原文出处： http://0rz.net/921ac -- So far in March, the Pistons have played only two teams over .500: the Denver Nuggets, leaders of the Northwest Division, and the Washington Wizards, who are three games above the mark. 三月迄今活塞的对手中只有两支胜率超过五成：西北组龙头丹佛金块及胜场数超过五 成标竿仅三场的华盛顿巫师。 Despite that lackluster lineup of opponents, the Pistons are just 5-4 this month, and they lost both of their games against the over-.500 teams. 尽管对手尽是些二流球队，活塞三月只有5胜4败的战绩，而且输掉那两场与胜率超过 五成的球队的比赛。 The parade of substandard opponents continues tonight as the Atlanta Hawks visit the Palace. 这个二流球队大校阅的活动仍於今晚亚特兰大老鹰造访宫殿球场的赛程安排中持续进 行着。 But things will brighten quickly. The Pistons can't help but glance at the upcoming schedule and feel the anticipation that only marquee matchups can manifest. 不过事情很快就会雨过天晴，活塞看了接下来的赛程会不自主地觉得期待，因为很显 然地这几场比赛的对手皆非泛泛之辈。 "No disrespect to anybody," point guard Chauncey Billups said, "but it's fun to play other elite teams. It makes a difference." 控卫枪蜥说"不是要对任何人不敬，不过和其他的顶尖球队交手确实很有趣，总之就是 感觉不一样。" The Miami Heat plays at the Palace on Wednesday, beginning a stretch that runs through early April during which Detroit plays only playoff-bound (or playoff bubble) teams, including Indiana, New Jersey, Dallas and Phoenix. 迈阿密热火将在星期三造访宫殿球场并揭开活塞直到四月初一连串与季後赛时可能遭 遇的对手的比赛，包括印地安纳溜马、纽泽西篮网、达拉斯小牛及凤凰城太阳。 Coach Flip Saunders said he hopes these big games make a difference in the Pistons' energy level. He also thinks that the recent end of a travel-heavy portion of the schedule can't hurt. The only multiple-game trip left for the Pistons is a swing to Miami and Orlando on April 6 and 7. 老桑教练表示他希望这些重要的球赛能让活塞在比赛中展现的能量等级更往上提升， 也认为最近连续三场客场之旅结束没造成什麽损害，而活塞在例行赛结束前的连续客场赛 程也只剩下在4月6号、7号到迈阿密及奥兰多各作客一次而已。 "We were home almost the whole month of December and we took advantage of it," Saunders said of the Pistons, who went 13-2 in December. "And we've been playing great at home. We've got 11 of our last 17 at home, and we're going to be in a situation of not many long road trips. So we can lock into things." 老桑谈论到在十二月拿下13胜2败的活塞时表示"我们十二月绝大部分的赛事都在自家 举行，而我们也确实掌握了这个优势，顺利缔造了出色的主场战绩。而例行赛最後17场比 赛会有11场在主场进行，球队将不必承受太多的舟车劳顿之苦，所以我们可以将全副心力 都投注於球赛之中。" -- HAMILTON FINED: The league fined guard Richard Hamilton $5,000 for throwing a basketball into the stands on Friday against New York. RIP遭受罚款：联盟对於星期五与纽约尼克比赛中将球掷入观众席的RIP处以5,000美元 的罚金。 Hamilton claimed he was trying to hit the backboard when he launched the ball after he was called for an offensive foul. The ball hit off the shot clock and went into the stands -- an automatic ejection. RIP则是再次声明他在被判进攻犯规愤而将球丢出去时只是试图把球砸向篮板，但球却 谈过进攻时间计时器而落入观众席 -- 他因此被判出场。 -- BULLDOG BACK: After weeks of fighting flu, food poisoning and even an achy tooth, guard Lindsey Hunter felt good on Saturday night, and his play reflected his mood. 牛头犬回来了：与流行性感冒、食物中毒甚至是牙痛奋斗数个星期後，後卫猎人大叔 在星期六感到通体舒畅，而他的表现也适切地反应了他的心情。 Hunter, who missed the season's first 3 1/2 months recovering from ankle surgery, played his most productive stint of the season during the second half of the Pistons' 108-103 victory Saturday against Charlotte. 因为脚踝手术复健而错过前三个半月球季的猎人在球队星期六以108比103击败夏洛特 山猫的比赛中打出本季最有效率的代表作。 Detroit had just a one-point lead when Hunter entered the game in the third quarter, but led by nine after he left in the fourth. 活塞在猎人大叔於第三节登场前仅以一分领先，但在他第四节离场时却把领先优势扩 大到九分。 It was a good time to turn it on, too, with backup guard Tony Delk nursing a sore right hamstring and the Pistons' defense struggling. 他归队对於正在治疗右脚筋酸痛的T.Delk及在防守端感到棘手的活塞都是个好消息。 "I just try to pressure up the floor, make them get into their offense late, and shut down the lane," Hunter said. "With Ben (Wallace) and the other guys behind me, it makes it easier for me to pressure up." 猎人说"我只是试图在场上增加对手的压力，让他们的进攻不顺、在禁区里的破坏力减 低。有班蛙和其他大个子在背後等着，那让我在防守端可以放心去施加对手压力。" Overall, though, the Pistons' defense seemed to take a few steps backward in a 105-103 loss in New York Friday and a poor performance in Charlotte. In the latter game, the Pistons had 20 turnovers, allowed more than 100 points for the fifth time in seven games and let the brick-laden Bobcats shoot 51%. 尽管如此，活塞全体的防守在星期五晚上以103比105败给尼克及对上山猫的那两场比 赛中荒腔走板的表现看来还是倒退了好几步。活塞在最近这场对上山猫的比赛失误高达18 次(译按：这里外电写错了)，使得分苦手山猫以51%的高命中率缔造活塞最近七场比赛当中 第五度让对手得分破百的纪录。 --

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