By Jeff McDonald | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-12-19 23:57:28
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12月19日星期四，在圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心举行的NBA比赛下半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)庆祝亚特兰大老鹰队后卫特雷·杨（图中未显示）罚球不中。圣安东尼奥在加时赛中以133-126击败了亚特兰大。
对于德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)来说，即使没有不祥的预感，似曾相识的感觉也是显而易见的。
马刺队在主场与特雷·杨(Trae Young)和亚特兰大老鹰队进行了一场势均力敌的比赛。
马刺队上赛季未能做到的事情，他们在周四做到了，他们以足够精彩的表现回应了一些艰难的时刻，最终以133-126的加时赛胜利收场。
“这是每个人在更衣室里说的第一件事，这与过去两年相比是一个改变，”瓦塞尔说。“我们能够赢得这些胜利，并在关键时刻沉着冷静。”
维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)砍下42分，投进7个三分球，并送出4次盖帽，带领马刺队取得胜利。
这是他职业生涯第三次得分达到至少40分。在本赛季首次首发的瓦塞尔也为马刺队贡献了23分，杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)则得到20分。
替补出场的德安德烈·亨特(De’Andre Hunter)为亚特兰大拿下27分，杨也贡献了23分和16次助攻。
一个赛季前，老鹰队在他们唯一一次造访圣安东尼奥的比赛中，凭借杨的45分爆发，以137-135险胜。
这一次，轮到马刺队了。
两队在第四节和加时赛的最后阶段你来我往，交替命中关键球，而克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)为马刺队命中了最重要的几个球。
他在比赛还剩56.5秒时，面对小拉里·南斯(Larry Nance Jr.)完成一记4分球，帮助马刺队以119-118领先，并将比赛拖入加时赛。
他在加时赛还剩19.5秒时投进的第三个三分球，帮助马刺队领先7分，并锁定胜局。
“我相信如果你回头看看，”马刺队代理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)说，“他会命中不少这样的球。”
以下是周四这场胜利的三个要点，这场胜利使马刺队的战绩回到14胜13负：
- 保罗展现了精神和身体上的韧性
过去一周对于保罗在马刺队的短暂职业生涯来说并不顺利。
他在上周五马刺队客场战胜波特兰的比赛第一节就被罚出场，然后在上周六主场输给明尼苏达的比赛中一分未得，这是他20个赛季的职业生涯中第七次出现这种情况。
当保罗在周四上半场没有得分时，这标志着他连续九节比赛没有得分进账。
保罗在下半场开始27秒后用一记短距离跳投打破了得分荒，并在帮助马刺队拿下比赛中发挥了重要作用。
在常规时间还剩56.5秒时，保罗命中一记三分球并造成南斯犯规。随后的罚球使马刺队领先一分。
“我只是试着选择我的时机，”保罗说。“当比赛接近尾声，到了决胜时刻，那是比赛中最有趣的部分。”
保罗在加时赛中展现了更多的英雄主义。
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在加时赛后期，保罗的手部被击中，导致整个手臂感到刺痛，他到场边休息了一下。
“当我们从暂停回来时，我一直在空中抛球，只是为了确保如果他们对我犯规，我能够罚球，”保罗说。
他最终投进了一个比那更远的球。
他及时回来投中了比赛中最后一个也是最重要的一个球，一记弧顶三分，基本上锁定了胜局。
保罗最终得到12分、8次助攻和7个篮板——比文班亚马多一个——并且4投全中。他还贡献了4次抢断。
对于一个并不一定需要反弹的球员来说，这可不是一次糟糕的反弹。
- 米奇·约翰逊有一些决定要做
本赛季第一次，马刺队迎来了所有球员都健康可用的比赛。
“这是最好的感觉，”文班亚马说。“我们知道每个人都会得到他们的机会，这里没有自私的球员，所以我们会一起享受很多乐趣。”
完整的阵容给约翰逊带来了一些“幸福的烦恼”。
约翰逊在拥有全部可用球员的情况下做出的第一个改变是将瓦塞尔调入首发阵容，这是他本赛季的第一次首发，取代了朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)。
由保罗、瓦塞尔、索汉、哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)和文班亚马组成的首发五人，是马刺队希望在本赛季开始时使用的阵容，如果不是瓦塞尔因伤缺阵的话。
在周四的上半场，约翰逊用查尔斯·巴塞(Charles Bassey)作为文班亚马的主要替补中锋。当效果不佳时，约翰逊使用了索汉作为小球中锋。
扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)没有上场，尽管他在12月8日背部受伤后首次被宣布可以上场。
随着特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)的回归，马拉基·布拉纳姆(Malaki Branham)和布雷克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)都没有上场。
虽然目标是最终形成一个稳定的每晚轮换阵容，但约翰逊已经向球队表明，目前情况可能会保持某种程度的波动。
“米奇在更衣室里说了一些很棒的话，关于我们不需要保留什么，”保罗说。“我们有这么多人，我们可以轮换球员上场等等。”
只要每个人都保持健康，确定上场时间对于马刺队来说将是一个美好的难题。
- 马刺队至少将杨的得分控制在40分以下
上赛季没有哪个对手比杨更让马刺队头疼了。在对阵圣安东尼奥的两场比赛中，这位老鹰队的全明星球员场均得到40.5分和13.5次助攻。
相比之下，马刺队在周四基本上控制住了杨。
这主要归功于索汉，他在弗罗斯特银行中心球馆的各个角落紧盯杨。
杨相对“安静”的夜晚，部分原因在于他本赛季打法上的转变。
在周四的比赛之前，他的得分是他新秀赛季以来的最低水平（场均21.5分），同时以场均12.1次助攻领跑NBA。
杨让队友参与进攻的倾向对老鹰队来说是件好事，他们最近的战绩一直在0.500左右，并打进了NBA杯赛四强。
与此同时，马刺队也会接受他没有砍下40分。
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San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) dives for a loose ball during the second half of the Spurs NBA game with the Atlanta Hawks at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts after hitting a 3-pointer during the second half of the Spurs NBA game with the Atlanta Hawks at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) shoots over Atlanta Hawks forward De’Andre Hunter (12) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) shoots a 3-pointer over Atlanta Hawks forward Larry Nance Jr. (22) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) tries to stop Atlanta Hawks forward De’Andre Hunter (12) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) blocks Atlanta Hawks guard Tre Young’s (11) path to the basket during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) dunks a ball over Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (15) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. Wembanyama scored 42 points to lead San Antonio past Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (0) signals to the crowd after a basket during the second half of the San ASpurs NBA game with the Atlanta Hawks at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) passes the ball while trying to stay inbounds during the second half of the Spurs NBA game with the Atlanta Hawks at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) tries to drive past Atlanta Hawks forward Larry Nance Jr. (22) and forward De’Andre Hunter (12) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) goes to the basket under Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (1) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. Vassell scored 23 points to help the Spurs beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan (10) drives between Atlanta Hawks guard Tre Young (11) and forward Jalen Johnson (1) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
Atlanta Hawks guard Tre Young (11) reaches around San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) to try to steal the ball during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) drives toward the land on Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic (13) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) looks to shoot over Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (15) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (0) goes to the basket during the first half of the San Antonio Spurs NBA game with the Atlanta Hawks at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) shoots over Atlanta Hawks forward De’Andre Hunter (12) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs guard Tre Jones (33) looks for a way past Atlanta Hawks forward Vit Krejci (27) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs center Charles Bassey (28) battles for a rebound with Atlanta Hawks forward Larry Nance Jr. (22) and forward Vit Krejci (27) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) shoots over Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (15) during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. Wembanyama scored 42 points to lead San Antonio past Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
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San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) celebrates a missed free throw by Atlanta Hawks guard Tre Young (not pictured) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in overtime.
For Devin Vassell, the sense of déjà vu was palpable if not foreboding.
The Spurs were locked in a tight game, at home, against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks.
What the Spurs could not pull off last season, they did Thursday, responding to some tough moments with enough spectacular ones of their own to pull off a 133-126 victory in overtime.
“That was the first thing that everybody said in the locker room, this is a change from the past two years,” Vassell said. “We’re able to come out with these wins and just get settled down in the big moments.”
Victor Wembanyama scored 42 points, made seven 3-pointers and blocked four shots to lead the Spurs’ charge.
It was his third career game with at least 40 points. The Spurs also got 23 points from Vassell in his first start of the season, along with 20 from Jeremy Sochan.
De’Andre Hunter had 27 points off the bench to pace Atlanta, which also benefited from 23 points and 16 assists from Young.
A season ago, the Hawks won another game that went down to the wire in their lone trip to San Antonio, claiming a 137-135 decision thanks to Young’s 45-point outburst.
This time, it was the Spurs’ turn.
The teams traded big shot after big shot down the stretch of the fourth quarter and overtime, with Chris Paul hitting the biggest ones for the Spurs.
His 4-point play over Larry Nance Jr. gave the Spurs a 119-118 lead with 56.5 left in regulation and helped get the game to overtime.
His third 3-pointer of the night, with 19.5 left in the extra frame, put the Spurs ahead by seven and sealed the win.
“I’m sure if you went back and tracked it,” Spurs acting coach Mitch Johnson said, “he’s got a few of those.”
Here are three takeaways from Thursday’s victory, which pushed the Spurs back over .500 at 14-13:
1. CP3 showed toughness, both mental and physical
The past week has not been the best of Paul’s short career with the Spurs.
He got ejected in the first quarter of the Spurs’ victory at Portland on Friday, then went scoreless for only the seventh time in his 20-season career in Saturday’s home loss to Minnesota.
When Paul went without a point in the first half Thursday, it marked nine consecutive quarters without touching the scoring column.
Paul broke his drought with a short jumper 27 seconds into the third quarter, and would become instrumental in bringing the game home for the Spurs.
With 56.5 seconds remaining in regulation, Paul buried a 3-pointer and drew a foul on Nance. The ensuing free throw put the Spurs ahead by one.
“I just try to pick my spots,” Paul said. “When they’re towards the end and winning time, that’s the funnest part of the game.”
Paul saved more heroics for overtime.
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Late in the extra period, Paul went to the sideline after taking a shot to his hand that left his entire arm tingling.
“When we came out of that timeout, I was throwing the ball in the air, just making sure if they fouled I’d be able to shoot free throws,” Paul said.
He ended up taking a longer shot than that.
He returned in time to hit the final biggest shot of the game, a top-of-the-arc 3-pointer that essentially salted away the win.
Paul finished with 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds – one more than Wembanyama – and made all four of his shot attempts. He also logged four steals.
Not a bad bounce back for a player who didn’t necessarily need it.
2. Mitch Johnson has some decisions to make
For the first time this season, the Spurs entered a game with every member of the roster healthy and available.
“It was the best feeling,” Wembanyama said. “We know everybody is going to get their chance and there is no unselfish player here, so we’re going to have a lot of fun together.”
A full roster created some of those “good problems to have” for Johnson.
The first change Johnson made with his entire arsenal on hand was to move Vassell into the starting lineup for the first time this season, replacing Julian Champagnie.
The starting five of Paul, Vassell, Sochan, Harrison Barnes and Wembanyama was the one the Spurs would have preferred to use to open the season, had Vassell not started things off of the injured list.
In the first half Thursday, Johnson used Charles Bassey as Wembanyama’s primary backup at center. When that didn’t go exceedingly well, Johnson deployed Sochan as a small-ball five.
Zach Collins did not play, despite being ruled available for the first time since bruising his back Dec. 8.
With Tre Jones back, neither Malaki Branham or Blake Wesley played at all.
Though the goal will be to eventually develop a steady night-to-night rotation, Johnson has indicated to the team that things could remain in some state of flux for the time being.
“Mitch said something great in the locker room about we don’t have to save nothing,” Paul said. “We got so many bodies we can just rotate guys in or whatnot.”
As long as everyone stays healthy, figuring out the minutes will be a good problem for the Spurs to have.
3. The Spurs at least kept Young under 40
No opposing player tormented the Spurs last season more than Young. In two games against San Antonio, the Hawks All-Star averaged 40.5 points and 13.5 assists.
By comparison, the Spurs essentially kept Young under wraps Thursday.
Credit goes mostly to Sochan, who bird-dogged Young all over the Frost Bank Center court.
Some of Young’s quote-unquote quiet night hearkens to a shift in his approach this season.
Coming into Thursday, he was scoring at his lowest clip since his rookie season (21.5 points per game), while leading the NBA in assists at 12.1 per game.
Young’s inclination to get teammates involved has been good for the Hawks, who have hovered around .500 lately and played their way to the NBA Cup Final Four.
The Spurs, meanwhile, will take him not scorching them for 40.
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By Jeff McDonald, via San Antonio Express-News