Impressive defense has helped the New Orleans Hornets knock off three playoff teams from last season during a surprising unbeaten start. 黄蜂展现出令人惊艳的防守，击败三只季後赛球队(公鹿、金块、马刺)。 The Houston Rockets, meanwhile, have plenty of work to do defensively. 火箭的防守则有待加强。 The Hornets look to match the best start in franchise history Wednesday night as Trevor Ariza returns to Houston, where second-half lapses have plagued his former team during a winless start. 黄蜂要挑战追平开季历史新高，亚理杀则要面对一胜难求的老东家。 A healthy Chris Paul, who missed 37 games last season, gave New Orleans (3-0) reason for optimism, but a 1-7 preseason under first-year coach Monty Williams and its superstar's own uncertain future left the Hornets with an uneasy outlook. 保罗出走与否，与能力尚未验证的蒙提教头是黄蜂接下来的考验。 A tough early schedule didn't figure to help, but so far New Orleans has done just fine. After totaling 23 assists in home wins over Milwaukee and Denver, Paul scored 25 points in a 99-90 win at San Antonio on Saturday to help his team improve to 3-0 for the fourth time in five seasons. 黄蜂克服10月难打的赛程，获得五年来第四次的开季三连胜。 "I like it, but I'm not surprised," Paul said of the fast start. "We're professionals. Every night we step out there on the court we go out there with the mindset that we're going to win." 保罗表示：「我喜欢连胜，但这并不意外。我们是职业球员，上场就是要赢。」 Paul is the league's only player averaging at least 20 points, nine assists and six rebounds, but it's the Hornets' defense that has them on the verge of matching their 2006-07 and 2007-08 starts as the best in franchise history. New Orleans has held opponents to an average of 92.0 points, a vast improvement over the 105.5 points per game it allowed after the All-Star break last season. 保罗是联盟唯一平均20分、9助攻、6篮板的球员，但是其实是黄蜂的防守让他们有机会 挑战06-07与07-08的最佳开季成绩。 "To me if people don't understand how important defense is, they should now," Williams said. "Our team defense is coming along, (but) we're not there yet. ... We're making improvements." 蒙提教头说：「如果人们不了解防守的重要性，那麽他们现在知道了。我们防守的不错， 但好还要更好。」 One reason for that defensive success has been Ariza, whom the Hornets acquired from Houston (0-3) in a four-team offseason trade that netted the Rockets reserve guard Courtney Lee. Ariza, who had an up-and-down season in Houston after signing a five-year, $35 million deal in 2009, is averaging 2.7 steals even as he's struggled offensively (10.3 ppg). 防守成功关键的可能是亚里杀，而且他平均一年只要7M呢( ￣ c￣)y▂ξ The Rockets could certainly use Ariza's defensive energy right now. Houston has allowed a league-worst 117.0 points per game during an 0-3 start in which it's led at halftime of each game. Denver shot 37.8 percent overall Saturday in the Rockets' home opener, but scored 59 points after halftime in a 107-94 win......(原文吃掉) 火箭开季最差是0-5，今年他们也有机会挑战。 New Orleans won three of four in the series last season despite Paul missing the last two meetings, as David West more than made up for his absence. The two-time All-Star averaged 39.5 points and 11.0 rebounds in the two trips to Houston, including a career-high 44-point effort in a 108-100 loss Dec. 29. 黄蜂去年对火箭对战3-1占上风。而阿西在Toyota Center就会大爆发，平均有39.5分 和11篮板。 Ariza had 26 points, 10 boards and 10 assists - his lone career triple-double - in the Rockets' 123-115 loss April 14. 亚理杀则是对黄蜂打出生涯唯一一次大三元。 随意翻翻大家轻松看^ ^ 出处： http://www.nba.com/games/20101103/NOHHOU/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp0021000059 --

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