Boozer's Strong Finish Helps Jazz Beat Mavericks 布瑟好硬，吃小牛排 Utah 99, Dallas 90 SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 26 (AP) -- Jerry Sloan has been coaching the Utah Jazz for 20 seasons and has never seen his team play more inspired to start a game. 龍哥教了20年， 沒看過球隊開場的表現像今天這麼有靈性的。 "Our defense was about as good in the first quarter as I've seen since I've been here. If you can play defense like that the whole time, we'd be pretty good," Sloan said. 龍哥：「假如我們整場比賽防守都可以像第一節這樣硬梆梆， 我們會是一支啵棒的球隊。」(可惜沒有...) Alas, after taking a 16-0 lead, the Jazz squandered the advantage by halftime. But they reversed their trend of weak finishes and beat the Dallas Mavericks 99-90 on Wednesday night. 爵士一開賽雖然打出鬼才相信的16-0優勢， 不過馬上就在中場把它給敗光了。 幸好他們今天沒再犯第四節軟腳的老毛病， 最終以99-90在主場拿下對小牛的勝利。 Carlos Boozer scored 21 points, including six of Utah's last seven. Although he was hampered by foul trouble, Boozer finished strong for the Jazz, who had been struggling in the closing moments of games in the past few weeks. 小布點拿下21分， 並且包辦終場前爵士7分裡的6分， 雖然動不動就摸到毛曾讓他一度陷入犯規麻煩， 不過爵士前幾週老是在第四節結束前苦苦掙扎的夢魘， 因為布瑟的強悍表現而不復得見。 "It's a big win for us. It feels good to be on the other side. We beat a very good team and held our composure at the end for a change. We executed our plays and finished strong,'' said Boozer, who shot 8-of-13 and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Jazz to their third win in the last 12 games. 小布點說：「這場勝利對我們意義非凡， 能夠贏球真的很爽，不僅是因為我們打敗了一支強隊， 更重要的是我們能夠保持鎮定到最後，讓事情有所改觀。」 這場比賽是爵士最近12場比賽的第3場勝利。 Andrei Kirilenko and Deron Williams had 17 points apiece as the Jazz improved to 10-2 at home. 快樂羅剎人與小胖各得到17分， 爵士的主場戰績進步到10勝2負。 The Jazz led by 10 points in the fourth quarter before Devean George made back-to-back 3-pointers. The Jazz, bolstered by steals by Kirilenko and Ronnie Brewer, then held the Mavericks scoreless for almost 4 minutes. 第四節爵士原本有10分的領先優勢， 但蟾蜍的連續兩個三分球讓爵士球迷嚇到以為版聚會辦不成， 幸好有AK與小酒的抄截穩住陣腳， 並讓小牛在接下來接近四分鐘的時間沒能再有分數進帳。 "We weren't very good from the start but you've got to give our guys credit for battling and coming back," Dallas coach Avery Johnson said. 小牛教練強森：「我們一開始的確打得很爛， 不過你不得不佩服我們一路急起直追的拼鬥精神。」 Dallas stayed close with 3-pointers until Boozer made a mid-range jumper and a dunk that put Utah ahead 97-89 with 1:28 to play. 緊要關頭，布瑟挺身而出。 "We closed out a ballgame for a change," Williams said. "We have always felt like we are one of the better teams in the Western Conference, but we haven't been playing that way. Tonight is a move in the right direction." 小胖：「我們一直覺得我們是西區裡面"比較"好的隊伍之一， 不過打起來卻完全不是這麼回事!@$#%... 還好今晚看起來我們正在朝正確的方向前進。」 Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points for Dallas but made just 3-of-10 from 3-point range as the Mavericks abandoned any attempt at an inside game in the fourth quarter. Devin Harris and Josh Howard each had 17 points for the Mavericks, who had their five-game winning streak snapped. 司機得到20分，不過三分球卻是投10中3， 特別在第四節小牛放棄打禁區後，低迷的三分球命中率讓他們更是元氣大傷。 Harris與Howard各添得17分，不過小牛的五連勝就此中止。 "We made them take tougher shots farther from the basket. They have great jump shooters but we certainly didn't make it easy for them. We hung our hat on defense tonight," Boozer said. 「我們迫使他們在更遠的距離、更困難的情況下出手， 所以有再好的射手都沒用，總之我們就是硬啦！」小布點說。 The Mavericks didn't score until Brandon Bass' jumper 5:12 into the game. 小牛怎麼樣都沒辦法射...進去... "We got after them. We were playing the passing lanes, getting deflections and making them take tough shots. We struggled on the road and we needed a win so we played with a lot of intensity,'' Brewer said. 「每一次我們從一發球就積極地防守，絕不讓他們輕易出手， 之前的客場之旅讓我們灰頭土臉，所以拼了命我們也要拿下這一勝。」小酒如是說。 But Dallas whittled away at the lead and actually passed the Jazz just before the end of the first half. Kirilenko's dunk before the buzzer regained the lead for the Jazz, 47-46. 說是這麼說，小牛在中場結束前還倒贏爵士一分， 要不是有羅剎人最後這麼一扣，爵士不可能在中場結束時要回一分的領先。 Dallas and Utah seemed to be headed in opposite directions since their last meeting on Dec. 8, when Howard and Williams reached career highs in points. Williams had 41, but Howard scored 47 points and led Dallas to a 125-117 victory. The Mavs were winning and the Jazz became mired in their worst streak of the season. 好漢不提當年勇。 But this game was much more physical and the Jazz had 12 steals and forced 18 turnovers. Though the Jazz are a higher-scoring team this year at nearly 105 points a game, they win when they play inspired defense. The Jazz improved to 10-0 when holding their opponents under 95 points. 在這場肌肉戰中，爵士有12次抄截，並迫使小牛發生18次失誤。 雖然爵士是本季聯盟得分最高的隊伍之一，但只有防守得好才有勝利可言。 將對手得分壓低至95分以下時，爵士的戰績是10勝0負。 "We played much better defense than we have lately. We talked, we helped each other and we moved quicker," Williams said. "That kind of effort always helps us on the offensive end and we got pretty much any shot we wanted." 小胖：「我們今天的防守比之前的幾場都要來得好， 我們會互相討論並幫助彼此，同時移防的速度也快多了， 這也讓我們在進攻時更加如魚得水，想怎麼投就怎麼進的賀！」 The third quarter began much like the first as the Jazz put the Mavericks on their heels. 第三節打得跟第一節一樣好是今天能夠獲勝的關鍵。 "We had all the momentum going into halftime and knocked the game down to one. Then in the third, we gave up some shots again and dug ourselves a little too deep," Harris said. 今晚怎麼這麼多人要發言啊... Williams had 12 assists and his adept passes on the pick-and-roll in key moments helped erase Utah's recent faltering finishes. The Jazz outscored the Mavericks in the paint, 44-28. 小胖進帳12次助攻，並且在關鍵時刻靠著熟練的劈啃肉戰術頻頻建功。 George and Jerry Stackhouse combined for 24 points but fellow reserve Jason Terry missed all 10 of his field goal attempts and the Mavs managed just 43 percent shooting. 可憐的泰瑞今晚出手十次卻一顆球也沒投進， 小牛全隊的命中率也只有慘澹的43%。 Notes: Before this game, the Jazz endured the longest stretch between home contests (11 days). 爵士已經有11天沒在主場出賽，是本季目前為止最長的記錄。 Utah guard Gordan Giricek was not in the arena and has not been with the team since he was sent home during an on-court argument with Sloan in their game at Charlotte on Dec. 19. 歐洲大鎖不見人影，事實上， 從上次對黃蜂的比賽與龍哥發生爭吵被送回家後， 他就再也沒跟著球隊了... Mehmet Okur returned to action after missing seven games with a strained left shoulder. 庫哥在放了七場的長假後，終於知道要回來了。 Brewer dislocated a finger on his left hand with 3:52 left in the third quarter and went to the locker room for treatment but returned and played in the final period. 小酒在第三節的時候手指折到， 不過在接受治療後重新上場。 This was the only road contest in an eight-game stretch for Dallas. 這場比賽是小牛近八場比賽中唯一的客場之戰。 --

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