By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-03-18 14:09:29
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。
尽管在下半场最多落后28分，马刺仍然奋力拼搏，但在面对实力更胜一筹的对手时，翻盘的机会渺茫。
马刺在客场挑战洛杉矶的比赛中未能爆冷。他们打得很努力，但在缺少勒布朗·詹姆斯(LeBron James)的湖人面前，还是完全被压制，最终以125-109的比分失利，比赛过程比最终比分更一边倒。
马刺若想在洛杉矶的客场之旅中取得连胜，就必须解决如何限制卢卡·东契奇(Luka Doncic)的问题。但他们在比赛初期根本无法做到。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)试图与他进行身体对抗，但这位经验丰富的球星充分利用了这一点，让他陷入犯规麻烦。主场球队获得了不少哨声，但他们的优势不仅仅来自罚球线。凭借圣安东尼奥糟糕的防守，他们在外线也频频命中，马刺的防守无法限制持球人，并且大部分时间都在轮转，最终总是漏人。银黑军团也依赖跳投，主要是来自手感火热的德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)，因为比赛节奏太慢，空间不足以让他们在内线得分。湖人掌控了整个第一节的比赛，并以10分的优势结束。
第二节的情况并没有太大改变。马刺迫切需要替补席提供火力，但这次凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)未能做到。布雷克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)打出了一段强势表现，杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)也一如既往地努力，但以防守见长的替补球员无法带领球队持续防住对手，也无法在不犯规的情况下完成防守。瓦塞尔保持着火热的手感，而主场球队并没有表现出太多的紧迫感，这使得圣安东尼奥得以勉强咬住比分，尽管他们在攻防两端都表现不佳。随着时间的推移，湖人将领先优势扩大到17分，似乎可以在中场休息前就结束比赛，但斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)命中了几记关键球，凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)也得到了他的前两分，让银黑军团保持在可追赶的范围内。进入更衣室时，湖人以14分领先。
奇怪的是，卡斯尔的犯规麻烦反而帮助了银黑军团在上半场的开局阶段。东契奇似乎一心想让这位新秀吃到第四次犯规，他选择单打卡斯尔，而不是组织进攻。他没能如愿，但卡斯尔在一次争抢松散球时犯了一个错误，不得不暂时下场。一旦主场球队开始恢复他们常用的挡拆战术，在东契奇和状态火热的奥斯汀·里夫斯(Austin Reaves)之间切换时，他们就开始轻松得分。与此同时，圣安东尼奥再次将索汉和比永博(Bismack Biyombo)一同派上场，并且没有人能够命中早些时候让他们保持在比赛中的跳投，因为瓦塞尔和珀尔特尔(Jakob Poeltl)都手感冰凉。湖人的领先优势扩大到28分。幸运的是，马刺的对手变得有些自满，让他们得以在最后阶段奋起直追，最终带着19分的落后进入最后一节。
在第四节的开局阶段，势头转向圣安东尼奥一方，分差一度缩小到只有13分，但里夫斯挺身而出，带领球队止血。在顶住了马刺的猛烈攻势并重整旗鼓后，湖人再次完全掌控了比赛。索汉和贾里德·范德比尔特(Jarred Vanderbilt)被驱逐出场并没有对局势产生太大的影响。第四节的大部分时间看起来都将是垃圾时间，但卡斯尔带领球队发起了一波反扑，迫使主教练JJ·雷迪克(JJ Redick)将东契奇重新派上场。马刺继续推进，但他们既没有时间慢慢缩小分差，也没有足够的火力在所剩无几的时间里掀起一波巨大的攻势。双方教练都换下了全部主力，主场球迷也在终场哨响前看到了布朗尼·詹姆斯(Bronny James)的三分球。
比赛笔记
- 老将们在周一的比赛中没有提供太多的帮助。克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)命中了一些跳投，但在处理球方面很粗糙，也没有人可以防守。湖人特意阻止哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)低位背身单打，因此当其他进攻方式都失效时，他无法提供另一种选择。比永博在防守挡拆时犯了一些错误，并且与索汉搭档时，破坏了场上的空间。
- 如何评价斯蒂芬·卡斯尔的比赛？有些犯规是可以避免的，但他毕竟是个新秀，应该得到宽容。与此同时，他应该知道卢卡·东契奇是谁，如果他要首发，就不能如此鲁莽。下半场的得分爆发固然令人印象深刻，但他完全垄断了球权。总而言之，他表现得像一个非常有天赋的新秀，但仍然需要积累经验。
- 德文·瓦塞尔开局表现出色，让马刺得以留在比赛中，但在下半场状态下滑。卡斯尔拥有如此多的球权可能打乱了他的节奏，但瓦塞尔应该能够主动要球，而不是逐渐消失在场上。尽管如此，他仍然展现出积极防守的闪光点，所以令人鼓舞的迹象仍然存在。
- 凯尔登·约翰逊和瓦塞尔一样，在防守端有所表现。他在上半场表现挣扎，但在下半场得到了一些分数。朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)命中了两记三分，并送出了5次助攻，这对于他这种类型的球员来说令人惊讶。索汉作为替补中锋表现不错，并且可能不应该被驱逐出场。马穆(Mamu)在13分钟内6投4中，得到10分。主要替补球员表现不错，虽然不像最近几场比赛那样出色，但仍然做出了贡献。
- 布雷克·韦斯利作为替补也表现出色，送出助攻并打出充满活力的防守。不难看出，如果他的投篮能够像帕特里克·贝弗利(Patrick Beverley)/克里斯·邓恩(Kris Dunn)那样随着时间的推移而得到发展，韦斯利很有可能成长为一名3D小后卫。他还年轻，所以他有时间。但马刺有足够的耐心吗？他们已经执行了他的球队选项，但下个赛季将是他新秀合同的最后一年。如果他继续像周一的比赛那样，完全被对手忽略，那么再过一年，没有人会责怪圣安东尼奥放弃他。韦斯利可能会成为一名优秀的球员，但这可能不会在他选秀的球队实现。
最佳表现
卡斯尔就是那种能在空中滑翔的球员。
新秀得到
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— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2025年3月18日
下一场比赛：周一主场对阵纽约尼克斯
尼克斯将做客圣安东尼奥，力争取得三连胜。
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Spurs play with energy but can’t compete with Lakers in blowout loss
The Spurs kept playing hard despite trailing by as many as 28 in the second half, but a comeback was not in the cards against a superior opponent.
The Spurs couldn’t pull off the upset in their visit to Los Angeles. They played hard but were completely outclassed by the LeBron James-less Lakers en route to a 125-109 loss that was more lopsided than the final score suggests.
The question the Spurs needed to answer if they hoped to string together wins in their visit to Los Angeles was how they would slow down Luka Doncic. They simply couldn’t early on. Stephon Castle tried to be physical with him, but the wily veteran took advantage of that to get him in foul trouble. The home team got a lot of whistles, but they didn’t just have an advantage from the line. They connected from beyond the arc as well thanks to a San Antonio defense that couldn’t contain the ball handler and was on rotation most of the time, eventually leaving someone open. The Silver and Black also relied on jumpers, mostly from a red-hot Devin Vassell, as the pace was too slow and the spacing was not good enough to get them buckets inside. The Lakers controlled the game throughout the first frame and had a deserved 10-point lead after one.
Not much changed in the second period. The Spurs desperately needed a spark off the bench but this time Keldon Johnson couldn’t provide it. Blake Wesley had a strong stretch and Jeremy Sochan was playing as hard as he ever does, but the defensive-minded bench guys couldn’t lead units that got consistent stops or guarded without fouling. Vassell stayed hot and the home team didn’t play with a lot of urgency, which allowed San Antonio to hang around despite poor play on both ends. As the minutes passed Los Angeles stretched the lead to 17 and it seemed like they could essentially end the game before the break, but Stephon Castle had a couple of timely buckets and Keldon Johnson got his first two points to keep the Silver and Black within striking distance. Heading into the locker room, the Lakers led by 14.
Curiously, Castle’s foul trouble helped the Silver and Black in the opening minutes of the second half. Doncic seemed to be on a mission to get the rookie his fourth, attacking him one-on-one instead of running the offense. He couldn’t get him but Castle made a mistake on a loose ball and had to sit for a while. Once the home team started to go back to its pick-and-roll heavy attack alternating between Doncic and an inspired Austin Reaves, they started to put points on the board with ease. San Antonio, meanwhile, was playing Sochan and Biyombo together again and had no one who could hit the jumpers that kept them in it earlier, as Vassell and Paul cooled down. The Lakers’ lead ballooned to 28 points. Fortunately for the Spurs, their hosts grew complacent and allowed them to close strong and trail by just 19 heading into the final period.
Momentum was on San Antonio’s side in the opening minute, and the deficit was cut to just 13 before Reaves put his team on his back to stop the bleeding. After taking the Spurs’ best punch to the face and rallying, the Lakers once again looked fully in control. An incident that got Sochan and Jarred Vanderbilt ejected didn’t seem to affect things too much. It looked like most of the fourth would be garbage time, but Castle led a comeback attempt that forced JJ Redick to bring Doncic back into the game. The Spurs continued to push, but they had neither the time to chip away slowly at the lead nor the firepower to make a huge run in the scarce time left. Both coaches emptied the bench and the home crowd got to see a Bronny James three before the final buzzer.
Game notes
- The veterans weren’t of much help on Monday. Chris Paul hit some jumpers but was sloppy with the ball and had no one to guard. The Lakers made it a point to stop Harrison Barnes from posting up, so he couldn’t offer an alternative on offense when all else failed. Biyombo made some mistakes guarding the pick and roll and killed the spacing when paired with Sochan.
- What to make of Stephon Castle’s game? Some of the fouls were avoidable but he’s a rookie so he should get a pass. At the same time, he should know who Luka Doncic is and if he’s going to start, he can’t be reckless. The scoring explosion in the second half was great, but he completely monopolized the ball. Ultimately, he played like a really talented rookie who still needs experience.
- Devin Vassell started out strong and kept the Spurs in it before fading in the second half. Castle having the ball in his hands as much as he did probably got him out of rhythm, but Vassell should be able to just call for the ball instead of fading into the background. Still, he continued to show flashes of active defense, so the encouraging signs are still there.
- Keldon Johnson, just like Vassell, made plays on defense. He struggled in the first half but got some buckets in the second. Julian Champagnie hit a couple of threes and had five assists, which is surprising for a player of his skill set. Sochan was good as backup center and probably shouldn’t have been ejected. Mamu had 10 points on six shots in 13 minutes. Good stuff from the main bench guys, who weren’t as sharp as in recent games but still contributed.
- Blake Wesley was also good off the bench, dishing assists and playing energetic defense. It’s not hard to see Wesley turning into a Patrick Beverley/Kris Dunn type of 3-and-D small guard if the shot ever develops, as it did over time for those other guys. He’s young, so he has time. Do the Spurs have the patience, though? They picked up his option, but next season will be the last on his rookie contract. If he continues to get completely ignored off the ball, as he did on Monday, for another year, no one could blame San Antonio for moving on. Wesley might turn into a quality player, but it might not be with the team that drafted him.
Play of the night
Castle is one of those guys who just glides in the air.
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 18, 2025
Next game: vs. New York Knicks on Monday
The Knicks will visit San Antonio, looking for their third win in a row.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock