Impressive defense has helped the New Orleans Hornets knock off three playoff teams from last season during a surprising unbeaten start. 黃蜂展現出令人驚艷的防守，擊敗三隻季後賽球隊(公鹿、金塊、馬刺)。 The Houston Rockets, meanwhile, have plenty of work to do defensively. 火箭的防守則有待加強。 The Hornets look to match the best start in franchise history Wednesday night as Trevor Ariza returns to Houston, where second-half lapses have plagued his former team during a winless start. 黃蜂要挑戰追平開季歷史新高，亞理殺則要面對一勝難求的老東家。 A healthy Chris Paul, who missed 37 games last season, gave New Orleans (3-0) reason for optimism, but a 1-7 preseason under first-year coach Monty Williams and its superstar's own uncertain future left the Hornets with an uneasy outlook. 保羅出走與否，與能力尚未驗證的蒙提教頭是黃蜂接下來的考驗。 A tough early schedule didn't figure to help, but so far New Orleans has done just fine. After totaling 23 assists in home wins over Milwaukee and Denver, Paul scored 25 points in a 99-90 win at San Antonio on Saturday to help his team improve to 3-0 for the fourth time in five seasons. 黃蜂克服10月難打的賽程，獲得五年來第四次的開季三連勝。 "I like it, but I'm not surprised," Paul said of the fast start. "We're professionals. Every night we step out there on the court we go out there with the mindset that we're going to win." 保羅表示：「我喜歡連勝，但這並不意外。我們是職業球員，上場就是要贏。」 Paul is the league's only player averaging at least 20 points, nine assists and six rebounds, but it's the Hornets' defense that has them on the verge of matching their 2006-07 and 2007-08 starts as the best in franchise history. New Orleans has held opponents to an average of 92.0 points, a vast improvement over the 105.5 points per game it allowed after the All-Star break last season. 保羅是聯盟唯一平均20分、9助攻、6籃板的球員，但是其實是黃蜂的防守讓他們有機會 挑戰06-07與07-08的最佳開季成績。 "To me if people don't understand how important defense is, they should now," Williams said. "Our team defense is coming along, (but) we're not there yet. ... We're making improvements." 蒙提教頭說：「如果人們不了解防守的重要性，那麼他們現在知道了。我們防守的不錯， 但好還要更好。」 One reason for that defensive success has been Ariza, whom the Hornets acquired from Houston (0-3) in a four-team offseason trade that netted the Rockets reserve guard Courtney Lee. Ariza, who had an up-and-down season in Houston after signing a five-year, $35 million deal in 2009, is averaging 2.7 steals even as he's struggled offensively (10.3 ppg). 防守成功關鍵的可能是亞里殺，而且他平均一年只要7M呢( ￣ c￣)y▂ξ The Rockets could certainly use Ariza's defensive energy right now. Houston has allowed a league-worst 117.0 points per game during an 0-3 start in which it's led at halftime of each game. Denver shot 37.8 percent overall Saturday in the Rockets' home opener, but scored 59 points after halftime in a 107-94 win......(原文吃掉) 火箭開季最差是0-5，今年他們也有機會挑戰。 New Orleans won three of four in the series last season despite Paul missing the last two meetings, as David West more than made up for his absence. The two-time All-Star averaged 39.5 points and 11.0 rebounds in the two trips to Houston, including a career-high 44-point effort in a 108-100 loss Dec. 29. 黃蜂去年對火箭對戰3-1占上風。而阿西在Toyota Center就會大爆發，平均有39.5分 和11籃板。 Ariza had 26 points, 10 boards and 10 assists - his lone career triple-double - in the Rockets' 123-115 loss April 14. 亞理殺則是對黃蜂打出生涯唯一一次大三元。 隨意翻翻大家輕鬆看^ ^ 出處： http://www.nba.com/games/20101103/NOHHOU/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp0021000059 --

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