By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-12-03 04:30:00
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马刺队在过去两周都取得了胜多负少的战绩，他们在两场客场胜利之间穿插了一场主场失利。
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第5周 : 马刺队在令人惊讶的不败一周中展现了他们的阵容深度，尽管人员短缺，他们仍然战胜了雷霆队和勇士队等西部强队。
第6周：2胜1负 (11胜9负，西部第10)
128-115 客场战胜犹他爵士 (NBA杯)
回顾 : 马刺队在本赛季的第二场客场胜利中战胜了伤兵满营的爵士队，保持了他们在NBA杯的希望。维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)组成的“51区”二人组表现出色，合砍57分，带领球队取得了胜利。
101-119 主场负于洛杉矶湖人
回顾 : 两支球队都是背靠背作战，湖人队的角色球员成为了比赛的关键。马刺队早早落后，除了在第三节短暂的反击之外，从未真正威胁到湖人队的领先优势。
127-125 客场战胜萨克拉门托国王
回顾 : 经过了急需的三天休息后，马刺队再次踏上客场之旅，挑战近况不佳的国王队，后者在过去的6场比赛中输掉了5场。尽管在第一节（再次）大比分落后，但马刺队凭借文班职业生涯的第三个三双以及全队命中队史纪录的23记三分球，顽强地逆转取胜，赢得了一场惊险的胜利。
我们学到了什么
球队实力排名
John Schuhmann, NBA.com —— 14 (上周: 13)
进攻效率: 112.2 (19) 防守效率: 112.2 (13) 净效率: -0.0 (16) 节奏: 98.9 (16)
马刺队看起来很有竞争力，他们在周日的萨克拉门托逆转取胜后，胜率保持过半。
三个要点
马刺队是一支下半场球队，下半场每百回合得分比上半场高出18.3分（下半场净效率+9.2，联盟第四），而上半场净效率为-9.1，联盟倒数第三）。他们在过去六场比赛的第一节都输了（其中三场输了10分以上），但六场比赛赢了五场。
上半场和下半场的马刺队最大的区别在于进攻端，这与罚球率和失误率的差异一样大，而不只是投篮命中率。在上下半场至少出手50次的六名马刺球员中，朱利安·尚帕尼的有效命中率差异最大（上半场51.0%，下半场62.5%）。
总体而言，马刺队是联盟胜率提升第二多的球队，也是每百回合净胜分提升第五多的球队。
马刺队如果在周二对阵菲尼克斯太阳队的NBA杯小组赛最后一场比赛中获胜，他们将赢得西部B组的冠军。这是他们本赛季第一次与太阳队交手，上赛季他们三次战胜了对手。这也是文班亚马与凯文·杜兰特正面交锋的机会，杜兰特是上赛季太阳队防守文班亚马的主要球员，当时这位年度最佳新秀对阵太阳队打了三场比赛。
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points —— 15 (上周: 13)
克里斯·保罗和哈里森·巴恩斯已经不是他们职业生涯早期的那种球员了，但这两位老将帮助圣安东尼奥马刺队树立了标准。这支年轻的西部球队在过去的六场比赛中赢了五场，战胜勇士、雷霆和国王这样的球队不容忽视。马刺队正在逐渐成为一支真正的威胁，当然，随着文班逐渐成长为全明星级别的球员，没有人愿意与他们交手。凭借他们的传球能力和造罚球能力，马刺队是一支在NBA实力排行榜上排名前半段的“黑马”球队。
即将到来: 12月3日 周二 @ 菲尼克斯太阳 (NBA杯); 12月5日 周四 vs. 芝加哥公牛; 12月6日 周五 vs. 萨克拉门托国王; 12月8日 周日 vs. 新奥尔良鹈鹕
预测: 4胜0负 —— 这是一个冒险的预测，我可能不会为此下注，但管它呢，我预测马刺队将迎来一个不败周。公牛、国王和鹈鹕在主场作战并不会让我感到害怕，但关键在于明天在菲尼克斯的比赛。太阳队一直受到伤病困扰，在赛季初的火热开局后，他们在过去的8场比赛中输掉了6场。每个人都记得上赛季初马刺队在菲尼克斯的两场神奇比赛（在11月的臭名昭著的低迷期之前）。为了增加一些额外的动力，如果马刺队赢了，他们将晋级NBA杯锦标赛，因为他们在小组赛中拥有对雷霆队的胜负关系优势。谁能想到会这样呢？
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Week in Review: Spurs deliver on the road to stay above .500
The Spurs sandwiched two road wins around a home loss for their second straight week with a winning record.
