By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-11-30 13:32:32
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2024年11月19日星期二，在圣安东尼奥进行的马刺队与俄克拉荷马雷霆队的NBA比赛上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马（Victor Wembanyama）（右）与前锋杰里米·索汉（Jeremy Sochan）（中）在板凳席上谈笑风生。圣安东尼奥以110-104击败俄克拉荷马城。
加州萨克拉门托 – 受伤的马刺队前锋杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)在球队出发开始周日在萨克拉门托的两场客场比赛之前参加了5对5的训练。
这是这位21岁的火爆球员即将从左手拇指骨折中恢复的第二个最可靠的迹象。
最可靠的迹象发生在队内训练赛中。
“他和某人发生了一点小冲突，”控球后卫特雷·琼斯说道，但他拒绝透露姓名。“典型的索汉。”
球队内部乐观地认为，索汉可能会在萨克拉门托或周二在菲尼克斯的比赛中迎来自11月4日以来的首场比赛。
如果届时真的如此，马刺队将——敲敲木头——在本赛季首次拥有完全健康的阵容。
“我们对此感到兴奋，”后卫德文·瓦塞尔说道。“百分之百。”
瓦塞尔在周三输给洛杉矶湖人队的比赛中从左膝骨挫伤中复出。
随着他逐渐恢复到最佳状态，预计他将替补出场短时间。索汉最终回到赛场时也可能得到同样的安排。
由于琼斯本人也因高位踝关节扭伤缺席了12场比赛，一旦瓦塞尔在对阵湖人队的比赛中上场，他就发现自己身处陌生的境地。
“我想那是我自三月以来第一次和他一起比赛，”琼斯说道。“很高兴再次和他一起打球。”
琼斯承认，自从11月16日在达拉斯回到赛场后，他的状态一直没有完全恢复。
“高位踝关节扭伤，会有一些肌肉紧张和酸痛，你必须克服这些，”琼斯说道。“考虑到我们的赛程，真的很难让它恢复到100%。”
就球队而言，恢复到100%的下一步将是欢迎索汉的回归。
这位身高6英尺8英寸的前锋在本赛季初表现出色，在拇指受伤对阵洛杉矶快船队之前，场均得到15.4分和7.7个篮板。
“他给我们带来了一些你在整个NBA都找不到的东西，”琼斯说道。“所以我们肯定会很高兴他能回来。”
2024年11月19日星期二，在圣安东尼奥霜冻银行中心进行的圣安东尼奥马刺队与俄克拉荷马雷霆队的NBA比赛上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马（Victor Wembanyama）（右）和前锋杰里米·索汉庆祝前锋凯尔登·约翰逊的得分。
马刺队迎接客场考验
马刺队的开赛赛程尤其偏重主场，迄今为止只有7场客场比赛，为联盟最低。
即将到来的萨克拉门托和菲尼克斯之旅将让马刺队有机会看看他们是否知道如何在犹他州以外的地方赢球。
马刺队本赛季客场战绩为2胜5负，两场胜利都是在盐湖城取得的。
“我认为每场比赛对我们来说都是一个新的考验，只是试图弄清楚如何打球，”控球后卫克里斯·保罗说道。
对于马刺队来说，未来的客场之旅将更加艰难，他们在过去11场比赛中有9场是在霜冻银行中心进行的。
马刺队的三场客场比赛不需要离开德克萨斯州（两场在达拉斯，一场在休斯顿）。只有三场（两场在犹他州，一场在洛杉矶）是在中部时区以外进行的。
“关键是要明白在客场，总是很有趣，”保罗说道。“只有你和你的团队。你不能依赖观众或其他任何东西。”
NBA杯晋级之路明朗
俄克拉荷马城雷霆队周二以101-93战胜湖人队，使得马刺队赢得酋长杯小组赛的方案变得尽可能简单。
赢了就晋级。
在周二小组赛最后一个比赛日到来之际，马刺队将与菲尼克斯太阳队和俄克拉荷马城雷霆队以2胜1负的战绩并列西区B组榜首。
如果马刺队周二在菲尼克斯获胜，他们将赢得小组第一，并凭借与雷霆队的交手战绩优势晋级淘汰赛阶段。
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With Jeremy Sochan healing, San Antonio Spurs could field full roster
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.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Injured Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan joined 5-on-5 workouts before the team departed for the two-game road trip that begins Sunday in Sacramento.
That was the second surest sign he is the 21-year-old firebrand is nearing a return from a left thumb fracture.
The surest sign was what happened during the scrimmage.
“He got into it with somebody a little bit,” point guard Tre Jones said, declining to name names. “Classic Jeremy.”
There is optimism within the organization Sochan might play his first game since Nov. 4 either at Sacramento or Tuesday at Phoenix.
If and when that happens, the Spurs will – knock on hardwood – get to sport a fully healthy roster for the first time this season.
“We’re excited for that,” guard Devin Vassell said. “One hundred percent.”
Vassell made his return from a left knee bone bruise in Wednesday’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
He is expected to come off the bench for short bursts as he ramps up to full capacity. It is possible Sochan sees the same treatment when he finally returns to the floor.
With Jones having missed 12 games himself with a high ankle sprain, he found himself in unfamiliar territory once Vassell entered the game against the Lakers.
“I think that was my first game with him since March,” Jones said. “It was good to play with him again.”
Jones acknowledges he hasn’t quite been at full strength since returning to the floor Nov. 16 in Dallas.
“With a high ankle sprain, there’s just like some muscle tightness and soreness that you’ve just kind of got to work through,” Jones said. “With the schedule we’ve had, it is kind of tough to really get it back to 100%.”
Team wise, the next step in getting to 100% would be to welcome back Sochan.
The 6-foot-8 forward was off to a stellar start to the season, averaging 15.4 points and 7.7 rebounds before injuring his thumb against the L.A. Clippers.
“He gives us some things that you don’t really find around the entire NBA,” Jones said. “So we’ll definitely be happy to have him back.”
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.
Spurs embrace road tests
The Spurs’ opening schedule has been particularly home-heavy, with a league-low seven games on the road so far.
The upcoming trip to Sacramento and Phoenix will give the Spurs a chance to see if they know how to win anywhere else but Utah.
The Spurs are 2-5 away from home this season, with both victories coming in Salt Lake City.
“I think every game is a new test for us, just trying to figure out how to play,” point guard Chris Paul said.
The road will get tougher moving forward for the Spurs, who have played nine of their past 11 games at the Frost Bank Center.
Three of the Spurs’ road games have not required travel outside Texas (two in Dallas, one in Houston). Only three of them (two in Utah, one in LA) have been played outside the central time zone.
“The thing is to understand on the road, it’s always a lot of fun,” Paul said. “It’s just you and your crew. You can’t rely on the crowd or nothing.”
NBA Cup path clear
Oklahoma City’s 101-93 victory over the Lakers on Tuesday made the Spurs’ scenarios for winning their Emirates NBA Cup group as simple as possible.
Win, and they’re in.
The Spurs will enter Tuesday’s final night of pool play games in a three-way tie with Phoenix and OKC at 2-1 atop West Group B.
If the Spurs prevail in Phoenix on Tuesday, they win the group and will advance to the knockout rounds due to a head-to-head tiebreaker with the Thunder.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News