40th Game Magic v.s Nets - 布魯克林籃網 Brooklyn Nets

Nets Defense Slows Howard, Magic

By TOM CANAVAN, AP Sports Writer
Posted Jan 20 2007 11:38PM


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.(AP) Eddie House scored 15 of his 17 points
in the fourth quarter and the New Jersey Nets held Dwight Howard
to a season-low one point in a 101-94 victory over the Orlando
Magic on Saturday night.

Eddie House 在第四節囊括了他整場 17 分之中的 15 分，紐澤西籃網成
功地守住 Dwight Howard，使他整場比賽只得到了本季新低的 1分，在主
場以 101 比 94 取得了勝利。


House, who missed the first 15 games of the season due to a knee
injury, was 5-of-8 in the final quarter, playing all 12 minutes.

House 在開季就因膝傷先缺陣了 15 場比賽，但本場比賽他整個第四節都
在場上，並有投八中五的表現。　(火燒房子了~)


"He missed his first couple of shots, but he felt like they were
good," said Vince Carter, who had 10 of his 27 in the fourth
quarter, including a spectacular reverse layup. "Once he started
hitting, we decided to feed him and feed him until he got tired
of shooting."

「他一開始就有兩球沒投進，但他不認為那很糟糕。」 Vince Carter 這
麼說道，「只要他開始火燒厝，我們會不斷地餵球給他，直到他累了為止
。」 (真好...我也希望能有這種隊友。)


Vince Carter had 27 points and Richard Jefferson 17 to lead the
Nets to a season-high fourth straight win and their ninth in 11
games. Jason Kidd added 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists
as New Jersey rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to reach
the .500 mark (20-20) for the first time since Nov. 20.

Vince Carter 的 27 分和 Richard Jefferson 的 17 分也幫助籃網獲得
本季最高的四連勝，籃網隊近來十一場比賽中已經贏了九場。Jason Kidd
16 分 8 籃板 7 助攻的表現也幫助籃網追回了在下半場還落後 15分的差
距，回到了久違的五成勝率。 (終於又五成了..真辛苦)


"We're a different team now," Carter said. "We're the team that we
expected to be."

「我們已經不是以前那支籃網隊了，」Carter 很有自信。「我們現在是
一支令自己很滿意的隊伍。」 (很好的自信...但請繼續加油呀！)


Hedo Turkoglu had 24 points to lead the undermanned Magic, who
played without the injured Grant Hill (pinkie) in losing a season-
high fifth straight. Rookie J.J. Redick had a career-high 13 points
in only his ninth game.

Hedo Turkoglu 得了 24 分為人手短缺的魔術隊中最高，魔術隊在 Grant
Hill 缺陣的情況下，目前已經連續輸了五場。菜鳥 J.J. Redick 在這場
比賽中得到生涯最高的 13 分，他本季只出場了九場比賽。


The big key for the Nets was the defensive job they did on Howard,
who was averaging a team-high 17.5 points. He was 0-for-6 from
the field and was so frustrated on offense by Jason Collins that
he picked up three offensive fouls. His previous low was four points
against Phoenix on Dec. 11.

這場比賽籃網隊贏球最大的關鍵在於防守，他們守住了魔術隊平均得分最
高的 Dwight Howward (平均每場 17.5 分)， Howard 這場比賽六投盡墨
，並在 Jason Collins 的防守之下吃了三個進攻犯規。在這之前他得分
最低的比賽是在 12 月 11 日對上太陽那場，只有四分進帳。
(大樹最拿手的好戲...今天這樣算不算將功折罪？ XD)


"I'm going to have nights when I can't get my shot off," Howard said.
"Sometimes calls won't go my way. I still have to play basketball.
It happens once in a blue moon, so hopefully it won't happen again."

「有時候吹判就是對我不利，但我還是得好好地打。這真的讓我感到心情
很差，希望這種情況不要再發生了。」 Howard 這麼說道。


The Nets closed the third quarter with a 28-12 spurt to wipe out
the 15-point deficit and they took control by opening the final
quarter with a 17-6 run during which House made four of five shots.

籃網隊以一波 28 比 12 的高潮結束了第三節的比賽，徹底扳回了 15 分
的落後，並在第四節開局又靠著 Eddie House 五投四中的表現打出了一
波 17 比 6 的攻勢。


A driving layup by Redick gave Orlando its last lead at 72-71.
House then hit a 3-pointer to put New Jersey ahead for good at
74-72.

Redick 的一個切入上籃帶給魔術隊最後一次的領先， 72 比 71，但隨後
在 House 的三分球命中後，籃網隊又以 74 比 72 取回了領先優勢。


Carter followed with a layup and Jefferson hit a free throw for a
77-72 edge. After Carlos Arroyo hit a jumper to close the gap to
three points, Carter hit two free throws, House made a jumper and
a 3-pointer, and Carter hit a jumper for an 86-74 lead that wasn't
really threatened.

緊接著 Carter 的上籃和 Jefferson 的罰球又帶領籃網保持 77 比 72的
領先，Carlos Arroyo 跳投命中把比分縮小至三分差距，但接下來Carter
的兩罰命中、House 的兩分球和三分球、以及 Carter 再一次跳投命中，
籃網隊 86 比 74 領先。


Down by 15 points early in the third quarter, the Nets rallied
behind Kidd. The point guard had eight points and four assists,
the last on an ally-oop pass that Jefferson slammed home to give
New Jersey the lead.

儘管在第三節還有 15 分的落後，但 Kidd 成功地帶領追回這段差距。這
位偉大的控球後衛在這段期間以 8 分 4 助攻的表現幫助籃網取得領先，
其中最後一球是丟給 Jefferson ally-opp 灌籃的精采表現。


Until the run, the Nets looked as though they were starting an
eight-day road trip a day too soon.

籃網隊即將展開他們八天的客場之旅。


Orlando grabbed a 48-38 halftime lead, getting 21 second-quarter
points from its reserves, including eight by Redick.

魔術隊在半場時還以 48 比 38 十分領先，而替補球員在第二節提供了21
分的火力支援，包括 Redick 所得到的八分。


另外幾件值得注意的事：

˙Cliff 大叔再得五分就可以超越 Terry Cummings (19,460)，成為 NBA
　史上得分排名第 33 位的球員。

˙Frank 和 Nachbar 各被吹了一次技術犯規，但執行罰球的 Travis Diener
卻兩球都沒罰進。

˙Howard 本季只有五場比賽得分沒超過兩位數。


原文：http://www.nba.com/games/20070120/ORLNJN/recap.html

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