By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-10-18 10:26:19
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。
火箭队在最后一场季赛中火力全开，击败了马刺队。
在最后一场季前赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队缺少了维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)、杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)和克里斯·保罗等关键球员。相反，休斯顿火箭队 在最后一场热身赛中派出了完整的轮换阵容。火箭队三分球手感火热，以 129-107 轻松战胜了缺少人手的马刺队。
休斯顿队三分球命中率为 34.9%（垃圾时间该数据大幅下降），命中了 15 记三分球。圣安东尼奥队的防守无法跟上火箭队进攻的节奏、传球和投篮。他们的进攻也是如此。马刺队投篮命中率仅为 43.2%，三分球命中率为 26.5%。他们在内线被阿尔佩伦·申京(Alperen Sengun)统治，后者得到 21 分和 10 个篮板的两双数据。杰伦·格林(Jalen Green) 三分球 13 投 7 中，得到全场最高的 30 分。
马刺队得分王是他们的新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)，他在失利中得到 16 分、4 个篮板、3 次助攻和 2 次抢断。这是他整个季前赛中控球次数最多的一场，他全场 14 投 6 中，罚球线 4 投 3 中。他继续积极冲击篮筐，并命中了几记漂亮的跳投。
马刺队将有一周的时间备战 10 月 24 日与 达拉斯独行侠队 的揭幕战。
观察
- 马刺队在对阵休斯顿的比赛中很难在篮下得分。扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)、布莱克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)和马拉基·布拉纳姆(Malaki Branham) 都错失了好几次空位上篮。这些错失的机会在休斯顿队连续命中三分后堆积如山。马刺队在内线得分方面以 58-62 落后。
- 休斯顿队统治了篮板球，以 55-38 领先马刺队。他们在进攻篮板上很有侵略性，抢下了 16 个进攻篮板。这些年轻火箭队的 strength 和运动能力得到了充分的展现。如果文班亚马和索汉上场，篮板球的争夺可能会更加激烈。
- 桑德罗·马穆凯拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili) 继续充分利用他的上场时间。无论他打四号位还是五号位，有他在场上的进攻看起来都更好。问题是：这能否弥补他在防守端的不足？在最后一场季前赛中，他得到 9 分和 2 次助攻。他在季前赛中场均得到 9.8 分、2.5 个篮板和 1.8 次助攻。我们将拭目以待，看看这是否足以让他在下周的轮换阵容中赢得一席之地。
- 查尔斯·巴斯西(Charles Bassey) 正在从让他缺席 10 个月的膝盖前交叉韧带伤势中恢复。他在第二场季前赛中表现出色。这位大个子在 14 分钟内得到 10 分和 5 个篮板。他作为一名篮板手和空中接力威胁点在内线发挥了作用，尤其是在第四节。
- 西迪·西索科(Sidy Cissoko) 打出了他季前赛的最佳表现，得到 15 分和 4 个篮板。他在转换进攻和突破方面都很有冲击力，并完成了一些漂亮的扣篮。他还命中了一记接球就投的三分球，展现出比去年更加流畅的跳投。
- 科林斯在本场比赛中以 6 次助攻领衔马刺队。他非常善于在高位为队友创造机会。他多次在马拉基·布拉纳姆的后门空切中为其送出助攻，轻松得分。他的传球能力应该会在今年提升马刺队第二阵容的下限。
- 关于莱利·米尼克斯(Riley Minix) 获得马刺队最后一个双向合同名额的讨论甚嚣其上，但他是本场比赛中少数几个没有获得上场时间的球员之一。
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San Antonio vs. Houston, Final Score: Rockets scorch the nets as Spurs lose 129-107
The Rockets lit up the Spurs in their final preseason game.
The San Antonio Spurs played their last preseason game without key contributors like Victor Wembanyama, Jeremy Sochan, and Chris Paul. Conversely, the Houston Rockets trotted out the full rotation in their final tune-up game. The Rockets were red-hot from deep and made quick work of the shot-handed Spurs 129-107.
Houston shot 34.9% from deep (a number that decreased greatly in garbage time), hitting 15 threes. San Antonio’s defense couldn’t keep up with the Rockets’ aggressive pace, ball movement, and shooting. Their offense couldn’t either. The Spurs shot just 43.2% from the field and 26.5% from deep. They were dominated inside by Alperen Sengun, who had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Jalen Green led all scorers with 30 points while shooting 7-13 from three.
The Spurs were led by their rookie, Stephon Castle, who had 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals in the loss. It was the most he’s had the ball in his hands all preseason, as he shot 6-14 from the field and 3-4 from the free throw line. He continued to aggressively attack the rim and mixed in a few sweet-looking mid-range jumpers.
The Spurs will get a week to prepare for their opening night matchup against the Dallas Mavericks on October 24th.
Observations
- The Spurs really struggled to score at the rim against Houston. Zach Collins, Blake Wesley, and Malaki Branham all missed several wide-open layups. Those missed opportunities stacked up at Houston buried three after three. The Spurs were outscored in the paint 62-58.
- Houston dominated the glass, out-rebounding the Spurs 55-38. They were aggressive on the offensive glass, tallying up 16 offensive rebounds. The strength and athleticism of these young Rockets were on full display. The rebounding battle would likely have been closer if Wembanyama and Sochan played.
- Sandro Mamukelashvili continues to make the most of his minutes. Whether he plays the four or five, the offense just looks better with him out there. The question is: does it make up for his defensive deficiencies? He finished the last preseason game with 9 points and 2 assists. He averaged 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the preseason. We’ll see if it was enough to earn a spot in the rotation next week.
- Charles Bassey is working his way back from the ACL injury that sidelines him for ten months. He had a solid outing in his second preseason game. The big man had 10 points and 5 rebounds in 14 minutes. He made an impact inside as a rebounder and lob threat, especially in the fourth quarter.
- Sidy Cissoko had his best game of the preseason, finishing with 15 points and 4 rebounds. He was a force in transition and as a cutter, finishing with some aggressive dunks. He hit a catch-and-shoot three-pointer that showed off a jumper that looked smoother than last year.
- Collins led the Spurs in assists tonight with 6. He’s so good at making plays for others on the high post. He hit Malaki Branham on several occasions on backdoor cuts for easy buckets. His passing ability should elevate the floor of the Spurs’ second unit this year.
- For all of the talk about Riley Minix getting the Spurs’ last two-way contract spot, he was one of the few active players not to log minutes in the loss.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock