By GaryQfromSanJose | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-08-05 00:22:44
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安东尼·爱德华兹（Anthony Edwards）帮助替补阵容得分追平首发阵容，最终美国队以21分的优势取得了令人印象深刻的胜利。
美国队在首节比赛中再次遭遇对手的顽强抵抗，但在第二节和第三节打出了一波62-30的得分高潮，一度领先多达29分，最终以104-83击败波多黎各队，比分不足以体现比赛的悬殊。冉冉升起的新星安东尼·爱德华兹（Anthony Edwards）在本场比赛中砍下26分、6个篮板和2次抢断，打出了他在首轮比赛中的代表作，贡献了许多精彩时刻。美国队全队再次展现出良好的球权分享，40个进球中送出了30次助攻。
波多黎各队远投命中率颇高 (8投5中)，并在进攻篮板上大快朵颐，在首节末段打出一波令人不安的11-0的攻势，取得了本场比赛的最大领先优势。爱德华兹在侧翼命中一记三分球，并完成一次突破上篮，帮助美国队在第一节结束时将比分追至25-29。
杜兰特（Kevin Durant）在第二节开始时登场，并凭借个人能力多次强攻篮下得分。尽管美国队找到了进攻节奏，但波多黎各队还是在第二节中段将比分差距保持在可控范围内。在恩比德（Joel Embiid）的强势进攻和勒布朗·詹姆斯（LeBron James）的组织串联下，斯蒂芬·库里（Stephen Curry）接球就投命中三分，帮助美国队打出一波18-2的攻击波，带着19分的领先优势进入下半场。
伊斯梅尔·罗梅罗（Ismael Romero）在内线和快攻中都比美国队的锋线球员更加努力，为波多黎各队赢得了一些宝贵的得分机会，而新奥尔良鹈鹕队的何塞·阿尔瓦拉多（Jose Alvarado）则在攻防两端都给美国队制造了麻烦，让他们感到有些不适应。詹姆斯完成了一次 coast-to-coast 的快攻扣篮，恩比德也完成了一次快攻三分，将波多黎各队的分差拉大到24分。随后，杜兰特和爱德华兹连续命中三分球，让波多黎各队几乎不可能再发起有效的反击。
除了爱德华兹之外，美国队还有五名球员得分上双，他们是首发球员乔尔·恩比德（15分3篮板）、詹姆斯（10分8助攻6篮板）和杰森·塔图姆（Jayson Tatum）（10分10篮板），以及替补球员凯文·杜兰特（11分）和安东尼·戴维斯（Anthony Davis）（10分2盖帽）。朱·霍勒迪（Jrue Holiday）因上一场比赛的伤势尚未痊愈，缺席了本场比赛。阿尔瓦拉多（18分3助攻）和罗梅罗（12分10篮板）是波多黎各队本场比赛得分最高的球员，波多黎各队以0胜3负的战绩被淘汰出局。
赛后观察
- 不知何故，所有的直播和回放画面都是从第一节还剩5分16秒时开始的，当时美国队以13-12领先。也许是因为西蒙·拜尔斯（Simone Biles）赢得了所有金牌，美国篮球队真的只能屈居第二或第三了。很有可能库里和恩比德在那4分多钟的时间里错失了一些投篮机会。 https://www.espn.com/mens-olympics-basketball/playbyplay/_/gameId/401690639
- 有可能参加2028年奥运会的现役马刺球员？维克托·文班亚马（Victor Wembanyama）（法国）、德文·瓦塞尔（Devin Vassell）（美国）、杰里米·索汉（Jeremy Sochan）（波兰 - 如果他们能获得参赛资格）。
- “恩比德就该留在场上”时刻 ：在第一节比赛进行到一半时，这位76人队的球员将对手挤到篮下，做出了他标志性的转身跳投，并在防守端盖掉了阿尔瓦拉多的投篮。但随后不久，他传球时直接击中了德文·布克（Devin Booker）的脚踝，球滚出了界外。
- 国际篮联版德里克·怀特（Derrick White）时刻 ：在第二节比赛开始后不久，戴维斯完成了一记扣篮，怀特快速冲到前场抢断发球，助攻杜兰特命中了他本场比赛的第一个三分球（第二次尝试也命中了）。
- 本场比赛最佳时刻 #1 ：在上半场快结束时，詹姆斯在快攻中将球传给库里，库里的投篮弹筐而出，但39岁的詹姆斯抢到进攻篮板，完成了一记势大力沉的扣篮。
- 本场比赛最佳时刻 #2 ：在比赛胜负已定的情况下，爱德华兹模仿他的偶像迈克尔·乔丹，抢断了波多黎各队的一次传球失误，完成了一记单手风车扣篮，比我刚才的描述要精彩得多。
- 阿尔瓦拉多在第三节成功使出了他的“阿尔瓦拉多式抢断”（潜伏在后场，趁 unsuspecting 持球者不备，上前完成抢断），他从恩比德手中断球，并在底角深处将球救回。
美国队将在四分之一决赛中对阵巴西队，比赛将于美国中部时间周二下午2:00开球。
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US defeats Puerto Rico 104-83 and clinches top seed in Olympics knockout round
Anthony Edwards helped the bench match the starters’ output in the impressive 21 point win
The United States again was given fits by an opponent in the opening stanza, but recovered with a devastating 62-30 run spanning the second and third quarters to go up by as many as 29 points in a thrashing of Puerto Rico that a score of 104-83 doesn’t do justice. Rising star Anthony Edwards (26 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals) had his statement game of the opening round with a handful of highlight moments, and the team again shared the ball with 30 assists on their 40 field goals.
Puerto Rico connected from distance (5-for-8) and feasted on the offensive boards to make a disconcerting 11-0 run to take their biggest lead of the game late in the first quarter. Edwards paired a wing three and a swooping layup to close the gap to 25-29 after one.
Durant stepped in to start the second and willed himself to several buckets. Despite the US finding its offensive footing, Puerto Rico managed to keep things close through the middle minutes of the frame. Stephen Curry’s catch-and-shoot three, sandwiched between Embiid’s bullying baskets and LeBron James’ playmaking, kickstarted a closing 18-2 run which put the US up 19 at the half.
Ismael Romero outhustled USA’s frontline in the paint and on the break for some needed offense, while New Orleans’ Jose Alvarado wreaked havoc on both ends to push the US a little out of their comfort zone. A coast-to-coast transition slam by James and an Embiid transition three pushed the Puerto Rico deficit to 24. Threes from Durant and Edwards in succession made it nearly impossible for the Puerto Ricans to mount a serious comeback attempt.
Alongside Edwards, five other US players scored in double digits - Joel Embiid (15 points and 3 rebounds), James (10 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds), and Jayson Tatum (10 points and 10 rebounds) of the starters and Kevin Durant (11 points) and Anthony Davis (10 points and 2 blocks) off the bench. Jrue Holiday missed the game with lingering injuries from the previous tilt. Alvarado (18 points and 3 assists) and Romero (12 points and 10 rebounds) paced the Puerto Rican attack in the loss, and the US territory was eliminated with an 0-3 record.
Observations
- For some odd reason, all of the live and replay options started with a break in play at 5:16 left in the first quarter with the US up 13-12. Maybe USA basketball IS really second or third fiddle in priority with all the gold medals that Simone Biles is winning. There’s a good likelihood that Curry and Embiid missed some shots during that 4+ minutes of action.
- Current Spurs that could be ‘28 Olympians? Wembanyama (France), Devin Vassell (US), Jeremy Sochan (Poland - if they qualify).
- “Embiid Belongs on the Floor” Sequence: The Sixer backed his man into the paint and did his patented turnaround jumper midway through the opening frame and then swatted away an Alvarado attempt at the other end. He then threw a pass right towards the ankle of Devin Booker shortly after that scooted out of bounds.
- FIBA Derrick Sequence: After a Davis dunk early in the second period, White streaked in to steal the inbounds pass and spoonfed Durant for the first of two attempts from straightaway (with the second one going in).
- Sequence of the Game #1: Late in the first half, James pushed the ball ahead in transition to Curry, who missed badly enough off the backboard to allow the 39-year old the chance to slam home the carom.
- Sequence of the Game #2: With the game safely in hand, Edwards, channeling His Airness, stole an errant Puerto Rico pass and did a one-handed windmill jam that looked way cooler than how I described it just now.
- Alvarado successfully pulled off his Grand Theft Alvarado move in the third quarter (lurking in the backcourt and sneaking up to an unsuspecting ballhandler to nab a steal) - knocking it away from Embiid and recovering it deep in the corner.
The US advances to take on Brazil in the quarterfinals with a 2:00 PM CDT tipoff on Tuesday.
By GaryQfromSanJose, via Pounding The Rock