By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-03-24 09:53:26
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。
马刺在赛季末继续努力拼搏，并建立良好的习惯。
马刺队以令人印象深刻的方式赢得了三连胜。凭借出色的防守，这支银黑军团在整场比赛中都占据了对阵猛龙的统治地位，最终以123-89的比分大获全胜。这是圣安东尼奥自2024年11月下旬以来的首次三连胜。
从比赛一开始，就很明显马刺并没有低估这支阵容不整的猛龙队。除了几次糟糕的转换防守之外，圣安东尼奥在防守端都表现得十分专注，充满活力且极具破坏性。多伦多队缺乏投篮能力导致他们的禁区拥堵，并造成了大量的抢断，为快攻和早期进攻提供了得分机会，使主队在立足未稳之前就陷入困境。随着第二阵容的登场，这种专注度和强度依然不减，布雷克·韦斯利和杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)都表现出色。与此同时，他们的对手却找不到自己的火花。在近乎完美的开局之后，马刺队领先了20分。
猛龙队做出了一些调整，在贾马尔·谢德的带领下，他们设法在半场阵地战中在篮筐附近得到了一些分数。圣安东尼奥开局缓慢，多伦多队在限制斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)方面做得更好，但球像整个赛季一样持续运转，并找到了空位的射手。朱利安·尚帕尼点燃了手感，在该节投进了三个三分球，其他人也很快加入。一度，马刺队领先27分，并在比赛的各个方面都占据了主导地位，但猛龙队并没有放弃，他们通过限制自己的失误并迫使对手努力投篮来保持节奏。银黑军团仍然赢得了这一节的比赛，并扩大了他们的领先优势，但仅扩大了两分。
第二节开始时，防守并没有那么窒息，但幸运的是，马刺队仍然找到了在这场缺乏流畅性的比赛中得分的方法。卡斯尔获得了一些罚球机会，这让进攻得以延续，直到德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)决定接管比赛。纵观全场，斯科蒂·巴恩斯都在尽最大努力让多伦多保持竞争力，但随着时间的推移，新鲜的血液从替补席上补充上来，防守重新获得了一些强度，银黑军团没有表现出任何的自满或仁慈。球队继续在防守端努力拼搏，并在进攻端执行战术。这种专注一直持续到最后，尚帕尼的一次压哨补扣将马刺队的领先优势扩大到34分，进入最后一节。
米奇·约翰逊很快就清空了他的替补席。这支阵容严重不整的猛龙队从未构成任何威胁，他们可能更关注彩票的赔率而不是胜利。有些人会说马刺队也应该这样做，但球员们显然不同意。
比赛笔记
- 德文·瓦塞尔高效地砍下了25分，出手14次。他还贡献了6个篮板和3次助攻，并延续了他作为一名具有破坏力的防守者的趋势，贡献了2次抢断和1次盖帽。三月份的数据应该谨慎对待，但在数字之外，瓦塞尔在防守端看起来更加活跃，并且对自己的投篮更有信心。看到这一点真是太棒了。
- 马刺队本赛季场均抢断8次，通过对手失误得到17.5分。他们对阵猛龙队的比赛中抢断了15次，并通过对手失误得到30分，猛龙队本场比赛失误了21次，是他们本赛季单场第五高的失误数。防守很棒，但圣安东尼奥也得到了一些对手的帮助。
回放录像带
今晚在多伦多抢断了15次!!!pic.twitter.com/aedkn9MwW0
— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2025年3月24日
- 俾斯麦·比永博(Bismack Biyombo)重回首发阵容。他在有限的角色中表现出色，就像其他的老将首发一样。很高兴看到年长的球员在不占用年轻球员太多触球或上场时间的情况下提供稳定性。
- 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔正在充分利用机会来掌控球权，并成为球队的主要控球手和组织者。卡斯尔的投篮命中率不高，但在不到20分钟的时间里获得了10次罚球机会。对手和裁判现在都更加尊重他，这体现在他被防守的方式和他获得的哨子上。
- 凯尔登·约翰逊最近表现不稳定，在过去的3场比赛中，他有2场得分没有上双。问题仍然在于不稳定的三分球投篮。凯尔登还会做其他事情，但替补得分应该是他的强项。希望他能在接下来的比赛中找到状态，并巩固他作为球队第六人的位置。
- 朱利安·尚帕尼打出了本赛季最好的比赛之一，9投7中得到20分，还有5个篮板、2次助攻、3次抢断和1次盖帽。当他状态良好时，他展现出不仅仅是一名第八或第九人的潜力，但正如许多马刺角色球员的问题一样，稳定性仍然是一个问题。
- 杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)做了很多事情，但最令人鼓舞的统计数据是他尝试了3次三分球。他只投进了一个，但他在过去10场比赛中的8场比赛中至少尝试了一次，并在其中5场比赛中尝试了多次。继续投篮，杰里米。
- 布雷克·韦斯利需要证明自己，而且他做得很好。最终的数据并不令人印象深刻，但他在第一次上场时产生了积极的影响，当时比赛仍在关键时刻，他得到了6分，贡献了3次助攻和3次抢断。
最佳回合
老家伙仍然有一些诀窍。
拿捏了 pic.twitter.com/5vQccYbH4x
— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2025年3月23日
下一场比赛：周二客场挑战底特律活塞队
连胜可能无法在底特律之旅中延续下去，但即使是对阵一支优秀球队的精彩表现，即使是以失利告终，也很值得期待。
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Spurs smother shorthanded Raptors with suffocating defense to win third straight
The Spurs continue to play hard and build good habits late in the season.
The Spurs won their third straight in impressive fashion. The Silver and Black dominated the Raptors throughout the game, propelled by inspired defense, en route to a 123-89 blowout. It’s the first three-game win streak since late November of 2024 for San Antonio.
Since the start of the game, it was evident that the Spurs weren’t underestimating the shorthanded Raptors. Aside from a couple of possessions featuring bad transition defense, San Antonio was locked in on that side of the ball, looking energetic and disruptive. Toronto’s lack of shooting was leading them to a crowded paint and to steals that fueled scoring opportunities on the break and early offense before the home team could settle. As the second unit checked in, the focus and intensity remained, with Blake Wesley and Jeremy Sochan making things happen. Meanwhile, their opponent couldn’t find their own sparkplugs. After a near-perfect opening frame, the Spurs were up by 20 points.
The Raptors made some adjustments and with Jamal Shead leading the way, managed to get some buckets close to the rim in the half-court. San Antonio started slow, as Toronto did a better job of containing Castle, but the ball continued to move, as it has all season, and it found its way to open shooters. Julian Champagnie caught fire, sinking three three-pointers in the frame, and others soon joined. At one point, the Spurs led by 27 and were dominating every facet of the game, but the Raptors didn’t let go of the rope, doing enough to keep pace by limiting their turnovers and forcing their opponent to work for their shots. The Silver and Black still won the quarter and extended their lead, but only by two points.
The defense wasn’t as suffocating to start the second but, fortunately, the Spurs still found ways to get buckets on a game that lacked fluidity. Castle got to the line, which kept the offense going until Devin Vassell decided to take over. Through it all, Scottie Barnes was doing his best to keep Toronto in it, but as the minutes passed and fresh legs checked in from the bench, the defense regained some of its intensity and there was no complacency or mercy to be seen from the Silver and Black. The team continued to play hard on defense and execute on offense. The focus lasted until the last play, a buzzer-beating putback dunk from Champagnie that gave the Spurs a 34-point lead heading into the final frame.
It didn’t take long for Mitch Johnson to empty his bench. There was never a threat of a comeback from a heavily shorthanded Raptors squad that might be more focused on lottery odds than wins. Some would say the Spurs should be doing the same, but the players clearly don’t agree.
Game notes
- Devin Vassell had an efficient scoring night, dropping 25 points on 14 attempts. He also had six boards and three assists and continued his trend of being a disruptive defender, logging two steals and a block. March stats should be taken with a grain of salt, but beyond the numbers, Vassell just looks much more active on the defensive end and confident in his shot. It’s been great to see.
- The Spurs average eight steals per game and 17.5 points of turnovers for the season. They had 15 steals and 30 points off turnovers against the Raptors, which coughed the ball up 21 times, tied for fifth most in a game this season for them. The defense was great, but San Antonio got some help from their opponent.
Roll the tapes
15!!! steals tonight in Toronto— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 24, 2025
- Bismack Biyombo returned to the starting lineup. He had a strong game on a limited role, like the rest of the veteran starters. It’s good to see the older guys providing stability without taking away too many touches or minutes from the younger guys.
- Stephon Castle is making the most of his opportunity to dominate the ball and be the team’s primary ball handler and creator. Castle didn’t shoot well from the field but had 10 free throws in under 20 minutes. Both opponents and officials respect him more now, and it shows by how he’s guarded and the whistle he gets.
- Keldon Johnson has been inconsistent lately, logging his second single-digit scoring game in the past three. The problem continues to be an unreliable three-point shot. Keldon does other things, but bench scoring is supposed to be his niche. Hopefully he gets in a groove the rest of the way and solidifies his spot as the team’s sixth man.
- Julian Champagnie had one of his best games of the season, finishing with 20 points in nine shots to go with five rebounds, two assists, three steals and a block. When he’s playing well, he shows flashes of being more than just an eighth or ninth man, but as it’s the problem with a lot of Spurs role players, consistency remains an issue.
- Jeremy Sochan did a little bit of everything but the most encouraging stat is his three attempted three-pointers. He only made one, but he’s now attempted at least one in eight of the last 10 games and multiple in five of those performances. Keep shooting, Jeremy.
- Blake Wesley needs to prove himself and he’s doing a good job of it. The final stat line is not that impressive but he made a positive impact in his first stint, when the game was still on the line, scoring six points and logging three assists and three steals.
Play of the night
The old man still has some tricks up his sleeve.
got 'em pic.twitter.com/5vQccYbH4x
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 23, 2025
Next game: at Detroit Pistons on Tuesday
The winning streak might not survive the trip to Detroit, but even a good showing against a good team, even if it comes in a loss, would be great to see.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock