By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-03-28 10:58:22
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。
在底特律遭遇惨败后，马刺队对阵一支顶级球队表现出色，险些完成逆转。
马刺队在客场挑战克利夫兰的比赛中表现反弹，但未能确保胜利。这支银黑军团在比赛的大部分时间里与东部最好的球队势均力敌，但由于小阵容无法在最后阶段顶住压力，在一次有趣的对决中以116-124输给了骑士队。
在上一场比赛上半场被活塞队痛击后，马刺队带着避免在与骑士队的比赛中再次遭受羞辱的决心出场。比赛一开始就展现出了努力，圣安东尼奥在拼抢球权和篮板方面占据了优势。进攻在半场阵地战中并不流畅，主要是因为教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)的策略是让克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)对位达里厄斯·加兰(Darius Garland)，这似乎不是最好的主意，但转换进攻的机会、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)的一些突破以及德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)的一些关键投篮，阻止了银黑军团的进攻过于乏力。客队面临的主要问题是，他们根本无法阻止多诺万·米切尔(Donovan Mitchell)的突破，通常是在挡拆之后，并找到空位射手。最终第一节比赛比分紧咬，骑士队以6分的领先优势结束。
在互有得分了一分钟后，骑士队开始掌控比赛。圣安东尼奥的第二阵容由于空间问题在得分方面遇到困难，并且让米切尔的射手处于空位，米切尔最终贡献了职业生涯最高的14次助攻。主队建立了16分的领先优势，又一场灾难性的上半场似乎即将到来。幸运的是，米切尔下场休息后，骑士队就找不到另一个发动机了。加兰无法投进球，也没有运球突破来扰乱圣安东尼奥的防守轮转。银黑军团在防守端的强度有所提高，随之而来的是转换进攻和快速进攻的机会。一支早些时候表现挣扎的替补阵容开始活跃起来，并不断缩小分差。上半场结束时，银黑军团只落后5分。
马刺队避免了糟糕的上半场，但第三节的崩盘似乎不可避免。几次糟糕的防守回合迫使约翰逊教练叫了暂停，幸运的是，客队回到了正轨。防守有所改善，比永博(Bismack Biyombo)表现出色，均衡的得分也得以延续。圣安东尼奥抓住每一个机会跑动，这有助于弥补不稳定的半场进攻，让银黑军团在双方都进入暂停前将比分扳平。一旦篮筐对双方都变得宽松，双方大部分时间都在互有得分，因为谁也无法连续防住对方。如果骑士队失误更少，米切尔更具侵略性，他们可能创造更大的领先优势，但在进入最后一节时，他们只领先3分。
顶级球队可以快速适应，这就是克利夫兰在第四节所做的事情。马刺队开局强劲，通过限制米切尔的突破分球战术取得了领先。骑士队的回应是在杰里特·阿伦(Jarett Allen)从杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)换防到外线防守队员后，开始利用阿伦，而这位内线大个子也如鱼得水。尽管如此，在过了半场时，比分依然胶着，但随后客队换上了由五名外线球员组成的小阵容。阿伦变得更加难以对付，因为没有人能在不犯规的情况下阻止他。瓦塞尔的几个关键三分球和前锋球员的一些得分让圣安东尼奥坚持到了最后几分钟，但这支小阵容无法在比赛还剩1分47秒时，在落后3分的情况下抢到防守篮板，骑士队通过这次进攻投中一个三分球，没有人能完成英雄般的表现来改变比赛结果。
比赛笔记
- 德文·瓦塞尔以22分结束比赛，已经连续四场比赛得分达到20分或以上。投篮低迷似乎已经结束，他在防守端也表现出了更多的努力。和往常一样，重要的是要记住现在已经是三月底了，很多球队都没有那么认真对待比赛——例如，骑士队让莫布里(Evan Mobley)轮休了——但最近瓦塞尔的表现有很多令人鼓舞的迹象。
- 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔也得到22分，但瓦塞尔用了15次投篮才达到这个数字，而这位新秀则需要23次投篮。有时他显得过于强迫，但在下半场，他似乎在获得良好的出手机会后开始犹豫不决，而这额外的犹豫让他错失了一些得分机会。他有11个篮板和8次助攻，如果他能罚中6个罚球中的超过2个，他的数据会更好看。他会没事的。
- 在三位首发老将中，比永博的表现可以说是最好的。他只上场15分钟，但有一些不错的防守表现，并且在内线得分效率很高。保罗和巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)没有太多值得注意的表现。
- 在场上没有任何大个子的情况下打超小阵容的决定有点奇怪，但并不糟糕。索汉无法拉开空间，尽管他投进了三次外线投篮中的一次，而且他在换防中也无法对阿伦做太多事情。马穆(Mamadi Diakite)和比永博会在换防中被对方打爆。问题在于马刺队在外线没有足够的高度来支持这样的阵容。这是需要在休赛期解决的问题。
- 凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)在篮板方面有所帮助，并突破到篮下得到17分10篮板的两双数据，但他5次三分球尝试中只投中1个，并且在过去的20次三分球尝试中只命中了5个。他需要找回外线投篮手感。
比赛最佳瞬间
比斯马克·比永博在2025年隔扣杰里特·阿伦。NBA充满了惊喜。
BISMACK 我的天 pic.twitter.com/YQTGJxyJMe
— 圣安东尼奥马刺队 (@ spurs) 2025年3月28日
下一场：周六对阵波士顿凯尔特人队
凯尔特人队是一支很难防守的球队。如果能赢球固然好，但不太可能。更现实的目标是把他们的得分控制在125分以下。
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Spurs give Cavaliers all they can handle, but can’t secure the win in a close game
After a bad loss in Detroit, the Spurs played well against an elite opponent and almost pulled off the upset.
