By Zachary Colwell | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-03-08 14:10:00
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马刺和国王平分本赛季系列赛。
圣安东尼奥马刺队在达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)回归之战中不敌萨克拉门托国王队，双方以二比二平分本赛季的系列赛。
福克斯的回归开局强势，他命中了当晚的第一个投篮，一个来自球场左侧的中距离出手。这大概是他在这个球馆里投进过数千次的投篮。被遗忘的前国王球员哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)也开局强势，三分球手感火热，在比赛开始的几次攻防中从两个底角命中，为马刺队取得了一个小小的领先优势。第一节比赛的关键在于马刺队在防守端保持专注，并让主队打得艰难，他们在前十二分钟只让对手得到二十分。在进攻端，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔在第一节得到了九分，一如既往地充满侵略性，随意突破到篮下。第一节结束后，圣安东尼奥队以26-20领先。
第二节比赛风向转变，国王队在内线的体型开始给马刺队带来压力，萨克拉门托队几乎每次进攻都能获得二次进攻的机会，如果他们第一次没有完成进攻。客队试图包夹约纳斯·瓦兰丘纳斯(Jonas Valanciunas)，但这只会让国王队获得空位三分的机会，扎克·拉文(Zach LaVine)欣然接受了这些机会，他在上半场的最后十二分钟里得到了18分中的16分。由于圣安东尼奥队的进攻无法跟上国王队的节奏，他们以56-42落后十四分进入中场休息。
国王队在第三节开始时依然保持着火热的外线手感，一度将领先优势扩大到27分。马刺队的替补阵容是本节比赛的亮点，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔、杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)和凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)一上场就改变了比赛的节奏。他们加快了速度和强度，帮助马刺队将分差缩小到国王队触手可及的范围。直到德文·卡特(Devin Carter)在最后一分钟内迅速得到五分，才让主队获得了一些喘息的空间，95-76。
如果圣安东尼奥队想在最后一节完成一场奇迹般的逆转，他们需要一个快速的开局，而他们也确实做到了。在开局两分钟内打出一波9-2的攻势，将分差缩小到十二分，迫使萨克拉门托队叫了一个暂停。不幸的是，这是马刺队能够达到的最近距离，因为国王队在第四节的比赛中命中了足够多的投篮，让这支银黑军团无法逾越。福克斯回归萨克拉门托的比赛以127-109的失利告终。
比赛最佳表现
又一场比赛，又一个卡斯尔的高光时刻：
天啊！斯蒂芬！
第三节结束 | 马刺 76，国王 95 pic.twitter.com/jJARBd9cfc— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2025年3月8日
比赛记录
- 篮板球。 篮板球问题一直困扰着马刺队整个赛季，在这场比赛中再次凸显出来。他们在篮板球方面以65-46落后，并让对手抢到了十六个进攻篮板。圣安东尼奥队不卡位，他们没有作为一个整体来抢篮板，而且几乎总是第二个拿到松散的球。这些都是获胜球队会做的事情，在马刺队证明他们可以做好这些小事之前，他们将无法接近他们想要达到的目标。
- 最后四分之一。 既然福克斯的回归之战已经结束，马刺队和福克斯应该选择让他尽快接受手术来修复他的手指。这将使福克斯能够在夏季早些时候重返赛场，并与他的新队友一起在实验室里度过几个月的时间，为下个赛季做准备。马刺队现在应该全力关注他们在最后21场比赛中年轻球员的发展。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔、瓦塞尔、索汉和凯尔登应该占据大部分的上场时间，并穿插一些像克里斯·保罗(CP3)和巴恩斯这样的老将。
- 马刺队本场最佳球员： 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔。这位新秀延续了他最近的良好状态，打出了又一场出色的全能比赛。斯蒂芬以17投10中得到25分，并有3次助攻和2个篮板。他正在朝着年度最佳新秀的方向前进。
下一场比赛：周日客场对阵明尼苏达森林狼队
马刺队现在前往明尼苏达，参加他们本赛季与森林狼队的最后一场比赛，然后他们将回到主场进行四连主场。
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Spurs defeated by Kings in Fox’s return game as Castle continues to shine
The Spurs and Kings share the season series.
The San Antonio Spurs fell to the Sacramento Kings in De’Aaron Fox’s return game to split the season series at two-apiece.
De’Aaron Fox’s return started strong after he hit his first shot of the night, a mid-range effort from the left-side of the floor. A shot he had probably hit in that arena thousands of times before. The forgotten former King, Harrison Barnes also started the game strong as he was red-hot from three, hitting from both corners to open up a small lead for the Spurs in the opening few exchanges. The first quarter was about the Spurs staying connected on defense and making life hard for the home team as they allowed just twenty points in the first twelve minutes. On the other end of the floor, Stephon Castle had nine points in the opening frame, being his usual aggressive self and getting to the rim at will. San Antonio led 26-20 after one.
The momentum swung in the second frame as the Kings size in the paint started weighing on the Spurs with Sacramento getting second chance opportunities nearly every time down the floor if they didn’t convert on their first attempt. The visitors tried to double Jonas Valanciunas but that just allowed the Kings wide-open threes which Zach LaVine happily took advantage of with 16 of his 18 first-half points coming in the final twelve minutes of the half. With San Antonio’s offense not able to keep up with the Kings, they went into the half-time break down fourteen, 56-42.
The Kings kept scorching hot from the outside to start the third period, as they opened up a lead as many as 27. The Spurs bench unit was the story of this quarter for the visitors with Stephon Castle, Jeremy Sochan and Keldon Johnson changing the pace of the game as soon as they stepped on the floor. They picked up the pace and intensity and helped the Spurs grind back into arms length of the Kings. That was until five quick Devin Carter points in the final minute of the quarter gave the home team some much needed breathing room, 95-76.
If San Antonio were going to make a miraculous comeback in the final quarter they needed a fast start, and they got just that. A 9-2 run in the opening two minutes got the lead down to twelve and forced a Sacramento timeout. Unfortunately this is the closest the Spurs would get, as the Kings made enough buckets throughout the fourth to keep the Silver & Black at bay. De’Aaron Fox’s return to Sacramento ended with a 127-109 defeat.
Play of the game
Another game, another Castle highlight:
OH MY STEPH
END Q3 | SAS 76, SAC 95 pic.twitter.com/jJARBd9cfc— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 8, 2025
Game notes
- Rebounding. In a storyline that has haunted the Spurs all season, their rebounding woes were at the forefront once again in this game. They were out-rebounded 65-46 and gave up sixteen offensive rebounds. San Antonio don’t box-out, they don’t rebound as a collective and are almost always second to loose balls. These are the types of plays that winning teams make and until the Spurs prove they can do the little things they won’t be anywhere near where they want.
- Final 1/4. Now that De’Aaron’s return game is out of the way, the Spurs and Fox should opt for him to get the surgery to repair his fingers asap. This will allow Fox to be able to return to the court earlier in the summer and get a couple of good months in the lab with his new teammates to prepare for next season. The Spurs should now all but focus on the development of their younger players in these final 21 games. Castle, Vassell, Sochan and Keldon should eat the majority of the minutes with vets such as CP3 and Barnes sprinkled in.
- Spurs Player of the Game: Stephon Castle. The rookie kept his recent run of form going with another stellar all-around game. Steph had 25 points on 10/17 shooting with three assists and two rebounds. Well on his way to being Rookie of the Year.
Next game: @ Minnesota on Sunday
The Spurs now head to Minnesota for their final game with the Timberwolves this season before they return home for a four-game homestand.
By Zachary Colwell, via Pounding The Rock