原文出处： http://0rz.net/9e119 -- AUBURN HILLS -- The Detroit Pistons are off to one of the best starts in NBA history because a championship-caliber team has found a way to improve. 奥本山讯 -- 底特律活塞本季打出了NBA史上最佳的开季成绩之一，因为这支原本就具 备冠军队体质的球队已经找到了进步的方法。 New coach Flip Saunders has managed to help the 2004 champions, who fell just short of repeating last year, become more explosive on offense while maintaining their stifling defense. 新任教练老桑已经帮助这支去年差点就能再度夺冠的'04年冠军队在保持窒息式的防守 外，还释放出更多的进攻潜力。 "He has brought a new brand of basketball here," Detroit point guard Chauncey Billups said. "We're not boring to watch anymore." 活塞控卫枪蜥说"他为这支球队带来新的篮球风格，我们的比赛再也不枯燥乏味了。" The Pistons focused on their defense and were deliberate on offense the previous two seasons under Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown, and the two years before that with Rick Carlisle as coach. 活塞前2个球季在名人堂教练L.Brown的带领下专注於他们的防守，但在攻击面却太过 谨慎，而再之前2年的总教练则是R.Carlisle。 Now, if they're open early in the shot clock, they shoot -- instead of being forced to run plays their previous coaches called from the sideline. They rarely walk the ball up the court anymore, choosing to push it for easier baskets. 现在，如果他们在进攻时间还剩下很多时只要有空档，他们就会投篮 -- 而不像之前 只依据前教练在场边交代的战术来执行场上的play。他们之前很少设定作EO，而会审慎寻 找最加的出手选择。 At the other end of the court, Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace patrol the paint as well as any two in the league while Tayshaun Prince, Richard Hamilton and Billups harass opponents with chest-to-chest defense on the perimeter. 在场上另一端，当小王子、RIP和枪蜥在外线以胸对胸的严密防守对敌手造成困扰时， 班蛙和溪蛙也固守禁区，提供不亚於联盟中任2名大个子球员一样优异的防守。 Detroit is among the top teams offensively, averaging 100 points entering Friday's game against Memphis, and still ranks among the best on defense, giving up 90.6 points a game. Last year, the Pistons averaged 93.3 points and allowed 89.5 per game. 活塞已经挤身攻击强队之林，在礼拜五与孟斐斯灰熊交手前，单场平均可得100分，并 仍是联盟最佳防守球队之一，平均一场比赛只丢掉90.6分。上一季，活塞平均得到93.3分 ，丢掉89.5分。 But the most gaudy numbers are in the wins and losses columns. 不过最显着不同的数据是在胜、败场数上。 The Pistons were 35-5 through 40 games, trailing just three teams in NBA history and tied with two others. 活塞在前40场比赛拿下35胜5败，在NBA史上排名与其他2支球队并列第4。 Three teams were 37-3 at the same point: the Chicago Bulls (1995-96), Philadelphia 76ers (1966-67) and Los Angeles Lakers (1971-72). The 1991-92 and 1996-97 Bulls also won 35 of their first 40 games. 3支球队都有37胜3败的开季成绩：'95-'96球季的芝加哥公牛、'66-'67球季的费城76 人、'71-'72球季的洛杉矶湖人，而'91-'92、'96-'97球季公牛队开季40场比赛都拿下35场 胜利。 Those five teams all won championships. 那5支球队全都夺下冠军盃。 "The worst thing that any team can do is think about their record," said Detroit assistant coach Ron Harper, who helped the Bulls win a league-record 72 games a decade ago. "The minute you start thinking more than one game ahead, you will start losing. We never even thought about 70 wins in Chicago until we got to around 65. Then it became a goal, but we were still focused on the next game." 10年前帮助公牛队创下例行赛72胜联盟纪录的活塞助理教练R.Harper表示"当球队开始 在乎是否能破纪录，这可说是最糟糕的一件事。你开始想着能否再多赢一场的那一分钟起 ，就会开始输球了。在我们胜场数来到65附近前都没想过达到70胜的可能性，之後那成了 一个目标，但我们仍专注於接下来的每一场比赛。" Detroit beat the Grizzlies 95-89 Friday night, its season-high 10th straight victory to improve to 36-5 -- the fourth-best record midway through an NBA season. 礼拜五晚上活塞以95比89打败灰熊，以本季最佳的10连胜将战绩推进至36胜5败 -- NBA例行赛上半季第4佳纪录。 The Pistons were expected to be good this season, though most thought Miami or Indiana would be better in the Eastern Conference. Some predicted an adjustment period with their third coach in four seasons. 活塞本季前景看好，但季前其实大家都认为迈阿密热火或印第安那溜马在东区的战绩 会优於他们，有些人甚至预言他们还得花一些时间适应4个球季来第3位教练的带队风格。 