By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-02-13 12:12:35
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。
在连续六个客场比赛中，马刺队的战绩为2胜4负，全明星赛后排名将进一步下滑。
马刺队以一场失利结束了他们的“牛仔客场之旅”。 在波士顿，一个糟糕的开局注定了他们的失败，面对凯尔特人队，对手建立起了巨大的领先优势，并且成功地阻止了马刺队的反扑，最终以116-103获胜。
一个实力更强、天赋更高的竞争者在防守端限制马刺队，并在进攻端不断得分，这并不令人惊讶。 但第一节令人失望的地方在于圣安东尼奥提供的抵抗微乎其微。 他们最初还能通过命中中距离跳投来勉强维持，但这并不是对抗凯尔特人队的有效策略，凯尔特人队平均每场比赛要出手超过48次三分球，而在周三的比赛中他们尝试了55次。 随着主队外线投篮开始命中，他们的领先优势也开始扩大。 第二阵容比首发阵容更有活力，但首发阵容在进攻端表现平平，在防守端和篮板球方面也不够积极，但这股活力并没有为马刺队持续太久。 第一节结束后，波士顿队领先18分。
第二节开始后，一些问题，比如糟糕的转换防守，仍然存在，但马刺队，或者至少是他们的一些球员，表现出了更强的紧迫感。 哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)无法命中三分球，但他开始积极地冲击内线； 克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)在过去几场比赛中防守表现挣扎，但他开始抢断并制造失误； 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)为球队提供了第二得分点，因为球队的两名球星表现不佳。 这还不足以将分差缩小到可以追赶的范围，但足以避免半场结束时出现一场令人尴尬的惨败。 中场休息时，马刺队落后19分，他们在第二节只输掉了1分。
巴恩斯在下半场开始时继续保持进攻模式，圣安东尼奥队迫使对手投丢了一些球，这让他们有机会尝试反击。 他们利用了这一点，这要归功于他们的明星后卫的表现。 当达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)爆发时，其他人也各司其职，他在这一节得到了12分。 在达到最大的24分领先优势后，凯尔特人队利用 文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)休息的机会在内线得分，并抢到了一些关键的进攻篮板，这让他们能够将马刺队挡在安全距离之外。 马刺队在这一节得到了37分，并在进入最后一节时只落后12分，这比任何观看比赛开局的人所预期的都要好。
唉，良好的第三节只允许马刺队获得一场体面的失利，而不是遭受一场惨败。 他们在比赛开始的几分钟内将分差缩小到8分，这让比赛变得有趣起来，但凯尔特人队用连续两个三分球回应，将分差再次扩大到两位数，并且再也没有回头。 显然，圣安东尼奥队没有足够的火力与一支即使缺少杰伦·布朗(Jaylen Brown)的球队对抗，对手拥有更多的武器。 最后一节得分很低，波士顿队似乎有信心获胜，而马刺队似乎很高兴能参与其中，这在糟糕的开局和第三节付出的努力之后是可以理解的。 经过一次艰难的“牛仔客场之旅”后，圣安东尼奥队在全明星赛前退出了附加赛的争夺。
最佳回合
福克斯在向左侧进行挡拆手递手时非常致命。 即使大个子换防，他也能命中抛投。 当然，如果他能扣篮那就更好了。 全明星赛后多来点这样的表现吧。
福克斯能飞 pic.twitter.com/3xWAf4J4Ej
— 圣安东尼奥马刺队 (@ spurs) 2025年2月13日
比赛记录
- 文班亚马 在过去五场比赛中外线命中率为29%，其中包括对阵奇才队时8投5中的表现。 外线投篮抛弃了他，这就引出了一个问题：他看起来是否有时会筋疲力尽，因为他必须更加努力地争取得分，而不是命中外线投篮，或者他是否因为疲劳而错失了这些外线投篮？ 比错失三分球更令人担忧的是防守端的失误和篮板球上的缺乏斗志。 文班 将参加全明星周末，但从竞技篮球中休息一下可能有助于重置他的身心。
- 杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)只打了12分钟多一点。 似乎米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)不喜欢他所看到的，这并不令人意外，因为他让 索汉 打替补中锋，但同时也要求他防守外线得分手。 约翰逊说，全明星赛休息将让教练组有机会研究阵容和组合。 弄清楚如何使用 索汉 应该是一个优先事项。
- 克里斯·保罗打出了他一段时间以来最好的一场比赛，主要是通过在防守端做出贡献和组织进攻。 让他经常和福克斯一起上场仍然没有什么意义。 保罗本赛季定点投篮的三分球命中率仅为30%，并且不是一个善于切入的球员，因此他很难在无球状态下发挥作用。 在对阵凯尔特人队的比赛中，他三分球5投1中。
- 福克斯是一名爆发力十足的得分手，马刺队仍然需要弄清楚如何使用他，但他不断证明他的价值超过了球队为他付出的代价。 他以16投9中得到23分，并有5次助攻。
- 卡斯尔，福克斯未来的后场搭档，以16投8中得到20分，同时还有4个篮板、3次助攻和2次抢断。 他还投进了两个三分球，并且在过去15场比赛中以略高于每晚4次的尝试次数投出了令人尊敬的36%的命中率。
- 德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)令人恼火的不稳定性可能不是他的错。 伤病使他在赛季初从替补席开始，他的角色也多次发生变化。 与此同时，当一名核心球员以12投3中得到8分结束比赛，并且这不再令人惊讶时，那就存在问题了。 瓦塞尔需要站出来。
- 朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)和凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)合计得到12分、4个篮板、4次助攻和2个三分球。 凯尔登两年前场均得到22分。 尚帕尼在今年早些时候作为首发球员时场均得到13分和5个篮板，同时提供良好的防守。 较小的角色似乎限制了他们的效率，如果他们在全明星赛后没有进步，这可能会导致休赛期做出艰难的决定。
下一场比赛：3月20日周四对阵菲尼克斯太阳队
马刺队将在经历了过去六场比赛中的2胜4负（全部在客场）后回到主场。 太阳队也在为附加赛而战，因此这应该是一场有趣且激烈的比赛。
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Spurs can’t overcome disastrous first quarter, lose to the Celtics to close Rodeo Road Trip
The Spurs went 2-4 in their six consecutive games on the road and will go into the All-Star break fading in the standings.
The Spurs finished the Rodeo Road Trip with a loss. A terrible start doomed them in Boston, as they faced a Celtics team that carved out a big lead and did enough to prevent a comeback to secure a 116-103 win.
A bigger, more talented contender limiting the Spurs on defense and scoring on them regularly shouldn’t be surprising. The unfortunate aspect of the first quarter was how little resistance San Antonio offered. They managed to keep up initially by hitting mid-range jumpers, but that’s not a winning strategy against a Celtics team that averages over 48 threes a game and attempted 55 on Wednesday. As the outside shots started to fall for the home team, their lead started to balloon. The second unit brought more energy than a starter group that stood around on offense and wasn’t active on defense or the boards, but the jolt didn’t last for the Silver and Black. After one, Boston led by 18.
As the second frame started, some of the issues like bad transition defense continued but there was more of a sense of urgency for the Spurs, or at least some of their players. Harrison Barnes, who couldn’t hit threes, started to attack the paint aggressively; Chris Paul, who had struggled mightily defensively in the last few games, got steals and caused turnovers; Stephon Castle provided the secondary scoring needed for a team that didn’t have its two stars playing well. It wasn’t enough to get within striking distance, but it was enough to avoid what could have been an embarrassingly lopsided score at the half. Going to the break, the Spurs trailed by 19 after losing the second quarter by just one point.
Barnes continued to be in attack mode to start the second half and San Antonio forced some misses, putting themselves in a position to attempt a comeback. They took advantage of it thanks to the play of their star guard. Others did their part while De’Aaron Fox caught fire, finishing the frame with 12 points. A lead that reached 24 points at its biggest was cut to just 10 before the Celtics took advantage of Wembanyama’s rest to get some buckets inside and secured some crucial offensive boards that allowed them to keep the Spurs at arm’s length. The Silver and Black dropped 37 points in the frame and trailed by just 12 heading into the final quarter, which was a better outcome than anyone watching the start of the game would have anticipated.
Alas, the good third period only allowed the Spurs to secure a respectable defeat instead of suffering a blowout loss. They made it interesting by cutting the lead to eight in the opening minutes but the Celtics responded with back-to-back threes to get it back to double digits and never looked back. It was clear San Antonio just didn’t have the firepower to go toe to toe with an opponent that even missing Jaylen Brown simply had more weapons. It was a low-scoring final frame in which Boston seemed confident in getting the win while the Spurs seemed happy to just be in it, which made sense after the awful start and the effort spent in the third quarter. San Antonio heads to the All-Star break out of the play-in after a rough Rodeo Road Trip.
Play of the game
Fox is deadly on dribble hand-offs going to his left. Even if the big man rotates, he can hit a floater. It’s better when he dunks on someone, of course. More of this after the All-Star break, please.
FOXES CAN FLY pic.twitter.com/3xWAf4J4Ej
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) February 13, 2025
Game notes
- Victor Wembanyama has shot 29 percent from outside over the past five games, which include a 5-for-8 performance against the Wizards. The outside shot has abandoned him, which leads to a question: does he look gassed at times because he has to fight harder for his points instead of sinking perimeter shots, or is he missing those perimeter shots because he’s tired? More concerning than the missed threes are the defensive lapses and lack of fight on the boards. Wemby will participate in All-Star Weekend, but getting a break from competitive basketball could help reset his mind and body.
- Jeremy Sochan played just over 12 minutes. It seems Mitch Johnson does not like what he’s seeing from him, which is not surprising since he has Sochan playing backup center, but also at the same time asking him to guard perimeter scorers. Johnson said the All-Star break will allow the coaching staff to look at lineups and combinations. Figuring out how to use Sochan should be a priority.
- Chris Paul had his best game in a while, mostly by making plays on defense and organizing the offense. It still makes little sense to play him next to De’Aaron Fox so much. Paul is hitting just 30 percent of his spot-up threes this season and is not a cutter, so he struggles to make a mark off the ball. Against the Celtics, he went 1-for-5 from beyond the arc
- De’Aaron Fox is an explosive scorer that the Spurs still need to figure out how to use but keeps proving to be worth what they traded for him, and more. He finished with 23 points on 16 shots and five assists.
- Stephon Castle, Fox’s backcourt partner of the future, had 20 points on 16 shots to go with four rebounds, three assists and two steals. He also made two threes and is shooting a respectable 36 percent on a shade over four attempts a night over the past 15 games.
- Devin Vassell’s maddening inconsistency is probably not his fault. Injuries made him start the season off the bench and his role has changed several times. At the same time, when a core player finishes a game with eight points in 12 shots and it’s not even surprising anymore, there’s a problem. Vassell needs to step up.
- Julian Champagnie and Keldon Johnson combined for 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and two made threes. Keldon averaged 22 points a game two years ago. Champagnie averaged 13 points and five rebounds a night while offering good defense as a starter earlier in the year. Smaller roles seem to limit their effectiveness, which could lead to tough decisions in the offseason if they don’t improve after the All-Star break.
Next game: vs. Phoenix Suns on Thursday, March 20
The Spurs will be back home following the break after going 2-4 over their last six, all on the road. The Suns are also fighting for the play-in, so it should be a fun, hard-fought matchup.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock