马刺1996-97赛季实录（560+篇）

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1996-11-25, By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer

马刺的残忍表现

不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华——马刺队和温哥华灰熊队的比赛中可能缺少超级明星。可能缺少大型广告牌。但这戏剧性的比赛弥补了这些不足，周日晚上灰熊队在 GM Place 以 96-91 取得胜利。灰熊队以这场胜利将战绩提升至 2-11。自从他们上赛季作为扩张球队进入联盟以来，这是他们在五次尝试中首次战胜马刺队。与此同时，马刺队在主教练鲍勃·希尔的 48 岁生日之际遭遇两连败，战绩降至 2-10。

希尔欢迎小前锋肖恩·埃利奥特回归阵容，但中锋大卫·罗宾逊只能在球场边线观看他的球队连续第五次失利。

罗宾逊是球队的主要得分手和篮板手，预计至少还需要几周时间才能因背部不适而复出。他本赛季还没有出场一分钟。

希尔说：“这是 NBA 的一部分。”“过去几年，我们没有太多的伤病。今年，我们伤痕累累。你必须接受好坏参半。现在大卫、查克·帕森和查尔斯·史密斯都出局了。由此产生的影响波及到了每个人。

新秀前锋沙里夫·阿卜杜-拉希姆在最后时刻命中了四次关键罚球，帮助灰熊队取得领先。在比赛还剩 46 秒时，他命中两次，为温哥华队带来了两分的领先优势。

在马刺队前锋多米尼克·威尔金斯在 15 英尺外投篮不中后，布鲁·爱德华兹在右侧命中了一个 15 英尺的投篮，为温哥华队赢得了四分。埃利奥特在比赛还剩 10.6 秒时命中两次罚球中的一个，但阿卜杜-拉希姆在比赛还剩 9.7 秒时再中两球罚球，在 15,874 名球迷面前锁定胜局。

希尔说：“新秀（阿卜杜-拉希姆）表现出很大的冷静。”“他在投篮的时候毫不犹豫。他有着强大的存在感。他走上去就像是要投进球一样，他做到了。

阿卜杜-拉希姆得到职业生涯最高的 18 分、9 个篮板和 9 次助攻——这些都是替补席上的最佳表现。后卫安东尼·皮勒也以 17 分为灰熊队的替补球员领跑。中锋布莱恩特·里夫斯得到 15 分，爱德华兹得到 13 分。

希尔说：“乔治·林奇在第四节初期投进了一个很大的篮，爱德华兹在比赛结束时的投篮非常重要。”“我们在那场比赛中打得很好。他们已经进入了比赛时间，而他投中了那个球。

威尔金斯得到了本赛季的第五个两双，得到 26 分和 11 个篮板。埃利奥特在周五晚上洛杉矶湖人队以 96-86 战胜马刺队的比赛中因右股四头肌疼痛而缺席，贡献了 17 分、8 次助攻和 7 个篮板。

又一次，糟糕的投篮困扰着马刺队，他们投出了 39.5% 的命中率。他们还在一场节奏较慢的比赛中出现了 18 次失误。失误伤人，因为灰熊队将它们转化为了 28 分。马刺队仅靠温哥华队的 11 次失误得到了 12 分。

威尔金斯说：“在第二节，我们变得漫不经心了。”“我们出现了一些失误，并且在短短几分钟内从领先 9 分变成了落后 8 或 9 分。那段低迷杀死了我们。

当威尔金斯命中两次罚球时，马刺队将分差缩小到 1 分，比赛还剩 6:30。

但灰熊队连续做出回应。首先，林奇篮板球失误，得分并造成犯规，得到三分。然后，里夫斯在凯迪拉克·安德森身上命中两个短转身跳投。

安东尼·皮勒在圆圈顶部投进一个三分球，在比赛还剩 3:42 时，灰熊队以 88-83 领先。

受到这一事件的刺激，马刺队以威尔金斯的旋转上篮、维尼·德尔·内格罗的三分球和弗农·麦克斯韦尔的远距离跳投做出回应，将比分扳平为 90-90。

第三节后半段，马刺队落后 13 分，在最后一分钟里以 8-2 的比分进行反击，在进入最后一节时以 75-68 落后。

德尔·内格罗连续两次上篮结束了连胜，最后一次是在终场蜂鸣器响起时。

马刺队的笔记

- 生日男孩：马刺队教练鲍勃·希尔星期天庆祝了他的 48 岁生日。他说，他从他的儿子卡梅伦（他在三一大学二年级）和克里斯（他在克拉克高中三年级）那里听到了他的团队开局缓慢的消息。这两个男孩都为他们各自的篮球队效力。“三一大学 2-0，克拉克高中 6-0，我 2-9，”希尔在对阵温哥华的比赛开球前说。“我正承受着巨大的悲痛。

- 肮脏的十几位：这是过去五个赛季中马刺队在前十二场比赛中胜率达到 0.500 或更差的第三次。

在那些赛季之一中，开局让主教练丢掉了工作。马刺队在杰里·塔卡尼安的带领下以 5 胜 7 负开局，他在 20 场比赛后以 9 胜 11 负被解雇。马刺队在前任教练约翰·卢卡斯的带领下以 49 胜 33 负结束了比赛。——杰瑞·布里格斯

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Spurs turn in grisly performance

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The game between the Spurs and the Vancouver Grizzlies may have lacked superstars. It may have lacked marquee billing. But it more than made up for it with drama, as the Grizzlies pulled out a 96-91 victory Sunday night at the GM Place. With the win, the Grizzlies improved to 2-11. It was their first victory in five tries over the Spurs since they came into the league as an expansion team last season. The Spurs, meanwhile, fell to 2-10 on head coach Bob Hill’s 48th birthday.

Hill welcomed the return of small forward Sean Elliott to the lineup, but injured center David Robinson could only watch from the sidelines as his team lost its fifth in a row.

Robinson, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, is expected to be out another couple of weeks at least with a bad back. He hasn’t played a minute this season.

This is part of the NBA,'' Hill said. The last few years, we didn’t have many injuries. This year, we’re decimated. You just have to take the good with the bad. We have David, Chuck Person and Charles Smith out right now. The residue from that has affected everyone.‘’

Rookie forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim hit four clutch free throws in the final minute to help the Grizzlies pull it out. He made two with 46 seconds left for a two-point Vancouver lead.

After Spurs forward Dominique Wilkins missed from 15 feet, Blue Edwards nailed a 15-footer from the right side to give Vancouver a four-point spread. Elliott hit one of two free-throw attempts with 10.6 seconds left, but Abdur-Rahim made two more freebies with 9.7 seconds showing to seal the win in front of 15,874 fans.

The rookie (Abdur-Rahim) showed a lot of composure,'' Hill said. There was no hesitation when he shot those. He had great presence. He stepped up there like he was going to make them and he did.‘’

Abdur-Rahim scored 18 points, pulled down nine rebounds and passed for nine assists - all career bests - off the bench in his best outing of the year. Guard Anthony Peeler also paced the Grizzlies’ reserves with 17 points. Center Bryant Reeves scored 15 and Edwards 13.

George Lynch made a big basket earlier in the fourth quarter and Edwards' shot near the end was huge,'' Hill said. We played good `D’ on that play. They were deep into the clock and he hit the shot.‘’

Wilkins had his fifth double-double of the season with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Elliott, who sat out the Spurs’ 96-86 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night with a sore right quadricep, contributed 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.

Once again, poor shooting plagued the Spurs, who hit 39.5 percent from the field. They also turned it over 18 times in a slow-paced game. The turnovers hurt because the Grizzlies turned them into 28 points. The Spurs got only 12 points off 11 Vancouver turnovers.

In the second quarter, we got lackadaisical,'' Wilkins said. We made some turnovers and we went from nine points up to eight or nine down in only a few minutes. That lull killed us.‘’

The Spurs closed to one point down with 6:30 remaining in the game when Wilkins nailed a pair of free throws.

But the Grizzlies responded with several big plays in a row. First, Lynch rebounded a miss, scored and drew a foul for a three- point play. Then, Reeves hit a couple of short turnaround jumpers over Cadillac Anderson.

Anthony Peeler buried a three-pointer from the top of the circle to give the Grizzlies an 88-83 lead with 3:42 left.

Stung by the turn of events, the Spurs answered with a spinning layup by Wilkins, a three-pointer by Vinny Del Negro and a long jumper by Vernon Maxwell to tie it at 90-90.

The Spurs, trailing by 13 late in the third period, retaliated with an 8-2 run in the final minute and closed to 75-68 going into the final quarter.

Del Negro finished the streak with a couple of driving layups, the last one at the buzzer.

SPURS NOTES

- Birthday boy: Spurs coach Bob Hill celebrated his 48th birthday Sunday. He said he heard about his team’s slow start from his sons, Cameron, a sophomore at Trinity University, and Chris, a senior at Clark High School. Both boys play for their respective basketball teams. Trinity is 2-0 and Clark is 6-0 and I'm 2-9,'' Hill said before tipoff against Vancouver. I’m catching a lot of grief.‘’

- Dirty dozens: This is the third time in the last five seasons that the Spurs have been .500 or worse after their first dozen games.

In one of those seasons, the start cost the head coach his job. The Spurs stumbled out to a 5-7 record under Jerry Tarkanian, who was fired after 20 games at 9-11. The Spurs finished 49-33 under former coach John Lucas. - Jerry Briggs

By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

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1996-11-26, By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer

马刺仍对反弹抱有乐观态度

达拉斯 - 周一，在刮着冷风、天空灰蒙蒙的达拉斯，没有人下马刺队的大巴时，想要考虑球队糟糕开局可能带来的长期影响。毕竟，马刺现在已经够头疼了，他们正经历着五连败，今晚7:30将在复兴球馆对阵达拉斯小牛。

达拉斯（3-9）正经历着两连败。圣安东尼奥在过去五年里从未在此输过球，包括连续12场胜利。但如今马刺战绩为2-10，今晚开场时他们不会再拥有往日的自信。

在他们本赛季首次与小牛交手的前夕，一些球员坚持认为他们并不担心球队能否扭转局势。

中锋大卫·罗宾逊（David Robinson）可能会因背伤再缺席两到四周。但球员们完全打算在罗宾逊回来后，像过去两个赛季一样，继续席卷联盟。他们说，他们绝不会让自己去想最糟糕的情况。

然而，一些挥之不去的问题仍然存在。如果罗宾逊回来后无法恢复到应有的水平，那该怎么办？如果他回来后，明年春天再次受伤，那该怎么办？除了几个担心家乡球迷以外，还有没有人想过，这支球队在没有罗宾逊的情况下已经够糟糕了，可能会错过季后赛？

“不，绝不可能，”马刺控球后卫艾弗里·约翰逊（Avery Johnson）说道。但约翰逊，这支球队的共同队长，思考了这个问题片刻，并提出了自己的意见。

“我们没有想过，”他说。“但也许同时，你必须拥有一些（恐惧），才能让你想要战斗。这种想法不应该存在，因为我们是一支在过去几个赛季处于另一个级别的球队。但你必须考虑它。现在，无论我们必须有什么来激励我们，那就用它来激励我们。”

小牛将是马刺本赛季开局遭遇的第七支上赛季没有进入季后赛的球队。圣安东尼奥在过去两个赛季分别取得了62胜和59胜，而目前对阵这些乐透球队却一胜难求。

中锋威尔·珀杜（Will Perdue）对马刺可能掉入乐透区的说法嗤之以鼻。

“我从未想过，”珀杜说。“你是在谈论一支在去年3月份一个月内赢了16场比赛的球队？我们现在战绩是2-10，但我们完全有能力在接下来的12场比赛中取得10胜2负。”

珀杜说，球队现在需要的是积极的思考。尽管尊重约翰逊的观点，但他认为球员们不应该沉溺于如果受伤的罗宾逊、查尔斯·史密斯（Charles Smith）和查克·珀森（Chuck Person）无法恢复，会发生什么。

“如果我们必须考虑这些来激励我们，”他说，“那么我们有大麻烦了。”

马刺主教练鲍勃·希尔（Bob Hill）对约翰逊的言论感到有些惊讶。希尔则表示，他希望将注意力集中在眼前的任务上，包括今晚的比赛以及周三在主场对阵波特兰开拓者的比赛。

“现在谈论季后赛还为时过早，”他说。“我们还有70场比赛要打。显然，我们越快恢复健康越好。我想说的是，如果我们到全明星赛期间仍然像现在这样挣扎，那才值得担心。”

马刺在周日晚上又遭遇了一次失败，以91-96输给了温哥华灰熊。温哥华（2-11）在仅仅一个多赛季的扩张历史中只赢了95场比赛中的17场。

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Spurs still optimistic they can bounce back

DALLAS - Nobody who stepped off the Spurs’ team bus on a windy, cold and gray Monday wanted to consider the potential long-range ramifications of the team’s woeful start. After all, the Spurs have enough problems on their minds now, namely their five-game losing streak and a matchup with the Dallas Mavericks tonight at 7:30 at Reunion Arena.

Dallas (3-9) enters with a two-game losing streak. San Antonio hasn’t lost here in five years, a stretch that includes 12 straight victories. But with a 2-10 record, the Spurs won’t have the same old swagger when they tip it off tonight.

On the eve of their first meeting with the Mavericks this season, a few of the players insisted that they aren’t worried about their ability to turn their season around.

Center David Robinson may be out another two to four weeks with his ailing back. But the players fully intend to scorch the rest of the league -just as they have the past two seasons - when Robinson returns. In no way, they said, are they letting themselves daydream about worst-case scenarios.

Still, some nagging questions persist. If Robinson doesn’t play up to standards when he returns, what then? If he returns and gets hurt again next spring, what about that? Has anyone outside of a few worrisome fans back home considered that this team is bad enough without Robinson that it could miss the playoffs?

``No, no way,‘’ Spurs point guard Avery Johnson said. But Johnson, a team co-captain, thought about the question for a few more moments and offered an opinion.

We're not thinking about it,'' he said. But maybe at the same time, you have to have some of that (fear) there to make you want to fight. That thought is not supposed to be there, because we’re a team that’s been on another level (in the past few seasons). But you have to consider it. Right now, whatever we have to have to motivate us, then that’s what we’ve got to use.‘’

The Mavericks will be the seventh non-playoff team from last season that the Spurs have faced in their injury-plagued start. San Antonio, which won 62 and 59 games, respectively, over the past two seasons, are 0-6 against those lottery-dwellers so far.

Center Will Perdue scoffed at the notion that a Spurs lottery belly-flop is a possibility.

It never crossed my mind,'' Perdue said. You’re talking about a team that won, what, 16 games in a month last March? We’re 2-10 right now, but we’re very capable of going 10-2 in our next 12.‘’

Perdue said positive thinking is what the team needs now. With all due respect to Johnson, he said he doesn’t think the players should dwell on what could happen to them if the injured Robinson, Charles Smith and Chuck Person don’t come around.

If we have to consider that to motivate us,'' he said, then we’re in big trouble.‘’

Spurs coach Bob Hill seemed mildly surprised by Johnson’s sentiments. Hill, for his part, said he wanted to keep the focus on the immediate task, which includes tonight’s game and another at home against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.

It's way too early to think about the playoffs,'' he said. We have 70 games left. Obviously, the sooner we get healthy, the better. I would say that if we’re still struggling like this at the All-Star break, then it’s something to be concerned about.‘’

The Spurs took another pie in the face Sunday night when they dropped a 96-91 decision to the Vancouver Grizzlies. Vancouver (2-11) has won only 17 of 95 games in barely more than a season of its expansion existence.

By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

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1996-11-27, By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer

小牛队不惧马刺 - 即使威尔金斯得到32分也无法帮助圣安东尼奥赢球

达拉斯 - 处于低谷的球队在紧密的比赛中似乎总是得不到太多机会。不幸的是，对于马刺队来说，这个理论在周二晚上再次被证明是正确的，他们在联合中心球馆以101-105输给了达拉斯小牛队。

尽管36岁的多米尼克·威尔金斯(Dominique Wilkins)获得了赛季最高的32分，但马刺队在最后几分钟似乎什么都做不好。

维恩·麦克斯韦(Vernon Maxwell)享受着他一周来最好的投篮之夜，他错过了一个空位三分球，这本可以帮助马刺队在比赛还剩大约一分钟时领先。

在篮板球争夺中，达拉斯后卫德里克·哈珀(Derek Harper)平行于地面跳起，从地板上大约一英尺的地方抓住了球。小牛队紧紧抓住球权，在比赛还剩1分02秒时叫了暂停。

他们为前锋克里斯·盖特林(Chris Gatling)制定了一个战术，他在内线背身单打，投进了一个短距离钩射，帮助小牛队取得了四分领先优势。但是，已经连输六场的马刺队并没有放弃。

麦克斯韦突入内线，小牛队对他犯规了。没有哨声，只有沉默，这对于马刺队来说是令人震惊的。这个漏判导致杰森·基德(Jason Kidd)罚进了两次罚球，在比赛还剩26秒时，马刺队以6分落后，被彻底打垮。

“我当时就觉得我会得到这个哨声，”麦克斯韦说。“不幸的是，我没有。你还能说什么呢？我只能接受。我们现在唯一能做的就是继续前进。”

这场失利让马刺队的战绩跌至2胜11负。这是他们自1989赛季末连续输掉九场比赛以来最长的连败。他们将在今晚7:30对阵波特兰开拓者队，开始他们的四场主场之旅，希望能摆脱目前的低迷。

小牛队（4胜9负）在他们的过去八场比赛中输掉了六场，他们利用了马刺队缺少大卫·罗宾逊(David Robinson)、查克·珀森(Chuck Person)和查尔斯·史密斯(Charles Smith)的机会。

“我认为我们打得很好，”马刺队主教练鲍勃·希尔(Bob Hill)说。“我们整晚都在坚持。我们的凝聚力比今晚好多了。我们真的把球传得很棒。我们有几个人投进了几个球。但是盖特林在内线太强大了，我们无法控制他。”

盖特林以26分领跑小牛队。前锋乔治·麦克劳德(George McCloud)首发出场，代替了受伤的杰迈尔·马什伯恩(Jamal Mashburn)，得到了22分。后卫吉姆·杰克逊(Jim Jackson)得到21分。基德贡献了12分和10次助攻。

“我们投篮命中率是……哇……56%？”小牛队主教练吉姆·克莱蒙斯(Jim Cleamons)问道。“在上半场有好几次，我以为我们已经把他们压制住了，但他们总是反弹回来。我们只是失误太多。”

在比赛还剩4分钟多钟时，马刺队似乎已经无路可退，当时盖特林在内线得分，帮助小牛队取得了92-83的领先优势。

将近三分钟后，马刺队又回到了比赛中，威尔金斯从三分线顶端投进了一个三分球。突然之间，马刺队只落后96-94，小牛队开始陷入混乱。

从那以后，小牛队从盖特林那里得到了关键的进球，并且在最后八次罚球中命中了七球，最终获得了自1991年以来他们在主场对阵马刺队的首场胜利。

对于马刺队来说，唯一值得高兴的事情是威尔金斯创造了一个里程碑，他升至NBA历史得分榜第七位。威尔金斯在他的14年职业生涯中总得分达到26027分。他超越了前丹佛掘金队和达拉斯小牛队球星亚历克斯·英格利什(Alex English)，他在15个赛季中得到26013分。

有趣的是，英格利什在1991年结束了他在小牛队的职业生涯，并且是最后一支在联合中心战胜马刺队的达拉斯球队的成员。

威尔金斯说，他无法真正享受这个里程碑。

“听到这个消息真好，”他说。“但我真希望我们能赢得这场比赛，并且是在主场赢得。”

威尔金斯称赞了小牛队，他们刚刚结束了一次糟糕的客场之旅，包括在实力较弱的新泽西队和波士顿队的比赛中失利。

“今晚，他们投进了几个关键球，”他说。“我们也是。但是我们错失了太多机会。这让我们很受伤。我们本应该赢下这场比赛。”

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马刺队新闻

• 人非圣贤，孰能无过：失误在马刺队客场之旅的前两场比赛中让球队付出了惨痛的代价，最终他们在洛杉矶湖人队和温哥华灰熊队的比赛中输掉了比赛。在这两场比赛中，对手总共利用马刺队的40次失误得到了55分。反过来，圣安东尼奥队也迫使对手犯了29次错误，得到了40分。

更让人沮丧的是，马刺队在篮板球上都胜过了湖人队和灰熊队。在对阵温哥华的比赛中，他们在篮板球上以47-30领先，这是他们本赛季最大的领先优势，但他们仍然输给了联盟中最差的球队之一。

• 威尔金斯的时刻：前锋多米尼克·威尔金斯在周二晚上对阵达拉斯的比赛之前，他最近七场比赛场均得到20.7分和10.1个篮板。在他得到的78个篮板中，有41个来自进攻篮板。

• 麦克斯韦的低迷：维恩·麦克斯韦在对阵温哥华的比赛中，他的连续六场得分上双的纪录被终结。麦克斯韦在本场比赛中只得到2分，8投1中，创下了本赛季的最低得分。

• 日程安排变得轻松：马刺队在赛季开始后的26天里打了13场比赛。在不久的将来，他们将得到喘息的机会，因为在接下来的10天里，他们只有四场比赛安排在主场。波特兰队将在今晚客场挑战圣安东尼奥队。- 杰里·布里格斯

点击查看原文：Mavs aren't cowed by Spurs -Even 32 points from Wilkins not enough to help S.A. win

Mavs aren’t cowed by Spurs -Even 32 points from Wilkins not enough to help S.A. win

DALLAS - Teams in a tailspin never seem to get many breaks in close games. Unfortunately for the Spurs, that theory proved to be true once again Tuesday night when they dropped a 105-101 decision to the Dallas Mavericks at Reunion Arena.

