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作者: sylk    時間: 2011-5-31 05:34 AM     標題: 12步,小牛进军总决赛

总决赛要来啦!小牛队是如何杀进总决赛的?对于达拉斯人而言,周日早上将是他们进军总决赛的第13个值得铭记的时刻:


步骤一:同德克·诺维茨基续约(2010-7-4,严格来讲2010-7-19):

正当全世界都在等待那个决定并且联盟中的每个球员都与纽约尼克斯绯闻不断的时候,德克·诺维茨基却在2010年8月1日自由球员失常开启的那一刻悄然做出了自己的选择。尽管等待很短暂,结果也最终跟人们所期望的一样,但是小牛队上下还是忧虑不断,生怕德克会离开达拉斯。最终,诺维茨基同小牛队在8月4日同小牛队达成了签约意向,但是直到8月19号才官方确认这一消息,只不过这样增加的只是球迷的担心而已罢了。

但是最后的情况我们都知道了,达拉斯成功留住了诺维茨基,而德国人也不过跟我们开了个小小的玩笑而已。



步骤二:留住  布兰登·海伍德 (2010-8-7) 同时通过交易得到泰森·钱德勒:

在搞定诺维茨基这个最重要的冠军拼图之后,小牛队紧接着通过交易对球队的中锋位置进行了补强。现在想想,确有一些运气成分在里面。考虑到现在的情形,对于中锋位置的调整对于小牛队冲击总冠军希望的提升是非常大的,而在当时人们并没有像现在这样清楚地认识到这一点。最初在竞争海伍德的过程中小牛队最初的对手正是热火队。that you would now have to look back on as having fortuitous timing, given that number three on our list took place less than a week.

这样一来小牛队就确定了球队的先发中锋,不过接下来……

着实令人失望(和埃杜亚多·纳胡拉instant-expiring contract 热火队在自由球员市场中搞定三大巨头,而乔·约翰逊也决定留守亚特兰大,在这种情况下,小牛队将合同即将到期的埃里克·丹皮尔 (以及埃杜亚多·纳胡拉、马特·卡罗尔)交易到山猫换来泰森·钱德勒和阿莱克西斯·阿金查,当时人们普遍不看好这桩交易。在看过了赛季之初钱德勒的表现之后,之前人们的那种失望情绪很快就烟消云散了,正是钱德勒提升了小牛队的防守积极性和活力,这也让他成了小牛队的精神领袖之一。

小牛队用丹皮尔的到期合同换来了一个全明星级别的防守球员,一个能够用防守改变比赛进程的球员,还记得吧。



步骤三:小牛终结热火13连胜(2010-11-27,2010-12-20):

双方赛季的首次交战,小牛队的胜利让热火队的球员在赛后开了一个将近45分钟的会议。赛季之初热火队的战绩只有9胜8负,勒布朗·詹姆斯 也同主教练斯波尔斯特拉产生了分歧。但斯波尔斯特拉并没有丢掉帅位,相反他见证了热火是如何用一个13连胜来回击质疑的,直到他们在南海岸迎接远道而来的小牛队并且输掉了双方赛季首场对决。连同战胜凯尔特人、马刺和其他在赛季之初被视为总冠军的有力竞争者之后,小牛全队上下的自信心达到了爆棚的程度。



步骤四:卡隆·巴特勒赛季报销 (2011-1-1):

转过年来,小牛队遭遇沉重打击,在客场同密尔沃基雄鹿队的比赛当中,卡隆·巴特勒膝盖受伤,在里克·卡莱尔将其膝盖骨复位之后,巴特勒只能离场。而在三场比赛之前,诺维茨基也因为膝盖伤势缺阵了9场比赛。如此残阵出战,小牛接下来立马迎来了一波六连败,得分也是赛季最低。不过事后看来,这些挫折让小牛队变得更加的坚强和富有韧性。

“他会是德克的罗宾,他的汤图,”小牛总经理唐尼·尼尔森这周对DB.com说,“我们应该找到七个人帮忙,我们找到了七个罗宾。”



步骤五:签下佩贾·斯托亚科维奇 (2011-1-24),交易截止日悄然过去 (2011-2-24):

巴特勒赛季报销,这下小牛队中金有一名真正的小前锋球员 (肖恩·马里昂)。如此一来,佩贾的加盟不仅让轮换阵容更加稳定,而且能够为小牛队带来他们进攻所急需的东西——空间,尽管等待佩贾的康复需要十足的耐心才可以。签下佩贾最大的一个隐患在于他的防守,以及他能否为自己的队友在进攻端提供更多的余地。他的数据统计可能并不稳定,但是没有人会否认他给小牛队带来的积极影响。(为了尽可能地做一教练级别的了解,看一下佩贾的表现吧。)

但是光有一个佩贾就足够了吗?

巴特勒缺阵再加上他即将到期的大合同,看起来小牛队非常可能在交易截止日之前有所行动。但是,随着2月24号交易截止日的来临,小牛队始终按兵不动,他们并没有匹配联盟普遍认为的高价。斯蒂芬·杰克逊,泰夏安·普林斯以及其他一些球员并没有加盟,球队的化学反应也没有得到检验。

所以佩贾的加盟应该已经足够了。



步骤六:马里昂先发效果良好(201-4-3):

自从来到达拉斯之后,马里昂就非常适合小牛队的打法,将自我意识完全抛到了脑后。但是,他连续进进出出先发阵容很明显对于球队内部人员潜力的发掘造成了挫折。他没有太大的波动,但其他很好地明确了自己在球队当中的定位。在让德肖恩·史蒂文森担任先发小前锋打过一场比赛之后,马里昂再次回到先发效果很好。

卡莱尔在训练营开营的时候曾说他的队员需要担心“角色的接受和角色的定位问题”。马里昂是一个这样的老队员,他不想因为阵容的变化而成为“破洋娃娃”。他们找到了一个解决方案。



步骤七:杰森·基德得到了喘息时间(2011-4-4——2011-4-9):

Wit随着赛季的进行和比赛时间的累积,卡莱尔给了38岁的基德一定的休息时间。这也使得基德在季后赛开始之初的两场比赛中场均能够得到21分,并且两场比赛小牛队都取得了胜利,让很多开赛之前看低小牛的人大失所望。同湖人和雷霆的系列赛结束之后小牛队分别得到了8天和5天的休息时间,这正是我们再次看到基德时他能够保持充沛体力的原因所在。



步骤八:大胜新奥尔良黄蜂(2011-4-13):

在连续八场比赛输给西部的季后赛队伍之后,小牛队决定将表现不佳的罗迪·博布瓦从先发阵容当中撤掉,顶替他的是表现不够稳定的德肖恩·史蒂文森。这对于后来的结果并没有直接的影响,但却使小牛队的心理上发生了潜在的改变。同黄蜂的比赛,小牛队完全压制住了善喷垃圾话的对手,32分的巨大优势也是本赛季他们赢球的最大分差,这让小全队上下对即将开始的季后赛充满了信心。



步骤九:沉默是金(2011-4-16为代表):

小牛上一次杀入总决赛的时候,诺维茨基曾经表示,一支球队老板的言行可能会对球队成功的机会造成影响。不管是什么让马克·库班变得比以前缄默,总之小牛老板开始不再那样对媒体极尽评论之能事,也不给对手以嘴仗的口实,这使得小牛队中萦绕着一种罕见的沉静。他会经常试着分担球队内部的压力,并且会一直给球队打气。

“我们还没结束!”可能是一段时间以内从托尼·库班嘴里听到最多的一句话了。



步骤十:诺维茨基的季后赛表现 (2011-4-16——):

从西部决赛首场的48分到第四场的40分,再到胶着时刻的每次关键投篮,我们可以对诺维茨基的发挥做出排名,但那需要他本人为我们提供一个列表才行。从季后赛开打的那一刻起,不论在效率和持续性上面,诺维茨基就都是球场上最出色的球员。就像媒体注意到的,诺维茨基留下的是一些永恒的记忆。



步骤十一: 布兰登·罗伊的爆发(2011-4-23):

第三节比赛最后时刻小牛队已经领先了整整23分,第四节开始阶段分差依然有18分。眼瞅着比赛大势已去,此时布兰登·罗伊挺身而出拯救了波特兰人。罗伊最后一节比赛独得18分,比小牛全队所得的15分还要多。罗伊将之前输给小牛队的怒气都发泄了出来,小牛队不得不面临这样的情况,而波特兰人则再次团结在了一起。

对小牛的队员来说,他们始终将这场比赛,或者说那个疯狂的罗伊视作他们团结的契机,正是这场比赛让他们开了球队会议,也让他们始终都会记得这样一场比赛,以此来作为警戒。



步骤十二:同湖人的比赛中,在同拜纳姆和科比的对抗中,巴雷亚和基德用表现让人们记住了自己(2011-5-2——2011-5-8):

普遍被人们看好的湖人队拿小牛的小个子完全没有办法。巴雷亚毫无惧色地冲杀进湖人的内线,让洛杉矶人备受推崇的内线防守丑态尽出,巴雷亚的名字也开始更多地被人提及。不幸的是,对有些人来说,这个名字是“巴雷亚”。曾经被视为季后赛的软肋的控球后卫位置却成为了小牛队的强点,尤其是当巴雷亚用第四场比赛的精彩表现为自己正名之后。那场比赛他得到22分并且有8次助攻,并且让安德鲁·拜纳姆恼羞成怒。与此同时,科比也激发出了一个状态最佳的基德。

只要你看过小牛
作者: sylk    時間: 2011-5-31 05:35 AM

DONUT 1 Re-Signing Dirk Nowitzki (7/4/10, or technically, 7/19/10): While the world awaited “The Decision” and every player in the league, signed or not, was rumored to be heading to the Knicks, Dirk Nowitzki quietly wandered beneath the headlines as free agency began July 1, 2010. Though the wait was short, and the outcome was generally assumed, there was no lack of anxiety in the Dallas area as Dirk momentarily went unsigned. A deal was agreed upon July 4, but did not become official until July 19, only adding to the apprehension among fans.





But ultimately, we knew just as Dallas Digs Dirk, Dirk digs us back.

DONUT 2 Keeping Brendan Haywood (7/8/10) and Trading for Tyson Chandler: With their biggest piece signed, Dallas moved on to fortify their center position in a deal that you would now have to look back on as having fortuitous timing, given that number three on our list took place less than a week. Considering the current circumstances, this looms as a move with an even larger impact on the Mavs’ title hopes than believed at the time, as their primary competitor in pursuit of Haywood was the Miami Heat.

So Dallas had its starting center. But then …

With Miami making the tri-splash in free agency and Joe Johnson remaining in Atlanta, Dallas moved on to what many viewed as a letdown when they dealt Erick Dampier’s instant-expiring contract (along with Eduardo Najera and Matt Carroll) to the Bobcats for Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinca. Any disappointment some may have found in the use of The DUST Chip soon dissipated in the face of Chandler’s early play, as he led the charge of a rejuvenated defense and quickly became one of Dallas’ emotional leaders.





Dallas traded The DUST Chip (Damp’s unique expiring contract) for an All-NBA Defensive Team game-changer. Remember that.

DONUT 3 Bookending Miami’s 13-game Winning Streak (11/27/10, 12/20/10): In their first meeting, a Dallas victory inspired the Heat to have an almost 45-minute player’s only meeting. LeBron James brushed shoulders with Erik Spoelstra and Miami fell to a 9-8 record on the season. Spoelstra did not lose his job, instead he watched as his team responded by winning 13 consecutive games before welcoming the Mavericks to South Beach, and promptly losing again. Along with victories over Boston, San Antonio and other early season contenders, these wins helped provide the roots to what would become a deep confidence within the Mavs.

DONUT 4 Caron Butler is Lost for the Season (1/1/11): The new year could not have opened more awfully for Dallas, which watched as Caron Butler clutched at his knee before laboring to walk off the court in Milwaukee, after, per Rick Carlisle, shoving his kneecap back into place, only three games after witnessing a knee injury that would sideline Dirk Nowitzki for nine games. This would soon lead to a six-game losing streak, and easily the lowest point of the Dallas season. In hindsight, these hardships may have helped galvanize a strong bond now evident.

“He was going to be Dirk’s Robin, his Tonto,’’ Mavs GM Donnie Nelson told DB.com this weekend. “Instead, what happened is we had to find seven guys to help. We found seven Robins.’’





DONUT 5 Signing Peja Stojakovic (1/24/11) and The Trade Deadline Silently Passes (2/24011): With Butler lost and only one other true small forward on the roster at the time (Shawn Marion), the addition of Peja Stojakovic not only solidified the rotation, even if patience would be required to allow his return to health, but added a much-needed element to the Mavs offense: spacing. The mere threat Stojakovic presents is enough to keep defenses honest, allowing his teammates more room to operate at the offensive end. His stats may be erratic, but there’s little doubt as to the positives he’s provided. (For a full coaches-level understanding, go check out The Peja Presence.)

Would Peja be enough?

With Caron Butler out and the presence of his large expiring contract, the sentiment was rampant that Dallas would make a move at the deadline. Yet, as Feb. 24 slipped by, the Mavs stood still and chose not to meet the prices they deemed to be set too high around the league. Stephen Jackson, Tayshaun Prince and a handful of other names were not inbound, none were on their way out, and the deep chemistry of the team was not tested.

So the acquisition of Peja would have to be enough.

DONUT 6 Shawn Marion Moves into the Starting Lineup for Good (4/3/11): Shawn Marion has been the ideal teammate since his arrival in Dallas, leaving notions of a demanding ego far behind. Yet, his continual movement in and out of the starting lineup was clearly becoming an internal source of frustration. He wasn’t making waves, but the desire to have his role defined was clear. After a one-game experiment against the Warriors with DeShawn Stevenson getting the start at small forward, Marion returned to the starting lineup for good.





Carlisle had opened training camp by telling us that his players should worry about "role acceptance and not role definition.'' Marion was among the veterans who didn't want to be "rag-dolled by lineup changes. They found a solution.

DONUT 7 Jason Kidd finds some Rest (4/4/10 thru 4/9/10): With the regular season winding down and the minutes piling up, Carlisle found time to grant his 38-year-old point guard a brief respite. The benefits were clear immediately as Kidd opened the playoffs averaging 21 points over the first two games, both wins, helping ensure the letdown many predicted would not come against the Blazers. Throw this break in with the eight and five full days off after the Lakers and Thunder series respectively, and you find one aspect of why Kidd has been able to remain fresh.

DONUT 8 Crushing New Orleans (4/13/11): Having lost nine straight games to teams that would make the playoffs from the Western Conference, Dallas removed the struggling Roddy Beaubois from the starting lineup, replacing him with the rugged DeShawn Stevenson. This may have not been directly responsible for the outcome, but it likely helped feed a change in disposition from the Mavericks, who dominated the trash-talking Hornets. The 32-point win represented their most lopsided victory of the season, priming their confidence for a playoff run.

DONUT 9 Silence is Golden (4/16/11 to present): In the years after the Mavs last reached the Finals, Dirk Nowitzki has mentioned that he thought the actions and words of the team’s owner may have hurt their chances for success then. Regardless of what led to Mark Cuban’s self-imposed silence, his refusal to provide sound bytes to the press, or bulletin board material for opponents, has resulted in an unusual calm surrounding his team. He may often seek to divert negative attention from his team to himself, but remaining a non-story has likely been refreshing to some.





“We Ain’t Done Yet!’’ might be all we hear from Tony Cubes for a while.

DONUT 10 Dirk Nowitzki’s Playoff Performances (4/16/11 to present): It’s possible to rank his performances individually, from the 48 points in Game 1 of the Conference Finals, to 40 points in Game 4, to any number of huge shots in the closing moments, but that would require a list of it’s own. From the opening tip of the playoffs, he’s been the best player on the court with devastating efficiency and consistency. As the national media finally takes notice, The UberMan is giving them something to remember.

DONUT 11 Brandon Roy’s Explosion (4/23/11): The lead was up to 23 late in the third quarter, and 18 entering the fourth. Dallas was on the verge of destroying the Blazers in Game 4, when Brandon Roy decided to put on a show. He would single handedly outscore the Mavs in the final period, 18-15, and call the fury of past failures down upon the Mavs with a raging ferocity. In an instant, old demons came surging back, forcing Dallas to face them, and in doing so brought them closer together.

To a man, Mavs players continue to cite that Game 4 as a bonding time. There was a team meeting. There were reminders. There are reminders still.

DONUT 12 JJ and J-Kidd Make Names and Statements Against Bynum, Kobe and the Lakers (5/2/11 to 5/8/11): The heavily favored Lakers had no answer for the smallest man on the court. JJ Barea attacked the rim with fearless abandon, carving up a once touted defense and bringing his name to the lips of many. Unfortunately, to some, that name was “Barrera.” What was once feared as a potential playoff weakness, the backup point guard position, became strength as Barea asserted himself, never more than he did in Game 4 against the Lakers, when he scored 22 points and handed out eight assists, bringing out the worst in Andrew Bynum.

Meanwhile, the presence of Kobe brought out the best in Jason Kidd.





You won’t hear too much from Bryant, but for those watching the series and being presented with striking images of the ageless one adeptly closing in and pressuring Kobe will not be forgotten. The Lakers weren’t supposed to have any trouble getting past the Mavs, and Bryant wasn’t supposed to face a defender capable of slowing him down, especially in the game’s biggest moments. Instead, the closer was closed upon. Jason Kidd made certain almost every shot was uncomfortable, every clutch possession a labor, and he would only continue to do so against Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant one series later.

Now, Kidd and the Mavs face another challenge, LeBron and Wade and the Heat. There will be another path … and we can only hope this one is as fruitful as the one chronicled here.




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