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With their win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, the San Antonio Spurs won their 14th straight game, tying the longest streak of the Tim Duncan era (1997-today). The Spurs host the Nuggets on Wednesday looking to extend the streak to 15 games and inch closer to their franchise record for consecutive wins of 17, set during the 1995-96 season.

馬刺在星期一擊敗76人之後完成了14連勝，這是他們在Tim Duncan時代(1997至今)以來的最長紀錄。星期三他們將在主場迎戰金塊尋求15連勝，繼續挑戰隊史在1995-96年的最佳紀錄17連勝。
註：另一次是跨季14連勝，2011-12季末(10連勝)到2012-13季初(4連勝)。

Considering the sustained level of excellence the Spurs have shown over the past 17 seasons -- all of them with Duncan and Gregg Popovich -- it was a bit surprising to see that 14 games was the longest winning streak the Spurs had put together.
That doesn't rank in the top 10 among the longest winning streaks in the NBA since the start of the 1997-98 season, a list topped by the Miami Heat's incredible 27-game run from last season.

馬刺在過去17個球季以Duncan和Gregg Popovich為中心，戰力一直都維持在高檔的水平，所以這讓人有一點驚訝，他們的最長連勝居然只有14場。這甚至排不上NBA自從1997-98球季以來的前十名連勝紀錄，當中排行第一的是邁阿密熱火在上個球季所締造的27連勝。

Longest Win Streaks, since start of 1997-98 season

Source: Basketball Reference

While the Spurs are not near the top of this list, they do make their mark when looking at the list as a whole. There have been 98 streaks of 10 wins or more in the NBA since Tim Duncan entered the NBA in 1997. The Spurs have 16 of those streaks, accounting for 188 wins, the most by far of any team in the league.
The Los Angeles Lakers (11) and Dallas Mavericks (10) are the only other teams to crack double digits in terms of 10-game win streaks over the past 17 seasons. While the Miami Heat may have the second longest win streak of all time at 27 straight wins, their seven 10-game win streaks are less than half of what San Antonio has put together in the Duncan era.
There are seven teams -- the Bucks, Bobcats, Grizzlies, Magic, Pacers, Raptors and Wizards -- that have not had a 10-game win streak in the past 17 seasons. The Spurs have had 16.

儘管馬刺沒能在最長連勝的排行榜上名列前茅，但是他們創下另一種傲人的紀錄。從1997年Tim Duncan加入NBA以來，聯盟一共有98次十連勝以上的紀錄，其中馬刺就完成了16次並且累計188勝，遙遙領先其他隊伍。湖人(11次)和小牛(10次)是另外兩支能夠在這17年當中累積兩位數連勝次數的球隊。熱火雖然創下NBA史上第二長的27連勝，但是在10連勝以上的次數卻不到馬刺的一半。其他還有7支球隊：公鹿、山貓、灰熊、魔術、溜馬、暴龍和巫師，在過去17個球季從來沒有達成10連勝，而馬刺有整整16次。

Since Duncan first arrived in San Antonio in 1997, the Spurs have won 942 of their 1,334 games, for an incredible .706 win percentage. They have 15 straight 50-win seasons -- including this season, which still has 12 games left (54 wins in 70 games played), and the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season (50 wins in 66 games played).
That streak would extend to all 17 seasons of Duncan's career had it not been for his shortened sophomore season (1998-99), which was cut to 50 total games played. The Spurs went 37-13 that year, a .740 win percentage, that would have put them on pace for 61 wins in a full 82-game season.

1997年Duncan來到聖安東尼以後，馬刺總共在1334場比賽中贏了942勝，勝率是不可思議的0.706，他們已經連續15個球季超過50勝，包括今年，即使還有12場比賽沒打(70場就拿下54勝)，另外也包括2011-12年封館造成的縮水球季(66場贏下50勝)。本來Duncan的生涯應該是連續17個球季都有50勝的，不過在他二年級時的縮水球季(1998-99)總共只打50場，使得這無法達成。那一年馬刺是37勝13負，勝率0.740，換算成完整82場的賽季，他們將會有61勝。