Despite a season-high, 32-point performance from 36-year-old Dominique Wilkins, nothing seemed to go right for the Spurs in the last few minutes.

Vernon Maxwell, enjoying his best shooting night in a week, missed a wide-open, three-pointer that would have given the Spurs the lead with about a minute remaining.

On the rebound, Dallas guard Derek Harper leaped parallel to the floor and snared the ball about a foot off the hardwood. The Mavericks, clinging to the possession, called time with 1:02 remaining.

They set up a play for forward Chris Gatling, who posted up and sank a short hook shot that gave the Mavs a four-point lead. But the Spurs, who have lost six in a row, weren’t dead yet.

Maxwell drove into the lane and drew heavy contact from the Mavs. There was no whistle. There was only silence, and it was deafening to the Spurs. The no-call led to two Jason Kidd free throws that effectively buried the visitors under a six-point deficit with 26 seconds left.

I just knew I was going to get the call,'' Maxwell said. Unfortunately, I didn’t. What can you say? I have to stand by it. All we can do now is move on.‘’

With the loss, the Spurs sank to 2-11 on the season. The losing streak is the longest since they dropped nine in a row at the end of the 1989 season. They will get a chance to break out of their funk at 7:30 tonight when they play the Portland Trail Blazers to start a four-game homestand.

The Mavericks (4-9), who had lost six of their last eight, took advantage of a Spurs team without injured David Robinson, Chuck Person and Charles Smith.

I thought we were great,'' Spurs coach Bob Hill said. We hung in there all night long. Our togetherness was a lot better tonight. We really moved the ball. We had some guys make some shots. But Gatling was a little too much for us to handle inside.‘’

Gatling led the Mavericks with 26 points. Forward George McCloud, starting for the injured Jamal Mashburn, added 22 and guard Jim Jackson produced 21. Kidd contributed 12 points and 10 assists.

We shot . . . wow . . . 56 percent?'' Mavericks coach Jim Cleamons asked. There were several times in the first half where I thought we had them on the ropes and they kept coming back. We just made too many turnovers.‘’

The Spurs appeared to be dead with more than four minutes left when Gatling scored in the low post to give the Mavs a 92-83 lead.

Almost three minutes later, the Spurs were right back in it when Wilkins nailed a three-pointer from the top of the circle. Suddenly, the Spurs trailed only 96-94 and the Mavs were on the run.

From there, the Mavs got the big basket from Gatling and hit seven of their last eight free throws to nail down their first home win over the Spurs since 1991.

About the only thing for the Spurs to cheer was a milestone by Wilkins, who moved into seventh place on the all-time, NBA scoring charts. Wilkins improved his 14-year total to 26,027. He surpassed former Denver Nuggets and Mavericks star Alex English, who scored 26,013 in 15 seasons.

Oddly enough, English finished his career with the Mavs in 1991 and was a part of the last Dallas team to beat the Spurs at Reunion.

Wilkins said he couldn’t really enjoy the milestone.

That's nice to hear,'' he said. But I sure would have liked to get this win and do it at home.‘’

Wilkins praised the Mavericks, who were coming off a disastrous road trip including losses at lowly New Jersey and Boston.

Tonight, they hit some huge shots,'' he said. We did, too. But we had too many missed opportunities. That kind of hurt us. We should have won that game.‘’ - - -

Spurs Notes

- To err is human: Turnovers killed the Spurs on the first two games of the road trip, which ended in losses to the Los Angeles Lakers and Vancouver Grizzlies. In the two games combined, the opposition has scored 55 points off 40 Spurs turnovers. San Antonio, in turn, has forced only 29 errors leading to 40 points.

What made it even more frustrating, is that the Spurs outrebounded both the Lakers and the Grizzlies. Against Vancouver, they had a 47- 30 egde on the glass - their largest margin of the season - and still lost to one of the worst teams in the league.

- 'Nique of time: Forward Dominique Wilkins was averaging 20.7 points and 10.1 rebounds in his last seven games going into Tuesday night’s game against Dallas. Out of his 78 rebounds, 41 came off the offensive glass.

- Maxed out: Vernon Maxwell had a string of six double-figure scoring games snapped against Vancouver. Maxwell scored a season-low two points on 1-of-8 shooting.

- Schedule lightens up: The Spurs have played 13 games in 26 days to start the season. They will get a break in the near future, with only four games scheduled in the next 10 days, all at home. Portland plays at San Antonio tonight. - Jerry Briggs

By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

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1996-11-27, By Glenn Rogers Express-News Staff Writer

新老板不会直接放弃——霍尔特理解球队队员们的沮丧心情

有人可能会说，这并不是一个人大量购买马刺队股份的好时机。彼得·霍尔特于今年涉足 NBA，他购买了圣安东尼奥马刺队 31.78% 的股份，并取代了罗伯特·麦克德莫特出任董事会主席。

从那以后，霍尔特目睹了大卫·罗宾逊因背部疼痛坐在场边观战；查克·佩森在接受背部手术后至少离开了三个月进行康复；其他先发球员也因各种伤病缺席比赛。

在由霍尔特带领的初期，马刺队赢得了 2 场比赛，输掉了 11 场比赛。

``当然，我感到失望和沮丧，但是，不，我肯定不会对买入这支球队有任何二次考虑，''霍尔特说道。

当霍尔特与马刺队扯上关系时，他意识到罗宾逊的至关重要性，但或许还没有完全理解到他在提升球队声望的过程中所扮演的主导作用。

我们一直称他为‘球队的招牌’，所以，当然，我知道他是关键球员，''霍尔特说道，但是从我们上个月所看到的来看，我们必须更加欣赏他。

``是的，我确实认为我们会比没有大卫时做的更好。我认为我们都有些失望。但是当我们真的感到沮丧时，我们必须意识到球队还有其他的伤病。‘’

威尔·佩杜因拇指骨折缺席了前八场比赛，迫使进攻方式发生了改变。查尔斯·史密斯在仅四场比赛后就因膝盖疼痛而被排除在阵容之外。文尼·德尔内格罗缺席了两场比赛。肖恩·艾利奥特缺席了一场比赛。

唯一一个没有受到伤病影响的先发球员是埃弗里·约翰逊，''霍尔特说道，其他球员，如多米尼克·威尔金斯，弗农·麦克斯韦尔和格雷格·安德森，在赛季开始时都被迫扮演不适合他们的角色。他们比预期的时间打了更多的比赛。‘’

霍尔特表示，甚至是芝加哥公牛队这样的任何一支球队都会受到如此多的伤病影响。

``如果你像大卫那样让迈克尔·乔丹完全退出比赛，然后让斯科蒂·皮蓬和/或丹尼斯·罗德曼在不同的比赛中退出比赛，那么公牛队也会有麻烦，''他说。

他说，他从未想过将自己置身于球队的篮球运营中。

我永远不会涉足那个领域，''霍尔特说道，我很高兴，对格雷格（执行副总裁波波维奇）和鲍勃（教练希尔）很满意。他们正在处理情况，处理得很好。

``现在必须做出的最关键的决定是大卫何时复出。我们不想以任何方式催促这件事情。三月和四月还很遥远。‘’

点击查看原文：New boss isn't throwing in the towel - Holt understands team's frustrations

New boss isn’t throwing in the towel - Holt understands team’s frustrations

One might say that this was not the perfect time for a man to buy huge chunks of the Spurs’ franchise. Peter Holt jumped into the NBA waters this year, purchasing 31.78 percent of the San Antonio team and replacing Robert McDermott as chairman of the board.

Holt has since watched David Robinson sit on the sidelines with a sore back, Chuck Person depart for at least three months for rehabilitation after back surgery and other starters miss games with various injuries.

The Spurs have won two games and lost 11 during the initial stretch under Holt.

``Sure, I’ve been disappointed, frustrated, but, no, I certainly haven’t had any second thoughts about buying into the franchise,‘’ Holt said.

Holt came into the Spurs picture realizing the vital importance of Robinson, but perhaps not quite understanding the so-dominant role he played in lifting the team to lofty status.

We always called him `The Franchise,' so, of course, I knew he was the key player,'' Holt said. But from what we’ve seen the last month, we have to appreciate him even more.

``Yes, I did think we would do better than we have without David. I think we’re all a little disappointed. But when we get really upset, we have to realize the team has had other injuries, as well.‘’

Will Perdue missed the first eight games with a broken thumb, forcing a change in the offense. Charles Smith has been sidelined with an aching knee after just four games. Vinny Del Negro missed two games. Sean Elliott has sat out one game.

The only starter who hasn't been affected by injury is Avery Johnson,'' Holt said. Other players, like Dominique Wilkins, Vernon Maxwell and Greg Anderson, have been forced into roles that weren’t designed for them when the season began. They’ve been playing a lot more minutes than expected.‘’

Holt said any team - even the Chicago Bulls - would be affected by so many injuries.

``If you took Michael Jordan out of the picture completely, like David has been out, and then put Scottie Pippen and/or Dennis Rodman out for different stretches of games, the Bulls would be in trouble, too,‘’ he said.

He said he has had no thoughts of putting himself into the basketball operations of the team.

I would never get involved in that area,'' Holt said. I’m fine, very happy with Gregg (executive vice president Popovich) and Bob (coach Hill). They are handling the situation as well as it can be handled.

``The most critical decision that has to be made now is when to bring David back. We don’t want to rush it in any way. March and April are a long, long ways away.‘’

By Glenn Rogers Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

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1996-11-27, By Jerry Briggs and Glenn Rogers Express-News Staff Writers

回击：罗宾逊谈伤病和球队困境

大卫·罗宾逊(David Robinson)过去两年一直饱受下背部疼痛的困扰。今年夏天，他在奥运会预选赛中旧伤复发，10月11日马刺队季前赛中再次复发。本赛季至今他还没有参加过常规赛。

上周五，医生告诉这位全明星中锋，他可能还需要两到四周才能复出。以下是对罗宾逊的专访，他谈到了自己的伤病以及伤病对马刺队的影响：

Q：媒体上有人认为，人们低估了你对马刺队的价值，而且你因伤缺阵，球队战绩不佳，反而让你作为球员的价值越来越高。你怎么看待这种观点？

A：我从没听到过有人这么说。我真的一点也不在乎。我唯一在乎的是球队能赢球。看着球队比赛，却无能为力，真的非常沮丧。所以那些都不重要。

Q：还有人说，球队的战绩（周二晚上对阵达拉斯之前为2胜10负）表明你身边没有足够的天赋。对此你有什么看法？

A：我不同意。球队之所以能赢球，是因为他们团结一致。个人天赋并不重要，谁是领袖也并不重要。球队之所以能赢球，是因为他们一起打得好。有些球队拥有个人天赋，但并没有赢球。球队之所以能赢球，是因为他们团结一致，彼此信任。

Q：有人猜测，由于球队战绩不佳，鲍勃·希尔(Bob Hill)教练很快会被解雇。

A：我认为这是不可能的。我认为这是没有道理的。赛季初我们经历了很多困难。现在没有理由这样做。希尔教练做得很好。队员们仍然对他充满信心。没有理由这样做。

Q：缺阵比赛是否影响了你对比赛的看法？

A：确实影响了。在很多方面都影响了。我习惯了在场上比赛。坐在场边看球，比赛看起来简单多了。从球迷的角度来看，你会好奇为什么队员不抢篮板，为什么他们不抢地板球。比赛看起来很简单。

但在场上，你身边会有很多大个子球员，你可能会感到疲惫。坐在场边就不会有这种感觉。你不会感受到你在场上比赛时所承受的压力。所有这些都影响了我训练和备战的方式。

Q：缺阵比赛是否让你思考退役后的生活？

A：并没有。我并没有想过这个问题。我从来没有担心过退役后的生活。我知道我有很多很棒的事情可以做，我一定会享受其中的。现在，我喜欢我作为球员所做的事情。这是我关注的重点。

Q：你的信仰如何帮助你度过伤病的难关？

A：我的信仰帮助我保持动力，对未来充满期待。因为我知道，当你与上帝同行，尊崇他时，他会尊崇你。我知道好事一定会发生。我无法一一列举出来，但我相信它们一定会发生。令人惊叹的事情将会发生。

Q：在印第安纳波利斯奥运会预选赛首场比赛中背部受伤后，你是否后悔参加奥运会？

A：我一点也不后悔。那是一段很棒的经历。作为一个篮球运动员，你会抓住一切机会。无论是在夏天与（马刺队友）艾弗里·约翰逊(Avery Johnson)或（休斯顿火箭中锋）哈基姆·奥拉朱旺(Hakeem Olajuwon)一起打球，还是在印第安纳波利斯与沙奎尔·奥尼尔(Shaquille O’Neal)、卡尔·马龙(Karl Malone)和斯科蒂·皮蓬(Scottie Pippen)一起打球，我都在寻找机会让自己变得更强大。

我绝不会后悔。你和世界上最优秀的球员一起比赛。我还有机会提升自己的球技。我认为圣安东尼奥的球迷们就是希望我这样做。

如果我要为此受到批评，那也是最好的批评。如果我因为努力训练而受到批评，那也没关系。

Q：也许有些人认为，你应该在七月初背部受伤后休息一段时间。

A：我几年前就受伤了。我在奥运会上患了疝气。那是我唯一一次受伤。我的背部没有疼痛。这不是问题。我的胃（需要在八月份进行手术）才是问题。

碰巧的是，当我背部受伤时，是我最糟糕的情况，胃和背部同时受伤。我只是陷入了困境。这种情况可能发生在任何地方。

我已经获得了一枚金牌。我不需要再做一次。我只是觉得这对我的职业生涯有益。

Q：你的康复过程如何？

A：我做一些增强腹部力量的运动。还有躯干稳定训练。我平躺在地板上，头部略微抬高。我保持肩膀笔直，就像我的腹部是一座需要跨越的桥梁。

Q：你回归赛场后将进行哪些康复训练？

A：当我外出旅行时，我必须确保床上有坚固的支撑

在飞机上，我必须使用一些背部支撑。除此之外，我认为不会对我产生重大影响。

我必须小心不要用背部搬重物。你要弯下腰，用腿的力量。这是我每天都要做的事情。当然，这改变了我的生活。我知道我每天都要坚持这个训练计划。我必须保持腹部力量。

Q：你什么时候意识到伤势很严重？

A：当我无法弯腰刷牙时，我就意识到了。我无法抱起我的孩子。你知道，你已经习惯了带伤比赛。但是当你无法做这些事情时，你就知道你遇到了大麻烦。

Q：当你第一次得知自己将缺席一段时间时，你是否感到非常愤怒？你是否曾经快要爆发了？

A：没有。我的愤怒没有达到顶峰。我没有对任何人爆发。更多的是沮丧和失望，因为我无法上场。

也许如果是在赛季后期，临近季后赛，甚至是在季后赛期间，我会更加愤怒。现在，我只是看着球队比赛而无法上场，这让我很沮丧。我一点也不适应这样的生活。

Q：你是否曾经因为无法比赛而感到尴尬？

A：不尴尬。只是失望。

Q：你是否难以告诉其他球员你的背部怎么了？

A：我毫无压力地告诉其他球员我的背部怎么了。他们可以看到我的情况明显不对劲。

Q：你有多大把握能够在回归后成为你曾经的自己？

A：这就是问题所在，我不想成为以前的自己。我希望成为一个比以前更强大的球员。

我只是觉得，从身体上来说，我感觉比以往任何时候都好。我的身体更强壮、更稳固、更平衡。我渴望比赛。我想比赛。我只是很兴奋能够回到球场，打出更好的表现。

我不像其他人那样看待这个问题。这些问题很有趣。

Q：我想也许是因为一些背部受伤的人之后永远无法恢复到以前的水平。

A：对那些做过背部手术的人来说可能是这样。幸运的是，我从来没有做过手术。他们没有打开我的背部。我只是要忍受很多疼痛。

这些加强背部的运动让我充满信心。我知道失去我的胃（在疝气手术和随后的一个月休战期）是最糟糕的事情。加强腹部和躯干背部的肌肉有意义，因为这可以防止这种情况再次发生。

我相信我的感觉，也相信医生的说法。所以我很有信心能够重返赛场，变得更强大。

Q：医生上周五说你需要两到四周才能复出，你认为你会在两周内复出还是四周内复出？

A：我不知道。我现在感觉很好。我觉得一切都在按照我的预期进行。我还有一些疼痛。但我并不期望所有的疼痛都会消失。

我正在保持身材。我做了很多事情，比如伸展等等。能够在训练中上场感觉很好。我的跳跃能力更强了。我跑得很好。我对此感到兴奋。

点击查看原文：Back talk: Robinson speaks about injury, team's plight

Back talk: Robinson speaks about injury, team’s plight

David Robinson has struggled with lower back pain for the past two years. It flared up earlier this summer during a pre-Olympic game and again Oct. 11 in a Spurs preseason game. He hasn’t played a regular- season game yet this season.

Doctors told the All-Star center last Friday he could still be two-to-four weeks away from playing. Here’s a Q-and-A session with Robinson, who offers his thoughts about the injury and how it has affected the Spurs:

Q: There have been suggestions in the media that people have underestimated your value to the Spurs, and that your stock as a player is increasing as you sit out and the team falters. What do you think about that opinion?

A: I don’t hear anyone talk about that at all. I really could care less. All I care about is us winning games. It’s very frustrating, just watching. So none of that stuff matters.

Q. There’s also talk that the team’s record (2-10 before playing at Dallas on Tuesday night) suggests you don’t have enough talent around you. How do you feel about that?

A. I disagree with that. Teams win because they play together. It doesn’t matter about individual talent, who can carry a team, or whatever. You win games because you play well together. There have been teams with individual talent that didn’t win. You win because you play together and trust in each other.

Q. There has been speculation that Coach Bob Hill may be replaced soon because of the losing record.

A. I don’t think that’s true. I don’t think that’s justified. We’ve been through a lot this early part of the season. There’d be no reason to do that at this point at all. Coach Hill has done a good job. Guys are still responding to him. There’s no reason at all for that to happen.

Q. Has sitting out affected your outlook on the game?

A. It does. It has in a lot of ways. I’m used to being out there. Sitting on the sideline, the game looks so much easier. From a fan’s perspective, you wonder why guys aren’t getting rebounds. You wonder why they’re not getting loose balls. It looks easier.

On the floor, you’ve got these big bodies on you and you may feel fatigued. Sitting on the side, you don’t feel that. You don’t feel the pressure that you do when you’re out there. All that has affected the way I practice and prepare.

Q. Has sitting out made you think about life after basketball?

A. Not really. I don’t really think about it. I’ve never worried about life after basketball. I know there’ll be plenty of great things for me to do, and I’ll enjoy it. Right now, I enjoy what I do (as a player). That’s what I’m focusing on.

Q. How has your faith helped you deal with the injury?

A. My faith helps me in a sense that it keeps me very motivated, very excited about what’s going to happen. Just because I know that when you walk with God, and honor him, that he’ll honor you. It’s just that I know good things are going to happen. I can’t enumerate them. But I know they’re going to happen. Awesome things are going to happen.

Q. Do you have any second thoughts about playing in the Olympics after hurting your back in the pre-Olympic exhibition opener at Indianapolis?

A. I have no second thoughts. It was an awesome experience. As a basketball player, you seek out all the opportunities that you can find. Whether I’m playing with (Spurs teammate) Avery (Johnson) or (Houston Rockets center) Hakeem (Olajuwon) during the summer, or whether I’m in Indianapolis, playing with Shaquille (O’Neal), Karl Malone (and) Scottie Pippen, I’m searching out a chance to get better.

