Hawks-Mavericks Preview Dirk Nowitzki is healthy and ready for the opener with a revamped Dallas Mavericks roster. Dirk Nowitzki恢复健康，准备好带领改头换面的达拉斯小牛展开新的一季。 A year ago, the big German was just days removed from knee surgery and had to watch a roster full of new faces for the first 27 games. That's the biggest reason a 12-year playoff streak ended for the Mavericks. 一年前，Dirk才刚动完膝盖手术，充满新面孔的小牛又在前27场比赛失去Dirk 的支援，是去年小牛中断连续12年进入季後赛的主因 Nowitzki has two new guards in his starting lineup for the second straight year. Now the Mavericks have to see if Monta Ellis and Jose Calderon will be better than the pairing of Darren Collison and O.J. Mayo. 与Dirk搭档的後场先发组合又换了一套，小牛希望今年的Monta Ellis+Jose Calderon 组合会比去年的Darren Collison+O.J. Mayo来的好。 Dallas will start getting answers Wednesday night at home against Atlanta. 一切将在明天主场对亚特兰大老鹰的开幕战中揭晓。 There's also the question of who among seven other newcomers will join holdovers Vince Carter and Shawn Marion as key members of the supporting cast. 小牛今年有七位新成员，而主要的留队成员有Vince Carter与Shawn Marion。 "Our mission this year is to get back to winning in the playoffs," said coach Rick Carlisle, who hasn't won a postseason game since guiding the Mavericks to their first championship in 2011. "And we know that there aren't a lot of people that think we're capable of doing that." 教练Rick Carlisle说："我们的任务就是重返季後赛，我也知道很多人不看好 我们能够达成。"卡帅在2011年小牛封王之後，就没有在率领球队在季後赛拿下 任何一胜。 Odds are Dallas will be the third-best team in Texas again, behind defending Western Conference champion San Antonio and Houston, a playoff qualifier that got Dwight Howard in free agency to pair with James Harden. 或许这季小牛依旧会是德州的老三，排在卫冕西区冠军圣安东尼奥马刺以及 签下Dwight Howard与James Harden搭档的休士顿火箭後面。 What gives the Mavericks (41-41) hope is that they almost made the playoffs even with the huge hole they dug waiting for Nowitzki to regain something resembling the form of an 11-time All-Star and 2007 MVP. 小牛去年的战绩只有41胜41败，不过他们在Dirk这位11度明星赛成员及2007 年MVP缺阵许多比赛的情况下，依旧差点打进季後赛，让今年的小牛依然抱持 着希望。 Calderon looks like an upgrade over Collison because he was the best 3-point shooter in the league last season and has high-level international experience with Spain, if not any NBA playoff series victories. Calderon看起来是Collison的升级版，他是去年联盟最佳的三分射手，且有 许多国际赛西班牙队的经验，尽管他还没在季後赛赢过一个系列赛。 Ellis has the speed and quickness to be a threat in the lane, and Carlisle says he's an underrated passer. The biggest question, though, is whether he will shoot too much when that's not his strength. He had the worst 3-point percentage among qualifiers last season. Ellis的速度与敏捷性会是很大的威胁，而且卡帅说大家低估了他的传球能 力，不过他最大的问题就是投射不准却又爱投，他去年是联盟最差的三分射 手。 "I think we'll find a mix of youth, experience, some drivers, some shot-makers," said Nowitzki, one of two returning starters along with Marion. "I think we've got a good mix, got a good bench." Dirk与Marion是小牛两位不动先发，Dirk表示："我们有年轻的、有经验的、 能切入的、能投篮的各种球员，我觉得我们很多元，板凳也不差。" Carter is generally the first player off that bench, and rookie point guard Gal Mekel should see significant playing time early in the season while the Mavericks wait for the return of first-round draft pick Shane Larkin (broken ankle) and Devin Harris (toe surgery). VC会是头号替补，目前的替补控卫是新秀Gal Mekel，在首轮选秀的Shane Larkin (脚踝骨折)与Devin Harris(脚趾手术)两位控卫归队之前，他会得到很多上场时 间。 Dallas has a defense-first center in 11-year veteran Samuel Dalembert after Chris Kaman struggled in that area last year. Brandan Wright was the backup before a shoulder injury sidelined him indefinitely, leading to more time for another newcomer in the undersized DeJuan Blair, who spent his first four seasons with the Spurs. 