By Tanner Bowen | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-06 16:00:00
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。
马刺和火箭将在两周内第三次交手
在连续三个赛季胜场数不超过22场之后，休斯顿火箭队上赛季的表现让很多人大跌眼镜，最终以41胜的战绩结束了赛季。在新任主教练伊梅·乌多卡(Ime Udoka)的带领下，得分后卫杰伦·格林(Jalen Green)和全能大个子阿尔佩伦·申京(Alperen Sengun)都打出了他们职业生涯至今的最佳赛季，而老将弗雷德·范弗利特(Fred VanFleet)和狄龙·布鲁克斯(Dillon Brooks)的加盟也为这支充满25岁及以下年轻球员的球队带来了急需的经验。在乌多卡的执教下，火箭队的防守效率在上赛季排名前十，并且在本赛季也有着打造高效进攻的巨大潜力。他们在周一晚上主场战胜了被认为有望争夺总决赛席位的纽约尼克斯队。
对于圣安东尼奥马刺队来说，他们当然希望看到他们的年轻核心能够迅速成长，并争取一个胜率达到五成的赛季。在维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的第二个赛季开始之际，球队仍然未能全员出战，德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)和特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)仍然缺阵，他们的缺席在赛季初期已经显现出了影响。但这并不仅仅是这两人：杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)在周一输给洛杉矶快船队的比赛中只打了12分钟，甚至主教练格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)目前也处于休战状态。值得庆幸的是，赛季还很长，他们还有时间让一切回到正轨，但马刺队能否在本赛季超出预期，取决于能否赢得像这场比赛这样的对决，战胜其他正在崛起的球队。
圣安东尼奥马刺 (3-4) vs 休斯顿火箭 (4-3)
2024年11月6日 | 晚上7:00 (中部时间)
观看: | 收听: WOAI (1200 AM)
马刺队伤病情况： 特雷·琼斯，脚踝（缺阵），德文·瓦塞尔，脚（缺阵），杰里米·索汉，拇指（缺阵）
火箭队伤病情况： 狄龙·布鲁克斯，疾病（出战成疑），史蒂文·亚当斯(Steven Adams)，膝盖（缺阵）
比赛看点
*在上赛季与马刺队的3场比赛中，申京场均得到28分、13个篮板和接近5次助攻，投篮命中率为58%。这位身高6尺11寸的大个子是休斯顿进攻端的关键枢纽，一名强大的低位球员，同时也是一名非常有能力且乐于传球的球员。在过去的比赛中，伊梅·乌多卡让狄龙·布鲁克斯作为文班亚马的主要防守者，以节省申京在防守端的精力。如果布鲁克斯今晚能够上场，休斯顿主教练肯定会再次采用这一策略。
*文班在上赛季与休斯顿的4场比赛中场均得分略低于15分。在对阵雷霆队的糟糕表现之后，他在最近的3场比赛中状态有所回升，先是打出了5x5的数据，然后在周一输给快船队的比赛中几乎拿下三双，得到22分、13个篮板和9次盖帽（!!!）。这位年轻的法国球员如果能有出色发挥，或许能让布鲁克斯和休斯顿的球迷们安静下来。
*昨晚宣布，索汉在输给快船队的比赛中拇指骨折，需要进行手术。现在缺少了两名预计的首发球员，教练组会决定让谁进入首发阵容，谁也说不准。也许他们会让马拉基·布拉纳姆(Malaki Branham)加入首发阵容，并试图最大限度地发挥他们的投射能力？
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Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets
The Spurs and Rockets meet for the 3rd time in 2 weeks
After 3 straight seasons with no more than 22 wins, the Houston Rockets surprised a lot of people last year and finished the season with 41 wins. Under new head coach Ime Udoka, shooting guard Jalen Green and do-it-all big man Alperen Sengun had the best seasons of their young careers, while the addition of veterans Fred VanFleet and Dillion Brooks brought a much-needed vet presence to a team full of players 25 and younger. Under Udoka, the Rockets finished the season top 10 in defensive efficiency and have plenty of potential to build a capable offense this season as well. They’re coming off a home win Monday night against a New York Knicks team that’s considered in the mix for a Finals berth.
For the San Antonio Spurs, they’d surely love to see their young core take off and manage a .500 season. The club still isn’t whole to start Victor Wembanyama’s sophmore season, with Devin Vassell and Tre Jones still out, and their absence has definitely been felt in the early going. But it doesn’t stop with those two: Jeremy Sochan played just 12 minutes in Monday’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers and even head coach Gregg Popovich is currently sidelined. Thankfully, there’s plenty of season left to get things on track, but whether or not the Spurs exceed expectations this year comes down to winning match-ups like this, against other up-and-comers.
San Antonio Spurs (3-4) at Houston Rockets (4-3)
November 6th 2024 | 7:00 PM CT
Watch: | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: Tre Jones, ankle (OUT), Devin Vassell, foot (OUT), Jeremy Sochan, thumb (OUT)
Rockets Injuries: Dillon Brooks, illness (questionable), Steven Adams, knee (OUT)
What to watch for
- In 3 games against the Spurs last season, Sengun averaged 28 points, 13 rebounds, and nearly 5 assists on 58% shooting from the field. The 6’11 big is a key hub for Houston on offense, a formidable post-up player and a very capable and willing passer. In match-ups past, Ime Udoka has gone with Dillon Brooks as Victor Wembanyama’s main defender, saving Sengun’s energy on that end of the floor. It’s a strategy that the Houston head coach is sure to go to once again if Brooks can play tonight.
- Wembanyama averaged just a little under 15 points in the 4 match-ups with Houston last season. He’s stepped it up his last 3 games after that dud against OKC, with first the 5x5 game and then nearly picking up a triple double in the loss to the Clippers on Monday with 22 points, 13 rebounds, and 9 blocks (!!!). A big night from the young Frenchman could silence Brooks and the Houston faithful.
- It was announced last night that Jeremy Sochan fractured his thumb in the Clippers’ loss, an injury that will require surgery. Down 2 projected starters now, who the coaching staff decides to slot into the starting lineup is anyone’s guess. Perhaps they throw Malaki Branham into the mix and try to maximize their shooting?
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By Tanner Bowen, via Pounding The Rock