Rockets-Mavericks Preview Dirk Nowitzki's right eye was proof of the intensity between the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets last weekend. Dirk Nowitzki右眼附近的伤证明了上周末达拉斯小牛 与休士顿火箭的对抗是多麽的激烈。 Nowitzki needed four stitches to close a cut for the Mavericks, who defeated the Rockets for the fifth straight meeting as these teams get ready for Tuesday night's rematch in Dallas. Dirk的伤口缝了四针，不过他所领军的小牛拿下了对上 火箭的五连胜，而明天两队将移师到达拉斯再战。 Dallas (28-22) won 101-99 in overtime at Houston (27-23) on Saturday in the Mavericks' most recent game. The contest featured 17 lead changes, 15 ties, a rowdy Rockets crowd and an incident in which Nowitzki was elbowed in the face by Goran Dragic. 战绩28胜22败的小牛前一场在延长赛才以101-99击败战 绩27胜23败的火箭，这场比赛有17度互换领先，15度平 手，加上喧闹的主场观众，在延长赛还上演了小插曲， Dirk的脸被Goran Dragic的手肘击中。 "I just had a few stitches and I'm not for sure how it happened but I think it was Dragic and it was really a huge play for us down the stretch," Nowitzki said. "I guess he elbowed me in the face and the ref was right on it, and called the offensive foul. And that was a big play in the game. I thought it was Dragic, but it is what it is." Dirk说："我只需要缝四针，我不太确定事发的过程了， 我认为好像是Dragic打到了我，这个play相当关键。我 猜他好像肘击了我，裁判也很正确的吹了进攻犯规，这 是这场比赛很重要的play，我认为应该是Dragic打的， 不过就这样吧。" That was the first of three meetings this season between these Southwest Division teams involved in a tight race to reach the playoffs. The Mavericks are in fifth place in the Western Conference and the Rockets are tied with Utah and Denver for spots seven through nine. 这是同为西南组的两队本季三次对战的首次交手，两队 都在西区争取季後赛名额的激烈竞争中，小牛目前排在 西区第五，而火箭则跟犹他爵士还有丹佛金块并列第七 到第九的位置。 "We're fighting now," Dallas guard Jason Terry said. "We're fighting every night we go out on the floor. Each game is very critical for us, as far as playoff positioning. It's been a tough season, but overall I like the effort of everybody. We're doing what we have to collectively as a group to have success." 小牛後卫Jason Terry表示："我们正在奋战，我们每晚 都要出来拼战，为了争取进入季後赛的排名，每场比赛 都是关键。" Nowitzki scored 31 points and Terry added 14 of his 24 after the third quarter in a game coach Rick Carlisle called the Mavs' "biggest win of the year." The Rockets had all five starters in double figures, with Dragic scoring 24 and Luis Scola adding 19. Dirk攻下31分，Jet则是攻下24分，其中14分是在下半 场与延长赛得到，教练Rick Carlisle说这是小牛本季 最重要的胜利。另一方面火箭的五位先发球员也都得分 破10，最高的是Dragic的24分，Luis Scola也有19分。 While Dallas hasn't played since, Houston comes to town after needing overtime to get past lowly Sacramento 113-106 at home on Monday. Patrick Patterson scored a career-high 24 as the Rockets rallied from a 16-point deficit. 小牛在那场比赛之後休了两天，火箭则是在来访之前 在主场迎战战绩低靡的沙加缅度国王，并在延长赛才 以113-106获胜，Patrick Patterson攻下生涯新高的 24分，带领火箭从16分的落後逆转成功。 "Patrick played great," coach Kevin McHale said. "That's the Patrick that we need to see all the time. He was just fantastic." 教练Kevin McHale说："Patrick打的很好，这就是我 们希望看到的表现，他打的实在太棒了。" Dragic left with about a minute left in overtime with an ankle injury and was helped to the locker room. Dragic said it is a "minor sprain" and that X-rays on it were negative. Dragic在倒数1分钟左右时因为脚踝受伤被搀扶到休息 室，他说这只是轻微的扭伤，照X光的结果也无大碍。 The point guard's absence forced Earl Boykins, signed earlier in the day to a 10-day contract, into the game to make four clutch free throws in the final 21 seconds. Boykins finished with 10 points and five assists in his first action of the season. 因为Dragic的受伤，使得今天稍早才与火箭签下10天 短约的Earl Boykins有上场机会，他在最後21秒罚进 关键4球，他在本季首次亮相中攻下10分5助攻。 "This is definitely a unique situation, but when you've been around as long as I have, you know how to prepare to play in the NBA even when you're not in the NBA," Boykins said. "It takes a great deal of confidence to give someone the ball who you haven't seen all year (and be) confident that they can make free throws. It's a lot easier to play when your teammates have that kind of confidence." Boykins表示："今天情况很特别，但像我已经在NBA打 滚这麽多年了，你必须随时准备好上场，尽管你已经 离开赛场一段时间了。大家愿意把球给我并且我也稳 稳把球罚进让我信心大增，跟对你有信心的队友们一 起打球就更轻松了。" The last two meetings between these teams have gone to overtime and the previous two matchups were decided by a combined nine points. 两队的最近两次交手都打到延长赛，而小牛总共只赢 了9分。 明天还是继续加油吧!! Let's Go Mavs!! --

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