Passing of time makes big difference in Thunder-Mavs matchup 雷霆与小牛再次对决，不过人事以非。 By Sekou Smith, NBA.com Posted Apr 27 2012 9:41AM This Red River NBA rivalry adds another chapter with the two teams that squared off in the Western Conference finals last year doing it all over again, this time with the Thunder playing the favorites role and the Mavericks on the other side. The last time they met, the series ended quicker than expected, with the Mavericks winning in five games on their way to their first NBA title and exposing the Thunder as a talented-but-still-maturing outfit along the way. 去年的西区冠军战戏码重演，不过被看好的从小牛换成了雷霆。 去年的系列赛比预期的还快结束，小牛以五战解决了雷霆，暴露 了雷霆虽然才华洋溢却尚未成熟的缺点。 The Mavericks are well aware that times have changed, though. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are a season older, wiser and better. Serge Ibaka has come into his own as the league's premier shot blocker and a defensive menace. Kendrick Perkins is in great shape and much more comfortable in the Thunder's system. And unlike the Mavericks, the Thunder will show up with essentially the same group from their conference finals matchup of a season ago. 小牛这次会感受到时间带来的差异，Durant跟Westbrook又打了 一季，他们会变的更聪明且更好。Ibaka打出了联盟顶尖阻攻手 的角色。Perkins变的更轻盈也更适应雷霆的系统，而且跟小牛 相反的是，雷霆去年的阵容几乎没变。 "They're a great young team. We're a veteran team," Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said. "We know the kind of capabilities that they have as a team, and we know what we have to do to play at our level. It's a great matchup. There's geographic interest because the two teams are close together and we had a really intense series with them last year. It's a tough matchup, but we're looking forward to it." 卡帅说："他们是年轻的球队，我们则是很多老将，我们清楚他 们的能力，我们也知道我们能打出的水准。这是很棒的对决， 两队有地缘关系所以有世仇的味道，去年我们就打了一个刺激 的系列战。这会很难打，但我们期待挑战。" If you noticed an absence of fear in the Mavericks there's a good reason for that. They're still wearing that championship confidence that carried them to The Finals. And even though they struggled at times throughout this condensed season, they have no fear of the Thunder or anyone else in the Western Conference playoff field. 小牛去年夺冠让他们信心很强，他们不会怕西区的任何球队。 Mavericks owner Mark Cuban made that clear to ESPNDallas.com, mentioning the top seeded Spurs and Thunder, specifically, as teams that have excelled this season but are far from invincible. Cuban说西区顶尖的马刺跟雷霆很强，但不是无敌的。 "The Spurs have been playing great, obviously, because they've been shooting really well," Cuban said. "But, we've been that team before, too. And they were that team last year. Cuban说："马刺打的很棒，他们投篮很准。不过我们以前也是 这样啊，其实他们去年也是。" "Again, like I've said all year long, the regular season means next to nothing," Cuban said. "Every single team, even the Spurs for a period there when they go through a tough part of their schedule, struggle. The Thunder, I don't know what their record was over the last 10 games (6-4), but there was nobody that was overly impressive. So we'll see what happens." 他说："我整季都在讲，季赛成绩不代表什麽，连马刺都会遇到 低潮，我不知道雷霆的近况如何，不过没什麽让我很印象深刻 的，我们走着瞧吧。" The Thunder's struggles down the stretch of the regular season was a startling departure for a team that held the top spot in the West for months. They had visions of gaining home court advantage throughout the playoffs, with their sights set beyond the conference finals and into The Finals, only to stumble under the weight of those expectations late. 