By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-05 04:15:00
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在输掉本周前两场比赛后，马刺队
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第1周 : 马刺队在揭幕周与达拉斯和休斯顿的两场比赛中取得一胜一负的战绩，以1-1开局。
第2周：2-2 (3-3, 西部第8)
101-106 负于 休斯顿火箭
回顾 : 在马刺队顶住火箭队的反扑取得赛季首胜后，火箭队几乎以完全相同的方式回敬了马刺队，结束了这个迷你系列赛。他们以同样快速的开局领先，最终顶住了马刺队的反扑。
93-105 客场负于 俄克拉荷马雷霆
回顾 : 本赛季年轻内线维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)与切特·霍姆格伦(Chet Holmgren)之间备受期待的首场对决并没有朝着马刺队预想的方向发展。文班打出了职业生涯最糟糕的一场比赛，仅得到6分，结果马刺队没能利用MVP候选人谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大(Shai Gilgeous-Alexander)难得的低迷之夜。格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)对球队的表现并不满意，并在赛后告知媒体，他们进行了一次长时间的谈话。
108-66 客场战胜 犹他爵士
回顾 : 显然文班从上一场比赛中吸取了教训，并在第二天晚上在犹他的比赛中提升了自己的努力程度，并创造了历史，成为NBA历史上第三位职业生涯多次打出5x5数据的球员。其他队员也纷纷效仿，大胜了这支很可能成为西部最差的球队。另一个观察结果：波波维奇可能告诉克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)开始寻找自己的投篮机会，以帮助打开进攻局面，而且这奏效了。积极的保罗和文班将马刺队的进攻提升到了另一个层次。
113-103 战胜 明尼苏达森林狼
回顾 : 在保罗的积极进攻下，马刺队的进攻继续蓬勃发展，这一次替补席上的凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)也贡献了25分，帮助马刺队击败了背靠背作战疲惫的森林狼队。这只是两场比赛，但希望马刺队在最后两场比赛中找到了解决问题的办法，并将其延续到本周。
实力排名
John Schuhmann, NBA.com — 18 (上周: 21)
进攻效率: 106.6 (27) 防守效率: 107.4 (4) 净效率: -0.8 (16) 节奏: 98.1 (26)
马刺队已经取得了两连胜，并在周六击败森林狼队，取得了赛季初的最佳胜利。
三个要点
森林狼队是上赛季联盟中防守最好的球队，优势明显。但周六的胜利是马刺队迄今为止进攻表现最好的一场比赛（96回合得到113分）。这更多的是因为他们在内线的命中率（34投26中），而不是他们在三分线外的命中率（42投13中），尽管13个三分球是赛季新高。总的来说，马刺队是仅有的两支在进攻四要素中三项排名垫底前十的球队之一——另一支是鹈鹕队。
在马刺队以1胜3负的战绩开始赛季时，当克里斯·保罗在场时，他们每百回合净负18.9分。但在他们战胜犹他和明尼苏达的比赛中，保罗的正负值为+49，总共得到34分（22投13中）和23次助攻（只有2次失误）。这位39岁的老将有60%的出手来自三分线外，这轻松创下了他职业生涯的最高比例。
维克托·文班亚马的年度最佳防守球员的竞争力将至少部分取决于马刺队在防守端的排名。两周过后，他们排名第四，当文班亚马在场时，他们每百回合少丢18.9分（99.2分），而当他不在场时，他们每百回合丢118.1分。
本周他们将对阵三支进攻效率排名倒数七名的球队，除了周三客场挑战休斯顿，这将是他们与火箭队的第三次交锋。
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points — 19 (上周: 19)
最近以10分优势战胜森林狼队，可能是圣安东尼奥马刺队扭转近期颓势，真正成为西部联盟威胁的转折点。除了维克托·文班亚马的出色表现外，马刺队整体的防守也更加稳固，迫使对手进行艰难的、受干扰的投篮。最近，有消息称，传奇教练格雷格·波波维奇因健康问题将无限期缺席，因此助理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)将担任圣安东尼奥的代理主教练。
即将到来: 11月4日(周一) @ 洛杉矶快船; 11月6日(周三) @ 休斯顿火箭; 11月7日(周四) vs. 波特兰开拓者; 11月9日(周六) vs. 犹他爵士
预测: 3-1 — 考虑到马刺队在过去两个赛季都以11月份的大规模连败而闻名，这可能是一个冒险的赌注，但我感觉他们这个赛季会避免这种情况。他们在过去两场比赛中似乎找到了自己的节奏，他们没有摆烂，也没有让球员打不合适的位置进行“实验”，而且他们拥有老将的领导力来帮助他们保持专注。我预测他们会在洛杉矶和休斯顿的客场比赛中取得一胜一负，然后拿下主场对阵西部仅有的两支预测排名低于他们的球队的比赛。
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Week in Review: Spurs appear to turn a corner after slow start to the season
After losing their first two games of the week, the Spurs
Welcome to the Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy!
Week 1: The Spurs split their first two games against Dallas and Houston to open the season 1-1.
Week 2: 2-2 (3-3, 8th in West)
101-106 loss vs. Houston Rockets
Recap: One game after the Spurs staved off a Rockets comeback to secure their first win of the season, the Rockets returned the favor in almost exact mirror image fashion to close the miniseries, getting out to fast a start of their own before eventually staving off a Spurs comeback themselves.
93-105 loss at Oklahoma City Thunder
Recap: The highly anticipated first match-up of the season between young big men Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren did not go the Spurs’ way as Wemby played the worst game of his career with just 6 points, and as a result the Spurs could not take advantage of a rare off night from MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Suffice it to say, Gregg Popovich was not happy with his team’s effort and let the media know they had a long talk after the game.
108-66 win at Utah Jazz
Recap: Apparently Wemby got the memo from the last game and upped his effort level the very next night in Utah, making history in the process by becoming just the the third player in NBA history to post multiple 5x5 games in his career. The rest of the team followed suit in blowing out what will likely be the worst team in the West. Another observation: Pop may have told Chris Paul to start looking for his own shot to help open up the offense, and it worked. Aggressive CP3 and Wemby take the Spurs’s offense to another level.
113-103 win vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Recap: The Spurs offense continued to thrive under an aggressive Paul, and this time the bench came along for the ride with a 25-point outing from Keldon Johnson to help the Spurs put away a tired Timberwolves team on the second night of a back-to-back. It’s just two games, but here’s to hoping the Spurs have figured something out in these last two games and it carries into this week.
Power Rankings
John Schuhmann, NBA.com— 18 (last week: 21)
OffRtg: 106.6 (27) DefRtg: 107.4 (4) NetRtg: -0.8 (16) Pace: 98.1 (26)
The Spurs have won two straight games, getting their best victory of the early season on Saturday, when they knocked off the Wolves with a big second half.
Three takeaways
The Wolves were the league’s best defensive team by a wide margin last season. But the win on Saturday, was the Spurs’ best offensive game (113 points on 96 possessions) thus far. And that was more about their shooting in the paint (26-for-34) than their shooting from beyond the arc (13-for-42), even though the 13 3s were a season high. Overall, the Spurs are one of two teams – the Pelicans are the other – that rank in the bottom 10 in three of the four factors on offense.
As the Spurs began the season 1-3, they were outscored by 18.9 points per 100 possessions with Chris Paul on the floor. But over their wins against Utah and Minnesota, Paul was a plus-49, totaling 34 points (on 13-for-22 shooting) and 23 assists (with just two turnovers). The 39-year old has taken 60% of his shots from 3-point range, easily the highest rate of his career.
Victor Wembanyama’s Defensive Player of the Year candidacy will depend, at least partially, on where the Spurs rank as a team on that end of the floor. Through two weeks, they rank fourth, having allowed 18.9 fewer points per 100 possessions with Wembanyama on the floor (99.2) than they have with him off the floor (118.1).
They’ll play three teams that rank in the bottom seven offensively this week, with the exception being their visit to Houston on Wednesday, their third meeting with the Rockets.
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points— 19 (last week: 19)
A recent 10-point win over the Timberwolves may be that inflection point for the San Antonio Spurs to change their recent misfortunes and truly become a threat in the Western Conference. Aside from Victor Wembanyama’s brilliance, the Spurs as a whole are locking in defensively and forcing their opponents into tough, contested shots. Recently, it was announced that legendary head coach Gregg Popovich will be out indefinitely after a health scare, so assistant Mitch Johnson will serve as the acting head coach in San Antonio moving forward.
Coming up: Mon. 11/4 @ Los Angeles Clippers; Wed. 11/6 @ Houston Rockets; Thurs. 11/7 vs. Portland Trail Blazers; Sat. 11/9 vs. Utah Jazz
Prediction: 3-1 — This might be a risky bet considering the Spurs have become known for massive November losing streaks the last two seasons, but I feel like they’re going to avoid that this season. They seem to have found their stride in the last two games, they aren’t in tank mode, they aren’t “experimenting” with players out of position, and they have the veteran leadership to help them keep focus. I’m predicting they will split the road games in LA and Houston, then take the two home games against the only two teams who were predicted to finish lower than them in the West.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock