By Devon Birdsong | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-19 16:00:00
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。
马刺队希望利用伤兵满营的雷霆队
圣安东尼奥马刺队跌宕起伏的赛季仍在继续，在与老对手（同时也是可能的季后赛球队）洛杉矶湖人队和达拉斯独行侠队的比赛中失利后，他们迎来了这场对决。
马刺队正处于赛程中较为艰难的一段时期，即将迎战勇士队、湖人队和太阳队。考虑到俄克拉荷马城雷霆队自身也伤病缠身，这场比赛可能是他们在这一阶段偷得一场胜利的最佳机会。
由于雷霆队的一众内线球员在可预见的未来都将缺席，马刺队（以及文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)，如果他能上场的话）必须利用这一优势，在内线攻击这支防守极其顽强的雷霆队（防守效率联盟第一，对手有效命中率联盟第一，盖帽联盟第二，限制对手内线得分联盟第三）。
不幸的是，由于休赛期缺乏内线升级，马刺队的内线得分排名联盟第23位，二次进攻得分排名第28位，这在一定程度上抵消了他们利用雷霆队目前弱点的一些能力。
幸运的是，马刺队非常重视现代进攻模式，他们45%的出手来自三分线外，本赛季38%的得分来自三分球，这有助于弥补他们在内线方面的不足。
真正的问题是文班和德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)能否参加这场比赛，因为他们是圣安东尼奥最好的两位远距离射手。
显然，这场比赛已经失去了文班亚马对阵霍姆格伦的火花，因此观看的动力有所减弱。但马刺队最近打出了近几年来最好的一些比赛，而且正在逐渐恢复健康，所以到目前为止观看他们的比赛一直是一种享受。
希望我们都能欣赏到文班在防守薄弱的篮筐内外肆虐的精彩表现。他（或任何马刺队的内线球员）不太可能在与西部顶级球队的比赛中经常获得这样绝佳的机会。这是一场积极发展的球队会想方设法赢下的比赛。
俄克拉荷马城雷霆 vs. 圣安东尼奥马刺
2024年11月16日 | 晚8:30 (中部时间)
观看：TNT (RIP) | 收听：WOAI (1200 AM)
马刺队伤病情况： 文班亚马 - 出战成疑（膝盖），瓦塞尔 - 每日观察（脚），索汉(Jeremy Sochan) - 缺席（手）
雷霆队伤病情况： 尼古拉·托皮奇(Nikola Topic) - 缺席（膝盖），以赛亚·哈尔滕施泰因(Isiah Hartenstein) - 缺席（手），杰林·威廉姆斯(Jaylin Williams) - 缺席（腿），切特·霍姆格伦(Chet Holmgren) - 缺席（臀部），亚历克斯·卡鲁索(Alex Caruso) - 每日观察（臀部）
想了解雷霆球迷的观点，请访问Welcome To Loud City。
PtR的比赛讨论帖将于今晚发布，供那些想边看比赛边聊天的人使用。你也可以通过 PtR的推特账号 关注比赛的进展。
点击查看原文：Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
The Spurs look to take advantage of the banged-up Thunder
The herky-jerky season continues for the San Antonio Spurs, coming into this match-up on the heels of losses to longtime rivals (and likely playoff teams) in the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks.
The Spurs are in the midst of a tougher stretch of their schedule, with upcoming games against the Warriors, Lakers, and Suns, and this might be their best opportunity to steal another win in the midst of it, with the Oklahoma City Thunder already getting a bit banged up in their own right.
With a bunch of their big men out for the foreseeable future, the Spurs (and Victor Wembanyama, should he play) must take advantage of that advantage in the front-court of an incredibly stingy Thunder team (1st in Defensive Rating, 1st in Opponent Effective Field Goal Percentage, 2nd in Blocks, 3rd in limiting Opponents Points In The Paint).
Unfortunately, due to an off-season devoid of front-court upgrades, the Spurs rank 23rd in points scored in the paint and 28th in 2nd chance points, negating some of their ability to exploit the Thunder’s current weakness.
Fortunately, the Spurs have leaned heavily into the modern offensive profile, with 45% of their shots coming from beyond the arc, and 38% of their points this season coming from the three-pointer, something that’s helped cover up those deficiencies.
The real question is whether or not Wembanyama and Devin Vassell will play in this contest, as they profile as two of San Antonio’s best long-distance shooters.
Obviously, this is a game that is already without the crackle of a Wembanyama vs. Holmgren showdown, so the incentive to watch is lessened somewhat, but the Spurs have been playing some of their best basketball of the last several years lately, and are getting healthier, so it’s been a pleasure to tune in thus far.
Here’s to hoping we all get to enjoy a huge helping of Wemby running wild in-and-around a poorly defended rim. It’s unlikely he (or any of San Antonio’s big men) will get this ripe of an opportunity against the top teams in the Western Conference with regularity. This is the sort of game that a positively developing team finds a way to win.
Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs
November 16, 2024 | 8:30 CT
Watch: TNT (RIP) |Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: Victor Wembanyama - Questionable (Knee), Devin Vassell - Day-to-Day (Foot), Jeremy Sochan - Out (Hand)
Thunder Injuries: Nikola Topic - Out (Knee), Isiah Hartenstein - Out (Hand), Jaylin Williams - Out (Leg), Chet Holmgren - Out (Hip), Alex Caruso - Day-to-Day (Hip)
For the Thunder’s fans’ perspective, visit Welcome To Loud City.
PtR’s Game thread will be up this evening for those who want to chat through the game. You can also follow along with the action through PtR’s Twitter feed.
By Devon Birdsong, via Pounding The Rock