By Michael C. Wright | ESPN, 2024-10-25 12:41:00
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达拉斯 – 在圣安东尼奥马刺队五场季前赛中仅出场两场，总计上场时间 39.8 分钟的维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)承认，在周四以 120-109 输给达拉斯独行侠队的赛季揭幕战中，球队的状态“在体能方面有点吃力”。
文班亚马上场 28 分钟，18 投 5 中，得到 17 分、9 个篮板、1 次助攻和全场最高的 4 次失误。
“有些时候感觉很棒，”文班亚马说。“一开始在体能方面有点吃力，当然，这是我预料到的。但我认为我们打出了一些很棒的篮球时刻，也有一些非常糟糕的时刻。”
在第二节末段，文班亚马在马刺队为数不多的几次精彩进攻中扮演了重要角色。当时，他用左手食指指向天空，示意控球后卫克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)出手投篮。
在半场结束前 1 分 47 秒时，保罗将球高高抛起，文班亚马接球完成空接暴扣，这是两人作为马刺队队友的第一次空中接力配合。
但比赛开始不到五分钟，马刺队主教练格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)就不得不将明显体力透支的文班亚马换下，后者刚刚出现了本场比赛的第二次失误。波波维奇在本周早些时候曾预测，文班亚马在缺席了大部分季前赛以恢复体能后，将会表现出生疏的迹象。
就连这位法国球星也承认，考虑到他在整个季前赛中相对缺乏比赛，周四的赛季揭幕战对他来说将是一个全新的领域。他在夏天代表法国队参加了奥运会，因此比赛到很晚才结束。
“我没看出他状态好或不好，”波波维奇在赛后说。
文班亚马上半场 8 投 2 中，并在这段时间内出现了所有失误。独行侠队在第二节的二次进攻得分以 13-2 领先圣安东尼奥马刺队，但半场结束时却以 49-47 落后。这位 20 岁的球员在下半场继续苦苦挣扎，10 投 3 中，得到 5 个篮板。
“自从仲夏以来，我们都没有真正打过四场比赛，”文班亚马说。“这很艰难。NBA 的每个球员都会经历这个阶段。体能不是投篮不中的借口。我会有不同的武器，我们需要知道什么时候使用。所以，对于那些投丢的球，更多的是要习惯于出手，习惯于在比赛中再次出手。”
文班亚马预计自己会在“一两场比赛”后恢复状态。
圣安东尼奥马刺队将于周六在弗罗斯特银行中心迎战休斯顿火箭队。
“即使在季前赛期间，维克也错过了一两场比赛，”保罗说。“我也错过了一两场。我们的球员来来去去。但伙计，我喜欢我们展现出的拼搏精神。没有道义上的胜利，但我们的对手是一支打进过总决赛的球队。所以，他们之间有一种默契。对我来说，不知道季前赛会发生什么是另一回事。常规赛又是另一回事了。但老实说，我对我所看到的那些闪光点以及我知道我们球队的能力感到非常兴奋。”
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DALLAS – Playing a total of 39.8 minutes in two of San Antonio’s five preseason outings, Victor Wembanyama acknowledged the team’s 120-109 season-opening loss Thursday to the Dallas Mavericks proved “a little hard conditioning-wise.”
Wembanyama played 28 minutes and finished with 17 points on 5-of-18 shooting with 9 rebounds, 1 assist and a game-high-tying 4 turnovers.
“Some moments felt great,” Wembanyama said. “A little hard conditioning-wise at first, of course [as] I expected. But I think we had some good basketball moments and some really bad ones.”
Wembanyama played a role in generating one of San Antonio’s few positive opening-half highlights late in the second quarter, when he pointed his left index finger skyward, signaling for point guard Chris Paul to let it fly.
Paul fed Wembanyama with a lob with 1:47 left in the half for the duo’s first alley-oop together as Spurs.
But fewer than five minutes into the contest, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had to sub out a clearly gassed Wembanyama, who had just committed his second turnover of the night. Popovich predicted earlier in the week that Wembanyama would exhibit signs of rust after sitting out most of the preseason to rest.
Even the Frenchman admitted Thursday’s season opener would be new territory, considering his relative inactivity throughout the preseason due to playing late into the summer for Team France at the Olympics.
“I didn’t see that he was in or out of shape,” Popovich said after the game.
Wembanyama shot 2-of-8 in the first half and committed all his turnovers over that span as the Mavericks blasted San Antonio 13-2 in second-chance scoring yet trailed at intermission 49-47. The 20-year-old continued to struggle into the second half, connecting on 3 of 10 shots with five rebounds.
“None of us really have played four games since [the] middle of the summer for me,” Wembanyama said. “It’s a struggle. Every player in the NBA goes through it. Conditioning is not an excuse [for missed shots]. I’ll have different weapons we need to know when to use. So, for the missed shots, it’s more getting used to taking shots, getting used to again taking shots in a game.”
Wembanyama expects to work himself back into shape in “one or two games,” he said.
San Antonio hosts Houston on Saturday at the Frost Bank Center.
“Even through preseason, Vic missed a game or two,” Paul said. “I missed a game or two. We had guys in and out. But man, I love the fight we showed. There are no moral victories, but we played against a team that went to the Finals. So, there’s a continuity they have. For me, not knowing what to expect in the preseason is one thing. The regular season is another thing. But I’m honestly so excited about the spurts that I’ve seen and what I know our team is capable of.”
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