Mavericks-Rockets Preview The Dallas Mavericks proved too proud to suffer a four-game sweep against one of their in-state rivals, though a cold shooting night from the Houston Rockets certainly helped. 达拉斯小牛绝对不会甘於被同城世仇给横扫，不过休士顿火箭低迷的命中率 也是小牛的扳回一成的原因之一。 Whether that desperation can carry the Mavericks through another elimination game may again depend on how much they can slow the Rockets' prolific outside attack Tuesday night. 小牛继续面对背水一战，如果他们系列赛想走得更远，就要看他们能不能挡 下火箭强悍的外线火力。 Houston went just 2 for 21 from 3-point range through the first three quarters in Game 4 on Sunday and finished 7 for 31. Josh Smith knocked down four 3s in the final 12 minutes to slightly pad the Rockets' poor performance (22.6 percent), which ranked as their eighth-worst this season. 火箭昨天前三节的三分球投21中2，最後投31中7。多亏Josh Smith在最後一 节砍进4个三分球，才帮助火箭把三分命中率拉抬到22.6%，这是火箭本季单 场三分命中率第八低的纪录。 "We have to be better on both ends of the floor," James Harden said. "Credit to them, they did a great job of pressuring the ball, but overall we have to be better at doing what we're supposed to do." James Harden说："我们得在攻守两端打得更好，他们的压迫防守做得很好， 但总之我们要打得更好，打出应有的水准。" Harden was 5 for 7 from behind the arc for Houston in Game 3 but has otherwise shot just 3 for 16 in this series, while Trevor Ariza is hitting at a 26.7 percent clip. The two shooters tied for third league-wide with 555 attempted 3-pointers this season for a Houston team that launched 32.7 per game -- the highest average in NBA history. Harden在第三战的三分球投7中5，但其他三战他投16只中3，Trevor Ariza 的命中率也仅有26.7%。这两人在本季一共出手了555次三分，是联盟中单队 双人组合的第三高出手次数，火箭本季平均出手32.7次三分，是史上单季平 均最高的纪录。 Although that proficiency did not surface in Game 4, the Rockets' MVP candidate does not expect to alter the gameplan as the series shifts back to Houston. "We shoot 3s," Harden said. "That's what we do." 尽管昨天他们的表现失常，但MVP候选人之一的Harden说球队的攻击计画不 会有任何的改变。他说："我们会继续投三分，这是我们的球风。" Coach Kevin McHale credited the loss not to his team's poor shooting, but instead to Dallas' urgency. The Mavericks outrebounded the Rockets 52-38 and had 16 offensive boards, their most since Feb. 7. 火箭教练Kevin McHale不把输球的责任归咎於球队的命中率，反倒是提到 小牛对赢球的迫切感。小牛在篮板上以52-38大幅领先，并且抓下16个进攻 篮板，是自从2月7日以来的单场最多纪录。 "They played harder than us," McHale said. "They beat us on the boards bad. They pushed it down on us. Our coverages were really loose, and they just played harder than we did. That's the bottom line, they played with more desperation." McHale说："他们打得比我们更努力，在篮板上痛击我们，他们不断对我们 施加压力，而我们打得较为松散，他们展现出更多的决心。" Six players scored in double figures for the Mavericks. Monta Ellis led the way with 31 points, while Al-Farouq Aminu (16 points, 12 rebounds) and Tyson Chandler (10 points, 14 rebounds) each recorded double-doubles. 昨天小牛有六位球员得分到达双位数，最高是Monta Ellis的31分，另外Al- Farouq Aminu拿到16分12篮板，Tyson Chandler则是有10分14篮板的双十表 现。 J.J. Barea also filled the statsheet with 17 points and 13 assists during his first postseason start since the 2011 NBA Finals. He provided a much-needed boost to the Mavericks' backcourt given the absence of Rajon Rondo, who has essentially been dismissed from the team by coach Rick Carlisle. J.J. Barea昨天担任自从2011年总冠军战之後的首度季後赛先发，拿下17分 13助攻的优异表现。成为小牛在缺少Rajon Rondo之後的一剂强心针，Rondo 已经被教练Rick Carlisle排出在上场名单之外。 Carlisle, who filled his Game 3 postgame press conference with criticisms of the officials -- and jokingly taped his mouth shut Sunday to avoid another sizable fine -- instead spent Game 4's media session heaping praise on Barea. 卡帅第三战赛後因为抱怨判罚而被罚款，昨天他很搞笑的在媒体提问时拿出 胶带贴住嘴巴，以免再被罚款。他也在记者会中大力赞扬了Barea的表现。 "He's always a guy that's going to battle," Carlisle told the Mavericks' official website. "He's relished playoff opportunities. That's been the pattern of his career. He's played big for us a lot while he's been here. I just think that's how he's wired and how he approaches it." 卡帅在球队官网访问说到："他是个战士，他喜爱季後赛的机会，这是他生涯 中一贯的模式，他之前曾经在季後赛大放异彩，我想这次他也会用相同的态 度来面对。" Dallas has dropped its last four visits to Houston, including Games 1 and 2, and last won a road playoff game against the Rockets on April 30, 2005. 小牛这个系列赛的两场客场，也就是第一战与第二战，都败给了火箭。上次 小牛在季後赛的客场击败火箭，要追溯到2005年的4月30号了(G4)。 Houston has won only one playoff series since advancing to the Western Conference finals in 1997, and bowed out in the first round each of the past two years under McHale. 火箭自从1997年打进西区决赛之後只赢过一个系列赛，而且近两年都在第一 轮铩羽而归。 Dirk Nowitzki struggled in his last trip to Houston, scoring only 10 points in Game 2's 111-99 defeat. The performance marked Nowitzki's fourth-lowest point total in 139 postseason games. He shot 7 of 14 for 16 points and added eight rebounds Sunday. Dirk Nowitzki在上次作客火箭时状况低迷，只攻下10分，小牛以99-111输了 第三战。10分是Dirk在生涯139场季後赛当中的最低纪录，他昨天投14中7拿 下16分8篮板。 一场一场慢慢打吧 希望继续把战线延长到达拉斯!! Let's Go Mavs!! --

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