By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-03-31 14:28:47
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在队友们似乎都陷入泥潭的糟糕夜晚，凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)依然保持着他一贯的高能量。
这位效力马刺第六个赛季的前锋，在21分钟的出场时间里，13投8中，拿下全队最高的19分。在马刺周日以148-106惨败给金州勇士的比赛中，他的表现是为数不多的亮点之一。
这场失利的差距是马刺本赛季最大的一次，超过了1月25日在巴黎以38分输给印第安纳步行者的比赛。这也是马刺队史第六糟糕的失利。
但 约翰逊 依然竭尽全力地打球，为他个人表现强劲的一个月画上了句号。他在17场比赛中得到249分，是NBA替补总得分最高的球员，甚至超过了波士顿凯尔特人队年度最佳第六人热门人选佩顿·普里查德（198分）。
这是 约翰逊 本赛季第49场得分上双的比赛，也是他第11次成为马刺队的得分王，包括此前在周六以121-111输给波士顿凯尔特人的比赛中得到23分。
“他似乎对自己在球队中的角色和位置感到非常满意，看到一个在年轻时（25岁）被要求承担很多责任，并且扮演过许多不同角色的球员（茁壮成长）是一件有趣的事情，无论这些角色是不是他自己选择的，”马刺代理主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)说，“这证明了他的人格。”
约翰逊 在上赛季转为替补，此前他在前三个赛季出战的207场比赛中首发了204场。除了放弃首发位置外，这位目前效力马刺时间最长的球员，还主动将他的3号球衣让给了克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)，并在马刺今夏签下这位未来的名人堂球员后，穿上了0号球衣。
“ 约翰逊 在很多时候可能没有得到足够的赞扬，因为他牺牲了很多，” 米奇·约翰逊 说，“无论是阵容、上场时间、角色还是球衣号码，他都做到了，而且他所做的一切都带着同样的无畏、忠诚，并且像其他人一样挥舞着马刺的旗帜。”
约翰逊 说，经历这么多的变化并不总是容易的。
“适应不同的事情需要付出很多，但我以此为傲，”这位肯塔基大学的校友说道，他在2019年NBA选秀中被马刺队以第29顺位选中。
“能够做这么多不同的事情来帮助我的球队取得成功，帮助我的球队赢得胜利，这正是我真正引以为傲的事情，还有就是能够成为一把瑞士军刀，”这位弗吉尼亚州人说道，他将在周二晚上对阵奥兰多魔术的主场比赛中，以场均12.8分的数据出战。
他的队友们很欣赏他适应不同角色的能力——同时始终保持着他标志性的活力。
“ 约翰逊 一直很棒，”哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)说，“他绝对是能量最高的球员之一。他是我们更衣室里的活力源泉，也是我们球场上的活力源泉。很高兴看到他能够不断在良好表现的基础上更进一步。”
巴锡在最新一次膝盖问题后回归
在第四节开始八秒后，查尔斯·巴锡(Charles Bassey)在将近一个月的时间里首次出场，便封盖了昆汀·波斯特(Quinten Post)的一次勾手投篮。
这次封盖是 巴锡 在因左膝骨挫伤缺席此前18场比赛后的首场比赛中的亮点。这次封盖引起了队友们的热烈反应，他们一直非常希望这位圣安东尼奥圣安东尼高中的校友能够重返赛场。
“伤病是困难的，它们会让你失去节奏，但他非常努力地想要复出，” 巴恩斯 说。
巴锡 在比赛已经失去悬念的第四节出战了全部10分钟，并在复出之战中抢到了一个篮板并犯规一次。
膝盖问题一直困扰着 巴锡 在马刺的三年时光。
上个赛季， 巴锡 在2023年12月在马刺位于奥斯汀的G联赛附属球队比赛时，左膝前交叉韧带撕裂，接受了赛季报销的手术。上个月，他还因为左膝内侧副韧带扭伤而缺席了六场比赛。
米奇·约翰逊 赞扬了 巴锡 在所有逆境中坚持不懈的精神。马刺队已经宣布 巴锡 将缺席周二的比赛，因为他尚未获得背靠背比赛的许可，但预计他将在周三晚上对阵丹佛掘金的比赛中再次活跃起来。
“他完成了我们要求的一切，” 米奇·约翰逊 说，“当你回顾这件事的起点，看看他为了康复所经历的，以及所付出的努力和时间，这太难了。在联盟或职业体育中，关于你缺席比赛，远离球队，并且（思考你是否）还能回到受伤前的状态时的精神状态，可能没有得到足够的讨论。
“ 查尔斯 是一名一直在努力求生的球员。他没有一份10年保障合同，所以当像他这样的球员最终走到另一边，并且能够继续证明他们为什么是这个联盟的一份子时，你会感到高兴。”
巴锡 是尼日利亚人，今年24岁。他说他对比赛和马刺的热爱是他克服所有膝盖问题的动力。
“我只想和这些家伙一起打球，伙计，”他说，“我的家人，我的朋友，我圈子里的人，都知道我是一个怎样的人。他们知道我想回去打球，即使我感觉不太好，感觉不太像我自己。我只想和这些家伙一起上场，尽我所能帮助球队。”
San Antonio Spurs Keldon Johnson (0) questions a referee’s decision during Sunday’s game against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, March 30,2025 at the Frost Bank Center.
The Spurs’ Charles Bassey blocks a shot by Quinten Post early in the second half Sunday, March 30, 2025 at the Frost Bank Center.
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Johnson lone bright spot in blowout loss
On a dreadful night in which his teammates seemed to be stuck in mud, Keldon Johnson was his usual high-energy self.
The sixth-year Spurs forward had a team-high 19 points on 8 of 13 from the floor in 21 minutes, a performance that ranked as one of the few positives in the Spurs’ embarrassing 148-106 drubbing at the hands of the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.
The margin of defeat was the largest of the season for the Spurs, eclipsing the 38-point loss to Indiana on Jan. 25 in Paris. It matched the sixth-worst loss in franchise history.
But Johnson played as hard as ever in capping a strong month for him individually. With 249 points over 17 games, he led the NBA in total bench points, topping even Sixth Man of the Year frontrunner Payton Pritchard (198 points) of Boston.
It was Johnson’s 49th double-digit scoring game of the season and the 11th time he led the Spurs in scoring, including the last two games in a row after he had 23 in Saturday’s 121-111 loss to Boston.
“He just seems very, very content in his role, in his place on the team, and it’s fun to watch somebody (thrive) who has been asked to do a lot at a young age (25) and has had a lot of different roles, whether it was his choice or not,” acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “It’s a testament to the character he has.”
Keldon Johnson moved to the bench last season after starting 204 of the 207 games he played in the previous three seasons. In addition to giving up his starting role, the longest-tenured active Spur also willingly surrendered his No. 3 jersey to Chris Paul and donned No. 0 after the Spurs signed the future Hall of Famer last summer.
“Keldon probably doesn’t get enough credit at time for all the things he has sacrificed,” Mitch Johnson said. “Whether it’s lineups or minutes or roles or jersey numbers, he’s done it all, and he’s done it all with nothing but the same fearlessness, loyalty and waving the Spurs flag as much as anybody.”
Keldon Johnson said it hasn’t always been easy going through so many changes.
“It takes a lot to be able to adjust to different things, but I that’s what I take pride in,” said the Kentucky alumnus, who was selected 29th overall by the Spurs in the 2019 NBA Draft.
“Being able to do so many different things to help my team be successful, help my team win, that’s what I really take pride in, that and being able to be a Swiss Army knife,” said the Virginia native, who will enter Tuesday night’s home game against Orlando averaging 12.8 points per game.
His teammates appreciate how he’s adapted to different roles - all the while playing with his trademark vigor.
“Keldon’s been great,” Harrison Barnes said. “He’s definitely one of the higher-energy guys. He’s a lively spark for us in the locker room and a spark for us on the court. It’s been great to just see him continue to build off good performance after good performance.”
Bassey returns after latest knee issue
Eight seconds into the fourth quarter in his first action in nearly a month, Spurs backup center Charles Bassey blocked a hook shot by Quinten Post.
The swat was the highlight of Bassey’s first game after missing the previous 18 with a bone bruise in his left knee. The block drew a joyful reaction from teammates who have been rooting hard for the San Antonio St. Anthony alumnus to get back on the court.
“Injuries are difficult and they take you out of your rhythm, and he’s worked extremely hard to get back,” Barnes said.
Logging all of his 10 minutes in the fourth quarter long after the game had been decided, Bassey also had a rebound and a foul in his return.
Knee problems have plagued Bassey for much of his three seasons with the Spurs.
Last season, Bassey underwent season-ending surgery after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in December 2023 while playing in a game for the Spurs’ G League affiliate in Austin. He also missed six other games last month after he sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee.
Mitch Johnson praised Bassey for persevering through all the adversity. The Spurs have ruled Bassey out for Tuesday’s game because he hasn’t been cleared yet for back-to-backs, but he’s expected to be active again when they play at Denver on Wednesday night.
“He’s done everything we’ve asked,” Johnson said. "When you go back to the start of this deal and see what he’s really been through in terms of rehabbing and putting in work and time, it’s tough. And it probably doesn’t get discussed enough in this league or in professional sports, the mental part of when you’re out and you’re away from the team and are (thinking about whether) you are going to be who you were before (the injury).
“Charles is a player that’s been surviving. He doesn’t have a 10-year guaranteed contract, and so you are happy when guys like that make it through to the other side and are available and can kind of continue to prove why they are a part of this league.”
Bassey, a 24-year-old native of Nigeria, said his love of the game and the Spurs is what motivated him to fight through all his knee issues.
“I just want to play with these guys, man,” he said. “My family, my friends, people in my circle, know who I am as a person. They know I want to get back and play, even though I’m not feeling all right, not really feeling myself. I just want to be out there with these guys and just help the team in any way I can.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News