Rockets-Mavericks Preview Facing a third consecutive defeat against Houston, the embattled Dallas Mavericks turned to Dirk Nowitzki, and the longtime superstar delivered a vintage performance. 上一战面临即将吞下三连败的生死关头，达拉斯小牛把球交给了Dirk Nowitzki， 这位巨星也展现出如同以往的绝佳表现。 It still wasn't enough to avoid a seemingly insurmountable deficit. 但，依旧不足以让小牛追上比分。 Down 3-0 in their first-round series with the Rockets, the Mavericks will look to Nowitzki again Sunday night, although his task of besting James Harden may seem near-impossible after an impressive effort from the MVP candidate in Game 3. 小牛目前首轮以0-3落後给休士顿火箭，明天是小牛的背水一战，尽管明天他的 表现可能还是无法压过本季的MVP候选人James Harden，Harden在第三战的表现 相当抢眼。 Nowitzki had a season-high 34 points Friday -- his most in the postseason since scoring the same amount on May 5, 2012 -- but he was outdone by Harden, who netted a career playoff-best 42 in Houston's 130-128 victory. Dirk昨天攻下本季最高的34分，也是在季後赛自从2012年5月5日的34分後最高， 但还是不敌拿下季後赛生涯新高42分的Harden，以128-130败北。 Monta Ellis, who also had a playoff best with 34 points, hit a runner with less than ten seconds left to pull Dallas within one, and Corey Brewer missed 1 of 2 free throws to give the Mavs a chance to tie it, but Ellis wasn't even close on a jumper at the buzzer. Monta Ellis也拿下了生涯季後赛最高的34分，在最後读秒阶段用一个高擦板帮 助小牛追到只差1分。随後Corey Brewer两罚中1，让小牛有望追平，但Ellis最 後的追平球偏了不少。 Dallas is now left to face a fourth straight year without taking a postseason series since winning its first title in 2011. No NBA team has ever rallied from an 0-3 hole. 小牛目前面临自从2011年封王之後四年都无法拿下系列赛的窘境，因为没有NBA 球队曾经在0-3落後下逆转晋级。 "This is a game that we needed to have," Nowitzki told the team's official website. "This ranks up there with the toughest playoff losses I've had in my long playoff career. "This definitely is up there." Dirk在球队官网访问说到："这场我们应该要拿下的，这次失败可以说是我在这 麽久的季後赛以来最难受的败仗之一，真的。" It was the type of effort Dallas needed in its first game without Rajon Rondo, who coach Rick Carlisle indicated would no longer be with the team following a listless effort in Game 2. The Mavs were also without Chandler Parsons after learning the small forward will miss the remainder of the postseason with a right knee injury that requires surgery. 小牛教练Rick Carlisle在第二战之後决定不再让表现乏善可陈的Rajon Rondo 出赛，Chandler Parsons也因为膝盖伤势本季报销，且需要动手术。第三战小 牛团队的努力正是他们现在最需要的。 Still, the duo of Harden and Dwight Howard proved too strong. Harden is averaging 30.0 points in this series, while Howard grabbed 26 rebounds Friday following a 28-point, 12-rebound performance in Game 2. 然而，他们还是敌不过Harden与Dwight Howard的组合，Harden在系列赛平均 拿下30.0分，而Howard在第二战攻下28分12篮板之後，昨天更是狂抓26篮板。 "The first two games, they kind of put two on the ball and kind of got me off the ball," Harden said. "This game, there were really no traps or anything like that. They were just giving me lanes and letting me be aggressive. So I just tried to read the play and make the best decision." Harden说："前两战对手不断使用包夹，让我拿不到球。这场比赛他们放弃了 这样做，让我有更大的空间，於是我打的更积极，解读对手的防守并做出进攻。" That different defensive approach against Harden in Game 3 -- perhaps in part brought on by Rondo's absence -- will likely be again modified Sunday after he saw a dramatic increase in shooting efficiency. Harden converted 15 of 24 field-goal attempts (62.5 percent) after managing to shoot just 32.1 percent in the first two games. 第三战防守的变阵或许与Rondo的缺席有关，但看到第三战Harden恐怖的命中 率，可能在第四战又要做出调整了。Harden昨天投24中15，命中率62.5%，比 起前两战的32.1%优异许多。 "(Harden) didn't shoot the ball great the first two games, so we knew at some point he would start to make shots," Devin Harris said. "We changed some things up and made some adjustments, but I'm pretty sure that we'll make further adjustments in Game 4." Devin Harris说："Harden前两战投的不顺，所以我们知道他迟早会触底反弹 的。我们做了一些改变，但我相信第四战我们会做出更多改变。" The Mavericks must also account for Howard, whose 11 offensive rebounds Friday matched a career best. He has grabbed double-digit offensive boards only nine times in his career, and last had 11 on Feb. 10, 2005. 小牛还得提防Howard，他昨天的11个进攻篮板同样平了生涯最佳纪录，Howard 生涯只有9次抓超过10个进攻篮板，上次他抓下11个进攻篮板是在2005年的2月 10日。 "Dwight was unreal," coach Kevin McHale said of his All-Star center, who had seven of his 13 points in the fourth quarter to help the Rockets hold on. "He got every rebound. He was just a beast." 火箭教练Kevin McHale谈到队上的明星中锋表示："Howard的表现太不真实了， 他每球都冲抢篮板，简直像个野兽。"Howard在第四节攻下全场13分当中的7分， 帮助火箭稳住领先。 Houston has won only one playoff series since reaching the 2007 Western Conference Finals. The Rockets were ousted last season by Portland and against Oklahoma City in 2013, both times in six games. 火箭自从2007年(注：应为1997年)打入西区冠军战後，只赢过一个系列赛， 前两季火箭分别在第六场败给了奥克拉荷马雷霆与波特兰拓荒者。 Dallas is 3-11 in the playoffs since winning its only championship and has dropped four consecutive postseason contests at home. 小牛自从2011年拿下队史首冠之後，在季後赛的战绩只有3胜11败，并吞下 了季後赛的主场四连败。(原文有误...去年明明有赢G6) Nowitzki has scored 25.5 points per game in his playoff career, which ranks 11th-best all time, and is averaging 22.7 in this series. Ellis is averaging 24.7 in the series. Dirk在季後赛生涯单场平均攻下25.5分，是史上第11高，这个系列赛他平均 拿到22.7分，而Ellis前三场则是平均有24.7分。 一场一场来吧 希望明天可以赢下来啊!! (新注音居然选迎夏来orz) Let's Go Mavs!! --

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