雷霆在最後一段时间的低潮使他们让出了盘据已久的西区龙头， 他们本来预计可以拿下季後赛所有的主场优势，并且把眼光放到 更远的总决赛，不过最近的表现没有达到他们的预期。 Coach Scott Brooks has dismissed those concerns all along, making it clear to his team that even a championship-caliber group will endure its share of in-season struggles. Brooks不在乎这些低潮的问题，他强调就算是冠军级的球队也会 在季中遇到低潮。 The Thunder won't have to wait long to prove his theory correct. Not with the reigning world champions, a team that endured its own ups and downs during the regular season a year ago before refocusing and rolling in the playoffs, knocking on their door to tip off this postseason. 雷霆很快就可以证明他们是不是对的，但要等他们打败卫冕冠军 小牛才行，小牛本季历经高低起伏，现在他们的注意力已经回到 季後赛的赛场上。 Five quick questions (and answers) 这组对决的五大问题 1. Would a Mavericks win in this series qualify as an upset? Only on paper. These teams played four close games this season, with the Thunder winning three of them, including the first matchup on Dec. 29 with a Durant buzzer-beater. But this is as close a 2-7 matchup as you'll find. Ｑ：小牛能爆出冷门吗？ Ａ：只是纸上谈兵霸了。两队本季打的四场都算接近，雷霆赢的 其中一场还是靠着KD的绝杀才赢的，不过翻盘的机会不高。 2. Is James Harden fully recovered from that Metta World Peace elbow? He's been cleared by the doctors, but no one will know for sure until Saturday. He has to be in order for the Thunder to win. Ｑ：James Harden已经从Metta World Peace的肘击中恢复了吗？ Ａ：队医说他能打了，不过到比赛之前谁也不确定，但雷霆需要 　　他才能赢球。 3. Who plays the role of Tyson Chandler for the Mavericks? Brendan Todd Haywood is on the clock. If he anchors the defense anything like Chandler did against the Thunder the conference finals, things get very interesting. Ｑ：谁来扮演去年拳王的角色？ Ａ：黑雾，如果他能演出去年拳王等级的防守，事情会变的很有 　　趣。 4. Is this where the Derek Fisher factor shows up for the Thunder? Absolutely. Fisher has been through so many playoff battles throughout his career. His leadership will be key in this series. A big shot or two wouldn't hurt, either. Ｑ：Derek Fisher能对雷霆带来影响吗？ Ａ：当然会，Fisher打过无数的季後战役，他的领导能力会是系 列的关键，或许会砍进一两个关键球。 5. Does home court make a difference this time around? Sure it does. It always does. But no one has to worry about a Game 7. It won't last that long. Ｑ：主场优势很重要吗？ Ａ：当然重要，主场优势一直都很重要，不过不用担心会打到第 　　七战，撑不了那麽久的。 When the Thunder have the ball ... 论雷霆的进攻 Brooks is not into trickery. Between Durant, Westbrook and Harden, the bulk of the Thunder's offense goes through those six hands. And when they are are in a groove, the Thunder are virtually unstoppable. The Thunder have one of the youngest and most explosive teams in the league. They have to lean on those attributes as much as possible against a team that cannot keep up with them. The key is Westbrook and whether or not he is facilitating the offense and involving others or locked into scoring mode and calling his own number first. His choices will be crucial. Brooks不需要耍技巧，只要球在Durant、Westbrook和Harden之 间流动时，雷霆是无法抵挡的。雷霆有着最年轻又最具爆发力的 阵容，他们在对上跟不上他们脚步的对手时更能发挥这个特性。 关键就在Westbrook的选择，他会让全队融入进攻，还是开启得 分模式呢？ One added wrinkle is that they can play inside out a bit more this season. Perkins and Ibaka proved in a win over the Heat that they can rise to the occasion when there is an opportunity. 另一点则是他们今年打了更多的inside out，Perkins与Ibaka在 今年打赢热火的一场比赛中证明了只要给他们机会，他们就能展 现出实力。 When the Mavericks have the ball ... 