Mavericks-Heat Preview The star-laden Miami Heat appeared to be a team in turmoil following a loss to the Dallas Mavericks last month that dropped them to 9-8. As they prepare to face the Mavericks for the first time since that game, those early season struggles are all but a distant memory for the Heat. 眾星雲集的邁阿密熱火在上個月敗給小牛以後，戰績來到9勝8敗，看起來是一團混 亂。他們準備明天再次對上小牛，開季的不順遂對熱火來說好像已經是很久以前的 事了。 Miami will try to extend one of its longest win streaks in franchise history by snapping a 13-game skid to the Mavericks on Monday night. Miami had dropped three of four when it arrived in Dallas on Nov. 27 and didn't threaten the Mavericks for most of the second half in a 106-95 defeat. 熱火要試圖延續隊史裡最長的連勝紀錄之一，並中止對上小牛的13連敗。在上次造 訪達拉斯之前，他們在四戰中輸了三場，下半場完全沒給小牛任何威脅而落敗。 The game featured the infamous bump between LeBron James and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra during a third-quarter timeout. The two insisted there was nothing to speculation that the act was a sign of disrespect. The Heat also had a players-only meeting to clear the air following the loss. Since then, the Heat have reeled off 12 consecutive victories, two shy of matching the longest in franchise history set Dec. 6, 2004-Jan. 1, 2005. 該場比賽第三節某次暫停時，發生了LBJ與教練Spoelstra的撞肩膀事件，兩人都堅 持這件事不該有任何對於無禮的臆測。熱火也在該場落敗後閉門開了球員會議，把 事情給說清楚，接下來熱火就拉出了12連勝，距離04-05球季創下的隊史紀錄還差 兩場。 "I think everything is a lot smoother on both ends of the floor," Chris Bosh said. "We knew it was going to take time for us to come together. It's a lot quicker than I imagined, but we're continuing to work. We have a long way to go, so we want to continue to build on it." Miami (21-8) kept that run going by rallying from a four-point deficit in the final 16 seconds for a 95-94 win at Washington on Saturday night. Dwyane Wade, Bosh and James Jones each hit a pair of free throws during the closing 6-1 run, and James scored 32 points for the second straight game. "You see the Boston Celtics, Lakers and Spurs pull out games when they don't play well," Wade said. "We were able to do that." Bosh說："我認為在攻守兩端很多事情都變得更平穩，我們知道團結起來需要時間， 這比我想像的進行的要快，但我們持續的再努力，我們還有很長的一段路要走，所 以我們要繼續努力。"熱火上一戰在最後16秒還有4分落後，但最後逆轉打敗巫師， 延續了這波連勝。Wade、Bosh與James Jones都在最後關頭罰進兩球，讓熱火打出 6-1的攻勢帶走勝利。James則是連續兩場攻下32分。Wade說："塞爾提克、湖人跟 馬刺都有本錢在打不好的狀況下帶走勝利，我們也做得到。" The previous evening, the Mavericks (21-5) cruised to a 106-91 victory over Phoenix, their 14th in 15 games. Dallas used a balanced offense - four players in double figures - while containing one of the NBA's highest scoring teams. The Mavericks are allowing 93.2 points per game this season and an average of 91.5 in their win streak over the Heat, tied for the second-longest current run for one team against one opponent. San Antonio has won 14 in a row over Minnesota. 再前一個晚上，小牛在家輕鬆擊敗太陽，贏得了近15場中的第14勝。小牛展現出了 均衡的進攻，有四位球員得分達雙位數，也守住了聯盟最會得分的球隊。小牛本季 平均失分僅93.2分，對上熱火的連勝中則是平均只掉91.5分，兩隊對戰的13連勝是 現存第二長的紀錄，馬刺目前連贏了灰狼14場。 "Our goal every night is to play the best defense we can," coach Rick Carlisle said. Dallas has also won 19 of 21 overall against Miami and 14 of 15 since the Heat took Wade with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2003 draft. The Heat's All-Star guard, though, won his lone NBA championship at the expense of the Mavericks in 2006. Dallas has claimed six straight games in Miami and nine of 10. 卡帥說："我們每晚的目標就是要盡自己所能做好防守。"小牛近21次隊上熱火贏了 19場，Wade被選進熱火之後小牛也贏了15場當中的14場。但是這位明星後衛在2006 年帶領熱火打敗小牛贏得唯一一次的總冠軍。小牛目前在邁阿密取得6連勝，近10 次作客也拿了9勝。 "It's gonna be a very challenging game for us," Carlisle told the team's website. "I'm sure they'll be thinking about revenge and all that stuff. ... It's a challenge we're looking forward to." Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki is 37 points shy of passing Larry Bird for 25th on the NBA's career scoring list. He's averaged 26.4 points in his last 13 games against the Heat and 26.6 in his last 11 games in Miami. 卡帥對官網說到："這會是很有挑戰性的比賽，我很確定這些傢伙還在想著要報仇， 這是我們期待的挑戰。"小牛的明星球員Dirk Nowitzki距離NBA得分榜第25位的 Larry Bird只差37分，Dirk在對熱火的13連勝中平均可以攻下26.4分，最近11場在 邁阿密的比賽平均則是有26.6分。 The Heat's three stars are each averaging more than 20.0 points in their career against Dallas with James' 27.5 mark leading the way. However, they might need some more help in this game. Wade, James and Bosh each had at least 22 points in the previous meeting with Dallas, but no other Miami player had more than nine. Dallas, meanwhile, had six players in double figures with former Heat forward Caron Butler scoring 23 and Nowitzki 22. 熱火的三巨頭生涯碰上小牛都有平均20分以上的水準，其中又以James的27.5分為 最高，不過這場比賽他們或許需要更多幫手。Wade、James與Bosh上一戰對上小牛 都至少得了22分，不過其他隊友沒有人得分超過9分。而小牛則是有6位選手得分 達到雙位數，前熱火球員Butler攻下23分，Dirk攻下22分。 明天真的是說什麼都不能輸 對上熱火永遠都是復仇之戰 連勝終結者明天發揮一下吧!! Let's Go Mavs!! --

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