[SAEN] 马刺在缺少文班的情况下于NBA杯赛战胜雷霆的三点总结 ▶️

SAEN · 2024 年11 月 20 日 07:10

By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-11-20 00:45:21

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19日星期二，在圣安东尼奥的弗罗斯特银行中心进行的NBA比赛上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)在俄克拉荷马城雷霆队后卫卡森·华莱士(Cason Wallace)面前投篮。圣安东尼奥以110-104击败了俄克拉荷马城。

周二，随着终场哨响，缺少主力的马刺以110-104战胜了俄克拉荷马城雷霆，球员们走下弗罗斯特银行中心那块看起来有些滑稽的球场，体会到了一种不熟悉的感觉。

马刺队第一次在酋长杯比赛中赢球了。

是的，这对他们来说确实意义重大。

“当然重要了，”中锋扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)说道。“我们正努力前往拉斯维加斯。”

拉斯维加斯是杯赛淘汰赛的举办地，八支从小组赛中突围的球队将在那里一决高下。

科林斯希望马刺队能去那里，他还有一个更深层的动机：拉斯维加斯是他的家乡。

“我们的目标是在赛季末进入季后赛，”科林斯说。“NBA杯赛增添了一些额外的动力。我们当然想赢。”

在缺少球星维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)和德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)的情况下，马刺队在周二赢得了比赛，小组赛战绩改写为1胜1负。

上个赛季他们0胜4负，与孟菲斯灰熊队一起成为两支未尝胜绩的球队。

多亏了凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)的22分和哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)的赛季最高的20分，马刺终于在NBA杯赛中取得了胜利。

约翰逊的三分球命中数达到了职业生涯最高的6个。奇怪的是，他只投进了一个两分球，那是上半场的一次突破扣篮。

谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大(Shai Gilgeous-Alexander)砍下32分，领跑雷霆队。雷霆队在缺少7尺1寸的中锋切特·霍姆格伦(Chet Holmgren)的情况下已经打了五场比赛，这迫使他们从始至终都使用小个阵容。

杰伦·威廉姆斯(Jalen Williams)为雷霆队贡献了27分。

在霍姆格伦髋部骨折后，雷霆队赢得了他们的前三场比赛，但现在已经遭遇了两连败。11胜4负的雷霆队在西部联盟的霸主地位上已经落后于金州勇士队。

克里斯·保罗为马刺队贡献了14分和11次助攻。马刺队在第四节一度领先21分，但在最后时刻不得不拼命保住胜果。

马刺队将带着这场胜利继续他们的NBA杯赛之旅，这场胜利让他们在杯赛中保持了活力。他们下一场小组赛将于11月26日在犹他州进行。

以下是周二战胜雷霆，并将马刺战绩提升至7胜8负的三点总结：

马刺队并非完美取胜

这或许是一个积极的进步信号。马刺队在没有完成所有那些通常能累积成胜利的小细节的情况下，依然取得了本赛季最令人印象深刻的胜利之一。

面对雷霆队凶猛的防守，马刺队出现了20次失误，让雷霆队得到了18分。

他们在19次罚球中错失了6次，在一场势均力敌的比赛中错失了得分良机。

马刺队并没有一直充分利用他们的身高优势，篮板球以45-47落后，并让俄克拉荷马城队抢到了13个进攻篮板。

他们的胜利主要归功于46次三分球出手命中了19次，这通常可以弥补很多不足。

最终，马刺队的毅力是当晚最精彩的部分。

卡斯尔持续找到制造影响力的方法

从很多方面来说，周二的比赛是新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)初入NBA以来最艰难的比赛之一。

他出现了赛季最高的6次失误，比他前三场比赛的失误总和还要多。他在13次出手中错失了10次，三分球7投1中。

然而，代理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)仍然让卡斯尔留在场上，成为马刺队最后阵容的一部分。

原因很简单。

“没有经历就没有经验，”约翰逊说。

卡斯尔能够从糟糕的时刻中走出来的能力是他比赛中被低估的部分之一。周二他又一次做到了这一点，他摆脱了其他方面不稳定的表现，在最后时刻做出了两个关键的举动。

一个发生在第四节中段，雷霆队正在猛烈反击，而马刺队得分困难。卡斯尔挺身而出，投进了一个三分球，在比赛还剩6分06秒时将马刺队的领先优势扩大到103-88。

斯蒂芬·卡斯尔。 pic.twitter.com/zyseLEH3rD

— 圣安东尼奥马刺队 (@spurs) 2024年11月20日

之后，在比赛还剩几秒钟时，雷霆队将分差缩小到6分，卡斯尔追赶吉尔杰斯-亚历山大，在篮下完成了一次盖帽。

“他做出了精彩的举动，”约翰逊说。

如果卡斯尔不在场上，他就不会做出这些举动。

巴西强势反弹

周二是否是替补中锋查尔斯·巴西(Charles Bassey)在NBA的最佳比赛值得商榷。但这绝对是他近期表现最好的一场比赛。

在上赛季后半段因前交叉韧带撕裂而缺席之后，巴西提醒了马刺队，当他状态良好时，他能带来多么高的能量。

“如果我不带来能量，谁来带来呢？”巴西说道。

由于文班缺阵，科林斯进入首发阵容，巴西最近得到了充足的上场时间来展现自己的实力。

2024年11月19日星期二，在圣安东尼奥的弗罗斯特银行中心与俄克拉荷马城雷霆队的NBA比赛下半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋查尔斯·巴西(Charles Bassey)扣篮。圣安东尼奥以110-104击败了俄克拉荷马城。

在周六输给达拉斯的比赛中，巴西上场22分钟，没有得分，也没有对比赛产生任何持久的影响。

面对小个阵容的雷霆队，巴西充分展现了自己的存在感，看起来他的膝伤已经完全康复。

他的12分超过了他本赛季迄今为止的总得分（8分）。巴西还抢下了8个篮板，送出2次盖帽，并且打得充满激情，感染了马刺队的其他球员。

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San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) drives past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins (21) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) tries to drive past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) during the first half of the San Antonio Spurs NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio.

San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) shoots over Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins (21) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, right, shares laughs on the bench with forward Jeremy Sochan, center, during the first half of the Spurs NBA game with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

San Antonio Spurs guard Tre Jones (33) drives to the basket past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell (25) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

San Antonio Spurs guard Tre Jones (33) shoots a jump shot during the first half of their NBA game with the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

San Antonio Spurs guard Malaki Branham (22) tries to drive around Oklahoma City Thunder forward Ousmane Dieng (13) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

San Antonio Spurs guard Malaki Branham (22) tries to drive past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Adam Flagler (14) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

San Antonio Spurs center Zach Collins (23) shoots over Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Caruso (9) during the first half of their NBA game with the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio.

San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) drives past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Caruso (9) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

San Antonio Spurs guard Tre Jones (33) drives past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins (21) during the first half of the San Antonio Spurs NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio.

San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (0) goes to the rim over Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) for a dunk during the first half of their game at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. Johnson led the Spurs with 22 points as San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, right, and forward Jeremy Sochan celebrate a basket by forward Keldon Johnson during the first half of the San Antonio Spurs NBA game with the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio.

San Antonio Spurs center Charles Bassey (28) catches the ball of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Adam Flagler (14) during the second half of their NNA game at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

The Spurs Coyote performs with Mariaci Los Soberanos during a time out in the second half of the San Antonio Spurs NBA game with the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

San Antonio Spurs center Charles Bassey (28) pulls down a defensive rebound during the second half of their NBA game with the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace (22) fights for possession of the ball with San Antonio Spurs guard Malaki Branham, left, and guard Chris Paul (3) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

San Antonio Spurs’ Keldon Johnson (0), Chris Paul (3), Stephon Castle (5) and Harrison Barnes (40) come onto the court after a time out during the second half of their NBA game with the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) and forward Keldon Johnson (0) defend as Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) drives into the lane during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

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3 takeaways as Spurs top Thunder in NBA Cup without Wemby

San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul (3) shoots over Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace (22) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

The final horn sounded on the Spurs’ shorthanded 110-104 victory over Oklahoma City on Tuesday, and players strode off a funny-looking court at the Frost Bank Center and into an unfamiliar feeling.

For the first time, the Spurs have won a game in the Emirates NBA Cup tournament.

And yes, that actually means something to them.

“Hell yeah,” center Zach Collins said. “We’re trying to get to Vegas.”

Las Vegas is the site of the knockout round of the tournament, which features the eight teams who survive group play.

Collins has an ulterior motive for wanting the Spurs to get there: Las Vegas is his hometown.

“The goal is to get to the playoffs at the end of the year,” Collins said. “The NBA Cup adds a little bit more. We definitely want to do it.”

Playing without stars Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell, the Spurs won Tuesday to improve to 1-1 in group play.

They were 0-4 last season, joining Memphis as the two teams to go winless.

The Spurs finally got in the NBA Cup win column thanks to 22 points from Keldon Johnson and a season-best 20 from Harrison Barnes.

Johnson matched a career high with six 3-pointers. He curiously scored only one two-point goal, a driving dunk in the first half.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points to lead the Thunder, who were playing their fifth game without 7-foot-1 center Chet Holmgren, a loss that forced them to play small from start to finish.

Jalen Williams added 27 points for OKC.

The Thunder, who won their first three games after Holmgren fractured his hip, have lost two in a row. At 11-4, OKC has slipped behind Golden State for supremacy in the Western Conference.

Chris Paul contributed 14 points and 11 assists for the Spurs, who led by as many as 21 points in the fourth quarter but had to hold on for dear life down the stretch.

The Spurs will take the victory, which keeps them alive in NBA Cup play. Their next group play contest is scheduled for Nov. 26 at Utah.

Here are three takeaways from Tuesday’s solid victory over the Thunder, which improved the Spurs to 7-8:

1. The Spurs won without doing everything right

This is perhaps a positive sign of progress. The Spurs were able to pocket one of their more impressive victories of the season without accomplishing all of the little things that often tend to add up to wins.

The Spurs turned the ball over 20 times against OKC’s voracious defense, giving way to 18 points for the Thunder.

They missed six of their 19 free-throw attempts, leaving points on the table in a tight game.

The Spurs did not always use their size advantage to much of an advantage, getting out-rebounded 47-45 and giving up 13 offensive boards to Oklahoma City.

They won mostly by burying 19 of their 46 3-point attempts, which can usually erase a lot of ills.

In the end, the Spurs’ perseverance was the best part of the night.

2. Castle keeps finding ways to make impact

In many ways, Tuesday’s game was one of the roughest of rookie Stephon Castle’s fledgling NBA career.

He committed a season-high six turnovers, more than he coughed up in the previous three games combined. He missed 10 of his 13 attempts, and was 1 of 7 from the 3-point stripe.

And yet, acting coach Mitch Johnson let Castle stay on the floor as part of the Spurs’ closing lineup.

The idea was simple.

“There’s no way to get experience without experience,” Johnson said.

Castle’s ability to move on from bad moments is one of the underrated parts of his game. He did it again Tuesday, shrugging off an otherwise shaky outing to make a pair of huge plays down the stretch.

One came in the middle of the fourth quarter, with OKC surging and the Spurs’ struggling to score. Castle stepped up and buried a 3-pointer to push the Spurs’ lead to 103-88 with 6:06 remaining.

STEPH. CASTLE. pic.twitter.com/zyseLEH3rD

— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024

Later, with the Thunder within six in the waning moments, Castle chased down Gilgeous-Alexander for a block at the rim.

“He made great plays,” Johnson said.

Had Castle not been on the floor, he wouldn’t have made them.

3. Bassey has his bounce back

It’s worth debating whether Tuesday marked backup center Charles Bassey’s best game in the NBA. It was certainly his best game in a while.

Having missed the second half of last season after tearing an ACL, Bassey reminded the Spurs of the high energy he can bring when he is right.

“If I don’t bring the energy, who will?” Bassey said.

With Wembanyama on the shelf and Collins in the starting five, Bassey has been given ample minutes to shine lately.

San Antonio Spurs center Charles Bassey (28) dunks the ball during the second half of their NBA game with the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.

In Saturday’s loss in Dallas, Bassey logged 22 minutes and went without scoring or making any sort of lasting impact on the game.

Against an undersized OKC lineup, Bassey made his presence known while looking fully recovered from his knee injury.

His 12 points were more than he had totaled the rest of the season combined (eight). Bassey also grabbed eight rebounds, recorded a pair of blocks and generally played with a level of enthusiasm the rest of the Spurs found infectious.