原文: http://ppt.cc/li~C if you walk into the Dallas Mavericks’ locker room anytime soon and hear that old Montell Jordan song playing in the background, it’s with good reason. Because once again the Mavericks, despite all the critics and naysayers (yours truly included) that assumed they were sacrificing this season by allowing a championship team to break apart, are right in the thick of the race as the Western Conference standings start to take shape. 尽管所有的批评(没错 也包含你的)都假设小牛队将会放弃这一季，因为他们拆散了 冠军阵容，但这只小牛队正在西区的激烈争夺之中逐渐成形。 Things looked shaky early on. Tyson Chandler, J.J. Barea, DeShawn Stevenson, Caron Butler — all guys that played a role in the Mavericks’ championship season a year ago — all hit the door when free agency cranked up. It takes bold leadership to buck conventional wisdom to go in a different direction so soon after snagging basketball’s Holy Grail. 一开始情况是很不妙的。Chandler, JJB, DeShawn 和 Caron 都成为自由球员离开， 小牛队在接过奖盃之後似乎要如大众所预期的，前往另一个不同的方向。 But the Mavericks under owner Mark Cuban have always been run by anything but conventional wisdom. With Rick Carlisle steering them through their early season struggles, they lost both of their preseason games, their first three regular season games and five of their first eight which cranked up the chatter about a championship hangover. 但小牛队的老板 Cuban 经营的哲学就是走着要让众人跌破眼镜的路线。在 Carlisle 的指挥之下，小牛队历经了开季以来的挣扎，输掉两场季前赛，前三场季赛，还有前 八场输五场的过程，都让人开始怀疑这只冠军队的能力。 Dirk Nowitzki wasn’t himself, wasn’t in championship shape and the Mavericks championship luster was lost in the shadow of bigger stories in Los Angeles (Clippers and Lakers) and Denver, to start the season. Dirk不是以前的那个他了，他不在打冠军赛的状态之内，小牛队就在前三战的挫败中 顿失所有的冠军光环。 I fired off an email to my main man and Mavs.com’s writer Earl K. Sneed asking him if he had any idea what the plan was this season. He responded instantly, making it clear to me that were was indeed a plan and that he was more than willing to place his faith in Cuban and Carlisle in the days and weeks ahead, especially after what we witnessed covering the Mavericks’ title run last season. 我写了封信问 Mavs.com 的专栏作家 Earl 问他对於这季的计画，他马上给了我答案。 他说他当然有计画，就是要把他的信念交付给 Cuban 和 Carlisle，尤其在我们都见 证了去年冠军的旅程之後。 He was right. They’ve gotten back to normal here lately, though, winning four straight games and 18 of their last 24. And now that Nowitzki is back to normal, the champs can entertain thoughts of mounting a serious defense of their title in a season that was supposed to be about rebuilding. 他是对的，小牛队回来了，四连胜加上过去24场赢了18场。Dirk也归位了，现在这支 冠军队可以认真的思考在这本来应该是重建的球季寻求卫冕。 They fought off the Clippers last night, with Nowitzki reprising the clutch routine he played brilliantly during that run to and through The Finals last season, prompting Jean-Jacques Taylor of ESPNDallas.com to remind us all that Nowitzki belongs in the short sentence with Lakers star Kobe Bryant as the best “closers” in the game: 在 Dirk 关键时候的挺身而出之下，他们昨晚击败了快艇，就好像他去年冠军赛时 那样做了许多明智的判断。 Taylor 在 ESPNDallas.com 中提到 Dirk 和 Kobe 是全 联盟最好的"终结者"时这麽说: (这边是引用另一篇文章的内容，全文在此: http://ppt.cc/aGMY) For three quarters, he struggled with his shot. And at the free throw line. When the fourth quarter began, the Mavs trailed 76-74 and Dirk had scored just 11 points, while making 3 of 8 field goal attempts. 前三节他找不到投篮的手感，甚至是罚球线。当第四节开始的时候，小牛队以 76-74 落後快艇两分，Dirk得到了11分，投八中三。 He scored 11 points in the fourth quarter and made his most important baskets when the Mavs needed them most. 在小牛队最需要他的时候他跳出来得了11分。 Trailing 83-79 with 6:03 left, Dirk drilled a 3-pointer from the left wing with a hand in his face. A minute later, the Clippers fouled him on a three-point attempt, and he made two free throws as the Mavs took a 84-83 lead. 比赛剩六分钟，小牛以83-79落後时他投进一颗三分球，一分钟後他又在三分线被 犯规，他罚进两颗球使小牛以84-83一分超前。 The Mavs never trailed again. 小牛就没有再落後过了 The Clippers pulled within 90-89 with a minute left, and Dirk answered with a 19-foot jumper from the right wing with 41 seconds left. 当比赛剩一分钟，快艇追近到90-89时，Dirk又在右翼回击一记跳投。 “I played with Larry Bird for three years and there were nights he’d go 2-for-13 and hit the last three shots to win the game,” coach Rick Carlisle said. “Dirk’s the same kind of guy. Carlisle 说"我当年和 Larry Bird 打了三年球，有些夜晚他只能投13中2，但他可以 接下来连续命中三球帮助球队赢球，Dirk 就是这样的人" “One thing he’s done better and better as his career has gone on is that he just keeps playing. He doesn’t get frustrated. He lets the game come to him, and he attacks. Dirk’s one of the best ever. He’s not going to miss shots forever.” "他在他的生涯中越做越好的就是他只管打球。他不会气馁，自然的面对比赛，然後 攻击。 Dirk 是最好的球员之一，他不会一直投不进球的" In the past three games, the Mavs have faced three of the Western Conference’s best power forwards. 过去三场球赛，小牛队面对了西区最佳的三个大前锋。 Kevin Love. LaMarcus Aldridge. Blake Griffin. Kevin Love. LaMarcus Aldridge. Blake Griffin. Each of them will be playing in the All-Star game later this month. All those games proved is that Nowitzki remains the conference’s best power forward. 他们每一个月底都要去打全明星赛。这些比赛证明了Dirk仍然是西区最佳大前锋无误。 Easily. 简单的很。 The Mavs won each of the games, with Dirk averaging 25.0 points per game. 小牛队赢了这每一场球，并且 Dirk 场均 25 分。 Obviously, those young guys have closed the gap, but Dirk is more versatile offensively, and he’s done it in the postseason. 很明显地这些年轻人和 Dirk 的差距缩小了，但是 Drik 是更有威胁性的展现他的 全方位身手，他已经在去年的季後赛证实过了。 Love made a bold statement last Thursday when the All-Star reserves were announced on TNT, stating unequivocally that he feels like he’s the best power forward in the game right now. And with outlandish numbers to back up his claim, he makes a compelling argument. Aldridge could make an equally compelling case, as could Griffin, who is the clear winner as the most spectacular of the group. 全明星候补名单公布後，Love 很有信心的说他觉得他自己是全联盟最好的大前锋， 伴随着许多支持他的声音，他这番说辞我们无从反驳。但同样的 Aldridge 也可以 发表一模一样的令我们无法反驳的宣言， Griffin 也可以，而且 Griffin 很明确 地是他们当中最令人惊艳的一位。 But just like that Larry O’Brien trophy he’s clutching, Nowitzki is the true champ until a challenge knocks him out of the top spot. And as for the Mavericks, that crew many of us wrote off in the early stages of this season, well … the champs are still here! 但就像 Dirk 拿下 NBA 冠军杯这件事实一样， 他会一直是个真正的冠军，直到有人 能够向他挑战成功。对於在开季时写下关於小牛种种的那些作家们，嗯...... 这支冠军队仍在! --

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