By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-12-14 14:30:00
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马刺的进攻一度陷入停滞，人员严重不足的他们似乎无力回天，但他们在最后时刻苏醒了过来。
在周日战胜鹈鹕的比赛之后，马刺获得了四天的休息时间，但那场比赛也让他们损失了三名球员（斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)、扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)和凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)）因伤缺阵。因此，他们前往波特兰挑战状态不佳的开拓者时，阵容已经捉襟见肘。而首发控卫在比赛早些时候被驱逐出场，更是雪上加霜，抵消了他们开局的强势表现。开拓者在下半场的前16分钟火力全开，在第四节一度取得17分的领先优势。然而，马刺在五名轮换球员缺阵的情况下，奇迹般地复苏，并以一场惊心动魄的逆转赢得了比赛。
比赛开始后，马刺显得有些迟钝，开拓者迅速取得了12-5的领先。但在暂停之后，马刺做出了回应。他们打出了一波25-6的进攻高潮，由顶替受伤的卡斯尔重回首发的索汉(Jeremy Sochan)连得6分开启。查尔斯·巴塞(Charles Bassey)和德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)也从替补席上提供了巨大的能量。但随后，克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)因为向裁判抱怨，连续吃到两个（尽管有些轻微）技术犯规而被驱逐出场。尽管如此，他们还是以33-25的领先优势进入第二节。
由于伤病和保罗的缺阵，马刺不得不采用控球后卫委员会的模式，排出了几套非传统的阵容，布雷克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)、马拉基·布兰纳姆(Malaki Branham)和桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili)都获得了一些上场时间。第二节双方都打得比较混乱，裁判在保罗被驱逐出场后也变得更加宽容，双方都加强了身体对抗，得分变得更加困难。瓦塞尔和文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)是马刺的主要得分点，两人合力砍下28分，20投11中，帮助马刺保持领先，并以52-42的比分进入半场。
与比赛开始时类似，开拓者——尤其是杰拉米·格兰特(Jerami Grant)——在下半场开始后状态火热。他们频频命中三分，打出了一波18-8的进攻高潮，将比分扳平。马刺及时苏醒，在一段时间内与开拓者保持均势，但开拓者最终在第三节还剩2分多钟时反超比分，这是他们自第一节以来的首次领先。作为联盟第三节表现第三差的球队，开拓者在进攻端予取予求，尤其是在快攻方面，他们单节砍下46分，以88-80的比分领先马刺进入最后一节。
第四节开始后，马刺的处境并没有好转，这次轮到安芬尼·西蒙斯(Anfernee Simons)在外线发威。他们在比赛还剩不到8分钟时将领先优势扩大到17分，感觉马刺已经没有足够的球员来完成逆转了。但事实证明，他们做到了。就像上了发条一样，开拓者的投篮开始失准，而马刺的投篮则开始命中。朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)命中一记三分，吹响了反击的号角，马刺开始逐渐缩小分差。索汉在篮板和防守端无处不在，尚帕尼命中了他本轮进攻的第三记三分，帮助马刺在比赛还剩2分08秒时以112-109反超比分。
此后双方你来我往，开拓者多次将比分扳平，包括在瓦塞尔刚刚完成一记漂亮的跳投后，格兰特在比赛还剩6秒多钟时上篮得分。马刺叫暂停推进球，格兰特被文班的假动作晃起，文班在比赛还剩两秒时两罚全中，而开拓者已经没有暂停了。这是马刺本赛季第四次在落后15分或更多的情况下赢球，虽然118-116的比分在纸面上看起来并不起眼，但这对场上拼搏到最后一刻的10名球员来说，无疑是一种证明。
比赛笔记
- 我们大多看到了保罗作为马刺球员的积极一面，但这可能是他第一次展现出多年来让对方球迷反感的阴暗面。是的，裁判确实对很多身体接触都视而不见，而且在不知道他说了什么的情况下，仅仅因为争论判罚就连续吃到两个技术犯规并被驱逐出场似乎有些过分。尽管如此，他应该在吃到第一个技术犯规后就意识到要适可而止，并考虑到球队的伤病情况——尤其是卡斯尔和特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)的缺阵——而不是把球队置于如此境地。
- 瓦塞尔看起来恢复了昔日的状态。除了罚丢几个罚球外，他打出了一场精彩的比赛，在30分钟内得到23分（三分球7投4中）、6个篮板和5次助攻。马刺的侧翼深度十足，很难说马刺是否应该调整轮换阵容，让他回到首发阵容。卡斯尔、尚帕尼和哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)都有理由保住自己的首发位置，但当所有人都健康的时候，瓦塞尔和索汉真的应该继续担任替补吗？这是一个幸福的烦恼，但教练组最终必须考虑这个问题。
- 巴塞在球队需要的时候继续挺身而出。他的8分、4个篮板和1次盖帽（我发誓他盖帽不止一次）的数据并不抢眼，但他是一名可靠的篮筐保护者，并且在篮下很有力量。过去几年我们可能已经说过很多次了，但如果我们能以某种方式将巴塞和科林斯融合成一个球员，那你就拥有了完美的替补中锋。
本场最佳
在逆转的过程中有很多精彩的镜头可供选择，但瓦塞尔的这个镜头（几乎）锁定了胜局，帮助证明他已经完全康复，并提醒人们马刺在他缺阵时所缺少的稳定的进攻火力。
德文·瓦塞尔高难度两分球，帮助马刺领先2分！
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Severely shorthanded Spurs make wild fourth quarter comeback to beat the Blazers
The Spurs offense looked dead and they seemed too short-handed to come back, but they woke up just in time.
After four days off following a Sunday win over the Pelicans that saw the Spurs lose three more players (Stephon Castle, Zach Collins, and Keldon Johnson) to injury, they were already entering Portland shorthanded to take on a struggling Trail Blazers club. It would only get worse with their starting point guard getting ejected early, negating a strong start to the game. The Blazers then got red hot for the first 16 minutes of the second half to take a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter, only for the Spurs to come back to life and win in a thrilling comeback while playing five rotation players short.
The Spurs were lethargic to open the game as the Trail Blazers quickly got out to a 12-5 lead, but after a timeout, they responded. They went on a 25-6 run, kicked off by six quick points from Jeremy Sochan, who returned to the starting lineup in place of an injured Castle. Charles Bassey and Devin Vassell also provided a big spark off the bench, but then, Chris Paul got himself ejected with two quick (albeit soft) technicals for complaining to the officials. Still, they entered the second quarter up 33-25.
The Spurs had to play point-guard-by-committee with some unconventional lineups thanks to all the injuries and now no Paul, with Blake Wesley, Malaki Branham and Sandro Mamukelashvili getting some minutes. It was a sloppy second quarter for both teams, and the refs completely swallowed their whistles after the Paul ejection, so both teams were able to play some physical defense, making it even harder to score. Vassell and Victor Wembanyama were the Spurs’ main source of points, combining for 28 points on 11-20 shooting to help keep the Blazers at arm’s length and enter halftime up 52-42.
Similar to the start of the game, the Blazers — namely, Jerami Grant — were the hot team to open the second half. They were hitting their threes and kicked things off with an 18-8 run to tie the game back up. The Spurs woke up enough to keep things mostly even for a while before the Blazers finally took the lead for the first time since the first quarter with just over 2 minutes left in the third. Portland, who is the third worst third quarter team in the league, got whatever they wanted on offense, especially in transition, scoring 46 points to take an 88-80 lead over the Spurs into the final frame.
It got no better for the Spurs to start the fourth quarter as it was Anfernee Simons’ turn to get hot from three. They got the lead as high as 17 with under 8 minutes let, and it felt like the Spurs just didn’t have the personnel to make a comeback, but as it turns out, they did. Like clockwork, the shots stopped falling for Portland and started for the Spurs. Julian Champagnie kicked off the comeback with a three, and the Spurs started grinding their way back. Sochan was everywhere on the glass and defense, and Champagnie hit his third three of the run to give the Spurs the lead back at 112-109 with 2:08 left.
Both teams were back and forth from there, with the Blazers responding and tying things back up several times, including on a Grant layup with just over six seconds left after Vassell had just made a beautiful fadeaway. The Spurs called timeout to advance the ball, and Grant bit on a pump fake from Wemby, who made the game-wining free throws with two seconds left and Portland out of timeouts. It was the fourth time this season the Spurs have won despite being down 15 or more points, and while 118-116 win looks unimpressive on paper, it was quite a testament to the 10 players who were out there and fought until the bitter end.
Game Notes
- We have mostly seen the good side of CP3 as a Spur, but this was probably the first time he showcased his dark side that has been a turnoff to opposing fans for so many years. Yes, the refs were letting a lot of contact go, and without knowing what he said to them, the two quick techs and ejection for simply arguing for calls seemed excessive. Still, he should have known to stop after the first T and considered his team’s injury situation — particularly no Castle or Tre Jones — and not put them in the position he did.
- Vassell looks like his old self again. Outside of missing a few free throws, he had an amazing game with 23 points (4-7 from three), 6 rebounds, and 5 assists in 30 minutes. The Spurs are so deep on the wings, and it’s hard to know if the Spurs should shake up the rotations to move him back to the starting lineup. Castle, Champagnie and Harrison Barnes have all made a case to keep their starting jobs, but are Vassell and Sochan really meant to remain coming off the bench when every one is healthy? It’s a good problem to have, but one the coaching staff will eventually have to consider.
- Charles Bassey continues to step up when called upon. His 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block (I swear he had more) don’t jump off the page, but he’s a solid rim protector and is strong around the rim. We’ve probably said this a few times over the last few years, but if we could somehow make a hybrid player out of Bassey and Collins, you’d have the perfect backup center.
Play of the Game
There were a lot of plays to choose from during the comeback, but this one from Vassell (almost) sealed the outcome, helped show he is all the way back, and was a reminder of the automatic offense the Spurs miss without him.
Devin Vassell TOUGH 2 to put the Spurs up 2!
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