原文出处： http://0rz.tw/b22mL -- BY DAVE D'ALESSANDRO It took 50 games or so to form something resembling a clear picture, but we think we've figured out this Eastern Conference. D.D'Alessandro观察了差不多50场比赛才对整体战况有了一些的概念，但我们认为我 们对於东区联盟已经相当了解。 First thing: Don't let the runt teams, lovable as they are, fool you anymore. 第一：不要再让那些阵容矮小的球队随心所欲打出属於他们的球风，把你耍得团团转 。 Second thing: The game is still about defense and quality size, which is why one team is starting to break away from the pack. 第二：球赛胜负仍系於防守和球员素质，这也是为什麽有一支球队的战绩正开始要独 走。 And finally: Those first two conclusions are subject to re-evaluation, because this is still the mild, mild East we're talking about. 不过最後：前两个结论必须要重新评估，因为我们要讨论的是今年表现相当，相当疲 软的东区。 Still, it's hard not to notice that the Detroit Pistons have hit their stride with a five-game win streak (entering last night's encounter with Toronto), and where it stops, nobody knows. If this were one of those easy equations -- whoever has the biggest toys wins -- they'd probably run away and hide with the conference very soon. That will be very interesting to watch: When March opens, the Pistons play 10 of 14 on the road, including five out West and two in Texas . If they get through that, they can get through anything. 仍然，我们很难不去注意底特律活塞最近的大跃进，他们已经累积了五连胜(包括昨晚 收拾多伦多暴龙已经六连胜了)，而什麽时候连胜才会停止，没有人知道。如果说这波连胜 击败的对手都是肉脚 -- 不管哪支球队遭遇这几支球队都能取胜 -- 他们或许很快就会落 荒而逃，被淹没在列强环伺的联盟之中。那接下来将会很有趣：当三月来到，活塞14场球 赛有10场要外出作客，包括连续5场西区客场之旅，另外还有两场要在德州出战马刺及火箭 。如果他们能安然度过这一连串的考验，那不管什麽难题对他们来说都只是小case。 The most impressive thing about them, however, has been the play of their big men. If you haven't been paying attention, they've gone 9-2 since Chris Webber has been put in the starting lineup. He's averaging 14 points and eight rebounds in those 11 games -- not exactly the 20-and-10 guy he was just a year ago, but good enough, because he can still pass for profit with anybody. 不管如何，他们球队最让人印象深刻的仍是他们大个子球员的优异表现。如果你还没 注意到，那我现在告诉你，活塞自C.Webber被放进先发名单後的战绩是9胜2败。他在那11 场比赛中平均攻下14分并抓下8个篮板 -- 虽然已经不是去年那个平均20分、10篮板的家伙 ，不过已经够了，因为他还可以适时地将球传到任何一个队友手上。 And most important, Rasheed Wallace is coming out of his fog. He had two double-double games this past week (only his second and third since Nov. 22), and it so happens they hammered the Lakers and Cavs in those games, holding both to 78 points. 还有最重要的一点，溪蛙已经走出了他的迷雾。他在过去这个礼拜两度演出两个双位 数(这仅仅是本季自11月22日以来的第二次及第三次)，而且是发生在他们将湖人和骑士的 得分都压制在只有78分而漂亮获胜的那两场比赛之中。 With Antonio McDyess and Jason Maxiell also in the rotation, it has reached a point where Nazr Mohammed can't get a run. He's played 21 minutes in the last 12 games, when he'd be a starter on virtually every one of these teams that are currently in pursuit of the Pistons: 袋鼠和J.Maxiell也在固定轮替名单当中，现在就变成回教人无法上场的情况。他在过 去12场比赛中只上场21分钟，不过他或许在最近和活塞接洽的每支球队当中都是足以扛下 先发中锋的人选。 Cleveland: Just as everyone figured, the Cavs are wrangling over tempo: LeBron James and Larry Hughes are whining regularly about being reigned in, and Mike Brown says they're a half-court team until he says otherwise. It's not helping that they're the world's worst free-throw shooting team, with LBJ himself at .684. There's something missing, and this is it: James isn't nearly as dominant as he was a year ago, and he is a reluctant leader -- though the rout of Miami was a powerful statement. The other good sign is that Sasha Pavlovic's career looks like it's just getting started in Year 4. 克里夫兰骑士：就像每个人都知道的，骑士队内部对於球队节奏还在争论不休：LBJ和 L.Hughes常态性地抱怨他们被限制住了，而总教练M.Brown说了，除非他说可以改变，不然 球队就要主打半场进攻。不过任谁都帮不了他们，因为他们是全世界罚球最差劲的球队， LBJ本身也只有68.4%的罚球命中率。还有一件事没提到，那就是：LBJ不像去年那麽有主宰 能力，而且他似乎不怎麽乐意担任球队的领袖 -- 尽管大败迈阿密热火是个强而有力，要 大家别小看他的声明。另一个好消息是S.Pavlovic的职业生涯似乎要从第四年起开始大放 异彩了。 