队一直在拿冠军， 我们之前没有成功。但我们现在来到这里，希望能找到方法来赢得一个 总冠军。" James had only once chance and his Cavaliers were quickly swept aside by the Spurs. That was back in 2007, a small-market matchup that drew the lowest TV ratings ever for the finals. James则是只有在2007年短暂的出现在决赛赛场上，就被马刺给扫地出门。 两个小市场球队的交手让这个组合平了NBA决赛史上最低收视率的纪录。 That won't be the case now. 但今年不会了。 The Heat's free-agency score brought unprecedented attention to the NBA's offseason, a new wave of fans to a sport that needs them with a labor crisis looming when this series is over. 热火在自由球员市场的收获让他们再休赛季得到前所未有的关注，让很多 新球迷来观赏这项NBA。NBA也需要他们，在这个系列结束之後劳资双方的 危机将浮上台面。 People may not like the Heat, but they can't stop watching. 人们可能不喜欢热火，但却无法不看他们。 "It's probably going to get the highest-rated finals, maybe ever. Just because of what they were assembled to do, and then the team that we have, I think it makes for great TV," Terry said. Terry说："这或许会是NBA史上最高收视率的总冠军战，只因为他们集结 起来，还有像我们这样的强队。我想这会成为很棒的节目。" 明天就要开战罗!! 大家记得9点钟一起帮小牛加油吧 Let's Go Mavs!! --

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