By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-12-05 18:25:39
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德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥 - 12月5日：圣安东尼奥马刺队的1号球员文班亚马在2024年12月5日于德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥的弗罗斯特银行中心举行的下半场对阵芝加哥公牛队的比赛中，投中三分球后庆祝。
文班亚马最近因伤缺阵的时间可能不会太长。
“我们希望如此，”当被问及球队的这位当家球星是否会在周末结束前回归时，马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)如此说道。
由于下背部酸痛，文班亚马缺席了周四以139-124负于芝加哥的比赛，这场比赛开启了球队的三连主场比赛。
马刺队将文班亚马列为周五晚上对阵萨克拉门托国王队的比赛的出战存疑球员。他下一次回归的机会将是周日马刺队主场迎战新奥尔良鹈鹕队的比赛。
“我想说，这就是‘每日观察’的定义，”约翰逊说道。
德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)因伤病管理缺席了周五的比赛，因为医疗团队还没有批准他在休赛期接受足部手术后连续出战背靠背的第二场比赛。
文班亚马在周二晚上以103-94输给菲尼克斯太阳队的比赛中受伤。在比赛还剩2分23秒时，他与布拉德利·比尔(Bradley Beal)相撞后明显感到疼痛，这次碰撞导致了一次进攻犯规，但他仍然坚持完成了比赛。
“我不认为他是因为某一次具体的碰撞而受伤的，”约翰逊说。“但我确信那次碰撞没有起到好作用。”
上个月，文班亚马因膝伤缺席了三场比赛。在缺少这位队内得分王、篮板王和盖帽王的情况下，马刺队的战绩为2胜2负。
杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)自11月4日拇指受伤以来首次回到首发阵容，他通过出任中锋位置展示了自己的多才多艺。
“虽然没有大个子在场内很不幸，但我已经准备好迎接任何挑战，”索汉说道，他通常打前锋，但上赛季也曾担任过一段时间的首发控球后卫。
索汉的任务让观察家们感到惊讶，因为扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)在上一次文班亚马缺阵时首发出场并且表现出色。
“说实话，我们想看看会是什么样子，”约翰逊谈到索汉的新任务时说道。
这是索汉从拇指手术中恢复后的第二场比赛。他得到了16分和职业生涯最高的14个篮板，连续第二场拿下两双。
马刺队的替补控球后卫特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)也缺席了比赛，这是他自12月1日在萨克拉门托的比赛中左肩扭伤后缺席的第二场比赛。
“我认为需要几周时间，”约翰逊谈到琼斯的回归时间表时说道。
马刺队整个赛季都饱受伤病困扰，但约翰逊表示球队已经很好地应对了逆境。
“这很令人沮丧，但也是比赛的一部分，”约翰逊说。“我们不是唯一一支正在处理伤病问题的球队。当然没有人会在乎，但从球队连续性的角度来看，这很令人沮丧。”
防守端的“相当糟糕”之夜
缺少了文班亚马，马刺队经历了本赛季最糟糕的防守表现。
公牛队的得分是本赛季马刺队对手的最高得分。他们的投篮命中率也达到了57.8%，这是本赛季马刺队对手的最高纪录，三分球命中率为45.9%，并且在每一节都得到了超过30分。
“转换进攻很糟糕，”约翰逊说。“即使在对方投篮不中的情况下，也有一些情况我们没有及时回防。他们在我们投篮命中后立即得分，我们没有联系在一起，我们没有在应该轮转防守的时候进行轮转。大量的右手上篮，那种直线突破，相当令人担忧。”
约翰逊还提到了马刺队缺乏沟通的问题。对于一支场均失分(110.4分)排名联盟第九的球队来说，这是一场令人失望的比赛。
“无论怎么说，今晚的防守表现都相当糟糕，”约翰逊谈到马刺队的防守时说道。
尼古拉·武切维奇(Nikola Vucevic)为芝加哥公牛队(10胜13负)拿下赛季最高的39分。阿约·多孙穆(Ayo Dosunmu)得到27分、11次助攻和10个篮板，这是他四年职业生涯的第一个三双。
凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)得到赛季最高的28分，德文·瓦塞尔得到17分，马刺队在过去的四场比赛中输掉了第三场，战绩跌至11胜11负。
芝加哥公牛队始终保持领先，并创造了本赛季的得分新高。公牛队在上半场得到了73分，追平了赛季最高纪录，并取得了16分的领先优势。在第四节中段，他们一度领先21分，这是他们本场比赛的最大领先优势。
“他们只是不断地突破我们，”瓦塞尔说。“武切维奇想做什么就做什么。我们没有按照我们通常的方式打球，这就是令人失望的地方。”
尚帕尼回忆教练名宿的影响
作为圣约翰大学的校友，马刺队前锋朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)正在悼念红风暴队传奇教练卢·卡内塞卡(Lou Carnesecca)的去世。
“他住在圣约翰大学附近，我和我的训练师过去常常去那里，只是打个招呼，”尚帕尼说。“他也偶尔会来学校看看。这对于整个篮球界，尤其是圣约翰大学来说，绝对是一个巨大的损失。”
卡内塞卡曾带领圣约翰大学在1995年打进四强，他于11月30日去世，享年99岁。
卡内塞卡在位于纽约市皇后区的这所学校执教了两个阶段，共计24个赛季，每年都打进了季后赛。
“我能够与他交谈，从他那里获得一些信息，并且能与他共处一室，这对我来说意义重大，”尚帕尼说道，他在2019-2022年效力圣约翰大学的三年里场均得分16.0分。
身穿他标志性的彩色毛衣，卡内塞卡带领圣约翰大学取得了18个赛季至少20胜的战绩，并18次打进NCAA锦标赛。他的执教生涯战绩为526胜200负，并在1985年和1986年取得了30胜的赛季。
SAN ANTONIO, TX - DECEMBER 5: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs congratulates teammates as they come out in the second half in game against the Chicago Bulls at Frost Bank Center on December 5, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, center top, who is out with an injury, stands with teammates during a timeout during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in San Antonio, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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SAN ANTONIO, TX - DECEMBER 5: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs celebrates after a three against the Chicago Bulls in the second half at Frost Bank Center on December 5, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas.
Victor Wembanyama’s latest absence due to injury could be a short one.
“It’s the hope,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said when asked if the team’s franchise player would return before the weekend is out.
Hobbled by a sore lower back, Wembanyama sat out Thursday’s 139-124 loss to Chicago, which kicked off a three-game homestand.
The Spurs listed Wembanyama as doubtful for Friday night’s game against Sacramento. His next chance to return would be on Sunday when the Spurs host New Orleans.
“I’d say it’s the definition of day to day,” Johnson said.
Devin Vassell sat out Friday’s game for injury management because the medical staff hasn’t cleared him to play in the second game of back to backs after his offseason foot surgery.
Wembanyama was injured during Tuesday night’s 103-94 loss at Phoenix. He was in visible pain after a collision with Bradley Beal with 2:23 left that resulted in a charging foul but remained in the game.
“I don’t think he was hurt on a certain play,” Johnson said. “But I’m sure that play didn’t help.”
Wembanyama missed three games last month with a knee injury. The Spurs are 2-2 without their leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker.
In returning to the starting lineup for the first time since he injured his thumb on Nov. 4, Jeremy Sochan showed off his versatility by lining up at center.
“It’s unfortunate not having a big guy there, but I’m going to be ready for anything,” said Sochan, who usually plays forward but also had a stint last season as the starting point guard last season.
Sochan’s assignment surprised observers because Zach Collins started and played well the last time Wembanyama was out.
“We wanted to see what it looked like to be honest,” Johnson said of Sochan’s new assignment.
It was Sochan’s second game since returning from thumb surgery. He responded with 16 points and and a career-high 14 rebounds for his second straight double-double.
The Spurs were also without backup point guard Tre Jones, who missed his second game after he suffered a left shoulder sprain in the win at Sacramento Dec. 1.
“I think it’s going to be a few weeks,” Johnson said of the timetable for Jones’ return.
The Spurs have been plagued by injuries throughout the season, but Johnson said the team has handled the adversity well.
“It’s frustrating but part of the deal,” Johnson said. “We’re not the only team dealing with it. No one definitely cares but from a continuity standpoint, it’s frustrating.”
‘Pretty poor’ night defensively
Without Wembanyama, the Spurs suffered through their worst defensive performance of the season.
The Bulls’ scoring output was the most prolific by a Spurs’ opponent this season. They also hit 57.8% of their shots from the field, another season high for a Spurs’ foe, and 45.9% of their shots from 3-point range while scoring more than 30 points in each quarter.
“Transition was bad,” Johnson said. “Had some situations even off makes where we didn’t get back. They got buckets right after makes, we weren’t connected, we didn’t show shifts where we were supposed to. The amount of right-handed layups, kind of straight-line drives, was pretty alarming.”
Johnson also cited the Spurs’ lack of communication as a problem. It was a disappointing outing for a team that entered the game ranked ninth in the league in points yielded per game (110.4).
“Pick your poison, it was pretty poor tonight,” Johnson said of the Spurs’ defensive effort.
Nikola Vucevic had a season-high 39 points for Chicago (10-13). Ayo Dosunmu added 27 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for the first triple-double of his four-year career.
Keldon Johnson had a season-high 28 points and Devin Vassell added 17 for the Spurs, who lost for the third time in their last four games to fall to 11-11.
Chicago never trailed in recording its season high for points. The Bulls matched their season-high with 73 points in the first half in taking a 16-point lead. A 21-point cushion midway through the fourth quarter marked their biggest lead.
“They were just driving against us,” Vassell said. “Vucevic was doing whatever he wanted to. We didn’t play how we normally play, and that’s the disappointing part of it.”
Champagnie recalls coach great’s impact
As an alumnus of St. John’s, Spurs forward Julian Champagnie is mourning the death of Red Storm coaching great Lou Carnesecca.
"He lived up the block from St. John’s and me and my trainer used to go up there and just say, ‘What’s up?’ " Champagnie said. “He also used to come by the school once in a while. It’s definitely a big loss for the whole basketball community, and especially St. John’s.”
Carnesecca, who guided St. John’s to the Final Four in 1995, died Nov. 30. He was 99.
Carnesecca coached at the school in the New York City borough of Queens for 24 season over two stints, making a postseason tournament each year.
“Just the times that I got to speak to him and just kind of get information from him and just share the same room as him, that was big for me,” said Champagnie, who had a 16.0 scoring average during his three years at St. John’s from 2019-22.
Wearing his trademark colorful sweaters, Carnesecca led St. John’s to 18 seasons of at least 20 wins and 18 NCAA Tournament appearances. He finished with a 526-200 record and had 30-win seasons in 1985 and 1986.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News