By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-12-24 04:00:00
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马刺的首发阵容终于亮相，并取得了令人期待的成果。
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第8周 : 在NBA阿联酋杯之后，严重缺兵少将的马刺在波特兰完成了一场奇迹般的逆转，然后回到主场，在面对森林狼更胜一筹的防守时，进攻端却哑火了。
第9周：2-0 (15-13, 西部第9)
133-126 加时战胜亚特兰大老鹰
回顾 : 本赛季第一次，马刺全员健康，能够排出大家认为会是他们赛季首选的首发阵容，而从这有限的样本来看，他们强劲的开局表现令人充满希望。然而，比赛本身却充满了混乱，尤其是在下半场，两队交替领先，上演了精彩的攻防大战。最终，马刺在加时赛中凭借文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的42分，以及德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)和索汉(Jeremy Sochan)的出色发挥，取得了胜利。
114-94 战胜波特兰开拓者
回顾 : 与之前对阵开拓者的比赛不同，这次马刺全员健康且注意力高度集中，他们展现了自己的意志，轻松取得了胜利，这在很大程度上要归功于文班的另一场精彩表现，他得到了30分和10个盖帽。
实力排名
John Schuhmann, NBA.com ——16 (上周: 19)
进攻效率: 111.7 (17) 防守效率: 113.0 (16) 净效率: -1.4 (17) 节奏: 99.5 (16)
马刺最近五场比赛赢了四场，重新回到了西部附加赛的行列。
三个要点
文班亚马上周有两场精彩的比赛，在马刺战胜老鹰和开拓者的比赛中，他总共得到72分和14个盖帽。在本赛季前九场比赛中，他只有三场得分达到或超过20分，但在最近14场比赛中，他有13场都做到了这一点。在这段时间里，他的投篮有超过一半(147/285)来自三分线外，但他的罚球率（每100次出手24.6次罚球）与前九场比赛相同。
德文·瓦塞尔上周迎来了他本赛季的前两场首发，在周四对阵亚特兰大的比赛中得到23分（三分球7投5中）。马刺的新阵容——克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)，瓦塞尔，哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)，索汉和文班——在这两场比赛中总共上场25分钟，净胜对手16分，尽管在加时战胜老鹰的比赛的最后关键时刻，场上是凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)（而不是巴恩斯）。
这场胜利使马刺在最后五分钟分差在五分以内的比赛中取得了8胜3负的战绩（联盟第二好)。随着文班在周四投中制胜三分，他们在关键时刻的三分球38投18中（47%），并且关键时刻的胜率相比上赛季(13-28，联盟倒数第三)有了最大的提升。但另一方面，他们是三支胜率为正但净胜分为负的球队之一——另外两支是湖人和太阳。
马刺是唯一一支还没有在东部时区打过比赛的球队，但他们将在周一开启在费城的四连客之旅，接下来的16场比赛中有12场将在圣安东尼奥以外的地方进行。文班将在麦迪逊广场花园迎来他的圣诞大战首秀，上赛季他在那里14投仅4中。
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points —— 12 (上周: 19)
本周NBA实力排名上升幅度最大的是马刺。文班一直是马刺最近成功的推动力，在球队过去五场比赛中，他场均得到29.0分、8.4个篮板和5.2次盖帽。这包括他最近对阵波特兰开拓者的比赛中得到30分和10次盖帽，这对任何球员来说都是一项难得的“两双”数据。
尽管文班一直是马刺的驱动力，但这支年轻的球队也看到了德文·瓦塞尔、索汉以及由凯尔登·约翰逊领衔的被严重低估的替补阵容的稳定发挥。轻视马刺将让你付出代价，因为在过去几周里，他们在进攻和防守效率排名上都在不断攀升。
(值得注意的是，Brett 还将马刺作为了文章的引言主题，所以一定要点击链接去看看！)
即将到来: 12月23日星期一 @ 费城76人；12月25日星期三 @ 纽约尼克斯；12月27日星期五 @ 布鲁克林篮网；12月29日星期日 @ 明尼苏达森林狼
预测: 2-2 ——这是马刺本赛季的第一次长途客场之旅（之后还会有更多），而且很难从他们相对较少的4胜6负的客场战绩中看出什么。在本周的赛程中，尼克斯是唯一一支达到上赛季预期水平的球队，但76人和森林狼的比赛也是陷阱，他们都是实力不俗但表现不佳的球队。我们将会看到马刺在假期客场之旅中的融合情况。
点击查看原文：Week in Review: Fully healthy Spurs finally get a chance to show what they can do
Week in Review: Fully healthy Spurs finally get a chance to show what they can do
The Spurs’ preferred starting lineup finally made is debut to promising results.
Welcome to the Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy!
Week 8: Following some much needed rest thanks to the NBA Emirates Cup tournament, the severely shorthanded Spurs pulled off a miraculous comeback in Portland before returning home and laying an offensive egg against the Timberwolves’ superior defense.
Week 9: 2-0 (15-13, 9th in West)
133-126 OT win vs. Atlanta Hawks
Recap: For the first time this season, the Spurs were fully healthy and able to put out the starting lineup everyone assumed would be their go-to for the season, and the small sample size was promising with a strong start. However, the game itself would be chaos, especially in the second half as the teams traded leads with dramatic plays. However, the Spurs persevered in overtime on the back of a 42-point game from Wemby, as well as big games from Devin Vassell and Jeremy Sochan.
114-94 win vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Recap: Unlike their previous match-up against the Trail Blazers, the Spurs showed up completely healthy and focused this time, inserting their will and cruising their way to a comfortable victory in no small part thanks to another big game from Wemby, who had 30 points and 10 blocks.
Power Rankings
John Schuhmann, NBA.com—16 (last week: 19)
OffRtg: 111.7 (17) DefRtg: 113.0 (16) NetRtg: -1.4 (17) Pace: 99.5 (16)
The Spurs have won four of their last five games to climb back into the Play-In Tournament group in the West.
Three takeaways
Victor Wembanyama had a pair of huge games last week, totaling 72 points and 14 blocks as the Spurs beat the Hawks and Blazers. After scoring at least 20 points in just three of his first nine games this season, he’s done so in 13 of his last 14. More than half of his shots (147/285) have come from 3-point range over that stretch, but his free throw rate (24.6 attempts per 100 shots from the field) is the same as it was over the first nine.
Devin Vassell got his first two starts of the season last week, scoring 23 points (shooting 5-for-7 from 3-point range) against Atlanta on Thursday. The Spurs’ new lineup — Chris Paul, Vassell, Harrison Barnes, Jeremy Sochan and Wembanyama — outscored the opponents by 16 points in 25 total minutes over the two games, though Keldon Johnson was on the floor (instead of Barnes) down the stretch of the overtime win over the Hawks.
That win improved the Spurs to 8-3 (second best) in games that were within five points in the last five minutes. With Wembanyama hitting the go-ahead 3 on Thursday, they’re 18-for-38 (47%) on clutch 3s and have seen the league’s biggest jump in clutch winning percentage from last season (13-28, third worst). The flip side of that is that they’re one of three teams — the Lakers and Suns are the others — with a winning record (overall) and a negative point differential.
The Spurs are the only team that hasn’t played in the Eastern time zone, but they’ll begin a four-game trip in Philadelphia on Monday and are playing 12 of their next 16 games outside of San Antonio. Wembanyama will make his Christmas debut at Madison Square Garden, where he shot just 4-for-14 in the Spurs’ visit last season
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points— 12 (last week: 19)
The biggest riser in the NBA power rankings this week is the Spurs. Wembanyama has been the driving force behind San Antonio’s recent success, as he has averaged 29.0 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 5.2 blocks per game over the team’s last five contests. This includes his most recent performance with 30 points and 10 blocks against the Portland Trail Blazers, a rare double-double for any player to record.
Even though Wemby has been the driving force for the Spurs, this young group has been seeing steady play across the board from Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan, and a very underrated bench unit led by Keldon Johnson. Sleep on the Spurs at your own risk, as they are rising up the rankings when it comes to both offensive and defensive ratings over the last few weeks.
(Of note, Brett also made the Spurs the subject of the intro of the article, so be sure to click the link and go check it out!)
Coming up: Mon. 12/23 @ Philadelphia 76ers; Wed. 12/25 @ New York Knicks; Fri. 12/27 @ Brooklyn Nets; Sun, 12/29 @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Prediction: 2-2 — This is the Spurs’ first extended road trip of the season (with many more to come), and it’s hard to glean much from their relatively small 4-6 road record. The Knicks are the only team in this week’s schedule living up to expectations set by last season, but the 76ers and Timberwolves are also both trap games against underwhelming but talented teams. We’ll see how well the Spurs bond away from home for the holidays.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock