# \[PtR\] 圣安东尼奥马刺 111-109 俄克拉荷马城雷霆：文班亚马复出之战，马刺爆冷雷霆晋级NBA杯决赛
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**Tags:** 2025-26赛季, 德文-瓦塞尔, 维克托-文班亚马, 斯蒂芬-卡斯尔
**Created:** [2025 年12 月 14 日 06:41 UTC](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/43939 "2025-12-14T06:41:04Z")
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### 作者：  [@PtR](https://chinaspurs.com/u/PtR)
#### 发布日期： [2025 年12 月 14 日 06:41 UTC](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/43939/1 "2025-12-14T06:41:04Z")
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By Mark Barrington | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-12-14 05:24:21
今晚，拉斯维加斯的球迷们可谓值回票价。在首轮以49分的巨大优势战胜太阳队后，雷霆队今晚遭遇了一个远比之前强劲的对手。马刺开局慢热，首节便因手感冰凉而落后对手两位数，看起来随时可能被打花。维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在首节整整12分钟都坐在场下，直到第二节开始时才登场，并瞬间改变了比赛的一切——在该节仅出战的前三分钟里，他便带领马刺打出一波7-0的攻击波，让比分不再那么难看。雷霆队随后重整旗鼓，在第二节中段将领先优势扩大到16分，但文班在中场休息前的4分钟内再次发力，引领马刺打出又一波高潮，半场结束时他们仅落后三分。在上半场仅有的7分钟出场时间里，文班亚马刷下了惊人的+20正负值。正负值并非总是衡量球员场上影响力的最佳标准，但在此时，它却真实地反映了维克托在他有限的出场时间内对比赛的统治力。
下半场比赛陷入了一场拉锯战，即便在文班亚马休息时，马刺也设法紧咬比分。文班亚马在下半场出战了13分钟，尽管依旧保持着统治力，但在比赛末段还是显露出些许疲态。雷霆队凭借一些精彩的防守表现让比赛悬念得以保持，亚历克斯·卡鲁索 (Alex Caruso) 贡献了数次关键的防守。谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 得到29分，并且能够在一些看起来毫无出手机会的情况下完成得分。杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams) (JDub) 为雷霆队打出了一场精彩的比赛，但他们看起来已不复几天前那支以49分优势碾压太阳队的球队。文班的卓越表现主宰了比赛，但马刺同样也从斯蒂芬·卡斯尔、德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 以及德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 那里获得了巨大支持。卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 仅得两分，但他在防守端表现出色，并贡献了一记关键的追身大帽，成功阻止了雷霆的一次得分。
### 赛后观察
- 尼克斯队真是一块难啃的骨头。人们很容易将西部半决赛视为真正的总决赛，但无论今晚谁胜出，想要淘汰纽约都将面临巨大困难。杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) 的得分能力实在难以限制，他打法强硬却能避免陷入犯规麻烦，并总能让防守者失去平衡。卡尔-安东尼·唐斯 (Karl-Anthony Towns) 与尼克斯完美契合，如今不再作为头号得分手的他，或许正打出职业生涯最出色的篮球。
- 在球员介绍环节，哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 错过了自己的出场提示，没有走上球场，导致他的队友们只能和空气击掌。不过没关系，当比赛真正开始时，他从不缺席。
- 我在比赛讨论帖中写过很多关于NBA杯前两年拉斯维加斯比赛现场气氛不足的问题。我不确定是因为球迷对这项杯赛的兴趣正在提升，还是因为参赛球队的缘故，但今年这个问题似乎不复存在。T-Mobile球馆座无虚席，观众从比赛一开始就全情投入。当比赛在最后时刻陷入胶着时，那种紧张的能量感是实实在在的，观众的呐喊声震耳欲聋，尽情享受着比赛。我爱这场比赛！
- 马刺开局慢热，比赛开始仅三分钟，雷霆就打出12-4的开局，迫使主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 叫了暂停。
- 维克托没有进入首发阵容，并且缺席了整个第一节。
- 史蒂夫·范甘迪 (Steve Van Gundy) 今晚连轴转，解说了T-Mobile球馆的两场比赛。但这似乎并未影响他糟糕的解说质量。在比赛的某些时刻，当他被场上一些精彩绝伦的表演震惊到近乎失语时，那反倒是我最喜欢他评论的部分。
- 马刺队的前12次三分出手全部偏出，这看起来很糟糕。其中很多都是不错的出手机会，所以也许马刺只是开局时有些过于兴奋了。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔在第一节末段命中了全队首记三分，这多少有些出人意料。雷霆队首节以31-20领先，但坦白说，情况本可能更糟。马刺的进攻看似已经崩溃，但他们在防守端完成了足够多的防守，阻止了雷霆在第一节就彻底拉开比分。
- 文班亚马在第二节开始时首次登场，并立即产生了影响——他抢下进攻篮板、送出盖帽，并倒地争抢地板球，带领马刺在第二节开局打出一波9-2的攻势，将分差缩小到四分。在 glorious 的三分钟表演后，维克托被换回替补席。不幸的是，对于银黑军团而言，他刚一下场，雷霆就打出了一波高潮。当维克托在场上时，他改变了比赛的形态，而这种形态正是马刺对抗卫冕冠军所需要的。在文班亚马休息的第二节中段五分钟里，雷霆以14-4的比分压制了马刺。
- 哈珀 (Harper) 在突破上篮时无意中擦到了霍姆格伦 (Holmgren) 的下巴，裁判回看了很长时间，最终判定这只是一次普通犯规，而非恶意犯规。我甚至不确定这是否算一次犯规，因为在我看来，更像是霍姆格伦用自己的脸撞上了迪伦 (Dylan) 的肘部。
- 文班亚马在第二节最后五分钟再次登场，并带领马刺以一波13-0的攻势结束了本节。在比赛大部分时间里都显得完全被动之后，他们半场结束时仅以46-49落后，而文班在上半场7分多钟的出场时间里，正负值高达惊人的+20。
- 马刺在第三节开始时没有派上文班亚马，但他们士气高昂，凭借福克斯在该节早段的一次上篮首次取得领先，随后又依靠瓦塞尔的一记三分将领先优势扩大到62-56，迫使戴格诺特 (Daignault) 不得不叫暂停止血。
- 卡斯尔在冲击篮筐时遭遇大量身体接触，但几乎从未获得罚球。我不确定具体原因。或许是因为他太强壮了，以至于裁判没有看清那些接触？
- 失误似乎是文班比赛中唯一的弱点。我相信随着他经验的增长，当比赛节奏对他而言慢下来后，这最终将不再是问题。但就目前而言，他常常因为运球冲入防守人群而抵消了自己的优势。
- 文班亚马在第三节中段打了很长一段时间，马刺一度取得六分领先，但在雷霆顽强的防守下始终无法获得喘息之机。
- 在文班亚马休息的第三节最后几分钟里，马刺顽强地守住了阵地，福克斯在时间走完之际造成卡鲁索犯规并获得罚球，帮助球队以78-77取得领先。
- 第四节开始时文班在场上，开局几分钟双方展开了拉锯战，银黑军团一度取得六分领先，但雷霆奋力反击，卡鲁索命中一记三分将比分追至87平。
- 值得一提的是卢克·科内特在第四节的一次精彩追身大帽，成功破坏了对手的一次快攻。
- 文班在比赛还剩五分多钟时回到场上，马刺发起了最后的冲刺以赢下比赛。
- 最后五分钟异常紧张，马刺带着微弱的领先优势进入最后一分钟。当在下半场打了13分钟而有些体力不支的文班亚马罚失一球后，场上气氛变得更加紧张，雷霆只需要一记三分就能追平比赛。在几次罚球交换后，米奇教练决定在比赛还剩8秒时对霍姆格伦犯规，以防止雷霆投出追平比分的三分球。切特 (Chet) 两罚一中，雷霆不得不犯规以夺回球权。最后几秒钟变成了一场疯狂的罚球大战，马刺不断犯规以阻止雷霆投三分，但最后几乎功亏一篑，雷霆差点击败了故意罚球不中并抢下篮板补篮的战术。卡鲁索虽然碰到了球，但没能将球补进篮筐，随着时间耗尽，马刺以111-109获胜。
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马刺晋级决赛，将对阵尼克斯。这将是一个奇特的局面，两队将为奖金和奖杯而战，但比赛结果对常规赛战绩或球员数据没有任何影响。这场比赛将会很有趣，对球迷来说也是一场盛宴。教练们在球员上场时间方面会多谨慎还有待观察，但马刺球员们肯定会充满动力，至少要为凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 赢得一头羊驼。
在接下来的几周内，马刺还将与雷霆交手两次，观察马刺是否能将从本场比赛中学到的经验转化为更多对阵联盟最佳球队的胜利，这将是一件非常有趣的事情。
_由生成式 AI 翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。_