There’s no way I could regret that. You’re playing with the best players in the world. I have a chance to improve my game. It’s what I thought the people in San Antonio wanted.

If I’m going to take criticism for that, that’s the best kind of criticism to take. If I get criticized for working harder, that’s fine.

Q. Maybe some people thought, after you hurt the back in early July, you should have backed off for awhile.

A. I hurt it a couple of years ago. I had the hernia (at the Olympics). That’s the only thing that hurt me when I went out there. My back wasn’t hurting. It wasn’t the problem. My stomach (which required surgery in August) was the problem.

It just so happened that, when I hurt my back, it was the worst combination you could have, stomach and back. I just fell into a bad situation. That could happen anywhere.

I already had a gold medal. I didn’t need to do it again. I just felt like it was something that would be good for me as a player.

Q. What do you do in your rehabilitation?

A. I do stomach-strengthening exercises. Trunk-stabilization exercises. I lay flat on the floor, and my head is somewhat elevated. I keep my shoulders straight and I kind of act like my stomach is a bridge to be crossed.

Q. What about future rehabilitation after you return to playing?

A. When I go on the road, I have to make sure I get firm support

in the bed. I will have to have some kind of back support on the

plane. Other than that, I don’t think I will be affected in a major way.

I have to be careful about using my back to lift things, you know. (I have to) bend down and use my legs. That’s every day of my life now. Sure, this has changed my life. I know that every day I have to maintain this program of exercises. I have to keep my stomach strong.

Q. When did you realize it was badly hurt?

A. It goes to the point that I couldn’t bend over to brush my teeth. I couldn’t lift my kids. You know, you get used to playing with pain. But when you can’t do those things, you know you have serious problems.

Q. Did you have any feelings of real anger after you first learned that you would be out for a while? Did you ever come close to exploding?

A. No. It didn’t build to the point of any real anger. No explosions at anybody. It was more of a case of frustration, disappointment that I can’t play.

Maybe if it had come late in the season, close to or in the playoffs, then there would have been a lot more anger. Right now, I just get sick of watching the team play when I can’t. That kills me. I’m not used to that at all.

Q. Do you ever feel embarrassed about not being able to play?

A. Not embarrassed. Just disappointed.

Q. Did you have any trouble telling the other guys that you would be out?

A. I had no trouble telling the other guys what’s wrong with my back. They could see that something was obviously wrong.

Q. What is your level of assuredness that you will be the same player you were when you return?

A. That’s the thing; I don’t want to be the same player that I was. I want to be a better player than I was.

I just feel like, physically, I feel as good as I’ve felt in many years. My body is stronger, more solid, more balanced right now. I’m hungry to play. I want to play. I’m just excited about going out there and playing better.

I don’t look at it the way other people do. These questions are kind of funny.

Q. I guess maybe it’s because some people with back injuries never feel the same afterward.

A. That may be true with people who have back surgery. Fortunately, I never had surgery. They didn’t have to cut my back open. I’ve just had to deal with a lot of pain.

These exercises to strengthen my back make me feel confident. I know losing my stomach (in the hernia surgery and the ensuing monthlong layoff) was the worst thing. It makes sense that exercises for my stomach area and my trunk-back, strengthening that area, will protect me from having it happen again.

I feel that way, and I believe what the doctors say. So I have a lot of confidence that I’ll be able to come back and be stronger.

Q. Do you have any idea whether your return will be closer to two weeks or four weeks from now, as the doctor suggested last Friday?

A. I have no idea. I feel good right now. I feel like everything is going along as well as I can expect. I still have some pain. But I don’t expect all the pain to go away.

I’m keeping in shape. I’m doing a lot of things, stretching it and so on. It feels good to be out there at practice. I’m jumping better. I’m running well. I’m excited about it.

By Jerry Briggs and Glenn Rogers Express-News Staff Writers, via San Antonio Express-News

[这也将成为过去]

1996-11-28, By Glenn Rogers Express-News Staff Writer

开拓者战胜马刺，马刺连败继续

好吧，今天是感恩节，马刺队可以感谢他们在下一场比赛之前有两天的休息时间。考虑到下一场比赛将对阵芝加哥公牛队，或许比感谢更重要。

圣安东尼奥马刺队 (2-12) 在周三晚上输掉了他们的第七场连败，在阿拉莫圆顶球场以 120-109 不敌进攻强劲的波特兰开拓者队。

开拓者队在篮下压制马刺队，篮板球以 45-32 领先，在决定性的下半场更是以 23-9 领先。他们冲向篮筐，制造犯规并获得了 44 次罚球机会，命中了 31 球。

圣安东尼奥队获得了 20 次罚球机会，命中了 17 球。

“罚球和篮板球是这场比赛的主题，”马刺队主教练鲍勃·希尔说。“我们无法与他们在篮下的身体对抗。萨博尼斯 (Arvydas Sabonis) 对威尔 (Will Perdue) 予取予求，完全压制了他。”

但马刺队并没有就此放弃。他们不断地反击，克服了第二节 33% 的投篮命中率，最终全场以 50% 的命中率完成了比赛。

他们在最后时刻从两位数的落后中奋起直追，肖恩·埃利奥特 (Sean Elliott) 命中两罚，将比分追至 105-100，落后 5 分，比赛还剩 1 分 30 秒。

圆顶球场内，原本 13079 人的观众已经减少了不少，但他们还是稍微燃起了希望，试图为马刺队加油。

但肯尼·安德森 (Kenny Anderson) 在突破时被艾弗里·约翰逊 (Avery Johnson) 犯规，两罚全中。克里斯·达德利 (Chris Dudley) 随后封盖了埃利奥特的投篮，多米尼克·威尔金斯 (Dominique Wilkins) 和埃利奥特在同一回合中都错失了补篮。

克里夫·罗宾逊 (Cliff Robinson) 抓下了埃利奥特的篮板球，被犯规，两罚全中，将比分拉开到 109-100，比赛还剩 51 秒。

埃利奥特全场 18 投 10 中得到 27 分。他利用底线强势突破和切入篮下，给开拓者队造成了很大的麻烦。他还命中了一些跳投。

“过去几年，我一直试图让肖恩做出快速的决定，冲向篮筐，”希尔说。“这明显是他本赛季的最佳表现。”

威尔金斯再次成为马刺队的得分王，这次他得到了 33 分，大部分得分来自强势突破和中距离跳投。他还获得了 11 个篮板球。

“但我认为这只是一场又一场的失利，”希尔说。“我们不能只在某些夜晚打出某些东西，在其他夜晚打出其他东西。我们必须打出一场完整的比赛。今晚，我们在抢篮板之前没有先下手为强；我们只是试图跳过他们。他们太高太大，太有运动天赋了，我们不能这样。”

开拓者队给马刺队雪上加霜，甚至可以说是羞辱，他们在自己的队友投失罚球后抓下了篮板球。

加里·特伦特 (Gary Trent) 在第四节末段抓下了克里斯·达德利投失的罚球，从地上捡起球并将其投进。

6 英尺 1 英寸的安德森两次做出了同样的动作，一次是在队友投失罚球后他突破上篮被犯规时，他获得了 3 分。

“这清楚地表明了我们目前的情况，”马刺队的控球后卫艾弗里·约翰逊说。“我们无法在罚球后抢到篮板球。通常这种情况可能在一场比赛中只会发生一次，但今晚发生了很多次。”

“我们在周二晚上对阵达拉斯队 (Dallas Mavericks) 时采取了小个阵容，迫使他们也采取小个阵容，”佩杜说。“但今晚，P.J. (开拓者队主教练保罗·卡莱西莫) 只是说，‘不，你必须跟我们匹配。’”

佩杜整场比赛表现挣扎。他只有 5 个篮板球，7 投 1 中得到 2 分。

“威尔今晚表现不佳，”希尔被问到为什么在下半场快结束时才让这位 7 英尺高的中锋上场，以帮助缓解篮板球问题时说道。

在第三节，佩杜成为了希尔怒火的承受者。希尔在第三节第二个回合后立即叫了一个 20 秒暂停，并对佩杜喊道：“你必须跑起来！”这位中锋不久后就被换下场。

马刺队在上半场表现还算不错，篮板球以 23-22 领先，但最终以 51-45 落后 6 分进入中场休息。

“这段时间 (连败) 是我最难忘的，”约翰逊说。“我正在学到的是，我们必须珍惜我们赢下 62 场和 59 场比赛的时候 (上两个赛季)。我们应该珍惜那段时光。”

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马刺队新闻

• 人员例外：马刺队可能会利用查克·珀森 (Chuck Person) 的医疗例外规则引进另一名球员，并且珀森仍然可以在赛季后期回归。

马刺队已经申请了医疗例外规则。如果申请通过，球队将支付珀森一半的薪水或联盟平均薪水的一半给自由球员。无论哪种情况，金额都将约为 100 万美元。

“这是一个假设性的问题，假设性的答案是没有书面规定可以阻止珀森在赛季后期回归，”NBA 发言人克里斯·布里恩扎 (Chris Brienza) 说。“但这就是为什么我们要让独立医生检查球员，以及为什么我们有权在之后审查情况。”

珀森接受了椎间盘突出手术，预计将休战 3-6 个月。

马刺队在 1992-93 赛季获得了医疗例外规则，当时特里·卡明斯 (Terry Cummings) 接受了前十字韧带撕裂手术。他于当年 4 月回归。

• 回到过去：为了帮助球队摆脱连败，主教练鲍勃·希尔最近几场比赛一直在使用不同的阵容。

中锋威尔·佩杜对阵温哥华队的出场时间为 23 分钟，对阵达拉斯队的出场时间为 24 分钟。他几乎整场对阵灰熊队的第四节都没有上场。多米尼克·威尔金斯在对阵小牛队的比赛中担任中锋。

“我真的不知道答案，我认为鲍勃只是在尝试小个阵容，”佩杜说。“我们让多米尼克担任中锋，肖恩 (埃利奥特) 担任大前锋对阵小牛队。我们让卡迪 (格雷格·安德森) 在第四节对阵温哥华队。”

佩杜谈到他在第四节的上场时间少时说：“这有点像初中 - 我们有 6 个人会在第一节和第三节上场，有 6 个人会在第二节和第四节上场。” - 格伦·罗杰斯 (Glenn Rogers)

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Blazers handle Spurs as skidding continues

Well, it’s Thanksgiving, and the Spurs can give thanks they have two days off before they have to play another game. Perhaps more than thanks, considering that the next game will be against the Chicago Bulls.

San Antonio (2-12) lost its seventh straight game Wednesday night, falling to the aggressive Portland Trail Blazers 120-109 at the Alamodome.

The Blazers knocked the Spurs around under the hoop, outrebounding them 45-32, 23-9 in the decisive second half. They charged to the basket, picked up the fouls and went to the line for 44 shots, hitting 31.

San Antonio shot 20 free throws and hit 17.

Free throws and rebounding were the story of this game,'' Spurs coach Bob Hill said. We couldn’t match their bodies underneath. (Arvydas) Sabonis had his way with Will (Perdue), just knocked him down.‘’

But the Spurs didn’t just mail this one in. They rallied consistently and shook off 33-percent shooting in the second quarter to finish the game at 50 percent.

Their last push back from double-digit deficits came down the stretch, when Sean Elliott hit two free throws to bring the team to within five, 105-100, with 1:30 left.

The dome crowd, down already from the original 13,079, grew a little optimistic and tried to cheer the Spurs on.

But Kenny Anderson, fouled by Avery Johnson on a drive, dropped in two free throws. Chris Dudley then blocked an Elliott try and Dominique Wilkins and Elliott missed follows on the same possession.

Cliff Robinson snared the Elliott rebound, was fouled, and hit both to give Portland a 109-100 advantage 51 seconds left.

Elliott had 27 points on 10-of-18 shooting. He hurt the Blazers with blasting drives down the baseline and curling weaves into the paint. And he added some jumpers.

I've been trying for the last couple of years to get Sean to make quick decisions, to go to the basket,'' Hill said. This was clearly his best game of the season.‘’

Wilkins again led the Spurs, this time with 33 points, the majority coming on hard drives and jumpers from around the floor. He also had 11 rebounds.

But I look at this as just another loss,'' Hill said. We can’t just do some things well some nights, others well other nights. We have to play a complete game. Tonight we didn’t hit them first before we jumped for the rebounds; we just tried to outleap them. They are too big and athletic for that.‘’

The Blazers added insult to injury, if not outright embarrassment, when they collected rebounds off their own teammates missed foul shots.

Gary Trent did it late in the final quarter when he rebounded a Chris Dudley missed free throw, picked it up off the floor and put it in.

The 6-foot-1 Anderson did it twice, once for a three-point play when he was fouled going up for a layup of his teammate’s missed free throw.

That's a prime indicator of how things have been going for us,'' Spurs point guard Avery Johnson said. We can’t get a rebound off a free throw. Normally that will happen maybe once a game; tonight it happened a lot.‘’

We went small against Dallas (Tuesday night) and forced them to go small,'' Perdue said. But tonight. P.J. (Blazers coach Carlesimo) just said, `No, you’re going to have to match us.’ ‘’

Perdue struggled all night. He had just five rebounds and was 1 of 7 from the floor for two points.

``Will didn’t have a stellar night,‘’ said Hill when asked why he didn’t put the 7-foot center in until late in the final quarter to help alleviate the rebounding problem.

Perdue was the recipient of some Hill wrath in the third quarter. Hill called a quick 20-second timeout on the second possession of the period and shouted, ``You’ve got to run,‘’ at Perdue. The center was put on the bench a short time later.

The Spurs did hold their own in the first half, outboarding the Blazers 23-22 while going into intermission down six, 51-45.

This stretch (of losses) is the worst I can remember,'' Johnson said. What I’m learning is that we have to appreciate where we were when we were winning 62 and 59 games (the last two seasons). We should cherish that.‘’ - - -

Spurs Notes - Person exception: The Spurs possibly could bring in another player using a medical exception for Chuck Person and still have Person return to play late in the season.

The Spurs have requested the medical exception. If granted, the team would have half of Person’s salary or half of the league’s average salary to offer a free agent. In either case, the amount would be about $1 million.

It's a hypothetical question and the hypothetical answer is that there is nothing written that would keep Person from returning late in the season,'' NBA spokesman Chris Brienza said. But that’s why we have independent doctors examine the players and why we would hold the right to review the situation later.‘’

Person, who underwent surgery to repair herniated discs, is expected to be out 3-6 months.

The Spurs were granted an exception in 1992-93, when Terry Cummings underwent surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. He returned to play in April that season.

- Like old times: Coach Bob Hill, trying to snap the team out of its losing ways, has been using varying lineups throughout recent games.

Center Will Perdue’s time on the floor was 23 minutes against Vancouver, 24 against Dallas. He sat throughout most of the fourth period against the Grizzlies. Dominique Wilkins saw time in the center slot against the Mavericks.

I really don't know the answer, I think Bob is just experimenting with the smaller lineups,'' Perdue said. We had Dominique at center and Sean (Elliott) at power forward against the Mavericks. We had Caddy (Greg Anderson) in the fourth period against Vancouver.‘’

Commenting on his lack of time in the final period, Perdue said: ``It’s kind of like in junior high school -we had six guys who would play in the first and third quarters, six who would play in the second and fourth quarters.‘’ - Glenn Rogers

By Glenn Rogers Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

[这也将成为过去]

1996-11-30, By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer

希尔和珀杜谈论近期情况

马刺队教练鲍勃·希尔(Bob Hill)周五坚持说，中锋威尔·珀杜(Will Perdue)并没有被冷藏。但随着马刺队试图在今晚 7:30 在阿拉莫穹顶对阵卫冕 NBA 冠军芝加哥公牛队时打破令人头疼的七连败，珀杜可能离教练的“狗窝”已经很近了，他甚至能听到猎犬的哀嚎。

“我不喜欢在新闻里洗脏衣服，”希尔在周五在圣因卡内特大学的训练结束后，对关于这种情况的提问不屑一顾。

希尔试图通过邀请这位老将中锋一起共进午餐来缓和自己和珀杜之间的紧张关系。

“我不知道这是怎么回事，”珀杜在离开训练时说。“但我想我们会找到答案的。”

这场会面可能与希尔不愿意在球队之前的三场失利中使用这位 7 英尺高的珀杜有关。这也可能与两人在过去几天里之间一些隐晦的言语攻击有关。

珀杜对他的上场时间抱怨连连，甚至将这种情况比作他初中的时候。相反，希尔对珀杜的表现评价并不高。

这种情况可能会为公牛队前锋丹尼斯·罗德曼(Dennis Rodman)提供一些谈资，他将在今晚参加自己在圣安东尼奥穹顶的第一次比赛，自 1995 年 10 月马刺队将他交易到公牛队换取珀杜之后。

罗德曼可能会发现这是一个讽刺，他被从圣安东尼奥交易出去是因为他是个令人分心的人，然后在他回来的那天，他错过了去年的圣安东尼奥比赛，因为腿筋拉伤，他读到关于教练和他的替代者之间的争吵。

珀杜坚持说，他和希尔之间没有裂痕。

“现在，我看不出有什么问题，”他在周三晚上马刺队 120-109 输给波特兰的比赛后说。

但珀杜很快补充道：“如果这种情况继续下去，我将不得不采取不同的方式。”

希尔不愿透露珀杜需要做什么才能获得更多上场时间。他只是说，珀杜并不适合最近使用体型更小、速度更快的球员的战术。

“这是个权衡，”希尔说。“如果你有选择，你是选择体型还是速度，还是选择更高的技巧？但是，为了回答你的问题，不，卡迪（格雷格·安德森）不在我的“狗窝”里，威尔也不在我的“狗窝”里。”

当被告知教练的最新评价时，珀杜笑着摇了摇头。

“如果他真的这么想，那也没关系，”珀杜说。“我们只需要赢得一些比赛，一切都会好起来的。”

马刺队（2-12）陷入了自 1989 赛季结束以来最长的连败，当时他们连续输了 9 场比赛。公牛队在周五晚上对阵达拉斯的比赛中战绩为 13-1，看起来他们可能是马刺队最不想遇到的球队。

“我们有足够的火力击败他们吗？”马刺队控球后卫埃弗里·约翰逊(Avery Johnson)反问，笑着问这个问题。“这是 NBA，拜托。任何人都可以赢。”

约翰逊指出，马刺队本赛季一直在没有受伤的全明星中锋大卫·罗宾逊(David Robinson)的情况下比赛，他们在几周前击败了洛杉矶湖人队。

“如果我们认为我们没有足够的实力击败芝加哥，”他说，“那我们应该待在家里。”

自从上周五得知罗宾逊这位常年全明星和“梦之队”中锋将再次休战两到四周的消息后，马刺队的营地里充满了紧张情绪。

马刺队在最近的客场之旅中输掉了全部三场比赛，包括在温哥华和达拉斯输给弱旅。

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Hill, Perdue talk over recent effort

Spurs coach Bob Hill insisted Friday that center Will Perdue is not in his doghouse. But as the Spurs try to break a troublesome, seven-game losing streak at 7:30 tonight in the Alamodome against the defending NBA champion Chicago Bulls, Perdue is probably close enough to the coach’s kennel that he can hear the hounds wailing.

``I don’t wash my dirty laundry in the news,‘’ said Hill, brushing off questions about the situation after Friday’s team workout at the University of the Incarnate Word.

Hill tried to ease the tension between himself and Perdue by inviting the veteran center to talk things over at lunch.

I don't know what this is about,'' Perdue said as he left practice. But I guess we’ll find out.‘’

The meeting may have had something to do with Hill’s reluctance to use the 7-foot Perdue during fourth quarters in the team’s three previous losses. It also might have had something to do with some thinly veiled verbal barbs between the two over the past several days.

Perdue has grumbled about his playing time, at one point comparing the situation to his days as a junior high school player. Hill, conversely, has given less-than-glowing accounts of Perdue’s performances.

The situation could provide some fodder for Bulls forward Dennis Rodman, who will be playing his first game at the dome since the Spurs traded him to the Bulls for Perdue in October 1995.

Rodman may find it ironic that he was shipped out of San Antonio as a distraction, and then on the day that he returns - he missed last year’s game in San Antonio because of a pulled calf muscle - he reads about a spat between the coach and his replacement.

Perdue insisted there is no rift developing between himself and Hill.

``Right now, I don’t see it,‘’ he said after the Spurs’ 120-109 loss to Portland on Wednesday night.

