随着王治郅、姚明的加盟，原本火爆的NBA更加受到中国球迷的关注。而不久前在北京和上海两地进行的NBA季前赛，更是把中国的NBA热浪推向了高潮，使得更多的人开始关注NBA，关注中国球员的一举一动。2004-2005新赛季已经开始了，因此我们特地奉上此期特别栏目，以飨关心中国篮球和喜爱NBA的读者朋友们。

    Stats统计数据

    One of the joys of being an NBA fan is reading and digesting statistics about your favourite players and teams. There is hardly any aspect of the game that isn't monitored, analysed and processed into stats. Stats are presented in many forms and are quite difficult to understand. The following example, player pre-season statistics, contains some of the most important terms.

    NBA球迷的乐趣之一就是读取和消化吸收你所钟爱的球员和球队的统计数据。这项运动中的方方面面几乎全部受到了关注，并被分析、整理成数据。统计数据会以众多的表格形式来呈现，理解起来很难。下面的实例，就是季前赛球员的数据统计，它包含了一些最重要的术语。

    Player Pre-Season Statistics / 季前赛球员数据统计

    REBOUNDS PER GAME

    TEAM G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TPG EFF PPG

    TEAM =Team所属球队

    G= Games上场次数

    GS= Games Started先发

    MPG= Minutes per Game每场比赛的出场时间

    Al Harrington (Atlanta Hawks) 35.3 / 埃尔·哈灵顿(亚特兰大鹰队)以35.3分名列榜首

    FGM-A= Field Goals Made-Attempted 命中/出手次数 ......