At 10-5, Rockets are enjoying the ride Record after first month of season is a satisfying start 季初的第一个月，令人满意的开始！ By JONATHAN FEIGEN After so many bumpy rides along the way, with wins that came the hard way and what-could-have-been losses, perhaps the Rockets are wise to have developed a bottom-line perspective. 跌跌撞撞，一路走来崎岖艰辛，伴随着那些得来不易的胜利，以及那些难以置信的失败， 相信火箭已经对未来，心里已经有底了。 They finished the season's first month 10-5 and worlds removed from last season's 4-11, injury-wrecked November. 本季的第一个月，10胜5负的成绩，火箭已从去年11月4胜11负的低潮走出了。 So rather than quibbling how they got there, the Rockets were happy with the destination. 所以别挑惕他们每一场球是打得如何，走到这里，火箭上上下下都非常开心。 "Oh, gosh, 10 wins in a month? Unbelievable," Rockets guard Tracy McGrady said. "Wins are hard to come by in this league. When you're in the West, shoot, I'll take 10 wins in a month every month." 「喔，天阿，一个月10胜？难以置信！」火箭後卫Tracy McGrady说，「在NBA里，赢球是 多麽可贵的事阿！尤其当你身处西区，看着吧！我会每个月都拿下十胜！」 "I'm happy with where we are." 「我真的很高兴我们能做到这种程度。」 But winning 10 games each month will get tougher. 但是，每个月拿下十胜，是个更加困难的任务。 They played two back-to-backs in November, but have five back-to-backs and the longest road trip of the season awaiting them this month. 11月的日子里，火箭有两次back-to-back的球赛，但是12月将会有五次的back-to-back， 以及更长的客场作战在等着他们。 But if the Rockets' record is the only measure of what they have accomplished that matters, how they did it might indicate what will come next. 也从火箭的成绩是看起来挺漂亮的，但他们实际表现如何？马上有得瞧！ "To be determined," Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy said when asked what the Rockets have established. "Obviously, health and improvement are huge issues to any team. I've been pleased with how we played some games, other games, like the Phoenix game, I was not happy with how we went about our business. 「果决。」当火箭总教练Jeff Van Gundy被问起火箭的目标时，他说「当然，保持健康和 进步是所有队伍的目标，我非常高兴我们打出了许多漂亮的比赛，但是其他的呢，像是对 凤凰城那场，我对於我们没做好该做的是感到生气。」 "Can we improve individually, can we improve as a team and can our core play with consistent energy and intensity." 「我们是否能提升个人技巧？是否能整队升级？我们的核心球员能不能保有持续的力量与 强度？」 The Rockets' health, though not nearly the issue it was last season, could be better. Kirk Snyder is out with a broken wrist, and Bonzi Wells does not appear close to returning after two early-season cameos. 也许离上季那场恶梦已经很远了，但火箭队球员们的健康仍是个问题。Kirk Snyder断了 手臂，而Bonzi Wells在季前两场客串演出後，不太像是马上能回来的样子。 The Rockets' improvement has been marginal. Their energy has dipped dramatically the past two games. 但火箭的进步有限，他们的体力在过去的两场比赛中，看得出来已在渐渐下滑。 They have been solid defensively, but not spectacular. Though they allow the fewest points in the NBA, 89.3 per game, and are fourth in field-goal accuracy allowed, 43 percent, teams are making a healthy 35.9 percent of their 3s against the Rockets, which ranks 24th in the NBA. 他们是有坚实的防守，但其实不怎麽样，即使他们让对手得到全NBA最少的分数 - 89.3分 ，而让对手有全联盟第四低的投篮命中率43%，而三分球是健康的35.9%，全联盟第八。 Offensively, the Rockets have been turnover-prone (though with signs of improvement the past two games) and are remarkably reliant on 3-point shooting. 进攻方面，火箭队有过多的失误（虽然这两场中有进步），而在三分球的信心上也有明显 地提升。 The Rockets launched 38 3-pointers in Phoenix on Wednesday, the second most in a game in franchise history. 在对凤凰城的比赛中，火箭投了38颗三分球，是队史以来单场第二多的。 "You can't pass up great shots and that's what they were," McGrady said of the Rockets' 3s against the Suns. "We just didn't make them." 「你不可能有空挡不投球而错失好的投篮机会，」Tracy谈到对Suns那场火箭的三分球， 「我们只是没投进罢了。」 Asked if the Rockets took too many 3s, Van Gundy said, "depends if you're making or not." 当Van Gundy被问及是否火箭投了过多的三分球时，他说「这全看你到底投进了没。」 "That's what some of our guys do. If they're open and they don't shoot, I'm not sure what else they would do. We're not a great finishing team." 「这就是他们所做的，如果你身处空档，而你不投篮，我不知道他们还会做些什麽，毕 竟我们不是一支有很好的进攻终结的球队。」 If the dependence on 3-point shooting fits the talent on hand, it might not be the best way to become more consistent. The Rockets average 24 per game, the second most in the NBA behind Phoenix. 如果三分进球全都要看手感好不好，那这不会是条走向稳定的道路。火箭每场球出手24次 的三分球，仅次於太阳队。 "Obviously, we'd like a better balance of getting paint shots with 3-point shots," forward Shane Battier said. "Part of that is personnel. Part of that is understanding just who we are as a team. We have good drivers. We also have very good 3-point shooters. People are very confident in their 3-point shooting. We understand we're going to win a lot of games with 3-point shooting. 「当然，我们也很想在禁区得分与三分球之间取得平衡，」前锋Shane Battier说，「但 这有一部份是个人问题，有一部份是取决於我们对於团队的了解，我们有很好的切入球员 ，当然也有很好的三分射手，而他们对自己的三分球很有信心，我们也知道，有些比 赛是要靠三分球决定胜负的。」 "We also understand we're going to win a lot of games driving to the basket, getting fouled and making free throws." 「也有些比赛的胜负是要你切到篮底下，赚取犯规，然後投罚球的。」 Yao Ming has continued to increase his production, averaging 25.7 points and 10.1 rebounds. But McGrady, while producing as a playmaker, has struggled as a scorer. More than dipping to 18.7 points per game, he is making just 40.2 percent of his shots and 30.7 percent of his 3s. Yao Ming则持续提高他的成绩，25.7分，10篮板，但当Mcgrady从一个得分手，成为一个 playmaker，他的得分下降到18.7分，而更重要的是，投篮命中率只有40.2%，三分球更只 有30.7%。 "We've played some great basketball, and I think we've played some basketball that has left a lot to be desired," Battier said. "When we put it all together, and we're playing stout on the defensive end and playing aggressively on the offensive end, we're a very good team. When we're not doing those things, we struggle. 「我们是在打很好的篮球，但有些时候我觉得我们需要多一点野心。」Battier说，「当我 们做好每一件事，我们可以在防守端固若金汤，在进攻端可以更具威胁力，我们是支很好 的球队，但当我们没做到那些该做的事的时候，我们会更加努力奋斗。」 "I think we've shown a lot our first 15 games." 「我想在这15场比赛中，应该可以略知一二吧。」 They've shown more good than bad, with plenty of both. 虽然坏事多，好事也很多。至少，是好多於坏的。 -- ：） -- This is my 「Career Night」。 Magic PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST PTS T.Mcgrady G 46 20-37 5-14 17-26 10 5 62 --

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