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HANG TIME, Texas — Well, the Hornets are changing their name to the Pelicans
next season. Maybe the Rockets just wanted to get in on the excitement and
fun of their own identity switch.
黃蜂隊在下季要改名為鵜鶘，火箭隊可能也想要參一咖改個名字。
The Houston Doormen?
休士頓守門人?
The Rockets couldn’t have been more accommodating to the lowly Suns if they
had carried their luggage, rolled out the red carpet for the Warriors and in
the process set themselves up to fall through a trapdoor in the playoff race.
Houston could have taken a step closer to clinching the No. 6 seed in the
Western Conference on Monday night, but now face a must-win game on Wednesday
against the Lakers in L.A. to avoid the No. 8 spot.
火箭沒辦法擊敗排名較低的太陽隊，他們打包著行李，為勇士鋪上紅地毯，在爭取季後賽
名次的路上往下墜落跌出一道門，。火箭今晚原本可以更加靠近西區第六種子的席次
，但現在卻面臨著為了避開西區第八種子的名次，在禮拜三晚上（美國當地時間）面對湖
人的比賽非贏不可的局面。
It is the story of a young team, in fact the youngest in the entire league,
not coming into a game against a losing team with the proper sense of urgency
and respect. The Rockets allowed the Suns to beat them down the floor most of
the night for fastbreak buckets and also pound the ball inside in the paint.
這是一支年輕隊伍的事情，事實上是整個聯盟最年輕的，他們並沒有帶著應有的警覺性以
及尊重面對太陽，火箭讓太陽在今晚大多數的時間利用快攻得分以及轟炸禁區將他們擊倒
在地。
You could chalk it up to former Rockets Luis Scola and Goran Dragic wanting
to get in their licks against their former team. Scola showed off all of his
veteran wiles, hitting 11 of his 16 shots for 26 points and 15 rebounds,
while Dragic piled up 21 points and handed out 14 assists.
你可以看看前火箭的成員Luis Scola還有Goran Dragic渴望對上他們的老東家，Scola
展現出他所有老球皮的技巧，在16次出手中命中11球，得到26分並抓下15個籃板，而
Dragic則是挹注了21分繳出14次助攻
Houston’s James Harden shot 5-for-18 and finished with just 16 points,
Jeremy Lin shot 8-for-19 and the Rockets turned the ball over 16 times.
Give the Suns, who’ve been accused of tanking games, credit for playing
their final home game of the season with pride. But give the blame to a
Rockets that was a half-step slow from the opening tip and never played as if
their there was anything on the line. Which, of course, there was.
火箭的Harden18投5中拿下16分，Lin19投8中，而火箭發生了16次失誤，讓太陽有更多的
額度主宰比賽並且在最後一場主場的比賽鐘帶著驕傲，而火箭則是因為慢熱且整場比賽
打得不像話而被批評。
Now the Rockets must win against the desperate Lakers on Wednesday and have
the Warriors lose at Portland in order to claim the No. 6 seed. If both the
Rockets and Warriors win, Houston will finish seventh and face No. 2 seed San
Antonio.
現在火箭在禮拜三一定要擊敗孤注一擲的湖人隊，而且勇士也必須輸給拓荒者，如此一來
才有辦法爭取的西區第六的席次，如果火箭和勇士都贏了，那火箭就會以西區第七的名次
進入到季後賽，屆時將會面對到馬刺隊。
If the Rockets and Warriors both lose, Houston will finish eighth and open
the playoffs against No. 1 seed Oklahoma City, a matchup with Kevin Durant
and Russell Westbrook that nobody wants.
如果火箭跟勇士雙雙落敗，那火箭就會以西區第八的名次開始他們的季後賽之旅，他們
將會面對西區第一的雷霆，碰上沒人想碰到的Kevin Durant還有Russell Westbrook。
If the Lakers beat the Rockets, the Warriors are sixth regardless and L.A.
will finish seventh and play the Spurs.
如果湖人擊敗火箭，勇士則是西區第六，湖人在季後賽便會面對馬刺。
In that case, you have to figure the Houston Doormen will at least have
earned a nice tip.
從上面這些情形，你可以發現休士頓守門人至少爭取到了不錯的小費。
以上翻譯 如有錯誤請指正。
短評:守門人輸了場不該輸的比賽 教練神安排!?