But Perdue quickly added, ``If this continues, I’ll have to take a different approach.‘’

Hill was reluctant to say what Perdue needed to do in order to earn more playing time. He said simply that Perdue hasn’t fit into the scheme of recent ploys to use smaller, quicker players.

It's a tradeoff,'' Hill said. If you have the choice, do you use size or lack of speed, or do you use more skill? But, to answer your question, no. Caddy (Greg Anderson) is not in my doghouse, and Will is not in my doghouse.‘’

Perdue smiled and shook his head when told of the coach’s latest assessment.

If that's how he feels, it's fine,'' Perdue said. We just need to get some wins and we’ll be all right.‘’

The Spurs (2-12) are mired in their longest losing streak since they dropped nine in a row at the end of the 1989 season. The Bulls, who stood 13-1 going into Dallas on Friday night, would seem to be the last team the Spurs would want to see.

Do we have enough firepower to beat them?'' Spurs point guard Avery Johnson asked rhetorically, laughing at the question. This is the NBA. Come on. Anyone can win.‘’

Johnson pointed out that the Spurs, who have played all season without injured All-Star center David Robinson, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers a few weeks ago.

It we don't think we have enough to beat Chicago,'' he said, then we should stay home.‘’

Tension has mounted in the Spurs’ camp since it was learned last Friday that Robinson, the perennial All-Star and ``Dream Team’’ center, would be out another two-to-four weeks.

The Spurs dropped all three games on a recent road trip, including losses at lowly Vancouver and Dallas.

By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

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1996-12-01, By Jerry Briggs, Spurs Beat

11 月值得纪念？对马刺队来说并非如此

马刺队的球迷们今天很乐意翻过日历。11 月已经过去，这不可能来得更早。马刺队忍过了队史上最糟糕的开局月，在周六晚上主场以 88-97 负于芝加哥队后，成绩为 2 胜 13 负。

在经历了最近 30 天后，一些马刺队的球迷可能会在圣诞购物交通堵塞的高峰期，在高速公路入口匝道上停车时找到乐趣。

要么如此，要么他们可以安排一场早已过期的根管治疗。

他们可能会做任何事情来不去想这个月早些时候的比赛，当时球队的得分仅在 70 分左右。马刺队有五场比赛未能仅仅得到 80 分。

从很多方面来说，这相当于在河滨大道禁止玛格丽塔酒。长期以来，马刺队一直以联盟中得分最高的球队之一而闻名。在他们的前 21 个赛季中，只有三次得分在 70 分左右。然后他们在两周内做到了五次？

除此之外，输给森林狼队、掘金队、快船队、灰熊队和小牛队更是雪上加霜。上赛季在抽签中获得名次的球队，马刺队对阵他们取得了 0 胜 7 负的战绩，并且在阿拉莫圆顶对阵芝加哥队的比赛中经历了七连败——这是过去七年来的最长连败。

尽管输了七场球，但马刺队是职业篮球中最不幸的球队。

伤病导致七名球员——大卫·罗宾逊、查克·佩尔森、查尔斯·史密斯、威尔·珀杜、维尼·德尔内格罗、肖恩·埃利奥特和蒙蒂·威廉姆斯——缺阵。

罗宾逊和佩尔森整个月都缺席了比赛。史密斯缺席了 11 场比赛，珀杜缺席了 8 场比赛。替补中锋格雷格“凯迪拉克”安德森和珀杜在过去两周的大部分时间都因手指骨折而缺阵。

10 月的最后几天，马刺队主教练鲍勃·希尔有一种感觉，在赛程的早期会很艰难。他已经知道罗宾逊因为背部疼痛将休战很长一段时间。

希尔当时说：“这就是我们存在的现实。我们只需要克服它。我们的球队因没有球员支持大卫而受到批评。嗯，现在我们有机会展示我们拥有什么了。”

也许那是这场磨难中最艰难的部分。由于其他所有伤病，缺少罗宾逊的马刺队从未有机会展示他们的实力。

他们不仅想念罗宾逊，而且几乎找不到足够的多球员进行训练。每个人都脱离了位置。失序了。总体来说不同步。

希尔最失态，他不断在国家广播电台中听到自己的工作可能岌岌可危。更令人不安的是，他从未从球队管理层那里得到任何保证，他将在本赛季剩余时间担任教练。

希尔没有得到任何保证，因为他可能处于临界点。这是令人悲伤的，因为球队最后两届分区冠军的主教练是球队历史上最优秀的教练之一。

与此同时，任何教练在新合同的最后一年，无论出于何种原因而失利，都会在几乎每天的基础上受到评判，这是商业的本性。

这个月最坏和最好的消息发生在上周末三天内。罗宾逊得知他将再休战两到四周，至少要到“12 月初”，甚至更长的时间。

几天后传来最好的消息，罗宾逊坚决表示相信他的医生，医生告诉他，他最终复出后的表现可能会比以往任何时候都好。

他说：“我非常有信心，我能够回归，变得更强壮。”

治愈教练、球员和球迷的受伤自尊可能是另一回事。也许最好的解决方案是翻过 11 月的日历页。

或者更好，把它撕下来扔进垃圾桶。

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点击查看原文：November to remember? Not for struggling Spurs

November to remember? Not for struggling Spurs

Spurs fans will be glad to turn the page on the calendar today. November has passed, and it couldn’t have happened too soon. The Spurs endured their worst first month in history, finishing 2-13 after Saturday night’s 97-88 home loss to Chicago.

After the last 30 days, some of the Spurs’ fans will probably find joy in sitting stalled on a freeway access road in the midst of a Christmas-shopping traffic jam at the mall.

Either that, or they can schedule that long-overdue root canal.

They may do anything to take their minds off all those games early in the month when the team was scoring in the 70s. There were five games when the Spurs couldn’t muster a mere 80.

In many ways, this was tantamount to margaritas being banned on the River Walk. The Spurs have long been known as one of the highest- scoring teams in the league. Only three times in their first 21 seasons had they scored in the 70s. And then they do it five times in two weeks?

On top of that, losses to the Timberwolves, Nuggets, Clippers, Grizzlies and Mavericks cut deeply. The Spurs went 0-7 against teams that finished in the lottery last season, and they took a seven-game losing streak - the longest in seven years - into the Chicago game at the Alamodome.

Despite all the sevens, the Spurs were the unluckiest team in pro basketball.

Injuries caused seven players -David Robinson, Chuck Person, Charles Smith, Will Perdue, Vinny Del Negro, Sean Elliott and Monty Williams - to miss games.

Robinson and Person sat out the entire month. Smith missed 11 games and Perdue eight. Backup centers Greg ``Cadillac’’ Anderson and Perdue have played the better part of the last two weeks with broken fingers.

In the last few days of October, Spurs coach Bob Hill had a feeling it would be rough in the early portion of the schedule. He already knew Robinson would be out for an extended period with his ailing back.

It's the reality of our existence,'' Hill said at the time. We just have to wade through it. Our team has been criticized for not having the players to support David. Well, now we’ll get a chance to show what we have.‘’

Perhaps that was the toughest part of the ordeal. Because of all the other injuries, the Robinson-less Spurs never got a chance to show what they were made of.

Not only did they miss Robinson, they could barely find enough players to practice. Everyone was out of position. Out of sorts. Out of synch, in general.

Nobody was more out of sorts than Hill, who kept hearing on national radio that his job might be in jeopardy. What may have been more disturbing is that he never heard any assurances from team management that he would be the coach for the remainder of the season.

Hill didn’t get any assurances because he probably is on the bubble. It’s sad, because the coach of the team’s last two division champions has been one of the best in franchise history.

At the same time, it’s the nature of the business that any coach in the last year of his contract, a coach who is losing - for whatever reason - is going to be judged on almost a day-to-day basis.

The worst and best news of the month came in a span of three days last weekend. Robinson learned he would be out another two-to-four weeks, until ``early December’’ at least, and possibly longer.

The best news came a few days later when Robinson adamantly suggested that he believed in his doctors, who have told him he could be better than ever when he finally returns.

``I have a lot of confidence that I’ll be able to come back and be stronger,‘’ he said.

Curing the wounded pride of the coaches, players and fans might be another matter. Maybe the best solution would be to turn the calendar page on November.

Better yet, tear it out and toss it in the garbage.

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By Jerry Briggs, Spurs Beat, via San Antonio Express-News

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1996-12-01, By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer

公牛队在圣安东尼奥大胜马刺队 - 创纪录的观众人数见证乔丹里程碑

圣安东尼奥马刺队历史上最大的主场观众在周六晚上经历了一场身份认同危机。在阿拉莫圆顶球场观看比赛的37058名球迷中，一些人穿着红黑色衣服，为卫冕NBA总冠军芝加哥公牛队欢呼。另一些人则是来支持主场作战的马刺队的。

公牛队的球迷们带着喜悦的心情回家，因为芝加哥在第二节拉开比分，最终以97-88获胜。

这是马刺队连续第八场失利，他们追平了队史第四长的连败纪录。马刺队全明星中锋大卫·罗宾逊(David Robinson)本月一直因伤缺阵，目前战绩为2胜13负。

公牛队战绩提升至15胜1负。

比赛结束后，马刺队的球员们抱怨了围绕迈克尔·乔丹(Michael Jordan)、斯科蒂·皮蓬(Scottie Pippen)和丹尼斯·罗德曼(Dennis Rodman)的公牛队球迷的欢呼声。

“这不好，”马刺队前锋肖恩·埃利奥特(Sean Elliott)说。“他们在为谁欢呼？我知道是迈克尔。但我们需要球迷来到这里为我们加油。”

乔丹得到35分，职业生涯总得分达到25000分。皮蓬得到20分，罗德曼，一位去年秋天在有争议的交易中被送到公牛队的昔日马刺球员，抢下14个篮板。

多米尼克·威尔金斯(Dominique Wilkins)为马刺队得到25分，并抢下10个篮板，马刺队近12场比赛输掉了11场。埃利奥特，因伤缺席了周五的训练，得到17分。

埃利奥特在第一节和第二节表现出色，但在第四节挣扎，仅6投1中。

“前三节感觉很好，”埃利奥特说。“只是在第四节有些影响到了我。”

中锋威尔·珀杜(Will Perdue)，在与马刺队主教练鲍勃·希尔(Bob Hill)就他在球队中的角色进行了一次深入交谈后，抢下职业生涯最高的23个篮板。

珀杜还表示，他认为马刺队在他们今年最重要的比赛中应该得到更多支持。

“我能理解（对公牛队的支持），”珀杜说。“这是因为两件事。A: 他们拥有史上最伟大的球员迈克尔。B: 他们拥有联盟现役最伟大的球员斯科蒂。这很有吸引力。

“但当他们上场时，他们却得到更大的欢呼声，这有点让人沮丧。我知道我们战绩是2胜13负，而他们是15胜1负。但这是我们需要所有支持的时刻。”

在首节落后10分，半场落后1分的情况下，公牛队在第三节前12分钟中得到9分，控制住了比赛。

中锋比尔·温宁顿(Bill Wennington)在本节得到18分中的12分，包括在第三节最后8分28秒中5投5中。

“我认为这伤害了我们，比任何事情都严重，”希尔说。

进入第四节，公牛队以61-54领先。马刺队，在他们自己的进攻中可能出手过早，始终未能将差距缩小到7分以内。

乔丹在比赛还剩29.4秒时，从侧翼命中了一记16英尺的跳投，完成了他职业生涯的第25000分。他在仅仅782场比赛中就达到了这一里程碑，比历史上任何人都快，除了威尔特·张伯伦(Wilt Chamberlain)。

张伯伦是在691场比赛中完成的。

罗德曼整晚都是球迷关注的焦点。他在当天早些时候在圣安东尼奥染了头发，并以类似NBC孔雀的形象出现在了比赛中。他的头发是橙色的，夹杂着紫色和青绿色。

罗德曼，在1995年10月被交易到公牛队，在第三节吃到技术犯规。比赛还剩6分钟时，珀杜抢下篮板后得分，罗德曼在沮丧之下，将球踢向了空中。

当被问及自从交易后第一次在圣安东尼奥比赛的感觉时，他说：“我是一名职业球员。这是生意。当我离开时，我就关上了圣安东尼奥的大门……组织中的那些人可以去吻我的屁股。”

马刺队最长的连败发生在1988-89赛季，从2月4日到3月2日，他们连续输掉了13场比赛。球队还在1987年3月和4月连续输掉了10场比赛。第三长的连败发生在1989赛季末，马刺队连续输掉了9场比赛。

圣安东尼奥曾两次连续输掉8场比赛，分别是在1988年12月以及1984年2月和3月。

马刺队在首节以20-8的得分，取得了上半场最大领先优势。威尔金斯在这段时间的得分中得到7分，并在最后时刻命中三分球，将主队领先优势扩大至22-12。圣安东尼奥队在第一节以26-23领先。----

马刺队新闻

• 希尔和威尔：马刺队主教练鲍勃·希尔和中锋威尔·珀杜周六坚称两人之间没有问题。

尽管如此，希尔还是在周五带珀杜去百老汇50-50餐厅共进午餐，讨论了一些问题，可以这么说，他 halfway 找到了他的中锋。

“我并没有生威尔·珀杜的气，”希尔说。“没有问题。我的妻子今天在报纸上看到了这篇文章。她在对我大喊大叫。”

珀杜最近几场比赛在第四节一直坐在替补席上，感到很沮丧。他在周六晚上芝加哥比赛前的采访中淡化了这个问题。

“如果这是连续10场比赛发生的事情，我会感到担忧，”珀杜说，他是大卫·罗宾逊因背伤缺阵后马刺队的首发中锋。“但这只是发生了两场比赛。”

希尔在周六比赛前给一位记者写了一张便条，提醒大家马刺队缺少罗宾逊、查克·帕森(Chuck Person)和查尔斯·史密斯(Charles Smith)的场均48分和23个篮板，他们都因伤缺阵。

“这会让每个人都感到沮丧，”希尔写道。

• “脊梁”发言：芝加哥公牛队前锋丹尼斯·罗德曼在他在圣安东尼奥效力的两年时间里，称自己是马刺队的“脊梁”。

“我认为我是这支球队的脊梁，”罗德曼说，他在1995年10月被交易到公牛队。“我认为我激励了大卫（罗宾逊）更加努力。”

罗德曼半开玩笑地说，他认为马刺队总经理格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)和希尔为他上赛季赢得总冠军而感到自豪。

“我一直都是赢家，”罗德曼说。“即使在这里。” - 杰里·布里格斯(Jerry Briggs)

照片来自道格·塞赫雷斯(Doug Sehres)

迈克尔·乔丹(23号)突破威尔·珀杜(Will Perdue)上篮得分，这是他35分中的两分，他的职业生涯总得分达到25000分。

点击查看原文：Bulls do number on Spurs - Record crowd watches Jordan reach milestone

Bulls do number on Spurs - Record crowd watches Jordan reach milestone

The largest home crowd in Spurs history suffered from an identity crisis Saturday night. Some of the 37,058 fans at the Alamodome wore red and black and yelled for the defending NBA champion Chicago Bulls. Others came to support the home-team Spurs.

Bulls fans went home happy, as Chicago pulled away in the second half for a 97-88 victory.

It was the eighth loss in a row for the Spurs, who tied the fourth-longest losing skid in franchise history. The Spurs, playing without injured All-Star center David Robinson all month, fell to 2- 13.

The Bulls improved to 15-1.

After the game, Spurs players complained about the pro-Bulls hoopla surrounding Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman.

It's not good,'' Spurs forward Sean Elliott said. Who are they rooting for? I know it’s Michael. But we need fans to come in here and root for us.‘’

Jordan scored 35 points to give him 25,000 for his career. Pippen added 20 points and Rodman, a former Spur sent to the Bulls in a controversial trade last fall, secured 14 rebounds.

Dominique Wilkins scored 25 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for the Spurs, who have lost 11 of their last 12. Elliott, who sat out Friday’s practice with an injury, added 17 points.

Running with high energy early, Elliott struggled in the fourth period, hitting only 1 of 6 from the field.

It felt good through three quarters,'' Elliott said. It just got to me some in the fourth.‘’

Center Will Perdue, coming off a sitdown discussion with Spurs coach Bob Hill over his role on the team, pulled down a career-high 23 rebounds.

Perdue also said he thought the Spurs deserved more support in their biggest game of the year.

I can understand (support for the Bulls),'' Perdue said. It’s because of two things. A: They have the greatest player ever in Michael. B: They have the greatest player in the league right now in Scottie. That’s a big attraction.

``But it kinda grinds at you when they come on the floor and they get the bigger ovation. I know we’re 2-13 and they’re 15-1. But this was a situation where we needed all the support we could get.‘’

Trailing by 10 in the first quarter and by one at the half, the Bulls scored nine of the first 12 points of the third period and took control of the game.

Center Bill Wennington scored 12 of his 18 points in the period, including a stretch in the final 8:28 of the quarter when he went 5 of 5 from the field.

``I thought that hurt us as much as anything,‘’ Hill said.

Going into the fourth quarter, the Bulls led 61-54. The Spurs, misfiring on shots that may have been hoisted too early in their possessions, never got closer than seven points in the remaining 12 minutes.

Jordan nailed a 16-foot jumper from the side with 29.4 seconds remaining for his 25,000th point. He reached the plateau in only 782 games, faster than anyone in history, except for Wilt Chamberlain.

Chamberlain did it in 691 games.

Rodman served as a lightning rod for fan interest all night. He had his hair colored earlier in the day in San Antonio and showed up for the game resembling the NBC peacock. His hair was orange, streaked with purple and aqua.

Rodman, traded from the Spurs to the Bulls in October 1995, picked up a technical foul in the third quarter. He was whistled for the infraction after Perdue hit a bucket off a rebound with six minutes left. Rodman, in frustration, punted the ball up in the air.

Asked what it was like to play in San Antonio for the first time since the trade, he said: ``I’m a pro. This is a business. I closed the door on San Antonio when I left . . . People in the organization can kiss my a–.‘’

The Spurs’ longest losing streak came in the midst of the 1988-89 season, when they dropped 13 in a row from Feb. 4 to March 2. The team also lost 10 straight in March and April, 1987. The third- longest streak came at the end of the 1989 season, when the Spurs lost nine in a row.

San Antonio has lost eight in a row two other times, in December of 1988 and in February and March of 1984.

The Spurs used a 20-8 run in the first period to build their largest lead of the first half. Wilkins scored seven in the streak and hit a three at the end of it to give the home team a 22-12 advantage. San Antonio led 26-23 after one period. - - -

Spurs Notes

- Hill 'n Will: Spurs coach Bob Hill and center Will Perdue insisted Saturday there is no problem between the two.

Nevertheless, Hill took Perdue out for lunch Friday at the Broadway 50-50 to talk things over, meeting his center halfway - so to speak.

I'm not upset at Will Perdue,'' Hill said. There’s not a problem. My wife saw that today in the paper. She was yelling at me.‘’

Perdue has been frustrated watching from the bench in the fourth quarters of recent games. He downplayed the issue in an interview before the Chicago game Saturday night.

If it was something happening over 10 games, I'd be concerned about it,'' said Perdue, the Spurs' starting center in the wake of a back injury to David Robinson. But it’s only been two games.‘’

Hill wrote a note to a reporter before Saturday’s game, reminding that the Spurs are missing 48 points and 23 rebounds per game between Robinson, Chuck Person and Charles Smith - all out with injuries.

``That equals frustration for everyone,‘’ Hill wrote.

- The `backbone’ speaks: Chicago Bulls forward Dennis Rodman called himself ``the backbone’’ of the Spurs during his two-year stay in San Antonio.

I thought I was the backbone of this team,'' said Rodman, traded from the Spurs to the Bulls in October 1995. I thought I motivated David (Robinson) to strive a little higher.‘’

Rodman, speaking tongue-in-cheek, said he thought Spurs general manager Gregg Popovich and Hill were proud of him for winning a championship last season.

I've always been a winner,'' Rodman said. Even here.‘’ - Jerry Briggs

PHOTO BY DOUG SEHRES

Michael Jordan (23) drives to the hoop past Will Perdue for a pair of his 35 points, putting him at 25,000 for his career.

By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

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1996-12-01, By Marty Sabota Express-News Staff Writer

马刺球迷找到了第23个欢呼的理由

NBA 超级巨星迈克尔·乔丹(Michael Jordan) 在周六做了一件马刺队很久没有做到的的事情：将阿拉莫穹顶球馆挤得水泄不通。

这位四届 NBA 最有价值球员——在退役的马刺队“坏小子”丹尼斯·罗德曼(Dennis Rodman) 的助攻下——让 37,058 名观众爆发出欢呼声，他凭借扣篮、篮板和35分帮助芝加哥公牛队以 97-88 战胜圣安东尼奥队。

这种激动人心的氛围从球场边 500 美元一张的座位开始，15 岁的奥斯汀·特里莎(Austin Trisha) 和 12 岁的吉姆·魏兰德(Jim Weiland) 享受着来自父母的圣诞节提前礼物。

这种兴奋感蔓延到一片红色的公牛队球衣海洋中，到达了一个 5.5 美元视野受阻的角落，那里坐着休斯顿的少年约翰·威廉姆斯(John Williams)，他只希望在 12 月 25 日收到乔丹的 M.J. 香水。

“这是我生命中最美好的时刻，我的心在狂跳，”15 岁的威廉姆斯兴奋地说，他的乔丹收藏品包括 37 张海报和 142 张交易卡，“我不在乎我坐在球馆里最差的座位，因为我可以看到他。”

对于当地的一对情侣来说，马刺队与公牛队的比赛早在任何球员踏上球场之前就开始了。

“我和我男朋友因为我支持马刺队而大吵一架，因为他想要我支持公牛队，”16 岁的圣安东尼奥本地人维罗妮卡·巴博萨(Veronica Barbosa) 说。

同样 16 岁的华盛顿移民罗恩·瓦伦西亚(Ron Valencia) 解释说：“她是我的女朋友，她应该支持我支持的球队。”

但巴博萨，一位终身马刺球迷，坚定地表示：“这是 90 年代。”

这对杰斐逊高中情侣正要结束他们为期一年的恋爱关系，这时瓦伦西亚提出了一个折衷方案。

这位少年花了 200 美元购买了两张票。他穿着一件公牛队夹克，她穿着一件罗宾逊球衣。两人都为他们各自的球队加油。

“这是我第一次和他争吵赢了，”巴博萨笑着说。

坐在篮筐后第一排的 9 岁小男孩拉什·汉尼根(Rush Hannigan) 为乔丹欢呼，但他说他真的很想念因背伤缺席比赛的马刺队中锋大卫·罗宾逊(David Robinson)。

“我最喜欢大卫·罗宾逊，然后是（马刺队前锋）肖恩·埃利奥特(Sean Elliott)，迈克尔·乔丹可能排第三，”拉什热情地支持着主队。

至于染着橙色、紫红色和绿色的新发型的罗德曼，拉什皱着眉头说：“他可能排第 100 名。”

然而，作为演员，乔丹排第一。

拉什刚看完乔丹在疯狂冒险喜剧片《空中大灌篮》(Space Jam) 中的首次电影处女秀，他在电影中与兔八哥和他的伙伴们在高风险的篮球比赛中与外星人战斗，他说：“这是我看过的最好的电影之一。”

球馆里充满了在马刺队比赛中难得一见的兴奋。

乔丹一出现，人们就站起来欢呼。有些人甚至跳到椅子上，直到后面的愤怒球迷和工作人员命令他们下来。

那些离球场最近的人们从那些坐在视野不好的座位上的人那里接过相机，拍摄乔丹在职业生涯第 782 场比赛中的精彩照片。

这是一个即使是多年的马刺球迷也似乎愿意用黑色和银色换成红色和黑色的夜晚。

其中包括炼油厂工人法比安·瓦尔加斯(Fabian Vargas) 和他的妻子以及七个朋友，他们每人花了 45 美元购买了 9 美元的近顶端座位票。

“我喜欢马刺队，但我来这里是为了看迈克尔·乔丹，”这位 26 岁的科珀斯克里斯蒂地区男子看着篮球偶像创造了 NBA 25,000 分的里程碑。

“他是最棒的，”瓦尔加斯滔滔不绝地说，“没有谁像他一样。”

图片来自道格·塞赫斯(Doug Sehres)

芝加哥公牛队超级巨星迈克尔·乔丹在周六晚上马刺队与公牛队的比赛中，与裁判埃迪·米德尔顿(Eddie Middleton) 争辩一个判罚，当时球馆内挤满了创纪录的人数。

点击查看原文：Spurs fans find reason No. 23 to cheer

Spurs fans find reason No. 23 to cheer

NBA superstar Michael Jordan did Saturday what the 2-12 Spurs haven’t done in a long time. Pack the Alamodome.

The four-time NBA Most Valuable Player -with an assist from ex- Spurs bad boy Dennis Rodman - had the soldout record crowd of 37,058 roaring as he dunked, rebounded and racked up 35 points to help the Chicago Bulls beat San Antonio, 97-88.

The thrill began in the $500 apiece courtside seats where Austin Trisha and Jim Weiland, ages 15 and 12, enjoyed an early Christmas present from their parents.

It stretched across a sea of red Bulls shirts to a $5.50 obstructed view spot filled by Houston teen-ager John Williams, who only wants Jordan’s M.J. Cologne on Dec. 25.

This is the best moment of my life. My heart is racing,'' exclaimed Williams, 15, whose Jordan collection includes 37 posters and 142 trading cards. I don’t care if I have the worst seats in the house ‘cause I get to see him.’’

For one local couple, the Spurs-Bulls battle began weeks before anyone stepped onto the court.

``My boyfriend and I got into a hair-pulling fight because he wanted me to root for the Bulls, but I like the Spurs,‘’ said Veronica Barbosa, 16, a San Antonio native.

Ron Valencia, also 16, a Washington transplant, explained: ``She’s my girlfriend. She’s supposed to go who I go for.‘’

But Barbosa, a lifelong Spurs fan, stood her ground, saying: ``This is the ‘90s.’’

The Jefferson High School couple were about to end their one-year relationship when Valencia offered a compromise.

The teen-ager paid $200 for two tickets. He wore a Bulls jacket; she a Robinson jersey. Both cheered on their respective teams.

``It’s the first fight I ever won with him,‘’ Barbosa said, grinning.

Sitting in the first row behind a basket, 9-year-old Rush Hannigan yelled for Jordan, but said he really missed Spurs center David Robinson, who has been sidelined with a back injury.

``I like David Robinson first, (Spurs forward) Sean Elliott second and Michael Jordan, he’s probably third,‘’ Rush said as he enthusiastically backed the home team.

As for Rodman, who was sporting a new orange, fuschia and green do, Rush grimaced, saying: ``He’s probably 100.‘’

As an actor, however, Jordan fared No. 1.

Fresh from seeing the Air Jordan antics in his film debut in the loony adventure, Space Jam,'' in which he and Bugs Bunny and his buddies battle aliens in a high stakes basketball game, Rush said: It’s one of the best movies I’ve ever seen.‘’

The arena was filled with an electricity rarely seen at a Spurs game.

The instant Jordan appeared, people leaped to their feet. Some even jumped onto their chairs, until angry fans behind them and ushers ordered them down.

Those closest to the hardwood were passed cameras from people in the less fortunate seats for stellar shots of Jordan as he played in the 782nd game of his career.

It was a night when even longtime Spurs fans seemed content to swap the black and silver for the red and black.

Among those was oil refinery worker Fabian Vargas, his wife and seven of their friends who paid $45 each for $9 face value tickets in the near-nosebleed section.

``I like the Spurs, but I’m here to see Michael Jordan,‘’ said the 26-year-old Corpus Christi area man as he watched the basketball icon reach an NBA milestone of 25,000-points.

He's the best,'' Vargas gushed. There’s no one like him.‘’

PHOTO BY DOUG SEHRES

Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan argues a call with referee Eddie Middleton during the Spurs-Bulls game Saturday night before a record crowd at the Alamodome.

By Marty Sabota Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

[这也将成为过去]

1996-12-01, By Glenn Rogers Express-News Staff Writer

球星们对马刺队大放厥词 - 乔丹和罗德曼观点迥异

公牛队的更衣室一直以来都与众不同，至少在乔丹和罗德曼时代是这样。这边是超级巨星迈克尔·乔丹(Michael Jordan)，冷静、礼貌，对最近战败的对手送上口头赞美。

那边是准超级巨星丹尼斯·罗德曼(Dennis Rodman)，同样冷静、礼貌，但他对失败的对手则毫不留情。

“他们今晚打得很努力，”乔丹在公牛队周六晚上在阿拉莫穹顶以 97-88 击败马刺队后说道。“他们有时很沮丧，因为他们想证明自己能竞争。我知道他们可能整天都在听人说他们会被打得稀巴烂。他们不想那样。”

罗德曼对马刺队的努力则有着截然不同的看法。

“那些家伙根本没有在一起打球，”他说。“他们只想得分。他们没有献身于胜利。我不尊重他们。你必须要有关心球队的人。

“我喜欢（新的马刺队前锋）多米尼克（威尔金斯），喜欢看到他回到联盟，但是，拜托…不要只顾着自己。”

罗德曼指的是他认为威尔金斯出手次数太多。

然而威尔金斯全场比赛被罗德曼盯防，却出手了 20 次。乔丹出手了 35 次。

罗德曼对马刺队控球后卫艾弗里·约翰逊(Avery Johnson)则说了一些好话。

“他是他们的主力，”他说。“他想赢，但他们就是没有在一起打球。AJ 沮丧了（当他得到一个技术犯规时）。”

罗德曼试图从约翰逊手中抢球，但当被判对史蒂夫·科尔犯规时，他拒绝松手 - 约翰逊当晚的第二个进攻犯规。AJ 对裁判的抗议招致了技术犯规。

罗德曼还对裁判进行了猛烈的抨击。

“我可能会因为说这话被罚款，但那些裁判（哔），”他说。“埃德·米德尔顿，拜托…他们可能恨透了我们，我们也恨透了他们。”

罗德曼还在被威尔·珀杜得分后感到沮丧时将球踢进看台，也领到了一次技术犯规。在被判犯规后，罗德曼挥舞着手臂，对裁判表示不满。

穹顶球馆的球迷这次似乎对这位昔日的疯狂马刺球员充满了嘘声。他们在比赛前的介绍中就嘘他的名字，并在他在场上的一些动作中也嘘他。

乔丹需要全部 35 次出手才能得到 35 分，并达到 25000 分里程碑，成为 NBA 历史上第 10 位达到这一职业生涯里程碑的球员。

“我不想今晚就得到第 25000 分，”乔丹说道。“但（公牛队教练）菲尔（杰克逊）希望我尽快完成。我希望在下一场比赛（对阵密尔沃基）中完成，因为我妻子会去看比赛。”

乔丹险些错过了这一里程碑，连续错过了四次，都是失去平衡的慌乱投篮，才最终命中。在这串失误之前，他明显是在耍宝，在命中了两个侧边投篮后，冲着马刺队教练鲍勃·希尔(Bob Hill)哈哈大笑，其中一球就在站在场边踱步的希尔面前。

穹顶球馆创纪录的 37058 名观众每当乔丹得分时都会疯狂欢呼，几乎每次公牛队球员将球投进篮筐时都会欢呼。有一次，当约翰逊在快攻中抓住斯科蒂·皮蓬(Scottie Pippen)的胳膊，阻止他扣篮时，球馆里甚至响起了一片嘘声。

点击查看原文：Stars offer straight bull on Spurs - Jordan, Rodman offer different viewpoints

Stars offer straight bull on Spurs - Jordan, Rodman offer different viewpoints

The Bulls’ locker room always will remain unique - well at least during the Jordan-Rodman era. There’s superstar Michael Jordan - calm, courteous, tossing verbal bouquets at the recently defeated opposition.

There’s near-superstar Dennis Rodman - also calm and courteous, but tossing verbal jabs at the vanquished foe.

``They played hard tonight,‘’ Jordan said of the Spurs after the Bulls’ 97-88 victory Saturday night at the Alamodome.

``They were frustrated at times because they wanted to prove they could compete. I know they probably heard all day about how they were going to be crushed. They didn’t want that to happen.‘’

Rodman’s take on the Spurs’ effort was quite different.

Those guys over there just aren't working together,'' he said. All they want to do is score. They are not dedicated to winning. I don’t have any respect for that. You have to have people concerned about the team.

``I love (new Spurs forward) Dominique (Wilkins), love to see him back in the league, but, come on . . . spread the wealth.‘’

Rodman was referring to what he considered to be too many shots from Wilkins.

Yet Wilkins, guarded by Rodman throughout the night, took 20. Jordan took 35.

Rodman had kinder words for Spurs point guard Avery Johnson.

He's their workhorse,'' he said. He wants to win, but they just aren’t working together. AJ got frustrated (when he picked up a technical foul).‘’

Rodman tried to wrench the ball from Johnson, but he wouldn’t let loose after being called for an offensive foul against Steve Kerr - Johnson’s second of the night. AJ’s protests to officials brought the technical.

Rodman also took a hard swipe at the referees.

I might get fined for saying this, but the refs (bleep),'' he said. Ed Middleton, come on . . . they probably hate our guts and we hate theirs.‘’

Rodman also picked up a technical when he kicked the ball into the stands after being frustrated by a score from Will Perdue. Rodman waved his arms disgustedly at the refs at another point after being hit with a loose ball foul.

The dome crowd this time appeared laced with plenty of boos for the former wild Spur. They jeered his name during pregame introductions and during some of his on-court antics.

Jordan needed all 35 shots to score 35 points and hit the landmark 25,000-point mark, the 10th player in NBA history to reach the career milestone.

I didn't want to score the 25, 000th tonight,'' Jordan said. But (Bulls coach) Phil (Jackson) wanted me to get it out of the way. I wanted to do it in the next game (at Milwaukee) because my wife will be there.‘’

Jordan came close to missing the mark, missing four straight, off- balance and wild shots before getting it. Before the string of missies, he was clearly fooling around, laughing at Spurs coach Bob Hill after hitting two jumpers from the side, one right in front of the sideline-pacing Hill.

The dome-record crowd of 37,058 cheered wildly whenever Jordan scored and just about any time a Bull put the ball in the basket. At one point, it even booed when Johnson prevented Scottie Pippen from dunking on a breakaway by grabbing his arms.

By Glenn Rogers Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

[这也将成为过去]

1996-12-01, By Buck Harvey

为何大虫过得逍遥：太空大灌篮

聪明的丹尼斯·罗德曼(Dennis Rodman)明白，他不需要多说。这位优雅的虫子回到圣安东尼奥，第一次意识到自己很幸运。但丹尼斯·罗德曼并不总是聪明，也不总是优雅。所以，当罗德曼没有宣布格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)应该被枪毙时，他就开始暗示大卫·罗宾逊(David Robinson)并没有真正受伤。

他讽刺地问道：“我想知道在这笔交易中谁占了上风？谁获得了冠军？谁做出了正确的选择？谁和正确的球队在一起？”

这些都是好问题。但还有一个问题，它应该让罗德曼光是听到就感到害怕。如果这笔交易从未发生过呢？

猜测：公牛队上赛季依然会赢得冠军。现在有了罗德曼的马刺队并没有什么不同。罗德曼只会成为另一个替补，当超过 37,000 名观众来观看一个秃顶的家伙进球时，他将成为一个过气球星。

罗德曼没有时间去想这些推测。他说他有很多事想做，但到目前为止只完成了 20 件左右。他在《滚石》杂志上说，他称之为“第一阶段”，它关于挑战死亡，挑战同性恋，挑战恐惧死亡，挑战生活中政治的一面。

这些挑战的美妙之处在于它开启了一个被称为赚钱阶段的东西。罗德曼在他的休赛期的一部分时间里在法国尼斯拍摄了一部与让-克劳德·范·达姆(Jean-Claude Van Damme)合作的电影（据说是甜蜜的爱情片）。然后还有他自己的 MTV 节目，将在下周首播。

如果罗德曼能够以自己的方式掌控娱乐行业，那么他将获得更多的权力。但现在这一切似乎太容易了。例如，《滚石》杂志认为，这个月用裸体照片展示罗德曼是开创性的，而除了他的高中年鉴之外，其他所有出版物都已经这样做了。当罗德曼告诉杂志，他的右手叫莫妮克，左手叫朱迪时，这不是很疯狂吗？

圣安东尼奥人比任何人都清楚：罗德曼比裁判更会玩弄媒体。

也许这就是为什么通常保持沉默的罗德曼决定攻击他以前所在的球队。他对波波维奇的攻击几乎是滑稽的夸张。 “他们需要把他（屁股）送回（该死的）部队，有人需要射杀他的（屁股）。”

但面对无法回避的事实——罗宾逊对他的球队意味着很多——罗德曼选择忽视这一点。“大卫·罗宾逊，我不知道他的问题是什么，”罗德曼说。“他的背受伤了，或者感情受伤了，或者什么地方受伤了。他被支付了 1200 万或 1300 万美元坐在板凳上。这很可悲。”

这会成为头条新闻。超过一名圣安东尼奥人想知道，如果他们留下了如此顽强的赢家，马刺队今天会是什么样子。

马刺队也想知道。“现在我们有球员在打大前锋位置，而他们从未打过这个位置，”肖恩·埃利奥特(Sean Elliott)说。“所以他会巩固那个位置。”

那个可以被认为是 1996 年 NBA 总决赛 MVP 的罗德曼，就是那个会为队友设置掩护、抢篮板，并在外围释放一些马刺队球员的罗德曼。

有了罗德曼，马刺队会战胜温哥华。但之后，他会扭转 2-13 的战绩吗？周六的比赛没有证明这一点。威尔·珀杜(Will Perdue)的篮板球比莫妮克和朱迪加起来还多——但不知何故公牛队还是赢了。

罗德曼很出色，但他是艾赛亚·托马斯(Isiah Thomas)、罗宾逊，以及现在太空大灌篮的明星的补充型球员。因此，随着人群的增长，流行文化疯狂的传播，任何有噱头的人都可以搭上便车。兔八哥、达菲鸭、虫子。

点击查看原文：Why Worm lives large: Space jammed

Why Worm lives large: Space jammed

The smart Worm understands he doesn’t have to say a thing. The gracious Worm comes back to San Antonio for the first time realizing he’s lucky. But Dennis Rodman is not always smart, not often gracious. So when Rodman wasn’t announcing Gregg Popovich should be shot, then he was suggesting David Robinson isn’t really hurt.

And he asked sarcastically: ``I wonder who came out on top in this little deal? Who won the championship? Who made the right choice? Who’s with the right team?‘’

All good questions. But there is another, and it’s one that should make Rodman shake at the mere mention. What if the trade had never happened?

A guess: The Bulls still win the title last season. The Spurs aren’t much different with Rodman now. And Rodman would be just another stand-in as more than 37,000 came to see a bald guy score 25,000.

Rodman has no time for such conjecture. He says there are 1,000 things he would like to do, and thus far he’s completed about 20. He told Rolling Stone'' he calls it Phase 1, and it’s about challenging death, challenging homosexuality, being gay, challenging being afraid not to die, challenging the political part of life.‘’

The beauty of these challenges is that it opens up something known as the making-money phase. Rodman spent part of his off-season in Nice, France, filming a movie with Jean-Claude Van Damme (a sweet romance, we’re told). And then there’s his own MTV show that debuts next week.

More power to Rodman if he can spin the entertainment business his way. But it seems so easy now. ``Rolling Stone,‘’ for example, thought itself ground-breaking to picture Rodman in the nude this month, when every publication but his high-school yearbook has done that. And when Rodman told the magazine that his right hand was named Monique and his left hand Judy, well, isn’t that some zany stuff?

What San Antonio knows as well as anyone: Rodman works the media better than the refs.

And maybe that’s why the usually reserved Rodman decided to impale his old franchise. His attack on Popovich is almost funny in its exaggeration. ``They need to take his (posterior) back to the (bleeping) service, and someone needs to shoot his (posterior).‘’

But faced with the unavoidable truth - that Robinson means a lot to his team - Rodman chooses to ignore that. David Robinson, I don't know what his deal is,'' Rodman said. He has a hurt back or hurt feelings or hurt whatever. He’s getting paid 12 or 13 million to sit on the bench. It’s sad.‘’

So that makes a headline. And more than one San Antonian wonders what the Spurs would be like today if only they had kept such a tough winner.

The Spurs wonder themselves. Right now we have guys playing the power forward spot who have never played it,'' said Sean Elliott. So he’d solidify that.‘’

The same Rodman who arguably was the MVP of the 1996 NBA Finals is the same Rodman who would set picks, rebound and free up a few Spurs on the perimeter.

With Rodman, then, the Spurs would beat Vancouver. But after that, would he reverse a 2-13 team? Saturday gave no such evidence. Will Perdue got more rebounds than Monique and Judy combined - yet somehow those Bulls still won.

As good as Rodman is, he’s been a complementary player next to Isiah Thomas, Robinson and now the star of Space Jam. So as the crowds swell and the pop-culture craziness feeds off Michael Jordan, anyone with a gimmick can hitch a ride. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Worm

By Buck Harvey, via San Antonio Express-News

[这也将成为过去]

1996-12-02, By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer

十一月对马刺来说是漫长的三十天

受伤的全明星中锋大卫·罗宾逊(David Robinson) 距离重返马刺球场至少还有一周的时间。而球队正经历着队史最糟糕的月份之一。马刺队在周六晚上主场以 88-97 输给了卫冕 NBA 冠军芝加哥公牛队。七名受伤球员在十一月缺席了总计 53 场比赛，球队在这个月只取得了 2 胜 13 负的战绩，并且输掉了最后八场比赛。

接下来，马刺将在周三和周五分别在主场迎战费城 76 人队和温哥华灰熊队。

罗宾逊因背部肌肉拉伤自 10 月 11 日季前赛揭幕战后一直没有上场。他自 11 月 12 日起开始随队训练，但尚未获得上场许可。

“他在前几天（上周五）大部分时间都在场上训练，”马刺主教练鲍勃·希尔(Bob Hill)说。“他的跑动非常不错，移动也很快，进步很大。但他还没有恢复到最佳状态。”

希尔表示，罗宾逊在周六面对公牛队时感觉“有点僵硬”。这场比赛在阿拉莫圆顶球场举行，吸引了 37,058 名观众，创下了马刺队历史观众人数新纪录。他穿着便装坐在场边观战，看着马刺队在比赛的大部分时间里都与公牛队战成平手，直到比赛结束才逐渐落败。

罗宾逊在 11 月 22 日前往加州英格伍德的凯兰-乔布骨科诊所(Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic) 检查后，医生告诉他需要 2-4 周才能重返赛场。

当时，人们普遍乐观地认为他可以在对阵费城或温哥华的比赛中复出。但现在看来，这似乎是不可能的。

“这只是一些需要时间的伤病，”希尔说。“我不想让他过早复出。我认为他本周不会上场。他会（今天）参加训练，我们看看他的情况以及（前锋）肖恩·埃利奥特(Sean Elliott)的情况。”

埃利奥特在过去 10 天里因右股四头肌疼痛缺席了两次训练和一场比赛。他在对阵公牛队的比赛下半场就感觉右膝盖上方肌肉疼痛。这种伤病让他在跑动过程中停下来和重新开始时感到疼痛。当他冷静下来时，肌肉就会紧绷。

“每支球队都有球员在养伤，”希尔说。“这是他们每天都需要处理的事情。肖恩，他整年都被人重点盯防。人们一直在撞他。这让他逐渐感到疲惫。‘尼克’(多米尼克·威尔金斯)已经 36 岁了，我们不能让他进行太多训练。我们有很多天训练时都没有 10 个人。”

为球队注入新鲜血液的希望之一是，马刺队能够从 NBA 联盟办公室获得医疗特例，签下查克·珀森(Chuck Person)或查尔斯·史密斯(Charles Smith)。

特例将使马刺队（一支已经超过工资帽的球队）有机会签下另一名球员，支付的薪水将超过最低工资。总经理格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)表示，马刺队上周撤回了对珀森的特例申请。

“这还不算赛季报销的伤病，”波波维奇解释道。他补充说，NBA 每赛季只允许对一名球员申请一次医疗特例。因此，球队选择撤回申请，以便在稍后时间重新申请。

“在更多的时间过去，他进行更多康复之前，你无法确定（珀森的伤病）是否会赛季报销，”波波维奇说。

对珀森的特例申请将为球队节省大约 100 万美元。对史密斯的特例申请将为球队节省近 200 万美元。但波波维奇表示，他不愿推测球队是否会对史密斯申请特例。

“现在，他只是我们球队的一名球员，正在休息养伤，”波波维奇说。“我不想推测（马刺队是否会对他申请特例）。”

联盟要求，在批准特例之前，必须确定伤病是赛季报销还是危及职业生涯。

珀森本赛季还没有出战过比赛，他在 10 月 29 日接受了背部手术后，最早也要到 2 月或 3 月才能复出，甚至可能要到 4 月或 5 月。史密斯的右膝一直疼痛，他不知道自己何时能再次上场。

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难以忘怀的月份

• 1989 年 2 月 1 胜 12 负

• 1996 年 11 月 2 胜 13 负

• 1988 年 12 月 2 胜 12 负

• 1986 年 3 月 3 胜 13 负

• 1986 年 12 月 3 胜 12 负

最长连败纪录

• 13 场，1989 年 2 月 4 日 - 3 月 2 日

• 10 场，1987 年 3 月 27 日 - 4 月 13 日

• 9 场，1989 年 4 月 8 日 - 4 月 22 日

• 8 场，1996 年 11 月 15 日 - 11 月 30 日

• 8 场，1988 年 12 月 6 日 - 12 月 20 日

• 8 场，1984 年 2 月 19 日 - 3 月 13 日

点击查看原文：November had 30 long days for Spurs

November had 30 long days for Spurs

Injured All-Star center David Robinson still could be at least a week away from playing for the Spurs in the wake of one of the most disastrous months in franchise history. The Spurs lost 97-88 at home Saturday night to the defending NBA champion Chicago Bulls. Seven injured players missed a total of 53 games during the month of November, in which the team went 2-13 and dropped the final eight games.

Next up are home games Wednesday and Friday against the Philadelphia 76ers and Vancouver Grizzlies, respectively.

Robinson hasn’t played a minute with a lower back strain that he aggravated on Oct. 11 in the preseason opener. He has been practicing with the team since Nov. 12, but hasn’t received clearance to play in a game.

He was on the floor most of practice the other day (last Friday),'' Spurs coach Bob Hill said. He was running the floor pretty good. He moved pretty good. He’s made progress. But he’s not David yet.‘’

Hill said Robinson felt ``a little stiff’’ Saturday as the team faced the Bulls at the Alamodome in front of a franchise-record crowd of 37,058. He sat and watched in street clothes while the Spurs played the Bulls within two points for most of three quarters before wilting down the stretch.,

After Robinson visited the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Inglewood, Calif., on Nov. 22, doctors told him it would be 2-4 weeks before he could play.

There was some optimism at the time that he could see action against Philadelphia or Vancouver. But that seems to be out of the question now.

It's just one of those injuries that will take time,'' Hill said. I don’t want him to come back too soon. I don’t think he’ll play this week. He’ll practice (today) and we’ll see where he is and where (forward) Sean (Elliott) is.‘’

Elliott has missed two practices and a game over the past 10 days with a sore right quadriceps muscle. The muscle above his right knee was aching in the second half against the Bulls. The injury hurts the two-time All-Star when he stops and starts running. It tightens up when he cools down.

Every team has guys nursing injuries,'' Hill said. It’s something they have to manage every day. With Sean, he’s been doubled all year. People are hitting him. It’s just started to wear him down. ‘Nique (Dominique Wilkins) is 36 and we can’t afford to practice him much. We’ve had a lot of days when we haven’t had 10 guys to practice.’’

One of the few hopes on the horizon for an infusion of new talent would be if the Spurs can receive a medical exception from the NBA league office for either Chuck Person or Charles Smith.

An exception would give the Spurs - a team that has surpassed the salary cap - a chance to sign another player at more than the minimum salary. The Spurs withdrew their request for the exception on Person last week, General Manager Gregg Popovich said.

``It’s not a season-ending injury yet,‘’ Popovich explained. He added that the NBA allows only one try for a medical exception on a player per season. In that respect, the team elected to withdraw the request with the option of renewing it at a later date.

``You can’t tell if (Person’s injury) is season ending until more time goes by, until he goes through more rehabilitation,‘’ Popovich said.

An exception for Person would clear about $1 million. An exception for Smith would clear nearly $2 million. But Popovich said he doesn’t want to speculate on whether the team would apply for the exception on Smith.

Right now, he's a player on our team resting an injury,'' Popovich said. I wouldn’t want to speculate on (whether the Spurs would apply for) him.‘’

The league requires that injuries should be determined as either season-ending or career-threatening before exceptions are granted.

Person, who hasn’t played in a game this season, could be out until February or March at the earliest, and possibly into April or May, after he underwent back surgery Oct. 29. Smith has chronic pain in his right knee and doesn’t know when he will play again. - - -

Months to forget

-February 1989 1-12

- November 1996 2-13

-December 1988 2-12

-March 1986 3-13

-December 1986 3-12

LONGEST LOSING STREAKS

13 Feb. 4-March 2, 1989

10 March 27-April 13, 1987

9 April 8-April 22, 1989

8 Nov. 15-Nov. 30, 1996

8 Dec. 6-Dec. 20, 1988

8 Feb. 19-March 13, 1984

By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

[这也将成为过去]

1996-12-03, By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer

追求第1000场 - 威尔金斯在NBA征战多年后仍能坚持下去

多米尼克·威尔金斯(Dominique Wilkins) 在他14年的NBA职业生涯中已经打了999场比赛，而当他周一参加训练时得到了什么？辱骂，然后是更多的辱骂。

首先，马刺队这位不老的前锋在一次模拟比赛中被对手击中了上背部。

训练结束后，他坐在场边，将冰袋敷在疼痛的地方。

格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich) 面无表情地走上前去，讽刺地说：“你知道，我们不会付钱让你受伤。”

威尔金斯只有简短的四字回应：“这家伙疯了。”

在经历了一系列令人难以置信的伤病之后，球队战绩为2胜13负，任何一位总经理都会如此。

在一个充满不满的赛季，球队和球迷们不得不从各个方面寻找幽默和灵感。

威尔金斯则以一连串出色的表现，为球队提供了比以往更多的灵感。

当他准备在周三与费城76人队在阿拉莫穹顶进行的比赛中迎来自己职业生涯的第1000场比赛时，这位36岁的老将看起来还能再打1000场。

看看他的数据：威尔金斯是球队的得分王（场均19.7分），篮板榜第二（场均9.0个），仅次于肖恩·埃利奥特(Sean Elliott) 和艾弗里·约翰逊(Avery Johnson)，位居第三（场均34.7分钟）。

“在威尔金斯这个年纪还能做到这样，真是不可思议，”马刺队主教练鲍勃·希尔(Bob Hill) 说，“他只是上场，用自己的意志主宰比赛。”

对于这位九次入选全明星阵容的球员来说，这一个星期是里程碑的一周，他上赛季还在希腊打球。上周二在达拉斯，他超越了贾巴尔(Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)，升至NBA历史总得分榜第七位。对阵76人队，他将成为历史上第39位打满1000场的球员。

现役球员中，只有8人打满1000场或更多比赛，其中芝加哥公牛队的罗伯特·帕里什(Robert Parish) 以1573场位居榜首。

“我还没有意识到，”威尔金斯说，思考着当他达到1000场的时候会有什么感觉，“我还没真正想过这件事。有多少人做到过？嗯，我想还不错吧。”

更重要的是，威尔金斯以怎样的势头逼近这一里程碑。在过去的10场比赛中，他两次得分超过30分，场均得到23.5分和10.6个篮板。

希尔说，他唯一记得在威尔金斯这个年纪还能打出如此表现的小前锋是伯纳德·金(Bernard King)，他在1991年以35岁的年龄场均得到28.4分，成为华盛顿子弹队的得分王。

“就像多米尼克一样，伯纳德拥有那种态度、渴望和打球的意志，”希尔说，他在金1985年在纽约尼克斯队膝盖受伤之前，曾担任尼克斯队的主教练。

金和威尔金斯还有另一个共同点——两人都从可能终结职业生涯的伤病中恢复过来，并再次打出全明星水准。威尔金斯在1992年1月撕裂了阿基里斯腱，并在下一个赛季重返赛场，入选了全明星阵容。

同样，金在1988年与子弹队一起入选全明星阵容，此前他因膝盖伤势接受了将近两年的康复治疗。

马刺队在季前赛开始时抓住机会签下了威尔金斯，以弥补前锋查克·珀森(Chuck Person) 背伤缺阵的损失。

“对于威尔金斯来说，在这样的年纪，我不确定有多少人能做到他所做的事情，”希尔说，“我们得去查查。”

查询了记录后发现，威尔金斯可能属于一个独特的群体，他们在职业生涯的大部分时间里都担任小前锋——这可能是球场上最具挑战性的位置——而且在如此高龄的情况下仍然表现出色。

波士顿凯尔特人队的前锋约翰·哈夫利切克(John Havlicek) 长期以来被认为是NBA历史上体能最好的球员之一，他在1978年以37岁的年龄结束职业生涯时，场均得到16.1分和4.0个篮板，出场时间为34分钟。

朱利叶斯·欧文(Julius Erving) 在1987年以36岁的年龄退役，为76人队场均得到16.8分和4.4个篮板。

拉里·伯德(Larry Bird) 在1992年以35岁的年龄因背伤退役，当时他为凯尔特人队场均得到20.2分和9.6个篮板。

“我认为我现在更聪明了，”威尔金斯说，“随着年龄和经验的增长，你会变得更聪明。你会学会如何打球。这就是我还能做到这些的原因。在我职业生涯的头两年，我每场比赛能得到四五个扣篮。我仍然是一个非常活跃的人，一个情绪化的人。但现在，我只有在需要的时候才会扣篮。”

威尔金斯职业生涯场均得到25.8分，自1991年以来，他场均篮板数从未超过9个。在过去十几场比赛的大部分时间里，他担任大前锋，被要求去抢篮板，他也以极大的热情做到了。

“抢篮板就是你想要它，”威尔金斯说，“你必须想要抢篮板。我知道大卫(罗宾逊)不在场，你必须提高篮板球的抢夺。其他大前锋不指望一个像我这样体型的人能抢到进攻篮板。很多时候，我都在外线，然后我就偷偷地跑到防守球员身后。”

• 马刺队新闻：埃利奥特因右大腿受伤缺席了训练。他预计将会出战对阵76人队的比赛。罗宾逊本赛季因下背部拉伤一直没有上场，他完成了完整的训练。但希尔预计他不会出战对阵费城或周五对阵温哥华的比赛。 - - -

1000场俱乐部

现役NBA球员中，打满1000场或更多比赛的球员：

• 罗伯特·帕里什，芝加哥：1573场

• 巴克·威廉姆斯(Buck Williams)，纽约：1206场

• 埃迪·约翰逊(Eddie Johnson)，印第安纳：1069场

• 赫布·威廉姆斯(Herb Williams)，纽约：1054场

• 里克·马洪(Rick Mahorn)，底特律：1029场

• 德雷克·哈珀(Derek Harper)，达拉斯：1027场

• 拜伦·斯科特(Byron Scott)，洛杉矶湖人队：1012场

• 丹尼·谢伊斯(Danny Schayes)，奥兰多：1002场

• 注意：多米尼克·威尔金斯，马刺队，999场

点击查看原文：In Pursuit of 1,000 - Wilkins somehow keeps going after all these years in the NBA

In Pursuit of 1,000 - Wilkins somehow keeps going after all these years in the NBA

Dominique Wilkins has played 999 games in his 14-year NBA career, and what did he get when he showed up for practice Monday? Abuse, and then more abuse.

First, the Spurs’ ageless forward took an elbow in the upper back during a scrimmage.

Following the workout, he sat on the side with an ice bag on the sore spot.

A straight-faced General Manager Gregg Popovich walked up to him and sarcastically said, ``You know, we don’t pay you for being injured.‘’

Wilkins had only a four-word response: ``That man is crazy.‘’

A 2-13 record in the midst of a mind-boggling series of injuries will do that to any general manager.

During a season of growing discontent, a team and its fans have to search for humor and inspiration in every place they can.

Wilkins, for his part, is providing more than his share of inspiration with a string of remarkable performances.

As he prepares to play his 1,000th-career game Wednesday at the Alamodome against the Philadelphia 76ers, the 36-year-old looks like he could go for another 1,000.

Just look at his statistics: Wilkins is leading the team in scoring (19.7 points), is second in rebounding (9.0) and is third in minutes (34.7) behind Sean Elliott and Avery Johnson.

To do what Dominique does at his age is unbelievable,'' Spurs coach Bob Hill said. He just goes out there and forces his will on the game.‘’

It’s been a week of milestones for the nine-time All-Star, who played last season in Greece. Last Tuesday at Dallas, he moved into seventh place on the all-time NBA scoring charts. Against the Sixers, he will become the 39th player in history to play 1,000 games.

Only eight active players, led by Chicago’s Robert Parish with 1,573 games, have been in 1,000 or more NBA contests.

It hasn't hit me yet,'' Wilkins said, gathering his thoughts about what he will feel after he reaches the 1,000 level. I hadn’t really been thinking about it. How many have done it? Hmm. That’s pretty good, I guess.‘’

What may be more significant is the force with which Wilkins is approaching the milestone. Over his last 10 outings, he recorded a couple of 30-point efforts and has averaged 23.5 points and 10.6 rebounds.

Hill said the only small forward he can remember who played at Wilkins’ level at his age was Bernard King, who at age 35 led the Washington Bullets in scoring, averaging 28.4 points in 1991.

``Just like Dominique, Bernard had the attitude, the desire and the will to play,‘’ said Hill, who coached in New York with the Knicks when King blew out his knee in 1985.

King and Wilkins share one other thing in common - both returned from career-threatening injuries to reach All-Star levels. Wilkins tore an Achilles’ tendon in January 1992 and came back to make the All-Star team the next season.

Likewise, King made the All-Star squad with the Bullets in 1988 after sitting out nearly two years in rehabilitation of his knee.

The Spurs jumped at the opportunity to sign Wilkins at the beginning of the preseason to compensate for the loss of forward Chuck Person to a back injury.

With Dominique, at his age, I'm not sure there are many who have done what he's done,'' Hill said. We’ll have to check.‘’

A check of the record book indicated that Wilkins may be in an exclusive class of players who have spent most of their careers at small forward - perhaps the most demanding position on the floor - and excelled at such an advanced age.

Boston Celtics forward John Havlicek, long regarded as one of the most well-conditioned players in NBA history, averaged 16.1 points and 4.0 rebounds in 34 minutes at age 37, when he finished his career in 1978.

Julius Erving retired at age 36 in 1987, averaging 16.8 points and 4.4 rebounds for the Sixers.

Larry Bird’s back gave out at age 35 in 1992, when he averaged 20.2 points and 9.6 rebounds for the Celtics.

I think I'm a smarter player (now),'' Wilkins said. With age and experience, you get smarter. You learn how to play. That’s how I’m still doing what I’m doing. In my first two years, I’d get four, five dunks a game. I’m still a very hyper guy, an emotional guy. But now, I only dunk it when I need to do it.‘’

Wilkins, a career 25.8 scorer, hasn’t averaged more than nine rebounds a game since 1991. Playing power forward for most of the past dozen games, he has been asked to crash the boards, and he has done so with a fury.

