By Bill Huan | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-24 12:54:35
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圣安东尼奥从两位数的落后中逆转，赢得了他们的三连胜。
随着文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的回归，以及马刺队在他缺席的情况下取得了两连胜，圣安东尼奥的士气在周六晚上的对决中高涨。这股势头最终帮助他们连续第三次战胜勇士，即使比赛开局不利。
两队进攻之间的对比从跳球开始就很明显。金州勇士队运行着他们标志性的传切进攻，而马刺队则在进攻时间还剩很多的情况下多次尝试远距离三分球。圣安东尼奥的球员们也频频出现失误，加上那些不明智的三分球，整支球队看起来就像是在打全明星赛。结果，勇士队迅速建立了两位数的领先优势，双方经验上的差距也充分展现了出来。
为了止血，圣安东尼奥将球更多地交到克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)手中，而CP3立即对马刺的进攻产生了影响。他帮助球队以更稳健的节奏进行比赛，马刺队也开始利用球的转移来创造更轻松的投篮机会。然而，当保罗不在场上时，圣安东尼奥的进攻依旧步履蹒跚。他们又回到了不必要的远投和缺乏流畅性的打法，导致马刺在上半场只得到了38分。
圣安东尼奥的进攻在第三节继续低迷，看起来勇士队将轻松取胜。对马刺来说幸运的是，金州勇士的进攻也冷却了下来，这让文班亚马得以接管比赛。这位法国天才通过突破、背身单打和远投得分，勇士队曾经10分的优势瞬间变成了马刺的领先，主队也从此掌控了比赛。
金州勇士最终在第四节只得到13分，一度超过三分钟没有运动战得分。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)对另一位斯蒂芬（库里）进行了严密的防守，主场球迷的助威也帮助马刺将这股势头保持到了终场哨响。虽然过程并不总是那么漂亮，但马刺还是设法击败了目前西部排名第一的种子选手，并取得了三连胜。
比赛记录
- 经过最初的一些沮丧之后，我现在已经接受了文班为了发展他的外线投篮而投三分球的做法。话虽如此，他投三分球的类型仍然让我感到不满。具体来说，在进攻时间开始时就从logo处出手三分球应该只发生在半场结束时，而这场比赛的前四分钟就发生了两次。对文班来说，练习接球后的三分球会更有益，因为他会有更大的空位，而且这种类型的进攻方式有助于进攻的流畅性。
- 从团队层面来看，这样的打法也可以为其他人创造机会。如果文班无法获得干净的投篮机会，他可以将球回传给最初的持球人，后者可以顺下到篮下。如果对方的大个子在防守文班，那么篮下就会空无一人，而让射手在底角拉开空间将使这种打法无法防守。
- 在第三节开始时，文班连续两个回合在低位得分。他先是利用假动作晃过了特雷斯·杰克逊-戴维斯(Trayce Jackson-Davis)，完成了一次高难度的上篮，然后在罚球线附近完成了一次转身后仰跳投。为了达到他的进攻上限，文班需要像练习他的远距离投篮一样，继续打磨他的低位技术。如果没有一个 dominant 的内线存在，对方球队就可以继续用他们的前锋而不是中锋来防守他，这削弱了拥有一个空间型大个子的优势。
- 卡斯尔在进攻端开局缓慢，但再次在关键时刻挺身而出，最终得到19分，3个篮板和3次助攻。与文班相似，他在比赛初期也有一些不合理的出手，而当时还有更好的进攻选择，但在第四节他投进了一记关键三分，锁定胜局。在防守端，他再次展现了他的精英潜力，他紧逼着另一位斯蒂芬（库里），并在第四节末段完成了一次关键抢断，当时金州勇士队正试图发起反击。他的决策仍有很大的提升空间，但卡斯尔持续展现出的沉稳气质预示着他的光明未来。
本场最佳
文班和卡斯尔将库里限制在16投5中仅得14分，并将头号种子球队的总得分控制在100分以下。我想是时候正式启用“51区”的绰号了。
来自文班的精彩防守 pic.twitter.com/YbPT5WwaAF
— WembyMuse (@ Wemby_Muse) 2024年11月24日
下一场比赛：周二客场挑战犹他爵士
天哪，又是这帮家伙？让我们争取四连胜，锁定NBA杯赛淘汰赛的席位。
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Spurs complete second straight comeback to take down the Warriors
San Antonio came back from a double digit deficit to win their third straight game.
With Wemby returning and the Spurs winning two straight games without him, San Antonio’s confidence was at a high going into Saturday night’s showdown. That momentum eventually helped them come away with a third consecutive W against the Warriors, even after starting the game poorly.
The contrast between both teams’ offenses was noticeable from tip-off. Golden State ran their patented motion offense while the Spurs resorted to taking multiple deep threes with plenty of time left on the shot clock. San Antonio also threw the ball all over the arena, and along with their ill-advised threes, the team looked like they were playing in the All-Star game. As a result, the Warriors quickly built a double-digit lead and the difference in experience between the two sides was put on full display.
San Antonio put the ball more in Chris Paul’s hands to stem the bleeding, and CP3 had an immediate impact on the Spurs’ offense. He helped the team play at a more methodical pace, and the good guys began utilizing ball movement to create easier shots. However, San Antonio’s offense continued to struggle with the Point God on the bench. They fell back on taking unnecessary threes and playing without any flow, which resulted in the Spurs scoring just 38 points in the first half.
San Antonio’s offense continued to sputter in the third, and it seemed like the Warriors would cruise to a comfortable win. Fortunately for the Spurs, Golden State went cold too, which allowed Wemby to take over. The French phenom scored on drives, post-ups, and from distance, and what was once a 10-point Warriors advantage suddenly turned into a Spurs lead, and the home team never looked back from there.
Golden State ended up scoring just 13 points in the fourth, and went over three minutes without a field goal at one point. Stephon Castle played lockdown defense on the inferior Steph, and the home crowd helped the Spurs carry the momentum to the final buzzer. The process wasn’t always pretty, but the Spurs managed to take down the current #1 seed in the West and have now won three straight.
Game notes
- After some initial frustration, I’ve now come around on Wemby taking threes to develop his perimeter game. With that said, the types of threes he’s taking still peeves me. Specifically, pulling up from the logo at the start of the shot clock should only happen at the end of halves, and it happened twice in the first four minutes of this game. It would be much more beneficial for Wemby to practice taking threes off hand-offs, as he would be more open and those types of sets contribute to the flow of the offense.
- On a team level, such a play could also create opportunities for others. If Wemby isn’t able to get off a clean shot, he could then dump it down to the initial ballhandler, who’d roll to the rim. If the opposing big is guarding Wemby, then the lane would be wide-open, and having shooters space in the corners would make this play impossible to guard.
- At the start of the third quarter, Wemby scored on two consecutive possessions in the post. He first got past Trayce Jackson-Davis by pump-faking and making an acrobatic layup before making a turnaround fader at the free-throw line. In order to hit his offensive ceiling, Wemby needs to continue working on his post game as much as his long-range shooting. Without a dominant paint presence, opposing teams can continue getting away with putting their forwards on him instead of their center, which diminishes the advantage of having a floor-spacing big.
- Castle had a slow start offensively but once again came through in the clutch, finishing the game with 19 points and 3 assists and rebounds apiece. Similar to Wemby, he forced up some questionable shots early when better offensive options were available but came up big in the fourth by nailing a deep triple to seal the game. Defensively, he once again showed his elite potential, as he hounded the other Steph and made a crucial steal late in the fourth with Golden State trying to make a comeback of their own. His decision-making still has plenty of room for growth, but the poise that Castle continues to show bodes well for his future.
Play of the game
Wemby and Castle held Curry to just 14 points on 5-16 shooting and the number one seed under 100 points total. I think it’s time to officially launch the “Area 51” nickname.
WHAT DEFENSE FROM WEMBY pic.twitter.com/YbPT5WwaAF
— WembyMuse (@ Wemby_Muse) November 24, 2024
Next game: At Utah on Tuesday
Geez, these guys again? Let’s make it four in a row and book a spot in the NBA Cup’s knockout round.
By Bill Huan, via Pounding The Rock