By MateoMayorga | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-02-24 10:42:43
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周日晚上，马刺队在新奥尔良打出了本赛季最糟糕的比赛之一。
马刺在客场比赛中越打越弱，而鹈鹕则越战越勇。首发球员表现不佳，但替补球员尽了最大努力。 这就像观看两名排名靠后的拳击手近身缠斗，却大多落空。
上半场，依靠快攻和三分球（命中率高达41.7%）支撑着球队。 除此之外，锡安·威廉姆森(Zion Williamson)看起来平平无奇，而防守端迫使新奥尔良队出现10次失误，扼杀了他们的进攻流畅性。 然而，德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)，哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)，达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)，克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)，以及斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)在得分方面的贡献微乎其微。
上半场结束时，马刺以53-40领先，他们仅有的两位得分上双的球员是凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)和朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)。 此外，球队在油漆区得分（18分）和二次进攻得分（6分）上与对手持平，但在快攻得分上领先10分。
鹈鹕队在第三节开始时展现出更强的强度，米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)教练不得不叫出他的第一个暂停。 不幸的是，这并没有改变局面，主队通过高难度的投篮和在空位得分迅速将分差缩小到一球之内。 如果不是杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)和凯尔登，情况可能会更糟，因为球队在该节的投篮命中率仅为33%。
第四节开始时，马刺以79-75领先，但他们的微弱优势很快就消失了，威廉姆森站上罚球线，乔丹·霍金斯(Jordan Hawkins)投中一记三分。 此外，他们的进攻陷入了近五分钟的干旱期，连续投丢九球，约翰逊教练在对手一波17-2的攻势后不得不再次叫暂停，此时球队已经深陷泥潭。 马刺队在剩下的时间里都在寻找答案，而鹈鹕队则轻松取得了他们的第14场胜利。
观察
- 球队的进攻乏力是一个巨大的问题。 根据Cleaning the Glass的数据，他们的半场阵地进攻每100回合只能得到71分，排在联盟倒数第三。 他们最弱的一节是第四节，仅得到17分，投篮命中率仅为19%。
- 考虑到鹈鹕队的身高和运动能力，保罗的上场时间比斯蒂芬·卡斯尔更多令人费解。 诚然，卡斯尔今晚的表现也很糟糕，但他在防守端是遏制运球的关键因素，也是换防时更好的选择。
- 鹈鹕队完全不尊重俾斯麦·比永博(Bismack Biyombo)，他们几乎没有防守他，而是多安排了一名球员进行保护。 他在进攻端的最好贡献是挡拆和抢到三个进攻篮板。 然而，比永博在挡拆防守和协防方面表现尚可。
- 福克斯表现失常，未能像往常一样深入防守腹地，也未能高效得分。 结果，他用糟糕的投篮来摆脱防守，并且过于注重组织进攻。
- 凯利·奥利尼克(Kelly Olynyk)找到了一些空位机会，投进多个球并抢到进攻篮板，而威廉姆森在面对区域联防时骗到犯规，在快攻中获得机会，并在接球和移动中得分。 鹈鹕队也有一些本可以抓住的机会未能把握住，但马刺的防守限制了他们的半场进攻。 此外，主队在篮下的命中率仅为60%，在非限制区命中率仅为16.7%。
- 快攻防守和失误甚至不是主要原因； 真正伤害马刺队的是投篮不中，因为这会让对手打出快攻。 鹈鹕队在下半场得到了19分快攻得分。
- 在凯尔登和尚帕尼上场之前，球队的进攻陷入泥潭。 他们上场后，都迅速通过远投和近投改变了球队早期的颓势。 后者甚至在第一节结束时命中一记后撤步底角三分，并在第二节又投进两记三分。 他们的表现也对防守产生了积极影响，因为鹈鹕队不得不发球，这让马刺队有更多的时间进入防守位置。 然而，他们在第四节的进攻端毫无作为。
- 第二节是球队防守最强的一节，将鹈鹕队的得分限制在14分，投篮命中率仅为30%。
- 威廉姆森在大部分时间里都很安静，但他迫使马刺队的防守在他进入内线时反应过度，并在第四节开始增加侵略性。
- 马刺替补以51-45击败了鹈鹕替补。
点击查看原文：San Antonio at New Orleans, Final Score: Spurs get the tables turned on them and lose 114-96
San Antonio at New Orleans, Final Score: Spurs get the tables turned on them and lose 114-96
The Spurs turned in one of the sorriest performances of the season on Sunday night in New Orleans.
The Spurs became weaker as the game went on, while the Pelicans became stronger in the road loss. The starters didn’t show up, but the bench crew did what it could. This was like watching two low-ranked boxers engage in the pocket and mostly miss.
The transition offense and 3-point shooting, making 41.7 percent of attempts, carried the team in the first half. On top of that, Zion Williamson looked pedestrian and the defense forced 10 turnovers that killed NOLA’s flow. This all went on as Devin Vassell, Harrison Barnes, De’Aaron Fox, Chris Paul, and Stephon Castle gave meager contributions in the scoring department.
At halftime, the Spurs were ahead 53-40 and their only double-digit scorers were Keldon Johnson and Julian Champagnie. Furthermore, the team was tied in paint points (18) and second-chance points (6), but they held a 10-point edge in the fastbreak.
The Pelicans started the third quarter with more intensity, and coach Mitch Johnson had to call his first timeout. Unfortunately, that didn’t change things as the hosts got within one possession by contested shots promptly and scoring in the open court. If not for Jeremy Sochan and K. Johnson, it could’ve looked much worse because the team shot 33 percent in the period.
The fourth quarter started with the Spurs ahead 79-75, but their minuscule lead vanished quickly as Williamson got to the line and Jordan Hawkins made a triple. Additionally, their offense went into a drought for nearly five minutes, missing nine shots, and Johnson had to call another timeout after a 17-2 run put them in a crater. The Spurs wasted the rest of their time looking for answers as the Pelicans cruised to their 14th win.
Observations
- The team’s offense was impotent and a huge problem. The half-court attack scored 71 points per 100 plays, good enough for the third percentile, per Cleaning the Glass. Their weakest quarter was the fourth, only scoring 17 points on 19 percent shooting.
- Considering the Pelicans’ length and athleticism, it’s strange why Paul played more minutes than Stephon Castle. Granted, Castle had an abysmal night, too, but he’s a bigger factor on defense to contain the dribble and a better option when switching.
- The Pelicans had no respect for Bismack Biyombo, so they barely guarded him and had an extra man playing safety. His best contributions on offense were screening and picking up three offensive rebounds. Yet, Biyombo was mostly a positive pick-and-roll defender and helper.
- Fox had an off game and wasn’t able to get to the heart of the defense like he usually does or score as efficiently. As a result, he bailed out the defense with bad shots and worked too much as a playmaker.
- Kelly Olynyk found some openings for multiple baskets and offensive rebounds, while Williamson drew fouls against the zone, got loose in transition, and scored on catch-and-go moves. There were also some makeable opportunities New Orleans failed to capitalize on, but the defense shut down their half-court attack. To boot, the hosts only logged 60 percent at the rim and 16.7 percent in the non-restricted area.
- The transition defense and turnovers weren’t even the main culprit; it was the misses that hurt the Spurs the most because that gets the opponent out running. The Pelicans had 19 fast break points in the second half.
- The offense was in the mud before K. Johnson and Champagnie checked in. When they did, both quickly turned the team’s early fortunes around with baskets from long and short-range. The latter even made a fading corner trey to end the first quarter and followed up his marksmanship with two threes in the second quarter. Their production also had a positive impact on the defense because the Pelicans had to check the ball in, giving the Spurs an extra second to get into position. Yet, they weren’t a factor offensively in the fourth quarter.
- The second quarter was the team’s strongest period defensively, holding the Pelicans to 14 points on 30 percent shooting.
- Williamson was quiet for most of the game, but he forced the Spurs’ defense to overreact when going inside and started picking up his aggression in the fourth quarter.
- The bench outscored NOLA’s 51-45.
By MateoMayorga, via Pounding The Rock