By Devon Birdsong | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-12-06 16:00:00
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
马刺队希望终结连败，而对手国王队也同样状态起伏不定
啊，连败。正如约翰·麦登(John Madden)经常说的那样，如果胜利是一剂除臭剂，那么连败无疑是令人作呕的。任何球队或球迷群体都能相对体面地接受一场失利，但一旦失利开始累积，每个人都会火上浇油。
各种侮辱接踵而至，事后诸葛亮的声音也越来越大，抱怨和内讧的喧嚣声也越来越响。幸运的是，今年的马刺队迄今为止只经历了三次这样的连败，每次都不超过两场。
在与进攻火力十足的芝加哥公牛队(Chicago Bulls)（尽管他们存在各种问题，但公牛队的得分和进攻效率都排名前十）进行了一场艰苦的比赛后，马刺队希望避免赛季首次三连败，他们的对手是本赛季已经两次击败过的萨克拉门托国王队(Sacramento Kings)。
国王队自身也是一支依靠进攻优势的球队（进攻效率同样排名前十），而圣安东尼奥的两场胜利都是在维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)在场的情况下取得的。
当然，文班亚马在场时，马刺队获胜的机会总是更大，但马刺队在替补中锋方面存在一些严重的问题，而国王队拥有多曼塔斯·萨博尼斯(Domantas Sabonis)这样的球员，他能够每晚出场40分钟，并且让马刺队其他内线球员颜面扫地。
鉴于马刺队上次战胜国王队仅仅是两分险胜，文班亚马的出场（以及场上耐力）很可能将成为这场比赛的关键对决。
当然，如果国王队像公牛队昨晚那样，投篮命中率达到58%，三分球命中率达到46%，那么这一切可能都无关紧要了。
萨克拉门托国王 vs 圣安东尼奥马刺
2024年12月6日 | 美国中部时间晚上7:00
观看：FanDuel Sports Network Southwest |收听：WOAI (1200 AM)
马刺队伤病情况： 特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones) - 缺阵（肩部），维克托·文班亚马 - 每日观察（背部）
国王队伤病情况： 特雷·莱尔斯(Trey Lyles) - 缺阵（腿部）
比赛看点
杰里米·索汉：小球大师？
除了文班亚马的出场状态之外，马刺队似乎还有意探索索汉(Jeremy Sochan)在小球阵容中的潜力。在一个巴塞和马穆本可以获得更多出场时间的夜晚，索汉最终以首发五号位出战，并拿下了16分14篮板的两双数据。马刺队过去曾尝试过这个想法，但圣安东尼奥替补内线球员的明显不足似乎促使（一语双关）他们更进一步地研究这个方案。除了防守端的优势外，索汉还精通各种脏活累活，而这些正是马刺队进攻体系中内线球员（除了文班）需要做的事情。他还是一个传球能力快速提升的球员，并且是一个凶悍的篮板手（可以说是队内最佳），这让他能够弥补身高和护框方面的不足。真正的问题是，一旦文班亚马回归，马刺队是否会继续让他担任这个角色，以及在文班的背部感觉好转之前，他的局限性是什么。
想了解国王球迷的看法，请访问国王先驱报。
PtR的比赛讨论帖将于今晚发布，供那些想要在比赛期间聊天的球迷使用。你也可以通过 PtR的推特账号 关注比赛的进展。
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Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings
The Spurs look to snap their losing streak against the equally mercurial Kings
Ah, the losing streak. If winning is a great deodorant, as John Madden frequently declared, then a losing streak is undoubtedly odious. A single loss can be absorbed with relative class by any team or fan-base, but once they start to pile up, everyone has a way of piling on.
The insults start flying and the second-guessing ramps up a notch, all while the din of complaining and infighting gets louder and louder. Fortunately, this year’s Spurs team has only experienced three such streaks so far, each lasting no more than two games.
After a rough outing against an offensively explosive Chicago Bulls team (for all their faults, the Bulls are top 10 in both scoring and offensive rating), the Spurs are looking to keep their first three game losing streak of the season from happening against a team they’ve already beaten twice this season, in the Sacramento Kings.
The Kings are themselves a team that leans on their offensive strengths (also ranking in the top 10 for offensive rating), and both of San Antonio’s wins have come with Victor Wembanyama on the court.
Of course, the Spurs are always going to have a better chance at victory with Wembanyama on the court, but the Spurs have some serious backup big-man issues, and the Kings have a player in Domantas Sabonis who’s capable of a playing 40 minutes a night and embarrassing the rest of San Antonio’s bigs.
With the Spurs last victory over the Kings coming by just two points, Wembanyama’s presence (and on-court stamina) will likely be a key match-up in this one.
Of course, if the Kings shoot 58% from the field, and 46% from long-distance like the Bulls did last night, it might not end up mattering at all.
Sacramento Kings at San Antonio Spurs
December 6th, 2024 | 7:00 CT
Watch: FanDuel Sports Network Southwest |Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: Tre Jones - Out (Shoulder), Victor Wembanyama - Day-to-Day (Back)
Kings Injuries: Trey Lyles - Out (Leg)
What to watch for
Jeremy Sochan - Small Ball Maestro?
In addition to Wembanyama’s looming availability status, it appears the Spurs are interested in exploring Sochan’s potential in small-ball lineups. In a night where Bassey and Mamu could have seen more minutes, Sochan ending up getting the start at the 5, and tallied a 16/14 double-double in the process. The Spurs have toyed with the idea in the past, but a certain lack of ceiling from San Antonio’s backup bigs seems to have spurred (pun intended) them into taking a longer look at it. In addition to his defensive merits, Sochan is a master of the kind of dirty-work that big men need to do to excel in San Antonio’s offense when they happen to not be Wemby. He’s also a rapidly improving passer and fierce rebounder (arguably the best on the team), which allows him to make up for his deficits in height and rim-protection. The real question is whether or not the Spurs will continue to use him in this capacity once Wembanyama returns, and what his limitations are until Wemby’s back is feeling better.
For the Kings’ fans’ perspective, visit The Kings Herald.
PtR’s Game thread will be up this evening for those who want to chat through the game. You can also follow along with the action through PtR’s Twitter feed.
By Devon Birdsong, via Pounding The Rock