By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-11-25 11:01:37
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。
2024年11月23日，圣安东尼奥马刺队与金州勇士队在弗罗斯特银行中心进行比赛。上半场，勇士队后卫斯蒂芬·库里（30号）与带球推进的马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔（5号）对视。最终，马刺队以104比94战胜勇士队。
盐湖城——多年来，克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)深知，每当面对金州勇士队，都将是一场艰苦的鏖战。
在之前的球队中，保罗经常被委以重任，整晚都要像跑障碍赛一样地盯防斯蒂芬·库里。
如今39岁的保罗很高兴，当勇士队周末造访圣安东尼奥时，这项任务可以交给一双年轻的双腿去完成。
欢迎来到NBA，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔。
“我告诉他，多年来我一直防守库里，在季后赛中满场追着他跑，”保罗说道。“我只是想给他一些小建议什么的。”
在马刺队周六以104比94战胜金州勇士队的比赛中，这位NBA的四号秀证明了自己能够胜任这项任务。
20岁的卡斯尔参与了马刺队的防守，将库里限制在16投5中，仅得14分，这是库里本赛季最差的命中率。
最令人印象深刻的是，当卡斯尔作为主要防守者时，库里只勉强出手了三次，命中一球。
“在如今的联盟中，攻防兼备的球员并不多，”保罗说。“这就是为什么我很欣赏斯蒂芬作为一名新秀，却没有丝毫退缩。”
在周二于盐湖城对阵犹他的比赛中，卡斯尔的新秀赛季仍在继续。他经常被要求防守对方球队的最佳球员。
对阵勇士，这意味着要防守库里。
这位十次入选全明星、两次获得NBA最有价值球员的球星带来了与众不同的挑战。
库里从不停歇。永远都在跑动。
这是卡斯尔在赛前观看录像时注意到的。
“直到他把球传出去，比赛才真正开始，”卡斯尔说道。“能够在所有那些掩护中追着他跑，真的很难。”
在这场斯蒂芬之间的对决中，马刺队的斯蒂芬这次战胜了勇士队的斯蒂芬。
库里难以获得轻松的投篮机会，而卡斯尔则砍下19分，帮助马刺队取得三连胜。
每晚都要面对一连串的防守任务，这让卡斯尔感到很满意，他在康涅狄格大学的唯一一个大学赛季中也扮演着类似的角色。
“这是我所要求的，”卡斯尔说道。“我觉得这也是他们选中我来这里的原因之一。”
马刺队很乐意满足卡斯尔接受所有挑战的愿望。没有人比保罗更高兴看到这样的发展。
当被问及是否感激于多亏了卡斯尔，自己不再需要像猎犬一样盯防库里四个小节时，保罗咧嘴一笑。
“当然，”他说道。
丹尼·格林(Danny Green)即将在马刺电视台完成解说首秀
由于马刺电视台的分析师肖恩·埃利奥特(Sean Elliott)周二晚上将休息，前马刺队后卫丹尼·格林将在犹他州完成他的比赛解说首秀。
预计格林将与比赛的现场解说员雅各布·托比(Jacob Tobey)一起解说这场比赛。
37岁的格林在上个月宣布结束自己15个赛季的职业生涯。其中八年是在圣安东尼奥度过的，他帮助马刺队在2014年赢得了总冠军。
格林后来在多伦多猛龙队和洛杉矶湖人队又赢得了总冠军。
马穆克莱什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili)抱怨圣安东尼奥的交通
前锋桑德罗·马穆克莱什维利很可能无法享受马刺队和圣安东尼奥市计划于2032年在市中心开放的新球馆。
尽管如此，如果这个项目能够减少下一代马刺球员的通勤时间，马穆克莱什维利还是毫不掩饰地表示支持。
“交通状况真的很糟糕，”马穆克莱什维利说道。“前几天我去体育馆花了53分钟。我差点就要跑到草地上去了，但你不能那么做。”
圣安东尼奥拥堵的交通让马穆克莱什维利想要探索其他上班方式。他已经排除了一种选择。
“我害怕直升机，所以我绝对不会坐，”马穆克莱什维利说道。“也许可以考虑喷气背包之类的。”
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) passed the ball between Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Draymond Green (23) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 in San Antonio. The Spurs beat the Warriors 104-94.
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) reaches for the ball as Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30)drives down the court during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 in San Antonio. The Spurs beat the Warriors 104-94.
点击查看原文：Spurs' Stephon Castle gets better of Warriors' Stephon Curry
Spurs’ Stephon Castle gets better of Warriors’ Stephon Curry
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) stares down San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) as he brings the ball up court during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 in San Antonio. The Spurs beat the Warriors 104-94.
SALT LAKE CITY – For years, Chris Paul knew anytime he faced the Golden State Warriors it would make for quite a workout.
On his previous teams, Paul was often assigned the difficult task of following Stephen Curry through an obstacle course of screens all night.
Now 39, Paul was glad to pass that task to a pair of young legs when the Warriors visited San Antonio over the weekend.
Welcome to the NBA, Stephon Castle.
“I told him for years I used to guard Steph, chase him around in the playoffs and all that,” Paul said. “I just tried to give him little pointers or whatnot.”
The NBA’s fourth overall draft pick proved up to the task in the Spurs’ 104-94 victory over Golden State on Saturday.
The 20-year-old Castle was part of a Spurs defensive effort that limited Curry to 14 points on 5 of 16 shooting, his worst percentage of the season.
Most impressive, Curry managed to only squeeze off three attempts with Castle as his primary defender, making one.
“In this league now, there’s not a lot of guys that play both ways,” Paul said. “That’s why with Steph being a rook, I just love that he ain’t ducking nothing.”
Throughout his rookie season, which continues Tuesday against Utah in Salt Lake City, Castle has often been called upon to guard the opposing team’s best player.
Against, the Warriors that meant Curry.
The 10-time All-Star and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player provided a different sort of challenge.
Curry never stops moving. Ever.
It was something Castle noticed in his film study leading to Saturday’s game.
“The play doesn’t start until he passes it,” Castle said. “Just being able to chase him around all those screens, it is hard to do.”
In the battle of Stephs, the Spurs’ version got the better of the Warriors’ version this time.
While Curry had trouble finding clean looks, Castle ended with 19 points as the Spurs won their third game in a row.
The nightly draw of a murderer’s row of defensive assignments pleases Castle, who filled a similar role in his lone college season at Connecticut.
“It’s something that I’ve asked for,” Castle said. “I feel like that was part of the reason they drafted me to come here.”
The Spurs will gladly grant Castle his wish to take on all comers. Nobody is happier about that development than Paul.
Asked if he appreciated not having to bird dog the likes of Curry for four quarters anymore thanks to Castle, Paul grinned.
“Absolutely,” he said.
Danny Green to make Spurs TV debut
With Spurs TV analyst Sean Elliott set to receive a night off Tuesday, former Spurs guard Danny Green is set to make his in-game commentating debut at Utah.
Green is expected to call the game alongside play-by-play voice Jacob Tobey.
The 37-year-old Green announced his retirement from playing last month after 15 seasons. He spent eight of them in San Antonio, where he helped the Spurs win a championship in 2014.
Green went on to win additional titles in Toronto and with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Mamu bemoans SA traffic
In all likelihood, forward Sandro Mamukelashvili will not be around to enjoy the hypothetical new arena the Spurs and the city of San Antonio have pitched to open downtown by 2032.
Still, Mamukelashvili gives the project his unabashed support if it reduces the commute to work for the next generation of Spurs players.
“The traffic is real,” Mamukelashvili said. “The other day I was coming to the gym for 53 minutes. I was almost about to get on the grass and go, but you can’t do that.”
The snarl of San Antonio traffic has made Mamukelashvili want to explore other ways to get to work. He has already ruled out one option.
“I’m scared of helicopters, so I definitely wouldn’t get in one,” Mamukelashvili said. “Maybe like a jet pack or something.”
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) passed the ball between Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Draymond Green (23) during the second half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 in San Antonio. The Spurs beat the Warriors 104-94.
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) reaches for the ball as Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30)drives down the court during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 in San Antonio. The Spurs beat the Warriors 104-94.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News