In the middle, there's everyone else. Dallas, Oklahoma City, Utah, Denver and New Orleans all are scrambling for position in a race that exists in multiple dimensions.

剩下的几个队就都分布在中游了：达拉斯、俄克拉荷马、犹他、丹佛和新奥尔良的排名之争伴随多种变数。

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I was worried about this game because the Hawks have beaten Dallas, Phoenix, Utah, Cleveland, Denver and the Lakers at home this year.

这场比赛我很担心，因为今年老鹰在主场，打败过小牛，太阳，爵士，骑士，掘金和湖人。

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Joining them were Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki, Utah guard Deron Williams and San Antonio forward Tim Duncan.

其他三名是小牛的前锋德克-诺维茨基、爵士的后卫德隆·威廉姆斯和马刺队的前锋蒂姆·邓肯。

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They point to cities such as Charlotte in North Carolina and Salt Lake City in Utah: places that have grown as fast as Houston and Dallas and yet have managed to improve their air.

ECONOMIST: The Lone Smog State

Only three times in NBA history has a team rallied from an 0-3 deficit to even force a seventh game: the Knicks did it in 1951 against the Rochester Royals, the Denver Nuggets came back against Utah in '94 and Portland did against Dallas in 2003.

WSJ: Knicks need to win on road to avoid Game 7