By MateoMayorga | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-10-30 02:30:00
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以及马刺与火箭队的两场“德州内战”带来的其他启示。
周一，圣安东尼奥马刺队未能完成下半场的逆转，在与休斯顿火箭队的两场“德州内战”中以 1 胜 1 负的成绩告终。这两场比赛节奏都很缓慢，获胜的一方都取得了巨大的领先优势，然后在弗罗斯特银行中心的严酷考验中顶住了第四节的冲击。
值得注意的是，在第一场比赛后，主教练格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 和他的球员们花了 14 分钟来回答问题。而在周一的失利后，他们只分享了 6 分钟的时间。
让我们回顾一下球场上的一些亮点。
马刺队让阿尔佩伦·申京 (Alperen Şengün) 哑火
这位土耳其中锋在上赛季对马刺队来说是一个难以防守的对手，因为他会打“霸王球”。但在这两场比赛中，银黑军团的后场防守让他无计可施。他场均上场 24 分钟，得到 10 分，投篮命中率为 32%，外加 8.5 个篮板和 3.5 次助攻。
在第一场比赛的第四节，他被换下场，因为被拒绝得分降低了他的比赛状态。随后，他在周一的比赛中在内线被封锁，投丢了 7 球，这降低了他的比赛强度和对近距离对抗的渴望。在这两场比赛中，他面对文班亚马 10 投仅 4 中。
杰伦·格林 (Jalen Green) 的速度和投篮都是一个问题
格林是火箭队两场比赛中的最佳球员，无论是在运球中还是接球后都能得分。他的速度和投篮能力让马刺队的防守暴露无遗，而且他是周六第四节的关键得分手，是第一个突破马刺防线的人。在垃圾时间之前，他在这一节中 5 投 4 中。
然后，在周一的比赛中，他在转换进攻中像一道闪电，在半场深入地带投篮时是一个威胁，也是火箭队后期主要的得分点。但这一次，马刺队在第四节将他的投篮命中率限制在 9 投 2 中。银黑军团之所以能够成功，是因为格林过于自信，试图在篮筐附近挑战文班的防守，结果他的跳投屡屡受阻。
马刺队无法长时间地阻止持球人，这预示着他们在面对德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)、安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 和泰雷斯·马克西 (Tyrese Maxey) 等速度型运球手，以及泰雷斯·哈利伯顿 (Tyrese Haliburton)、斯蒂芬·库里 (Stephen Curry) 和唐特·迪温琴佐 (Donte DiVincenzo) 等神射手时将会遇到什么，所以这是他们需要改进的地方。
文班的进攻还有待提高
在周六的比赛中，马刺队很好地利用了文班在肘区以下错位进攻的机会，为他自己和队友创造了投篮机会。他还 7 投 6 中，在禁区内得分，罚球 8 中 7。
但狄龙·布鲁克斯 (Dillon Brooks) 在周一比赛中更好地防守了他，用身体对抗减慢了他的速度。情况糟糕到文班有一次进攻在底角站了一整回合。对于他这样的身材来说，除了没有给篮筐施加足够的压力之外，在一次进攻中一直站在外线的一个位置是不可接受的，因为防守者会抓住机会断球。在他变得更强壮之前，他应该在无球时更多地移动，绕过掩护，交叉步，以及进行掩护配合。
此外，他也因此更多地选择了跳投，8 投 3 中，在垃圾时间之前篮下 2 投 2 中。他的比赛节奏被打乱了，最后，在比赛基本结束的时候，他渴望得分。
另外，他在两场比赛中的掩护都很糟糕，只送出 1 次掩护助攻，得到 2 分。一个大个子必须更多地利用自己的体重，为队友切入创造机会。
文班的挡拆防守需要改进
火箭队在这两场比赛中经常用挡拆来攻击文班。尽管周六的比赛马刺队赢了，但最令人摇头的例子是，在比赛还剩 84 秒时，他没有去防守布鲁克斯的挡拆三分，而是选择了后退，结果布鲁克斯的三分命中，将比分追至只差 2 分。这是不应该发生的，因为在最后五分钟不进行严密防守是一个糟糕的主意，因为三分球太重要了。在下一场比赛中，他们也犯了同样的错误。
周一，火箭队之所以能在半场结束时以 62-45 领先，部分原因是他们多次利用文班的防守得分。当持球人被过掉时，他拒绝上前防守，然而，当火箭队愚蠢地试图在他面前低位进攻时，他又把进攻破坏了。
在他能够自如地封锁外线之前，他就像一个拳击手，他的防守漏洞百出，很容易被对手击中。他必须尽快提高，因为不是所有队友都能快速地绕过掩护，而且联盟中还有更多高效的挡拆组合。
文班不在场时的表现有所提升
在第一场比赛中，马刺队在文班下场的情况下，以 37-32 赢了火箭队 5 分。在周一的比赛中，当他休息时，他们以 37-34 领先对手 3 分。对于一支上赛季在他下场后表现糟糕的球队来说，这是一个好兆头。
球的转移、保持高强度的比赛和良好的教练是马刺队现在在他下场后不像一只无头苍蝇一样的原因。如果有人好奇那是什么样子，可以看看丹佛掘金队的比赛，看看他们在卫冕 MVP 尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokić) 下场后是如何一落千丈的。
没有什么比回到场上后发现球队比自己下场时状态更差更能摧毁一个球星的意志了。马刺队连续两场在没有文班的情况下与一支强队抗衡，进一步证明了他们的发展方向是正确的。
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Victor Wembanyama’s decision making is still a work in progress
Plus more takeaways from the Spurs-Rockets miniseries.
The San Antonio Spurs failed to complete its second-half comeback on Monday, finishing 1-1 in their Texas tussle with the Houston Rockets. The two games mirrored each other, being played at a snail’s pace with the winning team getting out to a big lead before the staving off a fourth quarter surge in the crucible at Frost Bank Center.
Notably, a win meant coach Gregg Popovich and his players took 14 minutes of questions after the first game. They shared six minutes of their time after the loss on Monday.
Let’s review what stood out on the court.
The Spurs made Alperen Şengün a dud
The Turkish center was a tough cover for the Spurs last year because he would play bully ball. But the Silver and Black’s backline defense neutered him in the miniseries. He averaged 10 points on 32 percent accuracy, with 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 24 minutes per game.
He was benched in the fourth quarter of the first match because getting denied lowered his RPMs. Subsequently, he was shut down in the paint on Monday, misfiring seven shots, which lowered his intensity and hunger for up-close contact. He only made four shots versus Victor Wembanyama in 10 tries over both nights.
Jalen Green’s speed plus shooting was a problem
Green was the top Rocket over two games, producing on the dribble and off the catch. His acceleration and marksmanship exposed the defense, plus he was the go-to scorer in the fourth quarter on Saturday, shedding the first disruptor to pierce the lane. He recorded four of five attempts before garbage time in the sequence.
Then, on Monday, he was a blur on the break, a menace hoisting from deep in the half-court and the main shot hunter for the Rockets late. But this time, the Spurs held him two of nine baskets in the fourth quarter. The Silver and Black were successful because Green was arrogant, trying to challenge Wemby in drop coverage at the rim and getting his jumper bothered on time.
The Spurs’ inability to show resistance versus the ball handler for long spurts is a sign of what will come against opposing quick dribblers like De’Aaron Fox, Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Maxey, and lights-out snipers like Tyrese Haliburton, Stephen Curry and Donte DiVincenzo, so that is something they need to work on.
Wembanyama’s offense is a work in progress
The Spurs did a good job of getting Slick Vic in actions against mismatches below the elbow on Saturday, creating shots for himself and his teammates. He also totaled six of seven makes in the restricted area and registered seven of eight freebies.
But Dillon Brooks was better guarding him on Monday, slowing him down with physicality. It was so bad that Wemby spent an entire possession in the corner. Aside from not pressuring the rim enough for his size, staying in one outside spot for an entire play is unacceptable because the defender catches a break. Until he gets stronger, he should move more without the ball and curl around flares, stagger, and cross screens.
Additionally, he settled for more jumpers as a result, making three of eight and hitting two shots at the rim before garbage time. He was thrown off his game, and in the end, he was thirsty for a basket when the game was virtually over.
To boot, he screened poorly through two matches, racking up one screen assist for two screen assist points. A big man must throw his weight around more to free up cutting avenues for his teammates.
Wembanyama’s pick-and-roll defense needs work
The Rockets attacked Wemby with screen rolls often throughout the miniseries. Despite coming away with the win on Saturday, the most head-shaking instance was when he dropped instead of contesting Brooks’ pick-and-pop triple in the last 84 seconds of the game, which cut the score to a two-point Spurs lead. That can’t happen because it’s a terrible idea not to play tight defense in the last five minutes, as threes are so valuable. They made the same mistake in the next outing, too.
Hunting Wemby for various baskets on Monday was part of why the Rockets were up 62-45 at halftime. He refused to come up when the on-ball defender was beat, and yet he blew up the play most times the Rockets foolishly tried to attack him going low.
Until he can get comfortable shutting down the outside, he will be like a fighter whose guard is vulnerable to a left hook. And he must improve soon because not all his teammates are quick at screen navigation, and there are more effective pick-and-roll merchants across the league.
The non-Wembanyama minutes are improving
The Spurs survived the non-Wemby minutes in the first game by outscoring the Rockets 37-32. In Monday’s outing, they logged a 37-34 advantage while he rested. That’s a good sign for a team that struggled mightily without him on the floor last season.
Ball movement, maintaining a high intensity level and good coaching is why the Spurs don’t look like a cockroach missing its head when he sits now. If anyone is curious to see what that’s like, tune into some Denver Nuggets games to see how they fall off a cliff when reigning MVP Nikola Jokić checks out.
Few things wear out a star mentally like coming back into a match and the team is in worse shape than when he sat. The Spurs holding their own against a deep team for two straight games is further evidence that development is moving in the right direction.
By MateoMayorga, via Pounding The Rock