Under the new proposal, the top four seeds would be slotted by record among the three division winners and the team with the next-best record.
按照新的提議，三個分區(qū)冠軍和除此之外總戰(zhàn)績的球隊，將按戰(zhàn)績排序確定前四位種子。NBA正在醞釀修改季后賽球隊的排名規(guī)則。如果按照新的規(guī)則，馬刺本賽季仍排第一，小牛第二，這樣他們就不會在半決賽相遇。
Game 3s, in particular, cause headaches for the Pistons, who are 4-11 in those contests over the last five seasons. Their most successful season of Game 3s came in 2004, when they captured 3-of-4 of those games and won the NBA championship.
(系列賽)第三場讓活塞隊極為頭疼，過去５個賽季他們在這里4勝11負(fù)�；钊模ㄏ盗匈悾┑谌龍鰬�(zhàn)績出現(xiàn)在2004年，4戰(zhàn)3勝并最終奪得NBA總冠軍。今年他們已經(jīng)打過兩次系列賽的第三場，都輸?shù)袅�。算上輸給騎士的這場，活塞過去的11次客場第三戰(zhàn)輸?shù)袅?0次。
Jason Kidd's triple-double was the ninth of his playoff career, which tied him with Wilt Chamberlain for third place on the all-time list.
(第四場)基得獲得了職業(yè)生涯中季后賽的第九個三雙，這使他與張伯倫在（季后賽）三雙榜上并列第三。“魔術(shù)師”約翰遜以30次列季后賽三雙榜第一名。
Cassell entered the postseason with more playoff experience than the rest of his teammates combined.
卡塞爾的季后賽出場次數(shù)比快艇隊其他所有球員加到一起還多。作為一名征戰(zhàn)NBA13年的老將，卡塞爾擁有112場季后賽經(jīng)驗，而快艇其他人的總數(shù)為110場。
Dallas cleared out for Nowitzki. He bumped against defensive nemesis Bruce Bowen and drew a key foul.
(第４場比賽結(jié)束前8.5秒，馬刺111比109)小牛隊拉開，讓諾維茨基單打防守對頭布魯斯·鮑文，諾維茨基與對手撞倒一起，造成對手犯規(guī)。
clear out: 拉開，指進(jìn)攻球員都站在外圍，把禁區(qū)清空，讓本隊球星單打。
nemesis: 有報應(yīng)、復(fù)仇女神的意思，在這里指強(qiáng)大的對手。
The James-Wade rivalry has the potential to become a classic because the players are likely to face each other in the postseason for many years.
由于詹姆斯韋德之間的季后賽競爭將持續(xù)很多年，“詹韋對抗”具有成為NBA經(jīng)典的潛質(zhì)。
rivalry: 競爭，對抗。
classic: 經(jīng)典。詹姆斯和韋德最近一次相遇是上個月的常規(guī)賽，詹姆斯47分、12個籃板、10次助攻，韋德44分、8個籃板、9次助攻。
