By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-03-28 15:20:42
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圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔（Stephon Castle，5号）在2025年3月27日星期四于克利夫兰举行的NBA篮球比赛上半场中，突破克利夫兰骑士队后卫多诺万·米切尔（Donovan Mitchell，45号）的防守。(美联社图片/Sue Ogrocki)
代理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)表示，他对马刺队在两天前底特律惨败后，以及在周四晚上面对 东部联盟领先的克利夫兰骑士队 时，克服了第二节16分的落后，顽强抵抗的表现感到“非常自豪”，尽管最终以124-116失利。链接至相关新闻。
“我们在保持团结、展现斗志和韧性方面做得非常出色，”约翰逊说道。
但对于表现出色的新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)来说，这还不够。
“归根结底，我仍然想要一场胜利，”卡斯尔说道。“我们不接受精神上的胜利，所以这是一场艰难的失利。他们是一支优秀的球队，但我感觉我们给了自己赢球的机会。我们本可以赢的。”
在这场比赛中，双方交替领先15次，战平14次。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔贡献了22分，赛季新高的11个篮板和8次助攻，从而加入了 维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama) 、蒂姆·邓肯(Tim Duncan)和大卫·罗宾逊(David Robinson)的行列，成为马刺队队史上仅有的几位能单场取得20+得分、10+篮板和5+助攻的新秀。 文班亚马 做到过11次，邓肯6次，罗宾逊3次。
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔也成为了本赛季联盟中第一位得分达到1000分的新秀。他也是马刺队队史上仅有的三位能达到1000+得分和250+助攻的新秀之一。另外两位是 文班亚马 和威利·安德森(Willie Anderson)。
队史上只有其他四位新秀的得分超过1000分：安德森(1988-89赛季)，罗宾逊(1989-90赛季)，邓肯(1996-97赛季)和 文班亚马 (2023-24赛季)。
但斯蒂芬·卡斯尔对阵骑士队的表现并非完美无瑕。他的投篮效率不高，24投9中，罚球6投2中。 在比赛关键时刻，当马刺队以114-112落后，还剩2分35秒时，他的抛投被贾勒特·阿伦(Jarrett Allen)盖帽。
阿伦的盖帽是这位全明星中锋精彩表现的一部分，他在第四节拿下了赛季新高的29分中的19分。他还抢下了16个篮板，投篮11投10中。
赛后，约翰逊表示他喜欢卡斯尔的侵略性，但也希望他不要“过于执着”地试图强行突破防守冲击篮筐。
“我一直喜欢他的侵略性，”约翰逊说道。“对他来说，作为一个年轻球员，学习如何引导和驾驭这种侵略性和顽强精神（非常重要）。……这些都是他的学习时刻。”
克利夫兰骑士队后卫达里厄斯·加兰(Darius Garland, 左)和圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(右)在2025年3月27日星期四于克利夫兰举行的NBA篮球比赛下半场中争抢球权。(美联社图片/Sue Ogrocki)
即使是在投丢了很多球的夜晚，卡斯尔仍然拿下了他本赛季第21场得分20+的比赛。
“我想他今天的投篮手感并不好，但他仍然掌控了比赛，让我们有机会赢球，”凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)说道，他本赛季第四次获得两双，贡献了17分和10个篮板。
“他在某些时刻让我们留在比赛中。一切只会越来越好。我觉得他已经是一位特别的天才了，而且我觉得他的潜力是无限的。我觉得比赛节奏对他来说已经慢了下来，一旦他不断成长——他非常努力——他将会变得非常出色。”
奥斯汀马刺队进入季后赛
米奇·约翰逊赞扬了奥斯汀马刺队菜鸟教练斯科特·金(Scott King)所做的工作，他带领这支G联赛球队自2021年以来首次进入季后赛。
奥斯汀马刺队(21胜12负)在周二晚上于密西西比州索思黑文以130-93战胜孟菲斯喧嚣队后，锁定了一个季后赛席位。
新秀前锋哈里森·英格拉姆(Harrison Ingram)在去年6月被马刺队在第二轮选中后，与马刺队签下了一份双向合同，他在对阵孟菲斯队的比赛中取得了三双，贡献了17分、13个篮板和10次助攻。
“他干得非常出色，”约翰逊评价金时说道，金所面临的阵容几乎一直处于不断变化的状态，这归因于伤病和其他情况。
马刺队在去年八月聘请金执教奥斯汀队，此前他在纽约队效力了五个赛季。当他同意成为奥斯汀马刺队历史上第10位主教练时，他是尼克斯队的球员发展助理主管。
“他们所拥有的阵容可用性和情况几乎和我们一样不稳定，但他们只是坚持了下来，一路挺了过来，”约翰逊说道。“这对（金）以及他们的教练组和他们的阵容来说都是一个伟大的证明，我真的为他们感到高兴。他们将有机会参加G联赛季后赛。我经历过，那是一次非常棒的经历。”
约翰逊曾在布雷克·阿赫恩(Blake Ahearn)的教练组中担任助理教练，当时奥斯汀马刺队赢得了2018年G联赛冠军。
马刺队“艰苦的赛程”将在本周末继续
马刺队将于周六迎战波士顿队，这将是他们在七天内的第四场比赛，也是背靠背比赛的第一场，背靠背比赛将在周日主场迎战金州勇士队时结束。
尽管赛程艰苦，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔表示他很感激能够在输给骑士队的艰难失利后如此迅速地回到球场上。
“休息总是好的，但能够从这样一场艰难的失利中反弹绝对是一种奢侈，”他说道。
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Castle wants more than just moral victories
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) goes to the basket past Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Acting coach Mitch Johnson said he was “extremely proud” of the Spurs after they rebounded from a blowout loss at Detroit two days earlier and a 16-point second quarter deficit to hang tough with Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland on Thursday night before falling, 124-116.
“We did a really good job staying united and showing some fight and resilience,” Johnson said.
But for standout rookie Stephon Castle it wasn’t enough.
“At the end of the day, I still want a win, though,” Castle said. “We don’t really do moral victories, so it’s a tough loss. It’s a good team, but I feel like we gave ourselves a chance to win. We could have won.”
In a game that featured 15 lead changes and 14 ties, Castle finished with 22 points, a season-high 11 rebounds and eight assists to join Victor Wembanyama, Tim Duncan and David Robinson as the only rookies in franchise history to post a game of 20-plus points, 10-plus rebounds and five-plus assists. Wembanyama did it 11 times, Duncan six and Robinson three.
Castle also became the first rookie in the league this season to reach 1,000 points. He is just one of three rookies in Spurs history to have 1,000-plus points and 250 assists. The others were Wembanyama and Willie Anderson.
Only four other rookies in franchise history recorded 1,000-plus points: Anderson (1988-89), Robinson (1989-90), Duncan (1996-97) and Wembanyama (2023-24).
But Castle’s performance against the Cavaliers wasn’t without its warts. He shot an inefficient 9 of 24 from the field and 2 of 6 from the free throw line. He also had his floater blocked by Jarrett Allen in crunch time when the Spurs were down 114-112 with 2:35 left.
Allen’s block was part of a monster game by the All-Star center, who scored 19 of his season-high 29 points in the fourth quarter. He also finished with 16 rebounds and was 10 of 11 from the field.
Afterward, Johnson said he loved Castle’s aggressiveness but would like to see him not be “so adamant” at times trying to fight through bodies to attack the rim.
“I always love the aggressiveness,” Johnson said. “For him, just a young player, learning how to channel that and harness that aggressiveness and that relentlessness (is important). … They’re just learning moments for him.”
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland, left, and San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle, right, reach for the ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
But even on a night he missed a lot of shots, Castle still notched his 21st game with 20-plus points.
“I guess he didn’t shoot great from the field today, but he still controlled the game and gave us a chance to win,” said Keldon Johnson, who had his fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
“He kept us in the game at moments. It’s only up from here. I feel like he’s already a special talent, but I feel like the sky’s the limit for Steph. I feel like the game is already slowing down for him, but once he keeps growing - he works his ass off - he’s going to be great.”
Austin Spurs in playoffs
Mitch Johnson praised the job first-year Austin Spurs coach Scott King has done in guiding the G League team to its first playoff appearance since 2021.
The Austin Spurs (21-12) clinched a playoff berth with a 130-93 victory over the Memphis Hustle on Tuesday night in Southaven, Miss.
Rookie forward Harrison Ingram, who signed a two-way contract with the Spurs after they drafted him in the second round out of North Carolina last June, recorded a triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists against Memphis.
“He’s done a heck of a job,” Johnson said of King, who has faced a roster in a near constant state of flux due to injuries and other circumstances.
The Spurs hired King last August to coach Austin after he spent five seasons with New York. He was the assistant director of player development for the Knicks when he agreed to become the 10th head coach in Austin Spurs history.
“They’ve had about as inconsistent of a roster availability and set of circumstances almost as us, and they just have kind of stayed true and rode it all out,” Johnson said. “It’s a great testament to (King) and to their staff and to their roster, and I’m really happy for them. They’ll get a chance to play in the G League playoffs. I experienced it, and it’s a heck of an experience.”
Johnson was on Blake Ahearn’s staff as an assistant when the Austin Spurs won the 2018 G League championship.
Spurs ’ grueling schedule continues this weekend
The Spurs will face Boston on Saturday in what will be their fourth game in seven days and the first of a back-to-back that ends when they host Golden State on Sunday.
Despite the grueling schedule, Castle said he was grateful to get back on the floor so quickly after the tough loss to the Cavaliers.
“A break is always good but to be able to bounce back from a tough loss like this is definitely a luxury,” he said.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News