By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-07 12:28:13
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。
缺少杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)和其他伤员的马刺，面对从始至终都更胜一筹的对手，遭遇了一场令人尴尬的惨败。
在被火箭队痛击之后，马刺队意识到没有杰里米·索汉的日子将会非常艰难。这支人手短缺的圣安东尼奥球队根本不是分区对手的对手，火箭队毫不留情地以127-100的悬殊比分赢得了比赛。
火箭队没有给马刺任何时间来适应他们的新阵容，用新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)代替了索汉的位置。从一开始，主队就咄咄逼人，凭借马刺无法匹敌的身体对抗强度制造了大量的失误。虽然没有索汉在场上的圣安东尼奥队的进攻空间更好，但银黑军团并没有充分利用这一点，因此增加射手并没有带来任何积极的影响。休斯顿队值得称赞，他们通过提速轻松得分，并在无法快速进攻时命中跳投，但马刺队自身的挣扎也难辞其咎。替补阵容上场后展现出更强的斗志，他们的活力在首发回归后也激励了他们，情况有所好转，但攻防两端的执行力仍然很差，而当他们试图做出回应时，火箭队已经完全控制了比赛。
第二节的情况并没有太大变化。火箭队持续地将马刺队的射手逼出投篮线，迫使他们寻求帮助，并对每一次突破都进行严防死守。马刺队的控球仍然很差，而休斯顿队在没有犯规的情况下对他们进行了身体上的压制。圣安东尼奥队在半场阵地进攻中几乎无法创造机会，除了一些球员的个人闪光点之外，球队的进攻缺乏索汉所提供的能量，显得可预测且缺乏活力。更糟糕的是，赛季初长期支撑马刺的防守，也和进攻一样糟糕。半场防守的沟通失误比比皆是，即使是休斯顿队的角色球员也能轻松获得高质量的出手机会。火箭队几乎弹无虚发，而圣安东尼奥队在攻防两端都举步维艰，半场结束时落后了25分。
第三节开始时的反击尝试，给这场原本让马刺球迷感到不愉快的比赛带来了一些兴奋。火箭队出现了几次失误，教练组开始安排文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)和哈里森·巴恩斯进行简单的挡拆配合。虽然结果并非始终如一，但银黑军团的进攻似乎更有条理。几个三分球命中，休斯顿队的领先优势突然缩小到只有16分。不幸的是，文班几次糟糕的进攻回合就足以阻止这股势头，主队也做出了强有力的回应。马刺队刚刚回到比赛中，就又被甩开了，火箭队重新开始命中投篮并成功防守。虽然有时双方互有攻守，但这似乎更多是源于对手在控制领先优势时的过度自信。
第四节变成了垃圾时间，这至少提供了一个观察板凳末端球员的机会。西迪·西索科(Sidy Cissoko)尤其有一些精彩的组织时刻，他甚至还命中了一个三分球。如果扎克·科林斯继续表现挣扎，查尔斯·巴塞(Charles Bassey)可能很快需要获得轮换上场时间，他也得到了一些出场机会。至于积极的方面，从周三的比赛中已经很难再找到更多了。
最佳球
你必须称赞杰伦·格林(Jalen Green)。至少他敢于在篮筐下挑战文班。
篮筐拒绝
— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2024年11月7日
比赛记录
- 文班亚马的巨大天赋和他作为球队门面的不可否认的地位，有时会让我忘记他只有20岁。周三的比赛很好地提醒了维克多在进攻端仍然多么稚嫩。他做出了一些莫名其妙的糟糕决定，既有应该进攻时选择传球，也有过度追求投篮，尤其是外线投篮。他仍在努力弄清楚自己能做什么是可以理解的，他应该继续拥有自由，因为这对他的未来是最好的，但偶尔他会有一些令人沮丧的表现。这种情况在对阵火箭的比赛中发生了。
- 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔在他的第一次首发中经历了起伏。他在防守端有一些精彩的时刻，并且在进攻端保持着侵略性，但他还没有准备好成为一个持球创造者。由于伤病，他被迫承担了这个角色，而这只是他作为职业球员的第八场比赛，所以他的局限性并不令人惊讶。就像文班一样，他会好起来的。
- 克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)的比赛表现不佳。他的仅有的几次出手都是他的七次三分球尝试，他命中了其中的三个，但他没能找到破解火箭队防守的方法。更多地让文班参与挡拆本可以有所帮助。他只打了20分钟，所以他应该已经为背靠背对阵开拓者做好了准备。巴恩斯也是如此，他只打了19分钟。
- 朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)几乎无所不能，9投5中得到13分，还有3个篮板和3个助攻。对他来说，没有更多可以要求的了。他能够命中投篮，努力在防守端做出贡献，转移球，并且在攻击对手的补防方面有所进步。
- 凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)像往常一样努力冲击篮筐。桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili)命中了一些投篮，并带来了大量的能量。马拉基·布拉纳姆(Malaki Branham)有几个不错的表现。其余的替补球员则表现糟糕。布莱克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)在防守端很积极，但有时会因为过度身体对抗而犯下不必要的犯规，从而让进攻球员获得轻松得分的机会。在进攻端，他上篮和三分都不准。扎克·科林斯是一个有天赋的进攻球员，但他似乎不具备成为一名平均水平防守球员的条件。琼斯和瓦塞尔的回归应该有助于巩固后卫轮换，但替补中锋的上场时间可能仍然是一个问题。
下一场比赛：周四对阵波特兰开拓者
马刺将背靠背迎战年轻的开拓者队。这是一场可以赢下的比赛，但开拓者队阵中也有天赋，所以圣安东尼奥不能自满。
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Spurs get embarrased by the Rockets in blowout loss
The Spurs missed Jeremy Sochan and their other injured players against an opponent that was superior from start to finish.
The Spurs learned that life with Jeremy Sochan will be rough after suffering a humbling blowout at the hands of the Rockets. A shorthanded San Antonio team simply was no match for their division rivals, who showed no mercy en route to a lopsided 127-100 win.
The Rockets didn’t allow the Spurs any time to adjust to their new lineup, featuring rookie Stephon Castle in Sochan’s place. From the start the home team was the aggressor, causing turnovers by playing with a level of physicality the Spurs couldn’t match. The spacing was better on the offensive end for San Antonio without Sochan, but the Silver and Black didn’t make the most of it, so there were no positives from having more shooters out there. Houston deserves credit for pushing the pace for easy buckets and connecting on jumpers when they couldn’t attack quickly but the Spurs were complicit in their own struggles. Things got better once the second unit started showing more fight, as their feistiness energized the starters when they returned, but the execution remained poor on both ends and the attempt at a reaction came when the Rockets were already fully in control.
Not much changed in the second quarter. The Rockets kept running shooters off the line and into help and digging in every drive. The Spurs’ ball security remained poor and Houston was bullying them physically without fouling. There was little San Antonio could do to create in the half-court and outside from some individual stretches of good play, the attack was predictable and lacking the type of energy Sochan provided. Making matters worse, the defense, which carried San Antonio for long stretches to start the season, was as big of a mess as the offense. Miscommunication was rampant on the half-court so even Houston’s role players got quality looks with ease. The Rockets simply couldn’t miss and everything was a struggle on both ends for a San Antonio team that trailed by 25 points at the half.
A comeback attempt to start the third quarter brought some excitement to a game that was otherwise not enjoyable for Spurs fans. The Rockets turned the ball over a couple of times, and the coaching staff went to simple pick-and-rolls with both Wembanyma and Harrison Barnes screening. The results weren’t consistently good, but the Silver and Black seemed more organized on offense. A few threes fell, and suddenly, Houston’s lead was only 16. Unfortunately, a couple of bad offensive possessions from Wemby were enough to stop the momentum and the home team responded with force. Just as quickly as they got back in the game, the Spurs were out of it, as the Rockets went back to hitting shots and getting stops. At times the teams traded buckets, but it seemed to be the result of overconfidence by an opponent that was managing its lead more than anything else.
The fourth quarter was garbage time, which at least provided the opportunity to see the end-of-bench guys. Sidy Cissoko in particular had some great moments as a playmaker and he even hit a three. Charles Bassey, who might need a chance at rotation minutes soon if Zach Collins continues to struggle, got some run. As far as silver linings go, there are not many more to take away from Wednesday’s game.
Play of the game
You have to give Jalen Green credit. At least he dared challenge Wemby at the rim.
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 7, 2024
Game notes
- Wembanyama’s enormous talent and his undeniable position as the face of the franchise sometimes make me forget he’s just 20 years old. Wednesday’s game provided a great reminder of how green Victor still is, especially on offense. He made some inexplicably bad decisions, both by trying to defer when he should have attacked and by being hyperaggressive in looking for his shot, especially from outside. It’s understandable for him to still be trying to figure out what he can do and he should continue to have freedom because that’s the best for his future, but occasionally he’ll have a performance that will be frustrating. It happened against the Rockets.
- Stephon Castle had his ups and downs in his first start. There were some good moments on defense and he remains aggressive on offense, but he’s not ready to be a shot-creator yet. He’s been forced into that role because of injuries and this was his eighth game as a pro, so his limitations shouldn’t be surprising. Just like Wemby, he’ll be alright.
- Chris Paul didn’t have a good game. His only field goal attempts were his seven threes, and he connected on three of them, but he couldn’t figure out how to hurt the Rockets’ defense. More pick-and-rolls involving Wemby would have helped. He only played 20 minutes, so he should be ready for the SEGABABA against the Trail Blazers. The same goes for Barnes, who only logged 19 minutes.
- Julian Champagnie did a little bit of everything, finishing with 13 points on nine shots, three rebounds and three assists. There’s not much more that can be asked of him. He hits his shots, tries to make plays on defense, moves the ball and has gotten better at attacking closeouts.
- Keldon Johnson tried to get to the rim, like he always does. Sandro Mamukelashvili hit some shots and brought a ton of energy. Malaki Branham had a few good stretches. The rest of the bench was a mess. Blake Wesley is a pest on defense but sometimes commits unnecessary fouls by trying to be too physical and bails out the offensive player. On offense, he misses layups and threes alike. Zach Collins is a talented offensive player who doesn’t seem to have the tools to be even an average defender. The returns of Jones and Vassell should help shore up the guard rotation but the backup center minutes will probably continue to be an issue.
Next game: Vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday
The Spurs will host the young Blazers on the second game of a back-to-back for the Silver and Black. It’s a winnable game but there’s talent in Portland’s roster, so San Antonio can’t be complacent.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock