By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-12 12:20:00
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。
马刺依靠团队的努力，从上一场令人失望的失利中反弹，战胜了一支优秀但疲惫的国王队。
在两晚前输给联盟垫底的犹他爵士后，马刺迎战实力不俗（但疲惫）的萨克拉门托国王。国王队拥有众多得分手，以及三位前马刺球员：德玛尔·德罗赞(DeMar DeRozan)、道格·麦克德莫特(Doug McDermott)和特雷·莱尔斯(Trey Lyles)。看起来这将是一场艰难的比赛，因此马刺需要控制好球权，并积极拼抢篮板，以限制联盟最佳篮板手多曼塔斯·萨博尼斯(Domantas Sabonis)的进攻篮板。他们（几乎）做到了这两点，尤其是在占据统治地位的下半场。
比赛初期马刺的三分球非常火热，前七次出手命中四球（包括文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的两记三分），在六分钟后以 18-15 领先。但正如经常发生的那样，当替补球员上场后，进攻陷入了停滞。国王队打出一波 11-4 的小高潮，在 12 分钟后以 26-22 反超比分，而马刺在控制球权这第一个目标上遇到了困难。国王队在第二节开始时凭借一记三分和一次由马刺失误带来的快攻扣篮将领先优势扩大到 9 分，这促使愤怒的米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)请求暂停。
随后，仿佛格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)又回到了他们身边，约翰逊的波波维奇式暂停点燃了球队的斗志。马刺以一波 7-0 的攻势回应，并从此再也没有落后。尽管双方交替领先了几次，但马刺凭借 23 投 11 中的三分球（包括文班 6 投 4 中），以及克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)的压哨球，以 60-55 的比分进入中场休息，克服了上半场 12 次失误（送给国王 18 分）带来的不利影响。
下半场开始后，背靠背的第二场比赛似乎让国王队力不从心，马刺抓住机会迅速将领先优势扩大到 14 分。尽管国王队最后奋力将分差缩小到个位数，但在上半场表现沉寂的瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)个人连得 7 分予以回应。由于第三节只出现 3 次失误，马刺得以保持着舒适的领先优势，以 84-71 进入最后一节。
第四节比赛的走势与第三节相似，马刺缓慢而有条不紊地消耗着疲惫的国王队。除了德罗赞和德阿伦·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)之外，几乎没有人能够有所贡献，他们在整个第四节也从未将分差缩小到个位数。在最终以 116-96 大胜对手的比赛中，每个为马刺出战并有重要表现的球员都做出了贡献，这是一场在周六令人失望的表现之后的精彩反弹。
赛事记录
- 也许文班投出的所有三分球都开始带来回报了？除了 34 分、14 个篮板、6 次助攻和 3 个盖帽之外，他还追平了两晚前创下的职业生涯单场 6 记三分球的纪录，三分球 12 投 6 中（其中几球受益于“射手的手感”，这意味着他现在状态正佳）。过去两场比赛他的三分球是 21 投 12 中，这仍然是很多出手，但当他能够命中时，就更容易让人接受了。显然，他不会一直保持这样的命中率，我仍然希望看到他更多地努力在内线建立统治力，但如果他终于找到了外线的手感，而这不仅仅是两场比赛的昙花一现，那肯定是一个积极的信号。
- 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)在每场比赛中都在不断进步。虽然他 11 投 4 中得到 10 分的表现中规中矩（尽管三分球 5 投 2 中），但他继续用 4 个篮板、6 次助攻、1 次抢断和 1 个盖帽填满了数据统计表。而且他的贡献远不止数据统计表上所显示的。他知道在防守端应该出现在哪里，并且能够做出正确的判断。你甚至可以看到他在攻防两端指挥队友，这对于一名只打了 11 场 NBA 比赛的球员来说展现了极大的成熟度和自信心。
- 说到卡斯尔的导师，充满侵略性的克里斯·保罗回归了，而且像往常一样，他点燃了球队的斗志。他选择性地出手 8 次命中 5 球得到 12 分，但当他在送出 11 次助攻的同时也在寻找自己的投篮机会时，这对球队产生了巨大的影响。马刺不需要他成为一个主要的得分威胁，只需要让防守球员不敢在传球路线上放松警惕就足够了。今天的表现就是一个完美的平衡。
本场最佳
有很多竞争者，但这是我最喜欢的本场最佳，它表明马刺不会错过这次机会。从文班的盖帽到保罗漂亮的转身回传给文班，再过头顶传给桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili)（他替补出场也打得不错），这展现了马刺的精妙配合。
加油！️ pic.twitter.com/48CELW3oRm
— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2024年11月12日
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Spurs use dominant second half to put away weary Kings
The Spurs used a team effort to bounce back vs. a good but tired Kings team.
Two nights after a disappointing loss to the cellar-dwelling Utah Jazz, the Spurs came out against a good (but tired) Sacramento Kings team that features plenty of scorers and three former Spurs in DeMar DeRozan, Doug McDermott and Trey Lyles. It seemed like it would be a tough match-up, so the Spurs would need to take care of the ball and attack the glass to keep the best rebounder in the league, Domantas Sabonis, off the offensive glass. They (almost) achieved both, especially in a dominant second half.
The Spurs were hot from three early, hitting four of their first seven (including two from Victor Wembanyama) to get up 18-15 after six minutes, but as is often the case, the offense went cold when the bench came in, and the Kings went on an 11-4 run to take a 26-22 lead after 12 minutes while the Spurs struggled with the first goal of taking care of the ball. That run extended as the Kings got the lead to nine with a three and transition dunk off a Spurs turnover to start the second quarter, prompting an angry Mitch Johnson timeout.
Then, as if Gregg Popovich was back with them, Johnson’s Popovichian move sparked a fire under his team. The Spurs responded with a 7-0 run and never looked back from there. Although they traded the lead a few more times, the Spurs were able to overcome 12 turnovers in the half (gifting the Kings 18 extra points) by hitting 11-23 from three, including 4-6 from Wemby, to take a 60-55 lead into the break off a Chris Paul buzzer-beater.
After that, the SEGABABA seemed to be catching up with the Kings, and the Spurs took advantage to quickly get lead out to 14. Although the Kings had one last push in them to get the lead down to single figures, Vassell responded with 7-0 run on his own after a quiet first half. With only three turnovers in the quarter, the Spurs were able to maintain a comfortable lead, sitting at 84-71 heading into the final frame.
The fourth quarter was more of the same, with the Spurs slowly and methodically wearing down the tired Kings. Hardly anyone outside of DeRozan and De’Aaron Fox were factors, and they never got back within single digits throughout the entire fourth quarter. Everyone who played meaningful minutes for the Spurs contributed in what turned into a 116-96 blowout win, and it was a nice bounce back performance after their disappointing showing on Saturday.
Game Notes
- Maybe all the threes Wemby is shooting are starting to pay dividends? Beyond his 34 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks, he matched his career high of 6 made threes from two nights ago, going 6-12 from beyond the arc (a few of which benefited from the shooter’s roll, which means he just has it going right now). That’s 12-21 in the last two games, which is still a lot of attempts, but it’s a much easier pill to swallow when he’s making them. Obviously, he won’t keep hitting them at this rate, and I would still like to see him work to establish an inside presence more, but it’s certainly a positive if he has finally found a rhythm from outside, and this isn’t just a two-game fluke.
- Stephon Castle continues to improve with each passing game. While his 10 points on 4-11 shooting was okay-not-great (albeit while hitting 2-5 from three), he continued to stuff the stat sheet with 4 rebounds, 6 assists, a steal and block. And his contributions extend well beyond the stat sheet. He knows where to be on defense and makes the right reads. You could even see him directing his teammates on both ends of the court, which shows a lot of maturity and confidence for a player in just his 11th NBA game.
- Speaking of who is probably mentoring Castle, aggressive Chris Paul made a return, and per usual, it lit a fire under the team. He picked his spots with 12 points on 5-8 shooting, but it makes such a huge difference when he’s looking for his own shot while still dishing out 11 assists. The Spurs don’t need him to be a huge scoring threat, just enough that the defense has to respect him instead of laying off in the passing lanes. Today’s performance was a perfect balance.
Play of the Game
There are a lot of contenders, but this was my favorite play of the night and showed the Spurs weren’t going to blow this one. From Wemby’s block to Paul’s beautiful turnaround pass back to Wemby, and over the head to Sandro Mamukelashvili (who also had a nice game off the bench), this was some Beautiful Spurs level of play.
LET’S GOOOOO ️ pic.twitter.com/48CELW3oRm
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 12, 2024
Up next: Wednesday vs. Washington Wizards
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock