By MateoMayorga | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-20 21:04:40
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马刺的三分球和比赛后期的防守帮助球队赢得了胜利
圣安东尼奥马刺队在本赛季的第二场阿联酋杯比赛中主场迎战人员不整的俄克拉荷马雷霆队，在缺少维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)和德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)的情况下，通过第四节的惊险表现赢得了比赛。马刺队的投篮命中率更高，而且尽管在控球方面有些粗心，但他们在体型和力量上都占据优势。
比赛开始阶段，马刺队的进攻略显混乱，在四分钟内出现了四次失误，但朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)和哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)的内线进攻稳定了局面。随后，凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)命中两记三分球，其他队员也在12次三分出手中命中了5球。球队的无球掩护为球员的空切和突破创造了机会。查尔斯·巴塞(Charles Bassey)替补出场也提供了很好的贡献，他抢下了一个进攻篮板，两次通过对抗得分，并送出一记盖帽，从而发动了快攻。
在防守端，马刺队对三分球的干扰不够及时，让对手八投五中，并且无法阻止谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大(Shai Gilgeous-Alexander)和杰伦·威廉姆斯(Jalen Williams)运球到他们喜欢的低位区域。杰伦·威廉姆斯九投五中，雷霆队在首节的投篮命中率高达65.2%。第一节结束时，客队以35-32领先。
随后，马刺队的防守加强，在第二节的前五分钟内只让对手11投2中。亚历山大得到7分，但命中率只有25%，因为马刺队及时换防和对抗。这种强度持续了整个上半场。
但是马刺队的进攻陷入了泥潭，直到约翰逊像马丁·斯科塞斯(Martin Scorsese)执导的电影《好家伙》中挥舞双枪的汤米一样爆发，才打破僵局。他投进了三个三分球，并在双掩护后完成了一次扣篮。扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)也近距离完成了两次进攻，上半场结束时，马刺以60-57领先。此外，马刺队得到了22分内线得分，2分快攻得分，12分二次进攻得分，2分失误得分和30分替补得分。
下半场，亚历山大察觉到了马刺防守的弱点。他从中远距离造成更多杀伤，并利用突破为卢根茨·多特(Luguentz Dort)的三分球创造了机会。但马刺队很好地限制了其他雷霆球员，只让他们14投2中。
马刺队的防守，加上顶级的球权转移，巴塞的两次空接，以及约翰逊的第六个三分球和两次罚球，帮助马刺队在进入第四节时建立了两位数的领先优势。两分钟后，优势扩大到21分。然而，雷霆队的威廉姆斯、亚历克斯·卡鲁索(Alex Caruso)和凯森·华莱士(Cason Wallace)通过快攻和半场阵地进攻帮助雷霆队续命，在比赛还剩两分半钟时将分差缩小到6分。雷霆队还赢得了一次挑战，阻止了巴恩斯获得罚球机会。
从那时起，克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)和科林斯与亚历山大和多特互有攻守。然后，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)在篮下成功阻止了亚历山大的突破上篮，最终马刺以110-104获胜。此外，马刺队得到了36分内线得分，6分快攻得分，21分二次进攻得分，12分失误得分和42分替补得分。
在赛后新闻发布会上，临时教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)被问及在关键时刻坚持使用卡斯尔的原因。他说：“没有经验就不可能获得经验。这是一个棘手的问题，他打出了精彩的表现。他显然也犯了一些年轻球员会犯的错误，但老队员也一样。我们只需要继续保持稳定，不跳过步骤，保持一致，相信比赛计划和过程。”
接下来，巴恩斯回答了问题。他说巴塞的能量很有感染力。“我们经常谈论‘下一个球员’的心态，我们遇到了一些伤病问题，但我认为查尔斯今晚站了出来，他以一种巨大的方式影响了比赛。”
卡斯尔表示，球队专注于在第四节止血。“（我们）只是在防守端真正专注于如何阻止他们得分。我觉得，在第四节后期，我们做到了。”
本场最佳球
在设置双掩护后，约翰逊快速下顺，用运球晃倒了阿隆·维金斯(Aaron Wiggins)，并在篮下几乎隔扣了亚历山大。
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— 圣安东尼奥马刺队 (@spurs) 2024年11月20日
比赛记录
- 由于切特·霍姆格伦(Chet Holmgren)和本赛季尚未出场的以赛亚·哈尔滕施泰因(Isaiah Hartenstein)的缺阵，雷霆队缺乏体型，这使得马刺队能够充分利用禁区内的进攻机会。马刺队在上半场在该区域10投8中，在下半场10投6中。在防守端，科林斯和巴塞的体型在篮筐附近给雷霆队带来了麻烦。科林斯最精彩的表现是破坏了亚历山大的突破上篮。巴塞的最佳防守回合是从篮下追踪卡鲁索的运球，并在篮筐处将其封盖。
- 马刺队的防守也做得很好，在避免犯规的情况下限制对手，只让对手获得了7次罚球机会。但球队的防守转换速度需要更快，因为他们让对手得到了24分快攻得分。
- 这是马刺队本赛季第四次出现至少20次失误（22次），但这是他们第一次在如此粗心的情况下赢球。
- 尚帕尼（2个）、约翰逊（6个）、巴恩斯（3个）和保罗（4个）是仅有的命中多个三分球的马刺球员。
- 约翰逊的表现意味着每个晚上都会有一些值得商榷的投篮选择。他追平了职业生涯最高的6个三分球，但也尝试了三次不合理的投篮，这可能会让每一位马刺队的支持者感到畏缩。他必须克服这个问题，因为这些投篮并不能帮助球队赢球。
- 保罗在试图躲避亚历山大时，左手拇指撞到了亚历山大的手臂。在第四节开始前，他的拇指缠上了胶带，并打了最后10分钟的比赛。在赛后新闻发布会上，教练约翰逊被问及拇指受伤的严重程度。他说：“我们会看看情况，”他还没有和保罗谈过这件事。
下一场比赛：周四对阵犹他爵士队
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Short-handed Spurs defeat the depleted Thunder in the second Emirates Cup match
The Spurs 3-point shooting and late defense powered the group to the win
The San Antonio Spurs hosted the understaffed Oklahoma City Thunder in their second Emirates Cup game of the season, taking victory in a fourth-quarter thriller without the services of Victor Wembanyama or Devin Vassell. The Spurs were sharper from the field, plus bigger and stronger despite being careless with the ball.
The offense started off choppy, committing four turnovers in four minutes, but paint attacks from Julian Champagnie and Harrison Barnes settled the attack. Then Keldon Johnson poured in two trifectas, and the rest of the squad made five out of 12 ventures. The crew’s off-ball screening opened up avenues for cuts and drives. Charles Bassey also provided good minutes off the bench, recovering an offensive rebound, scoring twice through contact and blocking a shot to spark transition.
Defensively, the Spurs were late to disrupt three-point shots, allowing five of eight makes, and couldn’t stop Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams from dribbling to their lower sweet spots. The latter rattled off five of nine field goals, and the Thunder converted 65.2 percent of shots in the period. The first quarter ended with the guests ahead 35-32.
Then, the defense tightened up, allowing two of 11 baskets in the first five minutes of the second quarter. SGA had seven points but on 25 percent shooting because the Spurs switched and contested promptly. The intensity lasted throughout the interval.
But the offense got stuck in the mud until Johnson came out blasting like Two-Gun Tommy in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas nearly halfway in. He swished three trays and got free for a dunk off the double screen. Zach Collins also finished both of his tries up close, and at halftime, the Spurs were ahead 60-57. Additionally, the team had 22 paint points, two on the break, 12 on extra tries, two off turnovers and 30 from the bench.
In the second half, Gilgeous-Alexander sensed weakness in the Spurs’ defense. He piled on more damage from the middle and long range plus exposed the perimeter for Luguentz Dort’s 3-pointer with dribble penetration. But the Spurs keyed in well on the other Thunderites, permitting two of 14 buckets.
The protections, in combination with top-shelf ball movement, Bassey’s two lobs, and Johnson’s sixth 3-pointer and pair of freebies, helped the Spurs build a 16-digit lead heading into the fourth quarter. The advantage grew to 21 points two minutes later. Yet, OKC’s Williams, Alex Caruso and Cason Wallace pushed the Thunder past life support with transition baskets and moves in the half court, cutting the difference to six marks with two-and-a-half minutes left. The Thunder also won a challenge that denied Barnes from going to the line.
From that point, Chris Paul and Collins traded baskets with Gilgeous-Alexander and Dort. Then Castle had a pivotal stop on SGA in the open court under the rim, and the Spurs won 110-104. Additionally, the team had 36 paint points, six on the break, 21 via second chances, 12 off turnovers and 42 from the bench.
At the postgame presser, interim coach Mitch Johnson was asked about sticking with Castle down the stretch. He said, “There’s no way to get experience without experience. It’s one of those tricky deals, and he made great plays. He obviously made some younger plays, but so did the older guys. We just have to continue to be solid and not skip steps, be consistent, trust the game plan and the process.”
Next, Barnes answered questions. He said Bassey’s energy is infectious. “We talk a lot about next man up mentality, and we’ve had a little bit of an injury bug, but I thought Charles came in tonight, and he affected the game in a huge way.”
Castle said the team was focused on stopping the bleeding in the fourth quarter. “[It was us] just really zoning in defensively on how we can stop them from scoring. I feel like, pretty late in the fourth, we did that.”
Play of the game
Johnson got loose downhill after setting the double screen, dropped Aaron Wiggins with his dribble and nearly decapitated SGA at the cup.
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— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024
Game Notes
- The Thunder’s lack of size due to the absences of Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein, who hasn’t played this season, allowed the Spurs to capitalize on attempts in the restricted area. The Silver and Black made eight of 10 shots in that spot in the first half and six of 10 in the last two quarters. Defensively, Collins and Bassey’s size bothered the Thunder near the basket. Collins’ best play was blowing up SGA’s drive to the hoop. Bassey’s top sequence was tracking Caruso’s dribble from the cup and denying it at the rim.
- The defense also did a sharp job of guarding without fouling, allowing seven free-throw attempts. But the transition protections need to get back quicker, as it allowed 24 points.
- This was the fourth time this season the Spurs have committed at least 20 giveaways (22), but the first occasion they won being so careless.
- Champagnie (2), Johnson (6), Barnes (3) and Chris Paul (4) were the only Spurs to record multiple triples.
- The Johnson experience means every night there will be some questionable shot selection. He matched a career-high with six 3-pointers but attempted three off-rhythm trays that likely made every Silver and Black supporter cringe. He must get over that because they are not winning plays.
- Paul jammed his left thumb on SGA’s arm, trying to elude him. He had it taped up before the fourth quarter started and played the last 10 minutes of the match. At the postgame presser, coach M. Johnson was asked about the severity of the jam. He said, “We’ll see,” and he hasn’t spoken to Paul about it.
Next game: Vs. Utah Jazz on Thursday
By MateoMayorga, via Pounding The Rock