By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-12-08 23:22:33
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在2024年12月8日星期天于圣安东尼奥举行的NBA篮球比赛上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)正在与新奥尔良鹈鹕队的伊夫·米西对抗上篮。
在周日以121-116战胜新奥尔良之后，马刺队要到周五在波特兰才会再次比赛。
米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)通常不会对赛程中如此长的休息时间感到高兴。
“我总是讨厌在一个赛季中有超过两天的休息时间，”这位马刺队代理教练说。“我认为这会打乱你的节奏。这似乎没有必要。”
但考虑到马刺队在与顽强的鹈鹕队苦战后出现的健康问题，约翰逊认为这次休赛期是一件好事。
“我想不出比现在更好的时机了，”他说。
文班亚马在比赛开始仅3分钟就因背部需要治疗而前往更衣室，这让马刺队吓了一跳，但他还是在第二节还剩9分34秒时回到场上，最终在26分钟内得到25分、10个篮板和3次盖帽。
文班离开球场时表示，他不确定自己是否会回来。这位身高7英尺3英寸的中锋示意暂停，并在一次进攻篮板后落地不稳，抓住自己的下背部。
“只是不得不在那里花很多时间来让我恢复比赛状态，或者确保一切都热身好，”文班亚马说。
扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)在第一节还剩5分56秒时防守伊夫·米西(Yves Missi)时重重摔倒，随后马刺队宣布他因下背部受伤而无法继续比赛。科林斯在这次防守中被吹犯规，他在地上躺了几秒钟才起身，然后在没有其他人帮助的情况下走进了更衣室。
科林斯在3分钟内得到2分和3个篮板。
凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)在第二节还剩7分11秒时离开比赛，马刺队随后宣布他因左小腿拉伤而无法继续比赛。他在11分钟内得到8分，并送出4次助攻，追平了赛季最高纪录。
“他们认为（凯尔登·约翰逊的伤）可能是抽筋，然后可能更严重，可能是他的小腿，”米奇·约翰逊说。“扎克的摔倒相当吓人，会非常非常疼。所以，接下来的几天无论有多少（休息时间），我们都会好好利用。”
马刺队新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)在上半场也去了一趟更衣室，因为他在争抢一个地板球时与鹈鹕队的杰里迈亚·罗宾逊-厄尔(Jeremiah Robinson-Earl)相撞。这位20岁的后卫在戴上护垫保护左肩后回到场上，最终得到22分、5个篮板和4次助攻。
巴西完美替补科林斯
查尔斯·巴西(Charles Bassey)在上半场还剩4分20秒时替补出场，当时文班亚马和科林斯都在更衣室，他抓住了这个机会。
这位身高6英尺11英寸的四年级球员替补科林斯担任替补中锋，他在18分钟内得到16分，追平了职业生涯最高得分，同时还拿下赛季最高的11个篮板和4次盖帽。
“他在活力、积极性、身体对抗和运动能力方面都扮演了我们需要他扮演的角色，”米奇·约翰逊说。
巴西表示，“下一个上场的人”的心态对他很有帮助。
“你永远不知道会发生什么，所以无论我是否上场，这都是我对待每场比赛的心态，”他说。
巴西上半场4投4中得到10分，4个篮板和3次盖帽。
“当我回来的时候，我看到巴西尽可能地抢篮板，而且打得很积极，”文班亚马说。“很高兴看到他这样努力。”
2024年12月6日星期五，在圣安东尼奥举行的对阵萨克拉门托国王队的NBA篮球比赛上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)在被驱逐出场后被护送离场。（美联社照片/埃里克·盖伊）
球队在科林斯情绪失控后支持他
米奇·约翰逊表示，在马刺队人手短缺的情况下，科林斯在周五以113-140输给萨克拉门托的比赛中与裁判迈克尔·史密斯发生争执之前，应该表现出更好的判断力。
史密斯在科林斯对他的第三次犯规提出异议后将他驱逐出场，这次犯规发生在他防守多曼塔斯·萨博尼斯时。在史密斯将科林斯罚出场后，这位六年级球员对裁判做出了一个不雅的手势，这让他付出了代价——NBA在周六对他处以3.5万美元的罚款。
科林斯被驱逐出场的那场比赛，马刺队人手短缺，文班亚马、德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)（伤病管理）和特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)（肩膀）都缺席了比赛。
“我们需要每个人，”米奇·约翰逊说。“但话虽如此，我们支持他，我们团结一致。我们都会做一些我们可能希望以不同方式处理的事情，我认为这是一个他希望能够收回的时刻。”
在周日的回归中，瓦塞尔在28分钟内11投3中（三分球4投0中）得到7分，效率不高，同时还有4个篮板和4次助攻。
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Spurs grateful for time off after rash of injuries
San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama (1) goes to the basket against New Orleans Pelicans’ Yves Missi during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in San Antonio.
After their 121-116 win over New Orleans on Sunday, the Spurs don’t play again until Friday at Portland.
Mitch Johnson normally would not be happy with such a lengthy break in the schedule.
“I always hate when we have more than two days off in a season,” the acting Spurs coach said. “I think it messes up your rhythm. It doesn’t seem like there’s a place for it.”
But given the Spurs’ health coming out of its hard-fought win over the scrappy Pelicans, Johnson counts the hiatus as a blessing.
“I cannot think of a better time than right now,” he said.
Wembanyama gave the Spurs a scare when he went to the locker room just 3 minutes into the contest for some treatment on his back, but he returned with 9:34 left in the second quarter to finish with 25 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in 26 minutes.
Wembanyama said it was uncertain whether he would return when he left the court. The 7-foot-3 center signaled for a timeout and grabbed his lower back shortly after he landed awkwardly following an offensive rebound.
“Just had to spend a lot of time back there trying to get me back in playing shape or make sure everything is warm,” Wembanyama said.
The Spurs ruled out Collins with a lower back injury after he fell hard with 5:56 left in the first period while defending Yves Missi. Collins, who was called for a foul on the play, needed several seconds to get up before he walked to the locker room without assistance.
Collins had two points and three rebounds in 3 minutes.
The Spurs ruled Keldon Johnson out with a left calf strain after he left the game with 7:11 left in the second quarter. He finished with eight points and matched his season high with four assists in 11 minutes.
“They thought (Keldon Johnson’s injury) might’ve been a cramp and then it was maybe more, maybe his calf,” Mitch Johnson said. “And Zach, a pretty scary fall. It’s going to be really, really sore. So, we’ll take these next whatever many days we have (off).”
Spurs rookie Stephon Castle also made a trip to the locker room in the first half after he collided with the Pelicans’ Jeremiah Robinson-Earl during a scramble for a loose ball. After being fitted with a pad to protect his left shoulder, the 20-year-old guard returned to finish with 22 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Bassey fills in nicely for Collins
Charles Bassey rose to the occasion after he entered the game for the first time with 4:20 left in the first half and both Wembanyama and Collins in the locker room.
Filling in for Collins at backup center, the 6-foot-11 fourth-year pro matched his career high with 16 points to go along with a season-high 11 rebounds and four blocks in 18 minutes.
“He played the role we need him to in terms of energy, activity, physicality, athleticism,” Mitch Johnson said.
Bassey said the next-man-up mentality served him well.
“You never know what’s going to happen, so that’s the mentality I take to every game, regardless of whether I play or not,” he said.
Bassey finished the first half with 10 points on 4 for 4, four rebounds and three blocks.
“When I came back, I saw Bassey just grabbing as many rebounds as he could and being aggressive,” Wembanyama said. “It was good to see him go to work like that.”
San Antonio Spurs forward Zach Collins (23) is escorted off the court after he was ejected during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in San Antonio, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Team supports Collins after meltdown
Mitch Johnson suggested that, with the Spurs shorthanded, Collins should have shown better judgement before getting into a beef with referee Michael Smith in Friday’s 140-113 loss to Sacramento.
Smith ejected Collins after he disputed his third foul, which occurred while defending Domantas Sabonis. After Smith tossed Collins, the sixth-year pro directed an obscene gesture at the official that cost him $35,000 after the NBA fined him Saturday.
Collins’ ejection came in a game the Spurs entered shorthanded with Wembanyama, Devin Vassell (injury management) and Tre Jones (shoulder) all out.
“We need everybody,” Mitch Johnson said. “But that being said, we support him, we stay together. We all do things that we may want to handle differently and it was a moment I think he wished he could have back.”
In his return Sunday, Vassell scored seven points on an inefficient 3 of 11 (0 of 4 from 3-point range) to go along with four rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News