马刺 @ 掘金 139 - 136 技术统计 | 视频集锦
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-11-29 00:01:55
2025年11月28日，周五，在丹佛举行的一场NBA杯篮球赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫德文·瓦塞尔（右）在上半场面对丹佛掘金队前锋斯宾塞·琼斯的防守上篮得分。(美联社图片/大卫·扎鲁博夫斯基)
丹佛报道——本赛季NBA阿联酋航空杯，马刺队所在分组的官方名称是“西部C组”。
但在整个联盟中，它被通俗地称为“死亡之组”。
丹佛掘金。休斯顿火箭。波特兰开拓者。金州勇士。
凭借周五以139-136逆转战胜掘金的这场胜利，马刺队最终从中脱颖而出。
德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 砍下赛季新高的35分，朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 贡献25分和11个篮板，马刺队史首次杀入NBA杯淘汰赛阶段。
马刺队将在12月10日的四分之一决赛中客场挑战洛杉矶湖人队。
为了获得这张门票，马刺队在周五的比赛中，于下半场一度落后18分的情况下奋起直追，并在最后1分40秒内上演惊天逆转，击败了掘金队。
瓦塞尔在这段时间里独得10分，包括连续命中两记三分球，帮助马刺在最后一分钟取得了六分的领先优势。
贾马尔·穆雷 (Jamal Murray) 得到37分，领衔掘金队，此外卡姆·约翰逊 (Cam Johnson) 贡献28分，尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokic) 则交出了21分、10次助攻和9个篮板的准三双数据。
如果丹佛掘金赢下这场比赛，他们本可以同样队史首次晋级淘汰赛。
然而，瓦塞尔帮助马刺成功加冕“死亡之组”之王。
以下是从这场胜利中得出的三大看点，此役过后，马刺队的战绩提升至13胜5负：
1. 称瓦塞尔为新任“关键先生”
继在波特兰砍下23分后，瓦塞尔连续第二场比赛挺身而出，在周五的比赛中迎来得分大爆发。
他的得分中有18分来自第四节，其中包括比赛中最关键的两次出手。
自加盟球队以来，德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 一直是球队的头号终结者。但在周五，是瓦塞尔终结了比赛。
在第四节末段，马刺队曾连续四个回合未能得分。其中三次投失都来自福克斯。
比赛还剩1分25秒时，瓦塞尔用一记三分球打破了126-126的僵局。一个回合之后，他又命中一记三分，帮助马刺在还剩51.6秒时以132-126领先。
这两次得分都来自于为队内手感最火热的射手所设计的战术。
当马刺阵容齐整时，瓦塞尔的角色会有所不同。但只要球队阵容不整，我们就会看到他在得分端继续保持侵略性。
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2. 马刺拼尽全力拿下此役
从某种程度上说，NBA的赛程安排让马刺在周五陷入了不利境地。
掘金队自周一晚战胜孟菲斯灰熊后就再没有比赛。而马刺队则在两天前刚刚在波特兰打完比赛，直到感恩节下午才抵达这座高原之城。
对于一场NBA杯淘汰赛性质的关键战而言，这样的安排显得有些奇怪。
在体能储备上存在如此巨大差距的情况下挑战掘金，本就是一项艰巨的任务，更何况比赛还是在高原进行。
马刺必须在第四节拼尽全力才赢下比赛，这场胜利足以被列入球队本赛季最精彩的胜仗之一。
掘金队是当之无愧的热门球队。必须称赞马刺，他们没有让赛程上的劣势影响自己。
3. 侧翼球员挺身而出，拼抢篮板
在文班亚马缺阵的情况下，篮板球对马刺来说将是一场硬仗。
两名侧翼球员正在帮助马刺不至于在这方面被对手完爆。
尚帕尼连续第三场拿到篮板-得分两双，而在此赛季开始前，他的职业生涯中仅有一次两双记录。
凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 贡献14分的同时抢下8个篮板，险些连续第二次拿到两双。
身材更高大的掘金在篮板上以44-35领先马刺。但尚帕尼和约翰逊的努力至少让马刺在篮板拼抢上获得了一线生机。
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie, left, drives past Denver Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson in the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson, right, looks to pass the ball as San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie, left, defends in the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, jostles for position under the basket with San Antonio Spurs center/forward Luke Kornet in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell reacts after hitting a key, three-point basket against the Denver Nuggets late in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell reacts after hitting a three-point basket against the Denver Nuggets in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell, front, shoots for a three-point basket as Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray comes in to cover in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet, front, looks to pass the ball under pressure from Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic in the second half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie flexes as he looks back to the bench after scoring a basket and drawing a foul against the Denver Nuggets in the second half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes, front, looks to pass the ball as Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray defends in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Nuggets guard Bruce Brown, left, drives to the rim past San Antonio Spurs guard Keldon Johnson in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan, center, collects a loose ball as Denver Nuggets forward Spencer Jones, left, and center Nikola Jokic defend in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson, left, and center Nikola Jokic, top left, and San Antonio Spurs forward Lindy Waters III (43) pursue the ball in the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
San Antonio Spurs guard Keldon Johnson slides into fans in the trying to save a ball from bouncing out of play in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Nuggets head coach David Adelman, right, confers with referee Marat Kogut (32) in the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center, drives to the basket between San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan, left, and guard Devin Vassell, right, in the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, front, drives past San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan in the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes, left, goes up for a basket as Denver Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson defends in the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell, left, drives the lane past Denver Nuggets guard Peyton Watson in the first half of an NBA Cup basketball gam,e Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, right, looks to pass the ball as San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox defends in the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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3 takeaways as Devin Vassell sends Spurs into NBA Cup quarterfinals
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell, right, goes up for a basket as Denver Nuggets forward Spencer Jones defends in the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
DENVER — The official name for the Spurs’ group in this season’s NBA Emirates Cup was “West Group C.”
Throughout the league, it became known colloquially as “The Group of Death.”
Denver. Houston. Portland. Golden State.
Thanks to Friday’s 139-136 come-from-behind victory over the Nuggets, the Spurs emerged on top of them all.
Devin Vassell pumped in a season-high 35 points, Julian Champagnie had 25 to go with 11 rebounds as the Spurs advanced to the knockout rounds of the NBA Cup for the first time in history.
The Spurs will go on the road to face the Los Angeles Lakers in a Dec. 10 quarterfinal matchup.
To get there, the Spurs fought back from an 18-point deficit in the second half Friday to stun the Nuggets in the final 1:40.
Vassell had 10 of his points in that span, including back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Spurs a six-point lead in the final minute.
Jamal Murray scored 37 to lead the Nuggets, who also got 28 points from Cam Johnson and 21 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds from Nikola Jokic.
Had Denver won, the club would have moved on to the knockout rounds for the first time as well.
Instead, Vassell helped deliver the Spurs the “Group of Death” title.
Here are three takeaways from Friday’s victory, which improved the Spurs to 13-5:
1. Call Vassell the new “Captain Clutch”
Vassell came up big for the second game in a row, following a 23-point night at Portland with Friday’s detonation.
Eighteen of his points came in the fourth quarter, including two of the biggest shots of the game.
De’Aaron Fox has been the team’s top closer since he joined the club. Friday, it was Vassell who brought the game home.
The Spurs had gone four consecutive possessions without a basket late in the fourth. Three of those misfires belonged to Fox.
Vassell broke a 126-126 deadlock with a 3-pointer with 1:25 to play. One possession later, he swished another to give the Spurs a 132-126 edge with 51.6 to go.
Both came on plays designed to get the ball to their hottest shooter.
Vassell’s role shifts when the Spurs are at full strength. As long as they are not, look for him to remain aggressive in the scoring department.
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2. The Spurs dug deep for this one
In a way, the NBA schedule makers set the Spurs up to fail Friday.
The Nuggets had not played since a Monday night victory at Memphis. The Spurs played two nights earlier in Portland, and did not arrive in the Mile High City until Thanksgiving afternoon.
It was an odd set-up for an NBA Cup elimination game.
Facing the Nuggets with that sort of rest disparity was already going to be a tough ask, especially in a game played at altitude.
The Spurs had to dig deep to win a fourth-quarter game, putting the victory in the conversation for one of the team’s best of the season.
The Nuggets were heavy favorites for a reason. Give the Spurs credit for not letting the schedule disadvantage get to them.
3. Wings get into the rebounding act
With Wembanyama out, most nights will be a rebounding adventure for the Spurs.
Two wings are helping the Spurs not get annihilated in that department.
Champagnie posted his third consecutive rebounds-points double-double, after coming into the season with only one in his career.
Keldon Johnson collected eight boards to go with 14 points, narrowly missing his second straight double-double.
The bigger Nuggets outrebounded the Spurs 44-35. Champagnie and Johnson at least gave the Spurs a fighting chance on the boards.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News