The Western Conference-leading San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks have twice as many losses -- including two by the Spurs to Detroit, by 15 points each time -- and every other team in the Eastern Conference had three times as many losses. 西区领先集团是圣安东尼奥马刺和达拉斯小牛，但败绩已有活塞两倍之多 -- 包括马 刺二度以15分败给活塞的比赛 -- 而其他东区球队的败场数都已经是活塞的三倍以上。 "They have a point to prove to a lot of people, and they go out to prove that every night," Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "They feel like they blew one last year, and the only way to prove that point is by winning it again." 波士顿教练D.Rivers说"他们有一件事要向很多人证明，而他们每晚的比赛都在证明这 件事。他们觉得去年只差一点就赢得总冠军，而唯一能证明自己实力的方法就是再拿一次 总冠军戒。" Hamilton said the Pistons are more hungry to become a champion again after having the title taken away seven months ago by San Antonio. RIP表示球队在7个月前眼睁睁地看着马刺将冠军盃带回家後对於总冠军的渴望越来越 强烈了。 "We're on a mission," he said. 他说"我们有要务在身。" And Detroit has the ultimate incentive to play well every game before the games really count from April through June. 此外，活塞在4到6月进行的季後赛前还有个强烈动机要在每一场比赛都好好争取胜利 。 "We're motivated to keep this up because we want home-court advantage, after losing Game 7 on the road at San Antonio last year," Ben Wallace said. "That will help us get back to being champions." 班蛙说"在去年总冠军赛第7场败给马刺後，我们有维持联盟最佳战绩的动力，争取季 後赛全部的主场优势，那将会帮助我们再度取得总冠军。" While the Pistons have changed coaches frequently in recent years, they've resisted changing their nucleus. 尽管活塞近年来更换总教练的频率相当之高，他们的核心球员未有任何变动。 They have begun games with the same lineup for nearly two years since Rasheed Wallace was added, and four starters have been together during 11 playoff series the past three postseasons. 他们自从将近2年前溪蛙加盟後一直维持相同的先发阵容，而另4名先发球员过去3个球 季的季後赛已经一起打了11个系列赛。 "The last three years, they've been great, but they're better now than they've ever been," said former NBA guard Steve Smith, who was on the Heat's team against Detroit in the conference finals last year. "The biggest thing is their continuity and chemistry." 去年东区冠军赛还和热火一起对抗活塞的前NBA後卫S.Smith说"过去3年他们已经是一 支优秀的球队，但他们现在的状况比以往任何时候都还要好，最重要的是他们有足够的续 航力，球员间也有良好的化学效应。" The Pistons have won so many important games, home and away, they don't seem to get rattled or nervous late in games. They know Billups or Rasheed Wallace will take and make a key 3-pointer; or Hamilton will connect on another mid-range jumper; or Prince will make a stop, or Ben Wallace a block. 活塞已经赢了许多重要的比赛，不管是主场或客场，他们最近很少陷入苦战。他们知 道枪蜥或溪蛙将会投进关键的三分球，或RIP将会以另一个中距离串联起全队的攻势，或小 王子将会挡下对手的攻势，或班蛙会赏给对手一个麻辣锅。 "I've been here for five months, and this team still amazes me with its poise," Saunders said. 老桑说"我到活塞执教已经5个月了，而这支球队仍持续以低调的优异表现使我感到惊 讶。" Detroit's record has been so impressive that the Motor City is making comparisons to the 1984 Tigers, who also won 35 of their first 40 before going on to win the World Series. 活塞的战绩令人印象深刻，所以汽车城的居民将他们拿来和'84年的老虎队作比较，他 们赢得冠军盃前也在前40场比赛取得35胜。 "There are a couple similarities," former Tigers shortstop Alan Trammell told The Associated Press. "One, the Pistons get it and we got it, in terms of playing as a team and not just giving it lip service. Two, they don't rely on one guy every night, just like we didn't have one star that we depended on every game. 前老虎队游击手A.Trammell向美联社表示"这的确是有得比，第一，不是说客套话，活 塞跟我们一样都拿到35胜5败的开季战绩；第二，他们不是只倚赖某一位球员，就像我们当 初队上连一个明星球员都没有。" "When we were 35-5, Sparky (Anderson) would always say that it didn't mean anything unless we won the whole thing." "当我们35胜5败时，S.Anderson还是说除非球队赢得总冠军，否则这战绩根本不具任 何意义。" The Pistons are saying that, too. 而活塞也这麽说。 "If we don't win the title, no one will remember that we were 35-5," Saunders said. 老桑说"如果我们没拿到总冠军盃，没有人会记得我们拿过35胜5败的战绩。" --

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