By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-14 12:54:00
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。
这位巨人打出了统治级的表现，砍下职业生涯首个 50 分，带领势头正盛的马刺队取得胜利。
文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)在周三打出了他职业生涯至今的最佳比赛之一，砍下 50 分，推动马刺队战胜奇才队。华盛顿队上下半场都曾大幅落后，但他们奋力追赶，最终以 130-139 惜败。
比赛一开始，马刺队和文班亚马就展现出高得分之夜的迹象，他们开场连进三记外线投篮。文班的三分球手感持续火热，他在攻防两端的统治力也早早显现。这位巨人镇守内线，而斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)在外线积极干扰，这使得奇才队的进攻难以施展。圣安东尼奥在首节一度领先 16 分，但遗憾的是，第二阵容没能保持住优势。替补球员虽然命中了一些投篮，但在德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)状态不佳的情况下缺乏创造得分的机会，而且防守端有时也很糟糕，让客队回到了比赛中。乔丹·普尔(Jordan Poole)手感火热，奇才队的外线投篮也频频命中，首节过后他们仅落后一分。
第二节，文班亚马在进攻端继续着怪兽般的表现，但在防守端难以限制尤纳斯·瓦兰丘纳斯(Jonas Valanciunas)。两位内线巨人互不相让，文班用三分和突破攻击速度较慢的瓦兰丘纳斯，而这位立陶宛中锋则利用他的体重、力量和手感抢下进攻篮板并在内线得分。马刺队仍然控制着比赛，并在瓦兰丘纳斯下场时通过空切和及时的突破得分，进一步拉开了比分。但是，当文班下场时，球队的防守再次暴露出问题，奇才队也充分利用了这一点。原本一边倒的比赛变成了势均力敌的拉锯战，圣安东尼奥最终失去了微弱的领先优势，不得不在最后一秒命中三分球才以 67 平进入中场休息。
马刺队是本赛季第三节表现最好的球队之一，他们在这一节也展现出了自己的实力，创造了巨大的分差，但这花费了一些时间。文班亚马继续统治比赛，但乔丹·普尔和其他奇才队的射手也获得了很好的出手机会，并且没有浪费。防守端很难阻止对手得分，当文班下场时，圣安东尼奥只领先了六分。在比赛早些时候表现挣扎的第二阵容在关键时刻挺身而出，打出了一波精彩的进攻，帮助银黑军团将比分拉开到 21 分。防守也是这次进攻高潮的关键，在一个两队防守端都表现不佳的夜晚，这无疑是一个惊喜。进入第四节，文班亚马已经得到 43 分，一切似乎都预示着马刺队将迎来一场大胜。
然而，奇才队另有打算。文班拿到了他的 50 分，圣安东尼奥在他下场时领先 19 分，但奇才队的反击很快就开始了。普尔继续随心所欲地冲击篮筐，他还找到了另外两名拒绝放弃的队友——瓦兰丘纳斯和科里·基斯珀特(Cory Kispert)。华盛顿迅速将分差缩小到 10 分，迫使米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)重新派上首发球员。他们稳住了局面，但也经历了几次惊险时刻。首先，克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)在一次突破后的艰难倒地中捂着手腕，显露出痛苦的表情，但结果证明伤势并不严重。其次，奇才队在马刺几次罚球不中后将分差缩小到 6 分，这为比赛的逆转保留了一丝希望。幸运的是，尽管比赛最后阶段比预想的更加悬念迭起，马刺队还是赢得了胜利。
最佳球
文班亚马拿下他第一个，但很可能不是最后一个 50 分的进球。
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 14, 2024
比赛记录
- 文班的表现非常出色。16 投 8 中的三分球令人印象深刻，但同样令人印象深刻的是他在确立了跳投威胁后突破的意愿。他还送出了 3 次盖帽，干扰了多次投篮，并且只出现了一次失误。这位巨人展现出了巨星风范，他看起来比以往任何时候都更加自信。
- 德文·瓦塞尔没能找到他的三分球手感（三分球 8 投 1 中），但凭借 6 次罚球，他仍然在 14 次出手中得到 17 分。马刺队正在逐步让瓦塞尔恢复状态，但到目前为止他看起来还不错。
- 米奇·约翰逊之所以能够让瓦塞尔替补出场并限制他的上场时间，是因为斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 continues to be a solid starter. 卡斯尔有时无法限制普尔的突破，但在防守端很有破坏性，在进攻端也很明智。这位新秀比预期的更适应 NBA。
- 朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)、哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)和凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)这些锋线球员的得分表现并不出色，但他们在篮板上付出了很多努力。在一个文班亚马只抢下 6 个篮板的夜晚，他们合力贡献了 18 个篮板。
- 第二阵容在创造良好的出手机会上遇到了麻烦，因此他们不得不依靠扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)的传球来制造火花，而他作为组织核心也成功地做到了这一点。这位大个子在 16 分钟内还抢下了 7 个篮板，送出了 6 次助攻，位列全队第二。
- 克里斯·保罗在最后时刻提供了巨大的帮助。他不仅命中了关键球，还保持了球队的冷静，控制了比赛节奏。在这个年纪，保罗必须保存体力，但当球队需要他时，他会挺身而出，他的经验对于这样一支年轻的球队来说是无价之宝。
- 马拉基·布兰纳姆(Malaki Branham)和布雷克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)都有着高效的得分之夜，并且各自送出了几次助攻。当特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)回归后，他们的上场时间将会减少很多，但这两位年轻的后卫已经做得足够好，足以证明即使经历一些起伏，他们仍然可以在 NBA 拥有自己的职业生涯。
下一场比赛：周五对阵洛杉矶湖人
马刺队将在他们的第一场季中锦标赛中对阵湖人队。这也将是他们本赛季首次胜率过半的机会。
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Victor Wembanyama drops 50 points in the Spurs’ win over the Wizards
The big man put together a dominant performance to log his first 50-point game and lead the surging Spurs to a win.
Victor Wembanyama had one of the best games of his young career on Wednesday, scoring 50 points to propel the Spurs past the Wizards. Washington was down big on both halves but fought hard to make it close before falling, 139-130.
The signs that it would be a high-scoring night for the Spurs and Wembanyama were there from the start, as they opened up the game with three consecutive outside shots. Victor’s hot streak from beyond the arc continued and his two-way dominance was palpable early. The big man was patrolling the paint and Stephon Castle was being disruptive on the perimeter, which stunted a Wizards’ offense that struggled to execute. San Antonio got a 16-point lead at one point in the opening frame, but unfortunately, the second unit couldn’t keep it. The bench hit a few shots but lacked shot creation with Devin Vassell struggling and was abysmal at times on defense, letting the visitors back in the game. Jordan Poole got hot and the jumpers were falling for Washington, which only trailed by one after the opening 12 minutes.
Wembanyama continued being a monster on offense but struggled to contain Jonas Valunciunas in the second quarter. The two big men went at each other, with Wemby hitting threes and driving on the slower Valanciunas and the Lithuanian center using his weight, strength and touch to grab offensive boards and score inside. The Spurs were still in control and created some separation when Valanciunas went to the bench, putting points on the board on cuts and timely drives but, once again, the defense left a lot to be desired with Victor on the bench and the Wizards made the most of it. What had been a lopsided matchup earlier turned into a close game in which San Antonio eventually lost its small lead and had to hit a three-pointer in the last second to tie it at 67 going into the break.
The Spurs, one of the best teams in the third quarter this season, lived up to their reputation by creating massive separation in that frame, but it took a while. Wembanyama continued to dominate but Jordan Poole and the other Wizards shooters were getting good looks and not wasting them. Stops were hard to come by and when Wemby headed to the bench, San Antonio was only up six. The second unit, which struggled earlier in the game, stepped up at the right time to put together a great stretch that allowed the Silver and Black to go up by 21. The defense was responsible for the push as well, which was a pleasant surprise on a night in which both teams didn’t do a good job of disrupting each other’s offenses. Wembanyama had 43 points heading into the fourth and everything seemed in place for a blowout win for the Spurs.
The Wizards had other plans, alas. Wemby got his 50-point game and San Antonio was ahead by 19 when he checked out, but the comeback attempt started soon after. Poole kept getting to the rim at will and he found two other teammates who refused to give up in Valanciunas and Cory Kispert. Washington quickly got the deficit to 10, forcing Mitch Johnson to send his starters back in. They took care of business, but not without a few scares. First, Chris Paul showed signs of pain as he held his wrist after a tough fall following a drive, but it turned out to not be serious. Second, the Wizards got as close as down six points after a couple of misses from the line that kept the door open for the upset. Fortunately, the Spurs prevailed despite making the end of the game more suspenseful than it should have been.
Play of the game
The bucket that gave Wembanyama his first, but likely not his last, 50-point game.
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 14, 2024
Game notes
- Wemby’s performance was sublime. The eight made threes on 16 attempts were impressive but so was his willingness to drive after establishing the threat of his jumper. He also blocked three shots and changed many others and only turned the ball over once. Superstar stuff from the big man, who looks more confident than ever.
- Devin Vassell couldn’t find his three-point range (1-for-8 from outside) but still managed to score 17 points on 14 shots thanks to his six free throws. The Spurs are bringing Vassell back slowly but he’s looked good so far.
- The reason why Mitch Johnson can afford to keep bringing Vassell off the bench and limiting his minutes is because Stephon Castle continues to be a solid starter. Castle couldn’t keep Poole in front of him at times but was disruptive on defense and judicious on offense. The rookie is more NBA-ready than anticipated.
- The forwards, Julian Champagnie, Harrison Barnes and Keldon Johnson, didn’t have great scoring nights but put a lot of effort on the boards. They combined for 18 rebounds on a night in which Wembanyama only pulled down six.
- The second unit had trouble creating good looks so it had to turn to Zach Collins’ passing for a spark, and he delivered as a playmaking hub. The big man, who also pulled down seven boards in 16 minutes, dished out six assists, the second most on the team.
- Chris Paul helped tremendously in the final moments. Not only did he hit big shots but also kept the team composed and the clock running. Paul has to conserve his energy at this age, but when he’s needed, he steps up and his experience is invaluable on such a young team.
- Malaki Branham and Blake Wesley had efficient scoring nights and a couple of assists each. A lot of their minutes will disappear when Tre Jones is back but both young guards have done enough to show they could still carve out a career for themselves, even through some ups and downs.
Next game: Vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Friday
The Spurs will face the Lakers in their first mid-season tournament game. It will also be an opportunity to get over .500 for the first time this season.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock