By GaryQfromSanJose | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-01-01 10:30:52
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新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)在下半场的比赛中表现出色，为他的51区队友维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)提供了有力支持
在维克托·文班亚马的第99场NBA比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺凭借他上半场砍下的21分以及全队攻防两端的均衡表现，早早确立了领先优势。与11月4日洛杉矶快船的逆转获胜不同，马刺今晚以122-86的比分轻松获胜，牢牢掌控了比赛节奏。
马刺抓住了快船队昨晚在新奥尔良苦战到最后一刻的疲惫之机，在攻防转换中不断给快船施压，并在半场阵地战中灵活调动文班的位置，带动外线球员的跑位，并使快船中锋伊维察·祖巴茨(Ivica Zubac)早早陷入犯规麻烦。快船队的詹姆斯·哈登(James Harden)（17分3篮板）在上半场贡献了球队前17分中的13分，但没有得到太多队友的支持。
凭借这场胜利，马刺的主场战绩提升至12胜7负。文班（27分9篮板5助攻3盖帽）的出色表现看起来毫不费力，他的队友们也表现出色，两分球58投39中（唯一的不足是三分球40投仅9中）。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔（15分4篮板4助攻）在经历了一段艰难的客场之旅后强势反弹，而凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)（17分6助攻）在替补席上扮演的组织角色也显得游刃有余。
诺曼·鲍威尔(Norman Powell)（15分5篮板2抢断）在他本赛季的全明星替补之旅中罕见地表现低迷，而阿米尔·科菲(Amir Coffey)在垃圾时间得到了14分。手感冰冷的快船队在四节比赛中均告失利，并在第四节让主力球员得到了休息。
观察
- 一个著名的NBA推特账号发布了1984年的精彩集锦。在这个赛季，圣安东尼奥马刺从前两个赛季的西部决赛之旅中大幅倒退，在这些片段中，有很多对手都战胜了马刺。
- 是我的错觉吗？还是马刺总是在新年前夜打主场比赛？
- 当斯蒂芬·卡斯尔站在罚球线上时，吉姆·杰克逊(Jim Jackson)称赞这位年度最佳新秀的候选人说：“ *他明白自己的角色是什么。他完成了教练组要求他做的所有事情。随着时间的推移，他变得越来越好。 *”
- 空接之城 ：上半场快结束时，克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)悄悄靠近毫无防备的祖巴茨，断掉球后，将球高高抛起，完成了一记精彩的空接，文班亚马轻松扣篮得分。
- 卡斯尔山 ：第三节，卡斯尔比经验丰富的老将克里斯·邓恩(Kris Dunn)更快一步抢到进攻篮板，在哈登的犯规下完成投篮，并在接下来的罚球中稳稳命中。
- 比赛最佳镜头 #1 ：首节比赛中段，索汉(Sochan)助攻文班亚马完成空接上篮，在下一次进攻中，（在哈登进攻犯规之后）哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)将球传给索汉，后者也完成了一记精彩的扣篮。
- 比赛最佳镜头 #2 ：第二节比赛中段，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔助攻切入的崔·琼斯(Tre Jones)完成一记漂亮的反手上篮。（我正要输入我不确定他们一起打球的效率如何）。在文班亚马在另一端盖掉了巴图姆(Nicolas Batum)的投篮后，他将球传给了快速切入的约翰逊，后者轻松上篮得分。
- 尽管哈里森·巴恩斯在上半场一直没有得分，但他凭借积极的拼抢为马刺队保住了一次球权，随后又命中一记三分球，帮助圣安东尼奥将领先优势扩大到20分。在半场结束前一分钟，巴恩斯通过两次抢断和补篮，帮助马刺队连续获得球权。
比赛回顾
文班亚马在比赛开始的几分钟里就展现了自己的个人精彩集锦，帮助圣安东尼奥以6-0领先。洛杉矶的投篮命中率很低，只能依靠罚球得分。扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)通过手递手传球和挡拆配合，连续助攻德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)命中三个漂亮的投篮。哈登扮演着他在休斯顿“得分机器”的角色，拿下了球队的大部分分数。马刺队连续的跳投让他们的进攻停滞了几分钟，这让快船队将分差缩小到5分。文班亚马在回到场上后又迅速得到5分，马刺队凭借稳固的开局以31-17领先结束第一节。
圣安东尼奥乐于让莫·班巴(Mo Bamba)在外线频频打铁，但他随后直接面对文班亚马得分，拿下了他的第一分。凯尔登·约翰逊命中一记抛投和一记底角三分，帮助马刺扩大了领先优势。克里斯·邓恩在突然变得有些松懈的马刺队身上打出了一波6-0的小高潮。在接下来的几个回合中，伊维察·祖巴茨不断对科林斯犯规，但这位马刺队的 中锋——毫不畏惧——抢到一个进攻篮板并找到了卡斯尔，后者获得了罚球机会。科林斯随后利用祖巴茨的犯规，完成一次“2+1”并获得两次罚球机会。巴恩斯和保罗的两记三分球将圣安东尼奥的领先优势扩大到23分。鲍威尔在最后几秒钟内突然爆发，帮助快船将分差缩小到20分。
卡斯尔在第三节代替受伤的杰里米·索汉（伤情未公开）首发出场，他在防守端的积极性和利用自己稳定的节奏创造得分机会方面都展现了自己的实力。状态低迷的哈登被吹罚了非常罕见的8秒违例。瓦塞尔命中一记后撤步跳投，并用一记漂亮的传球助攻底角的巴恩斯命中三分，将领先优势扩大到25分。为了突出快船队的疲惫状态，保罗投丢一记跳投后，抢到自己的篮板球，并且有足够的时间在呆若木鸡的祖巴茨面前再次出手命中。当泰伦·卢(Ty Lue)放弃比赛并换上替补球员时，圣安东尼奥以28分的优势进入第四节。
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圣安东尼奥将于周五晚上7:30（中部夏令时间）与尼古拉·约基奇(Nikola Jokic)和丹佛掘金队进行主客场背靠背的比赛。
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San Antonio vs. Los Angeles, Final Score: Spurs end year with convincing blowout of Clippers, 122-86
Rookie Stephon Castle excelled in his second half minutes supporting fellow Area 51 teammate, Victor Wembanyama
In Victor Wembanyama’s 99th NBA game, San Antonio benefitted from his 21 point first half along with offensive balance throughout the rotation to get themselves a lead that they, unlike Los Angeles’ comeback win on November 4, would not squander tonight in a 122-86 runaway.
