By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-11-27 12:05:34
圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫迪伦·哈珀 (2号) 在2025年10月22日，星期三，于达拉斯对阵达拉斯独行侠队的NBA篮球比赛上半场运球。(美联社图片/LM Otero)
丹佛电——早在马刺队于摩达中心与开拓者队开球之前，迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 就觉得周三在波特兰会是美好的一天。
事实证明，他没想错。
这是哈珀时隔24天首次重返NBA赛场，能够重新披上战袍，为马刺队以115-102战胜开拓者队贡献一份力，他感到非常高兴。
“能和队友们一起回到场上，感觉真的很好，”哈珀说。“最重要的是，我们赢了球，所以我很开心。”
自11月2日客场不敌菲尼克斯太阳队的比赛中遭遇左小腿拉伤以来，哈珀一直未能出战，这次受伤让他缺席了10场比赛。
这位NBA榜眼秀的回归之战算不上惊艳，他在波特兰出战了16分半钟，投篮8中2，得到7分。
但对于马刺队来说，他能够回归本身就足以令人欣慰。
“当他受伤时，”马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说道，“那场面看起来很不妙。”
哈珀承认，三周半前，当他一瘸一拐地离开抵押贷款对决中心球场时，他最初曾担心过最糟糕的情况——跟腱受伤。
第二天进行的核磁共振检查显示为小腿拉伤，这让所有人都松了一口气。
既然他已经重返赛场，下一步将是找回赛季前六场比赛中让他跻身联盟顶尖新秀行列的状态。
“我觉得那16分钟他已经拼到油尽灯枯了，”约翰逊说。“他正在努力将自己的体能恢复到受伤前的水平。他会变得非常出色，他的态度很棒。我们只需要继续帮助他调整好身体状态。”
哈珀也表示赞同，他说自己需要一些时间来恢复爆发力和比赛节奏。
在投篮手感不佳的情况下，哈珀在周三的比赛中努力在其他方面做出贡献，他抢下了3个进攻篮板，送出2次助攻，并完成了2次抢断。
他下一次取得进步的机会将是周五在丹佛，届时马刺队将在鲍尔球馆迎来NBA阿联酋杯小组赛的一场生死战。
“缺阵一个月后，很难立刻回来就做回自己，”哈珀说。“状态不会是100%，但已经足够好，可以支撑我打完比赛。”
文班亚马与卡斯尔仍留在圣安东尼奥
尽管马刺队在周三迎回了哈珀，但在前往丹佛的征程中，他们仍将面临人手短缺的困境。
全明星中锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) (小腿拉伤)、首发后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) (左髋屈肌拉伤)以及替补后卫乔丹·麦克劳克林 (Jordan McLaughlin) (右腿筋拉伤)将不会随队参加始于周日菲尼克斯站的这趟四连客之旅。
在文班亚马缺阵的比赛中，马刺队取得了4胜1负的战绩，而在他和卡斯尔同时缺阵时，球队战绩为3胜1负。
波特兰主帅斯普利特：深受波波维奇影响
波特兰主教练蒂亚戈·斯普利特 (Tiago Splitter) 承认，周三对阵马刺队的比赛对他而言意义非凡。
作为球员，斯普利特在圣安东尼奥度过了他NBA生涯的前五个赛季，并且是球队2014年冠军阵容中的首发中锋。
“这确实有些特别，”斯普利特说。“我曾在那里打球，并在我作为球员的篮球生涯巅峰期留下了许多美好瞬间。这当然感觉不一样。”
现年40岁的斯普利特，在昌西·比卢普斯 (Chauncey Billups) 因十月份的逮捕及非法赌博指控被停职后，被任命为开拓者队的临时主教练。
以这种非常规的方式首次执掌NBA球队教鞭，斯普利特表示，他很大程度上借鉴了在圣安东尼奥为名人堂教练格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 效力时学到的经验。
“波波（Pop）教会了我很多东西——如何与人打交道，如何领导一支球队，以及如何处理日常事务，”斯普利特说。“我对他以及他执教我的方式记忆犹新。当然，我与他不同，每个人都有自己的风格。但你可以从你效力过的每一位教练身上学到东西。”
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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How did Dylan Harper look in his first game in nearly a month?
San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) dribbles during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
DENVER – Dylan Harper figured Wednesday in Portland would probably be a good day even before the Spurs tipped off against the Trail Blazers at the Moda Center.
He was right.
Playing in his first NBA action in 24 days, Harper was happy simply to be in uniform for the Spurs’ 115-102 victory over the Blazers.
“It felt good out there just to get back with the guys,” Harper said. “Most importantly, we got the win so I’m happy.”
Harper had not played since suffering a left calf strain in a Nov. 2 loss at Phoenix, an injury that cost him 10 games.
The NBA’s No. 2 overall draft pick did not return with a vengeance, per se, scoring seven points on 2-of-8 shooting in 16 ½ minutes at Portland.
The fact that he was able to return at all was comfort enough to the Spurs.
“When it happened,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said of Harper’s injury, “I did not like how it looked.”
Harper acknowledged the worst, saying he initially feared the worst – an Achilles tendon injury – as he limped off the court at the Mortgage Matchup Center 3 ½ weeks ago.
An MRI taken the following day revealed a calf strain and calmed everybody’s nerves.
Now that he is back on the floor, the next step will be for Harper to reclaim the form that ranked him among the NBA’s top rookies through the first six games of the season.
“I think he was fried in those 16 minutes,” Johnson said. “He’s trying to get his fitness level back to where it was. He’s going to be fantastic. His approach is great. We’ve just got to keep getting him in shape.”
Harper agreed, saying it will take a while for him to regain his explosion and his rhythm.
With his shot not falling, Harper did his best to contribute in other ways Wednesday, grabbing three offensive rebounds, dishing two assists and swiping a pair of steals.
His next chance to make strides comes Friday in Denver, when the Spurs face a winner-take-all game in NBA Emirates Cup group play at Ball Arena.
“It’s hard after missing a month to come back and be yourself (immediately),” Harper said. “It ain’t going to be 100%, but it’s good enough that I can push through games.”
Wembanyama, Castle remain in San Antonio
Though the Spurs got Harper off the injured list Wednesday, they will remain shorthanded heading to Denver.
All-Star center Victor Wembanyama (calf strain), starting guard Stephon Castle (left hip flexor strain) and backup guard Jordan McLaughlin (right hamstring strain) are not traveling with the Spurs on the four-game road trip that began Sunday in Phoenix.
The Spurs are 4-1 in the games Wembanyama has missed and 3-1 without him and Castle.
Portland’s Splitter owes debt to Popovich
Portland coach Tiago Splitter acknowledged Wednesday’s game against the Spurs was special for him.
As a player, Splitter spent his first five NBA seasons in San Antonio, and was the starting center on the club’s 2014 championship squad.
“There is something about it,” Splitter said. “I played there and had so many good moments in the peak of my basketball career as a player. Of course it’s different.”
Now 40, Splitter was installed as the Trail Blazers’ interim coach after Chauncey Billups was suspended in October amid an arrest and illegal gambling allegations.
Thrust into his first NBA head coaching job in conventional fashion, Splitter said he leaned heavily on lessons learned by playing for Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich in San Antonio.
“Pop taught me a lot of things – how to deal with people and how to lead a team and how to approach the everyday,” Splitter said. “I have vivid memories of him and how he coached me. Of course I’m different. Everyone has their own style. But there’s things you can pick from every coach you play for.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News