[SAEN] 瓦塞尔强势回归，三点观察 ▶️

SAEN · 2024 年11 月 10 日 04:10

By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-11-09 21:35:41

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。

2024年11月9日星期六，在弗罗斯特银行中心举行的NBA比赛下半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)（24号）在犹他爵士队前锋劳里·马尔卡宁（中锋）和前锋约翰·科林斯面前传球。爵士队以111-110击败了马刺队。

马刺队临时主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)在周六的比赛前表示，德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)的赛季首秀可能不会有令人瞠目的数据。

“我敢肯定他今晚不会拿到职业生涯的最高分，”约翰逊在解释了瓦塞尔的出场时间将受到限制后说道。

约翰逊是对的。瓦塞尔没有超过去年12月战胜洛杉矶湖人队时创下的36分。

但如果不是因为他在6月份接受了足部手术，导致他缺席了上赛季的最后八场比赛以及本赛季的前九场比赛，那么在他复出的第一场比赛中，如果他的上场时间没有受到限制，他或许会接近这个数字。

瓦塞尔在复出的22分钟替补出场时间内得到21分，但这并没有阻止马刺队在弗罗斯特银行中心举行的一场罕见的下午比赛中以111-110负于犹他爵士队。

马刺队（4胜6负）也浪费了维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)和新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)的出色表现，文班亚马得到24分、16个篮板和7次盖帽，卡斯尔则得到赛季最高的23分。

“能够重新回到赛场感觉很好，”瓦塞尔说。“能和这些家伙一起打球也很好。但最终我还是想赢下比赛，所以我现在有点沮丧。”

这是瓦塞尔自3月29日以来的第一场比赛，他在第一节还剩5分35秒时替补上场。他的前两次投篮都没能命中，直到上半场还剩7分40秒时，他才在劳里·马尔卡宁面前投进了一记中距离跳投。

瓦塞尔上赛季以场均19.5分成为球队的第二得分手，本场比赛13投8中，其中三分球6投3中。

约翰逊对瓦塞尔几乎没有表现出生疏感到并不意外。

“他已经连续工作了将近七个月，这归功于他自己，也归功于我们的医疗团队和支持人员，”约翰逊说。“他已经进行过很多实战训练了。”

在这场经历了16次领先交替和15次平分的比赛中，爵士队（2胜7负）在最后11.8秒内罚中了7个罚球中的6个，从而报了他们在盐湖城万圣节之夜输给马刺队的一箭之仇。

在以107-104领先的情况下，文班亚马在比赛还剩10.1秒时撞到乔丹·克拉克森，被判进攻犯规，这使得爵士队获得了喘息的机会。马刺队挑战了判罚，但裁判维持原判。

文班亚马的犯规使他的失误数达到了6次。全队来看，马刺队一共出现了20次失误，这导致爵士队得到了27分。

克拉克森在比赛还剩8.9秒时罚中两球后，朱利安·尚帕尼命中一记三分，将马刺队的比分追至109-107。被迫对科林·塞克斯顿犯规后，塞克斯顿两罚全中，马刺队在比赛还剩3.9秒时落后4分。

瓦塞尔在终场哨响时命中一记三分，为马刺队得到最后3分。

塞克斯顿以23分领跑爵士队。马尔卡宁贡献20分。

以下是这场五连主赛第二个比赛的三点观察：

文班亚马的职业生涯之夜，外线火力全开

在赛前新闻发布会上，当被问及这位身高7尺3寸的中锋三分球出手频率激增的问题时，约翰逊表示支持文班亚马在外线出手的意愿。

文班亚马上赛季33.2%的投篮来自三分线外，而本场比赛前，他的三分球出手占比已经达到了44.9%。

“他是一个非常非常优秀的射手，我认为我们希望他一有机会就投出合适的3分球，”约翰逊说。“他一直都在这样做，希望他能继续保持下去。”

2024年11月9日星期六，在弗罗斯特银行中心举行的NBA比赛上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马（1号）在犹他爵士队前锋约翰·科林斯（左）和前锋凯尔登·约翰逊面前抢下防守篮板。爵士队以111-110击败了马刺队。

不出所料，文班亚马一上来就从外线开火，第一节5投2中。全场比赛，他三分球9投6中（66.6%），创下职业生涯新高。

当被问及他是否认为自己的三分球有了突破，因为他此前场均出手6.9次三分，命中率仅为22.6%时，文班亚马说：“我不认为真的有什么突破。进步不是这样的。我的职业生涯不会一直保持66%的命中率，但我也不会一直保持25%的命中率……我们不想反应过度。这就是职业生涯的走向。我还很年轻。”

尽管如此，如果文班亚马决心投这么多三分球，那么这样高效的一个夜晚是一个好兆头。

卡斯尔在关键时刻的出场时间中获得了宝贵的经验

这位第四顺位新秀在第四节除了1分钟外都在场上，这些宝贵的上场时间无疑会在赛季后期关键时刻派上用场。

“绝对很感激能够在场上，”他说。“这表明了教练组对我的信任。”

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— 圣安东尼奥马刺队 (@spurs) 2024年11月9日

卡斯尔在第四节凭借6投3中和罚球4罚4中得到全队最高的10分，但他说他主要专注于防守。

“我觉得在那些时刻，防守是最重要的，”他说。“但绝对很感激能够在那些时刻上场。这表明了很大的信任。”

瓦塞尔应该很快就会重新回到首发阵容

鉴于瓦塞尔一复出就表现出色，如果他很快回到首发阵容，也不会令人感到意外。

“他可能比我们预期的还要好，”文班亚马说。“在他的第一场比赛中，他的节奏和投篮都在状态，所以这令人印象深刻，我认为他完全走在正确的轨道上。我不认为我们可以对一个阔别赛场这么久的球员有更多期待。”

当被问及他是否有重新回到首发的目标日期时，瓦塞尔说：“这是教练的问题……如果我现在能打37分钟，我会打的。但你知道情况就是这样。”

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San Antonio Spurs’ Devin Vassell (24) shoots against Utah Jazz’s Lauri Markkanen during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in San Antonio.

San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) dunks the ball over Utah Jazz forward John Collins (20) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (0) celebrates a basket during the second half of their NBA game with the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) watches a replay on the jumbotron during the second half of their NBA game with the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (0) goes for a layup past Utah Jazz forward Kyle Filipowski (22) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs forward Sidy Cissoko, from left, forward Jeremy Sochan and guard Tre Jones watch from the bench during the second half of their NBA game with the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) goes for a layup past Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton (2) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Castle scored 23 points though Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) tries to maintain possession of the ball next to Utah Jazz guard Johnny Juzang (33) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) passes the ball to center Zach Collins (23) during the second half of their NBA game with the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Vassell had 21 point in his first game of the season though Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson congratulates guard Blake Wesley, below, after a basket during the second half of their NBA game with the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs guard Blake Wesley (14) takes a shot at the basket between Utah Jazz guard Johnny Juzang, left, and guard Jordan Clarkson during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul (3) battles for a rebound with Utah Jazz guard Patty Mills (8) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) drives past Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams (5) during the second half of their NBA game with the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) is stopped while driving to the basket by Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams, left, and center Walker Kessler during the second half of their NBA game with the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) goes to the basket past Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton (2) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) talks with guard Chris Paul (3) during the first half of their NBA game with the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul (3) talks to guard Blake Wesley (14) during the first half of their NBA game with the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 Utah beat the Spurs 111-110…

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) tries to steal the ball from Utah Jazz forward John Collins (20) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson (00) tries to drive past forward Sandro Mamukelashvili (54) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (0) reacts after being called for a fould on Utah Jazz forward John Collins (20)during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs interim head coach Mitch Johnson talks to center Victor Wembanyama (1) as he leaves the floor during the first half of their NBA game with the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) pulls down a defensive rebound during the first half of their NBA game with the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson, center, breaks the Spurs huddle before the start of their NBA game with the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

Hype Squad member Charlotte Daniels, 10, holds the American flag prior to the start of the Spurs NBA game with the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024.

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3 takeaways as Vassell has strong outing in return

San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) passes the ball past Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, center, and forward John Collins during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

Spurs interim head coach Mitch Johnson suggested before Saturday’s game that Devin Vassell likely wouldn’t have an eye-popping stat line in his season debut.

“I am sure he won’t score his career high tonight,” Johnson said after explaining the guard’s minutes would be capped.

Johnson was right. Vassell didn’t top the 36 points he produced in a win over the Los Angeles Lakers last December.

But he might have come close had his playing time not been restricted in his first game back since suffering a foot injury that cost him the last eight games of last season and the first nine this year after undergoing surgery in June.

Vassell scored 21 points in 22 minutes off the bench in his return, but it didn’t prevent the Spurs from falling 111-110 to Utah in a rare afternoon game at the Frost Bank Center.

