By Michael C. Wright | ESPN, 2025-12-09 13:55:11
新奥尔良电——周一晚间，在冰沙王中心上演了一场新秀间的精彩对决，赛后的球衣交换似乎已成定局。最终，迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 帮助圣安东尼奥马刺队以135-132险胜新奥尔良鹈鹕队，也让鹈鹕新秀德里克·奎因 (Derik Queen) 的历史性夜晚化为泡影。
“我为他感到高兴，”奎因在谈到哈珀时说。“大学时我就和他交过手，我们从小就认识，初中时也曾对阵。我期待着未来与他有更多的交锋。我好像在推特还是哪里看到，有人说下一届的[选秀]会比我们这届更强，或是类似的话。”
哈珀和奎因为2025届新秀的实力给出了强有力的证明。
作为今年NBA选秀的第13顺位新秀，奎因砍下全场最高的33分，并贡献10个篮板、10次助攻和4次盖帽。根据ESPN研究中心的数据，他成为NBA历史上首位打出得分30+三双的新秀中锋。
身为榜眼秀的哈珀则贡献了生涯新高的22分，外加3个篮板和6次助攻。
“对他而言，这是个特别的夜晚，”鹈鹕代理主教练詹姆斯·博雷戈 (James Borrego) 在评价奎因时说道。“他打得太棒了。他在防守端和篮板保护上都做得非常出色，并且掌控了全队的进攻。我们有很多战术都是围绕他来发起的。他表现得无与伦比。”
哈珀同样表现出色。在比赛还剩9.1秒时，这位左手将凭借一次充满身体对抗的突破强行过掉了萨迪克·贝 (Saddiq Bey)，并用一记右手上篮帮助圣安东尼奥马刺队取得一分的领先优势。
“赛季初，我还有些犹豫和迟疑，心想，‘好吧，我是个新人，还在摸索阶段，’”哈珀说。“但随着赛季的深入，我的队友和教练们不断鼓励我做自己。像今天这样的进球表明，无论如何我都会坚决冲击篮筐。”
他的队友，卫冕NBA年度最佳新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)，也注意到了这一点。
“他简直无所畏惧，总能杀入禁区，并且随心所欲地创造投篮机会，”他说道。
奎因差一点就完成了回应。何塞·阿尔瓦拉多 (Jose Alvarado) 找到了在弧顶三分线外无人防守的这位新秀，但奎因这记足以制胜的投篮在比赛仅剩3.1秒时弹筐而出，迫使他只能对德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 犯规，后者通过两次罚球扩大了领先优势。
奎因在第三节的爆发引领了新奥尔良鹈鹕队的进攻狂潮，他单节狂砍21分并送出5次助攻。根据ESPN研究中心的数据，他成为自比赛回合数据统计时代以来，第四位单节至少得到20分5助攻且零失误的球员，比肩勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James)、布兰登·英格拉姆 (Brandon Ingram) 和泰厄斯·琼斯 (Tyus Jones)。这位鹈鹕新秀在第三节投篮6投6中，9次罚球全部命中，全场命中率高达73.3%。新奥尔良队在该节以45-23的比分碾压了圣安东尼奥马刺队。
“我对我们下半场的表现相当失望，”马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说。“要称赞对手。JB（博雷戈的昵称）让他们打得非常拼，他们没有放弃。他们投中了一些球，扭转了比赛局势，然后比赛就陷入了一场苦战。”
凭借奎因在第三节结束前的最后两记罚球，新奥尔良鹈鹕队在抹平了25分的巨大分差后，以102-100的领先优势进入末节。奎因也由此成为新奥尔良队史第三位砍下三双的新秀，比肩克里斯·保罗 (Chris Paul) 和达伦·科里森 (Darren Collison)。
哈珀在末节7投4中，贡献了9分和3次助攻。
“我认为我们[2025届选秀]所有人从小都是越级挑战的，”他说。“无论是在公开训练赛，还是一起参加训练营，我们都想和彼此一较高下。每一场全美明星赛都充满了竞争。然后，在没有镜头、没有观众的时候，你总是在和比你年长的球员对抗。我们参加过NBA级别的对抗赛，也打过大学级别的对抗赛。我们就是热爱竞争。”
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Dylan Harper spoils Derik Queen’s triple-double in rookie clash
NEW ORLEANS – The postgame jersey exchange seemed inevitable after a showcase of rookies unfolded at Smoothie King Center with Dylan Harper helping San Antonio best New Orleans 135-132 on Monday night to spoil a historic night from Pelicans rookie Derik Queen.
“I’m happy for him,” Queen said of Harper. “[I] played against him in college, knew him growing up, played against him in middle school. I’m just looking forward to more battles against him. I think I was on Twitter or something. Somebody said the next [draft] class is going to be better than us or something like that.”
Harper and Queen made strong cases for the Class of 2025.
The 13th pick in this year’s NBA draft, Queen scored a game-high 33 points with 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 blocks to become the first rookie center in NBA history to produce a 30-point triple-double, according to ESPN Research.
No. 2 pick Harper finished with a career-high 22 points to go along with 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
“Special night for him,” Pelicans interim coach James Borrego said of Queen. “He was great. He did a really good job defensively on the boards, controlled the offense. We ran a lot of our stuff through him. He was fantastic.”
So was Harper, a lefty who pushed past Saddiq Bey with 9.1 seconds left on a physical drive that ended with a right-handed layup that gave San Antonio a one-point lead.
“At the beginning of the year I was a little iffy, a little hesitant, like, ‘Yeah, I’m the new guy. I’m trying to figure it out,’” Harper said. “But as the season kept going, my teammates and coaches just encouraged me to be me. Plays like that just show that I’m gonna attack the rim no matter what.”
Teammate Stephon Castle, the reigning NBA rookie of the year, took notice.
“He’s just fearless, touching the paint whenever, finding a shot at will,” he said.
Queen nearly countered, as Jose Alvarado found the rookie standing alone in 3-point range at the top of the key. But Queen’s potential game-winner ricocheted off the front of the rim with 3.1 seconds remaining, forcing the rookie to foul De’Aaron Fox, who extended the lead with a pair of free throws.
Queen fueled a sizzling third quarter for New Orleans by racking up 21 points with five assists, becoming the fourth player in the play-by-play era to finish a quarter with at least 20 points and five assists with no turnovers, according to ESPN Research, joining the company of LeBron James, Brandon Ingram and Tyus Jones. The Pelicans rookie shot 6-of-6 from the field in the third, draining all nine of his free throws in the quarter, and shot 73.3% for the game. New Orleans outscored San Antonio 45-23 in the quarter.
“I’m pretty disappointed in the way we came out in the second half,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “Give them credit. JB’s got them playing hard. They didn’t quit. They made some shots and flipped the game, and then you’re in a dogfight.”
Queen’s last two free throws to close the third quarter gave New Orleans a 102-100 edge headed into the final frame as it erased a 25-point deficit. Queen now ranks as the third rookie in New Orleans franchise history to post a triple-double along with Chris Paul and Darren Collison.
Harper scored nine points in the final frame on 4-of-7 shooting with three assists.
“I think all of us [in the 2025 draft class] played up growing up,” he said. “No matter what, if it was open gym or going to camp together, we wanted to compete against each other. Every All-American game was competitive. Then, when the cameras are not on and nobody’s around, you’re playing with older guys all the time. We had NBA runs. We had college runs. We love to compete.”
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