Welcome to the Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy!
Week 5: The Spurs showed off their depth in a surprising undefeated week, getting wins over top West teams like the Thunder and Warriors despite being short-handed.
Week 6: 2-1 (11-9, 10th in West)
128-115 win @ Utah Jazz (NBA Cup)
Recap: The Spurs kept their NBA Cup hopes alive with their second road win of the season against a lowly, injured Jazz club, riding big nights from the rising “Area 51” duo of Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle, who combined for 57 points.
101-119 loss vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Recap: With both teams playing on the second night of a back-to-back, the Lakers’ role players were the difference against a gassed Spurs team that got down big early and never really threatened to come back outside of a brief third-quarter run.
127-125 win @ Sacramento Kings
Recap: After a much needed three-day rest, the Spurs were back on the road against a struggling Kings team that had lost 5 of their last 6 games. Despite getting down big (again) in the first quarter, the Spurs grinded their way back for a thrilling win on the back of Wemby’s third career triple-double and the team hitting a franchise-record 23 threes.
What we learned
Power Rankings
John Schuhmann, NBA.com— 14 (last week: 13)
OffRtg: 112.2 (19) DefRtg: 112.2 (13) NetRtg: -0.0 (16) Pace: 98.9 (16)
The Spurs appear legit, having climbed above .500 and staying there with a comeback win in Sacramento on Sunday.
Three takeaways
The Spurs are a second-half team, 18.3 points per 100 possessions better after halftime (plus-9.2, fourth best) than before halftime (minus-9.1, third worst). They’ve lost the first quarter in each of their last six games (and by double-digits three times in that stretch), but have won five of the six.
The bigger difference between the first-half Spurs and the second-half Spurs has been on offense and has been as much about free throw rate and turnover rate as it’s been about shooting. Among the six Spurs with at least 50 field goal attempts before and after halftime, Julian Champagnie has the biggest differential in effective field goal percentage (51.0% in the first half, 62.5% in the second half).
Overall, the Spurs rank as the league’s second-most-improved team regarding winning percentage and its fifth-most-improved team regarding point differential per 100 possessions.
The Spurs will win West Group B if they win their NBA Cup finale in Phoenix on Tuesday. It’s their first meeting with the Suns, who they beat three times last season. It’s also an opportunity for Victor Wembanyama to go head-to-head with Kevin Durant, the Suns’ primary defender on Wembanyama in the three games the reigning Kia Rookie of the Year played against the Suns in 2023-24.
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points— 15 (last week: 13)
Chris Paul and Harrison Barnes are not the same players they were earlier in their respective careers, yet these two veterans have helped set a standard for the San Antonio Spurs. This younger team in the West has won five of their last six games and wins against the likes of the Warriors, Thunder, and Kings can’t be overlooked. The Spurs are starting to form themselves into a legitimate threat, and of course, nobody wants to play them with Victor Wembanyama evolving into an All-Star talent. Between their passing and ability to get to the free-throw line, the Spurs are a sneaky team in the top half of the NBA power rankings.
Coming up: Tues. 12/3 @ Phoenix Suns (NBA Cup); Thurs. 12/5 vs. Chicago Bulls; Fri. 12/6 vs. Sacramento Kings; Sun. 12/8 vs. New Orleans Pelicans
Prediction: 4-0 — This is a risky bet that I probably wouldn’t put money on, but screw it, I’m going with a big undefeated week. The Bulls, Kings and Pelicans don’t scare me at home, but the big one is tomorrow in Phoenix. The Suns have struggled with injury and lost 6 of their last 8 games after a hot start to the season, and everyone remembers the magical two games the Spurs had in Phoenix early last season (before the infamous November slump). Just to add some extra motivation, if the Spurs win, they head to the NBA Cup Tournament since they own the tie-breaker over the Thunder in their group. Who saw that coming?
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock