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The Dallas Mavericks' dominant offensive run finally came to an end along
with their longest winning streak in more than two years.
達拉斯小牛兩年多來最長的連勝遭到中斷，他們的強大火力在上一場
比賽當機。
Facing the increasingly undermanned Indiana Pacers might help them bounce
back quickly.
面對人手不斷短缺的印第安納溜馬，小牛有機會很快的反彈。
Dallas looks for a 13th win in 16 home meetings Monday night.
小牛希望拿到最近16次主場對上溜馬的第13勝。
The Mavericks (10-4) had won six in a row prior to Saturday's 95-92 loss at
Houston. They had averaged 118.7 points on 51.6 percent shooting - including
a 39.2 percent mark from 3-point range - during the winning streak, but
recorded their second-lowest field-goal percentage of the season at 39.8.
10勝4敗的小牛，昨天以92-95客場敗給休士頓火箭，終止六連勝。他們在
連勝之中平均可以攻下118.7分，命中率51.6%，三分球命中率39.2%。不過
昨天他們的命中率是本季倒數第二低的39.8%。
Dallas, which fell to 0-4 when scoring fewer than 105 points, was 6 of 35
from beyond the arc. It marked their second-fewest made 3-pointers on at
least 30 attempts, only trailing a 5-for-30 performance in a win over
Washington on Dec. 21, 2008. The Mavericks tied a franchise record a night
earlier with 18 3-pointers made in a 140-106 win over the Lakers.
在得分不到105分的比賽當中小牛四場全拜，昨天他們三分球投35僅中6，
是隊史單場出手30次以上三分球的第二少命中紀錄，最少的是2008年12月
21日，對上華盛頓巫師時的投30中5。小牛前一場比賽才以單場18記三分球
追平隊史最高紀錄，以140-106打敗洛杉磯湖人。
Dirk Nowitzki, who is shooting 51.6 percent, was 4 for 18 against the Rockets
while Monta Ellis was 7 for 21. Both missed 3-pointers in the final seconds
that could have forced overtime. Nowitzki and Chandler Parsons were a
combined 0 for 13 from 3-point range
Dirk Nowitzki本季的命中率是51.6%，但昨天他投18中4，Monta Ellis投
21中7，讀秒階段兩記追平三分球都失手。Dirk與Chandler Parsons在三
分線外投13中0。
"We didn't have a good shooting night, which is going to happen," coach Rick
Carlisle told the team's official website. "And on those nights your defense
has got to hold you in there. You know, clearly, from start to finish, the
defense wasn't good enough."
小牛教練Rick Carlisle在球隊官網訪問說到："我們手感很差，這種事難
免會發生。這時我們就得用防守來取勝，不過從始至終，我們的防守都還
不夠好。"
Despite Carlisle's disappointment, Houston only shot 36.6 percent - the
second lowest allowed by Dallas this season.
儘管卡帥隊防守不滿意，他們還是讓火箭的命中率只有36.6%，是本季對手
單場命中率第二低的紀錄。
Nowitzki is 5 of 25 from 3-point range in his last 11 meetings with Indiana,
though averaged 23.1 points.
Dirk最近11次對上溜馬時平均能攻下23.1分，不過三分線外投25僅中5。
The Mavericks won both meetings last season to sweep the series for the first
time since 2009-10.
小牛上季拿下對上溜馬的兩戰全勝，是自從2009-10球季以來的第一次。
The Pacers (5-8) had also been playing well with wins in four of five before
suffering their worst defeat this season in Saturday's 106-83 home loss to
Phoenix. They shot a season-low 36.9 percent, were outscored 51-35 in the
second half and gave up a season-high 12 3-pointers.
5勝8敗的溜馬之前打得不錯，在五場比賽當中拿下四勝，不過昨天他們以
83-106主場敗給鳳凰城太陽，是本季輸得最慘的一場比賽。他們的投籃命
中率是本季最低的36.9%，下半場被打出51-35的比數，也讓對手投進本季
最多的12顆三分。
Indiana, which is averaging just 90.9 points with an offense challenged by
the losses of Paul George, David West and George Hill, may have suffered
another setback Saturday. Roy Hibbert left in the first quarter due to a
sprained left ankle, leaving Indiana without four anticipated starters.
溜馬在傷了Paul George、David West與George Hill之後，進攻受到很大
的打擊，平均只能得到90.9分，不過更大的挑戰還在後頭。在昨天的比賽
中，Roy Hibbert在第一節就因為左腳踝扭傷退場，讓溜馬的先發名單中
有四人掛傷號。
Ian Mahinmi did play well in an increased role in Hibbert's absence,
recording 12 points and 10 rebounds in 26 minutes after previously averaging
16.5 minutes.
Ian Mahinmi頂上了Hibbert的缺陣，在26分鐘當中得到12分10籃板，他在
之前平均只能上場16.5分鐘。
The Pacers could also be without Rodney Stuckey, who is listed as day to day
with a sprained right wrist. He's averaging 10.0 points and scored a
team-high 14 against the Suns.
溜馬的Rodney Stuckey可能也會缺陣，他因為右手腕扭傷被列入每日觀察
名單，他本季平均攻下10.0分，昨天拿下全隊最高的14分。
"I think we're here mentally. We're in every game," said Solomon Hill, who is
averaging 12.2 points in 34.2 minutes per game - 26.1 more than he averaged
as a rookie. "We still believe in each other."
Solomon Hill本季平均攻下12.2分，上場34.2分鐘，比起去年的新人球季
多了26.1分鐘，他說："我們的心靈很堅強，每場比賽都全力以赴，並且相
信自己的隊友。"
Dallas is 6-1 at home and 4-1 overall against Eastern Conference opponents
with an average scoring margin of plus-15.8 in those games.
小牛本季主場拿下6勝1敗，對上東區球隊合計4勝1敗，平均勝分差為15.8分。
上一場連勝被中斷好可惜 明天繼續回主場展現火力吧!!
Let's Go Mavs!!