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Monta Ellis and the Dallas Mavericks are on a roll, not cooling off even when
Dirk Nowitzki sits out.
Monta Ellis帶領達拉斯小牛打出一段佳績，就算Dirk Nowitzki缺陣也
難以被阻擋。
It's likely Nowitzki returns to action Friday night when Ellis and the
Mavericks look to bring their clutch play back home following a perfect road
trip and deal the Phoenix Suns more misery in Dallas.
Dirk明天應該會回到球場上，他與Ellis希望繼續扮演關鍵時刻的重要角
色。小牛剛結束四場客場之旅的全勝，回到主場的他們，下一場對手的是
鳳凰城太陽，太陽近來在達拉斯的表現乏善可陳。
The Mavericks (15-5) have won 11 of 13 and five in a row - all by seven
points or fewer - after pulling out road victories on back-to-back nights
twice during their trek to the north. Ellis is largely to thank for all four
wins.
15勝5敗的小牛最近13場比賽贏了11場，包括了最近的五連勝，勝分差都
在七分以下，最近兩場比賽在B2B的客場取得勝利，延續了他們的連勝，
而這四勝可以說都歸功於Ellis。
Half of his 30 points came in the fourth quarter at Toronto last Friday, a
night before he scored 16 in the final 19 minutes as Dallas overcame
Nowitzki's absence to beat Philadelphia. Ellis hit three free throws with 1.2
seconds left to force overtime Tuesday in Chicago, then made the go-ahead
3-pointer late in the second OT and finished with a season-high 38 points.
在上週作客多倫多時，Ellis在第四節攻下全場30分當中的一半。隔天在
Dirk缺席的情況下，Ellis在最後19分鐘得到16分，讓小牛得以逆轉費城
76人。前天Ellis在第四節倒數1.2秒時的三記罰球幫助小牛追平，最後
在二度延長賽又投進大號超前三分球，得到本季新高的38分，幫助球隊
打敗芝加哥公牛，
Nowitzki sat out again Wednesday and Ellis struggled with his shot, hitting
11 of 26, but his fall-away jumper at the buzzer gave Dallas a 107-105 win in
Milwaukee.
Dirk昨天又休息一場，Ellis狀況並不好，投26中11，但他在槍響同時
命中的後仰跳投讓小牛以107-105在客場打敗密爾瓦基公鹿。
"Look, that's an All-Star, flat out," coach Rick Carlisle said. "The load
he's carried on this trip has been phenomenal. Winning two games without Dirk
... Monta Ellis is having some kind of year."
小牛教練Rick Carlisle說："這就是明星球員的表現，他在這波客場之
旅扛下了重擔，Dirk沒上的兩場都靠他才能獲勝，Ellis今年破繭而出。"
Carlisle is being cautious with the 36-year-old Nowitzki, who is battling a
sore back. He played a season-high 42 minutes Tuesday before being rested
Wednesday.
卡帥最近在使用36歲的Dirk上相當保守，因為Dirk的背最近有點痠，前
天他上場了本季最高的42分鐘。
"We've got to get that thing knocked out of there and get him ready for
whatever the next game is," Carlisle said.
卡帥說："我們希望讓他好好休息，準備下一場比賽。"
That game is the season series opener with Phoenix (11-8), which has lost 11
of 12 in Dallas. The usually potent Suns offense has been limited to 93.1
points per game in the last seven visits.
明天將是小牛與太陽本季首度交手，太陽本季的戰績為11勝8敗，他們
最近12次作客達拉斯輸了11場，以往進攻能力強悍的太陽在最近七次
造訪小牛主場平均只能得到93.1分。
The most recent one saw the Mavericks clinch a playoff berth behind, guess
who - Ellis. He scored 37 in a 101-98 win April 12 that sent Dallas to the
postseason and dealt a major blow to the chances of Phoenix, which would get
eliminated two days later.
兩隊上季最後一次交手，Monta Ellis得到37分幫助小牛以101-98獲勝，
並拿下季後賽的門票，並讓太陽的季後賽希望遭受重擊，兩天後太陽就
遭到了淘汰。
Coach Jeff Hornacek's team has had an up-and-down season, exemplified by its
last two games. The Suns are the only team to lose to Orlando in the past two
weeks, falling 93-90 at home Sunday, but they bounced back Tuesday to roll
past Indiana 116-99.
Jeff Hornacek帶領的太陽本季起起伏伏，最近兩場比賽尤其明顯，太陽
前幾天以90-93在主場敗給奧蘭多魔術，這是魔術最近兩個禮拜唯一贏的
一場比賽。下一場比賽，他們就反彈並以116-99大勝印第安那溜馬。
"It was a big talk for us all the last two days of having that enthusiasm,"
Hornacek said, "having that energy. ... and I think these guys took it to
heart."
Hornacek說："我們在最近兩天談到對於比賽的熱情與能量，我想球員們
都聽進去了。"
Tuesday's win featured Goran Dragic breaking out for 34 points - 12 better
than his previous season high - as he hit 11 of 15 from the field with five
3-pointers.
對溜馬的比賽多虧了Goran Dragic，他投15中11，包含5顆三分球得到34
分，比起本季之前的最高得分多了12分。
"Sometimes I think too much, that puts pressure on me," Dragic said. "... The
last few games I said I'm not gonna think anymore, I'm just gonna go there
and play and I think that sort of helped me out."
Dragic說："有時候我想得太多了，反而讓我感到有壓力，這幾場比賽我
不再想那麼多，就是上場好好打，我想這幫助了我。"
It also may have helped that backup point guard Isaiah Thomas wasn't cutting
into his minutes. Third in the league among bench players with 15.5 points
per game, Thomas has missed the past four with an ankle injury but could
return Friday.
板凳控球後衛Isaiah Thomas最近的缺賽可能也幫了Dragic，Thomas最近
因為腳踝傷勢缺席了四場比賽，他明天有可能會歸隊，Thomas本季平均得
到15.5分，是聯盟板凳球員的第三高。
Eric Bledsoe also has seen increased playing time with Thomas out and had a
season-high 27 points Tuesday. He averaged 27.0 in two matchups with the Mavs
last season.
Eric Bledsoe的上場時間也得以增加，他上一場也拿下本季最高的27分，
上季兩次對上小牛他平均得到27.0分。
Dallas, averaging a league-leading 110.2 points, is 15-0 when scoring more
than 100. Phoenix is 7-1 when holding teams below the century mark.
小牛本季的平均得分是聯盟最高的110.2分，當他們得分超過100分時的
15場比賽全勝，而太陽在讓對手得分不到100分時戰績是7勝1敗。
明天加油啊 繼續連勝吧!!
Let's Go Mavs!!