小牛的中锋会是注重防守的11年老将Samuel Dalembert，去年的先发中锋Chris Kaman在防守端做的并不理想。Brandan Wright本来是替代的先发人选，不过他 的肩伤让他的归期未定，这会让在马刺待了生涯前四个球季的DeJuan Blair有 更多上场时间。 The Mavericks have trips to Oklahoma City and two-time defending champion Miami in the first month, along with two games each against West playoff contenders Houston, Minnesota and Denver. 小牛在十一月会造访奥克拉荷马市，也要到客场挑战二连霸的迈阿密热火，又 分别要与西区前八的热门球队休士顿火箭、明尼苏达灰狼与丹佛金块各进行两 场比赛。 "We've got to really focus on what's immediately ahead," Carlisle said. "We have to manage the club to have us tuned up for the long haul, too. So that's been a lot of challenges." The first challenge has arrived in the Hawks, who are in Year 2 of their massive makeover. 卡帅说："我们必须专注在眼前的比赛，我们要在开季调整好状况，会有很多 挑战。"明天，同样进行了大改造的亚特兰大老鹰将是第一个挑战。 The Hawks (44-38) have only two players who were with the team just two seasons ago, center Al Horford and point guard Jeff Teague, opting for a complete transformation of a franchise that has long been a consistent playoff contender but never a championship threat. 去年拿下44胜38败的老鹰，与两年前相比只有两位球员留队，就是中锋Al Horford 与控卫Jeff Teague，希望能让老鹰从季後赛的角逐者蜕变成冠军的争夺者。 General manager Danny Ferry started the process a year ago, letting go of Joe Johnson and Marvin Williams to rid the team of two cumbersome contracts. This year, Ferry didn't make much of an effort to keep longtime stalwart Josh Smith, who moved on to Detroit, and replaced him with Paul Millsap. 老鹰GM Danny Ferry去年开始改造，先放走了Joe Johnson与Marvin Williams 与他们的巨大合约。今年他也没有试图留下球队的长期看板Josh Smith，Smith 加盟了底特律活塞，取而代之签下了Paul Millsap。 While the Hawks have yet to become an attractive destination for big-name free agents - they were rebuffed this past summer by Howard, who passed on a chance to come home to Atlanta - Ferry hopes to change that by turning Philips Arena into San Antonio East. 尽管老鹰还不是FA巨星们想来的球队，去年Howard就回绝了他们。但Ferry希望 把老鹰打造成东区的马刺。 Ferry once worked for the Spurs, and he brought in Mike Budenholzer, a longtime assistant under Gregg Popovich, to bring that same team-first mentality to the Hawks. Ferry曾经在马刺球团工作，他带来了长期待在Gregg Popovich手下的助理教练 Mike Budenholzer，希望同样能带给老鹰团段至上的理念。 Budenholzer's tenure in Atlanta got off to a rocky start when he was arrested for DUI, and it's going to take some time for the players to adjust to the motion offense he wants to play. Budenholzer在老鹰的执教还没开始，就因为酒驾被逮捕，并且还需要一点时间 让球队朝他的概念前进。 "It's constant movement," Horford said. "We've got to make sure we're all on the same page. If we don't, then we look stupid." Horford说："这是不断进行的，我们希望全队上下一心，如果我们不这样做看起 来真蠢。" Heading into his seventh season, this is clearly Horford's team now. He's the only holdover among the core group largely responsible for six straight trips to the playoffs. 迈入生涯第七年的Horford俨然成为球队的核心，他也是老鹰在连续六年的季後赛 之旅中仅存的球员。 Budenholzer is counting on his 6-foot-10 center to provide leadership on the court and in the locker room. Horford, meanwhile, is hoping the new system takes some of the burden off him - especially at the defensive end, where he's always been a power forward forced to play a post role. Budenholzer会期待6尺10寸的中锋Horford展现他的领导风范，不管是在场上或是 在休息室，Horford也希望球队的新血能减轻他的一点压力，特别是在防守端，因 为他常常以大前锋的身材但别无选择的去做低位的防守。 "He has a high basketball IQ," Budenholzer said. "The first and most important thing is that he's on the same page as far as what we're trying to do. He's been really, really focused on picking up the system." Budenholzer说："他的篮球智商很高，最重要的是他与我们所期待的相同，他很 专注的想带起这支球队。" 2013-14开幕战 希望能在艰困的开季打出好彩头~ Let's Go Mavs!! --

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