By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-01 12:52:12
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。
这位巨人凭借在犹他州的全能数据，成为联盟历史上第三位拥有多场“5x5”比赛的球员。
马刺队客场挑战犹他爵士，以 106-88 的比分击败主队，取得了赛季首场客场胜利。维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的历史性之夜和克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)的出色表现，推动圣安东尼奥在背靠背的第二场比赛中实现了下半场逆转。
在犹他的比赛开始阶段，有两件事都不太令人意外：两支球队都有些失误，以及文班亚马在前一晚得分创下职业生涯新低后打得格外积极。这位巨人开场就在三分线外火力全开，他时灵时不灵的外线投篮命中了，解决了首发阵容面临的许多空间问题。由于抵达盐湖城较晚，圣安东尼奥队的整体配合并不好，而年轻且容易失误的爵士队则表现得更糟。但这一次，天赋上的差距有利于马刺，这让他们在替补上场前一直控制着比赛。一旦替补登场，一切都变了。帕蒂·米尔斯(Patty Mills)状态火热，而马刺队缺乏进攻创造力和投篮，防守端也显得迷茫，爵士队则趁机追分。首节结束，主队领先11分。
第二节一开始，文班亚马回到场上与克里斯·保罗联手，马刺队又重新看起来像一支更强的球队。仅仅三分钟，比分就被扳平了。不幸的是，几次三分球不中和爵士队的一波小高潮让爵士队再次拉开比分，但上半场比分差距再也没有达到两位数。波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)最近更多使用的杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)和扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)的组合没能像往常一样产生良好的化学反应，圣安东尼奥队只能勉强跟上节奏。随着客队球员看起来疲惫不堪，脚步移动缓慢，以及文班亚马在休息回来后三分球再次失准，犯规开始增多。爵士队没能进一步拉开比分，但中场休息时领先6分对这支年轻、缺兵少将的球队来说已经算是一种胜利。
正如上半场的情况一样，马刺队的首发在第三节开始时就压制了爵士队的首发。爵士队由于过多的失误而自食其果，而马刺队不仅很好地利用了主队的一些失误，还在进攻端将其转化为得分。一波16-2的得分高潮让客队占据了主动，此后他们再也没有落后过。波波维奇调整了轮换阵容，让索汉提前休息，以便让他与上半场表现挣扎的第二阵容一起出场，这一举动收到了成效，这套阵容成功地保持了领先优势。随着圣安东尼奥在打出30-14的第三节后领先10分，人们对这场战胜弱旅的比赛可能会出现意外的担忧开始消散。
由于马刺队在第四节中段取得了20分的领先优势，这场比赛本可以是一场波澜不惊的大胜，但替补阵容没能守住优势，保罗和文班亚马不得不再次上场以确保胜利。这可能不是教练组想要的，但对球迷来说却是一件好事。整场比赛都无处不在的文班亚马拿到了他需要的盖帽和抢断，完成了职业生涯的第二场“5x5”比赛，成为继安德烈·基里连科(Andrei Kirilenko)和哈基姆·奥拉朱旺(Hakeem Olajuwon)之后，历史上第三位多次达到这一数据线的球员。比赛结束前，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)甚至还有时间命中他在NBA的首个三分球，圣安东尼奥队轻松取得了一场急需的胜利。
最佳球
文班亚马的传球在前几场比赛中似乎有所退步，但最近看起来不错。
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— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2024年11月1日
比赛记录
- 会有人质疑身高7尺3寸的文班亚马在一场比赛中出手13次三分球。格雷格·波波维奇并不认同这种质疑。
波波维奇说他“绝对”希望文班在外线开火：“他更像是一个外线球员，而不是内线球员。我们希望他能够做所有的事情，单打、投篮，无所不能。我们只是不能一下子做到这一切。这取决于当时的比赛情况。”
— 汤姆·奥斯本 (@ tom_orsborn) 2024年11月1日
不可否认，文班亚马获得了找到理想发展道路所需的自由是一件好事，而作为一个高个子外线得分手是文班的众多特别之处之一。还有一个问题是他与首发阵容配合时不太理想的场上空间，这实际上迫使他必须跳投才能获得出手机会。希望教练组和文班能尽快找到他理想的投篮方式。他的其他方面已经很棒了，大部分情况下都是如此。
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当克里斯·保罗积极寻找投篮机会时，马刺队的进攻会更加危险。他是一个传球第一的球员，而且职业生涯即将结束，但他仍然可以命中那些肘区急停跳投，以及一些三分球和抛投，所以他需要更具侵略性。他得到的19分，以及10次助攻和7个篮板，意义重大。
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杰里米·索汉的表现并不算亮眼，但他几乎无所不能，最终得到11分、5个篮板、3次助攻、2次抢断和1次盖帽。现在很明显，索汉的多才多艺使他成为球队成功的关键。投篮将继续是一个问题，但他为一些阵容带来了平衡，而且他的活力很有感染力。
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朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)和哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)本赛季都有过不错的表现，但在对阵爵士的比赛中并没有特别有效。两位前锋加起来得到14分，并且三分球全部投失。巴恩斯很好地执行了波波维奇在下半场开始时布置的战术，尚帕尼在篮板上也提供了帮助，所以两人的表现都不算糟糕，但也并不令人印象深刻。
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从替补席出场的两位前锋，凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)和桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili)表现更好。约翰逊虽然投丢了一些跳投，但也有一些漂亮的突破。马穆表现高效，在11分钟内得到10分。两人的防守都不算出色，但这并不令人意外。在一个需要他们挺身而出的夜晚，两人都打出了一场好球。
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布莱克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)可能无法上场，除非遇到特定的对位和情况。当他不在球权时，球队已经开始无视他，就像他们对待索汉一样。不幸的是，他没能让他们付出代价，因为他季前赛在防守端展现了进步。他肯定还会得到更多机会，但在德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)回归并占据上场时间之前，看到其他人获得他的上场时间也不会令人惊讶。理想情况下，应该是斯蒂芬·卡斯尔，他又一次表现出色。
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扎克·科林斯在不到12分钟的时间里正负值-21，而球队赢了16分。单场比赛的正负值意义不大，但波波维奇对他的表现如此失望，以至于一度给了索汉-马穆组合一个机会。科林斯不会因为一场糟糕的比赛就失去轮换位置，但球队需要他更加稳定。
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即使有劳里·马尔卡宁(Lauri Markkanen)，爵士队也很糟糕。不必对这场胜利过于印象深刻。但击败实力较弱的对手是强队应该做的事情，马刺需要养成良好的习惯，比如不要轻敌。
下一场比赛：周六对阵森林狼
马刺队的赛程将再次变得艰难，他们将在周六主场迎战森林狼，然后前往客场挑战快船和火箭。
点击查看原文：Victor Wembanyama makes history in Spurs' bounceback win over Jazz
Victor Wembanyama makes history in Spurs’ bounceback win over Jazz
The big man became just the third player in league history to have multiple 5x5 games after stuffing the stat sheet in Utah.
The Spurs secured their first road win of the season in their visit to Utah, outgunning the home team en route to a 106-88 final score. A historic night by Victor Wembanyama and a fantastic performance from Chris Paul fueled San Antonio to a second-half comeback in the second game of a back-to-back.
It’s hard to pick what was less surprising to start the game in Utah, both teams being a little sloppy or Victor Wembanyama being extra aggressive after posting a career low in points the night before. The big man came out firing from beyond the arc and his streaky outside shot was falling, solving a lot of the spacing issues the starting lineup faces. The execution wasn’t great from a San Antonio side that arrived late to Salt Lake City and was decidedly bad from a young and turnover-prone Jazz team but the talent gap that for once was in the Spurs’ favor allowed them to control the game until the benches checked in. Once the subs were on the floor, everything changed. Patty Mills was on fire, the Silver and Black lacked shot creation and shooting and looked lost on defense, and Utah took advantage. After one, the home team was up 11 points.
As soon as Wembanyama returned to start the second quarter and joined Chris Paul, the Spurs went back to looking like the better team. In just three minutes the score was tied. Unfortunately, a few misses from beyond the arc and a good stretch by Utah allowed the Jazz to create some separation, but it never got to double digits again in the first half. The Jeremy Sochan - Zach Collins pairing that Pop has been using more recently couldn’t bring the synergy it normally has and San Antonio only managed to keep pace. The fouls started to pile on, as the visitors looked tired and were slow to move their feet and Wembanyama started to miss from beyond the arc when he returned after a break. Utah couldn’t pull away, but leading by six at the break was a win for the young, shorthanded squad.
As it happened throughout the first half, the Spurs’ starters outplayed Utah’s to start the third quarter. The Jazz didn’t do themselves any favor by coughing the ball up too many times, but the Silver and Black not only did a good job of causing some of the many turnovers the home team committed but also capitalizing on them. A 16-2 run put the visitors in the driver’s seat and they never trailed again. It helped that Gregg Popovich adjusted his rotation by resting Sochan early to have him out there with a second unit that had struggled in the first half, a move that paid off, as the group managed to keep the lead. The fear that the win against an inferior opponent was in peril started to wear off, with San Antonio leading by 10 after putting together a 30-14 third quarter.
It could have been an uneventful blowout since the Spurs got a 20-point lead around halfway through the final frame but the cleanup crew couldn’t hold the line and Paul and Wembanyama had to check in to secure the win. It likely wasn’t what the coaching staff wanted, but it turned out to be a great thing for the fans. Victor Wembanyama, who had been everywhere throughout the game, secured the block and steal he needed to record his second 5x5 game of his young career to become only the third player ever to reach that stat line more than once, joining Andrei Kirilenko and Hakeem Olajuwon. By the end, there was even time for Stephon Castle to log his first three-pointer in the NBA, as San Antonio cruised to a much-needed victory.
Play of the game
Wembanyama’s passing seemed to have regressed in the first couple of games but has looked good recently.
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— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 1, 2024
Game notes
- There will be some who question Wembanyama for taking 13 three-pointers in a single game while being 7’3. Gregg Popovich is not one of them.
Pop said he “absolutely” wants Wemby firing away from deep: “He is more of a perimeter player than he is a post player. We want him to be able to do everything, isolate, shoot, do the whole deal. We just can’t do it all at once. It depends on the situation and what is going on.”
— Tom Orsborn (@ tom_orsborn) November 1, 2024
It’s undeniably a good thing that Wembanyama is getting the freedom he needs to find his ideal progression path, and being a perimeter scorer at high height is one of the many things that make Wemby special. There’s also the question of the iffy spacing he works with in the starting lineup, which essentially forces him to take jumpers if he wants to get shots. Hopefully the coaching staff and Victor will find the right balance for his shot diet soon. The rest of his game is already great, for the most part.
- The Spurs’ offense is a lot more dangerous when Chris Paul looks for his shot. He’s a pass-first guy and is approaching the end of his career, but he can still hit those elbow pullups and connect on some threes and floaters, so he needs to be aggressive. The 19 points he got to go with his 10 assists and seven rebounds were huge.
- Not the flashiest performance for Jeremy Sochan but he did a bit of everything, finishing with 11 points, five rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block. By now it’s clear that Sochan versatility makes him crucial to the team’s success. The shooting will continue to be an issue but he brings balance to some units and his energy is contagious.
- Julian Champagnie and Harrison Barnes, who have had good performances this season, weren’t particularly effective against the Jazz. The two forwards combined for 14 points and missed all the three-pointers they attempted. Barnes executed well on the set plays Pop called to start the second half and Champagnie helped on the boards, so not a terrible game by either, but nothing impressive.
- The two forwards who came off the bench, Keldon Johnson and Sandro Mamukelashvili, did better. Johnson missed some jumpers but had some nice drives. Mamu was productive, logging 10 points in 11 minutes. Neither was impressive defensively, but that’s not surprising. Good game from both on a night in which they were needed.
- Blake Wesley might be unplayable, except for specific matchups and situations. Teams have started to ignore him when he’s off the ball, much like they do Sochan. It’s unfortunate that he hasn’t been able to make them pay because he showed growth as a defender in preseason. He’ll surely get more opportunities, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see someone else get his minutes until Devin Vassell returns to claim that playing time. Ideally, it would be Stephon Castle, who had another solid performance.
- Zach Collins was a -21 in under 12 minutes on a 16-point win. Single game plus/minus doesn’t mean much but Pop was so disenchanted by his performance that he gave the Sochan-Mamu duo a chance at one point. Collins won’t lose his place in the rotation over a bad night, but the team needs him to be more consistent.
- The Jazz are bad even with Lauri Markkanen. It’s fine to not be overly impressed by this win. But beating inferior opponents is something good teams do and the Spurs need to develop good habits, like not playing down to their competition.
Next game: vs. Timberwolves on Saturday
The schedule gets rough again for the Spurs, who will host the Timberwolves on Saturday before going on the road to face the Clippers and the Rockets.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock