NBA聖誕大戰即將打響！

The shortened NBA season will open Christmas Day, but there will be five games instead of the three that were originally scheduled for the holiday. 雖然因爲勞資談判僵持一直未能開賽導致賽季縮水，但是NBA的新賽季揭幕戰終於要在聖誕節上演了。或許是爲了補償球迷，也爲了將停擺所遭受的損失降低到最低值，強強對話的聖誕大戰由原定的三場增加到五場。

With the lockout lifted and a new collective bargaining agreement was ironed out, the league on December 2th announced its openers for a truncated 66-game schedule.
自12月2日NBA停擺結束，聯盟與球員工會達成新的勞資談判協議，聯盟公佈了縮水後的66場比賽日程的聖誕大戰安排。

The day will open at noon (et) with the Boston Celtics visiting the New York Knicks and will follow with an NBA Finals rematch between the Miami Heat and the reigning champion Mavericks in Dallas. The Bulls and Lakers will then square off in Los Angeles.
聖誕大戰揭幕戰在美國時間中午進行，波士頓凱爾特人客場挑戰紐約尼克斯。接下來的比賽將在上賽季的總決賽球隊邁阿密熱火和衛冕冠軍達拉斯小牛隊之間進行。芝加哥公牛隊將與洛杉磯湖人在湖人隊主場斯坦普斯球館正面交鋒。

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Those were the three games originally on the 82-game schedule for Christmas Day, but with a compressed time frame to play 66 games, the league added two more for the holiday.
這是原本82場比賽賽程中計劃在聖誕節上演的3組豪門球隊強強對話，但由於新賽季被壓縮成66場比賽，聯盟決定在聖誕節增加兩個場次。

At 8 p.m. (et), the Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Orlando Magic and the nightcap will take place in Oakland with the Golden State Warriors welcoming the Los Angeles Clippers.
東部時間晚上8點，俄克拉荷馬雷霆隊主場迎戰奧蘭多魔術隊。聖誕節的最後一場壓軸賽將在奧克蘭上演，金州勇士隊接受洛杉磯快船隊的挑戰。

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