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ESPN will rank the league's 30 teams from top to bottom, with research notes on each team provided by ESPN Stats & are the top 8 teams.
根據ESPN Stats & Information提供的各隊調查信息，對聯盟的30支球隊進行自上而下的排名。以下是排名前8的隊伍。The Rockets are three games up on the Warriors in the race for the Western Conference's No. 1 seed. This bodes very well for Houston, as 23 of the 34 champions have been top seeds since playoffseeding began in 1983-84.
火箭隊在爭奪西部霸主地位中以3個勝場的優勢領跑於勇士隊。這對於火箭隊來說是非常好的預兆，因爲自1983-84季後賽開始，34支冠軍球隊中有23支隊伍是（常規賽排名的）頂尖球隊。The Raptors' franchise-record-tying 11-game winning streak was snapped by the Thunder on Sunday afternoon. During the streak, Toronto boasted the league's best offense and fifth-best defense.
猛龍隊追平隊史記錄的11連勝在週日下午被雷霆隊給終結。在這期間，多倫多打出了聯盟最好的進攻及第五高效的防守。
Without Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson, what should we expect from Draymond Green? Including the past two games, Green has played 134 minutes this season without any of the other Big Four on the court. The Warriors are outscoring opponents by 3.4 points per 100 possessions in those 134 minutes.
沒有了凱文杜蘭特、斯蒂芬庫裏以及克萊湯普森，我們應該對德拉蒙德格林作何種期待？包括過去的兩場比賽在內，在四巨頭無一在場上的時候，格林這個賽季一共出場了134分鐘。在這134分鐘內，勇士隊每百回合能超出對手3.4分。The Trail Blazers extended their win streak Sunday to 13 games, which is tied for the third longest in franchise history (their longest was 16 straight in 1990-91). Portland has also dominated during the streak, averaging an NBA-best point differential of 12.1 per game since Valentine's Day, the first day of the win streak.
開拓者隊在週日將他們的連勝場數擴大到了13場，這在隊史是第三長的紀錄（隊史最長的連勝紀錄是1990-91賽季的16連勝）。在此期間，波特蘭也創造了新的記錄，自情人節即連勝的第一場開始，場均分差12.1領跑全聯盟。
Russell Westbrook joined Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history with at least three career streaks of five straight triple-doubles in Sunday's win at Toronto, according to Elias Sports Bureau research. The Thunder improved to 5-2 against the Raptors, Rockets and Warriors, giving them the best record and most wins in the NBA against the league's three best teams.
根據伊萊亞斯體育局的報告，拉塞爾威斯布魯克在週日戰勝多倫多的比賽中趕上奧斯卡羅伯特森成爲NBA歷史上僅有的至少三個賽季連續打出五次三雙的球員。雷霆隊本賽季對陣猛龍隊，火箭隊和勇士隊的戰績爲5勝2負，這是聯盟中對陣前三球隊最好的戰績。The Jazz are rolling, winners of nine straight and 21 of their past 23 games. According to Elias Sports Bureau research, this is only the fourth season in Jazz history in which Utah has won 21 times over a 23-game span. They also did it 1994-95, 1996-97 and 1997-98.
爵士隊正在享受他們的九連勝並在過去的23場比賽中贏下了其中的21場。根據伊萊亞斯體育局的調查，這是爵士隊史上取得23場比賽中的21場勝利的第四個賽季。他們在1994-95賽季，1996-97賽季以及1997-98賽季中也有過這樣的表現。Kyrie Irving has missed the past three games and in the All-Star point guard's absence, Marcus Morris stepped up to record his best game of the season on Wednesday against the Wizards. Morris finished with a season-high 31 points on 11 made field goals.
凱里歐文已經缺席了過去的三場比賽，在這個全明星得分後衛缺席的期間，馬庫斯莫里斯在週三對陣奇才隊的比賽中打出了他本賽季最精彩的比賽。莫里斯命中11次投籃得到了其賽季新高31分。The Cavaliers finished their six-game road trip on Saturday, going 3-3, but a potential theme has emerged. Since the All-Star break, Cleveland is 5-1 against teams with a record below .500. Over this same stretch, the Cavaliers are 1-6 against teams with a record .500 or better. This trend will be tested on Monday and Wednesday as they face the Bucks and Raptors.
騎士隊在週六以3勝3負的戰績結束了他們的六連客，但是一個潛在的問題出現了。自從全明星週末後，騎士隊對陣勝率不足50%的隊伍的戰績是5勝1負，同期對陣勝率爲50%及以上的球隊的戰績是1勝6負。這個趨勢將會在週一對陣雄鹿隊及週三對陣猛龍隊的比賽中得到驗證。更多精彩內容請關注微信公衆號、新浪微博：籃球英文堂
