By Mark Barrington | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-12-20 02:48:58
今晚的这场比赛，正是一支志在成为争冠者的球队所应展现出的风貌。马刺队开场便取得领先，并在此后不断扩大优势。尽管马刺和老鹰都处于背靠背的第二场，但主队看起来是更疲惫的一方。除了在第三节开局阶段有过短暂的反扑外，他们今晚未能给马刺制造太多麻烦。文班亚马在有限的上场时间里统治了比赛，而马刺队中的每位球员也都有亮眼表现，相比之下，老鹰队则显得实力不济。马刺队在前三节均以显著优势领先，即便在漫长的垃圾时间里，马刺的替补阵容也稳住了局面，第四节仅输给对手两分。主队方面，尼基尔·亚历山大-沃克 (Nickeil Alexander-Walker) 的表现可圈可点，但其余球员则表现不佳。马刺队从始至终掌控着比赛，这或许是他们本赛季迄今为止最轻松的一场胜利。这也是马刺队连续第五场胜利——众所周知，NBA杯决赛的战绩不计入常规赛统计，这意味着马刺正处于本赛季最长的连胜周期中。
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在高效的21分钟内砍下26分，德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 贡献了漂亮的18分。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔的数据栏被填得满满当当，贡献17分和7次助攻，如果不是第四节大部分时间都在场下休息，他的助攻数本可以更多。由于老鹰队大量球员因伤缺阵，不得不长时间使用主力，这让马刺的板凳末端球员在漫长的垃圾时间里获得了宝贵的锻炼机会。
赛场观察
- 赛前，雅各布·托比 (Jacob Tobey) 对德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 进行了一次很棒的采访。福克斯的马刺生涯始于上赛季二月对阵老鹰的一场比赛。我认为马刺球迷花了一段时间才真正接纳福克斯，因为他去年末才加入球队，并且在决定接受手术彻底治疗他那受伤的手指后，又缺席了很长时间。本赛季他表现出色，马刺球迷也开始认识到他是一位多么优秀的球员和出色的队友。
- 马刺队本赛季对阵东部球队的战绩为7胜1负，唯一失利是输给了骑士队。如果你说他们也输给了尼克斯队，那你就错了，因为那场失利并不计入官方战绩。
- 马刺队今晚求胜欲望格外强烈，因为他们拥有老鹰队明夏的首轮选秀权。本赛季马刺若能双杀老鹰，圣安东尼奥的选秀顺位或许能提升一到两位，谁又说得准呢，或许还能进入乐透区？
- 比赛伊始，马刺队在瓦塞尔的带领下打出一波三分球8投4中的火热开局，取得18-11的领先，迫使奎因·斯奈德 (Quinn Snyder) 及早叫出暂停。[这家伙看起来总是很生气。可能是吃了什么不消化的东西。]
- 文班亚马今晚再次替补登场，但在第一节过半时就被换上场，这表明米奇教练可能开始更加信任这个年轻人了。
- 联盟中还有哪支球队的后场三人组比福克斯、卡斯尔和哈珀更出色吗？我认为没有。
- 马刺队首节结束时以32-19领先，尽管感觉他们在进攻端打得并不算特别出色，但老鹰队在这一节的大部分时间里看起来就像是第一次打篮球一样，而我要把这功劳记在马刺的防守上。
- 今天比赛初段终于见到了“科内特式干扰”。那一球没进，所以它肯定起作用了。
- 巴恩斯终于在第二节中段命中一记三分球，打破了他此前连续18次出手不中的得分荒，尽管其中一些投失可能不被计入统计。
- 如果维克托·文班亚马的连续盖帽纪录有朝一日被终结，那一定是因为当他在附近时，球员们甚至都不敢尝试出手了。他基本上是凭威慑力就“抹杀”了对方的投篮，但这在官方技术统计中并不算作一次盖帽。他在第三节终于送出一次封盖，但他并没有得到太多这样的机会。
- 在文班亚马单节独得11分的统治级表现后，马刺队在半场结束时以68-44领先，似乎完全掌控了比赛。24分的领先优势也是他们本赛季至今最大的半场领先。
- 老鹰队在第三节开局阶段打得很有目的性，这让人想起了昨晚的比赛——当时他们同样落后夏洛特黄蜂队24分，但在下半场奋起直追，让比赛重燃悬念。本场第三节他们以一波7-2的攻势开局，迫使米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 迅速叫了暂停。我认为这是约翰逊执教水平的提升，因为过去在马刺陷入困境时，他并不总是及时叫暂停，而本赛季他对比赛的掌控力更强了。
- 马刺队顶住了老鹰开局的攻势，并在文班亚马引领的一波8-0的攻击波中彻底终结了比赛悬念，将领先优势扩大到26分，创下本场比赛至今的最大分差。在经历了开局的慢热后，马刺队在第三节净胜老鹰6分，带着102-72的领先优势进入最后一节。
- 马刺队在第四节继续占据主导。文班在高效出战21分钟并彻底摧毁老鹰队后，于本节初段便下场休息。在比赛还剩10分钟时，马刺已领先38分，第四节也由此进入了漫长的垃圾时间。乔丹·麦克劳克林 (Jordan McLaughlin) 与林迪·沃特斯三世 (Lindy Waters III) 以及仍在寻找状态的杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan) 共同在场。卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 也得到了一些他所需要的锻炼机会。这套替补阵容守住了阵线，在第四节仅输掉2分，其中麦克劳克林在漫长的垃圾时间里表现出色，贡献了数次精彩的发挥。
此役过后，马刺队将前往华盛顿，于周日晚上再次对阵奇才队。几天前的那场交锋中，奇才队在大约两个半节的时间里与圣安东尼奥打得相当有竞争力，但随后马刺在比赛后段接管了比赛，并最终以25分的优势获胜。如果顺利的话，周日的比赛将重演这一幕。
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San Antonio at Atlanta Hawks, Final Score: Spurs ground the Hawks 126-98
Tonight was the kind of game that you really want to see from a team that’s becoming a contender. The Spurs took a lead early and kept building on it throughout the game. The Hawks were on the second night of a back-to-back, as were the Spurs, but the home team looked like the more exhausted team, and except for a short surge to start the third quarter, they didn’t provide much of a contest tonight. Wembanyama dominated the game in limited minutes, but everyone on the Spurs had some nice plays, and the Hawks just looked overmatched. The Spurs outscored the Hawks by significant margins in the first three quarters, and even in extended garbage time, the Spurs bench crew held court, only getting outscored by two points in the fourth. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had a nice game for the home team, but the rest of the Hawks had a bad night as the Spurs dominated from end-to-end on what could be the easiest win of the year for them so far. This was the fifth straight win for the Spurs, because as we all know, the NBA Cup Finals don’t count, which means that the Spurs are on their longest win streak of the season.
Victor had 26 points in an efficient 21 minutes, and Devin Vassell had a nice 18 point game. Stephon Castle filled up the stat sheet with 17 points and 7 assists, which could have been more if he hadn’t rested most of the fourth quarter. The end of the Spurs bench got some valuable experience in extended garbage time as the Hawks had to play their starters with a lot of players unavailable due to injury.
Observations
- Jacob Tobey had a nice interview with De’Aaron Fox before the game. He started his career with the Spurs last season in a February game against the Hawks. I think it’s taken a while for Spurs fans to warm up to Fox, since he joined the team late last year and missed a lot of time after he decided to finally fix his messed up finger and get surgery. He’s been great this season, and Spurs fans are starting to see how he’s a really good player and a great teammate.
- The Spurs are 7-1 against teams from the Eastern Conference, only losing to the Cavaliers. If you say that they also lost to the Knicks, you would be wrong, because that loss is not on the books.
- Spurs were extra motivated for a win tonight, because they own the Hawks first round pick next summer. Two wins by the Spurs this year in their matchups could have San Antonio moving up a spot or two in the draft order, and who knows, maybe even into the lottery?
- Spurs started off on a 4-8 heater from three led by Devin Vassell to take an 18-11 lead, causing Quinn Snyder to take an early timeout. [That dude always looks mad. He might have eaten something that disagrees with him.]
- Wembanyama came off the bench again tonight, but got into the game halfway through the first quarter, signaling that Coach Mitch might be starting to trust the kid.
- Is there a better trio of guards on one team in the League than Fox, Castle, and Harper? I don’t think so.
- Spurs led 32-19 after one quarter, and it didn’t even feel like they played that well on offense, but the Hawks looked like it was their first time playing basketball for much of the quarter, and I’m going to give the Spurs defense credit for that.
- Finally saw the Kornet Kontest early in the game today. The shot was missed, so it must have worked.
- Barnes finally hit a three-point shot half way through the second quarter breaking is 0-18 drought in the last several games, although some of those misses might not have counted.
- If Victor Wembanyama’s string of blocks is ever broken, it’s going to be because players don’t even try taking shots when he’s near them. He’s basically erasing their shot because they won’t even try it, but it doesn’t count as a block in the official stats. He finally got his block in the third quarter, but he didn’t have a lot of opportunities.
- After a dominant second quarter with Wembanyama scoring 11, the Spurs led 68-44 at the half, seemingly in full control of the game. The 24 point lead was their biggest halftime lead so far this season.
- The Hawks came out in the third with a purpose, reminiscent of last night’s game where they also trailed by 24 against Charlotte, but made it a game in the second half, beginning the half on a 7-2 run, causing an early Mitch Johnson timeout. I think that’s an improvement in Johnson’s coaching, because he wasn’t always calling timeouts when the Spurs were struggling, and he’s taking more control of the game this season.
- The Spurs weathered the Hawks early run, and put them away with a Wembanyama-fueled flurry to an 8-0 run to take a 26 point lead., their biggest of the game so far. After they slow start, the Spurs outscored the Hawks in the third by six and led 102-72 with a quarter to play.
- The Spurs continued to dominate in the fourth, with Wemby taking a seat early in the quarter after wrecking the Hawks in an economical 21 minutes of play. With a 38 point with 10 minutes left, the fourth quarter was going to be a lot of extended garbage time. Jordan McLaughlin shared the court with Lindy Waters III and Jeremy Sochan, who is still in search of his lost mojo. Carter Bryant got some reps, which he’s going to need. The bench unit held the line, only getting outscored by 2 in the fourth quarter, with Jordan McLaughlin leading the way with some nice plays in the extended garbage minutes.
The Spurs travel to Washington for a game on Sunday night after this game for a rematch with the Wizards, who were fairly competitive with San Antonio a few days ago for about two and a half quarters before the Spurs took over the game late and won by 25 points. With any luck, Sunday’s game will be more of the same.
By Mark Barrington, via Pounding The Rock