（应该不算外电，这是 翻译自http://blogs.chron.com/nba/2007/12/rockets_1315_at_christmas_with.html Rockets 13-15 at Christmas. There must be a pony around here somewhere The Rockets cited all the reasons for losing. 火箭有一堆输球的理由。 Yao Ming's thumb. Yao's cut face. Tracy McGrady's sore knee. The schedule. The travel. The game time. The Pistons. 姚明受伤的大拇指，脸上挂彩。T-mac酸痛的膝盖。 机八的赛程、长途跋涉、比赛的时间、活塞队。 Then Rick Adelman said what needed to be said most of all. "In reality, we'll see when we come back," Adelman said. "We'll see if we pick it up again." Maybe the excuses are valid explanations. Maybe not. Maybe they are valid, but the Rockets aren't any good, anyway. 也许这些藉口是最有效的解释，也许不是。也许是有效的，不过无论如何，火箭打的很烂。 Detroit 94, Rockets 82 did come at the end of a long, hard road, but also seemed to indicate the difference between the contenders and a wannabe pretender. 在漫长又艰困的客场之旅的最後，火箭82-94输给了活塞，但也看出卫冕者和想要挑战者 之间的不同。 But if the Rockets want to cite all they believe to have been stacked against them, if they want to believe they were diminished by the schedule and tormented by injuries, there is something they can do. Prove it. The schedule returns to normal. There are a few back-to-backs, including one when they return after a four-day break and two practices. But that's life in the NBA. 赛程终於恢复正常。之後有几次back-to-back的比赛，包括在四天的休息和两次练习之後 的二连战。不过这就是NBA的生活。 They have had time to get their offense in order. They will either get McGrady back from his knee issues, or have time to prepare to play without him. They play three consecutive teams that have beaten them (Memphis, Toronto and Golden State) then go to Boston to face another contender on the road. 之後要连续面对三个今年都曾经打败火箭的球队（灰熊、暴龙、勇士），接着要在客场去 面对联盟的另一个霸主--Boston Celtics。 In the past five games, they have won one, and that was against a team playing its fourth game in five nights. 最近五场比赛中，火箭只赢了一场--同样是最近五天四战的公牛。 The Rockets have seemed to make progress, and it was important to begin playing better. They believe they have, that they are ready to win. As Adelman said, "We'll see." 火箭似乎有所进步，开始越打越好是很重要的。他们相信他们准备要去赢得胜利。 就像Adelman说的，「等着瞧吧」。 In other words, prove it. 换句话说，证明自己吧。 It's time. 是时候了！ ‧ ‧ ‧ Merry Christmas, all. Don't let this stuff get you down. 祝大家圣诞快乐！别因为这篇文章（和今天输球）让大家心情不好 XD --

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