By Casey Coggins | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-16 14:10:21
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马刺队虽然有不少机会，但在赛季锦标赛中仍然未尝胜绩
酋长杯NBA锦标赛的征程对圣安东尼奥马刺队来说，是从面对勒布朗·詹姆斯和洛杉矶湖人队开始的。在过去的四场比赛中赢了三场，马刺队期待着延续他们的胜利势头。比赛开局对他们来说相当顺利，他们拿下了比赛的前11分。看起来他们把新秀道尔顿·克奈希特(Dalton Knecht)当作了错位进攻的目标，并立即对他展开攻势。一次成功的防守阻止了文班亚马的三分出手，随后JJ·雷迪克(JJ Redick)叫了暂停以稳定局面。这似乎起到了作用。在接下来的七分钟里，湖人队与马刺队打得难解难分。但在德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)在比赛还剩2:03时将比分改写为30-21后，湖人队打出了一波10-0的攻势，并在第一节结束时以一分优势领先。
湖人队的这波攻势延续到了第二节，他们在本节开始打出了一波11-2的攻击波。马刺队开场时的活力荡然无存。湖人队在争抢地板球和篮板球方面更快，不断干扰传球，并且在进攻端打得更干脆利落。在马克斯·克里斯蒂(Max Christie)命中三分，将湖人队的领先优势扩大到10分，比分来到42-32后，米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)叫了暂停，希望能够像第一节雷迪克的暂停一样为湖人队带来转机。这似乎也奏效了。马刺队连中三个三分球，将比分追至42-41。然而，魔力再次消失了。湖人队以一波8-0的攻势回应，并在上半场剩余时间里压制住了马刺队。进入中场休息时，马刺队以60-68落后。
第三节开始，两队在前两分半钟的表现基本是镜像的。勒布朗·詹姆斯一次得分将比分改写为75-65，但马刺队以一波10-2的攻势将分差缩小到两分。然而，马刺队的替补席没能保持住这种势头。在比赛还剩四分钟多一点时，布雷克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)和扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)换下斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)和文班，马刺队以81-84落后。在比赛还剩1:42时，克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)和文班换下科林斯和瓦塞尔，比分变成了83-90。几个三分球之后，比分变成了86-93，进入第四节。
人们常说NBA是一个充满攻防转换的比赛，而这场比赛也印证了这一点。在凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)命中底角三分后，马刺队打出了一波小高潮，将比分追至100-101。随后，凭借瓦塞尔的几个关键进球，他们再次取得领先，比分来到107-106。这是自安东尼·戴维斯在第一节还剩22秒时上篮得分以来，马刺队的第一次领先，但这次领先并没有持续多久，因为奥斯汀·里夫斯(Austin Reaves)在20秒后两罚全中。比赛继续拉锯。文班和卡斯尔为马刺队贡献了最后8分，但他们的最终努力还是不够。戴维斯在比赛还剩1:31时的一记扣篮让湖人队以116-115领先。比分保持不变的情况下，克里斯·保罗在将球传给文班后被吹罚进攻犯规，因为戴维斯撞到了他（马刺球迷可能很期待在L2M报告中看到这次判罚）。湖人队在接下来的进攻中，勒布朗得到一个空位上篮机会，将比分差距扩大到三分。卡斯尔三分不中，勒布朗两罚全中，马刺队最终以115-120输掉了他们的酋长杯首场比赛。
比赛最佳球
很容易就能选出那个创造历史的球。让我们为12000先生喝彩。
第12000球 pic.twitter.com/E0XuK3ZVRB
— 圣安东尼奥马刺队 (@ spurs) 2024年11月16日
比赛记录
文班亚马对阵戴维斯非常精彩。 即使他们最终都进入了“万亿俱乐部”（不计算统计数据），观看这两位大个子球员的对决仍然令人兴奋。两人都在进攻端直接对位，这正是你在NBA中喜欢看到的。虽然他们得到的每一分都不是直接来自对方的防守，但他们都在上半场表现出色。戴维斯15投9中，罚球8罚8中，得到26分。文班14投7中得到16分，但没有获得罚球机会。下半场，这两位巨人的表现依然如故。然而，戴维斯在数据和比赛结果上都胜过了文班。他以40分和12个篮板结束了比赛，而文班得到28分和14个篮板。这是文班本赛季第一场没有罚球的比赛（戴维斯罚球12罚10中）。
凯尔登·约翰逊和瓦塞尔的双人阵容。 在对阵萨克拉门托国王队的比赛中，这一点很突出——足以让人去查阅相关数据。在瓦塞尔复出的前三场比赛中，马刺队在他和约翰逊共同在场上的57分钟里净负32分。也许最令人惊讶的是，当你把这两人和文班作为一个三人阵容来看时，他们在26分钟里净负22分。今晚过后，这些数字会变得更糟。在四场比赛和77分钟的共同出场时间里，约翰逊和瓦塞尔净负49分，这意味着他们在对阵湖人队的20分钟里净负17分（和文班一起的8分钟里净负10分）。在查看这些阵容数据时，有很多因素需要考虑，但考虑到这两人是球队的核心球员，这值得关注。
看看新秀：卡斯尔。 自从进入马刺队以来，卡斯尔的表现更像是一位老将而不是新秀。虽然他肯定有一些新秀的时刻，但他大部分时间都展现了他为什么是第四顺位被选中。今晚是另一个例子，证明了他现在的出色，并让我们看到了他和文班未来的发展方向。他的出场时间排在球队第二，为33分08秒，得分22分，正负值+17领跑全队。他积极冲击篮筐造犯规（8次罚球占马刺队罚球次数的一半），三分球4投3中，并贡献了5次助攻。他在篮下的终结为马刺队取得了115-114的领先，这真是太特别了。这位球员的未来一片光明。
看看另一位新秀：克奈希特。 如果你曾经坚持“你两个我一个”的哲学，你就会明白这里发生了什么。我从未回避过承认克奈希特是我在过去NBA选秀中最喜欢的球员，即使在我的选秀榜上，卡斯尔排在他前面。我觉得他是一个可以让球队立即提升进攻水平的球员。和卡斯尔一样，他也有一些新秀的时刻。他今晚迎来了本赛季的第二次首发，很明显马刺队知道谁是防守端的薄弱环节。他们找到了错位的机会，并攻击克奈希特得到了他们的前两分。他最终的投篮命中率还不错，11投6中，三分球4投2中，但正负值为-9。我仍然相信克奈希特，但他本赛季到目前为止还没有接近最佳新秀的行列。
下一场比赛：周六客场挑战达拉斯独行侠队
马刺队将在背靠背的第二个晚上来到达拉斯，试图复仇他们在揭幕战中输给卢卡·东契奇(Luka Doncic)和独行侠队的比赛。
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Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs lose duel to Anthony Davis led Lakers
The Spurs had their fair share of chances, but still find themselves winless in the in-season tournament
The Emirates NBA Cup began for the San Antonio Spurs as they faced off against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Winners of three in their last four games, the Spurs looked to continue their winning ways. Things started nicely for them as they scored the game’s first 11 points. It looked like they identified rookie Dalton Knecht as their mismatch and went at him right away. A good defensive stop leading to a Victor Wembanyama three led to JJ Redick calling timeout to settle the ship. It seemed to work. The Lakers would play the Spurs even over the next seven minutes. But after Devin Vassell made it a 30-21 game with 2:03 remaining, the Lakers would score the last 10 points to take a one-point lead at the end of one.
That Lakers run continued into the second, with them starting the quarter on an 11-2 run. The energy the Spurs came out with to start the game was all but gone. The Lakers were getting to loose balls and rebounds quicker, deflecting passes, and playing crisper offensively. After Max Christie hit a three to push the Lakers lead to 10, 42-32, Mitch Johnson called timeout in hopes of doing what Redick’s timeout did in the first for the Lakers. That, too, seemed to work. The Spurs hit three straight threes to make it a 42-41 game. The magic would run out again, though. The Lakers responded to that with their own 8-0 run and would have answers for the Spurs the rest of the half. Going into the locker room, the Spurs found themselves trailing 68-60.
At the start of the third, the teams basically mirrored the other for the first two and a half minutes. LeBron James would make a bucket to make it a 75-65 game, but the Spurs responded with a 10-2 run to get within two. Yet again, the Spurs bench couldn’t keep the momentum. When Blake Wesley and Zach Collins entered the game for Stephon Castle and Wemby with just over four minutes left, the Spurs trailed 84-81. When Chris Paul and Wemby came back into the for Collins and Devin Vassell with 1:42 left, it was 90-83. A couple of threes later, and it’d be a 93-86 heading into the fourth quarter.
They say the NBA is a game of runs, and this one lived up to it. The Spurs would get a mini-run in to make it a 101-100 game after Keldon Johnson drained a corner three. They’d then get another one to put them in front 107-106 thanks to a couple big buckets by Vassell. Their first lead since Anthony Davis got a layup with 22 seconds left in the first wouldn’t last, as Austin Reaves would sink a couple free throws 20 seconds later. The back and forth kept rolling on. Wemby and Stephon Castle would score the final eight points for the Spurs, but their final push wouldn’t be enough. An Anthony Davis dunk with 1:31 left would give the Lakers a 116-115 lead. With the score the same, Chris Paul was whistled for an offensive foul after dumping the ball off to Wemby and having Davis run into him (a call Spurs fans will likely be waiting to see in the L2M report). LeBron got an open layup on the Lakers next possession to make it a three-point game. A missed Castle three and two LeBron free throws later, and the Spurs would drop their NBA Cup opener, 120-115.
Play of the game
It’s pretty easy to pick the one that made history. Let’s give it up for Mr. 12,000.
No. 12,000 pic.twitter.com/E0XuK3ZVRB
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 16, 2024
Game Notes
Victor Wembanyama vs. Anthony Davis is a lot of fun. They could both end up in the Trillion Club (no counting stats) and it would still be exhilarating to watch these two big men match up. Both went right at the other on offense, which is what you love to see in the NBA. While not every point they scored was on each other, they both played a strong first half. Davis had 26 points on 9/15 shooting and 8/8 from the foul line. Wemby had 16 on 7/14 shooting, but didn’t see a free throw attempt. The second half was the same for the two behemoths. However, Davis would get the better of Wemby in both stats and the game. He ended the night with 40 points and 12 rebounds to Wemby’s 28 points and 14 rebounds. It was Wemby’s first game this season without attempting a free throw (Davis would go 10/12 from the free throw line).
Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell 2-man lineup. It’s something that stuck out during the game against the Sacramento Kings – enough to look up the stats to it. Through Vassell’s first three games back, the Spurs were outscored by 32 points in the 57 minutes he and Keldon shared the court. Perhaps the most surprising part of this is the fact that when you look at these two with Wemby as a three-man lineup, they had been outscored by 22 points over 26 minutes. After tonight, those numbers would get worse. Through four games and 77 minutes together, Keldon and Vassell are a -49, which means they were -17 in 20 minutes against the Lakers (it was a -10 in eight minutes with Wemby). There’s a lot at play when looking at these lineup numbers, but for these two to be two of your main players, it’s worth keeping an eye on.
Checking in on the rook: Stephon Castle. Castle has looked more like a vet than a rookie since he stepped into the Spurs facility. And while he’s certainly had some rookie moments, he’s mostly shown why he was taken fourth overall. Tonight was another example of how good he currently is and gives us a glimpse of what him and Wemby could be going forward. He was second on the team in minutes at 33:08 and points with 22, and he led the team in plus/minus at +17. He attacked the basket to draw fouls (took half of the Spurs’ free throw attempts with eight), made three of four three-point attempts, and chipped in five assists. His finish at the rim to give the Spurs a 115-114 lead was something special. The future is bright with this one.
Checking in on the other rook: Dalton Knecht. If you’ve ever adhered to the two for you, one for me philosophy, you’ll understand that’s what’s going on here. I’ve never shied from admitting Knecht was my favorite player in this past NBA Draft, even if I had Castle above him on my draft board. I felt he was a player a team could drop into their lineup and immediately improve offensively. Like Castle, he’s had his fair share of rookie moments. He made his second start of the season tonight, and it was apparent the Spurs knew who the weak link on defense was. They sought out the mismatch and attacked Knecht for their first two buckets. He ended up having a decent shooting night, going 6/11 from the field and 2/4 from three, but wound up with a plus/minus of -9. I’m still a believer in Knecht, but he hasn’t been near the top of best rookies so far this season.
Next game: At Dallas Mavericks on Saturday
The Spurs spend the second night of their back-to-back in Dallas trying to avenge their opening night loss against Luka Doncic and the Mavs
By Casey Coggins, via Pounding The Rock