By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-01-24 13:55:29
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巴黎 – 世界上很少有城市像巴黎这样拥有如此多的著名标志性建筑。
这里有埃菲尔铁塔，有卢浮宫，还有凯旋门和香榭丽舍大街。
印第安纳步行者队主教练里克·卡莱尔(Rick Carlisle)表示，他在球队逗留法国首都期间，体验了一种不同的旅游景点。
“到目前为止，乘坐巴士是最刺激的事情，”卡莱尔说。
他不是在开玩笑。
步行者队来到这里与马刺队进行两场 NBA 比赛，而且恰逢巴黎时装周，乘坐机动车出行到任何地方都是一项挑战。
为此，NBA 和巴黎市政府为马刺队和步行者队提供了往返阿科尔体育馆的警车护送。
至少可以说，这带来了一些有趣的巴士之旅。车队司机不得不创造性地驾驶才能在拥堵的交通中穿梭。
“这趟旅程……很有趣，”印第安纳后卫本内迪克特·马图林(Bennedict Mathurin)说。
“充满动作感会是对此恰当的描述，”马刺队代理主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)说。
“你在路的另一边开车，”马刺后卫特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)说。“有小型摩托车冲进你的车道。他们在这里不在乎这些。”
卡莱尔在周四比赛前的新闻发布会上，惊叹于他刚刚经历的巴士之旅，他将其描述为仿佛是巴黎迪士尼乐园的项目。
“我们在各种东西之间穿梭，”卡莱尔说。“我们突然就开到了路的另一边。这是我经历过的最非凡的体验。”
忘记什么防御性驾驶吧。
“这是进攻性驾驶，”卡莱尔说。
约翰逊说马刺队也经历了类似的体验。
“他们在某种程度上很顽固，”约翰逊说。“他们会完成任务的。这带来了一些笑声，也许还会让你抓住前面的座位。”
最终，两支球队都准时安全地抵达了阿科尔体育馆参加周四的比赛——这要归功于卡莱尔称之为“十足的硬汉”的司机们。
“他们把我们安全地送到了这里，”约翰逊说。“我们非常感谢他们。”
文班的全明星之旅暂时搁浅
维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)成为马刺自 2022 年以来的首位全明星球员的努力暂时受阻，但尚未被彻底否定。
这位 21 岁的中锋没有入选 NBA 公布的今年全明星赛的首发阵容，但他仍然是西部替补阵容的有力候选人。
文班亚马还没有放弃希望。
“这当然会很棒，但说实话，我根本没想过这个问题，”文班亚马在马刺以 140-110 大胜步行者的比赛中，以 30 分、11 个篮板和 5 个盖帽的表现征服了家乡球迷后说道。“现在有很多事情要做。我们必须专注于比赛。”
西部首发球员包括金州勇士队的斯蒂芬·库里(Stephen Curry)、俄克拉荷马雷霆队的谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大(Shai Gilgeous-Alexander)、洛杉矶湖人队的勒布朗·詹姆斯(LeBron James)、菲尼克斯太阳队的凯文·杜兰特(Kevin Durant)和丹佛掘金队的尼古拉·约基奇(Nikola Jokic)。
他们是根据球迷、NBA 球员和媒体小组的投票结果综合选出的。
文班亚马在西部前场球员中排名第四，以微弱劣势输给了杜兰特，错失了首发位置。
这位马刺球星在球员总排名中位列第四，球迷投票中位列第四，媒体投票中位列第二。
由教练投票选出的东西部各七名全明星替补球员将于 1 月 20 日公布。
索汉强势复出
马刺队前锋杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)在缺席五场比赛后于周四复出，替补出场 18 分钟，贡献了 13 分和 9 个篮板。
索汉一直在与球队最终称之为下背部骨挫伤的伤病作斗争，这导致他错过了前八场比赛中的六场。此前，索汉曾因左手拇指骨折缺席了 13 场比赛。
“我们想念他的锋芒，想念他在防守端的存在，”约翰逊说。“他在拇指和背部都遭遇了一些不幸。这就是为什么我们对他格外谨慎的原因。我们不希望这种情况反复出现。我们希望他能保持稳定的出勤率。”
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) drives to the basket against Indiana Pacers guard Ben Sheppard (26) during the second half of a Paris Games 2025 NBA basketball game in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama celebrates during the second half of a Paris Games 2025 NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, top, talks with WNBA player Cameron Brink after a Paris Games 2025 NBA basketball game between the Indiana Pacers and the Spurs in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 23: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs shoots the ball against Bennedict Mathurin #00 of the Indiana Pacers in the game at the Accor Arena on January 23, 2025 in Paris, France.
PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 23: Keldon Johnson #0 of the San Antonio Spurs shoots the ball against Jarace Walker #5 of the Indiana Pacers in the game at the Accor Arena on January 23, 2025 in Paris, France.
PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 23: Chris Paul #3 of the San Antonio Spurs dribbles against the Indiana Pacers in the game at the Accor Arena on January 23, 2025 in Paris, France.
PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 23: Jeremy Sochan #10 of the San Antonio Spurs shoots the ball against Myles Turner #33 of the Indiana Pacers in the game at the Accor Arena on January 23, 2025 in Paris, France.
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For Spurs and Pacers, Paris has been a (literal) wild ride
PARIS – There are few cities in the world with more famous iconography than Paris.
There is the Eiffel Tower. There is the Louvre. There is the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Elyesses.
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle says he has enjoyed a different kind of tourist attraction during his team’s stay in the French capital.
“The ride on the bus has been the most exhilarating thing so far,” Carlisle said.
He is not joking.
With the Pacers in town to face the Spurs in a pair of NBA games, and with it being Fashion Week in Paris to boot, getting anywhere by motor vehicle has been a challenge.
To that end, the NBA and the city of Paris have provided the Spurs and Pacers with a police escort two and from Accor Arena.
It has produced some entertaining bus treks to say the least. The teams’ drivers have had to get creative to navigate the snarl.
“The ride was … interesting,” Indiana guard Bennedict Mathurin said.
“Action-packed would be the term,” said Spurs acting coach Mitch Johnson.
“You’re driving on the other side of the road,” Spurs guard Tre Jones said. “There’s scooters coming into your lane. They don’t care out here.”
Carlisle began his news conference before Thursday’s game marveling at the bus trip he had just taken, which he described as if it were something out of Disneyland Paris.
“We are weaving in and out of stuff,” Carlisle said. “We’re all of a sudden going down the other side of the street. It’s the most phenomenal experience I’ve ever had.”
Forget defensive driving.
“This was offensive driving,” Carlisle said.
Johnson said the Spurs enjoyed a similar experience.
“They’re stubborn in a good way,” Johnson said. “They’re going to get the job done. It’s led to some laughs, and maybe grabbing the seat in front of you.”
In the end, both teams arrived at Accor Arena for Thursday’s game on time and unscathed – thanks to drivers Carlisle called “flat-out bad asses.”
“They got us here safe and sound,” Johnson said. “We appreciate them very much.”
Wemby’s All-Star push on hold
Victor Wembanyama’s bid to become the Spurs’ first All-Star since 2022 has been delayed, but not yet denied.
The 21-year-old center was not among the starters the NBA announced for this year’s All-Star game, leaving him a strong candidate to fill out the Western Conference roster as a reserve.
Wembanyama has not surrendered hope.
“It would be incredible of course, but to be honest I did not have that on my mind at all,” Wembanyama said after wowing his hometown fans with 30 points, 11 rebounds in five blocks in the Spurs’ 140-110 trouncing of the Pacers. “There’s a lot going on. We’ve got games to focus on.”
Players selected as starters from the West were Golden State’s Stephen Curry, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, Phoenix’s Kevin Durant and Denver’s Nikola Jokic.
They were chosen by a combination of votes from fans, NBA players and a media panel.
Wembanyama finished fourth among West frontcourt players, narrowly missing out on a starting spot in favor of Durant.
The Spurs star finished fourth among players, fourth among fans and second among the media ballot.
Seven All-Star reserves from each conference, as chosen by a vote of coaches, will be announced Jan. 20.
Sochan strong in comeback
Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan made his return from a five-game stint on the injured list Thursday, and chipped in 13 points and nine rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench.
Sochan had been dealing with what the team eventually termed a bone bruise in his lower back, which caused him to miss six of the previous eight games. Previously, Sochan had missed 13 games with a fractured left thumb.
“We missed his edge, we missed his defensive presence,” Johnson said. “He’s had some back luck between the thumb and the back. That’s why we’ve been overly cautious with him. We don’t want this to be an in-and-out situation with that. We want this to be a consistent availability for him.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News