原文出处： http://0rz.net/e218k -- The Pistons' mission this week is clear: Bounce out of a stretch of mediocrity, refocus on the now and reboot their intensity despite their cozy position in the standings. 活塞本周的任务很明确：从最近一连串平庸的表现中走出来，重新将目光聚集在当下 ，并重新找回属於活塞的那种比赛强度，尽管目前球队全联盟战绩第一的位置还坐得很稳 。 They started that mission with a win over Charlotte on Sunday night. If they're going to complete it, they'll have to snap to attention while facing a parade of mediocre teams. 他们在星期天晚上的比赛中痛宰夏洛特山猫来当作完成任务的第一步。如果他们要完 成任务，必须在接下来面对一连串弱队的挑战时保持高度的注意力。 Beginning with Sunday night's game against the visiting Bobcats (18-46), the Pistons will spend the entire week playing bottom-feeders. They play in Toronto (22-41) on Wednesday, in New York (17-44) on Friday and see the Bobcats Saturday in Charlotte. 从礼拜天晚上对上来访的山猫队(18胜46败)开始，活塞接下来一整个礼拜的时间都会 跟目前战绩排名全联盟倒数的那几支球队交手，伺机大肆进补一番。他们礼拜三会造访多 伦多(暴龙22胜41败)，礼拜五则会飞到纽约(17胜44败)，最後则会在礼拜六到夏洛特再次 与山猫碰头。 It's quite a test for a team that lost three of its past five games before Sunday and might be looking ahead to the playoffs. 那对一支在星期天以前的五场比赛中仅有两胜三负并且正在为季後赛积极整备的球队 来说真的是一个考验。 Coach Flip Saunders said he told his team as much. He even gave the players a nifty way to think about their situation. 老桑表示他也这麽告诉他的球队，他甚至还提供球员一个有趣的方向去思考他们现在 的处境。 "Listen, I've said many times, there's teams that are bad teams in this league, but there aren't bad players," he said. "Any night you give them a comfort level, they're going to go out and beat you." 他说"听着，我已经说过很多次，联盟中有一些战绩乌鸦鸦的球队，但这并不代表他们 阵中都是一些二等球员。任何一晚你放他们好过，他们肯定会回过头来狠狠咬你一口。" Looking ahead to the playoffs, for elite teams, is just a way of life in the NBA, Saunders said. And for the Pistons, it's a familiar problem. 老桑表示，对一些强队来说，积极为季後赛做准备是NBA生活的家常便饭。而对活塞来 说，这更是一个熟悉的课题。 Last year, the Pistons endured two stretches in March in which they lost four of five games. The latter stretch precluded an 11-game winning streak. 去年活塞在三月份经历了两度在五场比赛中输掉四场的痛苦过程，但球队却在後面那 次五战四败之後拉出一波十一连胜。 "I think a lot of teams are like that," Saunders said. "Sometimes good teams in a long season, you get in that stretch and you start thinking and anticipating what you really want to go for. What you can't do is overlook the job you have at hand." 老桑说"我想大部分的球队都像这样，有时候好球队在一个漫长的球季当中也会陷入连 败的低潮之中，你会开始思考并盘算你真正想要追求的目标是什麽，而唯一的大忌就是完 全忽略你面前的问题。" And while the Pistons have slipped off their torrid early-season pace, Saunders pointed out that the only time the team really needs to be playing well is in late April, May and June. 而当活塞渐渐从季初火热的表现中退温之际，老桑指出球队唯一需要加足马力，全力 冲刺的时间只有四月底、五月和六月。 "You can't overlook the most important thing, what you have to do as a team, and that's to play well at the end of 82 games," he said. "Be healthy and playing well. What we're trying to do is get to that point where we're starting to play the best in April, and hopefully playing the best basketball we can play in June." 他说"你不能忽略身为一支球队必须去做的最重要的事，那就是在八十二场例行赛结束 ，进入真枪实弹的季後赛时保持身体健康，并拿出优异的表现。我们正试着在四月来临时 达到这样的目标，并希望在六月时能打出最好的篮球。" -- ENERGY CRISIS: Wonder why Lindsey Hunter didn't bring his usual energy on Saturday in the 110-92 loss to the Washington Wizards? On top of lingering flu-like systems, Hunter had food poisoning. 能量危机：想知道为什麽猎人在球队星期六以92比110惨败给华盛顿巫师时未带给球队 他一贯的活力吗？除了持续不断类似感冒的症状之外，他还食物中毒。 "He was fighting that all day," Saunders said. "He went in and really didn't have the energy that he normally has. He threw up before the game but wanted to give it a go." 老桑说"他整天都在跟它(食物中毒)搏斗。他来的时候整个人病奄奄地，和他平常时精 力充沛的模样完全不同。他在比赛前比赛前吐了，但仍想上场贡献心力。" -- HONORED: The Pistons honored former coach Chuck Daly during halftime with a ceremony revealing his name and the No. 2 -- for the two NBA championships he won -- on the Palace floor. The ceremony was part of an ongoing series that recognizes the great players and figures in the Pistons' past. 荣耀：活塞在比赛中场休息时为曾经带领球队赢得两座总冠军而被引以为光荣的前教 头C.Daly举办了一个名字和背号退休的庆祝仪式，那仪式是本季仍在持续进行的"认识活塞 过去荣光"系列活动的一部分。 --

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