迈阿密热火和圣安东尼奥马刺争夺NBA博注首位

　　迈阿密热火队和圣安东尼奥马刺正殊途同归冲向NBA决赛，马刺队在季后赛中保持十场不败的战绩，而热火队也仅仅丢失了三场比赛。周三晚上，热火和马刺一样再下一城，从而在东部决赛中2-0领先。

　　圣安东尼奥马刺和迈阿密热火是赌徒下注范围的两个对立面，热火自从两年前的夏季形成三巨头后就成为赌徒们的最爱，圣安东尼奥马刺则是在大多数赛季都很低调神秘的一支球队。

　　不过马刺神秘的面纱马上就会成为过去，马刺在赛季中保持着不败纪录，他们轻易击败俄克拉荷马雷霆使得一些分析员认为马刺能够出现在最后决赛的名单上。

　　圣安东尼奥马刺最后一次得到冠军时拥有和“三巨头”同样出色的三名超级巨星，但是马努。吉诺比利， 托尼。帕克和蒂姆。邓肯在这次将扮演十分不同的角色，邓肯将成为球队目前的领导者和进攻催化剂帕克的协助者，吉诺比利仍将担任圣安东尼奥马刺上一次举起奖杯时的得分后卫。

　　因克里斯。波什受伤离场，热火在过去几周不得不进行一些匆忙的调整，失去最佳拍档的德文。韦德勒和布朗。詹姆斯两人经过初期的努力，很快开始扭转局面，接连赢得令人印象深刻的五连胜。

　　随着热火和马刺赛事的进展，赔率的制定者将面临艰难的抉择，如果圣安东尼奥马刺能在四到五场比赛中淘汰雷霆，那么他们可能得到青睐，如果这个过程超出这个数字，并且迈阿密热火能够迅速结果凯尔特人，那么迈阿密热火将会成为决赛赌注的大热门。

译文：

　　The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs are taking similar roads to the NBA Finals. The Spurs have gone through the first ten games of the playoffs undefeated, while the Heat have only dropped three games along the way. Wednesday night, the Heat equalled the Spurs by going up 2-0 in the conference finals.

　　San Antonio and Miami are on opposite ends of the spectrum with regard to gamblers. The Heat have become the bettors' darlings since they formed the Big Three two summers ago. San Antonio is a team that has flown under the radar for most of the season.

　　That under the radar reputation is quickly becoming yesterday's news. The Spurs have the longest winning streak in the league, and the ease with which they are turning away the Oklahoma City Thunder has some analysts believing the Spurs may run the table in the playoffs, something that has never been done.

　　San Antonio has the same three superstars they had the last time they won a title, but Manu Ginobli, Tony Parker, and Tim Duncan, are playing much different roles this time around. Duncan has become a complimentary player to Parker, who has taken the role of team leader and offensive catalyst. Ginobli is still the same clutch player he was when San Antonio last hoisted the trophy.

　　The Heat have had to adjust on the fly the past couple of weeks. When Chris Bosh went down with an injury, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James originally struggled, but then the two players started to turn their games up a notch, and the results have been five straight impressive wins.

　　Odds makers will have a hard time creating betting odds should the Heat and Spurs advance. San Antonio would likely be favored if they close out the Thunder in four or five games. If the series goes longer than that, and Miami makes quick work of the Celtics, it could be the Heat that head to the finals as betting favorites.