接連慘敗 火箭到底怎麼了?

While James Ennis' has serviceably replaced Trevor Ariza's defensive contributions when healthy, Carmelo Anthony's substitution for Ryan Anderson has been a lot harder on the eyes (Anderson had -0.8 defensive plus-minus last year, Melo is currently at -3.8). Whether it be in the post or on the perimeter, teams have repeatedly targeted Anthony in switching situations and found great success.

雖然詹姆斯·恩尼斯在健康的時候可以很好的取代阿里扎的防守貢獻，但代替萊恩·安德森的安東尼，看起來卻要艱難的多(安德森去年的防守效率值是0.8，梅隆目前是-3.8)。無論其處於內外線，在火箭換防時，對手不斷地以他爲突破口，並取得良效。

As is natural, with new faces comes a learning curve. Unfortunately, that curve appears too steep for the new Rockets so far, as they have consistently forgotten rotations on defense. Until they become better acquainted with the system, the only remedy is to have better communication as a team. P.J. Tucker and Chris Paul can't be the only ones calling out coverages.

自然地，新面孔帶來了一條成長曲線。但不幸的是，目前看來，對於這支新火箭隊來說，這條曲線看起來太陡峭了，因爲他們一直忘記了防守上的輪換。在他們更好地熟悉這個體系之前，唯一的解決辦法就是作爲一個團隊進行更好的溝通。而不是隻有P.J.塔克或是克里斯·保羅獨自喊着協防二字。

Houston's inability to hit the open shot has been the theme throughout its recent slide. The Rockets are shooting 41.2 percent from the field, which is the second-worst in the league. Last season, they ranked 15th at 46.0 percent.

無法把握住空位投籃的機會，這是貫穿休斯頓近期失利的主旋律。火箭隊的投籃命中率是41.2%，這是聯盟中第二糟糕的。 而上賽季，他們以46.0%的命中率排在第15位。

Additionally, last year they led the league in offensive efficiency at 114.7, but now they rank 26th at 103.8.

此外，去年他們以114.7的進攻效率領跑全聯盟，現卻以103.8的數值，排在第26。

But what's really telling is the Rockets' lackluster shooting from deep.

但真正的問題在於火箭慘淡的遠距離投籃。

Morey-ball can't survive if no one can hit the long ball consistently.

如果無人能站出來持續命中長距離的投籃，"魔球理論"無從談起。

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