The Spurs (4-6) also wasted strong outings by Victor Wembanyama, who finished with 24 points, 16 rebounds and seven blocks, and rookie Stephon Castle, who had a season-high 23 points.

“It was good for me to be back out there,” Vassell said. “Good for me to be playing with some of these guys. But ultimately I wanted to get that win, so I’m kind of upset about that right now.”

Playing in his first game since March 29, Vassell checked in with 5:35 left in the first quarter. He missed his first two shots before sinking a pull-up mid-range jumper over Lauri Markkanen with 7:40 left in the first half.

Vassell, who finished last season as the club’s second-leading scorer with 19.5 points per game, was 8 for 13, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range.

Johnson wasn’t surprised that Vassell showed little rust.

“He’s put in almost seven months constant work, so that’s a credit to him and a credit to our medical staff, credit to the support staff,” Johnson said.“He’s been playing live a good amount.”

In a game that featured 16 lead changes and 15 ties, the Jazz (2-7) avenged their Halloween night loss to the Spurs in Salt Lake City by hitting 6 of 7 free throws in the final 11.8 seconds.

Leading 107-104, the Jazz gained breathing room when Wembanyama committed an offensive foul by running into Jordan Clarkson with 10.1 seconds left. The Spurs challenged the call, but the review upheld it.

Wembanyama’s foul gave him six turnovers for the game. As a team, the Spurs committed 20, which led to 27 points for the Jazz.

After Clarkson sank two free throws with 8.9 seconds left, Julian Champagnie hit a 3 to pull the Spurs within 109-107. Forced to foul Collin Sexton, the Spurs fell behind four points after he sank two more freebies with 3.9 second left.

Vassell accounted for the final score with a 3 at the buzzer.

Sexton led Utah with 23 points. Markkanen chipped in 20.

Here are three takeaways from the second game of a five-game homestand:

1. Wembanyama’s perimeter barrage bolstered by career night

During his pre-game press conference, Johnson endorsed Wembanyama’s desire to let 'em fly from 3-point range after the coach was asked about the 7-foot-3 center’s 3-point frequency spiking.

Wembanyama entered the game with 44.9% of his field goal attempts coming from beyond the arc after 33.2% of his shots from the field came from deep last season.

“He is a very, very good shooter, and I think we want him to take the appropriate 3-pointers whenever he has the opportunity to,” Johnson said. “And he has been doing that and hopefully he will continue to.”

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) pulls down a defensive rebound in front of Utah Jazz forward John Collins, left, and forward Keldon Johnson during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Utah beat the Spurs 111-110.

On cue, Wembanyama came out firing away from the perimeter, going 2 for 5 in the first quarter. For the game, he hit a career-high 6 of 9 (66.6%) from downtown.

Asked if he thought he had turned a corner with his 3-point stroke after he entered the game shooting just 22.6% from 3-point territory on 6.9 attempts per outing, Wembanyama said, “I don’t think there’s really a corner to be turned. It’s not how progression goes. I’m not going to be shooting 66% in my career, but I’m also not going to be shooting 25%. … We don’t want to overreact one way or the other. It’s just how a career goes. And I’m very young.”

Still, such an efficient night from downtown is a good sign if Wembanyama is determined to attempt so many shots from 3-point range.

2. Castle gains valuable experience with crunch time minutes

The fourth overall pick was on the floor for all but one minute in the fourth, some valuable playing time that will undoubtedly pay off later in the season in crunch time situations.

“Definitely appreciative to be out there,” he said. “That just shows the trust the coaching staff has in me.”

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— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 9, 2024

Castle scored a team-high 10 points in the fourth on the strength of 3-for-6 shooting from the field and 4 for 4 from the free throw line, but he said he was focused primarily on getting stops.

“I feel like defense in those moments is what is most important,” he said. “But definitely appreciative to be out there in those moments. It shows a lot of trust.”

3. It shouldn’t take long for Vassell to start again

Given Vassell’s strong performance right out of the gate, it would be no surprise if he returns to the starting lineup soon.

“He was probably even better than we expected,” Wembanyama said. “His rhythm and shot making were there in his first game back, so it was pretty impressive and I think he’s totally on the right track. I don’t know that we can expect more from a guy coming back after so long.”

Asked if there is a target date for him to start again, Vassell said, “Coach’s question…If I could play 37 minutes right now, I would play it. But you know how that goes.”