The guy is basically taking away the opposing team's first offensive option or the hot hand, like tonight when he pretty much smothered Mike Miller.

这个家伙基本上每次都能把对方的头号进攻火力或者是对方手感最热的球员防得熄火，就象今晚他的防守几乎让米勒窒息那样。

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Electrostrictive composites of thermoplastic elastomer polyurethane (PU) and the ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) with various volume fractions were prepared by hot roller miller.

利用双辊制备了一系列热塑性弹性体聚氨酯（PU ）和铁电钛酸锆酸铅盐（PZT）的电致感应PZT/PU复合物。

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Early in the story he meets Peppy Miller, a newcomer who eventually becomes the next hot thing.

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Mr. Miller says he thinks the primary cause of his hot hand turning cool was simply "bad decision-making, " and that luck played a role in his fund being ranked so highly last year.

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