Rockets-Mavericks Preview Fatigue may be a concern for the Dallas Mavericks, who will play three games in the next four nights. 达拉斯小牛在接下来的四天内要打三场比赛，疲劳是他们可能 会碰上的麻烦。 The slumping Houston Rockets have even bigger worries. 而对休士顿火箭来说，最近的低潮更让他们头痛。 The Mavericks will try to avoid losing their third straight while the Rockets look to stop a four-game skid as the two playoff hopefuls face off Wednesday night at American Airlines Center. 小牛明天希望避免三连败，火箭则是要中止四连败，这两支在 西区季後赛边缘的球队将在American Airlines Center正面对 决。 With four games remaining, Dallas (34-28) is in seventh place in the Western Conference - 1 1/2 games ahead of Houston and Phoenix, which are tied for eighth, and two games up on 10th-place Utah. 战绩34胜28败的小牛本季还剩四场比赛，目前位居西区第七， 以一场半领先并列第八的火箭与凤凰城太阳，与第十位的犹他 爵士还有两场胜差。 The Mavericks have a tough final stretch of games, with three opponents in playoff contention - including road games against Chicago and Atlanta. However, they have won six in a row over the Rockets, including both meetings this season. 小牛接下来的赛程有点硬，有三个对手是分区前八的球队，包 括客场面对芝加哥公牛与亚特兰大老鹰。不过小牛已经拿下对 战火箭的六连胜，包括今年两战皆胜。 Dallas has made things a little harder on itself with back-to-back losses beyond regulation to the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah. 小牛浪费了把胜差拉开的机会，他们连续两天在延长赛败北， 输给了洛杉矶湖人和爵士。 The Mavericks came back from a late 10-point deficit in regulation Monday against the Jazz, but fell 123-121 in triple overtime. Dirk Nowitzki scored 40 points, but none in the third overtime, missing three shots. 小牛从第四节落後10分紧追不舍，但到了三度延长赛还是以 121-123败给爵士。Dirk Nowitzki攻下40分，不过在第三度 延长时投3中0，一分未得。 "The good thing about the overtimes is we knew they were going to kind of run out of gas," Utah's Al Jefferson said. "They are an older team, they played (Sunday). So we knew the shots were going to start falling a little short. I am surprised they lasted as long as they did." 爵士的Al Jefferson说："延长赛对我们有利，我觉得他们的 体力已经耗尽了。他们年纪比较大，而且前一天也打到延长， 我们也看的出来对方的球开始投短了，不过我很意外他们能坚 持这麽久。" The Mavericks came up short Monday after fading Sunday against the Lakers, shooting 38.5 percent in the fourth quarter and overtime of a 112-108 defeat. Dallas has lost three overtime games this month by a combined eight points. 小牛在前一天後继无力以108-112败给湖人，他们在第四节与 延长赛的命中率只有38.5%。小牛在这个月的三场延长赛吞了 三连败，总共输了八分。 Frustration may be setting in. Delonte West earned a technical foul in the second quarter Monday after fouling Gordon Hayward away from the ball then poking his index finger in Hayward's ear. 小牛也许感到有些灰心，Delonte West在昨天第二节比赛时先 对Gordon Hayward犯了一规，然後用食指戳Hayward的耳朵而 吃到技术犯规。 "We are two warriors, out here battling," said West, who may be facing a fine. "I forgot the NBA is a gentleman's game." 可能面临罚款的West表示："我们都是在场上拼战的战士，我 忘了在NBA的比赛里要保持绅士风度。" The Rockets (32-29) are trying to stave off a late-season collapse as they head into their final five games. 战绩32胜29败的火箭则是要避免在季末崩盘，他们要迎接最後 的五场比赛。 Houston, which trailed by at least 16 points in each of the first three losses during its slide, was swept in a crucial home-and-home series with Denver, losing 105-102 at home Monday. 火箭在四连败的前三场都落後至少16分，而最後两败则是主客 场都败给丹佛金块，昨天以102-105在主场输球。 Goran Dragic and Chandler Parsons scored 21 points each, but Parsons missed a desperation 3-pointer in the final seconds. The Rockets have been in a shooting slump over the past week, connecting on 39.5 percent of their shots the last four games. Goran Dragic与Chandler Parsons各攻下21分，不过Parsons 在第四节最後几秒时孤注一掷的三分球失手。火箭上礼拜的投 篮陷入低潮，在最近四场中命中率只有39.5%。 "The guys are hurting right now," coach Kevin McHale said. "We'll regroup and we've got to go to Dallas and find a way. ... We were sitting good a few games ago and now we're not sitting so good." 教练Kevin McHale表示："这些家伙很受伤，我们会重新振作 并且想办法在达拉斯赢球，我们在几场比赛之前还维持在西区 前八，但现在不太稳了。" The offensive struggles also seem to be impacting the Rockets' defense, with the team giving up an average of 105.3 points during the losing streak. 进攻的低潮看起来连带影响了火箭的防守，他们在这波连败中 平均失分高达105.3分。 Houston will try to regroup as it heads on the road for its next two, playing the first of two remaining games against lowly New Orleans on Thursday. The Rockets face Golden State and Miami this weekend. 火箭希望在这波客场之旅止跌，他们还要做客纽澳良，在剩下 的赛程中他们要对上黄蜂两次，另外还要碰上金州勇士与迈阿 密热火。 "We need to win three or four games out of these last five to have a really good shot at it," forward Luis Scola said. "With five (wins) I think we're going to be in the playoffs. But right now we can't think that way. We've just got to try to think about getting one." 前锋Luis Scola说："我们得在最後五场赢下三到四场，才有机 会进季後赛。我们如果五场全胜就非常有机会晋级，但我们不 能这样想，要先把注意力集中在下一场比赛。" 明天对两队来说是很关键又很残酷的一战 希望小牛能把握机会啊 Let's Go Mavs!! --

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