http://goo.gl/HjLrV By MATT BEARDMORE (STATS Writer) | The Associated Press If Josh Smith misses another game, the Atlanta Hawks will still have plenty of confidence in their offense as they open their trip. 即使Josh Smith再錯過一場比賽，亞特蘭大老鷹仍有足夠的信心在客場首戰中發動強勢進 攻。 That doesn't bode well for a Houston Rockets team giving up points - and giving the ball away - at an alarming rate. 這對失分與失球數漸趨失控的休士頓火箭來說顯然不妙。 Going for just its third win in Houston in 21 years, Atlanta will try to extend its winning streak to five on Monday night when these teams close out 2012 and their season series. 21年來僅在休士頓拿下兩勝的老鷹，力求在星期一晚間奪取五連勝。這場2012年歲末之戰 也是兩隊本季最後一場例行賽。 Without Smith - the team's leading scorer at 16.6 points per game - who aggravated a hip flexor in Friday's 102-94 victory at Cleveland, and Devin Harris (sore left foot) and Anthony Morrow (strained right hip), the short-handed Hawks (19-9) defeated Indiana 109-100 on Saturday. 儘管少了以每場16.6分居老鷹之首的Smith - 他在星期五對騎士102比94的勝利中導致髖 屈肌傷惡化 - 外加Devin Harris(左腳痛)和Anthony Morrow(右髖部拉傷)，人手不足的 老鷹(19勝9敗)仍在星期六以109比100擊敗溜馬。 "Guys scored some key points," said center Al Horford, who finished with 20 points, six rebounds and six assists despite playing with a right hip contusion. "We got stops when we needed to. That was a game where we got better.'' 右髖部挫傷之下仍取得20分，6籃板，6助攻的中鋒Al Horford說：「大夥投中幾顆關鍵球 ，我們適時阻止對方得方。這場比賽我們進步了。」 The Hawks would obviously prefer to have Smith back as they open their three-game stretch outside Atlanta, but Zaza Pachulia has been more than a capable backup, averaging 8.4 points and 9.1 rebounds in seven starts this season after scoring 17 with a season high-tying 14 boards on Saturday. 老鷹顯然更樂見Smith在客場三戰期間歸隊，但Zaza Pachulia這位候補表現得相當稱職， 本季七場先發平均拿下8.1分，9.1個籃板，星期六更取得平本季最高的14個籃板。 "Zaza is going to do whatever it takes to be ready, whether he starts or whether he comes in off the bench," coach Larry Drew told the Hawks' official website. 教練Larry Drew在老鷹官網上表示：「Zaza始終盡全力做好準備，不管是打先發還是板凳 。」 First-year Hawks guard Lou Williams - last year's runner-up to Houston's James Harden for Sixth Man of the Year honors - is proving to be an effective starter. Since Drew inserted Williams into the starting shooting guard spot four games ago, he is averaging 17.8 points and 6.5 assists after scoring 21 with a career-best 12 assists on Saturday. 效力老鷹五年的後衛Lou Williams - 去年評比年度第六人時僅次於火箭的James Harden - 正在證明自己是合格的先發。自從Drew在四場比賽之前，將Williams排入先發得分後衛 ，他平均拿下17.8分，6.5助攻，星期六更寫下生涯最高的21分，12助攻。 Atlanta is scoring 107.3 points per game on 49.8 percent field-goal shooting during its surge. 連勝期間，亞特蘭大每場攻下107.3分，命中率49.8%。 While the Hawks are going for their first five-game win streak since a season-best six-game stretch spanning Nov. 16-28, the Rockets (16-14) are in bounce-back mode after a pair of setbacks. 11月16至28日期間寫下本季最佳的六連勝之後，老鷹將再次爭取五連勝，而火箭(16勝14 敗)也力圖從二連敗中奮起。 Coming off a 122-116 loss at San Antonio on Friday that ended its season-best five-game winning streak, Houston suffered its most lopsided home loss in three seasons on Saturday, 124-94 to Oklahoma City. 星期五，火箭以122比116輸給馬刺，中止本季最佳的五連勝紀錄。星期六，火箭在主場吞 下三季以來最慘烈的敗仗，以124比94輪給雷霆。 It's the first time the Rockets have surrendered 120 in back-to-back games since a three-game stretch from April 7-11, 1995. 這是火箭自1995年4月7日至11日以來，首次背對背失分超過120分。 "We're going to go through tough times like this," forward Chandler Parsons told the Rockets' official website. "We're going to go through great stretches like we just went through but we're going to learn and get better together." 前鋒Chandler Parsons在火箭官網上表示：「我們會遇到這種艱難的時刻，也會遇到剛結 束的那段美好的連勝，我們會努力學習，一起變得更好。」 The Rockets have to get better with the basketball after committing a season-high 24 turnovers in each of the last two games. Harden and Jeremy Lin each have a team-high nine during that stretch. 火箭前兩場都犯下本季新高的24失誤，這一點必須改善。合計兩戰，Harden與林書豪各犯 下全隊最高的9次失誤。 Harden, though, has reached the 20-point plateau in a career-best 12 consecutive games. The last Rocket to have a stretch that long was Yao Ming, who reached 20 in 14 straight from Feb. 22-March 20, 2006. 不過，哈登也在此時寫下連12場得20分以上的生涯最佳紀錄。上一位擁有類似紀錄的火箭 人是姚明，他在2006年2月22至3月20日期間，寫下連14場得20分以上的紀錄。 Harden netted a career-high 45 points as the visiting Rockets won their fourth in this row series on Nov. 2, 109-102. 11月2日，Harden 攻下生涯最高的45分，作客的火箭取得兩隊交手四連勝。 Houston has won two straight at home over Atlanta after posting a 95-84 victory last New Year's Eve. 自去年元旦除夕以95比84擊敗老鷹以來，火箭已在主場兩度獵鷹成功。 --

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