By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-03-05 13:38:11
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。
2025年3月4日，周二，在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市的Frost Bank Center，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋俾斯麦·比永博(Bismack Biyombo)(18)在布鲁克林篮网队中锋尼古拉斯·克拉克斯顿(Nic Claxton)(33)的防守下，将球传给圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)(24)。马刺队以127-113击败篮网队。
这句格言在马刺队的更衣室里流行了十多年，这三个字贯穿了球队在格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)教练和现任代理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)领导下的进攻方式。
从好到更好。
简单来说，它的理念是，如果能帮助队友获得更好的投篮机会，球员就应该放弃好的投篮机会。
“我们一直在谈论这些——马刺文化，马刺之道，从好到更好，”五年级后卫德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)说。“如果你不这样做，就会显得格格不入。”
即使在马刺队没有达到昔日巅峰的时代，也可以说他们仍然是NBA最好的“从好到更好”的球队之一。
在周二以127-113战胜篮网的比赛中，马刺队送出37次助攻。
这标志着他们连续第200场比赛至少得到20次助攻，这一纪录可以追溯到2022年12月，是联盟历史上最长的纪录。
“很多数据和类似的东西，我们可能并不总是重视或赋予太多的力量，”约翰逊说。“但我认为这一个很酷。”
为什么？
“这是我们所重视的，”约翰逊说。“我们重视传球，我们重视一起打球。”
这种打球方式——毫不奇怪——与NBA现役助攻王非常契合。
“我整个职业生涯都是这样打球的，”39岁的控球后卫克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)说，他在对阵篮网的比赛中与达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)并列球队最高的7次助攻。“这展现了球队的文化。这表明我们每晚都在分享球。”
鉴于当今比赛快节奏、高回合的性质，马刺队的纪录可能不会很快被打破或威胁。
由于得分通常在110分和120分之间，所以每晚获得20次助攻比过去容易一些。
尽管如此，马刺队的纪录仍然比榜单上排名第二的球队多出50场。印第安纳步行者队从2022年12月到2024年11月连续150场比赛送出20次助攻。
目前最长的现役纪录属于丹佛掘金队，他们从2023年11月开始连续127场比赛完成了这一壮举。
值得注意的是，历史榜单上排名第四的球队是“Showtime”洛杉矶湖人队，他们从1984年10月到1986年1月连续120场比赛至少送出20次助攻。
“即使感觉20次助攻是可达成的，”约翰逊说，“但事实上我们已经完成了这么多次比赛，我认为我们对此感到有点自豪。”
比永博沉醉于高光之夜
俾斯麦·比永博(Bismack Biyombo)用一场出色的比赛庆祝了他与马刺队签署的最新合同，为俱乐部带来了物有所值的回报。
在签署了一份本赛季剩余时间合同的第二天，这位经验丰富的中锋在周二打出了他在马刺队表现最好的一场比赛，贡献了13分、14个篮板和2次盖帽。
“太棒了，简直太棒了，”32岁的比永博说。“上帝是伟大的，伙计。这真的是我唯一能说的。”
这位身高6英尺8英寸的流浪球员在2月份首次以两份10天合同加盟，在全明星中锋维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)宣布赛季报销后，比永博被提拔到马刺队的首发阵容。
在他为球队首发的第八场比赛和第九次出场中，比永博在得分和篮板方面都创下了赛季新高，同时拿下了他的第三个两双。
自2023年11月18日以来，比永博的13分是他的最高得分，当时他代表孟菲斯灰熊队得到了14分——对手正是马刺队。
自2023年11月10日对阵犹他爵士队抢下15个篮板以来，14个篮板是比永博的最高纪录。
虽然比永博显然不是文班亚马(Wembanyama)同一级别的球员，但约翰逊并不惊讶于这位精明的大个子能够轻松地过渡到马刺队。
“他曾在多支球队效力过，我敢打赌他的角色非常相似，”约翰逊说。“所以从这个意义上说，他是这个项目的新人，但可能并没有超出他以前被要求做的范围。”
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) passes the ball out to San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) during the third quarter against the Brooklyn Nets at Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Nets, 127-113.
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) passes the ball out to San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) during the fourth quarter at Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Nets, 127-113.
点击查看原文：Spurs' revel in an all-time assist streak
Spurs’ revel in an all-time assist streak
San Antonio Spurs center Bismack Biyombo (18) passes the ball to San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) while being guarded by Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) during the fourth quarter at Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Nets, 127-113.
It is a mantra that has been prevalent in the Spurs’ locker room for well over a decade now, the three-word throughline that has guided the team’s approach to offense under coach Gregg Popovich and now under acting coach Mitch Johnson.
Good to great.
Simply put, it is the idea is that a player should always pass up a good shot if it helps get his teammate a great one.
“That’s all we talk about – Spurs culture, the Spurs Way, good to great,” fifth-year guard Devin Vassell said. “You stick out like a sore thumb if you don’t.”
Even in an era in which the Spurs are not winning at levels they once did, it could be argued they remain one of the best “good to great” teams the NBA has seen.
In Tuesday’s 127-113 victory over Brooklyn, the Spurs collected 37 assists.
It marked their 200th consecutive game with at least 20, a streak dating to December of 2022 that stands by far as the longest in league history.
“A lot of the statistics and things of that nature that we probably don’t always value or give too much power to,” Johnson said. “But I think that’s one that’s pretty cool.”
Why?
“It’s something that we value,” Johnson said. “We value the pass, we value playing together.”
It is a manner of playing that – not surprisingly – sits well with the NBA’s active assist leader.
“That’s the way I played my entire career,” said 39-year-old point guard Chris Paul, who matched De’Aaron Fox for the team lead with seven assists against the Nets. “It just shows the culture. It shows night in and night out we’re sharing the ball.”
Given the high-pace, high-possession nature of today’s game, the Spurs’ streak might not be soon halted or threatened.
With scores routinely in the 110s and 120s, 20 assists are a bit easier to come by on a nightly basis than they used to be.
Still, the Spurs’ streak is 50 games better than the second-place team on the list. The Indiana Pacers doled out 20 assists in 150 consecutive contests from December 2022 to November 2024.
The next longest active streak belongs to the Denver Nuggets, who have accomplished the feat in 127 straight games dating to November 2023.
Worth noting, the fourth-place team on the all-time list are the “Showtime” Los Angeles Lakers, who had 20 assists in a row in 120 consecutive outings from October 1984 to January 1986.
“As much as it feels like 20 assists is reachable,” Johnson said, “the fact that we’ve done it that many games is something I think we have a little bit of pride about.”
Biyombo revels in big night
Bismack Biyombo celebrated his latest contract with the Spurs by giving the club its money’s worth.
A day after autographing a deal for the remainder of the season, the veteran center put up his best game in a Spurs uniform Tuesday, producing 13 points, 14 rebounds and a pair of blocks.
“It’s been great, just great,” the 32-year-old Biyombo said. “God is great, man. That’s the only thing I can really say.”
A 6-foot-8 journeyman who first arrived on a pair of 10-day contracts in February, Biyombo was elevated to the Spurs’ starting lineup upon the news All-Star center Victor Wembanyama would miss the remainder of the season.
In his eighth start and ninth appearance with the club, Biyombo produced season highs in scoring and rebounds while logging his third double-double.
The 13 points were the most for Biyombo since Nov. 18, 2023, when he put up 14 for Memphis – playing against the Spurs.
The 14 rebounds were Biyombo’s most since pulling down 15 against Utah on Nov. 10, 2023.
Though Biyombo is clearly not the same caliber player as Wembanyama, Johnson has not been surprised at the savvy big man’s easy transition to the Spurs.
“He’s been on multiple teams, and I bet his role has been pretty similar,” Johnson said. “So in that sense, he’s new in this program, but probably not too outside the realm of what he’s been asked to do before.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News