The Spurs' last loss came in Phoenix on Feb. 21, their only loss since the All-Star break. The winning streak began with a 120-110 win over the Detroit Pistons on Feb. 26 and exactly one month later, the Spurs will look to extend the streak at home against the Nuggets on Wednesday.
A look at their numbers during the streak show the Spurs dominating their opponents in three areas:

馬刺上次輸球是2月21日在鳳凰城，那是他們明星賽後的唯一敗績，這波連勝從2月26日以120-110打敗活塞開始，已經是一個月以前的事了，星期三面對金塊時將繼續挑戰新高。檢視一下這波連勝馬刺的數據，你會發現他們在下面三個方面主宰了對手：

Spurs Stats During Win Streak

Spurs Stats for Season

1. Point Differential: The Spurs have outscored opponents by an average of 15.7 points per game -- scoring 111.6 points, while giving up just 95.9. Only four games during the streak have been decided by fewer than 10 points, while five of their victories have been by more than 20 points. They aren't squeaking out wins, they are dominating teams.

1. 勝分差：馬刺平均每場比賽比對手多得15.7分，平均得分111.6，平均失分95.9，其中只有4場比賽勝分差小於10分，有5場比賽大勝對手20分以上，他們的連勝沒有僥倖，而是紮紮實實地主宰了比賽。

2. Assists: The Spurs are one of the most unselfish teams in the league. For the season, they lead the league in assists per game at 25.2 and that number has jumped to an astounding 28.8 during the streak. The Spurs have assisted on 69.1% of their baskets during the streak, a huge jump from their 62.4% assist percentage for the season as a whole.

2. 助攻：馬刺是聯盟中最不自私的球隊之一，目前他們以每場25.2次領先群雄，連勝期間更是上升到28.8次，同時他們的助攻率也從62.4%增加到69.1%。

3. Balanced Scoring: The Spurs' leading scorer during the win streak is Tony Parker, who has averaged at 17.2 points per game in 11 appearances over the past 14 games. The Spurs have six players averaging in double figures during the streak and eight averaging over nine points per game. This is an example of the streak mimicking the Spurs' season.

3. 均衡的得分：連勝期間馬刺得分最多的是Tony Parker，出賽11場平均17.2分，其他則有6名球員平均得分雙位數，有8名球員平均得分超過9分。而這正好是馬刺球季的縮影。

Parker is the Spurs' leading scorer on the season with an average of 17.6 points per game, which ranks him 35th among the league's scoring leaders. Think about that for a second. The team with the best record in the league (54-16) does not have a player in the top 30 in points per game.
There are 21 teams that have a player that averages more than Parker. There are five teams (Miami, Houston, Portland, Dallas, Charlotte) that have TWO players that average more than Parker. There are four teams (Minnesota, L.A. Clippers, Golden State, Sacramento) that have THREE players that average more points than Parker.

Parker是馬刺本季的得分王，平均17.6分在聯盟中只能排行第35名，想想看，聯盟戰績最佳的球隊(54-16)居然沒有人在得分排行榜上進入前30名。聯盟中有21支球隊擁有得分比Parker還要高的球員，當中有5隊同時擁有2名(熱火、火箭、拓荒者、小牛、山貓)，有4隊同時擁有3名(灰狼、快艇、勇士、國王)。

Spurs Advanced Stats During Win Streak

The one caveat to the Spurs' streak is the fact that only six of their 14 opponents would currently qualify for the playoffs -- Charlotte, Dallas, Miami, Chicago, Portland and Golden State. When the playoffs come, there will be no more games against the likes of Philadelphia, who the Spurs sent to their 25th straight loss on Monday.
San Antonio struggled against the league's elite teams earlier in the season, but with the playoffs set to tip off in less than a month, the Spurs look ready to make another championship run.

馬刺這波14連勝唯一讓人質疑的是對手強度s，其中只有6支隊伍在目前的季後賽席次裡，包括山貓、小牛、熱火、公牛、拓荒者以及勇士，當他們來到季後賽時，可不會有像76人這種25連敗的球隊。馬刺在季初時面對強隊打得很掙扎，但是隨著季後賽只剩一個月不到就要開打，他們看起來已經準備好要衝擊總冠軍了。