By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-12-21 16:00:00
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继上周的激烈交锋后，圣安东尼奥将主场迎战顽强的开拓者。
本赛季，似乎每一场圣安东尼奥马刺的比赛都扣人心弦。马刺在关键时刻的比赛中取得了7胜3负的战绩，包括周四晚上在加时赛中战胜亚特兰大老鹰的重大胜利。现在，他们将主场迎战波特兰开拓者，一周前他们以118-116的微弱优势险胜对手。
即使两队刚刚在上周交过手，但此番对阵，双方的阵容都会有所不同。波特兰将迎来像德安德烈·艾顿(DeAndre Ayton)这样的关键球员的回归，而马刺则是本赛季首次全员健康。在上一次交锋中，圣安东尼奥与开拓者展开了激烈的身体对抗。他们将不得不再次面对像图马尼·卡马拉(Toumani Camara)、谢顿·夏普(Shaedon Sharpe)和杰拉米·格兰特(Jerami Grant)这样的强悍球员，以及拥有出色得分能力的后卫安芬尼·西蒙斯(Anfernee Simons)。
马刺将仰仗他们的超级巨星维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)，他在上一场战胜老鹰的比赛中占据统治地位。最近他看起来像一位全明星球员，并且在关键时刻表现出色。如果比赛再次进入白热化阶段，圣安东尼奥将拥有一张王牌。
圣安东尼奥马刺 (14-13) vs. 波特兰开拓者 (9-18)
2024年12月19日 | 晚上7:30 (中部时间)
观看：FanDuel Southwest | 收听：WOAI (1200 AM)
马刺伤病情况： 大卫·杜克二世(David Duke Jr.) – 缺席（发展联盟），莱利·米尼克斯(Riley Minix) – 缺席（发展联盟），哈里森·英格拉姆(Harrison Ingram) – 缺席（发展联盟）
开拓者伤病情况： 达拉诺·班顿(Dalano Banton) – 出战存疑（臀部），布莱斯·麦克高恩斯(Bryce McGowens) – 缺席（发展联盟），贾斯汀·米纳亚(Justin Minaya) – 缺席（发展联盟），泰兹·摩尔(Taze Moore) – 缺席（发展联盟），马蒂斯·塞布尔(Matisse Thybulle) – 缺席（脚踝）
比赛看点
与波特兰进行身体对抗
开拓者是一支身材高大、运动能力强、对抗性强的球队。他们拥有足够多的难缠的防守球员来扰乱马刺的得分点。圣安东尼奥在上一次交锋中与波特兰展开了激烈的身体对抗，特别是杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)，他在那场胜利中抢下了三个进攻篮板。他们需要再次打出强硬的表现来应对开拓者的比赛风格。现在，随着艾顿的回归，他们将能够利用抛投和空接攻击内线。
圣安东尼奥的首发阵容
马刺的新首发阵容在周四晚上的比赛中表现出色。克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)、德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)、哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)、索汉和文班让老鹰的防守疲于奔命，并在进攻端创造了很多优势。索汉能够在内线干脏活累活，而其他首发球员则负责控球、转移球和投篮。文班拉开空间的能力以及为队友送出助攻的能力，使得像瓦塞尔和保罗这样的充满活力的进攻球员更加高效。 观察这套阵容随着他们一起出场时间的增加而如何提升。
替补中锋的有效出场时间
米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)在文班身后有一些中锋选择，但没有人能够站出来承担起这个位置。扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)本赛季的进攻状态起伏不定，在马刺的上一场比赛中被DNP（教练决定不派上场）。查尔斯·巴塞(Charles Bassey)充满活力，并且可以阶段性地护框，但缺乏在进攻端惩罚对手的能力。在对阵身材矮小的老鹰时，约翰逊实际上让索汉担任替补中锋。波特兰是一支体型更大的球队，这可能需要一个替补大个子。看看是巴塞还是科林斯能够站出来承担起这个责任将是一件有趣的事情。
点击查看原文：Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Portland Trail Blazers
San Antonio hosts the scrappy Blazers after a tightly contested game last week.
It seems like every San Antonio Spurs game is a nail-biter. The Spurs are 7-3 in clutch games this season, including a major win over the Atlanta Hawks in overtime on Thursday night. Now they’ll host the Portland Trail Blazers, who they narrowly beat 118-116 a week ago.
Both teams will look quite different, even if they just played last week. Portland will get back key contributors like DeAndre Ayton, and the Spurs are back to full health for the first time all season. San Antonio matched the Blazers’ physical brand of basketball in their last matchup. They’ll have to deal with tough athletes like Toumani Camara, Shaedon Sharpe, and Jerami Grant as well as the dynamic scoring guard Anfernee Simons.
The Spurs will look to their superstar, Victor Wembanyama, who was dominant in their last win over the Hawks. He’s looked like an All-Star lately and has been great in clutch time. San Antonio will have an ace in the hole if they are once again put into a tight game.
San Antonio Spurs (14-13) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (9-18)
December 19th 2024 | 7:30 PM CT
Watch: FanDuel Southwest | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: David Duke Jr. – Out (G League), Riley Minix – Out (G League), Harrison Ingram – Out (G League)
Trail Blazers Injuries: Dalano Banton – Questionable (hip), Bryce McGowens – Out (G League), Justin Minaya – Out (G League), Taze Moore – Out (G League), Matisse Thybulle – Out (ankle)
What to watch for
Matching Portland’s physicality
The Blazers are a big, athletic, and physical team. They have enough pesky defenders to disrupt the Spurs’ scorers. San Antonio matched Portland’s physicality in their last matchup, especially Jeremy Sochan, who grabbed three offensive rebounds in the victory. They’ll need to play tough once again to match up with the Blazers’ brand of basketball. Now, with Ayton back, they’ll be able to attack the paint with floaters and lobs.
San Antonio’s starting lineup
The Spurs’ new starting lineup looked great on Thursday night. Chris Paul, Devin Vassell, Harrison Barnes, Sochan, and Wembanyama made the Hawks work on defense and created a lot of advantages offensively. Sochan is able to do the dirty work inside while the rest of the lineup handles, moves, and shoots the ball. Wembanyama’s ability to stretch the floor and hit his teammates for assists makes dynamic offensive players like Vassell and Paul even more effective. Watch how this lineup improves as they play more minutes together.
Quality minutes from the backup center
Mitch Johnson has a few options at center behind Wembanyama, but none of them have stepped up to claim the job. Zach Collins has been up-and-down this year offensively and got hit with a DNP in the Spurs’ last game. Charles Bassey has a high motor and can protect the rim in spurts but lacks the offensive ability to make teams pay on the other end. Johnson actually went to Sochan as the backup center against the undersized Hawks. Portland is a bigger squad that will likely necessitate a backup big man. It’ll be interesting to see if Bassey or Collins steps up to take the job.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock