By GaryQfromSanJose | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-01-04 12:27:17
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在最后时刻，沉着冷静的马刺队像一支季后赛球队一样执行战术，击败了目瞪口呆的丹佛队
在未来数年西部联盟巨星对决中备受期待的又一次交锋中，年度最佳防守球员热门人选维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)和常规赛MVP热门人选尼古拉·约基奇(Nikola Jokic)从一开始就以全能的出色表现令球迷惊叹。最后时刻，圣安东尼奥马刺队凭借克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)压哨漂移投篮以及德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)在约基奇传球失误后完成的抢断和快攻扣篮，拿下了2024-25赛季最令人印象深刻的关键时刻胜利。
马刺队顶住了掘金队在第三节的三分雨，并在瓦塞尔的领导和组织下扭转了局面。文班亚马或许也完成了他的超级巨星反派转变，因为掘金队的教练组和球员在上半场丹佛队表现低迷时轮番抱怨他。特别是约基奇，他花了大量时间试图诱使马刺队的中锋犯规。
上半场，由于杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)（背部受伤）缺阵，文班亚马（35分，18个篮板，2个盖帽）得到了瓦塞尔（18分，6个篮板，6次助攻和2次抢断）的大力支持，马刺队比预想的更容易控制比赛。凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)（16分和4个篮板）延续了他令人印象深刻的表现，朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)（15分和4个篮板）远投命中率很高。
最后180秒的关键时刻：瓦塞尔突破扣篮（101-101）。文班亚马后撤步跳投（103-103），尚帕尼三分球（106-108）。 文班亚马传给约翰逊造成加罚命中 （109-108）， 保罗漂移投篮 （111-110）， 瓦塞尔抢断和扣篮 （113-110）。
约基奇（41分，18个篮板，9次助攻）在本场失利中再次贡献了神勇表现，而小迈克尔·波特(Michael Porter, Jr.)（22分和2个盖帽）和贾马尔·穆雷(Jamal Murray)（14分和7次助攻）在约基奇偶尔休息时扛起了这支志在夺冠的掘金队。
观察
- “冰火两重天”丹尼·格林(Danny Green)替补肖恩·埃利奥特(Sean Elliott)担任分析师。“丹尼·格林是个非常好的幸运符”是结束这场比赛转播的最佳方式。
- 球馆内在大部分时间里的环境噪音就像商场美食广场一样。
- 51区 ：在比赛开始的几分钟里，文班亚马投失了一个底线跳投，当球还在空中时，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)冲向篮下完成了一记精彩的补扣——让人想起2014年总决赛第四场科怀·伦纳德(Kawhi Leonard)的补扣。
- 在比赛早期，正如雅各布·珀尔特尔(Jakob Poeltl)所说的“这是联盟中最好的快攻球队”，掘金队却把球失误给了马刺队。
- 约基奇先是诱使文班亚马早早吃到一次犯规，几分钟后，文班亚马又诱使这位前MVP领到第二次犯规。
- 美丽的比赛重生 ：在第二节的一次进攻中，文班亚马带球到前场，将球传给罚球线上的卡斯尔，卡斯尔又将球传给底角的巴恩斯(Dominick Barlow)，巴恩斯吸引了一名掘金球员的防守，然后将球传给篮下的约翰逊上篮得分。不到两秒钟的时间内完成了三次传球和一次助攻。
- 比赛最佳时刻 #1 ：在第一节末段，保罗将防守球员吸引到他所在的半场，然后突然将球横传给切入的尚帕尼，后者轻松上篮得分。下一次进攻，尚帕尼在约基奇面前后撤步跳投命中。随后，这位前锋抢下了瓦塞尔投失的球，并顽强地将球补进篮筐。
- 比赛最佳时刻 #2 ：瓦塞尔带球突破吸引了四名防守球员到内线，然后将球传给左侧底角的尚帕尼，后者命中了一记关键的三分球。
- 瓦塞尔的贡献 ：尽管他的投篮在上半场没有打开，但他在防守端却非常积极——在90秒内完成了一次抢断，造成一次进攻犯规，并拼抢到一个进攻篮板。在上半场最后一分钟，瓦塞尔从掩护中出来，他没有选择后仰跳投，而是将球传给了文班亚马，后者完成了一记势大力沉的扣篮。
- 维克托的从容 ：在之前的回合中被拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克(Russell Westbrook)撞倒在地后，文班亚马——起身缓慢——在几秒钟后等待这位后卫来防守他的上篮，并造成加罚命中。
- 延续之前比赛总结中巴恩斯的拼抢主题，这位前锋在首节中段从两名掘金球员手中抢断一个球，并勾手投篮得分。
- 尽管文班亚马（4次）和科林斯(Zach Collins)（5次）在第三节末段都深陷犯规麻烦，但查尔斯·巴锡(Charles Bassey)仍然稳坐板凳席。
- 教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)在第四节开始两分钟后对一次出界判罚提出了挑战，但没有成功，并将可用暂停次数减少到两次，而此时比赛还剩10分钟。
比赛回顾
在比赛开始的几分钟里，文班亚马、卡斯尔和巴恩斯的三人组表现突出，马刺队迅速取得领先。文班亚马造成约基奇一次加罚命中，使客队领先9分。正如整个赛季一样，约基奇凭借一己之力让丹佛队紧咬比分。充满自信的扎克·科林斯直接挑战约基奇，并用小勾手得分。朱利安·斯特劳瑟(Julian Strawther)、克里斯蒂安·布劳恩(Christian Braun)和小波特的三记三分球帮助掘金队反超一分。尚帕尼的首节第四个进球帮助圣安东尼奥以领先两分结束第一节。
文班亚马在接近中场标志线附近连续命中两记三分球，一度将圣安东尼奥的领先优势扩大到9分。当穆雷投失了他的第五次出手时，丹尼·格林指出“这是一个心态问题”。尽管丹佛队使用了联防，但约翰逊（命中）和巴恩斯（投失）仍然得到了空位三分的机会。在几分钟的进攻停滞后，两队重新找到了节奏。在穆雷的一波得分高潮之后，约翰逊和文班亚马稳定了马刺队的局势，他们以60-52的领先优势进入中场休息。
在第三节开始后，丹佛队在篮下造成了很大的破坏，再次缩小了比分差距。威斯布鲁克的一记三分球和一次快攻扣篮帮助掘金队反超四分。保罗用两记急需的跳投挽救了这一节，但丹佛队继续命中一个又一个三分球。一个明显疲惫的文班亚马在比赛还剩5分15秒时领到了他的第四次犯规，科林斯也很快领到了他的第四次和第五次犯规。瓦塞尔加强了进攻，获得了几次罚球机会。他的急停跳投帮助球队扳平了比分，圣安东尼奥以落后三分进入第四节，但他们感到庆幸。
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两队将飞往阿拉莫城，于明天晚上7:30 CDT完成他们的 背靠背比赛 。
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San Antonio vs. Denver, Final Score: Spurs snatch thriller with Vassell’s steal and dunk, 113-110
Unfazed Spurs squad executed like a playoff team in the final minutes to finish off a stunned Denver squad
In what was another of many highly anticipated Western Conference superstar battles for years to come, Defensive Player of the Year favorite Victor Wembanyama and MVP favorite Nikola Jokic wowed from the start with their all-around greatness before San Antonio paired a shotclock beating Chris Paul floater and an audacious steal and breakaway dunk by Devin Vassell on a failed Jokic crosscourt pass to nab its most impressive crunchtime win of the 2024-25 campaign.
The Spurs weathered an onslaught of three-pointers in the third before righting the ship behind Vassell’s leadership and playmaking. Wembanyama also may have completed his superstar heel turn, as the Nuggets’ coaching staff and players took turns complaining about him throughout a flat first half for Denver. Jokic, in particular, spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to goad the Spurs’ center into fouls.
San Antonio had an easier than anticipated time in the first half with Wembanyama (35 points, 18 rebounds, 2 blocks) receiving great support from Vassell (18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals) in the absence of Jeremy Sochan (back). Keldon Johnson (16 points and 4 rebounds) continued his impressive campaign, and Julian Champagnie (15 points and 4 rebounds) shot well from distance.
The tale of the tape in those final 180 seconds: Vassell driving dunk (101-101). Wembanyama stepback (103-103), Champagnie three (106-108). WEMBY TO JOHNSON FOR AND-1 (109-108), PAUL FLOATER (111-110), VASSELL STEAL AND DUNK (113-110).
Jokic (41 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists) put forth yet another Herculean performance in the loss, while Michael Porter, Jr. (22 points and 2 blocks) and Jamal Murray (14 points and 7 assists) carried the title hopeful Nuggets when Jokic took the occasional break.
Observations
- “IcyHot” Danny Green got the spot start as Analyst subbing for Sean Elliott. “Danny Green is a very good luck charm.” was the right way to close out the broadcast.
- The ambient noise in Ball Arena for wide swaths of action, resembled a mall food court.
- Area 51: In the first minutes of action, Wembanyama missed a baseline jumper, and with the carom hanging in the air, Stephon Castle soared down the lane for an impressive tip dunk - evoking shades of Kawhi Leonard’s putback dunk in 2014 Finals Game 4.
- Early on, and as Jacob Tobey was saying “this is the best fast break team in the league,” the Nuggets fumbled the ball over to the Spurs.
- After Jokic tricked Wembanyama into an early cheapie foul, and Wembanyama lured the former MVP into his second foul a few minutes later.
- Beautiful Game Reincarnated: During a second quarter run, Wembanyama brought the ball upcourt, fed it to Castle at the free throw line, who re-directed it to the corner for Barnes, and Barnes drew a Nugget to him and found Keldon Johnson at the basket for a lay-up. Three passes and an assist in less than two seconds.
- Sequence of the Game #1: Late in the first, Paul, luring his side of the court to sleep, whipped a crosscourt bullet to a cutting Champagnie for a gliding lay-up. Champagnie hit a stepback over Jokic next time down the court. The forward then grabbed an errant Vassell miss, and gritted a lay-up home.
- Sequence of the Game #2: Vassell drew four defenders deep into the paint on a drive and lasered a pass out to Champagnie in the left corner for an important three late in the third.
- Devin’s Deeds: Though his shot wasn’t falling in the first half, he was a nuisance on defense - earning a steal, drawing a take toul, and hustling for an offensive rebound - all in 90 seconds. In the closing minute of the half, Vassell came off of a screen, and instead of chucking up a fadeaway, found Wembanyama for a resounding slam.
- Victor Ease: After Russell Westbrook rode him to the floor on a prior possession, Wembanyama - slow to get up - waited for the guard seconds later to contest his lay-up and converted an and-1.
- Repeating the Barnes hustle theme from prior Final Scores, the forward ripped away a loose ball from two Nuggets and hooked home a floater midway through the opening stanza.
- Despite Wembanyama (4) and Collins (5) being in severe foul trouble late in the third quarter, Charles Bassey remained glued to the bench.
- Coach Mitch Johnson unsuccessfullly challenged an out-of-bounds call two minutes into the fourth and trimmed the available number of timeouts to two with 10 minutes left.
Game Rundown
The trio of Wembanyama, Castle, and Barnes figured prominently in the first handful of minutes as the Spurs leapt ahead. Wembanyama punished Jokic on an and-1 to put the visitors up nine. Jokic, as he has all season, single-handedly kept Denver close with his heroics. A confident Zach Collins took it right to Jokic and willed home a baby hook. A trio of threes from Julian Strawther, Christian Braun, and Porter, Jr. put the Nuggets up one. Champagnie’s fourth field goal of the frame helped San Antonio leave the first up two.
Back-to-back threes from Wembanyama near the pickaxe logo briefly put San Antonio back up nine. As Murray missed his fifth shot, Danny Green noted “it’s a mental thing.” Despite Denver rolling out a zone, Johnson (hit) and Barnes (miss) still got open threes. The offensive execution stalled out over several minutes before the teams found their footing. After a Murray flurry, Johnson and Wembanyama steadied the Spurs, and they took a 60-52 lead into the break.
Denver, to start the third period, did much of its damage right at the rim to again inch closer. A Westbrook three and transition dunk put the Nuggets back up four. Paul salvaged the quarter with a pair of much-needed jumpers, but Denver continued to connect on bomb-after-bomb. A visibly exhausted Wembanyama picked up his fourth foul with 5:15 to go, and Collins soon followed with his fourth and fifth fouls. Vassell picked up his aggression to net several freebies. His pull-up jumper re-tied the game, and San Antonio went to the fourth relieved to be down three.
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The teams fly to the Alamo City to complete their SEGABABA tomorrow night at 7;30 PM CDT.
By GaryQfromSanJose, via Pounding The Rock