<><B>Van Horn practices but listed as out for Game 5</B></P><>09:25 PM CDT on Tuesday, May 17, 2005</P><><B>From Staff Reports</B></P><>Keith Van Horn, who has been out with an ankle injury since Game 3 of the Mavericks\' first-round series, went through his first full practice Tuesday but is not expected to play tonight. </P><>\"He\'s not available physically,\" coach Avery Johnson said. </P><>Assistant coach Del Harris said Van Horn practiced well but has to be almost perfect to play. </P><>\"The regular season is one thing – you let them work their way through,\" Harris said. \"But in the playoffs each game is magnified, and you can\'t throw a game away to get a guy back in.\" </P><>But what about the pressure of returning in Game 6 or 7? </P><>\"In the meantime, he would have had several more practices,\" said Harris, who added that Van Horn would travel with the team. \"But it\'s not an easy call to make for a head coach. If you don\'t play him, \'Why didn\'t you play him?\' If you play him, \'Why did you play him?\' \" </P><><EM>Mike Heika </EM></P>
<>客场114-108负菲尼克斯太阳</P><>首发:特里 PG,芬利 SG,诺维茨基 SF,霍华德 PG,丹皮尔 C</P><>\"What can I do to make it up to you? Promises don\'t come easy. But tell me if there\'s a way to bring you back home to stay.\"</P><>从北京六转到中央五,带着无声的失败看着无声的新闻,第一阵容中赫然出现了牛的身影,季后赛的不幸不能抹杀常规赛的荣誉,可是盼了几年的第一阵容竟然在这样的时刻到手,即使得到祝贺也只能吞咽苦涩。</P><>养成了看无声比赛的习惯,这也是一种逃避吧,总有无路可逃的一天,我听见了丧钟正鸣。终于到了赛点,前年的3-1、3-2和去年的3-1我还记得很清楚,那是一种每天都当成最后一天的绝望,每挽回一个赛点便增添一份希望却也带来更深的绝望。</P><>霍华德和诺维的暂时离场把我积攒的勇气都耗尽了。屏幕上出现了两年前诺维倒在西部决赛中的画面,记忆被撼动了,为什么在诺维倒在美西球馆的地板上时给出这样的镜头?是想提醒我,我曾经那么接近幸福吗?多合适宜!够了!</P><>我苦笑着告诉自己,进入下一轮就是进入西部决赛了,能够在三年内两次进入西部决赛吗?那岂不是太强了!哪儿有那么好的事儿!别忘了,人们说小牛一到季后赛不行!有人说,进入决赛会让小牛有成就感,会掩盖问题,不利于淡季的变阵。在遭遇赛点时,难免会想得多一些,难免会想到淡季。</P><>一个赛季下来,我最大的改变是不再做homer,不再拒绝改变,我想改变,只要能赢。这个赛季好像比以往都漫长和艰难,发生了太多事儿,尽管只相识了一个赛季,感情却不比认识更久的差。我感激斯塔克豪斯在赛季前就明确表示不介意做第六人,感激特里在赛季初甘心做替补和在季后赛第一轮的神勇,感激丹皮尔让我知道一个有中锋的球队能够做到什么,感激亨德森肯回来,感激阿姆斯特朗的热情和老到,感激范霍恩弥补了替补前锋的空缺……现在说这些也许还早,可我只想得到他们的好,我舍不得他们。</P><>这套阵容做了他们能做的,甚至做了不可能做到的。Chemistry从来不是问题,我喜欢他们的融洽,却不知道他们是怎样做到的。但是现在,面对的是两个赛点和一次机会,我关心的是能不能挽回一个赛点再得到一次机会。为了淡季的改造就放弃现在的希望吗?不,那只能作为被淘汰后的自我安慰。我不相信这是一支能创造历史的球队,我错了一次,还想再错一次,哪怕只是为了延长这个赛季,拖后离别的日期。</P><>也许今天是小牛本赛季的倒数第二场比赛,我是说也许。至少还有一场,我却好像在写讣告,这不是球迷该做的吧,没结束呢!我很羡慕对手的球迷,他们在胜利后可以尽情地喊出豪言壮语,幸福溢于言表。为什么我就不能在胜利时记下心潮澎湃,为什么总是在胜利后忧心忡忡,却在失利后貌似平静地说我们快死了但还活着?难道这就是乐观的悲观主义者的悲哀吗?</P><P>虽然迟早要面对,但现在还未到离别时,所以我们不说再见。在下一场无声的比赛中,我们再给彼此一次机会吧。</P><P>\"You never thought I loved you. I guess you never thought I cared. I was just too proud to say it out loud. Now I know to let my feelings go. So tell me... What can I do to make it up to you? Promises don\'t come easy. You know I\'ve made up my mind to make it work this time. That\'s the promise that I give to you.\"</P>