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Rockets' playoff chances get boost from schedule Late break rare, but team plans to make most of it By JONATHAN FEIGEN March 21, 2011, 10:24PM http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/7485215.html 自翻 By the time he left Toyota Center on Sunday, Kyle Lowry was thrilled to mark the occasion of a career first. But it was not his first triple-double, recorded in that night's win over the Utah Jazz, that delighted him most. 在禮拜天離開球場的時候, Lowry被嚇到了. 不過令他驚嚇的原因並不是因為自己的大三元. The Rockets would be off Monday in the midst of another odd twist in a schedule unlike any Lowry had seen in his career. 而是因為球隊接下來前所未見的賽程. "By the time we hit the road, it will be 17 days at home," said Lowry, who on Monday won his first NBA Player of the Week honor. "That's rare. I never had that in my career. I'm glad to have it. I'm glad it came at this time to prepare for every game and every team." "我們會有整整十七天可以待在休士頓." 小羅莉說. 他才剛剛獲得周最佳球員的肯定. "這不太尋常, 我從沒看過這種賽程. 不過我很高興. 尤其在這種關鍵時刻, 我們能有多些時間好好準備每一場比賽." After the brutal schedule through January, the run of back-to-backs and cross-country flights for one-game road trips, the Rockets have seen the flip side in recent weeks. 經歷過了一月的艱辛賽程, 火箭隊接下來的路似乎平坦了一些. They are five games into a six-game homestand, their longest of the season. With their return to the Western Conference playoff race making every game crucial, the Rockets will play just once in a six-day stretch, allowing for a rare late-season chance to rest and retool with 11 games left . 接下來的這段應該算是本季最爽的賽程. 在這個場場都得贏下來的時刻, 火箭隊有充足的時間休息與準備. "I think it is going to be valuable," coach Rick Adelman said. "I'm going to try to really gauge what is the best time to give him rest, because we'll have plenty of practice days. The time we have on the court is going to be crucial for us just to stabilize things a little bit before we start in Miami for another three in four nights. "這很重要." 教練Adelman說. "我會好好評估甚麼時候該適當的休息. 因為我們即將會有大量的練球時間. 我們得將球隊的表現穩定下來, 才能迎戰熱火以及接踵而來的三支球隊." "This late in the season, when we practice, they have to go all out because we're not going to go extremely long. We're going to have to be efficient." "在這個模門特, 我們得拿出所有的力氣來練習與鍛鍊, 因為剩下的比賽不多了. 我們必須打得更有效率." Adelman said the team will not head to Austin for a second training camp, though they would have time after Wednesday's game against Golden State , with three days off before they visit the Heat on Sunday. They will be able to work on details that often must be sacrificed during the season, from added out-of-bounds plays to drills on pick-and-roll defense. 雖然在打完勇士後有三天的休息時間才會對上熱火, Adelman說他們不會去Austin參與另一個訓練營. 他們會在比賽的一些細節多研究多反省, 一些沒注意到的小毛病, 防守擋拆等等. Time to experiment 試試看 With Sunday's injury to Chase Budinger, the Rockets also will explore small forward options. Budinger was upgraded on Monday from out to doubtful for Wednesday's game, and he does not seem to be headed for a long stretch out. Budinger因傷退場. 火箭隊也即將尋求小前鋒的解法. 是否能在禮拜三上場還是個未知數, 不過他應該也不會休息太久. Still, the Rockets are bringing back Mike Harris, who was cut in the preseason after his third stint with the team, on a 10-day contract. 然後老朋友Mike Harris又回來了, 簽了十天的合約. Adelman said he will work power forward Patrick Patterson in at small forward, as he did in training camp when Budinger was out with the first sprain of his left ankle. Adelman說他會讓PP試著補上小前鋒的位置, 就像是上次Budinger在訓練營受傷的時候一樣. Adelman also will use the time to help Goran Dragic adjust to the offense and to playing as a shooting guard in a backcourt with Lowry. Adelman也會利用這個機會讓Dragic適應進攻, 讓他打二號位與Lowry搭配. "I'm going to try a few things," Adelman said. I'm going to look to see if there's times we can throw Patrick (at small forward). I believe he can play there. It's just offensively, how do you use him? And (Sunday) I put Goran in with Kyle and with Courtney (Lee). There is a lot on Courtney's shoulder if Chase can't play, because he's our small forward now." "我會嘗試一些東西."Adelman說. "我想試試看PP能不能勝任小前鋒的位置. 我相信他是ok的. 問題只在於進攻面上的調配. 我會把Dragic, Lowry與小李同時放場上. 小李的責任又更重了一些. 因為既然Budinger不能打, 小李就是我們的小前鋒." It would have been all but impossible to take on all of that during earlier portions of this season's schedule. The Rockets played 17 games in January, going 6-11. They played eight games in the 16 days in February before the All-Star break, going 4-4. 這些嘗試很難在之前的比賽實施. 火箭隊一月份的戰績是6W11L, 二月份在全明星前是4W4L. They have gone 11-3 since, and after playing 19 sets of back-to-backs through March 8, have not had any during their long homestand. 之後打了11W3L, 還沒有感受過長時間待在主場的溫暖. The Rockets are 7-12 in the second game of back-to-backs, but playing all those games then allowed them to get the extra practice time now, when it can be most useful. 火箭隊在之前背靠背的第二場比賽總和是七勝十二負. 看起來之前的辛苦有了代價, 讓球隊現在有比較充裕的休息時間. Plenty to do with days off 牛仔很忙, 火箭也是 "It will be huge for us," Lowry said. "這很重要."Lowry說. "We're still getting Goran implemented into the flow, getting guys rest, getting back to the details we've been slipping on. The coaching staff will do a good job of watching film and getting back to us, letting us know what we need to work on. "我們努力試著讓Dragic融入進攻, 調配每個人的休息時間, 反省那些我們沒做好的地方. 教練們也會仔細觀察並且指導我們, 讓我們知道哪裡還需要改進." "Every game has been tough for us. Playing, practice, playing, practice, playing, practice kind of gets to you after a while. We feel this is a good stretch for us." "每一場比賽都會是硬戰. 比賽, 練球, 比賽, 練球 ... 這會是個很好的機會." -- 附上 schedule (美國時間) March Wed 23 vs Golden State Sun 27 @ Miami Tue 29 @ New Jersey Wed 30 @ Philadelphia April Fri 01 vs San Antonio Sun 03 vs Atlanta Tue 05 vs Sacramento Wed 06 @ New Orleans Sat 09 vs LA Clippers Mon 11 vs Dallas Wed 13 @ Minnesota -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 60.251.1.226 ※ 編輯: Websphere 來自: 60.251.1.226 (03/23 10:22)

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