By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-03-15 11:15:00
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马刺下半场得到79分，但仍不足以弥补夏洛特上半场投中的18个三分球。
随着德埃隆·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)因手指手术赛季报销，这成为马刺队“摆烂模式”开启后的首场比赛。马刺在防守端也确实尽力了，但这已经是本周第二次他们让对手轰下超过140分，而且对手的三分球无论是有干扰还是大空位都能命中。最终，夏洛特黄蜂队投中了队史纪录的26个三分球。尽管马刺自身进攻表现不俗，但仍然以134-145的比分失利，而最终的比分甚至比比赛过程看起来更有尊严。
黄蜂队开局火热，前六投全部命中，包括4投4中的三分球，在开场不到四分钟时就以17-10领先，为整场比赛定下了基调。马刺队看起来有些脱节，仿佛又在适应一套新的首发阵容，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)顶替了福克斯的位置。德文·瓦塞尔承担了主要的得分任务，首节4投4中得到10分，但黄蜂队实在太火热了，三分球13投8中，马刺队在第一节结束时以26-37落后。
黄蜂队的三分球持续命中，而马刺队在得分、保护球和篮板球方面都表现挣扎。他们在第二节开场三分钟就落后了22分，并且在上半场再也没有迫近过比分。他们在进攻端获得了一些不错的机会，但无法命中足够多的投篮，也无法阻止黄蜂队在另一端的进攻。上半场结束时，马刺队已经丢掉了赛季最高的81分，并以26分的劣势落后，而黄蜂队的三分球命中率为27投18中。
下半场开始后，马刺队的防守仍然糟糕，先是让对手打成一次三分球，随后又让对手轻松抢到进攻篮板，并且不必要的双人包夹让马克·威廉姆斯获得了轻松扣篮的机会，短短时间内丢掉了7分（换句话说，除了维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)缺阵外，这支球队的防守问题一如既往）。当马刺队开始在进攻端有所起色时，他们已经落后了31分，并且仍然无法获得足够的防守来打出持续的反击。每次他们“威胁”要将分差缩小到20多分时，黄蜂队总能做出回应。两队在第三节都得到了40分，第三节结束时的比分95-121看起来更像是一场典型的最终比分。
第四节开始后，马刺队一反常态地积极拼抢进攻篮板，并在一次进攻中连续抢到三个进攻篮板后由卡斯尔命中一记三分球，得到开局的5分，迫使黄蜂队教练查尔斯·李提前叫了暂停。不幸的是，马刺队始终无法将分差缩小到20分以内，米奇·约翰逊在第四节中段换上了替补阵容。第三阵容实际上表现出了斗志，让最终的分差看起来更体面一些，并且得益于更多的三分球，马刺队最终命中了21个三分球，但仍然无法与黄蜂队的26个三分球相提并论，这最终也成为了比赛的胜负手。
比赛花絮
- 以下是黄蜂队上半场有多火热的体现：他们不仅远远超过了马刺队本赛季半场失分的最高纪录，而且勇士队是本赛季唯一另一支半场投中18个三分球的球队。 约什·格林（为什么名字里有“Green”的球员都这么擅长投三分？）上半场5投5中（其中4球在开局阶段命中，为比赛定下了基调），而小尼克·史密斯6投6中。 拉梅洛·鲍尔也有3个三分球，包括在半场倒数第二次进攻时，甚至没有试图组织任何进攻，就在接近标志处随意一扔。 像往常一样，马刺队本可以防守得更好——例如，他们经常为了双人包夹而让近角处于空位——但有时候其他球队就是太火热了。
- 在第三节的一个糟糕的回合中，鲍尔连续命中三个三分球，其中第三个球是卡斯尔在接到之前进球后的发球时失误，鲍尔原地不动（几乎就像他在测试篮球之神到底有多偏袒他）的情况下命中的。 鲍尔的投篮姿势很糟糕，而且他看起来每次运球都像是翻腕，但他是一个令人兴奋的球员，也是球迷们喜爱他的原因。
- 正如预测的那样，随着福克斯缺阵以及卡斯尔进入首发阵容，布雷克·韦斯利获得了轮换球员的上场时间，并且他的表现一如既往。 他展现了自己快速的速度、积极的努力和防守本能的闪光点，但他的控球、决策和终结能力还有待提高。 他最终得到10分、5个篮板、4次助攻和2次抢断。
本场最佳
第三阵容让最终的比分看起来稍微体面一些（或者至少在常规时间内丢掉145分的情况下尽可能体面），所以我们将本场最佳授予马穆·贾伊特(Mamu Jaiteh)的盖帽，随后乔丹·麦克劳克林命中转换三分。
盖帽
三分
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下一场：周六对阵新奥尔良鹈鹕
马刺队将在明天结束他们四场主场比赛的赛程，对阵鹈鹕队。比赛将于美国中部时间晚上7:30在KENS5频道播出。
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Spurs can’t overcome Hornets’ franchise-record night from three
The Spurs scored 79 points in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Charlotte’s 18 first-half threes.
