Mavericks-Thunder Preview OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma City's penalty for scuffling down the stretch and getting passed for the top seed in the Western Conference is a first-round playoff showdown with an all-too-familiar foe toting championship credentials. 奥克拉荷马雷霆在球季尾声打的挣扎，落到第二种子的他们 的惩罚就是遇上熟悉的冠军竞争者达拉斯小牛。 When the Dallas Mavericks arrive for Game 1 on Saturday night, it'll be a rematch of last season's West finals dominated by Dirk Nowitzki on his way to his first NBA title. 明天小牛将抵达奥克拉荷马市展开第一战，这会是去年西区 冠军战的重演，那时Dirk Nowitzki掌控了全局，带领小牛一 路杀到总冠军。 Nowitzki averaged 32.2 points against Oklahoma City in last year's playoffs to outduel Kevin Durant, who just became the seventh player in NBA history to win three straight league scoring titles. The Mavericks won that series 4-1, winning both games in Oklahoma City. Dirk在那个系列平均攻下32.2分，比下了Kevin Durant，KD 刚成为NBA史上第七位拿下得分王三连霸的球员。去年小牛以 4-1淘汰雷霆，并且在客场两战全胜。 "It's all we've been looking forward to for a long time," Durant said Friday. "It's going to be a tough, tough series for us playing against the reigning champions. They cause so many problems on the offensive end and defensive end for us." KD说："我们期待这天很久了，对上卫冕冠军会打的很艰辛， 在攻守两端都带给我们不少麻烦。" The biggest one is Nowitzki, the 7-foot German who took over games in the fourth quarter -- averaging 11.8 points -- and handled every defender the Thunder tried on him. He also shot 61 free throws in the series, making all but two. 最大的麻烦就是Dirk，七尺的他去年在第四节无人能挡，在 该系列赛的第四节平均可以攻下11.8分，也攻破了雷霆所有 的防守策略，整个系列赛的61次罚球只有2球没进。 "He's an amazing player but we have to defend him without fouling him," Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said. "He averages only six free throws per game, and that's just way too many. 雷霆教练Scott Brooks表示："他是个不可思议的球员，但我 们要在不犯规的情况下防守他，他平均每场可以站上罚球线 六次，这实在太多了。" "He's a tough guard. He's a tough guy to cover. He does so many things well. He extends the defense with his amazing 3-point shooting, his post-up game, his drive game, his free throws." "他很难守，很难不让他做出贡献，他能做的事太多了，他能 用不可思议的三分球投射能力拉开防守圈，他能在低位单打， 能够切入，罚球又准。" While the Thunder are largely the same squad -- substitute veteran Derek Fisher for injured backup point guard Eric Maynor -- many of the faces have changed on the Dallas sideline. Gone are Tyson Chandler, J.J. Barea, DeShawn Stevenson and Peja Stojakovic from the supporting cast that helped Nowitzki win it all. 雷霆的阵容几乎没变，只有用老将Derek Fisher取代了受伤的 Eric Maynor。然而小牛的阵容则是大不相同，Tyson Chandler、 J.J. Barea、DeShawn Stevenson和Peja Stojakovic这些一路 帮助Dirk夺冠的绿叶球员都离开了。 "There are a number of guys that did great things for them last year that just aren't there. At the same time, they're still a veteran team and a smart team," said Fisher, who won five NBA titles with a Los Angeles Lakers team that got swept by the Mavs last season. 与洛杉矶湖人拿下五座冠军不过去年遭到小牛横扫的的Fisher 说："他们有很多做出贡献的球员今年都不在了，但他们还是 个很有经验也很聪明的球队。" "Any team that has won a championship in recent years -- you still have Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry, Jason Kidd and Shawn Marion -- they're still very capable." "任何球队都有可能夺冠，他们还有Dirk Nowitzki、Jason Terry、 Jason Kidd与Shawn Marion，他们还是很强。" The underdog role is unusual for an NBA champion, particularly with so much of its star power back. With Vince Carter, Ian Mahinmi and Delonte West filling support roles and a failed experiment with Lamar Odom coming over from the Lakers, the Mavs went 22-22 over the final two-thirds of the season and had to hold on to get into the playoffs as the seventh seed. 卫冕冠军一般不会在季後赛成为低种子球队，尤其是他们找来 了Vince Carter、Ian Mahinmi与Delonte West来填补空缺，但 从湖人交易来的Lamar Odom却失败了。小牛在倒数三分之二的 球季只打出22胜22败，让他们以第七种子挤进季後赛。 "It's a different year," coach Rick Carlisle said. "We've had a challenging year, a lot of difficult things here and there." 教练Rick Carlisle说："今年不一样，我们经历了充满挑战的 一年，很多艰难的事接踵而来。" The Thunder won three of the four meetings this season, needing Durant's 3-pointer at the buzzer to claim one of the victories in Oklahoma City. 雷霆赢了本季四次对战小牛的其中三场，其中一场在主场的胜 利是靠着Durant在时间终了时投进的三分球才逆转胜。 "We just know that we have a lot of respect for what they do and what they accomplished last season," Brooks said. "They've got a lot of veteran guys who went through a lot of playoff battles to get what they got to last year, winning the championship." Brooks说："我们知道自己很尊重去年小牛的夺冠之旅，他们有 很多的老将，经历了许多次的战役才在去年夺下冠军。" To a degree, that's what Oklahoma City is trying to accomplish. The franchise, still in Seattle at the time, started from scratch when it picked Durant No. 2 in 2007 and has since built through the draft with All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook, top-scoring reserve James Harden and NBA blocks leader Serge Ibaka. 夺冠也是雷霆希望达成的目标，从他们的前身西雅图超音速在 2007年选秀会选进了榜眼Durant时就开始晋身强权，陆续选进 了明星控卫Russell Westbrook、替补的得分王James Harden， 以及今年的火锅王Serge Ibaka。 The Thunder were eliminated in the first round two years ago, made it to the conference finals a year ago and want to keep climbing. 雷霆两年前在第一轮被淘汰，去年在西区冠军战铩羽，今年他 们希望更上一层楼。 "Nothing's guaranteed. Just because we made it last year doesn't mean we're going to make it again," Durant said. KD说："这不保证什麽，去年我们打到西区冠军战不代表我们 今年可以再打进去。" Oklahoma City went 7-7 down the stretch, losing the top seed in the West to the San Antonio Spurs in the process. 雷霆在球季尾声拿下7胜7负，把第一种子让给圣安东尼奥马刺。 "That's the bad thing about having success too early with a young team. It can be hard to focus, knowing that you've not really accomplished what you need to accomplish," said center Kendrick Perkins, who previously won a championship with Boston. 曾经与波士顿塞尔提克拿下冠军的中锋Kendrick Perkins说： "年轻的球队太早成功有个缺点，那就是在缺乏动机时会很难 维持注意力。" "When guys pretty much figured that we couldn't get the No. 1 spot, you could tell the focus wasn't there. But that's not an excuse for the way we ended this season. I just know that we do have another level." "当我们渐渐发现自己没办法拿下西区第一之後，大家的注意 力就不见了，但这不是我们最後打不好的藉口，我知道我们的 实力比这更好。" The Thunder tried to get back that focus with a film session Thursday night and a longer-than-planned practice on Friday. Perhaps most lacking was defense. Even with the starters continuing to play, Oklahoma City gave up 40 and 36 points in the first quarter in its last two games -- the worst defensive performances of the season. 雷霆昨天看了比赛的片段，练习也比预期的久，希望能够找回 专注力。最重要的或许是他们的防守不见了，他们最近两场比 赛的第一节掉了40与36分，尽管他们的先发球员没有轮休，这 也是他们本季最糟的防守表现。 "It takes time to be at your best and I don't think we're going to be at our best in Game 1," Fisher said. "We just have to continue to push and continue to believe in what you're doing, the things that got you there, the things that earned you 47 out of 66 wins and the No. 2 spot in the West." Fisher说："我们需要时间来调整的最佳状态，我不认为在第一 战就能打出最高水准，我们会不断的激励自己，相信自己所做 的事，相信自己能以47胜拿下西区第二的实力。" Game notes Harden didn't want to weigh in on whether Metta World Peace's seven-game suspension was an appropriate punishment for elbowing him in the back of the head and causing a concussion. "That's the NBA's job. I'm a basketball player," Harden said. ... Fisher said he has been in touch with Odom, his former teammate who stepped away from the Mavericks this season for personal reasons, several times this season and even texted him when the Oklahoma City-Dallas series was finalized Thursday night. "Having played with him, it's definitely much better for us that he's not there," Fisher said. Harden不想对於Metta World Peace的七场禁赛适不适当发表 意见，World Peace因为肘击Harden的後脑杓并造成他有脑震 荡的现象所以遭到禁赛，他说："联盟决定禁赛处分就好，我 是个篮球员。" Fisher说他有与Odom连络，他们两个去年是湖人的队友，Odom 因为个人理由将缺阵小牛的所有比赛，他们这季连络很多次， 在确定雷霆与小牛交手之後还有传简讯给Odom。Fisher说："就 我跟他打过球的经验，他不在对手的阵容中当然是件好事。" 卫冕的第一步~~ Let's Go Mavs!! --

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