※ 引述《BIASONICA (my desired happiness)》之銘言： : http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/041204/hor_hornets001.shtml : Hornets look to improve in standings : By LES EAST : Special to The Advocate : NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Hornets play their final home game : of the regular season tonight, still hoping to position themselves : to begin the playoffs at home. 黃蜂今晚在家打最後一場正規賽事(這句是不是有錯阿?我記得另一場也在家) 希望能在季後賽開打時保有主場優勢. : The Hornets (40-40) play the New York Knicks (38-42) at 7 p.m. in : the New Orleans Arena after having re-ignited their flickering : hopes for home-court advantage with consecutive victories. 今晚八點黃蜂將在家對上尼克,在一波連勝之後,重新燃起了季後賽取得主場優勢 的希望之火. : New Orleans beat Boston 89-80 Friday, then went to Milwaukee and : beat the Bucks 92-87 Saturday night, preventing Milwaukee from : clinching the fourth seed and the final home- court edge for the : first round of the playoffs and giving New Orleans consecutive : victories for the first time in more than six weeks. 黃蜂星期五89-80擊敗塞爾提克,然後在星期六晚上再擊敗了公鹿92-87,避免公鹿 提前取得第四種子和首輪主場優勢.這是黃蜂超過六週以來第一次連勝(ㄜ..原來 有這麼糟喔 @@) : The Hornets have the same record as fifth-place Miami, but Miami : holds the tiebreaker. New Orleans is a game behind the Bucks, but : clinched that tiebreaker Saturday night. 黃蜂現在跟熱火並列第五,但是熱火保有對戰優勢.黃蜂勝差一場落後給公鹿, 但是在星期六的勝利之後保有對戰優勢. : If the Hornets win tonight and in their regular-season finale at : Washington on Wednesday, they'll grab fourth place if Milwauke : and Miami each lose one of their last two. 如果黃蜂能在今晚獲勝,並在星期三正規賽最後一場打敗巫師,而公鹿和熱火 又在最後兩場各輸一場的話,就能搶回主場優勢. : The Heat plays at Boston tonight and at home against New Jersey on : Wednesday. The Bucks play at Cleveland tonight and at home against : Toronto on Wednesday. 熱火今天客場對上塞爾提克,然後星期三會在主場對上籃網.公鹿今晚在克里夫蘭 初賽,然後星期三在主場對上暴龍. : "I still believe we have a shot at getting home-court advantage," : Hornets center Jamaal Magloire said, "and the only way to give : ourselves that chance is to win out." : If New Orleans splits its last two games, Miami and Milwaukee would : both have to lose both of their remaining games for the Hornets to : get the fourth seed. If these teams finish in a three-way tie, New : Orleans can finish no higher than fifth based on the conference-record : tiebreaker. "我依然相信我們有機會可以拿到主場優勢" Magolire說道 "而唯一達成這個目標 的方法就是贏下去!" 如果黃蜂錯失了剩下兩場中的一場,就只能期待熱火跟公鹿兩戰皆負黃蜂才有主場 優勢.如果三隊最後戰績打平,黃蜂不可能高於第五種子,因為區域戰績的關係. : The fourth and fifth seeds will meet in the first round while the : sixth seed will have to play third-seeded Detroit (53-27). 第四第五種子會在第一輪交手,而第六種子則會對上活塞. : The Hornets started preparing for the playoffs after they clinched a : berth last Tuesday, even as they continue to try and strengthen their : position. 從上週二開始,黃蜂就已在為進入季後賽準備,而他們依然想爬到更好的位置. : "Each game is important as far as our seeding is concerned," coach : Tim Floyd said. "You want to finish as high as you possibly can so : you're trying to win every game. If a win is attainable, you try to : get it. We've talked as a staff about who we might play, practice : times, schedules and such." "每一戰都是決戰!" 教頭說 "我們當然希望最後的戰績越高越好,所以我們試著 去贏每一場比賽.我們不斷的討論著誰該上場,練習時間,行程等等等..." : The health of key players remains a question mark as the start of the : playoffs looms this coming weekend. 關鍵球員們的健康依然是個大問號,隨著即將到來的季後賽週末. : Guard Darrell Armstrong sat out the win over the Bucks because of a : sprained right ankle sustained a night earlier against the Celtics. : He hopes to play tonight, but is listed as doubtful. Guard David : Wesley continues to play despite a sprained left big toe that won't : heal until the off-season. Armstrong在擊敗公鹿的戰役中並未出賽,因為他在前一晚面對波士頓十扭傷了 他的右腳踝.他希望今晚能出賽,不過他依然被列在"逐日觀察名單"當中! Wesley依然在與他那扭傷的左大拇趾對抗,而這在球季結束前不可能好. : Guard Baron Davis, who has missed the last nine games because of a : sprained left ankle, is questionable for tonight. Forward Jamal : Mashburn has missed the last 17 games and will miss at least these : last two regular-season games because of a bone bruise in his right : knee. 小胖錯過了過去的九場比賽,因為他那扭傷的左腳踝,今晚依然是個問號.怪獸 更是錯過了17場比賽,因為他那右膝的傷. : Floyd said the Hornets will get a medical update on Mashburn, who's : on the injured list, before the playoff rosters are set Thursday. : Magloire has emerged as New Orleans' key player while role players : such as point guard Shammond Williams, and forwards P.J. Brown, : Stacey Augmon and George Lynch have taken turns picking up some of : the slack. 教頭說他會在季後賽名單星期四決定時,觀察怪獸的復原情形如何.Magloire 成為了這一陣子黃蜂的領導者,當然也少不了Shammond Williams,P.J. Brown, Stacey Augmon和George Lynch的挺身而出. : Magloire has averaged 21.4 points and 12.2 rebounds and had four : 20-point, 10-rebound games in the last five. Williams had a career-high : 11 assists against Milwaukee. Magloire最近五場平均21.4分12.2籃板,並且在其中四場有20-10的表現.Williams 面對公鹿時送出了生涯最高的11助攻. 補充一下....我們要是二連敗的話,還是有可能掉到第七 @@! : Copyright c 1992-2004, WBRZ, Louisiana Broadcasting LLC and The : Advocate, Capital City Press LLC, All Rights Reserved. : Send comments about 2theadvocate.com to [email protected] : or [email protected] . --

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