The Spurs had a bounce-back performance in their visit to Cleveland but couldn’t secure the win. The Silver and Black went toe to toe with the best team in the East for most of the game, but couldn’t close out strong with a small unit and lost to the Cavaliers 124-116 in a fun matchup.
After being walloped by the Pistons in the first half of their latest game, the Spurs came out motivated to avoid embarrassment against the Cavaliers. The effort was there early on, as San Antonio made hustle plays and dominated the boards. The offense wasn’t the sharpest in the half court mostly because Mitch Johnson’s strategy was to have Chris Paul go at Darius Garland, which didn’t seem like the best idea, but transition opportunities, some drives by Stephon Castle and some big shots from Devin Vassell prevented the Silver and Black’s attack from being too anemic. The big issue the visitors had was that they simply couldn’t stop Donovan Mitchell from driving, often after a pick-and-roll, and finding open shooters. It was a close opening frame that finished with Cleveland leading by six.
After trading buckets for a minute, the Cavs took control. San Antonio’s second unit struggled with scoring due to spacing issues and left shooters open for Mitchell, who finished with a career-high 14 assists, to find. The home team carved out a 16-point lead and the threat of another disastrous first half felt real. Fortunately, once Mitchell checked out, Cleveland couldn’t find another engine. Garland couldn’t buy a bucket and there was no dribble penetration to get San Antonio in rotation. The intensity from the Silver and Black increased on the defensive end, and the transition and early offense opportunities returned with it. A bench group that had struggled early came alive and kept chipping away at the deficit. At the break, the Silver and Black only trailed by five.
The Spurs avoided a bad first half, but a third-quarter collapse seemed in the cards. A few terrible defensive possessions forced Coach Johnson to call a timeout and, fortunately, the visitors got back on track. The defense improved, with Biyombo having a strong game, and the balanced scoring continued. San Antonio ran every opportunity it had, which helped supplement an inconsistent half-court offense, which allowed the Silver and Black to tie the game before both teams went through. Once the lid was off the rims, the two sides traded buckets for the most part, as neither could string together stops. With fewer mistakes and with a more aggressive Mitchell, the Cavaliers would have probably created a bigger buffer, but heading into the final frame, they were up just three.
Elite teams can adapt on the fly, and that’s what Cleveland did in the fourth. The Spurs started strong and took the lead by keeping Mitchell’s drive-and-kick game contained. The response was to go to Jarett Allen after getting Jeremy Sochan switched onto a perimeter defender, and the big man feasted. Still, past the halfway mark, the score was close, but then the visitors went even smaller with five perimeter players on the floor. Allen only became a bigger problem, as no one could stop him without fouling him. A couple of big Vassell threes and a few buckets from the forwards kept San Antonio in it until the final minutes but the tiny unit couldn’t secure a defensive board down three with 1:47 to go, the Cavs got a three from that possession and no one could pull off any heroics to change the result.
Game notes
- Devin Vassell, who finished with 22 points, has scored 20 or more in four straight games. The shooting slump seems over, and he has continued to show more effort on defense. As always, it’s important to remember that it’s late March and a lot of teams don’t take the games as seriously — the Cavs rested Mobley, for example — but there have been a lot of encouraging signs from Vassell’s play lately.
- Stephon Castle also scored 22 points, but while it took Vassell 15 shots to get there, the rookie needed 23 field goals. At times he forced things, but in the second half he seemed to second-guess himself after getting good looks, and that extra second cost him some buckets. He had 11 rebounds and eight assists, and if he had made more than two of his six free throws, his stat line would look better. He’ll be fine.
- Out of the three starting veterans, Biyombo was arguably the one who played best. He was only on the floor for 15 minutes but had some good defensive plays and scored efficiently inside. Paul and Barnes didn’t do much of note.
- The decision to go extra small with no big on the floor was a little strange, but it wasn’t terrible. Sochan can’t space the floor, even though he made one of his three outside shots, and he couldn’t do much about Allen, as he was switching screens. Mamu and Biyombo would have gotten cooked on switches. The problem is the Spurs are not big enough on the perimeter to get away with a lineup like that. It’s something to address in the offseason.
- Keldon Johnson helped out on the boards and drove to the rim to get a 17-10 double-double, but missed four of his five three-point attempts and has made just five of his last 20. He needs to find his stroke from outside.
Play of the game
Bismack Biyombo dunking on Jarrett Allen in 2025. The NBA is full of surprises.
BISMACK MY GOODNESS pic.twitter.com/YQTGJxyJMe
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 28, 2025
Up next: vs. Boston Celtics on Saturday
The Celtics are a nightmare to guard. A win would be nice, but unlikely. A more realistic goal would be to keep them under 125 points.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock