By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-03-13 11:52:32
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。
第一节表现糟糕，但马刺及时调整状态，战胜了一支实力较弱的对手。
在经历了问题频出的糟糕上半场后，马刺队在最后两节打出了稳健的表现，成功击败了之前两天战胜过自己的、伤兵满营的独行侠队。 德阿隆·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)在以126-116获胜的比赛中，差一个篮板就拿到了三双。
马刺队在周一失利后谈到他们的防守需要提高，但比赛初期，似乎并没有吸取教训。 很难防住对手，独行侠队利用马刺队的失误，在第一节直接得了14分。“银黑军团”的进攻在团队层面上是灾难性的，持球者懒散地将球传到角落，而达拉斯的防守者仍然在那里，因为没有人施加篮筐压力来迫使轮转。 就个人而言，先是巴恩斯，然后是凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)突入内线并取得成功，但首发阵容（克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)开局表现糟糕，判若两人）和第二阵容在攻防两端都显得完全没有凝聚力。 在没有做出任何特别的事情的情况下，独行侠队在第一节结束后领先8分，将马刺队的得分限制在20分。
随着杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)担任中锋位置，圣安东尼奥依靠他的掩护、顺下和空切在内线取得了一些成功。 问题在于另一端，尽管马刺队没有像之前那样通过失去球权来助长达拉斯的进攻，但仍然无法阻止对手。 客队在本节早些时候最多领先11分，这让他们在“银黑军团”最终提高比赛水平后仍然保持领先。 圣安东尼奥在第二节得到44分，随心所欲地得分，并且作为一个团队找到了更多的成功，而不是过度依赖个人能力。 这样的进攻表现本应确保他们在半场休息时取得舒适的领先优势。 然而，独行侠队打出了34分的表现，这要归功于一些三分球命中，以及布兰登·威廉姆斯(Brandon Williams)从替补席上提供的活力，他们在进入更衣室时只落后2分。
马刺队在下半场开始时看起来更加犀利，俾斯麦·比永博(Bismack Biyombo)在攻防两端都表现出色，而进攻端则在面对开始崩溃的独行侠防守时不断得分。 唯一让达拉斯保持竞争力的，是状态火热的丹特·艾克萨姆(Dante Exum)，他连续得到11分，并获得了一次本可能让他的球队重新取得领先的判罚。 幸运的是，米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)挑战了这次判罚，判罚被取消，因为艾克萨姆在扣篮尝试中用他的非持球手臂明显地击中了比永博的头部。 挑战改变了比赛，圣安东尼奥立刻打出了一波8-0的攻势，重新拉开了一些差距。 客队拒绝放弃，而自满情绪本可能再次伤害到“银黑军团”，但凯尔登·约翰逊确保这种情况不会发生，每次独行侠试图发起反击时，他都会做出回应。
尽管第三节打得不错，但圣安东尼奥在进入最后一节时只领先10分。 独行侠队的反击并非不可能，但似乎也不太可能，因为马刺队似乎已经控制了比赛。 尽管如此，达拉斯还是拒绝放弃。 两队都打出了一波又一波的小高潮，但客队根本没有足够的火力，他们没有了上半场帮助他们快速转换进攻的失误，并且面对的是一支更加专注的防守。 德阿隆·福克斯在最后时刻接管了比赛，虽然“银黑军团”无法取得一场大胜，但比赛的结果从未受到怀疑。 这场胜利终结了三连败，阻止了独行侠队对他们的赛季横扫，并为圣安东尼奥带来了急需的士气提升，以便迎接两场有望获胜的比赛。
比赛笔记
- 福克斯表现出色，得到32分、9个篮板和11次助攻。 他还没有完全恢复状态，但当他突入内线时，好事就会发生。 马刺队需要福克斯保持侵略性。 他来到圣安东尼奥不是为了适应。 他只需要做他自己。
- 其他三位老将首发完成了他们的工作。 保罗开局表现糟糕，但后来找到了感觉，巴恩斯早期的突破非常重要，比永博在防守端做得很好，尤其是在第三节。
- 德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)只得到16分，出手14次，三分球8投2中，但他有10个篮板、6次助攻、2次抢断和1个盖帽。 瓦塞尔的投篮最终会更加稳定，但令人鼓舞的是，最近他以其他方式留下了自己的印记。
- 杰里米·索汉的回归确实帮助了马刺队。 面对大多数对手，他在中锋位置上都显得力不从心，但独行侠队缺少了所有轮换级别的内线球员。 索汉在第四节在内线大快朵颐，并在篮板球上提供了帮助，一如既往。 他还投中了5个三分球中的2个。 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)一段时间以来打出了第一场糟糕的比赛，索汉的进攻表现尤其有价值。
- 凯尔登·约翰逊在全明星赛后的得分数据令人震惊。 他场均得到17分，投篮命中率为62%，三分球命中率为44%。 我们以前见过他表现出色的阶段，而且这种效率显然是不可持续的，但凯尔登看起来像是一位精英第六人。 现在让我们看看它是否能持续下去。
本场最佳表现
朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)最近14次三分球出手只命中1次，他需要尽快让他的投篮开始命中，但像这样的拼搏表现将使他留在球场上，直到他做到这一点。
加油啊
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— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2025年3月13日
下一场比赛：周五对阵夏洛特黄蜂队
马刺队将在背靠背的夜晚主场迎战黄蜂队和鹈鹕队。
点击查看原文：Spurs overcome poor start to comfortably beat shorthanded Mavericks
Spurs overcome poor start to comfortably beat shorthanded Mavericks
The first quarter was rough, but the Spurs locked in on time to secure a win against a weak opponent.
After a terrible first half in which familiar problems plagued them, the Spurs put together a solid final two quarters to take care of business against an injury-riddle Mavericks team that beat them two days prior. De’Aaron Fox was one rebound shy of a triple-double in the 126-116 victory.
The Spurs talked about how their defense needed to improve after the loss on Monday, but early on it didn’t seem like the message had stuck. The stops were hard to come by, as the Mavericks were running off turnovers to score 14 first-quarter points directly after the Silver and Black coughed the ball up. The offense at a team level was disastrous, with the ball handlers lazily making passes to the corner when a Dallas defender was still there since there was no one to apply rim pressure to force the rotation. Individually, first Barnes and then Keldon Johnson got into the paint and found success, but both the starters — with an unrecognizable bad Chris Paul early — and the second unit looked completely incohesive on both ends. Without doing anything special, the Mavs were up eight after one, holding the Spurs to just 20 points.
As Jeremy Sochan took the center spot, San Antonio found some success in the paint thanks to his screening, diving and cutting. The problem was on the other end, where the Spurs still couldn’t get stops despite not fueling Dallas’ attack with as many live ball turnovers. The visitors led by as many as 11 early in the frame, which allowed them to stay in it after the Silver and Black finally upped their play. San Antonio dropped 44 points in the second quarter, scoring at will and finding more success as a team instead of relying as heavily on individualities. An offensive performance like that should have secured them a comfortable lead at the break. Alas, the Mavericks put together a 34-point period, thanks to some threes falling and Brandon Williams providing a spark off the bench and trailed by only two heading into the locker room.
The Spurs came out looking sharper to start the second half, with Bismack Biyombo playing well on both ends and the offense getting buckets against a Mavericks defense that started to crumble. The only thing keeping Dallas in it was a scorching hot Dante Exum, who scored 11 straight points and go a foul call that could have given his team the lead back. Fortunately, Mitch Johnson challenged the call, which was reversed, as Exum clearly hit Biyombo on the head with his off arm on a dunk attempt. The challenge changed the game, as San Antonio put together an 8-0 run immediately after to regain some separation. The visitors refused to go away, and complacency could have hurt the Silver and Black again in the same frame, but Keldon Johnson made sure that wouldn’t happen by answering every time the Mavs attempted to make a run.
Despite playing a good third quarter, San Antonio was only up 10 heading into the final period. A comeback by the Mavericks wasn’t out of the question but it didn’t feel likely either, as the Spurs seemed in control of the game by that point. Still, Dallas refused to go away. Both teams traded mini runs, but the visitors simply didn’t have the firepower without having the turnovers that helped them get out in transition in the first half and facing a more locked-in defense. De’Aaron Fox took over late and while the Silver and Black couldn’t get a blowout, the outcome of the game was never in doubt. The victory snaps a three-game losing streak, prevents the season sweep by the Mavs, and gives San Antonio a much-needed morale boost heading into two winnable games.
Game notes
- Fantastic performance from Fox, who finished with 32 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists. He’s not at full strength, but when he’s getting into the paint, good things happen. The Spurs need Fox to be aggressive. He’s not in San Antonio to fit in. He just needs to be himself.
- The three other veteran starters did their job. Paul was awful to start the game but found his bearings later on, Barnes was huge early with his drives, and Biyombo did a good job on defense, especially in the third quarter.
- Devin Vassell only scored 16 points on 14 shots and missed six of his eight three-point attempts but he had 10 rebounds, six assists, two steals and a block. The shots will eventually fall more consistently for Vassell, but it’s been encouraging to see him make his mark in other ways recently.
- Jeremy Sochan’s return really helped the Spurs. He’s overmatched at center against most opponents but the Mavericks are missing all of their rotation-level bigs. Sochan feasted inside in the fourth and helped on the boards, as always. He also made two of his five threes. His offensive output was especially valuable with Stephon Castle having his first bad game in a while.
- Keldon Johnson’s scoring numbers since the All-Star break are shocking. He’s averaging 17 points a game on 62 percent from the field and 44 percent from beyond the arc. We’ve seen good stretches from him before and that efficiency is clearly not sustainable, but Keldon is looking like an elite sixth man. Now let’s see if it lasts.
Play of the game
Julian Champagnie, who has made just one of his last 14 three-point attempts, needs his shot to start falling soon, but hustle plays like this one will keep him on the court until it does.
LET’S GOOOO
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 13, 2025
Next game: vs. Charlotte Hornets on Friday
The Spurs will host the Hornets and Pelicans on back-to-back nights.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock