By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-10-10 11:34:41
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保罗和文班亚马在季前赛首秀中状态不佳，但仍然贡献了一些精彩时刻。
克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)在马刺的季前赛首秀中以 107-97 击败魔术。在这场比赛中，很明显，两支球队都处于备战常规赛的早期阶段。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)以 17 分领跑圣安东尼奥，而杰特·霍华德为奥兰多砍下 19 分。
文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)和保罗首次联袂出战马刺，开局并不令人印象深刻，因为在最初的几分钟里，防守端缺乏默契以及进攻端熟悉的空间问题困扰着银黑军团。这是一场典型的季前赛，一些球员在专注力和活力方面表现挣扎，而经验更加丰富的魔术队则利用主队糟糕的表现取得了领先。奥兰多队在戈加·比塔泽的带领下统治了内线和进攻篮板。随着第二阵容的登场，凯尔登·约翰逊和特雷·琼斯缺阵导致的得分乏力问题开始凸显，而客队则稳步前进。前 12 分钟过后，马刺在全面落后的情况下落后了 14 分。
第二节，防守端的问题依然存在，圣安东尼奥在联防和盯人防守中都显得迷失方向。然而，球队的活力有所提升，保罗和文班开始展现出更多的协同效应，并迅速蔓延到球队的其他球员。球星们打得更好了，但第二阵容加上杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)通过提升身体对抗真正改变了马刺的比赛。所有年轻的后卫都展现了自己的技术，桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利保持着球的运转，索汉则在一段时间内无处不在，在防守端制造混乱，在进攻端充满侵略性。魔术队始终保持着领先优势，但银黑军团奋力追赶，并在半场结束时将分差缩小到 7 分。
正如季前赛经常发生的那样，下半场没有上半场那么精彩，因为球队开始让球员轮休。魔术队在第三节开始时让保罗·班凯罗、弗朗茨·瓦格纳和杰伦·萨格斯休战，而马刺队只让保罗和文班亚马打了 几分钟就将他们换下。在那段时间里，文班在内线占据统治地位，送出几次盖帽，保罗也证明了自己不仅能传球，还能在挡拆中得分，但两人都没有足够的时间来展现自我。他们下场后，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔秀开始了，这位新秀不仅能得分，而且在大多数时间里都能做出正确的选择，看起来就像一位经验丰富的老将。在经历了一场混乱但有趣的第三节比赛后，双方战成 79 平。
第四节是留给两队边缘球员争取合同的机会。莱利·米尼克斯有他的高光时刻，布兰登·波士顿和马拉奇·弗林也是如此。前乐透秀贾莱特·卡尔弗为魔术队赢得了出场时间，两届扣篮大赛冠军麦克·麦克朗也是如此。最终，马刺队统治了最后一节，并以 10 分的优势获胜，但到了那时，比赛的意义更多地在于给每个人一些出场时间，而不是确保胜利。
本场最佳
第一次，但未来还会有很多次。
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— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2024年10月10日
比赛记录
- 凯尔登·约翰逊和特雷·琼斯轮休。扎克·科林斯、查尔斯·巴斯西、大卫·杜克、德文·瓦塞尔和内森·门萨也缺阵。
- 每个观看比赛的人都想看看保罗和文班亚马是如何在一起打球的。他们表现还不错。这是他们第一次在场上并肩作战，文班显然没有把这场比赛看得太重，他做出了很多在常规赛中不会出现的 questionable 决定。除了那记空中接力和第三节初的那段出色表现之外，这对组合并没有什么太令人印象深刻的地方，但在赛季初段，这是可以理解的。
- 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔领衔全队得分，并在攻防两端都给人留下了深刻印象。得分固然可喜，但他强悍的身体对抗才是最引人注目的。卡斯尔获得了 10 次罚球机会，并在防守端紧逼对方后卫。上赛季马刺的问题之一是长时间的松懈表现。卡斯尔的轮换上场可以解决这个问题，因为他看起来总是处于进攻模式。
- 说到身体对抗，杰里米·索汉在防守端带来了极具感染力的能量。索汉的上限将取决于他能否成为一个外线威胁，但他已经在很多其他方面对比赛产生了积极的影响，这往往弥补了他造成的空间问题。
- 哈里森·巴恩斯又打了一场安静的比赛。这没什么好担心的，因为他扮演的角色很小，而且老将们在季前赛期间并不总是全力以赴。但如果朱利安·尚帕尼继续表现出色，他可能会成为索汉身边第二个首发前锋的人选，他在本场比赛中三分球六投三中，并展现出了拼搏精神。
- 另一个争取更多出场时间的球员是桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利。在和一位问马穆需要做什么才能赢得出场时间的记者开玩笑说“你是他的经纪人吗？”之后，波波维奇说他的三分球是最重要的因素。马穆克拉什维利在前两场季前赛中都投进了三个三分球，所以他绝对在尽自己的一份力量。
- 马拉基·布拉纳姆找不到投篮手感，这是一个大问题，因为他主要是为球队提供得分。另一方面，布雷克·韦斯利做了很多事情，尤其是在防守端，这在一定程度上抵消了他的外线失误。这两位年轻的后卫都有过高光表现，但还需要更加稳定。
下一场比赛：对阵犹他爵士，周六
马刺将在周末主场迎战爵士。谁会出场？谁知道呢。但两支球队都有很多令人兴奋的年轻天才，所以这应该是一场精彩的比赛。
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Spurs start slow, come back to beat the Magic in Chris Paul’s debut
Paul and Wembanyama looked rusty in their preseason debuts but still managed to create some highlights.
Chris Paul made his preseason debut with the Spurs in a 107-97 win over the Magic, a game in which it was evident both teams are early in the process of getting ready for the regular season. Stephon Castle led San Antonio in scoring with 17 while Jett Howard poured in 19 for Orlando.
The first look at the Spurs with Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul didn’t start off impressively, as an understandable lack of cohesion on defense and familiar spacing issues hamstrung the Silver and Black for the first few minutes. It was a typical preseason game in which some players struggled with focus and energy and the more experienced Magic took advantage of the questionable effort from the home team to get a lead. Orlando dominated the paint and the offensive glass, with Goga Bitadze leading the way. As the second units checked in, the lack of a scoring punch caused by the absences of Keldon Johnson and Tre Jones became an issue while the visitors chugged along. After the first 12 minutes, the Spurs were down 14 after being thoroughly outplayed.
The issues with the defense continued in the second period, as San Antonio looked completely lost, whether on zone or man. The energy, however, was better and Paul and Wemby started to showcase more synergy, which quickly spread to the rest of the team. The stars played better, but the second unit plus Jeremy Sochan really changed things for the Spurs by upping the physicality. All the young guards showed off their skills, Sandro Mamukelashvili kept the ball moving and Sochan was everywhere for a stretch, being disruptive on defense and aggressive on offense. The Magic held on to their lead at all times, but the Silver and Black clawed their way back to striking distance and remained there, heading into the break down seven.
As it tends to happen with preseason games, the second half wasn’t as interesting as the first simply because teams sit players. The Magic had Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs out of their lineup to start the third quarter while the Spurs only gave Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama a few minutes before taking them out. In that stretch, Wemby dominated inside with a couple of blocks and Paul proved he can not only pass but also score in the pick-and-roll, but there wasn’t enough time for either to shine. Once they checked out, the Stephon Castle show started, with the rookie looking like a veteran by not just putting points on the board but making the right play most of the time. After a sloppy but entertaining third frame, the game was tied at 79.
The fourth quarter was there for the players on the edges of both rosters to try to show enough to secure a contract. Riley Minix had his moments. So did Brandon Boston Jr and Malachi Flynn. Former lottery pick Jarret Culver got minutes for the Magic and so did two-time dunk contest winner Mac McClung. In the end, the Spurs dominated the last period and won by 10, but by that point, the game was more about giving everyone some minutes than securing a win.
Play of the game
The first of many.
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Game notes
- Keldon Johnson and Tre Jones were out resting. Zach Collins, Charles Bassey, David Duke Jr., Devin Vassell and Nathan Mensah were also out.
- Everyone watching the game wanted to see how Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama played together. They were fine. It’s their first time sharing the court and Wemby was clearly not taking the game super seriously, making plenty of questionable decisions that he won’t make in a regular season game. Aside from the lob and that solid stretch early in the third quarter, there was nothing too impressive about the duo, but that’s understandable this early in the process.
- Steph Castle led the team in scoring and was impressive on both ends. The scoring is great, but his physicality is what stands out the most. Castle had 10 free throws and was hounding guards on the defensive end. One of the issues last season with the Spurs was the lackadaisical play that lasted for long stretches. Castle being in the rotation could solve that, because he always seems to be in attack mode.
- Speaking of physicality, Jeremy Sochan was great at bringing contagious energy on the defensive end. Sochan’s ceiling will be determined by whether he can become an outside threat, but he affects the game in a lot of other positive ways already that often make up for the spacing issues he causes.
- Harrison Barnes had another quiet game. It’s not something to be worried about, since he’s playing a small role and veterans don’t always go all out during preseason, but if Julian Champagnie, who connected on half of his six three-point attempts and showed hustle, continues to outplay Barnes, he could make a case for himself as the second starting forward next to Sochan.
- Another player making a case for a bigger role? Sandro Mamukelashvili. After joking with the reporter who asked what Mamu would need to do to earn minutes (”Are you his agent?”) Pop said his three-point shot is the biggest factor. Mamukelashvili made three three-pointers in both preseason games so far, so he’s definitely doing his part.
- Malaki Branham couldn’t hit his shots, which is a big issue because he mostly brings scoring to the table. Blake Wesley, on the other hand, did a lot, especially on defense, to be excited about, which negates his misses from outside to a degree. Both young guards had good stretches but still need more consistency.
Next game: vs. Utah Jazz on Saturday
The Spurs will host the Jazz over the weekend. Who will be available? Who knows. But both teams have a lot of exciting young talent, so it should be a fun matchup.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock