By Son Q. Trinh | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-20 23:43:03
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。
有时候排在第六位实际上意味着你是第一位。
塞翁失马，焉知非福。在缺少三名得分王的情况下，战胜西部联盟排名第一的球队，更能说明这支球队正在慢慢学会如何共同取胜。 凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson) 以替补身份出战，贡献了全队最高的22分，并持续为球队注入活力。 哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes) 贡献了20分和8个篮板，而 克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul) 则贡献了14分和11次助攻。
每个人只有一次“欢迎来到NBA”的时刻，但 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle) 却希望尽可能多地体验这种感觉——这也是理所当然的。在比赛的关键时刻，他对联盟最佳球员之一送出这次盖帽，帮助球队锁定胜局，这让我们又一次忍不住要说：“欢迎来到NBA，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔！”
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔！ pic.twitter.com/zyseLEH3rD
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024
保罗轻松地将球吊给空位的 扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins) ，这个配合行云流水般流畅。这个球让我感到如此舒适和安心，以至于我一遍遍地重播，直到睡着，梦回2014年的美好比赛。
.@ CP3 @ zcollins_33 pic.twitter.com/RVf1gL3sxt
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024
要么是约翰逊和保罗在周二玩了一场“怪诞星期五”，保罗占据了约翰逊的身体，并完成了这记精彩的空接暴扣给 查尔斯·巴塞(Charles Bassey) ；要么就是约翰逊纯粹地状态爆棚。这位前野马队球员在这场比赛中无处不在，从踏上球场的那一刻起就定下了比赛的基调。
你在开玩笑吗？第一部分 https://t.co/OgkfoOijsE pic.twitter.com/UbScVbbdc6
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024
卡斯尔看到约翰逊和巴塞突然成了好朋友，有点小嫉妒，他也想让巴塞知道他们也可以成为好朋友。所以在接下来的回合中，这位新秀非常友好地再次给巴塞喂球，完成了一次势大力沉的扣篮。更重要的是，他还向这位“拼命查理”保证，他永远不会碰他的鼓——标签：卡特琳娜葡萄酒派对。
你在开玩笑吗？第二部分 pic.twitter.com/G0hmTFeIq8
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024
好了，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔，冷静点。你这样打下去，感觉像是要强势争夺年度最佳新秀。当然，上一次马刺队球员获得这个奖项已经是很久以前的事了，那是（查看笔记）……2014年和2015年，当时 安德鲁·威金斯(Andrew Wiggins) 和 卡尔-安东尼·唐斯(Karl-Anthony Towns) 作为森林狼队的成员赢得了该奖项。
当然，卡斯尔要追赶目前的热门人选还有很长的路要走，当然我完全是出于偏爱，当然他也需要减少这场比赛中的失误，当然这一切都只是美好的愿望，但哇，到目前为止，对于马刺来说，他真是块宝。
时机完美 pic.twitter.com/4HuogbCxkf
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024
约翰逊在周二早上醒来就知道他要在这场比赛中做什么了。他吃了一碗麦圈（他看起来像是喜欢吃麦圈的人），酸奶，也许还有一个苹果，然后决定穿好衣服，扛起马刺队前进。
凯尔登·约翰逊，我的天哪！ pic.twitter.com/ReYnPkHyMe
— NBA (@ NBA) November 20, 2024
我想卢浮宫找到了它的下一个展品。我称之为“克服逆境”，由起亚K5赞助，由鹰赌场酒店呈现：“来玩游戏，留下享受无限畅吃的虾鸡尾酒”。
这是一幅现代文艺复兴时期的作品，讲述了人类战胜来自世界内外压力和期望的重担，并向所有质疑者证明自己的雄心壮志。这是艺术史上的事情，你不会懂的。我也不会懂，因为我在学校里选择了“3330 古代世界的体育和公共奇观”作为我的选修课，而不是“1301 艺术史入门”。
裱起来吧 ️ pic.twitter.com/c5xk597XoN
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024
如果你因为忙于研究在哪里可以把一匹赠马添加到你的圣诞愿望清单而错过了比赛，这里有全场比赛的精彩集锦：
接下来，马刺队将继续坐镇主场，于2024年11月21日迎战犹他爵士队。
点击查看原文：Highlights: Keldon Johnson marshals the Spurs to an upset win over the Thunder
Highlights: Keldon Johnson marshals the Spurs to an upset win over the Thunder
Sometimes being sixth in line actually means you’re first in line.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth. A gutsy win over the first-place Western Conference team without your three top scorers says more about the team that’s slowly learning how to win together. Keldon Johnson led the team with 22 points as he continues to come off the bench and lead a second wave of energy and hustle. Harrison Barnes chipped in with 20 points and 8 boards while Chris Paul contributed 14 points and 11 assists.
You only get one “Welcome to the NBA” moment, but Stephon Castle wants the welcome mat rolled out as many times as possible—and rightfully so. This well-timed, clutch block on one of the best players in the league to seal the win is another way to get us to say, “WELCOME TO THE NBA” Stephon Castle!
STEPH. CASTLE. pic.twitter.com/zyseLEH3rD
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024
The way Chris Paul just effortlessly lofted this ball over to an open Zach Collins was just so smooth and clean. This play made me feel so comfortable and safe that I kept watching it until I fell asleep and dreamed of the Beautiful Game circa 2014.
.@ CP3 @ zcollins_33 pic.twitter.com/RVf1gL3sxt
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024
Either Johnson and Paul pulled a Freaky Friday on a Tuesday where Paul inhabited Johnson’s body long enough to conduct this gorgeous alley-oop to one Charles Bassey for the thunderous dunk or Johnson was just plainly in his bag. The former Mustang had his fingerprints all over this game and set the tone throughout as soon as he set foot on the court.
are you kidding part 1 https://t.co/OgkfoOijsE pic.twitter.com/UbScVbbdc6
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024
Castle got a little jealous that Johnson and Bassey just became best friends and just wanted Bassey to know that they can be best friends too. So on the next play, the rookie was kind enough to feed Bassey for another rim-rocking slam, and to top it off he also promised Charlie Hustle that he would never touch his drums—hashtag Catalina Wine Mixer.
are you kidding part 2 pic.twitter.com/G0hmTFeIq8
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024
OK Stephon Castle, calm down. It’s like you’re trying to make a strong case to be rookie of the year. Sure the last time that happened was a looong time ago way back in (checks notes) . . . 2014 and 2015 when Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns won the award as members of the Timberwolves.
Sure, Castle has a bit of a ways to go to catch the current odds-on favorites, and sure I’m totally biased, and sure he could also cut down on the turnovers he had in this game too, and sure it’s all wish-casting, but wow what a gem for the Spurs so far.
timed perfectly pic.twitter.com/4HuogbCxkf
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024
Johnson knew what he was doing on this play as soon as he woke up Tuesday morning. He had a bowl of Cheerios (he seems like a Cheerios type of guy), yogurt, maybe an apple, and decided to get dressed and put the Spurs team on his shoulders.
KELDON JOHNSON MY GOODNESS pic.twitter.com/ReYnPkHyMe
— NBA (@ NBA) November 20, 2024
I think the Lourve just found its next exhibit. I call it, “Rise Above Adversity sponsored by the Kia Optima and brought to you by Eagle Casino-Hotel: Come for the games, stay for the all-you-can-eat shrimp cocktail.”
It’s a modern day Renaissance piece about the natural human ambition to elevate above the weight of pressure against the internal as well as external expectations of the world and to show all the haters what’s what. It’s an art history thing, you wouldn’t know. I wouldn’t either because I chose 3330 Sports and Public Spectacles of the Ancient World as my elective over 1301 Intro to Art History back in school.
Frame it ️ pic.twitter.com/c5xk597XoN
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) November 20, 2024
If you missed the game because you were too busy researching where you can add a gift horse to your Christmas wish list, here are the full-game highlights:
Next up, the Spurs remain at home to take on the Utah Jazz on November 21, 2024
By Son Q. Trinh, via Pounding The Rock