Mavericks-Kings Preview The steady improvement of rookie Ben McLemore has been a bright spot during an otherwise difficult season for the Sacramento Kings. 沙加缅度国王的前途依然黑暗，但新秀Ben McLemore的进步让他们看到一丝光芒。 The Kings have lost four straight at home and will look for McLemore to help turn things around Monday night when they host the Dallas Mavericks. 国王目前吞下了主场四连败，希望McLemore能用好表现来扭转局势，明天他们要对 上达拉斯小牛。 McLemore, the seventh pick in this year's draft, has seen his playing time and production rise as the season has progressed. He logged a season-high 38 minutes Saturday at Utah and hit a 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds remaining to force overtime. 今年第七顺位的McLemore，上场时间不断递增，昨天他上场本季新高的38分钟， 在最後3.2秒砍进追平三分，把比赛拉到延长，最後国王以112-102踢馆击败犹他 爵士。 Sacramento (5-13) went on to win 112-102, and McLemore finished with 15 points and nine rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins led the way with 28 points and Isaiah Thomas added 26, including 23 after halftime. 国王的战绩来到5胜13败，McLemore攻下15分9篮板，DeMarcus Cousins拿下28分 为全队最高，而Isaiah Thomas攻下26分，包括半场攻下23分。 "Isaiah was telling me after the huddle that I was going to hit a big shot," McLemore said. "And I thought I was going to make it even though I had missed a couple of 3s earlier." McLemore说："Isaiah跟我说让我来投最後一击，我认为我一定会投进，尽管我之 前有几次出手没进。" Thomas called McLemore's clutch basket, "the biggest shot of his NBA career so far." Thomas说McLemore这球是他生涯目前最重要的一击。 The Kings need his development to continue for an offense that ranks 24th in the NBA with a 43.0-percent field-goal percentage. McLemore is second among rookies in points per game at 10.1, but he's averaged 13.7 over the last six games. He scored a career-high 20 on Dec. 6 against the Los Angeles Lakers. 国王需要加强进攻，本季国王命中率仅43.0%为联盟第24，McLemore平均10.1分为 新秀第二高分，不过他最近六战平均13.7分，在前几天对上洛杉矶湖人攻下生涯最 高的20分。 "We've been waiting on one of those from Ben," Cousins said of McLemore's clutch shooting against the Jazz. Cousins谈到McLemore的那球，说："我们就等着他投进这关键球。" The Mavericks (13-8) have dominated the Kings in recent years, going 23-3 against them since April 4, 2006 - including victories in the past five meetings. 13胜8败的小牛最近几年对国王展现压倒性的优势，自从2006年4月以来对战取得 23胜3败的上风，最近也拿下对战五连胜。 Dallas is coming off a dramatic 108-106 victory over Western Conference-leading Portland on Saturday. Monta Ellis sank a 21-foot jumper as time expired to give the Mavs their third consecutive victory. 小牛昨天以108-106戏剧性的客场打败西区龙头波特兰拓荒者，Monta Ellis投进 21尺的致胜压绍球，让小牛拿下三连胜。 Dirk Nowitzki has played well over the last four games, averaging 24.3 points on 53.4 percent shooting. Against Portland, he scored 28 to go with seven assists and six rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki最近四战表现亮眼，平均攻下24.3分，命中率53.4%，他昨天攻下28 分6篮板7助攻。 Even with Ellis leading the team in scoring at 21.6 points per game, Nowitzki remains the catalyst on offense for the Mavericks. 尽管Ellis平均21.6分为全队最高，不过Dirk还是小牛的进攻重心。 "We were throwing it to (Dirk) every time," coach Rick Carlisle said of his team's strategy against Portland. "You know, he's going to cause something to happen, something good, and he's going to make it tough on them, so we've got to get the ball in his hands." 小牛教练Rick Carlisle谈到昨天的比赛："我们一直把球喂给Dirk，他会创造奇 蹟，让对手备感压力，我们会尽量把球传给他。" The win over the Trail Blazers was the second on a four-game road trip for Dallas, which also faces Golden State before returning home next Saturday. 小牛在击败拓荒者後，客场四连战拿下前两胜，小牛的客场之旅将在金州作结。 "Every win is huge, every win you can get is huge," Carlisle said. "We hadn't been playing great on the road this year. Our hope is that we can build some chemistry, build some togetherness out here, which isn't easy. (Portland) is a hard place to play. Sacramento is hard to play, Golden State is hard to play. So, we have to be really together and this is a positive step in the right direction in a win." 卡帅说："每一胜都很重要，每一场能拿下的胜利都很重要，我们今年客场表现 不佳，希望我们能在之後打出好的化学效应，展现团队气势，这并不容易。波特 兰是个难打的客场，沙加缅度跟金州也不好打，我们真的得团结一心，才能拿下 胜利。" 明天打国王 希望能维持最近的气势!! Let's Go Mavs!! --

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