By MateoMayorga | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-02-04 12:24:56
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马刺队无法抵挡灰熊队令人窒息的防守，频频失误。
比赛开始，文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)势不可挡，他拿下了球队前15分中的12分，并在内线摧毁了对手的进攻。可惜的是，球队其他球员的命中率只有39%，首节结束时他们以28-34落后。另一方面，贾·莫兰特(Ja Morant)予取予求，前五次出手无论远投还是近投全部命中。
第二节文班下场休息，马刺开始崩盘。在比赛还剩最后六分钟时，马刺队已经落后15分，主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)叫暂停止血，马刺队随后以一波12-3的攻势结束上半场。
中场休息时，马刺以49-61落后，文班的14分和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)的12分领跑全队。他们在内线得分上以24-26落后，但在快攻得分上以16-8领先。
随后，尽管马刺在第三节命中率不错，但由于更多的失误，他们难以缩小差距，而灰熊队则利用挡拆轻松得分。此外，马刺队对GG·杰克逊(GG Jackson)毫无办法。他接球就投，持球也能得分，他的猛攻一直持续到第四节。杰克逊一度命中一记三分球，约翰逊教练在场边几乎抓狂。
马刺队在第四节开始时落后10分，但失误和二次进攻得分让他们失去了控制，迫使约翰逊教练在比赛还剩不到四分钟时换下所有主力。灰熊队在三个关键领域都超过了马刺：内线得分66-50，快攻得分17-16，二次进攻得分14-12。
观察
- 马刺队不断地搬起石头砸自己的脚，全场23次失误，让防守体系无法建立。灰熊队利用这些失误得到了34分，还因此比马刺多出手了8次。现在，马刺队在失误至少20次的比赛中战绩为2胜5负。
- 由于孟菲斯队的突分战术和犀利的球的转移，马刺队对三分投手的盯防速度很慢。他们在内线防守小贾伦·杰克逊(Jaren Jackson Jr.)的进攻时也遇到了麻烦，甚至在文班不在场时尝试了联防，但效果不佳。然而，他们在保护篮筐方面做得更好，只允许对手的投篮命中率达到61.8%，比联盟平均水平低4.3个百分点。
- 灰熊队的身高和运动能力压制了马刺队的半场进攻，他们迫切需要德阿隆·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)的救援。根据Cleaning the Glass的数据，马刺队每100回合只得到90.4分，排在联盟的第32个百分位。
- 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔和杰伦·威尔斯(Jaylen Wells)是今年表现最好的新秀之一。在这场比赛中，卡斯尔的影响力更大，他在进攻端的创造力更强，包括在第二节打出一波8分的得分高潮，以及一次精彩的背板传球助攻文班得分，帮助球队续命。卡斯尔也花了更多的时间防守持球人，但只有速度和创造力兼具的贾·莫兰特给他制造了麻烦。
- 德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)在第一节表现出色，但之后就消失了。在前两场比赛中状态火热 的 凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)本场比赛状态回落，投丢了许多空位跳投。
- 比赛开始前不久，一位球迷在场边突发疾病，比赛因此延迟。在急救人员完成心肺复苏后，球员们被带回更衣室，并在返回球场进行了第二次热身。球队在第四节的转播中报道，该球迷“已经恢复呼吸”。
点击查看原文：San Antonio at Memphis, Final Score: Spurs dismantled by Grizzlies, 128-109
San Antonio at Memphis, Final Score: Spurs dismantled by Grizzlies, 128-109
The Spurs were unable to take care of the ball against Memphis’ suffocating defense.
The game began with a Victor Wembanyama rampage in which he scored 12 of his team’s first 15 points while blowing up opponents’ actions in the paint. Unfortunately, the rest of the team shot 39 percent, and they were down 34-28 at the end of the period. On the other side, Ja Morant got whatever he wanted, making his first five attempts from short and long range.
The Spurs started to fall apart in the second quarter as Wembanyama took his break. Coach Mitch Johnson then stopped the bleeding with a timeout in the last six minutes of the half as his team was down 15, allowing the Spurs to counter with a 12-3 run to end the half.
During the intermission, the Spurs were down 61-49, with Wembanyama 14 points and Castle’s dozen leading the way. They were behind in paint points 26-24 but ahead in fastbreak points 16-8.
Subsequently, the Spurs had difficulty closing the gap in the third quarter despite shooting well because of more turnovers, and the Grizzlies scored easily using screens and rolls. On top of that, the team had no answer for GG Jackson. He was scoring on the catch and dribble, and his onslaught carried into the fourth quarter. At one point he made a 3-pointer, and Johnson nearly had a conniption on the sidelines.
The Spurs started the fourth down 10, but turnovers and conceding second-chance points caused them to let go of the rope, forcing Johnson to empty his bench with under four minutes left. The Grizzlies outscored the Spurs in three key areas: paint points by 66-50, fastbreak points by 17-16, and second-chance points by 14-12.
Observations
- The Spurs kept shooting themselves in the foot by turning the ball over 23 times and not giving the defense a chance to set up. The Grizzlies capitalized for 34 points off those mistakes. The Grizzlies also attempted eight more shots as a result. The team is now 2-5 in games with at least 20 turnovers.
- The Spurs were slow to tag 3-point shooters because of Memphis’ drive-and-kick plays and sharp ball movement. The team also had trouble guarding Jaren Jackson Jr. on paint attacks, and they even flashed an unsuccessful zone when Wemby was on the bench. Yet they were much sharper protecting the rim, allowing only 61.8 percent of attempts, which is 4.3 points below the league average.
- The half-court attack was neutered by Memphis’ length and athleticism and looked in desperate need of De’Aaron Fox’s rescue. The team scored only 90.4 points per 100 plays, good enough for the 32nd percentile, per Cleaning the Glass.
- Stephon Castle and Jaylen Wells have been two of the year’s best rookies. In this matchup, Castle was the more impactful player by doing more as a shot creator, which included an eight-point burst and a sick lob to Wemby off the backboard to take the team off life support in the second quarter. Castle also spent more time covering the ball handler, but Ja Morant was the only one who gave him trouble because of his speed and creativity.
- Devin Vassell had a strong first quarter but disappeared after. Keldon Johnson, who was on fire in the previous two games, also came back to earth in this showing as he missed open jump shots.
- The game was delayed because a fan suffered a medical emergency moments before the start near the sidelines. Players were taken to the locker rooms and returned for a second warm-up after EMTs finished administering CPR. The team broadcast reported in the fourth quarter that the fan “left breathing.”
By MateoMayorga, via Pounding The Rock