Rebounding is just wanting it,'' Wilkins said. You have to want to rebound. I know with David (Robinson) not in there, you have to step up your rebounding. Other power forwards don’t expect someone my size to hit the offensive glass. A lot of times I’m out on the perimeter and I just kind of sneak behind the defense.‘’

-Spurs notes: Elliott sat out practice with his sore right quadricep. He is expected to play against the 76ers. Robinson, who hasn’t played this season with a lower back strain, made it through the full practice. But Hill doesn’t expect his center to play against either Philadelphia or against Vancouver on Friday. - - -

1,000-game club

Active NBA players with at least 1,000 games played:

- Robert Parish, Chicago: 1,573

- Buck Williams, New York: 1,206

- Eddie Johnson, Indiana: 1,069

- Herb Williams, New York: 1,054

- Rick Mahorn, Detroit: 1,029

- Derek Harper, Dallas: 1,027

- Byron Scott, LA Lakers: 1,012

- Danny Schayes, Orlando: 1,002

- Note: Dominique Wilkins, Spurs, 999

By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

[这也将成为过去]

1996-12-04, By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer

伤病困扰马刺，战绩岌岌可危

如果 NBA 有一个“人道主义精神奖”，马刺队很有可能成为首个获得该奖项的球队。在赛季开始的第一个月，他们已经对战了联盟中许多疲惫、饥饿和苦苦挣扎的球队。

面对这些联盟中的“落魄者”，马刺队总是伸出援手，为他们擦去额头的汗水，帮助他们恢复健康。

今晚 7:30，费城 76 人队将成为马刺队在阿拉莫圆顶球馆的下一个对手。

76 人队将是马刺队本赛季面对的第八支上赛季未能进入季后赛的球队。圣安东尼奥在之前与这七支球队交手的比赛中全部失利。

在周二的训练结束后，谈到这个话题时，马刺队主教练鲍勃·希尔(Bob Hill)流露出了些许的无奈。这个话题可能比球队的伤病名单、2-13 的战绩或八连败更令人心烦。

“我们只是一支不太好的球队，”希尔说道，“我们努力了吗？是的，我们很努力。但所有这些关于我们输给了谁的统计数据都毫无意义，因为我们只是一支不太好的球队。”

在过去几天里，在对公众封闭的训练中，马刺队开始展现出昔日荣光，他们曾连续两个赛季赢得西部联盟中区冠军，并取得了场均 60 胜的战绩。

受伤的中锋大卫·罗宾逊(David Robinson)还没有出战任何比赛，他正在养伤，他是一位背部肌肉拉伤的患者，在连续两天参加训练后，他感觉状态良好，这是自 11 月 12 日开始与球队一起训练以来他感觉最好的时候。

在周二上午圣因卡内特大学举行的训练中，罗宾逊在低位训练中与内线球员进行对抗，他行动敏捷，还展现出了扣篮的爆发力。

“这是我连续第二天感觉良好，”罗宾逊说道，“我的伤势正在好转，这是一个好兆头。”

球队官员预计罗宾逊不会参加与费城队的比赛，也不会参加周五主场对阵温哥华的比赛。但他们似乎对罗宾逊能够在下周西海岸之旅中以有限的出场时间回归抱有一丝希望。

“我很想在下周重返赛场，”罗宾逊说道，“我不会恢复到 100% 的状态，但我可以帮助球队。”

全明星小前锋肖恩·埃利奥特(Sean Elliott)本周缺席了所有训练，这是继周六晚上输给芝加哥后他连续缺席的训练。埃利奥特在对阵公牛队的比赛中右大腿肌肉在第二节比赛中变得僵硬。他表示自己将参加对阵 76 人队的比赛。

“我已经休息了几天，”埃利奥特说道，“这就是计划，帮助我克服这个障碍。”

总的来说，马刺队在 11 月期间共有 7 名球员因伤缺席比赛。罗宾逊和查克·珀森(Chuck Person)在接受背部手术后缺席了所有比赛，他可能会缺席数月。

大前锋查尔斯·史密斯(Charles Smith)因右膝慢性疼痛缺席了最近的 11 场比赛，目前无限期休战。

由于阵容不稳定，马刺队在每一场比赛中都容易受到对手的攻击。

他们面对上赛季的季后赛球队取得了 2 胜 6 负的战绩，他们在克利夫兰取得了胜利，并且在主场战胜了洛杉矶湖人队。但他们在与过去几个赛季中通常轻松战胜的球队交手中却表现不佳，有时甚至长时间处于劣势。

在上述的 7 场失利中，马刺队的投篮命中率仅为 40%。在防守端，他们让对手的投篮命中率达到 47.2%。

在最近的一次客场之旅中，温哥华和达拉斯创下了赛季最高的投篮命中率，灰熊队的投篮命中率为 54.3%，小牛队的投篮命中率为 56.7%。

马刺队需要社会福利改革吗？

一些球员将一些令人尴尬的失利归咎于他们无法解释的注意力集中度下降。

例如，在周二对阵达拉斯的比赛中，马刺队在落后的情况下奋起直追，并在半场结束时取得 1 分领先。然后，他们在第三节比赛中让小牛队进行了长达 12 分钟的轻松上篮练习，并且在第三节比赛中让小牛队得到了 31 分，再次落后。

“我们不能在面对这些球队时出现低谷，”罗宾逊说道，“每个人都要打出高质量的比赛，打满 48 分钟。我们不能在第三节比赛中没有活力，现在我们承担不起这样的代价。”

埃利奥特表示，即使是那些替补出场的球员也要意识到自己在球场上的时间很重要。

“如果我们有 3 到 4 名球员没有准备好比赛，我们就赢不了，”他说道，“球员不能上来打 5 分钟或 10 分钟的垃圾时间。我们需要每个人都贡献力量。”

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Losses wearing on Spurs

If they offered an award for humanitarian spirit in the NBA, the Spurs might be first in line to win it. They have played many of the tired, the hungry and the woebegone franchises in the league during the first month of the season.

Against members of the NBA’s great unwashed, the Spurs have always been there, mopping a fevered brow and nursing each opponent back to health.

The Philadelphia 76ers are next in line at 7:30 tonight in the Alamodome.

The Sixers will be the eighth team the Spurs have faced that failed to make the playoffs last season. San Antonio has lost all seven of its previous contests against lottery competition.

Spurs coach Bob Hill expressed some exasperation when the subject was broached after Tuesday’s practice. It’s a subject that may be more sore than the length of the team’s injured list, its 2-13 record or eight-game losing streak.

We're just not a very good team,'' Hill said. Are we playing hard? Yeah, we are. But all of these stats on who we lost to, they don’t mean anything because we’re just not very good.‘’

For the last few days, in workouts closed to the public, the Spurs have started to resemble the team that won an average of 60 games per season and the last two Midwest Division championships.

Injured center David Robinson, who hasn’t played a game yet with a lower-back strain, survived a second consecutive day of practice in the best shape since he started working out with the team Nov. 12.

During Tuesday morning’s drills at the University of the Incarnate Word, Robinson banged with the big men in post-up drills, bounced around with good agility and dunked a few times with authority.

That's the second day in a row where I've felt pretty good,'' Robinson said. It’s responding well. It’s a good sign.‘’

Team officials don’t expect Robinson to play against either Philadelphia or at home against Vancouver on Friday. But there seems to be some hope that he could return in a limited capacity for next week’s West Coast road trip.

I would love to be back in action next week,'' Robinson said. I wouldn’t be 100 percent. But I could help.‘’

All-Star small forward Sean Elliott sat out both of the practices this week following Saturday night’s loss to Chicago. Elliott’s sore right quadriceps muscle tightened up in the second half against the Bulls. He said he will play against the Sixers.

I had a couple of days to get rested,'' Elliott said. That was pretty much the plan, to help me get over the hump with this.‘’

Overall, the Spurs have had seven injured players miss games during November. Robinson and Chuck Person, who may be out for several more months after back surgery, didn’t play at all.

Power forward Charles Smith has missed the last 11 games with chronic pain in his right knee, and he is out indefinitely.

With the uncertainty about who would be available to play from game to game, the Spurs have been vulnerable to every team.

They are 2-6 against last year’s playoff teams, with wins at Cleveland and at home against the Los Angeles Lakers. But they have played poorly - sometimes in long stretches - against the teams they usually would beat easily the last few seasons.

The Spurs have shot a cool 40 percent from the field in those seven losses. On the defensive end, they have allowed 47.2 percent for the opposition.

On the last road trip, Vancouver and Dallas hit season-highs in field goal percentage, with the Grizzlies shooting 54.3 percent and the Mavericks 56.7.

With the Spurs, who needs welfare reform?

Some players are blaming inexplicable lulls in concentration for the most embarrassing losses.

For instance, the Spurs battled from behind against Dallas last Tuesday to take a one-point lead at the half. Then they allowed a 12- minute layup drill and 31 points to the Mavericks in the third period to fall behind once again.

We just can't have the lulls against these teams,'' Robinson said. Everyone has to give good minutes, to get a solid 48. We can’t go out there in the third period and not have good energy. We can’t afford that right now.‘’

Elliott said even the players who are inserted into the rotation for spot duty need to realize that their time on the floor is important.

If we have three or four of our guys not ready to play, we're not going to win,'' he said. Guys can’t come in and give five B.S. minutes or 10 B.S. minutes. We have to have everyone.‘’

By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

[这也将成为过去]

1996-12-05, By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer

终结连败，马刺击倒76人队

埃弗里·约翰逊(Avery Johnson)在周三晚间的第四节盖过了备受瞩目的新秀阿伦·艾弗森(Allen Iverson)，当时马刺队在阿拉莫圆顶球场以 113-103 击败费城 76 人队，打破了八连败。约翰逊在最后一节以 18-9 击败艾弗森。这是自 11 月 13 日马刺以 95-83 击败洛杉矶湖人队以来的首场胜利。这也是卫冕中西部赛区冠军队对阵上赛季非季后赛球队的首场胜利。

马刺队的战绩提高到 3-13，对阵乐透区的球队为 1-7。新兴的 76 人队两连胜被终结，战绩为 7-9。

马刺队中锋威尔·珀杜(Will Perdue)和 76 人队前锋德文·科尔曼(Derrick Coleman)之间的对抗为第三节增添了火药味。与此同时，圣安东尼奥队提高了他们的比赛速度，并以 82-73 进入最后一节。

距离本节结束不到三分钟时，科尔曼接到了艾弗森在快速进攻中的球。他起跳投篮，遭到珀杜的封盖。作为回应，科尔曼用后手挥拳击中珀杜的胸部。

球迷们对裁判的判罚发出嘘声——珀杜犯规，科尔曼和珀杜都被判罚技术犯规。科尔曼罚中两球，但马刺队由多米尼克·威尔金斯(Dominique Wilkins)的三分球和蒙蒂·威廉姆斯(Monty Williams)的快攻上篮作出了回应，创下了他们最大的领先优势，79-63。

凯文·盖尔摄影

圣安东尼奥的肖恩·埃利奥特(Sean Elliott)在周三的上半场试图在费城的道格·奥弗顿(Doug Overton)面前得分。——

空座位

自从球队搬到阿拉莫圆顶球场以来，马刺比赛的上座人数最少的前十名。

日期 对手 人数

1-10-96 克利夫兰 12,150

11-8-95 温哥华 12,355

12-19-95 波特兰 12,851

12-4-96 费城 12,968

11-29-95 洛杉矶快船 13,206

11-17-96 金州勇士 13,334

11-20-96 洛杉矶快船 13,386

1-24-96 底特律 13,609

12-13-95 西雅图 13,645

1-31-96 洛杉矶快船 13,739 ——

马刺队新闻

• 卡明斯传闻：有报道称马刺队正在努力签下没有限制的自由球员特里·卡明斯(Terry Cummings)。

35 岁的卡明斯上赛季全部效力于密尔沃基雄鹿队。他从 1990 年到 1995 年效力于马刺队。

上赛季在密尔沃基，他打了 81 场比赛，平均得到 21.9 分钟、8.0 分和 5.5 个篮板。

• 圆顶球场事件：在马刺队上午的投篮训练中，阿拉莫圆顶球场屋顶上的灯具护罩碎裂，玻璃碎片掉落在看台上。

幸运的是，除了球场上方的篮球运动员和教练外，圆顶球场的体育场馆仅为空，没有人受伤。

一名马刺队发言人说：“那声音真的很响亮。”“听起来像一声巨响。”

阿拉莫圆顶球场主管迈克·阿宾顿将问题追溯到天花板上的 40 盏“快速打击”灯中的一个灯光灯丝烧坏。

他说：“由于灯丝烧坏了，因此没有东西可以点亮，这导致了压力积聚。”“它没有爆炸成大块的玻璃，而是安全装置按预期的工作，镜头破碎了。”

阿宾顿说灯丝已被更换。他说这是圆顶球场上第一次有灯罩爆炸。

马刺队后卫文尼·德尔·内格罗耸耸肩，淡化了这一事件，并指出，“没有什么能让我再感到惊讶了。”

• 尼克展望未来：马刺队前锋多米尼克·威尔金斯相信他还能再打两到三年，他希望在圣安东尼奥结束自己的职业生涯。

威尔金斯在 36 岁时是目前 NBA 中带领球队得分的最年长的球员，他说：“我希望再在这里待几年，在这里结束我的职业生涯。”——杰瑞·布里格斯

点击查看原文：Losing string ends as Spurs topple Sixers

Losing string ends as Spurs topple Sixers

Avery Johnson upstaged heralded rookie Allen Iverson in the fourth quarter Wednesday night as the Spurs broke an eight-game losing streak with a 113-103 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at the Alamodome. Johnson outscored Iverson 18-9 in the final period. It was the first victory for the Spurs since they beat the Los Angeles Lakers 95-83 on Nov. 13. It was also the first win for the defending Midwest Division champions over a non-playoff team from last season.

The Spurs improve to 3-13 and 1-7 against lottery teams. The upstart Sixers had a two-game winning streak broken and fell to 7-9.

A confrontation between Spurs center Will Perdue and Sixers forward Derrick Coleman spiced the third quarter. San Antonio, in the meantime, turned up its running game and took an 82-73 lead going into the final period.

With less than three minutes remaining in the quarter, Coleman caught the ball on the fast break from Iverson. He went up for a shot and Perdue blocked it. In reaction, Coleman took a back-handed swing and landed a blow to Perdue’s chest.

Fans booed the referees’ call - a personal foul on Perdue and double technicals on both Coleman and Perdue. Coleman hit two free throws, but the Spurs answered with a three-pointer by Dominique Wilkins and a fast-break layup by Monty Williams for their largest lead, 79-63.

PHOTO BY KEVIN GEIL

San Antonio’s Sean Elliott tries to power one past Philly’s Doug Overton in first half Wednesday. - - -

Empty seats

Ten smallest crowds for Spurs games since team moved to the Alamodome.

Date Opponent Crowd

1-10-96 Cleveland 12,150

11-8-95 Vancouver 12,355

12-19-95 Portland 12,851

12-4-96 Philadelphia 12,968

11-29-95 L.A. Clippers 13,206

11-17-96 Golden State 13,334

11-20-96 L.A. Clippers 13,386

1-24-96 Detroit 13,609

12-13-95 Seattle 13,645

1-31-96 L.A. Clippers 13,739 - - -

Spurs Notes

- Cummings rumors: Reports have surfaced that the Spurs are working on a deal to sign unrestricted free agent forward Terry Cummings.

Cummings, 35, spent all of last season with the Milwaukee Bucks. He played for the Spurs from 1990 through 1995.

Last season in Milwaukee, he played 81 games and averaged 21.9 minutes, 8.0 points and 5.5 rebounds.

- Dome fallout: A lens covering on a light in the roof of the Alamodome shattered and dropped glass fragments in the bleachers during the Spurs’ morning shootaround.

Fortunately, the dome’s arena configuration was deserted except for the basketball players and coaches on the court, and no one was injured.

It was really loud,'' a Spurs spokesman said. It sounded like a pop.‘’

Alamodome director Mike Abington traced the problem to a burned out lighting filament in one of 40 ``quick-strike’’ lights in the ceiling.

Since the filament was burned out, there was nothing to light, which caused pressure to build up,'' he said. Instead of it exploding into large pieces of glass, a safety device worked like it was supposed to and the lens shattered.‘’

Abington said the filament has been replaced. He said it was the first time a light lens had exploded at the dome.

Spurs guard Vinny Del Negro shrugged off the incident, noting, ``Nothing surprises me anymore.‘’

- Nique looks ahead: Spurs forward Dominique Wilkins believes he can play two or three more years, and he would like to finish his career in San Antonio.

``I would love to stay here a couple more years and end my career here,‘’ said Wilkins, who at age 36 is the oldest player in the NBA currently leading his team in scoring. - Jerry Briggs

By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

[这也将成为过去]

1996-12-06, By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer

从哑火到燃起斗志

- 艾弗里·约翰逊(Avery Johnson)带领马刺重回正轨。

随着马刺准备今晚在阿拉莫穹顶球馆迎战温哥华灰熊队，艾弗里·约翰逊的竞技计量器上的水银柱不断威胁要突破玻璃瓶，洒满整个篮球场。

自从11月24日在温哥华输给灰熊队，约翰逊在第四节被换下场后，这位身高5尺11寸的控球后卫便在内心燃起熊熊烈火，决心带领这支伤病满营的马刺队重振旗鼓。

“在那场比赛中，我遇到了一个小小的瓶颈，”约翰逊承认道。“沮丧和失望涌上心头。教练在最后15分钟把我换下场，让我有机会好好思考一下。”

这是波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)执教马刺队的三年里，他第一次在非一边倒的比赛中将约翰逊在第四节换下场。

“我只是在想，尽管我们伤病不断，但我们的表现却在倒退，”约翰逊说道。“我还在想两年前的休斯敦（季后赛）系列赛，当时我们杀进了西部决赛……以及事情的变化是多么的快。”

尽管周三以113比103战胜费城，结束了八连败的尴尬记录，但作为两届卫冕中西部赛区冠军的马刺队，其地位已今非昔比。

目前，马刺队（3胜13负）位列中西部赛区七支球队中的第六位，灰熊队（2胜16负）排名第七。马刺队的中锋大卫·罗宾逊(David Robinson)因背部伤势本赛季至今还未出战，他可能还会缺席两到三场比赛。

球队在周四下午发布声明称，罗宾逊只有在加州英格伍德市的凯尔兰-乔布骨科诊所见到罗伯特·沃特金斯(Robert Watkins)医生后才会复出。马刺队表示，这次会诊可能安排在“下周初”。

波波维奇在周四晚上的广播节目中表示，按照这个时间安排，罗宾逊最早将在下周二在菲尼克斯，或下周四在洛杉矶快船队的比赛中复出，这两场比赛是马刺队三场西海岸之旅的最后两场。

前锋肖恩·埃利奥特(Sean Elliott)（股四头肌肌腱炎）和多米尼克·威尔金斯(Dominique Wilkins)（背部伤势）周四早些时候没有参加训练，但预计他们都将出战温哥华的比赛。

自从上次与灰熊队的比赛以来，约翰逊的比赛强度明显提高。

在这四场比赛中，他场均得到16.3分，投篮命中率达到58.6%，每场送出9.2次助攻。约翰逊在周三马刺队战胜76人的比赛中打出了波波维奇称之为“也许是他三年来最棒的一场比赛”。

“我认为这是他自从我来到这里以来打得最棒的一场比赛，”波波维奇说道。“他打得非常成熟，他的每一次决定都恰到好处。这再次证明了赛前准备对他有多么重要。他看了很多录像，并且知道自己该怎么做。”

-马刺队新闻：威尔金斯的经纪人表示，关于他客户权利的国际纠纷已得到解决。史蒂夫·考夫曼(Steve Kauffman)表示，一支希腊联赛球队在上周晚些时候提交了文件，通知所有相关方，他们不再对这位马刺队前锋拥有权利。

他说，威尔金斯已经拿到了雅典帕纳辛奈科斯队欠他的350万美元中的大部分，这是他两年合同的第二年。威尔金斯为帕纳辛奈科斯队效力了一年，该队在去年春天获得了欧洲俱乐部冠军。

埃利奥特本周已经连续缺席了球队的三个训练。威尔金斯来到了训练场，但被送往医院接受了背部检查。

一位发言人表示，查尔斯·史密斯(Charles Smith)缺席费城比赛是得到允许的。他何时能够再次上场尚无消息。史密斯右膝一直有慢性疼痛。

点击查看原文：From misfiring to fired up

From misfiring to fired up

- AJ points Spurs in right direction.
As the Spurs prepare to host the Vancouver Grizzlies tonight at 7:30 in the Alamodome, the mercury in Avery Johnson’s competitive thermometer keeps threatening to break through the glass and spill all over the basketball court.

Ever since Johnson was benched in the fourth quarter in an embarrassing loss to the Grizzlies Nov. 24 at Vancouver, the 5-foot- 11 point guard has burned inside with a renewed passion to turn things around for the injury-depleted Spurs.

In that game, I hit a little wall,'' Johnson admitted. Frustration set in. Disappointment set in. Coach sat me down for the last 15 minutes and I had a chance to think about a lot of things.‘’

It was the first time in Hill’s three seasons in San Antonio that he put Johnson on the bench in the fourth period of a game that wasn’t a Spurs runaway victory.

I was just thinking how even though we had injuries, that we were going backwards,'' Johnson said. I was also thinking about the Houston (playoff) series two years ago, when we were in the Western Conference finals . . . and how things can change so fast.‘’

Despite a 113-103 victory over Philadelphia on Wednesday that snapped an eight-game losing streak, the Spurs have dropped considerably in stature as the two-time, defending Midwest Division champions.

Currently, the Spurs (3-13) are in sixth place and the Grizzlies (2-16) are seventh in the seven-team Midwest Division. Spurs center David Robinson hasn’t played yet this season with a lower back strain, and he might miss another two or three games, at least.

The team issued a statement late Thursday afternoon saying that Robinson wouldn’t play again until he sees Dr. Robert Watkins at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Inglewood, Calif. The Spurs said the appointment might be set for ``the beginning of next week.‘’

Under that time frame, Robinson could make his regular-season debut either next Tuesday at Phoenix or next Thursday at the Los Angeles Clippers in the final two games of a three-game West Coast swing, Spurs general manager Gregg Popovich said on his Thursday night radio show.

Neither forwards Sean Elliott (quadriceps tendinitis) nor Dominique Wilkins (lower back strain) practiced earlier Thursday, but both are expected to play against Vancouver.

Since the last game against the Grizzlies, Johnson has picked up his intensity noticeably.

In the four games, he has averaged 16.3 points, shot at a 58.6- percent clip from the field and has dished out 9.2 assists per game. Johnson played what Hill called ``maybe his best game’’ in three years Wednesday when the Spurs beat the Sixers.

I think it was the best game he's played since I've been here,'' Hill said. He played a very mature game. His decisions were always right on the money. It’s another example of how his preparation helps him. He studied a lot of film and just knew what to do.‘’

-Spurs notes: The agent for Wilkins said the international dispute over his client’s rights has been resolved. Steve Kauffman said a team in the Greek League filed paperwork late last week notifying all parties that it no longer is claiming rights to the Spurs forward.

He said Wilkins got most of the $3.5 million that was due from Panathinaikos, a team in Athens, Greece, for the second year of a two-year contract. Wilkins played one year for Panathinaikos, which won the European club championship last spring.

Elliott has sat out each of the team’s three practices this week. Wilkins came to practice but was sent to the doctor for an examination on his back.

A spokesman said Charles Smith’s absence from the Philadelphia game was excused. There is no word on when he can play again. Smith has chronic pain in his right knee.

By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

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1996-12-07, By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer

马刺队必须忍气吞声地接受对灰熊队的第二次失利

在过去的一周里，马刺队朝着重拾尊严迈出了几小步，但在周五晚上，他们又大幅倒退，回到了深渊。温哥华灰熊队以 105-89 的比分震惊了马刺队，让阿拉莫穹顶的 13,646 名球迷感到难以置信。

“人们说他们是 NBA 最差的球队，”马刺队前锋肖恩·埃利奥特 (Sean Elliott) 愤愤不平地说，“我们输给了他们两次（本赛季）。这说明了我们什么？”

在周六对上赛季的联盟冠军芝加哥队打得不错，以及周三战胜费城队，终结了八连败之后，马刺队（3-14）看起来有可能在本赛季取得他们的第一个两连胜。

温哥华队，以 NBA 最差战绩进入比赛，有着不同的想法。

灰熊队 (3-16) 以他们两年历史中最悬殊的比分获胜。他们也获得了本赛季他们在任何一场比赛中的最高得分。

最重要的是，他们在最后五分钟抵挡住了马刺队的反击，获得了本赛季的第一个客场胜利。

“他们伤痕累累，”温哥华队主教练布莱恩·温特斯 (Brian Winters) 谈到马刺队时说道，“我们和费城的打法不同。费城喜欢奔跑，但我们无法像他们那样上下飞奔。我们必须选择时机，打阵地战。”

灰熊队二年级中锋布莱恩特·里维斯 (Bryant Reeves) 全场比赛大部分时间都面临着马刺队的双人包夹防守，但他仍然砍下了 29 分。此外，劳伦斯·莫顿 (Lawrence Moten)、克里斯·罗宾逊 (Chris Robinson) 和安东尼·皮勒 (Anthony Peeler) 在比赛的最后阶段投进了关键的三分球。

温哥华队篮板球 42-37 超过圣安东尼奥队，这应该会在马刺队管理层办公室里敲响警钟。灰熊队是联盟中篮板球最差的球队，看起来像一群玻璃人。

“这难以置信，”前锋多米尼克·威尔金斯 (Dominique Wilkins) 说，他以 24 分领衔马刺队，“我无法相信我们会以这种方式出场。我们只是没有来打球，我无法解释。我们应该为这场比赛感到羞耻。这不是他们的问题，是我们的问题。我们没有打球。”

埃利奥特，得到 22 分，在比赛还剩 5 分 33 秒时投进了一个三分球，将马刺队拉近到 89-85。毫不畏惧的皮勒为温哥华队投进了一个惊天三分球，温哥华队本赛季在穹顶的客场战绩为 0-9，过去两年客场战绩为 5-45。

卡尔·埃雷拉 (Carl Herrera) 在第四节大部分时间里都担任马刺队的中锋，7 英尺高的威尔·珀杜 (Will Perdue) 坐在板凳上，他回应了一个上篮。但灰熊队在接下来的 4 分 37 秒内以 13-2 的比分超过马刺队，将比赛锁定胜局。

奇怪的是，珀杜只在比赛最后五分钟出场。首发控球后卫艾弗里·约翰逊 (Avery Johnson) 也在第四节的大部分时间里坐在板凳上，只在最后三分钟出场。

当被问及是否认为自己如果在最后几分钟出场时间更多的话，能有所作为时，约翰逊拒绝直接回答。

“这是一个灾难性的夜晚，”约翰逊说道，他在过去两场比赛中分别得到 23 分和 24 分，但这场比赛只得到 3 分，“我们在第四节有几次大的（防守）拦截，他们投进了几个大三分球。在我的梦中最疯狂的梦中，我也无法想象我们会以 0-2 的战绩输给灰熊队。”

马刺队在过去的 14 场比赛中输掉了 12 场。在 11 月份他们大部分痛苦的夜晚，他们可以合理地将他们的问题归咎于伤病。

但对阵温哥华队不行。

尽管马刺队缺少受伤的全明星大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson) 和另外两名球员，埃利奥特也因为右腿伤势没有完全恢复，但灰熊队也缺少两名受伤的首发球员，前锋布鲁·爱德华兹 (Blue Edwards) 和格雷格·安东尼 (Greg Anthony)。

里维斯因膝盖酸痛缺席了最近四场比赛。

希尔没有找借口，承认了显而易见的事实——这场失利是本赛季的最低谷。他也难以解释为什么他的球队在上半场表现出如此少的激情和斗志，直到灰熊队建立起足够的信心来守住胜局。

“我无法回答这个问题，”希尔说，“我需要睡一觉。我们必须去（今天的）训练，努力解决这个问题。”

马刺队将开始他们的三场客场之旅，他们将在今天训练后离开圣安东尼奥，飞往加利福尼亚州圣何塞，在那里他们将在周日晚上对阵金州勇士队。

勇士队将是马刺队在本赛季遇到的第十支来自上赛季的乐透球队。

点击查看原文：Spurs must grin and bear second loss to Grizzlies

Spurs must grin and bear second loss to Grizzlies

After taking a few tiny steps toward respectability in the past week, the Spurs made some long strides back into the abyss Friday night. The Vancouver Grizzlies stunned the Spurs 105-89 before 13,646 disbelieving fans at the Alamodome.

People say they're the worst team in the NBA,'' said disgusted Spurs forward Sean Elliott. We lost to them twice (this season). What does that say about us?‘’

After playing well against defending league champion Chicago last Saturday, then breaking an eight-game losing streak Wednesday against Philadelphia, the Spurs (3-14) looked like they might put together their first two- game winning streak of the season.

Vancouver, which entered the game with the worst record in the NBA, had other ideas.

The Grizzlies (3-16) won by the widest margin in their two-year franchise history. They also scored more points than they have in any other game this year.

On top of that, they fought off a Spurs rally in the final five minutes for their first road victory of the season.

They are beat up and hurt,'' said Vancouver coach Brian Winters of the Spurs. We play a different style than Philly. Philly likes to run, but we just can’t race up and down the court. We have to pick our spots and play to the post.‘’

Bryant Reeves, the Grizzlies’ second-year center, scored 29 points despite seeing double-team defense from the Spurs most of the night. In addition, Lawrence Moten, Chris Robinson and Anthony Peeler hit big three-pointers down the stretch.

Vancouver outrebounded San Antonio 42-37, a development that should sound an alarm bell in the halls of the Spurs’ front office. The Grizzlies, the worst rebounding team in the league, looked like a band of glass enforcers.

This is unbelievable,'' said forward Dominique Wilkins, who led the Spurs with 24 points. I can’t believe we came out and played that way. We just didn’t come to play and I can’t explain it. We should be embarrassed about this. It wasn’t them. It was us. We just didn’t play.‘’

Elliott, who scored 22, hit a three-pointer that brought the Spurs to within 89-85 with 5:33 remaining. Undaunted, Peeler answered with a monumental trey for Vancouver, which entered the dome 0-9 on the road this season and 5-45 away from home over the past two years.

Carl Herrera, playing center for most of the fourth quarter for the Spurs as 7-foot Will Perdue sat on the bench, responded with a layup. But the Grizzlies proceeded to outscore the Spurs 13-2 in the final 4:37 to put the game away.

Curiously, Perdue played only the last five minutes of the game. Starting point guard Avery Johnson also sat out most of the final quarter, playing the final three minutes.

Johnson declined to respond directly when asked if he thought he could have made a difference if he had played more in the closing minutes.

It was just a disastrous night,'' said Johnson, held to three points after scoring 23 and 24 in his past two games, respectively. We had some big (defensive) stops in the last quarter and they hit some big threes. There’s no way in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that we’d be down 0-2 to the Grizzlies.‘’

The Spurs have lost 12 of their last 14 games. During most of their misery-filled nights in November, they could legitimately blame injuries for their problems.

Not against Vancouver.

Even though the Spurs were without injured All-Star David Robinson and two others, and Elliott was less than 100 percent on a bad right leg, the Grizzlies played without two injured starters in forward Blue Edwards and Greg Anthony.

Reeves had missed the last four games with a sore knee.

Hill, making no excuses, admitted the obvious - that the loss was the low point of the season. He also struggled to explain why his team showed so little emotion or fire until the second half, when the Grizzlies had built sufficient confidence to hang on for the victory.

I just can't answer that,'' Hill said. I’ll have to sleep on it. We just have to go to practice (today) and try to work it out.‘’

The Spurs will embark on a three-game road trip, leaving San Antonio after practice today and flying to San Jose, Calif., where they meet the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night.

Golden State will be the 10th lottery team from last season the Spurs have faced.

By Jerry Briggs Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

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1996-12-07, By Glenn Rogers Express-News Staff Writer

卡明斯：马刺的报价是侮辱

马刺希望特里·卡明斯(Terry Cummings) 出任大前锋，但这位老将选择不签下联盟最低工资合同，约为25万美元。“我感觉签最低工资合同很不舒服，”卡明斯周五下午说道，“我知道我会承担很重的责任，做大部分工作，所以这行不通。我非常擅长我的工作，我必须保护它的价值。”

卡明斯说马刺最初提供的是一份不保障最低工资的合同。

“那简直是侮辱，”他说，“是的，他们最终同意保障最低工资，但那将按比例计算，只针对剩余的比赛。”

“我一直等着他们提出更有创意的方案，但他们没有，”这位老将说道，“我还不错，有很多选择，正在和其它球队洽谈。但如果圣安东尼奥提出一个合理的报价，我不会和任何人谈。”

马刺已经超过了工资帽，只能签下最低工资的球员。

“现在的问题是，球队给少数几个人支付了巨额薪水，然后用最低工资球员围绕他们，”卡明斯说。“我在密尔沃基去年就学到了这一点，和很多年轻球员一起打球，他们不知道自己在做什么，也不了解比赛。”

“尽管如此，我还是想回到圣安东尼奥，但我坚持他们必须公平对待我，”他说。“我认为上一次他们没有公平对待我。而且，你知道，如果你想成为一支顶级球队，你必须公平对待你的球员。”

点击查看原文：Cummings: Spurs' offer is an insult

Cummings: Spurs’ offer is an insult

The Spurs wanted Terry Cummings to suit up at power forward but the veteran elected not to sign for the league’s minimum salary of about $250,000. I just don't feel comfortable signing for the minimum,'' Cummings said Friday afternoon. I know I’d carry a pretty full load, do most of the work, so that wouldn’t work. I’m pretty good at my craft and I have to protect the worth of that craft.‘’

Cummings said the Spurs first offered a non-guaranteed minimum amount.

That was an insult,'' he said. Yes, they did finally agree to guarantee the minimum, but that would be pro-rated to the remaining games only.

I was waiting for them to offer something creative, but they didn't,'' the veteran said. I’m still OK, I have several options, talking to other teams. But if San Antonio had made a legitimate offer, I wouldn’t be talking to anybody else.‘’

The Spurs are over the salary cap and are limited to signing players to the league minimum.

The problem nowadays is that teams are paying a few guys a lot of money and then surrounding them with minimum-wage players,'' Cummings said. I learned that in Milwaukee last year, playing with a lot of young guys who didn’t know what they were doing, didn’t know the game.

Still, I wanted to return to San Antonio, but I was adamant that they would have to treat me right,'' he said. I still don’t think they treated me right the last time around. And, you know, if you want to be an elite organization, you have to treat your players right.‘’

By Glenn Rogers Express-News Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News

[这也将成为过去]

1996-12-08, By Jerry Briggs, Spurs Beat

随着海军上将缺阵，马刺的生活仍在继续——罗宾逊的状态仍不稳定

马刺球员们期待着医生许可，这样受伤的全明星中锋大卫·罗宾逊本周就可以参加常规赛首秀。但他们也在精神上为可能再几周没有罗宾逊做准备。当罗宾逊周一在加利福尼亚州英格尔伍德拜会脊椎专家罗伯特·沃特金斯博士时，可能会有两种情况。

11 月 22 日，罗宾逊走访科兰乔布骨科诊所时，马刺球迷和球员们怀抱希望——也许希望过高。

当时的说法是，罗宾逊将被允许上场。但是，沃特金斯建议不要让这位 7 英尺 1 英寸的特许球员上场，他的话瞬间浇灭了大家的希望。沃特金斯的说法让马刺大吃一惊：罗宾逊还需要两到四周才能上场。

这好像把气球里的气放掉了一样''，马刺后卫阿弗里·约翰逊说道。这次如果（建议）一样，我觉得气球里可能还会有气。‘’

罗宾逊患有下背部拉伤，身体状况比上次去诊所时要好得多。上周，他练习了四次，并且每次都坚持了下来。

罗宾逊自 10 月 11 日受伤以来，还没有像现在这样看起来状态不错。

不知道该怎么想''，罗宾逊最亲密的朋友之一约翰逊说道。他可能被允许上场，也可能还得等两周。我真不知道。‘’

马刺需要他。尽管罗宾逊感觉不错，但马刺看起来很糟糕。他们可能从未想过会如此想念他。在周五主场以 16 分之差输给温哥华队的比赛中，马刺本赛季的战绩降至 3 胜 14 负。

我们很希望他回来''，马刺后卫维尼·德尔·内格罗说道。时间会证明一切。‘’

• 脱口而出：周四晚上，马刺总经理格雷格·波波维奇在他的电台节目中回应了来电者，为 1995 年 10 月将丹尼斯·罗德曼交易到公牛队换取威尔·珀杜辩护。

我们是最不想让他离开的人''，波波维奇说道。丹尼斯不想待在这里。他策划了整个交易。‘’

罗德曼随后帮助公牛队获得了 1996 年 NBA 总冠军。上周六公牛队在圣安东尼奥取胜后，罗德曼批评了管理层，因为他离开后导致球队每况愈下。

如果我们有一个（大前锋），可以拿下 14 个篮板和 8 或 10 分，那会很棒''，波波维奇说道。但是我们必须用我们现有的阵容。‘’

• 想念 TC：马刺队前锋肖恩·艾利奥特说，他很希望前锋特里·卡明斯重新加入球队。但是，作为一名不受限制的自由球员，这位前马刺球员的交易上周告吹。

``我一直说，我认为我们去年对特里的想念比对丹尼斯的想念更多’'，艾利奥特说道。

• 拜访飞人：约翰逊说，他想要了解如何成为一名胜利者，所以在与公牛队的比赛后在更衣室与迈克尔·乔丹交谈。

我总是试着和他交流''，约翰逊说道。我问他，你的优势是什么？’他说，他的优势是心理素质很强。几年前，他告诉我，我的心理素质不够强大。有的人不想与迈克尔这样的人交谈。他们会说，我不想和迈克尔·乔丹交流。’我说，`去找成功秘诀吧。放下你的自尊心。’‘’

• 克制并不值得：珀杜说，他在周三在阿拉莫圆顶球场对阵费城 76 人队的德瑞克·科尔曼时，理应吃到个人犯规。

但是他很好奇随后出现的技术犯规。

珀杜与 76 人队前锋发生了严重身体接触，当时后者在快速突破后投了一个跳投。科尔曼投丢后，用反手拳打在了珀杜的胸前。裁判詹姆斯·卡珀斯对珀杜吹罚了个人犯规，并对珀杜和科尔曼吹罚了技术犯规。

他说，他看到了犯规和我们两人交谈''，珀杜说道。我说，`难道你没有看到科尔曼用拳头打我了吗？’他说，他没看到。‘’

当有人提醒珀杜本来有理由进行报复时，珀杜微笑着耸了耸肩，说道：``我想如果我动手，就会吃到技术犯规。结果，我什么也没做却吃到了一次技术犯规。‘’

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点击查看原文：Life goes on for Admiral-less Spurs - Robinson's status remains uncertain

Life goes on for Admiral-less Spurs - Robinson’s status remains uncertain

Spurs players are hoping for medical clearance that would allow injured All-Star center David Robinson to make his regular-season debut this week. But they also are preparing mentally for the possibility they could be without him for another few weeks. It could go either way when Robinson visits spine specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in Inglewood, Calif., on Monday.

Spurs fans and players had their hopes up - perhaps they were up too high - when Robinson visited the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic on Nov. 22.

Word on the street at the time was that Robinson would be cleared to play. But that word was dashed when Watkins advised against suiting up the 7-foot-1 franchise player. Stunning the Spurs, Watkins said it would be another two to four weeks.

It kind of let the air out of the balloon,'' Spurs guard Avery Johnson said. This time, if it’s the same (recommendation), I think the balloon will still have some air in it.‘’

Suffering from a lower back strain, Robinson is in much better physical shape than the last time he visited the clinic. He practiced four times in the last week and got through each practice.

Robinson, who went down with the injury Oct. 11, has not looked better since he was hurt.

I don't know what to think,'' said Johnson, one of Robinson's closest friends. He could be cleared, or it could be another two weeks. I really don’t know.‘’

The Spurs could use him. Even though Robinson feels good, the Spurs look bad. They probably never thought they would miss him as much as they have. After Friday’s stunning 16-point loss at home to Vancouver, they fell to 3-14 on the season.

We'd love to have him back,'' Spurs guard Vinny Del Negro said. Only time will tell.‘’

-Popping off: Spurs general manager Gregg Popovich, in response to callers on his radio show Thursday night, defended the trade of Dennis Rodman to the Bulls for Will Perdue in October 1995.

We were the last people who wanted him gone,'' Popovich said. Dennis didn’t want to be here. He orchestrated the whole deal.‘’

Rodman went on to help the Bulls to the 1996 NBA title. Following the Bulls’ victory in San Antonio last Saturday, Rodman ripped management for allowing the team to go downhill since he left.

It would be wonderful if we had a four-man (power forward) who could go get 14 rebounds and eight or 10 points,'' Popovich said. But we have to go with what we have.‘’

-TC missed: Spurs forward Sean Elliott said he would have loved for forward Terry Cummings to rejoin the team. But a deal for the former Spur, an unrestricted free agent, fell through last week.

``I always said I thought we missed Terry more than we missed Dennis last year,‘’ Elliott said.

-Visiting His Airness: Johnson, seeking insight into being a winner, said he talked with Michael Jordan in the locker room after the Bulls game.

I always try to talk with him,'' Johnson said. I ask him, What is your edge?' He said it's that he's so mentally strong. He told me a few years ago that I wasn't mentally strong enough. Some guys don't want to talk to a guy like Michael. They say, I don’t want to talk to Michael Jordan.’ I say, `Go find the keys to success. Put your pride aside.’ ‘’

-Restraint doesn’t pay: Perdue said he deserved the personal foul against Philadelphia’s Derrick Coleman in the third period of Wednesday’s game at the Alamodome.

But he wondered about the technical foul that followed.

Perdue made heavy contact with the Sixers forward, who was shooting a jumper off a fast break. When he missed the shot, Coleman responded by throwing a back-handed fist into Perdue’s chest. Referee James Capers called a personal foul on Perdue and a double-technical against Perdue and Coleman.

He said he saw the foul and the two of us talking,'' Perdue said. I said, `Didn’t you see Coleman stick his fist in my chest?’ He said that he didn’t.‘’

Perdue smiled when reminded that retaliation might have been warranted, shrugged and said, ``I thought if I did, I’d get a technical. It turned out I got one for nothing.‘’

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By Jerry Briggs, Spurs Beat, via San Antonio Express-News