With De’Aaron Fox’s season coming to an end for finger surgery, this was the Spurs’ first game of what some would call “tank mode”, and they Spurs ever do their part, at least on defense. For the second time this week, the Spurs gave up over 140 points to a team that just couldn’t miss from three, both contested and wide open. Overall, the Charlotte Hornets hit a franchise record 26 threes, and although the Spurs had a good offensive night themselves, it was not enough in a 134-145 loss whose final score ended up looking more respectable than most of the game actually was.
The Hornets were hot from the get go, hitting their first six shots, including 4-4 from three for a 17-10 lead less than four minutes in to set the tone for the rest of the game. The Spurs looked a little disjointed at times, like a team that was once again adjusting to a new starting lineup with Stephon Castle replacing Fox. Devin Vassell took on the role of go-to scorer with 10 points on 4-5 shooting in the quarter, but Charlotte was too hot, hitting 8-13 threes as Spurs trailed 37-26 heading into the second quarter.
The threes kept falling for the Hornets while the Spurs struggled to score, protect the ball, and get rebounds, and they found themselves behind by 22 points three minutes into the quarter and never got closer in the first half. They got decent looks on offense but just couldn’t get enough to fall while failing to stop the Hornets on the other end. By the time the blood bath first half was over, the Spurs had given up a season-high 81 points and found themselves down by 26 while the Hornets had hit 18-27 from three.
The start of the second half featured some awful defense from the Spurs, giving up a three-point play, easy offensive rebound and an unnecessary double-team that left Mark Williams wide open for a dunk for seven quick points (in other words, all the usual problems with this defense sans Victor Wembanyama). By the time the Spurs started catching up on offense, they had already been down by 31 points and still couldn’t get enough stops to make any kind of extended run. Every time they “threatened” to get the lead into the low 20’s, Charlotte had an answer. With both teams scoring 40 points in the quarter, the score at the end of three looked more like a typical final score, 95-121.
For once, it was the Spurs attacking the offensive glass to start the fourth, scoring the first five points, including a Castle three after three offensive rebounds in one possession, and this time it was Charlotte coach Charles Lee calling an early timeout. Unfortunately, the Spurs could never get closer than 20, and Mitch Johnson emptied the bench midway through the quarter. The third unit actually put up a fight to make the final deficit more respectable, and thanks to a few more threes, the Spurs actually ended up making 21 on the night, but it was still no match for Charlotte’s 26, which ended up being the difference.
Game Notes
- Here’s how insanely hot the Hornets were in the first half: not only did they far exceed the Spurs’ season high of points given up in a half, but the Warriors are the only other team to score 18 threes in a half this season. Josh Green (what is it with players named Green being so good at shooting threes?) hit 5-5 threes in the half (four of which came early to start the trend), while Nick Smith, Jr. was 6-6. LaMelo Ball also had three, including a “who cares” heave from near the logo without ever even trying to set up any offense on their second-to-last possession of the half. Per usual, the Spurs could have defended better — for example, they leave the near corner open to double-team way too often — but sometimes other teams are just too hot.
- In one horrific sequence in the third quarter, Ball hit three straight threes, the third of which came standing flat footed (almost as if he was testing the basketball gods as to how hot they truly were) off Castle fumbling the inbound pass from his previous make. Ball has horrible shooting form and he looks like he carries the ball on practically every dribble, but he’s an exciting player and fan favorite for a reason.
- As predicted, Blake Wesley was the recipient of role player minutes with Fox out and Castle moving to the starting lineup, and he was his usual self. He showed flashes of brilliance with his quick speed, effort and defensive instinct, but his handles, decision making and finishing leave something to be desired. He finished with 10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Play of the Game
The third unit is what made the final score looking even marginally respectable (or at least as respectable as giving up 145 points in regulation can be), so we’ll give it to the Mamu block leading to a Jordan McLaughlin transition three.
The block
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Up next: Saturday vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Spurs finish their four-game home stand and FIGASENI against the Pelicans tomorrow. Tip-off will be at 7:30 PM on KENS5.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock