The Spurs, for example, have framed a quote about pounding a rock, explaining that you can hammer Iraq 100 times without seeming much happening.

比如馬刺隊就曾構思過一句關於敲打石頭的話，解釋說你可以敲打伊拉克100次，卻似乎沒有什麼事情發生。

But when the rock splits on the 101st blow, it's the product of all the work that came before it.

但當岩石在第101次打擊中裂開時，它是之前所有工作的產物。

I don't know what the Dallas Mavericks have up on their walls, but this year they may want to think about one of those motivational cat posters that says, It's not how you start.

我不知道達拉斯小牛隊的牆上掛著什麼，但今年他們可能要考慮一下那些激勵人心的貓咪海報，上面寫著：這不是你的開始。

It's how you finish.

這是你的完成方式。

After all, Dallas is start this season.

畢竟，達拉斯是本賽季開始。

Not exactly peachy.

不完全是桃色的。

The team had one of the league's toughest early schedules.

球隊早期的賽程是聯盟最艱難的之一。

It had injury issues.

它有受傷的問題。

Then it had covert issues like serious ones.

然後它有隱蔽的問題，比如嚴重的問題。

Three players were quarantined while on a road trip in Denver.

三名球員在丹佛客場旅行時被隔離。

They had to stay locked in their hotel rooms for 10 days while the team carried on without them, and even once they were released, it was a struggle to get their conditioning back.

他們不得不被鎖在酒店房間裡10天，而隊員們卻在沒有他們的情況下進行，即使被放出來，也要費盡周折才能調養好。

Combined that with the reduced offensive firepower they came with having traded away Seth Curry as well assume just outright lazy nights on defense and the math spot in the standings plummeted right along with Lucas M V P hopes.

結合他們來了有交易走了塞斯-庫裡以及假設只是直接懶惰的夜晚在防守和數學的位置在積分榜上直線下降，隨著盧卡斯M V P希望。

Yet slowly, things in Dallas have been turning around.

然而，慢慢地，達拉斯的情況已經開始好轉。

The team has won four of its last five, and while there's still a long road to walk, at least the map seemed to be finally heading in the correct direction.

球隊在過去的五場比賽中贏了四場，雖然還有很長的路要走，但至少地圖似乎終於走向了正確的方向。

Like take last night, which kicked off with the mini controversy over the national anthem.

就像昨晚，以國歌的小爭議為開端。

The maps had not been playing the anthem before this season, as Mark Cuban came on the jump yesterday and explained they had heard from a number of people and community groups saying the anthem doesn't represent them.

本賽季之前，地圖一直沒有播放國歌，因為馬克-庫班昨天來跳槽，並解釋說他們已經聽到了一些人和社區團體說國歌不代表他們。

But after being overruled by the league office, the Mavs did in fact play the song last night.

但在被聯盟辦公室否決後，小牛隊昨晚確實播放了這首歌。

And with all order, I guess, restored to the universe.

我想，隨著所有的秩序，恢復到宇宙中。

They got to go on with the business of trying to shut down the Atlanta Hawks, and it would not be easy.

他們得繼續努力關閉亞特蘭大老鷹隊的業務，這並不容易。

John Collins had himself a night Trey Young was Trae Young, pushing Atlanta to a 13 point lead by the middle of the third quarter.

約翰-科林斯有自己的夜晚特雷-楊是特雷-楊，在第三節中段將亞特蘭大推到了13分的領先優勢。

But then in the fourth, the Mavs surged, shooting 15 of 20 to 7 of nine from 33 teams.

但在第四場，小牛隊異軍突起，20投15中，33隊9投7中。

Role players actually paid off all the space they were getting from the Hawks, doubling down check and managed to hold a one point lead with just five seconds left on the clock.

角色球員們居然將老鷹隊的空間全部還清，雙雙下場檢查，在時間只剩下5秒的時候，成功保持了1分的領先優勢。

And that's when things got even more spicy.

而這時，事情變得更加辛辣。

The Hawks inbound to Danilo Gallinari.

老鷹隊內線達尼洛-加里納利。

He gets a decent, fading look that comes up short and the maps get the win.

他得到了一個體面的、漸漸消失的樣子，但卻出現了不足，地圖得到了勝利。

But let's rewind.

但讓我們倒帶。

Zoom in on young here.

放大這裡的年輕。

He was setting a back screen for Collins when Willie Cauley Stein turned and ran into his face.

他在為柯林斯設置背屏時，威利-考利-斯坦恩轉身跑到了他的面前。

Young got back up, but as soon as the final buzzer sounded, he raced toward the officials, just livid about not getting the call afterward.

楊歡重新站了起來，但終場計時器一響，他就向著官員跑去，只是對之後沒有得到判罰感到很生氣。

Here is both Atlanta coach Lloyd Pierce and college screen Willie Cauley.

這裡既有亞特蘭大教練勞埃德-皮爾斯，也有大學螢幕威利-考利。

Stein ran tray over, and, um, that's a foul.

斯坦因跑了托盤，而且，嗯，這是一個犯規。

That's a foul.

這是一個犯規。

That's why trains on the floor blows up our play.

這就是為什麼地上的火車會炸燬我們的遊戲。

Um, but it's unfortunate I don't even see trade.

嗯，不過很遺憾，我連交易都沒看到。

So, um, he's a smart kid, and he's trying to get a quick well, Phablet shoot free throws to ice the game.

所以，嗯，他是個聰明的孩子，他想讓一個快速的好，魅族投籃罰球來冰封比賽。

No way he was gonna give him that call for the game.

他不可能在比賽中給他打電話。

So good try, though that was smooth.

那麼好的嘗試，雖然很順利。

It was sneaky.

這是偷偷摸摸的。

The officials confirm their ruling after the game.

賽後，官方確認了他們的裁決。

But at least for the Mavericks, the story of the night was much bigger picture.

但至少對於小牛隊來說，今晚的故事更有看頭。

Last season, Dallas was notorious for folding late in games this season.

上賽季，達拉斯隊在本賽季比賽後期折戟沉沙是出了名的。

The numbers are much better with yes night.

是的晚上的數據要好很多。

Yet another example to give.

卻又要舉一個例子。

Mavericks fans hope the team can in fact salvage the season and climb into playoff contention in so many different ways.

小牛隊的球迷希望球隊其實可以通過很多不同的方式來挽救這個賽季，並爬進季後賽的競爭。

Inside games inside a season.

一個賽季的內部比賽。

It really is not how you start, but how you finish.

真的不在於你如何開始，而在於你如何結束。

Keep the poster up and the sky's the limit.

保持海報，天涯海角。

So, Richard, what do you think success looks like now for the Dallas Mavericks?

那麼，理查德，你認為現在達拉斯小牛隊的成功是什麼樣子的？

Because, preseason, we were saying, Hey, top three in the West.

因為，季前賽，我們說，嘿，西部前三。

Luca, maybe for M V P.

盧卡，也許對M V P。

We'll see what is success right now.

我們現在就來看看什麼是成功。

I think success right now for them is really just getting to the postseason and making some sort of run a second round.

我覺得現在對他們來說，成功其實就是進入季後賽，然後進行某種程度的第二輪。

You know, you gotta understand that everybody is dealing with stuff, whether it's Covic, you look at what's going on with the Nets and K D off the court and then quarantine for a second time, so everyone's dealing with things.

你要知道，你要明白，每個人都在處理一些事情，不管是科維奇，你看看網隊和K D下場的情況，然後第二次檢疫，所以每個人都在處理事情。

I think for the Dallas Mavericks.

我想是為了達拉斯小牛隊。

They gotta get healthy.

他們必須得到健康。

They have to continue improving their defense and then they just have to kind of let play the cars that they've been dealt this year.

他們必須繼續改善他們的防守，然後他們只需要有點讓發揮他們今年所處理的汽車。

It's going to be the same for everyone.

對每個人來說都會是一樣的。

I think the dust just have to settle off all the hype.

我想，所有的炒作都要塵埃落定。

I think they left us super excited about the way they played last year in the bubble, particularly gets the playoffs against the Clippers in the playoffs.

我認為他們去年在保麗龍中的表現讓我們超級興奮，特別是在季後賽中得到了對快船隊的季後賽。

And then all the hype surrounding Luca.

然後圍繞著盧卡的所有炒作。

Odds on favorite to win M V P this year So there's so much hype on this young team coming into the season, I think that got into their heads.

今年M V P的奪冠熱門賠率所以，這支年輕的球隊在進入賽季時有很多炒作，我認為這進入了他們的頭腦。

Now the dust has started to clear their starting to find their footing there, only a game and a half out of eight, so toe picking it back off what Richard said.

現在塵埃已經開始散去，他們開始在那裡找到自己的立足點，八場比賽中只有一場半，所以腳趾把它從理查德說的地方撿回來。

Getting to the playoffs is definitely the goal.

進入季後賽肯定是目標。

But trying to get out of that first round to considering they really didn't improve this offseason and they let go somewhere like Seth Curry.

但考慮到他們在這個休賽期真的沒有進步，他們又放走了像塞斯-庫裡這樣的地方，所以想從第一輪到。

Yeah, look, they thought getting Josh Richardson back in that trade would boast of their defense, which was a big weak point for them last year.

是啊，聽著，他們以為在那筆交易中得到約什-理查德森會誇耀他們的防守，這是他們去年的一大弱點。

But you've got to actually make the parts work when you switch parts around on.

但你要真正讓零件發揮作用，當你把零件換上。

The schedule has been tough, and I know that's not an excuse.

賽程一直很艱難，我知道這不是藉口。

And Richard, you're right.

而理查德，你是對的。

Everyone deals with that.

每個人都在處理這個問題。

But they had what I believe was the league's hardest scheduled to start.

但他們有我相信是聯盟最難安排的開局。

So the point is, when it gets easier now you have to take advantage.

所以問題的關鍵是，當現在變得簡單了，你就得佔便宜。

They're starting to do that.

他們開始這麼做了。

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