By Tom Orsborn | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-11-22 10:25:41
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2024年11月21日星期四，在圣安东尼奥进行的一场NBA篮球比赛下半场，因伤缺阵的圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马（Victor Wembanyama）（中）庆祝球队得分，对手是犹他爵士队。
代理马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)周四表示，维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)和德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)预计将“很快”从导致他们缺席过去三场比赛的“轻微”膝伤中恢复过来。
“（不确定）具体什么时候，但很快，”约翰逊说。
“很快”可能意味着周六晚上对阵西部联盟领头羊金州勇士队的比赛，因为马刺队在周五将文班和瓦塞尔的比赛状态升级为“出战成疑”。凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)也因右腿筋紧张被列为“出战成疑”。
马刺队（8胜8负）在没有文班和瓦塞尔的情况下取得了2胜1负的战绩，他们在周四晚上从第二节20分的落后中反弹，击败了犹他爵士队（3胜13负）。
“他们两人都在朝着正确的方向发展，正在进行场上训练，”约翰逊说。“只需要得到最终的许可。”
11月15日马刺队输给洛杉矶湖人队的比赛中，文班亚马在与安东尼·戴维斯的碰撞中右膝受伤。瓦塞尔在休赛期接受足部手术后，第二天晚上在达拉斯的比赛中因伤病管理而缺席。他原定于周二对阵俄克拉荷马城的比赛中复出，但左膝酸痛使他无法上场。
巴恩斯再次享受高得分之夜
在文班和瓦塞尔缺阵的情况下，哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)正在充分利用他增加的得分机会。
周四晚上，这位征战联盟13年的前锋连续第二场比赛刷新了赛季得分新高，在36分钟内得到25分。他13投8中，其中三分球5投4中。
在周二战胜俄克拉荷马城的比赛中，他32分钟内13投6中得到20分，其中三分球7投3中。
在周二的比赛之前，巴恩斯只有三场比赛出手次数达到或超过10次。
“我们球队的优势在于不同的球员可以在任何一个晚上站出来，”他说。“在这两场比赛之前，我每场比赛大概出手六次。”
约翰逊称赞32岁的巴恩斯和39岁的克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)再次为球队提供了冷静的感觉。保罗本场比赛得到13分和10次助攻，这是他本赛季第七次两双，也是全队最高。
巴恩斯也拿到了两双，这是他作为马刺球员的第一次，他抢下了赛季最高的10个篮板。
“哈里森很稳定，”约翰逊说。“在上半场，当我们感觉有点不适应的时候，他可能是唯一一个让我们保持平稳的球员。因为克里斯的存在，理所当然地，他并不总是因为稳定而受到关注，但他对我们来说是老将角色的第二选择。”
巴塞继续充分利用机会
查尔斯·巴塞(Charles Bassey)是另一位充分利用文班亚马缺阵创造的机会的球员。
这位身高6英尺11英寸的替补中锋在对阵爵士队的比赛中，出场27分钟（职业生涯新高），得到11分、赛季最高的8个篮板和职业生涯最高的6次盖帽。
在文班亚马缺席的三场比赛中，巴塞场均出场23分钟，而在他前六场比赛中，场均出场时间只有2.9分钟。
周四他的高光时刻包括：由特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)助攻完成的一记空接扣篮，在第三节还剩1分07秒时将犹他队的领先优势缩小到88-82。
“他的能量很棒，”约翰逊谈到巴塞时说。
约翰逊被问及即使在文班亚马回归后，巴塞是否也赢得了更多的上场时间。
“我认为可能有多个人”赢得了更多的上场时间，”约翰逊说。
马刺队还得到了扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)的另一个出色表现，他连续第三场首发出场中锋，并在21分钟内9投6中得到18分。自从文班亚马倒下后，科林斯场均出场24.4分钟，得到16.7分、6.0个篮板和1.7次盖帽。
“我们有一些球员缺阵，也有一些球员站了出来，所以我希望球队的深度将是我们赖以生存的法宝，”约翰逊说。
巴恩斯称赞巴塞在文班亚马和扎克·科林斯身后坐在替补席上时随时待命。巴塞在上赛季12月膝盖受伤后缺席了大部分比赛。
“我的意思是，在维克托身后打球并不容易，考虑到他在进攻端和防守端的作用，以及他显然的上场时间，”巴恩斯说。“所以在11场比赛或多少场比赛中都无法进入轮换阵容，无法上场，而现在能够参加这样的比赛，给我们带来这样的提升，这些都是非常重要的事情。”
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Spurs expect Wembanyama, Vassell to return ‘really soon’
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, center, out with an injury, celebrates a team score against the Utah Jazz during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.
Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell are expected to return “really soon” from the “minor” knee injuries that have sidelined them the past three games, acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said Thursday.
“Not (sure) quite exactly when, but very soon,” Johnson said.
“Very soon” could mean Saturday night against the Western Conference-leading Golden State Warriors after the Spurs upgraded Wembanyama and Vassell on Friday to questionable for the contest. Keldon Johnson was also listed as questionable with a tight right hamstring.
The Spurs (8-8) improved to 2-1 without Wembanyama and Vassell by rallying from a 20-point second period deficit to defeat Utah (3-13) on Thursday night.
“They are both trending in the right way, working on the court,” Johnson said. “Just need to get that final clearance.”
Wembanyama suffered a bruised right knee in a collision with Anthony Davis in the Spurs’ loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 15. Vassell sat out in Dallas the next night due to injury management following his offseason foot surgery. He was scheduled to return against Oklahoma City on Tuesday, but a sore left knee prevented him from playing.
Barnes enjoys another big scoring night
With Wembanyama and Vassell out, Harrison Barnes is making the most of his increased scoring opportunities.
On Thursday night, the 13th-year forward recorded his season-high for points for the second consecutive game, collecting 25 in 36 minutes. He finished 8 for 13, including 4 for 5 from 3-point range.
In Tuesday’s win over Oklahoma City, he had 20 points in 32 minutes on 6 for 13, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc.
Before Tuesday’s game, Barnes had recorded just three games in which he took 10 or more shots.
“The beauty of our team is different guys can step up any given night,” he said. “Before these last two games, I was shooting like six shots a game.”
Johnson credited Barnes, 32, with again providing a sense of calm along with the 39-year-old Chris Paul, who finished with 13 points and 10 assists for his team-high seventh double-double.
Barnes also recorded a double-double, his first as a Spur, by grabbing a season-high 10 rebounds.
“Harrison was steady,” Johnson said. “In the first half, he was probably the one guy kind of just keeping us afloat when we felt a little out of sorts. Because of Chris’s presence, and rightfully so, he doesn’t always get the attention for being that steady hand, but he’s kind of secondary in that veteran role for us.”
Bassey continues to make most of opportunity
Charles Bassey is another player making the most of an opportunity created by Wembanyama’s absence.
The 6-foot-11 backup center had 11 points, a season-high eight rebounds and a career-best six blocks in a career-high 27 minutes against the Jazz.
In the three games Wembanyama has missed, Bassey has averaged 23 minutes after averaging just 2.9 over his first six outings.
Among his highlights Thursday: A lob dunk set up by Tre Jones that cut Utah’s lead to 88-82 with 1:07 left in the third.
“His energy has been great,” Johnson said of Bassey.
Johnson was asked if Bassey has earned more minutes even after Wembanyama returns.
“I think there’s probably multiple people” who have earned more playing time," Johnson said.
The Spurs also received another solid outing from Zach Collins, who started his third game in a row at center and finished with 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting in 21 minutes. Since Wembanyama went down, Collins is averaging 16.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 24.4 minutes.
“We got a few guys out and a few guys stepping up, so I think hopefully the depth will be something we’re going to hang our hat on,” Johnson said.
Barnes praised Bassey, who missed most of last season after suffering a knee injury last December, for staying ready while sitting on the bench behind Wembanyama and Zach Collins.
"I mean, it is not easy playing behind Victor, with what he does offensively, what he does defensively, obviously how many minutes he gets, Barnes said. “So for 11 games or however many games it was to be out of the rotation, not playing, and to come in now to be able to have these type of games to give us this lift, those are big things.”
By Tom Orsborn, via San Antonio Express-News