[外電] T-mac爆氣，火箭持續18連勝

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翻自 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280308010 McGrady, Rockets continue to rack up wins, grab 18th straight HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Rockets' winning streak is getting serious. So is their march to the top of the Western Conference. 隨著接連面對西區強隊，火箭的連勝之旅越來越艱困。 Tracy McGrady scored 41 points Saturday night and the Rockets stretched their winning streak to 18 games with a 106-96 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. T-mac今天砍下41分，率領火箭以106-96打敗黃蜂取得18連勝。 The Rockets have won their last nine games by double digits and moved into a tie with the Hornets in the overall conference standings. Houston, 13-15 in mid-December, closed within one game of San Antonio in the Southwest Division. 火箭最近連九場比賽都以兩位數的差距打敗對手（據說是NBA的新紀錄？）並且戰績追平黃蜂。火箭在十二月中時，戰績僅有13勝15敗，現在卻只落後給馬刺一場勝差。 With two wins in three meetings with the Hornets this season, the Rockets have the third-best record in the conference. Only the Los Angeles Lakers and Spurs are ahead of Houston and that was motivating McGrady more than the winning streak before the game. 火箭今年和黃蜂對戰取得二勝一敗的優勢，目前戰績已經高達西區第三。現在在火箭上面的只剩下湖人和馬刺，在賽前時這比連勝更能激勵T-mac。 "The third spot," said McGrady. "Once I heard that this morning, I was like, 'OK. Let's get it done.'" 「第三種子，」T-mac說。「我早上聽到這消息時，我的感覺就像『好，讓我們來完成這件事吧！』」 The Rockets have the NBA's longest victory streak since the Lakers won 19 in a row in the 1999-2000 season. Houston became just the seventh team in history to win 18 or more consecutive games -- five of the previous six won the NBA championship. 火箭到目前為止的18連勝，是湖人1999-2000球寄的19連勝以來的最佳紀錄。火箭同時也成為NBA歷史上第七隻曾超過18連勝的球隊 -- 前六支球隊中有五隊在當年拿到總冠軍。 McGrady said bluntly that the Rockets' streak still has no significance. His mind is already preparing for the postseason, where he's winless in six series. T-mac很坦白的說，火箭的連勝仍然沒有特別的意義。他的心態已經調整到為季後賽而準備，那個他曾經失敗過六次的地方。 "Our concentration and focus is really all about the playoffs," he said. "We've had pretty good runs in the regular season. Not quite like this, but, this is a team that's won 50 games in the past. It's all about the playoffs with us. 「我們的注意力和焦點真的都放在季後賽上，」他說。「我們過去有幾季例行賽超威，這是隻能在例行賽贏得50場比賽的球隊。但對我們來說季後賽才是一切。」 "The streak is great. We'll make a little history," he said. "But it really doesn't mean anything." 「連勝很爽阿！我們創造了一小段歷史，」T-mac說。「但這真的不代表什麼。」 McGrady certainly played like there was plenty on the line Saturday night. He hit 17 of 27 shots, reaching 40 points for the fourth time this season. The Rockets also made a season-high 14 3-pointers, improving to 6-0 since Yao Ming went out with a foot injury. T-mac今天非常的威，投27中17，本季第四次單場攻下超過40分。同時火箭創下本季新高的單場14顆三分球，自從姚明報銷後的戰績也來到六勝零敗。 "Now, the mental challenge is there are no letdowns as we continue on," coach Rick Adelman said. "We've got to stay on the same level." 「現在，心裡最大的挑戰就是當我們持續前進時，絕對不能鬆懈，」Adelman說。「我們必須一直保持在相同的水平上。」 Chris Paul had 37 points and 11 assists for the Hornets, who had won five of their last six. CP3今天為最近六戰五勝的黃蜂得到37分和11助攻。 Rafer Alston added 20 points for Houston, which has won 12 consecutive games at the Toyota Center, the franchise's longest home-court streak since 1993-94, the Rockets' first championship season. Alston則是替主場12連勝的火箭拿下20分，主場12連勝是火箭自93-94年以來最棒的紀錄，而當年火箭拿下總冠軍。 Houston plays New Jersey at home on Monday night, the first of three games against Eastern Conference teams with losing records. The win streak could easily reach 21 heading into next Sunday's showdown with the Lakers in Houston. 火箭將在禮拜一晚上出戰籃網，是火箭即將面對的三支東區正在輸球的隊伍之一。也許火箭能輕鬆地把連勝紀錄推進到21場，接著在主場面對湖人。 The Rockets are trying their best not to get ahead of themselves. 火箭一直盡力不要讓自己得意忘形。 "Honestly, we're just happy to be winning games and trying to climb into the playoff race," said Shane Battier, who hit two 3-pointers and grabbed 10 rebounds. "At this point, the numbers are a little academic. That's not what's important, that's not what's driving us now. We're striving to play good basketball and that's the focus of the team right now." 「老實說，我們只是對贏球感到開心，而且試著殺進季後賽，」Battier說。他今天幹進2顆三分，抓下10個籃板。「現在這種時刻，數據變的有點不切實際，那根本不是啥重要的，也不是驅使我們前進的動力。我們努力的打出每一場好球，這就是我們球隊現在的目標。」 Both teams were short-handed on the front line. 兩支球隊在前場的人力都非常短缺。 David West, the Hornets' second-leading scorer and rebounder, missed his third straight game with a sprained left ankle. Rookie Carl Landry, a key reserve during the Rockets' winning streak, sat out with a bruised knee. David West，黃蜂隊上的第二得分點和籃板王，因為左腳踝扭傷連續缺賽三場。菜鳥Carl Landry這火箭連勝的重要關鍵之一，因為膝蓋受傷而缺賽。 The Rockets trailed 23-20 after the first quarter, then took command with a 14-0 run midway through the second. 火箭第一節結束時以23-20暫時落後，接著在第二節中半段時打出14-0拉開比數。 McGrady sank a 3-pointer from the top of the key early in the spurt, then soared for a two-handed, alley-oop dunk off a long feed from Alston. McGrady hit another 3-pointer from the corner to put Houston up 40-28, then nodded and screamed at the cheering fans before running back down the court. T-mac在這波進攻中率先幹進一顆三分球，然後接到Alston的一記長傳完成第一時間灌籃。過沒多久，T-mac又從角落幹進一顆三分，這時候火箭已經以40-28領先。在回防之前， T-mac很亢奮地對著歡呼的球迷一邊點頭一邊怒吼。 "Tracy McGrady was fantastic," said New Orleans coach Byron Scott. "Everything we tried to do against him just didn't work." 「T-mac真是太～神奇了！」黃蜂的教練Byron Scott說。「我們用盡各種方法都擋不了他阿！」 The rest of the half turned into an entertaining 3-point shootout -- 11 of the last 12 field goals came from long range. 上半場的後半段彷彿就像三分球大賽，最後進的12球有11球是三分彈。 Peja Stojakovic and Paul ended Houston's run with back-to-back 3s, but Steve Novak answered with a 3 from the corner. Morris Peterson sank a pair of 3s before Battier and Alston each hit one in the final minute to give the Rockets a 59-46 lead at the break. Peja和Paul後來接連幹進三分球終止了火箭的一輪猛攻，沒想到Steve Novak突然挺身而出在角落放出一計三分冷箭。Mo-P 也砍進兩球三分，接著Battier和Alston又連續投進2 球，上半場結束時，火箭以59-46領先。 The teams hit 16 3-pointers in the second quarter and 18 in the first half. 兩隊在第二節聯手砍進16球三分球，在上半場則共砍進18球。 Paul had 11 points and four assists in the third quarter to keep New Orleans close. But McGrady's jumper over Peterson in the final minute of the quarter gave the Rockets an 81-72 lead and gave him at least 30 points for the 11th time this season. CP3在第三節拿下11分和4助攻，避免保持比數被火箭拉開。但第三節結束前，T-mac毫不留情的在Mo-P頭頂砍進一球，率領火箭以81-72的領先進入第四節，同時得分也是本季第11 次突破30分大關。 McGrady started the final quarter with consecutive jumpers over the 6-foot-1 Jannero Pargo and 6-8 rookie Julian Wright. Luther Head and Battier tacked on 3-pointers to stretch Houston's lead to 91-74. 第四節一開始，T-mac就殺紅了眼的在6"1的Pargo和6"8的Julian Wright面前狂砍外線。接著Head和Battier又各補了一刀，火箭以91-74領先。 The Rockets have won 27 of their last 30 games, the best record in the NBA since the start of 2008. 火箭最近 30 場比賽贏了 27 場！這是NBA今年最恐怖的戰績。 Game notes The Hornets and Rockets were meeting for the first time since the Feb. 21 trade that brought Bobby Jackson to Houston for Mike James and Bonzi Wells. Jackson scored two points with five assists, James had three points and Wells sat out with an injured Achilles' tendon. ... The Rockets have had at least 20 assists in every game during their winning streak. ... The Rockets have made 10 or more 3-pointers in five of their last seven games. ... Paul reached 30 points for the ninth time this season. 今天是2/21火箭用Bonzi和MJ換來Bobby之後第一次面對到黃蜂。Jackson得到2分5助攻， MJ有投進三分球，而Bonzi則是因為阿基里斯腱受傷缺賽。火箭在這波連勝的每一場比賽都至少有20次助攻。火箭最近七場比賽有五場投進至少10球三分球。 CP3本季第九次單場30分以上。 -- █ █ ███ █ █ █ ████ ████ ████ ████ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ ████ █ █ █ █ █ █ ██ █████ █ █████ █ █ █ Ｘ Japan THE LAST LIVE ▉▊▋▌▍▎▏ ~嘎抓~ -- -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.224.231.61