> **点击查看原文：San Antonio vs Oklahoma City, Final Score: Spurs upset Thunder 111-109 in Wembanyama’s return, advance to NBA Cup Finals**
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> # San Antonio vs Oklahoma City, Final Score: Spurs upset Thunder 111-109 in Wembanyama’s return, advance to NBA Cup Finals
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> The fans in Las Vegas got their money’s worth tonight. After winning their first round matchup by 49 points over the Suns, the Thunder faced a much tougher opponent tonight. The Spurs started out slow, and looked like they might get blown out after trailing after the first quarter by double digits as they started out with cold shooting. Victor Wembanyama sat out the first 12 minutes and entered the game as the second quarter began and changed everything, just by playing the first three minutes of the quarter as he led the Spurs on a 7-0 run to make the score respectable. The Thunder rebounded by extending their lead to 16 midway through the second quarter, but 4 minute stretch by Wemby just before halftime gave the Spurs another huge run and they only trailed by three at the half. In just 7 minutes in the first half, Wembanyama had run up a ridiculous +20 plus-minus score. Plus-minus isn’t always a good measure of a player’s impact on the game, but in this instance, it gave a pretty true picture of how much Victor dominated the game in his limited appearance.
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> The second half was a back and forth affair, and the Spurs found a way to keep the game close even when Wembanyama was resting. Wembanyama played 13 minutes in the second half and started to look a little gassed at the end, even as he was still dominant. The Thunder used some spectacular defensive plays to keep things close, with Alex Caruso getting some great stops. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 29 points and was able to score in situations where he didn’t even look to have a shot. Jalen Williams (JDub) had a fantastic game for the Thunder, but they didn’t look like the same team that dominated the Suns to win by 49 just a few days ago. Wemby’s greatness dominated the game, but the Spurs also got great contributions from Stephon Castle, De’Aaron Fox, and Devin Vassell. Luke Kornet only scored two points, but did a great job on defense and had a critical chase-down block to take away a Thunder bucket.
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> ### **Observations**
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> - The Knicks really look like a tough out. It’s tempting to look at the west semifinal and see that as the real final, but whoever wins tonight is going to have a difficult time eliminating New York. Jalen Brunson is just really tough to keep from scoring, he’s physical without taking punishment, and always keeps defenders off balance. Karl-Anthony Towns is a great fit with the Knicks and he’s probably playing the best basketball of his career now that he’s not a primary scorer.
> - During the player introductions, Harrison Barnes missed his cue and didn’t go out on the court, leaving his teammates the dap the air. That’s OK, when it’s time to play, he always shows up.
> - I wrote a lot in the game thread about the lack of energy in the arena during the Las Vegas games in the first two years of the NBA Cup. I’m not sure if it’s just because fan interest is rising in the Cup competition, or the teams, but that doesn’t seem to be a problem this year. T-Mobile arena was mostly full and the crowd seemed to be involved from the beginning of the game. when the game was close at the end, the energy was palpable, the crowd was as loud and having fun. I love this game!
> - The Spurs got off to a slow start and Mitch Johnson had to call an early timeout after the Thunder rushed out to a 12-4 lead three minutes into the game.
> - Victor wasn’t in the opening lineup, and he sat out the entire first quarter.
> - Steve Van Gundy worked a double shift tonight, calling both games at the T-Mobile arena. It didn’t seem to affect the quality of his announcing, which remained poor. At points in the game, he seemed to be almost speechless as he was awed by some of the spectacular play during the game, which were my favorite parts of his commentary.
> - The Spurs missed their first 12 three point shot attempts, which seems bad. A lot them were good looks, so it seems like maybe the Spurs were just a little too hyped up to start the game. Steph Castle hit the first three late in the first quarter, which was an unexpected source. The Thunder let 31-20 after one quarter, but frankly, it could have been worse. The Spurs offense seemed to broken, but they did get enough stops on defense to keep the Thunder from running away with it in the first quarter.
> - Wembanyama entered the game for the first time at the beginning of the second quarter and had an instant impact, grabbing offensive rebounds, blocking a shot and diving to the floor for a loose ball as the Spurs went on a 9-2 run to start the quarter, cutting the deficit to four. After a glorious three minute stint, Victor was sent back to the bench. Unfortunately for the Silver and Black, the Thunder went of a run as soon as he sat. Victor changes the shape of the game when he’s on the court, and it’s that shape that the Spurs needed to be competitive against the defending champs. The Thunder outscored the Spurs 14-4 while Wembanyama sat the middle five minutes of the quarter.
> - Harper accidentally grazed Holmgren on the chin while driving to the hoop, and the referees looked at for quite a while before deciding it was just a common foul and not flagrant. I’m not even sure it was a foul as to me like it looked like Holmgren fouled Dylan’s elbow with his face.
> - Wembanyama entered the second time for the last five minutes of the second quarter and led the Spurs to a 13-0 run the finish the second quarter. After looking completely overmatched for most of the game, they trailed 46-49 at the half, with Wemby a ridiculous +20 in a little over 7 minutes of play in the first half.
> - The Spurs started the third quarter without Wembanyama, but they were inspired, and took their first lead on a Fox layup early in the quarter, extending their lead to 62-56 on a Vassell triple as Daignault had to call a timeout to stop the bleeding.
> - Castle gets a lot of contact going to the hoop and hardly ever gets a foul call. I’m not sure exactly why. Maybe he’s just so strong that the refs don’t see the contact?
> - It seems the only weakness in Wemby’s game is the turnovers. I have confidence that as he gains experience, that will eventually become less of a problem as the game slows down for him. But for now, he often neutralizes his advantage by dribbling the ball into a crowd of defenders.
> - Wembanyama played an extended stint in the middle of the third quarter, as the Spurs got out to a six point lead but could not get breathing room over the tenacious defense of the Thunder.
> - The Spurs hung on as Wembanyama rested the final few minutes of the third quarter, with Fox drawing a foul on Caruso for free throws to take a 78-77 lead as time ran out.
> - The fourth started with Wemby on the court, and the first few moments were a see saw battle as the Silver and Black took a six point lead and the Thunder fought back, with Caruso tying things up at 87 with a triple.
> - Honorable mention to Luke Kornet for a great chase-down block to break up a fast break in the fourth.
> - Wemby entered the game with just over five minutes left as the Spurs made one final push the win the game.
> - The last five minutes were tense as the Spurs took a small lead into the final minute. Things got a little tenser as Wembanyama, a little gassed from playing 13 minutes in the second half, missed a free throw and the Thunder only needed a three point shot to tie the game. After a few exchanges of free throws, Mitch made the decision to foul Holmgren to keep the Thunder from taking a three to tie the game with 8 seconds left. Chet missed one of two, and the Thunder had to foul to get the ball back. The last few seconds were a crazy parade to the free throw line as the Spurs kept giving fouls to keep the Thunder from shooting threes, but it almost fell apart at the end as the Thunder almost pulled off a intentional miss-putback free throw. Caruso got his hand on the ball, but could not put it in the hoop as time ran out with the Spurs winning 111-109
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> The Spurs advance to the finals and face the Knicks. It’s going to be an odd situation, the teams will be playing for money and a trophy, but there’s no impact on the regular season record or player stats. It will be interesting to watch, and it’s going to be a lot of fun for the fans. It remains to be seen how cautious coaches will be with player minutes, but certainly the Spurs players will be motivated, at least to get a llama for Keldon Johnson.
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> The Spurs will face the Thunder twice more in the next couple of weeks, and it going to be fascinating to see if the Spurs can take what they learned from this game and turn that into more wins against the league’s best team.
By Mark Barrington, via [Pounding The Rock](https://www.poundingtherock.com/game-recaps/91312/san-antonio-vs-oklahoma-city-final-score-spurs-upset-thunder-111-109-in-wembanyamas-return-advance-to-nba-cup-finals)
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### 作者：  [@PtR](https://chinaspurs.com/u/PtR)
#### 发布日期： [2025 年12 月 14 日 10:20 UTC](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/43939/2 "2025-12-14T10:20:06Z")
# 热评：
> [@Mark Barrington](#):
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> 友情提示：当一场比赛是“垃圾时间”大胜时，我可以在比赛结束前就预先写好很多内容，通常在终场哨响后一两分钟就能发布。但如果比赛非常焦灼，又发生了很多激动人心的事情，我就不得不在赛后花大量时间来梳理，而且因为精彩有趣的事情太多，我自然而然就会写得更多。
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> 长话短说——这只是需要更长一点的时间。我想我也可以写一篇超短的战报然后迅速发出来，但我不是那种风格。
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> 有时候，一边倒的比赛写起来要容易得多，我甚至可以写得更有趣、更有创意，甚至还能开几个玩笑。但这场比赛是我看过的最有趣的比赛之一，所以我想给你们一篇读起来也很有趣的战报。希望我做到了。
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> > [@RaceForSeis](#):
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> > 你总是能做到！
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> > 谢谢你，马克！
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> > [@XXXRHONXXX](#):
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> > 幸好马克不依赖GPT平台来写稿 👍👍
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> > [@Spurscham 2.0](#):
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> > 请保持这种风格。我能通过技术统计立刻了解基本情况。而一篇文字战报的作用在于，将比赛的体验构建成一个连贯的叙事，让我们能更好地欣赏它。这一篇就非常出色，一如既往。真的非常感谢。
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> > [@7David](#):
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> > 各位，为这位作者举杯！
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> [@Beausport](#):
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> 文班刚说了：“我很高兴能成为这样一个美丽、纯粹的篮球项目的一部分。”
> 我太爱、太尊敬这家伙了！
> 加油！马刺！加油！
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> > [@Obi-WanGinobili](#):
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> > 这就是马刺。马刺。我们与众不同。自从波波维奇接手以来，我们就是体育界最棒的团队。我们证明了，即便是在这个混乱的世界里，有时候你也能通过用正确的方式做事来赢得胜利。能成为这支球队的球迷真是太棒了。GSG！
> [@Veggiedelite](#):
>
> 向所有陪伴球队度过那些低谷岁月的铁粉们致敬。你们一直保持着忠诚，与我们的球队紧紧相连。我发现这个博客的时候，球队正处在低谷，糟糕到连我的家人和朋友都对我聊马刺的话题毫无兴趣。然后我在这里找到了这个由铁杆球迷组成的社区，大家就是纯粹地热爱着马刺篮球。这份耐心已经得到了回报，而你们是最值得欣赏如今这支球队的人。他们今年已经稳稳地进入了竞争行列，拥有的天赋显然可以与任何对手抗衡。赛前我相信我们能击败雷霆，但说实话，我以为他们必须打得更完美无瑕才行。结果，他们直接拿起了雷霆队的成功蓝图，狠狠地回敬了他们。令人窒息的防守、攻防两端巨大的努力、速度、半场进攻的执行力以及关键时刻的 clutch 表现。除了最后10分钟的罚球大战，这真是一场非常好看的比赛。
> [@thw14](#):
>
> 这就是我在瓦塞尔被选中时所期望看到的他。他的比赛和他的投篮看起来是如此丝滑，我不知道他的未来一度在球队中看起来都不确定了。无论他正在做什么来保持专注，请继续下去。
>
> > [@ShikaUmaru2](#):
> >
> > 对SGA的那记封盖简直美如画！！！
>
> > [@Nelliskid](#):
> >
> > 他职业生涯中伤病断断续续，这很容易让球员偏离正轨。
> >
> > 我很高兴管理层对德文的信心比某些人要足……更不用说在组建球队以及如何组建方面，他们要明智得多。
> >
> > 过去几年他们犯过错吗？是的，犯过。但哪个管理层没犯过错呢。好的管理层能从错误中学习，而差的则会不断重蹈覆辙。
> [@Habitus](#):
>
> 写得真棒，马克。
>
> 这是一场伟大的比赛。
>
> - 福克斯、瓦塞尔、卡斯尔和文班都打得非常好。卡斯尔和文班犯了不少错误，但也在场上做出了很多伟大的贡献，帮助球队取得了胜利。卡斯尔真是个实力派球员。
> - 尽管马刺最好的三分射手投得非常糟糕（巴恩斯8投0中，钱佩尼5投1中），马刺还是赢了。而且尽管有那些不经意的失误（面对雷霆这样的球队，文班应该减少运球和持球，卡斯尔在半场进攻中应该打得更简单一些）。
> - 最近两场比赛，球队仿佛打通了任督二脉。全队打得充满强度，并且在快攻中（无论是通过失误还是投篮不中发起）执行得非常完美。
> - 福克斯一直打得很好。他带来的正是马刺希望他能带来的东西：速度、关键球能力和压力下的冷静。
> - 我相信在专家们（我这里不完全是贬义，有好有坏）眼中，经过最近两场杯赛，马刺的档次提升了。我们未来会听到更多关于马刺的讨论。在他们眼里，马刺可能已经跃升到第三梯队的水平。第一档是雷霆，然后是掘金，然后是火箭、马刺，或许还有尼克斯、活塞等。
> - 马刺已经来了。在经历了这么多年之后，很难不感到兴奋。
> [@weerogue](#):
>
> “包厢”视角
> 首先，哇，一觉醒来看到这样一场胜利！！
> 我们真的做到了！
> 第一次全员健康，就在赛季至今最重要的一场比赛中，送给了卫冕冠军本赛季的第二场失利……这感觉意义重大。甚至可能是极其重大。
>
> 在仔细品味了这场比赛技术统计的每一个细节后，有很多故事浮现在我眼前（尽管大多数数据都_非常_接近）。
>
> 势均力敌的防守大战
> 从两队整体来看，这像是一场两大顶级防守互相抵消的比赛。
> 在本赛季的NBA常规比赛中，一支典型球队场均能得到116.7分，命中率47.1%（三分36.0%），有26.5次助攻和14.9次失误（助攻失误比 \> 1.6）。
> 而昨晚，两队场均得分更低（110分，尽管半场时两队看起来都拿不到100分），命中率更差（41.2%；三分27.8%！），助攻更少（20.5次），失误更多（17次，助攻失误比仅为1.2）。
> 这正是雷霆队本赛季习惯于让他们的对手打出的数据，但_没人能对他们自己打出这种数据_。
> 马刺刚刚与一个依靠卓越防守建立王朝的卫冕冠军硬碰硬，并且打出了同等级别的表现。再看看这个段落的标题。这太酷了！！！
> 三分投射 如果说有一个重要数据能让一支球队占据明显优势，那就是马刺的三分投射：
>
> - ……考虑到我们开局是12投0中，这就更了不起了！
> - 我们队比雷霆多出手了5次三分，并且多命中了4个。
> - 场上最好的三位三分射手都来自马刺：瓦塞尔（9中4，44%）、福克斯（!）（7中3，43%）和卡斯尔（!!）（5中2，40% [严格来说与杰伦·威廉姆斯并列]）。
>
> 对于一支囤积了一堆需要持球且不擅投射的后卫的球队来说，这还不错！
>
> 而且我们要搞清楚，我们整体的三分投得并不好：
>
> - 42投13中（31%）！
> - “百分百先生”（巴恩斯）8投0中！！
> - 钱佩尼和哈珀合计10投2中！
>
> 但重点是，我们投得_更好_——这也符合我们自从输给森林狼以来看到的趋势，在那之后，米奇说我们需要做些调整，马刺就突然之间变成了联盟中外线防守最好的球队（我是认真的）。
> 昨晚的不同之处在于，我们也防住了内线，因为没错……
>
> 文班回来了！
> 这有多酷？！
> 这个赛季有多有趣？
> 我们的王牌回来了，在不到21分钟的上场时间里，他可能就是赢球和输球的全部区别。
> 从战报描述来看，他改变了比赛；从技术统计来看，他同样改变了比赛。
> 全队篮板王，得分也几乎是全队最高，而且在看起来很有意义的正负值上遥遥领先。
> 篮球数据不能这么简单换算，但_纯属娱乐_，让我们看看 如果他以这个效率打36分钟 ，他的数据会是怎样：
>
> - 38分
> - 15.5个篮板
> - 3.5次助攻
> - 3.5次盖帽
> - 1.75次抢断
> - 以及9次失误！是的，他并非完美……
>
> （要记住，这还是在对阵雷霆队的情况下。）
>
> 米奇教练观察
> 我认为，很容易就能看出，这场比赛米奇在执教和调整上都胜过了对手。
> 马刺在输掉第一节后赢下了之后的每一节，而在整个第一节都雪藏文班可以被视为一记神来之笔（同时也极富戏剧性！）；雷霆不知道该期待什么——他什么时候上场，他到底上不上场。当一个精力充沛的文班踏上球场时，霍姆格伦已经打了超过9分钟了，哈尔滕施泰因也打了超过6分钟。
> 这最终完全扭转了雷霆在第一节享受的那种平静、“一切尽在掌握”的局面，这在心理上肯定对他们造成了很大困扰。
>
> 另一个观察是：米奇把这场比赛当季后赛来打。我们缩短了轮换，只用了9个人，这对我们来说不寻常。
> 是的，我们没有像有时那样早早派上布莱恩特、麦克劳林或沃特斯三世，但索汉和奥利尼克也同样一分钟都没打。
> 我的解读很简单：米奇觉得，他们各自的缺点（索汉的进攻，奥利尼克的防守）都足以让他们在对阵NBA最佳球队的高风险比赛中无法上场。对索汉来说，这又是一个备受打击的夜晚，尽管这可能很令人难过……
>
> 最后，特别想提一下瓦塞尔，他打出了一场非常出色的比赛——得分和投篮效率全队领先，同时在其他方面也都有贡献（5篮板，4助攻仅1失误，1抢断，1盖帽，+10的正负值）——非常漂亮的数据。
>
> 但这是一场超级团队的胜利，天啊，这让我对我们_这个_赛季能达到什么高度充满了期待。GSG！
>
> [可能也会把这段发到另一个帖子里——如果重复了请见谅，但很难说讨论最终会集中在哪边]
> [@Casual\_Fan](#):
>
> 马刺在比赛还剩10秒时对雷霆边线球的防守，迫使马克·戴格诺特用掉了他最后一次暂停，这 至关重要 。
>
> 如果雷霆当时留着那个暂停，在文班两罚一中后用来在中场发球，马刺很可能就不敢冒险犯规，雷霆或许就有机会用一记三分追平比赛。
> [@\#8 in the Rafters](#):
>
> 我跟你说，要是赛前有人告诉我卡斯尔全场只上了两次罚球线，我肯定会气炸，但SGA也只罚了4次球，这就扯平了。真庆幸这场比赛没变成罚球大战。裁判对斯蒂芬（卡斯尔）的哨子很紧，但至少SGA也没有每次持球都被送上罚球线。我接受这个结果。
>
> > [@Obi-WanGinobili](#):
> >
> > 但卡斯尔真的被犯规了很多次。我们的家伙鼻孔里塞着纱布还在流血，命中着决定胜负的罚球——但就是没哨。SGA那边只是在投跳投和传球，而斯蒂芬（卡斯尔）则被对手“围殴”。不过最后结果是好的！
> [@waynshor](#):
>
> 看来雷霆成功地掐死了让马刺稳固的“三人组”：钱佩尼、巴恩斯、凯尔登·约翰逊！
> 但接着他们就必须面对“蛇头”了：维克托、福克斯、卡斯尔！
> [@eaglemike](#):
>
> 如果说有哪场比赛是理应赢下的，那就是这场！
> 有时候有些失利本该是胜利，是理应拿下的胜利。
> 我希望马刺能意识到他们是怎样赢得比赛的，并将此化为精神记忆和身体记忆。
> 还记得马刺曾经那种好得近乎乏味的时期吗？他们换上一个替补，也许是马努（向马努的传奇致敬！），或者现在的哈珀、卡斯尔、KJ，球队的水平不会下降。对手逐渐落后，马刺稳扎稳打，然后就一直赢下去。
> 我认为这支球队就能做到那样！
> GSG！
> [@landy1282](#):
>
> 这个赛季太有趣了。想想看，今晚还是全队第一次全员到齐打比赛！
> [@Carterisanewmanu](#):
>
> 这是向雷霆宣告：镇上来了新警长。马刺来了！！
> [@brunostrange](#):
>
> 我早就说过了：
>
> [https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-news/91289/report-victor-wembanyama-is-likely-to-return-tomorrow-against-the-thunder?commentID=014390d4-a8d2-4fbe-96e1-b5eb5163da6d](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-news/91289/report-victor-wembanyama-is-likely-to-return-tomorrow-against-the-thunder?commentID=014390d4-a8d2-4fbe-96e1-b5eb5163da6d)
> [@eaglemike](#):
>
> 顺便说一句，雷霆的很多胜利都是在对阵实力不强的球队时取得的。
> 现在他们不得不面对马刺，一支一直在以极快的速度成长、变得更强的队伍，结果证明马刺要强那么一点点。当马刺在一起打得更久后，失误和错误会更少。投篮会更从容，执行力会更犀利。他们还没有达到他们的巅峰。
> GSG！
> [@Nicedoggie](#):
>
> 米奇教练在那些时段使用文班的策略真的非常成功，向他致敬，他找到了一种非常规的方式来最大化他超级巨星的能量。也向文班致敬，他似乎毫无怨言地接受了替补的角色。
>
> 如果说有哪场比赛能向联盟展示文班在短短20分钟内能变得多么不可思议地伟大，那就是这场。我知道有很多比赛都展示了他的伟大，但这一场真的可以浓缩成一句口号： 文班在，马刺赢 。
> [@RaceForSeis](#):
>
> 哇！多棒的一场比赛！我本来希望我们能咬住比分，也确实做到了，但是……
>
> 
> [@XXXRHONXXX](#):
>
> 对我们来说，没有比这更棒的比赛了！！！
>
> 加油，马刺，加油！！！！！！！！！
> [@Harpers Castle](#):
>
> 这场比赛实际上就是马刺的三波流（第二节初、第二节末、第三节初），加上雷霆开局的一波大攻势，其余时间基本上是平分秋色。
> 杰伦·威廉姆斯（JDub）下场比赛可能会打得更好，也希望马刺的三分能投得更好。如果接下来的两场交锋我们能赢下一场，我就会非常高兴了。雷霆会打得更好，但我们当然也能打得更好得多。
> 真是激动人心的时刻。
> [@GdayMate8](#):
>
> 我不太明白为什么他们想不出一个办法让杯赛决赛的比赛也计入常规赛战绩。
>
> > [@Mark Barrington](#):
> >
> > 让一些球队打83场比赛而另一些打82场是行不通的。
> [@Nasty spurs ph](#):
>
> 禁止入内 ⛔ 切特（霍姆格伦）还没吸取教训。
>
> [https://youtube.com/shorts/YYFxbC3T6iI?si=hAOZIRdfFCjb7yzS](https://youtube.com/shorts/YYFxbC3T6iI?si=hAOZIRdfFCjb7yzS)
> [@HRutherfordHill](#):
>
> 我仍然觉得这个锦标赛很傻，但也许它能帮助我们的球员们。我记得步行者在23-24赛季打进锦标赛决赛后就起飞了。
>
> 这些家伙最近打出的防守相当不错。
>
> > [@CaliSportsGuy](#):
> >
> > 他们看起来想赢，这很重要。
> > 就算没别的，这也是一次有趣的客场之旅，能让球队凝聚在一起。我听福克斯和卡斯尔说过他们在场下彼此关系有多好。
> >
> > 我也觉得NBA这次真的搞砸了。NFL正在抢占他们的收视日，而他们奉献了一场精彩的比赛，却因为人们不知道要在Prime Video上看而错过了。
> [@CaliSportsGuy](#):
>
> 我可能之后会回来做更深入的评论，但看到那句关于范甘迪（SVG）的吐槽我笑死了。我本以为他会得到一些不应有的赞扬。
>
> 我想说两件事，我很期待周二的比赛，届时将有三位出色的左手控卫（我已经把哈珀称作出色了）。
>
> 另外，我之前低估了卡鲁索。他真是个扎实的球员。
> [@RedFirebird](#):
>
> 对我们的伙计们来说，这是一场多么重大的胜利！加油马刺加油！
> 我在赛前预测里写的是马刺赢4分。赢2分我也很开心。
> [@Fkj](#):
>
> 很高兴你的心率平复下来能写出这篇战报。我至今仍然……对以下这些感到敬畏……
>
> 文班 / 斯蒂芬（卡斯尔） / 第四节的德文（瓦塞尔） / 福克斯一次又一次地打出关键表现 / 卢克（科内特）那个追身盖帽 / 哈珀冲击篮筐 / KJ拼抢篮板，以及每个人的防守，钱佩尼和巴恩斯的防守强度。还要给米奇教练大大的赞誉，他似乎把文班留到了最后决战。
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>
> > [@Mark Barrington](#):
> >
> > Just a note: when a game is a blowout, I can pre-write a bunch of stuff before the game is over and I can usually push it out a minute or two after the final buzzer. If a game is really close, and lots of exciting stuff happens, I end up having to figure out a lot of stuff after the end of the game, and also I just tend to write more because lots of fun and exciting stuff happens.
> >
> > TL:DR-- it just takes a bit longer. I suppose I could write a super short recap and just push it out quickly, but I’m not built that way.
> >
> > Sometimes the blowouts are a lot easier to write, and I can even be more fun and creative sometimes, and even make a few jokes. But this was one of the most fun games I’ve ever watched, so I wanted to give you a recap that’s fun to read. I hope I succeeded.
> >
> > > [@RaceForSeis](#):
> > >
> > > You always succeed!
> > >
> > > Thank you Mark!
> >
> > > [@XXXRHONXXX](#):
> > >
> > > Good thing Mark ain’t dependent on the GPT platform 👍👍
> >
> > > [@Spurscham 2.0](#):
> > >
> > > Keep it this way. I can know the basic stuff immediately from boxscore. A recap in writing is to structure the experience of the game in a coherent narrative to let us appreciate it more. This is excellent, as it always have been. Really appreciate it.
> >
> > > [@7David](#):
> > >
> > > Everyone raise a glass for the man!
> > >
> > > 
>
> > [@Beausport](#):
> >
> > Vic just said “I’m glad to be a part of such a beautiful, ethical basketball project”
> > I love and respect this guy so much!
> > Go! Spurs! Go!
> >
> > > [@Obi-WanGinobili](#):
> > >
> > > Spurs man. Spurs. We are different. We are the best organization in sports and have been since Pop took over. We prove that sometimes you can win by doing things the right way, even in this messed up world. It’s so good to be a fan of this team. GSG!
>
> > [@Veggiedelite](#):
> >
> > Shoutout to all the pounders that powered through all the down years. Staying loyal and locked in on our team. I found this blog at a point the team was so bad that even my family and friends didn’t have any interest in talking Spurs with me. And found this community here of diehards that just love spurs basketball. The patience has been rewarded and yall are the ones that deserve to get to watch this team now the most. they’re firmly in the mix this year with talent that can clearly hang with anyone. I believed we could beat the thunder going into this one but I will be honest I thought they were going to have to play a lot more flawless. Instead they just took the OKC blueprint and shoved it down their throat. Suffocating defense, immense effort on both ends, speed, execution in the half court and some clutch plays down the stretch. Just a really fun game to watch last 10 minute of ft trading excluded.
>
> > [@thw14](#):
> >
> > This is the Vassell I hoped for when he was drafted. His game and his shot just looked so smooth I don’t know how it got to the point where his future with the franchise looked uncertain. Whatever he’s doing to stay locked in, more please.
> >
> > > [@ShikaUmaru2](#):
> > >
> > > The block on SGA was thing of a beauty!!!
> >
> > > [@Nelliskid](#):
> > >
> > > He had injuries off and on to his career that has a tendency to derail people.
> > >
> > > I’m just glad the front office has more faith in Devin than some people do…Not to mention more damn sense When it comes to building a team and how they do it.
> > >
> > > Have they made mistakes over the last few years yeah they have. Show me a front office it doesn’t. The good ones learn from their mistakes the bad ones keep repeating them.
>
> > [@Habitus](#):
> >
> > Great write-up Mark.
> >
> > This was a great game.
> >
> > - Fox, Vassell, Castle, and Wemby played very well. Castle and Wemby made a lot of mistakes but also a lot of great things on the court that got the team a victory. Castle is a player.
> > - Spurs won although their best 3 point shooters shot terribly (HB 0 for 8 and JC 1 for 5). And despite careless turnovers (against a team like OKC Wemby should dribble and put down the ball less, Castle should make the simple plays in half court.
> > - The last two games, something clicked. The team plays with intensity and execute perfectly on fast breaks (off of turnovers or missed shots).
> > - Fox has been playing very well. He is bringing exactly what Spurs hoped he would bring to the table. Quickness, critical shot making, and calmness under pressure.
> > - I believe in the eyes of pundits (I am not using the term only negatively, both good and bad) Spurs leveled up after the last two cup games. We will hear more of Spurs going forward. Probably jumped to the level of 3rd tier in their eyes. OKC, then Denver, then Houston, Spurs and maybe Knicks, Detroit etc.
> > - Spurs have arrived. It is hard to be not excited after all those years.
>
> > [@weerogue](#):
> >
> > **View From “The Box”**
> > First off, wow, what a win to wake up to!!
> > We actually pulled it off!
> > First time with a fully healthy squad, handing the defending champs their second loss of the season in their most important game of the season so far… this feels big. Huge, maybe.
> >
> > After luxuriating over every detail of this box score, there’s a lot of stories that jumped out to me (despite most metrics being _very_ closely matched).
> >
> > **Evenly matched defensive battle**
> > Looking at both teams together, this reads like a game where two elite defenses were cancelling eachother out.
> > In the average NBA game this season, a typical team has 116.7pts on 47.1% shooting (36.0% from 3), with 26.5 assists and 14.9 turnovers (\>1.6 assists per turnover).
> > Collectively, the teams last night averaged fewer points (110, although neither was on track to hit 100 at HT) on worse shooting (41.2%; 27.8% from 3!) with fewer assists (20.5) and more turnovers (17 for a measly 1.2 assist:turnover ratio).
> > This is exactly the type of stat line that the Thunder are used to their opponents having this season, but _nobody does this to them_.
> > Spurs just went toe to toe with a reigning champion whose success is built on exceptional defense and gave every bit as good as we got. Check out this paragraph headline again. That’s cool!!!
> > **3 point shooting** If there’s one important metric where one team has a clear edge, it was the Spurs in their 3pt shooting:
> >
> > - …all the more remarkable given we started off 0-12!
> > - The good guys took 5 more 3s than the Thunder, and we made 4 of them.
> > - The three best 3pt shooters on the floor were Spurs: Vassell (4/9, 44%), Fox(!) (3/7, 43%) and Castle (!!) (2/5, 40% [technically tied with Jalen Williams]).
> >
> > Not bad for a team with a backlog of guards who all need the ball in their hands and can’t shoot!
> >
> > And let’s not get it twisted, we didn’t shoot the 3 well, overall:
> >
> > - 13/42 (31%)!
> > - Mr. 100 went 0-8!!
> > - Champs and Harper combined for 2/10!
> >
> > But the point is, we shot it _better_ - and this goes with a trend we have seen ever since the Timberwolves loss, where Spurs have turned into the best perimeter defending team in the league all of a sudden (seriously) after Mitch said we needed to make some adjustments there.
> > The difference last night was that we also defended the paint too, because that’s right…
> >
> > **Wemby is back!**
> > How cool is that?!
> > How fun is this season?
> > We got our guy back and in \<21 mins he probably made all the difference between winning and losing.
> > It sounds like he was transformative from the write-ups and it looks like he was transformative from the box.
> > Led the team in rebounds, nearly in points and by a long way in seemingly-meaningful plus-minus.
> > Basketball doesn’t scale like this, but _for fun_ let’s look at what his line would have been **if he’d have played 36mins at that rate:**
> >
> > - 38 points
> > - 15.5 rebounds
> > - 3.5 assists
> > - 3.5 blocks
> > - 1.75 steals
> > - and 9 turnovers! Yeah, he wasn’t perfect…
> >
> > (Bearing in mind this is against the Thunder.)
> >
> > **Mitch Watch**
> > I think it’s pretty easy to look at this game and say Mitch out-coached and out-adjusted his counterpart.
> > The Spurs won every quarter after losing the first, and holding back Wemby through the whole of the first can be seen as a masterstroke (as well as being super dramatic!); Thunder don’t know what to expect - when he’s gonna play, if he’s gonna play. Holmgren already had \>9mins on his legs by the time a fresh Wemby hit the floor. Hartenstein \>6.
> > And it ended up totally flipping the script from the serene, “business as usual” first quarter OKC enjoyed, which must have been psychologically very difficult.
> >
> > Other observation would be: Mitch played this like a playoff game. We went shallow, only using 9 guys, which is unusual for us.
> > Yes there were no early minutes for Bryant or McLaughlin or Waters III like we sometimes see, but there were also no minutes period for Sochan OR Olynyk.
> > My read of this is simple: Mitch feels like each of their shortcomings (Sochan’s offense, Olynyk’s defense) are bad enough to keep them from getting on the court in a high-stakes game against the NBAs best team. It’s another damning night for Sochan, sad as it may be…
> >
> > Finally just wanted to mention Vassell specifically who had a huge game - led us in scoring and shooting efficiency all whist doing a bit of everything else (5 boards, 4 assists for 1 turnover, 1 steal, 1 block, +10) - really pretty stat line.
> >
> > But this was just a mega team effort and man does it make me excited to see where we can get to _this_ season. GSG!
> >
> > [Will probably post this on the other thread too - apologies for duplication but hard to know where conversation will end up]
>
> > [@Casual\_Fan](#):
> >
> > The Spurs’ defense on OKC’s inbound play that forced Mark Daigneault to use his final timeout with 10 seconds remaining was HUGE.
> >
> > If OKC had kept that timeout to use to inbound the ball at half court after Wemby went 1/2 at the line, the Spurs likely would not have risked fouling and OKC might have had a chance to tie the game with a 3.
>
> > [@\#8 in the Rafters](#):
> >
> > I tell you what, if someone told me before the game that Castle was only getting to the line twice I would have been furious, but SGA only went to the line 4 times and that made up for it. Soooooo glad this game didn’t turn into that. Refs swallowed their whistles for Steph but at least SGA wasn’t gifted a trip to the line every single possession. I’ll take it.
> >
> > > [@Obi-WanGinobili](#):
> > >
> > > Castle was fouled so much though. Our guy was hitting game winning free throws while bleeding with gauze shoved up his nostril- no calls. SGA was settling for jumpers and passing it off while Steph was getting mauled. All turned out okay in the end!
>
> > [@waynshor](#):
> >
> > Looks like OKC succeeded tu shut down the trio who makes the spurs solid:Champ,Barnes,KJ!
> > But then they had to deal with the head of the snake:Victor,Fox,castle!
>
> > [@eaglemike](#):
> >
> > If there ever was a game that was deserved to be won, this was it!
> > Sometimes there’ve been losses that should have been wins, deserved to be wins.
> > I’m hoping the Spurs realize what they did to win, make it mental memory and physical memory.
> > Remember when the Spurs were almost boring good? They’d substitute someone in, maybe Manu (all hail the memory of Manu!), or now Harper, or Castle, or KJ, and the team doesn’t drop off. The other team gradually drops back, the Spurs play solid ball, and just keep winning.
> > That’s what I think this team can do!
> > GSG!
>
> > [@landy1282](#):
> >
> > This season has been so fun. And to think that tonight was the first game the whole squad was together!
>
> > [@Carterisanewmanu](#):
> >
> > This is a statement to OKC there is a new sheriff in town. Spurs is coming!!
>
> > [@brunostrange](#):
> >
> > I called it:
> >
> > [https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-news/91289/report-victor-wembanyama-is-likely-to-return-tomorrow-against-the-thunder?commentID=014390d4-a8d2-4fbe-96e1-b5eb5163da6d](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-news/91289/report-victor-wembanyama-is-likely-to-return-tomorrow-against-the-thunder?commentID=014390d4-a8d2-4fbe-96e1-b5eb5163da6d)
>
> > [@eaglemike](#):
> >
> > BTW, lots of those OKC wins were against less-than-great teams.
> > Now they had to face the Spurs, who have been growing stronger and together in big fashion, and the Spurs turned out to be a hair stronger. When the Spurs have been playing together longer, turnovers and mistakes will be fewer. Shooting will be more comfortable, execution crisper. They are not as good as they will be.
> > GSG!
>
> > [@Nicedoggie](#):
> >
> > Mitch’s strategy of using Wemby in those spots really worked out great, and hats off to him for finding an unconventional way to maximize his superstar. And hats off to Wemby too, who seemingly accepted the bench role without complaint.
> >
> > If ever there was a game that showed the league how unbelievably great Wemby is going to be, in 20 minutes of playing, this was it. I know there’s been lots of games that show his greatness, but this one really put it on a bumper sticker. **Wemby in, Spurs win.**
>
> > [@RaceForSeis](#):
> >
> > Wow! What a game! I was hoping to keep it close and that did happen but….
> >
> > 
>
> > [@XXXRHONXXX](#):
> >
> > Ain’t no better game for us yet than that!!!
> >
> > Go SPURS Go!!!
>
> > [@Harpers Castle](#):
> >
> > That game was really 3 spurs runs (start of 2nd, end of second, start of 3rd), one big early run by OKC at the start, and basically a dead heat the rest of the way.
> > JDub probably will play better next game and the Spurs hopefully shoot better from 3. If we can split the next two games with them I’ll be very happy. OKC will play better but we certainly can play a lot better.
> > Fun times
>
> > [@GdayMate8](#):
> >
> > I’m not sure why they can’t figure out a way to make the Cup final game count in the standings.
> >
> > > [@Mark Barrington](#):
> > >
> > > It wouldn’t work for some teams to play 83 games and others to play 82.
>
> > [@Nasty spurs ph](#):
> >
> > No Entry ⛔ Chet has not learned his lesson.
> >
> > [https://youtube.com/shorts/YYFxbC3T6iI?si=hAOZIRdfFCjb7yzS](https://youtube.com/shorts/YYFxbC3T6iI?si=hAOZIRdfFCjb7yzS)
>
> > [@HRutherfordHill](#):
> >
> > I still think the tournament is silly, but maybe this will help the good guys. I recall the Pacers taking off in the 23-24 season after making the championship round.
> >
> > The defense these guys are playing recently is quite good.
> >
> > > [@CaliSportsGuy](#):
> > >
> > > They seem to want to win it, which matters.
> > > If nothing else, it’s a fun road trip that brings the team together. I’ve heard Fox and Castle say how much they like each other off the court.
> > >
> > > I also think the NBA really fumbled this one. NFL is coming for their days and they had a great game that so many people missed because people didn’t know about Prime
>
> > [@CaliSportsGuy](#):
> >
> > I’ll probably come back and comment more in depth, but LMAO at the SVG line. I thought he was going to get some undue praise.
> >
> > 2 things I’ll say, I’m interested to see the game Tuesday with 3 great left handed PGs (I’m calling Harper great already)
> >
> > And I have underrated Caruso. He is just a solid player.
>
> > [@RedFirebird](#):
> >
> > What a big Win for our guys! Go Spurs go!
> > My prediction at the Game Preview was Spurs by 4. I’m happy with 2.
>
> > [@Fkj](#):
> >
> > Glad got your heart rate down inordinate ti get this out. I am still …in awe…of
> >
> > Vic /Steph/ 4th quarter Devin/ Fox making play after play/Luke with that chase down block/Harper to the rim/ KJ on the boards, and the defense by everyone JC and HB intense . And big Kudos to Mitch, seemed he saved Vic for the end.
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