The Spurs capitalized on a Clippers squad that was challenged right to the buzzer last night in New Orleans by pressuring them in transition and moving their young superstar to different spots in the halfcourt to move their perimeter players around and draw center Ivica Zubac into foul trouble. The Clippers’ James Harden (17 points and 3 rebounds) put up 13 of his team’s first 17 points in the first half, but did not receive much help.
With the victory, the Spurs ran their home record up to 12-7. Wembanyama (27 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks) made his excellent output look so easy, along with his teammates, who combined to shoot 39-for-58 on twos (the only pockmark was their 9-for-40 from three). Stephon Castle (15 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists) had a bounceback game after a tough road trip, while Keldon Johnson (17 points and 6 assists) looked comfortable in his playmaking role off the bench.
Norman Powell (15 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals) had a rare off-night in his potential All-Star reserve campaign, while Amir Coffey amassed 14 points in extended garbage time. The cold-shooting Clippers lost all four periods, and used the fourth quarter to rest their starters.
Observations
- A well-known NBA Twitter account published a compilation of highlights from the 1984 calendar year. This was the season that San Antonio took a big step back from its two previous conference finals visit, and there were a good amount of opponents showing up the Spurs in these clips.
- Is it me or the Spurs always have these home games on New Year’s Eve?
- Jim Jackson, while Stephon Castle was at the line, lauded the Rookie of the Year candidate: “He understood what his role was. He did everything the coaching staff asked him to do. He got better as the year went on.”
- Lob City: Late in the first half, Chris Paul, snuck up on an unsuspecting Zubac, ripped the ball away and lofted lob perfection off the backboard to a trailing Wembanyama for a slam.
- Castle Hills: Castle outhustled veteran Kris Dunn to snag an offensive rebound in the third, got mauled by Harden on his shot attempt, and still put up a decent attempt on his way to free throws.
- Sequence of the Game #1: Midway through the opening stanza, Sochan found Wembanyama for an alley-oop lay-in, and on the next foray down the court, (after an offensive Harden flail) Harrison Barnes lofted a beauty to Sochan for his own dunk.
- Sequence of the Game #2: Partway through the second period, Stephon Castle found a cutting Tre Jones for a beautiful reverse lay-up. (I was just about to type that I wasn’t sure about their efficiency together). After Wembanyama turned back a Batum attempt at the other end, he whipped a pocket pass to a streaking Johnson for a gliding lay-up.
- Though he had been silent for all of the first half, Harrison Barnes kept a possession alive with his hustle on a carom, and then followed that up with a transition three to put San Antonio up 20. With a minute left before halftime, Barnes managed to extend a Spurs possession not once, but twice, on deflections and tapouts.
Game Rundown
Wembanyama made the first few moments of action his personal highlight reel and staked San Antonio to a 6-0 lead. Los Angeles was off from the field, and secured some points from the line. Zach Collins spoonfed Vassell for three solid looking field goals on handoffs and give-and-go action. Harden scored the majority of his team’s pointss reprising his Houston “point gourd” role. The Spurs’ diet of long jumpers, stalled out their offense over several minutes, which allowed the Clippers to get within five. Wembanyama put up another quick five upon his return, and the Spurs’ solid start allowed them to leave the first up 31-17.
San Antonio was content letting Mo Bamba brick from behind the arc, but he then took it right to Wembanyama to score his first points. Keldon Johnson knocked down a floater and a corner three to pad the Spurs’ advantage. Kris Dunn sparked a 6-0 run on the suddenly sloppy Spurs. Over several possessions, Ivica Zubac repeatedly mauled Collins, but the Spurs’ center - undeterred - was able to snag an offensive rebound and find Castle, which resulted in free throws. Collins later made Zubac pay for that aggression with an and-1 and two more freebies. A pair of threes from Barnes and Paul extended the San Antonio lead to 23. Powell caught fire in the closing seconds to help trim the Clipper deficit to 20.
Castle, taking the place of an injured Jeremy Sochan (undisclosed) to start the third, made his presence known by being a pest on defense and using his deliberate pace to create scoring chance-after-chance. A lethargic Harden got called for the very rare 8-second violation. Vassell hit a stepback jumper and found Barnes in the deep corner with an excellent pass for a corner three to push the lead to 25. To highlight the Clippers’ haggard state, Paul bricked a jumper, caught his own rebound, and had enough time to see the next shot through the net over a flat-footed Zubac. As Ty Lue called the dogs off and put in his bench guys, San Antonio went to the fourth up 28.
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San Antonio starts a home-and-home Friday night with Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Friday 7:30 PM CDT.
By GaryQfromSanJose, via Pounding The Rock