Knicks-Mavericks Preview
With their offense misfiring since a six-game win streak, the Dallas
Mavericks are on the verge of losing three straight for only the second time
in 21 months.
達拉斯小牛最近的火力消失了，讓他們不但中止了六連勝，還有可能要
吞下最近21個月以來第二次的三連敗。
The Mavericks, however, may not need to kick things into high gear Wednesday
night against the New York Knicks, who have found virtually no success on the
road this season and may be without an ailing Carmelo Anthony.
不過明天小牛應該不需要特別好的表現，因為對手紐約尼克本季的客場
成績慘淡，而且可能還會缺少Carmelo Anthony。
During its recent winning streak, Dallas (10-5) - which leads the NBA with an
average of 109.3 points - scored 118.6 per game, though that number was
significantly bumped by three contests ending with point totals of 123, 131
and 140.
10勝5敗的小牛儘管靠著之前連勝時期平均118.6分的強大得分能力，目
前以單場109.3分作為聯盟砲火最猛的球隊。不過這個平均得分一部份也
是因為連勝的最後三場打出123、131、140分給衝高的。
Dallas, which beat Philadelphia by 53 and the Los Angeles Lakers by 34 in
that span, then ran into a wall Saturday at Houston in a 95-92 loss. The
difference came from 3-point range, where the teams shot a combined 21 for 81
with 15 of those 3s made by the Rockets.
小牛以53分之差痛宰費城76人，也一度以34分之差大勝洛杉磯湖人，但
之後在休士頓火箭主場以92-95落敗，兩隊的分水嶺在三分線上，小牛
與火箭那場的三分球一共投81中21，不過火箭包辦了其中15顆。
After being held below 100 points for only the third time this season, the
Mavs returned to that plateau Monday at home against Indiana but managed only
one field goal over the final 7:17 to walk away with a 111-100 loss.
小牛本季只有三度得分不到100分，儘管昨天他們勉強得到100分，但是
他們在第四節的最後7分17秒只有一個進球，讓球隊最後以100-111敗給
印第安納溜馬。
"You can't always try to outscore the other team every single night," said
center Tyson Chandler, the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year in 2011-12.
"Some nights, you're going to rely on your defense."
2011-12球季曾拿下聯盟最佳防守球員的Tyson Chandler說："我們不能
總是想著比對手得更多分，有時候我們得靠防守來贏球。"
Monta Ellis scored 24 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points and 11 rebounds
for Dallas, which lost three straight games just once last season - the
club's only skid of that length since February 2013.
Monta Ellis昨天得到24分，Dirk Nowitzki拿下22分11籃板，小牛上季
只有吞下一次三連敗，再更前一次要追溯到2013年2月。
A defense that sits in the middle of the league rankings at both 99.6 points
allowed per game and 45.1 percent shooting may not have to contend with
Anthony, the NBA scoring champion in '12-13 who is averaging 23.2 points this
season.
尼克的平均失分是99.6分，對手命中率45.1%，要是Anthony缺陣可能更
難與敵隊抗衡，Melo是2012-13球季的得分王，他本季場均23.2分。
Anthony, who admitted to dealing with knee pain after a Nov. 18 loss at
Milwaukee, did not play in the second half of Monday's 91-86 loss at Houston
because of back spasms.
Anthony承認他在之前對上密爾瓦基公鹿時，就已經感到膝蓋不太舒服，
昨天作客休士頓時，又因為背部抽筋缺席下半場的比賽，球隊最後以86-91
吞下敗仗。
"Back spasms are really tough to deal with," Knicks coach Derek Fisher said
of Anthony, who didn't talk to the media after the game reportedly because he
was in so much pain. "He felt very uncomfortable, and we have to see."
尼克教練Derek Fisher談到Anthony："背部抽筋讓人很頭痛，他感覺不
太舒服，我們要再觀察。"Melo因為傷勢太痛了，所以沒有參與賽後的訪
問。
Anthony didn't practice Tuesday with the team in Dallas and is listed as
doubtful.
Melo今天沒有參加練習，明天能否上場還未定。
Without their star forward, the Knicks (4-11) could be hard-pressed to
duplicate their most recent road performance against Dallas, which had beaten
New York in three straight home meetings before posting its lowest point
total of last season in a 92-80 loss Jan. 5.
4勝11敗的尼克在缺少頭號球星之後，可能很難延續最近一次客場對上
小牛的表現。小牛在上季之前主場對上尼克拿下三連勝，不過在上一季
的對戰當中，小牛拿到本季最低的得分，以80-92敗北。
The Knicks of this season in no way resemble the team that dominated that
night, losing all six of their road games since winning their first in
Cleveland on Oct. 30.
現在的尼克很難延續那時的表現了，他們本季自從開幕戰在克里夫蘭取
勝之後，就吞下了客場六連敗。
The assumption some may have about New York's January win in Dallas is that
Chandler's presence contributed to the stout defense, but the center was
working his way back from injury and played less than five minutes.
一般人會猜測尼克那時對小牛堅強的防守，要歸功於Chandler的好表現，
但其實那場比賽Chandler因為受傷只打了5分鐘而已。
New York shipped Chandler back to Dallas in an offseason trade that brought
in point guard Jose Calderon, who missed the first 13 games with a strained
calf and has totaled 12 points and eight assists in the last two games.
尼克今年夏天把Chandler送回小牛，換來Jose Calderon，Calderon因為
小腿拉傷缺席了季初的13場比賽，歸隊後的兩場比賽他一共得到12分8助
攻。
The Knicks and Mavericks split their two meetings in each of the last three
seasons. The most recent ended with Dallas prevailing 110-108 at Madison
Square Garden on Feb. 24 despite Anthony's 44 points.
兩隊去年的交手各取一勝，今年2月24日時小牛在客場以110-108險勝，
Dirk的最後一擊壓倒了Melo拿下44分的表現。
看到上一場打溜馬打成這樣 實在不知道明天會打成怎樣了...加油吧
Let's Go Mavs!!