Washington: This is no coincidence: Since Antawn Jamison (knee) went down, the Wizards have lost three out of four to drop from the top spot, and suddenly Gilbert Arenas (.360) looks like an easier cover. And while it is nuts to even mention defense when we're discussing these guys, think about this: The last four opponents have averaged 54.7 percent shooting, and those three losses ( Raptors, Lakers, Spurs) have come by an average of 17.7 points. They may still hold on to first place in the Southeast, but they'd better be prepared for Jamison to be out for five more weeks. 华盛顿巫师：这不是个巧合：自从詹美臣因膝盖受伤而缺阵後，巫师四场比赛输掉其 中三场，也一并输掉了东区头号种子的位置，而突然间Zero Agent(36%的投篮命中率)看来 也容易对付多了。当我们谈论这些家伙时，讨论到防守原本就是相当愚蠢的事，你想一下 ：过去四场比赛的对手平均投篮命中率达到54.7%，而输球的三场比赛更是以平均17.7分吞 下败仗。他们或许还能继续在东南组保持第一的位志，但他们最好做好心理准备，因为詹 美臣还会至少缺阵五个星期。 Toronto: Eminently likable, in a quirky, Euro-centric way. The talent is there, and what nobody figured was that the whole would be better than the sum of its parts this quickly. Which just tells you why Bryan Colangelo has few peers when it comes to understanding how the pieces fit. At the very least, the Raptors appear to be two years ahead of schedule in a three-year rebuilding scheme. 多伦多暴龙：虽然几乎是半支欧陆球队，但表现相当抢眼。这支球队确实很有天份， 但没人猜得到的是他们这麽快就能整合起来。这足以说明为什麽B.Colangelo运筹帷幄的功 力在联盟中少有敌手，他看人很准，能知道这个球员是不是适合自己的球队。而且暴龙在 他们原先预定的三年重建期中已经超前了两年的进度。 Chicago: Though the Bulls were our preseason pick to make it out of the East, it's getting very hard to take them seriously with that road record (8-17). They're 2-4 on their current trip, which ends tonight at Phoenix, and there had been speculation that this Western tour could determine whether they're going to pull the trigger on a deal for Pau Gasol. Then there's the requisite injury: Andres Nocioni has plantar fasciitis. 芝加哥公牛：尽管公牛是我们季前一致看好可以在东区出线的A级强队，以他们目前8 胜17败的客场战绩，实在很难认真地把他们当成东区挂头牌的球队来看待。他们最近客场 六连战在今晚凤凰城一役後以3胜3败作收，而有人推测这一趟西区客场之旅的表现好坏将 会影响公牛是否会扣下进行交易以获得P.Gasol的板机。之後，最近还有一个关键伤兵：阿 根廷悍将A.Nocioni因足底筋膜炎而缺阵。 Orlando: If Dwight Howard didn't drop one on Tim Duncan's head at the buzzer Friday night, the Magic would have fallen under .500 for the first time since the third game of the season. The team is still getting slammed by injuries and inconsistent point guard play. Call us in a month. 奥兰多魔术：如果星期五晚上D.Howard没有在叮当肯头上灌进那个压哨第一时间灌篮 ，那魔术的胜率将自本季第三场比赛以来首度跌破五成。这支球队仍持续受到伤兵以及控 卫群不稳定的表现影响。一个月後再观察看看吧。 Miami: According to our calculations, the Heat has beaten two winning teams on the road (Utah, Indiana) in the past three months. But this team is still the most dangerous in the field -- for two reasons, and you know both their names. 迈阿密热火：根据我们的统计，热火在过去三个月以来在客场只有打败过两支胜率过 半的球队(爵士、溜马)。但这支球队仍然是联盟中最危险的球队 -- 有两个原因，这里不 多做介绍，你们都知道他们的名字。 Indiana: The Pacers had won six out of seven with the new group -- and then came another bar fight involving Jamaal Tinsley and Marquis Daniels (in a country-western joint, fercryinoutloud) and a three-game losing streak. The players deny involvement in the fight. They'd probably deny involvement in the losing streak as well, but hardly anyone talks about basketball in Indianapolis anymore. 印地安纳溜马：溜马在八人大交易後的七场比赛中赢了六场 -- 然後又发生了另一次 的酒吧斗殴事件，这次的事主是J.Tinsley和M.Daniels(发生在西边乡村边界，一个叫做 fercryinoutloud的地方)，导致球队三连败。球员们否认他们涉嫌其中，他们或许也会否 认球队的连败是受他们牵连，但以後在篮球之州 - 印地安纳波利斯很难会有任何人再讨论 篮球了。 Nets: Think about this: Someone in the Toronto organization told us the other day that if you analyze the big picture objectively, the Raptors should fear a late surge from the Knicks more than they do a challenge from Team Thorn. All together now: Ouch. 纽泽西篮网：你想一下：有个暴龙球团的人告诉我们如果有一天你客观地分析大局， 你会发现比起担心来自Thorn的球队的挑战，暴龙更应该害怕後劲十足的尼克。总括地说： 篮网的近况只能用"唉唷，真是一整个糟"来形容。 --

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