论小牛的进攻 The oldest team in the league, the Mavericks aren't exactly interested in racing the Thunder (or anyone else) up and down the floor. In another era, a Jason Kidd-Shawn Marion-Vince Carter-Dirk Nowitzki-Jason Terry lineup would have been absolutely devastating. But that was then and this is 2012. And that fantasy squad is not Carlisle's reality. What the Mavericks have is a measured attack that takes advantage of Nowitzki's ability to exploit mismatches against anyone assigned to guard him and an offensive flow directed by Kidd that keeps the ball moving until they get the right shot. 作为联盟最老的球队，小牛不会雷霆或其他球队比速度，如果 在几年以前，Kidd-Marion-VC-Dirk-Terry这组阵容是鬼神般的 组合。不过今年是2012年了，卡帅也不会奢求球员有太突出的 表现，他们要做的就是在进攻上找到对手的弱点，利用Dirk的 能力造成mismatch，或是由Kidd不断的导传来寻找空档。 The Mavericks don't have that J.J. Barea factor this time around, so they'll have to rely on either Delonte West or Roddy Beaubois to play that role off the bench alongside Terry in this series. 小牛今年没有JJB，所以他们的後场要倚赖West与波霸，以及 板凳跳出来的Terry。 In the clutch 关键时刻的比较 Durant didn't win three straight scoring titles for nothing. A 6-foot-10 shooter with his range and ability to score from deep, in traffic and with a variety of moves, has to see the ball with the game on the line. He's already beaten the Mavericks once this season on a buzzer beater. The ball is going to be in one of two places: Durant's hands or Westbrook's hands. They've taken 117 and 85 shot attempts, respectively, in clutch time. Harden ranks third on the team with 11 such attempts. KD连三年得分王的头衔并非浪得虚名，6尺10寸的他有着很强的 投射能力，切入更是一流，他会在关键时刻持球，他这季就绝 杀小牛一次。雷霆最後的球权只会在他或RW手上，他们今年在 关键时刻分别出手了117与85次，Harden排第三，只出手11次。 Nowitzki redefined a legacy on his way to The Finals MVP trophy he took home last year after he outdueled every other star player the Mavs faced on the road to their title. He remains an impossible matchup and one of the league's best free throw shooters. But Terry is just as eager to don his cape in the clutch, while Kidd and Carter have been known to come through at winning time. 身为去年的FMVP，Dirk在关键时刻的精彩表现让小牛过关斩将， 他依然是联盟当中几乎无法被守住的球员，罚球也很精准。另外 Jet也希望能在关键时刻出手，别忘了Kidd与VC也会有机会出手。 Wild cards 变数 It's not every day that an All-NBA point guard finds his way to to the wild card list. Yet here is Westbrook, a mercurial talent and such a crucial part of what the Thunder does. His ability to play under control emotionally and within the framework of the Thunder's game plan is going to be the factor that ultimately determines if OKC is championship-ready or not. 我们通常不会在变数这栏看到一位明星级的後卫，不过Westbrook 就名列其中，他敏捷的身手是雷霆的核心。他能否在比赛中掌控 雷霆希望的比赛节奏会决定雷霆到底有没有挑战冠军的能力。 The Mavericks have their own emotional wild card in West, whose powers work for good and sometimes bad, depending on the day. But the two guys that could help even things out for the if these games are played at the Thunder's preferred pace are athletic bigs Brandan Wright and Ian Mahinmi. They have the fresh legs and bounce needed to deal with a team team like the Thunder. 小牛在场上的表现会是变数，因为他们今年的火力起伏很大，不过 当雷霆加快脚步时，有两位运动能力强的球员会被重用，就是赖打 和小马。他们够年轻，而且跳的也高，很适合对付雷霆。 Prediction 预测 This a series between two teams that are much more evenly matched than the seeds before their names. The Thunder's 3-1 edge in the regular season could have very well been 2-2. Youth wins out over experience, this time, as all of these games go down to the wire. Thunder in six. 两队的实力没有第二种子与第七种子差的那麽远，雷霆本季交手以 3-1获胜，不过其实差一点就变2-2了。不过这次年轻的雷霆将会打 败经验丰富的小牛，不过每场比赛都会打的最後关头决胜负。雷霆 六战胜出。 http://www.nba.com/news/features/2012-series-preview-west2/index.html --

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