Dallas shares the Southwest Division lead with the Spurs and New Orleans is only a game back. Phoenix has already pulled past the Spurs in the race for the Western Conference's best record, with the Los Angeles Lakers, Denver and Portland all coming up fast. 　　小牛与马刺并居西南组龙头，黄蜂以一场胜差在後虎视耽耽；太阳已经超越马刺成为 西区老大，湖人、金块与拓荒者也正以惊人的速度窜起。 Indeed, there was much for the Spurs to worry about in the latest install- ment of the NBA standings. That is, if the Spurs even deigned to look at them. 　　的确，在最近列出的NBA排名中，有太多太多的事是马刺可能需要去担心的了。不过， 刺刺们似乎对这些事情看得很淡，就好像浮云一样。 “You don't look at the standings when you've got only 30 games played,” guard Manu Ginobili said after practice Wednesday. “It was comfortable to be four games ahead of the rest, but that's not who we are. We are never comfor- table.” 　　「这位施主，才打了三十多场比赛，哪有人现在就在紧张排名的事的啦？！这样会容易 掉头发喔！」在星期三那天的练习之後，马妞说。「我们还领先剩下队伍四场以上耶，这应 该是个让人感到舒服的领先优势吧？不过我们倒是不太满意 ─ 你知道的，我们是绝对不会 满於现状的。」 It's little secret the Spurs have not played their best of late. With seven defeats in 13 games, they've seen their record plummet from a once-lofty 17-3 to 23-10 heading into tonight's home game against Detroit. 　　关於马刺近来没有打出他们最好状态的这件事，似乎已经不是什麽秘密了。十三场比 赛中吞下了七场败仗，他们眼看着自己的战绩从威到不行的十七胜三败，一路直坠到在今 晚面对活塞的比赛前的二十三胜十败。 The Spurs haven't put together a winning streak longer than two games since the first week of December, a big reason Ginobili, on the rare occasions when he does happen to peek at the standings, is surprised to see the Spurs still atop the division. 　　刺刺们从十二月的第一周以来就不曾拿下两场以上的连胜，这主要的原因当然是来自 於 Ginobili 的缺赛。不过在 Manu 一次偶然不小心的情况下刚好瞄到了排名的那时候， !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!惊!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 马刺居然还是分区第一！ “We just need a spark,” Ginobili said. “We're not playing like we were in November, so I guess we need that something that gives you a push for the rest of the season.” 　　「我们只是需要点燃心中的一团火而已啊！」 Ginobili 说。「我们现在没能打出在 十一月时那样的表现，所以我猜我们只是需要一些东西来激励我们一下，好让我们能为剩 下的球季燃起雄雄的斗志。」 Don't look for the Pistons to play willing slump-buster tonight. Detroit has won 11 of its past 13 but comes into the game on a two-game losing streak after falling to Boston and Dallas. 　　当然，你不能期待这个「激励」是来自今晚活塞队当好人来给我们大屠杀啦。他们过去 十三场赢了十一场，虽然前两场的二连败分别输给了超赛跟小牛队。 An extra-terrestrial: As much as he can appreciate its necessity, Ginobili isn't too fond of the plastic splint he has been forced to wear in order to protect the sprained index finger on his shooting hand. 外星人入侵？！ 　　虽然 Manu 也不是不知道它的必要性，但Manu实在不怎麽喜欢缠在他惯用手上的那块 塑胶夹板 ─ 这是用来保护他受伤的手指的。 　　“It's like an alien thing on my hand,” he said. “It's not normal.” 　　「就好像有异形寄生在我手上一样，」他说。「感觉好怪喔！」 Ginobili has played two games with the splint, which he says affects his dribbling and ballhandling more than his shooting. 　　 Ginobili 已经戴着这只异形打了两场比赛，他说这只异形会干扰他的运球跟对球的 处理，不过投篮就还好。 　　Ginobili was set to meet with doctors after Wednesday's practice to check his progress and possibly determine how much longer he has to keep wearing the device. The Spurs' medical staff would like him to continue to use it the rest of the month. 马妞在星期三的练习後要去看医生，检查一下他复原的进度，也可能决定一下倒底他还 得戴着这怪东西多久。马刺的医疗团队希望他能继续戴到这个月结束。 　　 -- ╭╥─╮╭╥─╮╭╥─╮ ┌╦─╮ ╭╥─╮ ╭╥─╮ ╭╥─╮ ║║ ║║║ ║║ ║║ ║ ║║ ║ ║║ ║║ ╟╫─╢║║ ☆║║ ★ ╞╫─╯ ║║ ║ ╰╨╥╮ ╰╨╥╮ ╨╜ ╜╰╨─╯╰╨─╯ ╨╜ ↘ ╰╨─╯ ╰─╨╯ ╰─╨╯ --

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