By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-10-09 15:00:00
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)和克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)将在对阵魔术队的比赛中完成季前赛首秀。
随着季前赛的进行，圣安东尼奥马刺队的阵容即将完整。在首场季前赛缺席后，克里斯·保罗和维克托·文班亚马将在本场比赛中首次联袂登场。马刺队在首场比赛中负于俄克拉荷马城雷霆队。
周三，马刺队将坐镇主场迎战奥兰多魔术队，这将是一场更能体现球队潜在揭幕战轮换阵容的比赛。马刺队的替补中锋扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)和查尔斯·巴斯(Charles Bassey)以及预计将缺席赛季初比赛的德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)将缺席本场比赛。除了这三名球员之外，马刺队其他球员均保持健康。即使上场时间有限，我们也能看到主力轮换球员之间的配合情况。
圣安东尼奥马刺队 (0-1) 对阵 奥兰多魔术队 (0-1)
2024年10月9日 | 美国中部时间晚上7点
观看直播：CW35 | 收听广播：WOAI (1200 AM)
马刺队伤病情况： 德文·瓦塞尔 – 缺阵（足部），查尔斯·巴斯 – 缺阵（膝盖），扎克·科林斯 – 缺阵（轮休/肩部），大卫·杜克(David Duke Jr.) – 缺阵（未透露），内森·门萨(Nathan Mensah) – 缺阵（未透露）
魔术队伤病情况： 温德尔·卡特(Wendell Carter Jr.) – 出战成疑（脚踝）
比赛看点
谁将首发出战（这次是认真的）？
马刺队的季前赛首秀十分怪异。杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)在中锋位置上打了很长时间，格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)则让三名控球后卫替补出场。周三的比赛应该会让我们对揭幕战的首发阵容有更清晰的了解。关于谁能顶替德文·瓦塞尔进入首发阵容一直存在疑问，朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)在周一的比赛中给出了答案。这位侧翼球员全场得到22分，三分球13投6中。如果他与保罗、哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)、索汉和文班亚马组成首发阵容，将会为这套身材高大、防守强悍的阵容增添宝贵的投射能力。
克里斯·保罗的影响
要适应保罗身披银黑战袍还需要一段时间。周三，我们将亲眼见证这位39岁的老将控卫对这支年轻球队的影响。马刺队在突破分球方面已经做得更好了，球的转移速度也快得惊人。然而，他们在季前赛首秀中仍然出现了21次失误。保罗的到来应该会让马刺队在保持快节奏的同时更加沉稳。
在季前赛首秀期间，我们已经看到了这位老将在场边指导年轻球员。我们将在这场对阵魔术队的比赛中看到他在场上的执教表现。
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)对球的保护
卡斯尔在他的首秀中展现出了适应NBA比赛的身体素质，他在一次充满运动能力的扣篮和一次强硬的欧洲步上篮中展现了自己的终结能力。他做出了一些精彩的阅读比赛，通过击地传球为队友创造了投篮机会。但6次失误的表现并不尽如人意。这位新秀很快意识到，他需要加强对球的控制，不能在面对NBA级别的防守时操之过急。对卡斯尔来说，这将是一个学习的过程，但他已经展现出迎接挑战的迹象。周三晚上的比赛是他一次反弹的机会，可以争取减少失误。
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Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Orlando Magic
Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul will make preseason debuts against the Magic.
The San Antonio Spurs are close to having their full roster as the preseason progresses. We will see Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama play together for the first time after the duo missed the Spurs preseason opener. San Antonio dropped its first game to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
On Wednesday, the Spurs will host the Orlando Magic in what should be a better look at a potential opening night rotation. San Antonio will be without their backup bigs, Zach Collins and Charles Bassey, and Devin Vassell, who’s expected to miss the start of the season. Other than those three, the Spurs should be at full health. Even in limited minutes, we will get to see how the main rotation players fit together.
San Antonio Spurs (0-1) vs. Orlando Magic (0-1)
October 9, 2024 | 7 PM CT
Watch: CW35 | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: Devin Vassell – Out (foot), Charles Bassey – Out (knee), Zach Collins – Out (rest/shoulder), David Duke Jr. – Out (undisclosed), Nathan Mensah – Out (undisclosed)
Magic Injuries: Wendell Carter Jr. – Questionable (ankle)
What to watch for
Who starts (for real this time)?
The Spurs preseason opener was a bizarre game. Jeremy Sochan played a lot of center, and Gregg Popovich played three point guards off the bench. Wednesday’s contest should give us a better idea of the opening night starters. There have been questions about who could replace Devin Vassell in the first five – Julian Champagnie had answers on Monday. The wing finished with 22 points while shooting 6-13 from three. He would add valuable shooting alongside Paul, Harrison Barnes, Sochan, and Wembanyama in a long, defensive starting unit.
CP3’s impact
It will take some time to get used to seeing Paul don the Silver and Black. On Wednesday, we will see exactly what kind of impact the 39-year-old point guard has on this young team. Already, the Spurs looked better in the drive and kick game, moving the ball at breakneck speeds. Yet, they still turned it over 21 times in the preseason opener. Paul should provide a calming presence that can get the Spurs under control, even when they are playing fast.
We already saw the veteran tutoring young Spurs on the sidelines during the preseason opener. We’ll get to see what his coaching looks like on the court against Orlando.
Stephon Castle’s ball security
Castle looked physically ready for the NBA game in his debut, finishing strong at the rim on an athletic dunk and a tough Eurostep layup. He made some awesome reads, finding shooters on skip passes. It’s the six turnovers that you don’t like to see. The rookie is quickly learning he needs to have a tighter handle and can’t force things against NBA defenses. It’ll be a learning curve for Castle, but he’s shown signs of being ready for the challenge. Wednesday night is a chance for him to bounce back and cut down on turnovers.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock