By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-02 11:30:00
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。
如果你已经听过这个故事，请跳过：马刺队和东部季后赛级别的球队打得有来有回，但最终功亏一篑。
为了摆脱周日对阵勇士队的糟糕表现，马刺队回到了主场迎战奥兰多魔术队。这场比赛原本应该在两周前进行，但由于马刺队与湖人队的补赛而延期。马刺队在这场比赛中表现明显更好，大部分时间都处于领先，攻防两端都表现出色。但最终，奥兰多的联盟第二防守开始发威，他们在第四节下半段拉开了差距，以105-116的比分击败了马刺队。
由于杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)（背部痉挛）和查尔斯·贝西缺阵，俾斯麦·比永博重回首发阵容。他和哈里森·巴恩斯以及克里斯·保罗这三位老将帮助马刺队在开场5分钟内取得了19-13的领先优势，这得益于他们8投7中，包括前3个三分球。魔术队在暂停后短暂地苏醒过来并重新取得了领先，但马刺队保持了火热的手感，朱利安·尚帕尼替补出场得到8分。最终，马刺队以34-29领先结束了第一节，投篮命中率高达72%，三分球8投6中，这弥补了8次失误的不足。
马刺队在第二节继续保持火热状态，但弗朗茨·瓦格纳在前五分钟内得到了12分，将比分追平至45平。最终，双方原本流畅的进攻变得更加注重身体对抗，双方都对裁判表达了不满。两队交替领先，直到巴恩斯压哨扣篮，马刺队才以61-61的比分结束了上半场。
在经历了近两个赛季糟糕的第三节表现后，马刺队延续了下半场表现更好的趋势，以一波8-0的攻势开局。尚帕尼保持了火热的状态，投中几个失去平衡的三分球，帮助马刺队保持领先优势。随后，德文·瓦塞尔的上篮帮助马刺队将领先优势扩大到两位数，达到81-71。现在轮到魔术队在控制球方面挣扎了，马刺队加强了防守力度。但在最后一分钟，一系列混乱的失误和上篮不中让奥兰多将差距缩小到84-79，进入第四节。
桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利在第四节开始时投中一记三分球，但魔术队以一波8-2的攻势回应，将比分再次追平。这就是一切结束的开始。马刺队最后一次领先是93-91，时间还剩7分29秒，之后他们控制球的挣扎再次出现。魔术队终于展现了他们的实力，打出一波13-2的攻势，重新取得领先并将领先优势扩大到两位数，在比赛还剩不到4分钟时达到105-95。马刺队已经没有力气完成逆转，这和他们之前几次对阵优秀的东部球队的故事一样：努力了，但没能成功。
比赛笔记
- 上半场非常适合愚人节，两队都在本应是弱势的方面表现出色。魔术队是联盟三分球命中率最低的球队，但他们三分球29投12中。马刺队的三分球表现不错但更加保守，16投8中，这在很大程度上得益于他们在内线的统治（28-10），这本不应该发生在面对体型更大的魔术队时。下半场情况恢复正常，魔术队的三分球命中率有所下降（但还不够），并且在油漆区的得分也超过了马刺队，部分原因是他们在二次进攻得分方面拥有21-4的优势。
- 总会有一个随机的“谁？”球员似乎在马刺队身上爆发，这次是凯莱布·休斯坦，一位来自密歇根大学的三年级球员。他12投4中，得到12分，甚至在下半场给了马刺队替补席一些眼神交流。另一位用三分球灼烧他们的是肯塔维厄斯·考德威尔-波普，他是联盟中为数不多的真正的3D球员之一，9投7中得到23分。他们是魔术队异常出色的三分球之夜的主要来源。
- 比永博随时准备就绪。在连续两场DNP之后，他立即回到首发阵容，并以两个快速进球立即产生了影响。他最终以11分、5个篮板和2个盖帽结束了比赛。虽然他不是未来替补中锋的唯一答案，但如果马刺队选择与他续约，让他作为一名老将和三号中锋，如果他们选择放弃贝西（他也可能被证明不是文班亚马的合格替补），我不会抱怨。
比赛最佳瞬间
尚帕尼的这两个失去平衡的三分球，他通常擅长接球投篮，表明这对他来说是一个特别的夜晚。
又一个三分（然后又一个）pic.twitter.com/xfaErnPHR8
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) April 2, 2025
下一场比赛：周三客场挑战掘金队
在马刺队四场比赛的赛程中的第二场比赛中，他们需要在每场比赛之间旅行并改变时区，他们将前往丹佛挑战一支正在争夺第二种子的掘金队，所有这些都是在背靠背的第二晚，没有时间适应高原。不期待像去年四月那样的意外爆冷。
点击查看原文：Spurs battle hard with the Magic but can’t keep up late
Spurs battle hard with the Magic but can’t keep up late
Stop if you’ve heard this story before: the Spurs play an East postseason team well but fall short.
Looking to put Sunday’s abomination of a performance against the Warriors behind them, the Spurs were back at home to face the Orlando Magic in a game that should have taken place two weeks ago but was moved for the Spurs’ makeup game against the Lakers. The Spurs certainly looked much better in this game, leading much of the time and playing well on both ends, but eventually, Orlando’s 2nd ranked defense took over as they pulled away in the second half of the fourth quarter, handing the Spurs a 105-116 loss.
With Bismack Biyombo back in the starting lineup due to no Jeremy Sochan (back spasms) or Charles Bassey, the veteran trio of him, Harrison Barnes and Chris Paul helped get the Spurs out to quick 19-13 lead fine minutes in thanks to hitting 7-8 from the field, including their first 3 threes. The Magic briefly woke up and retook the lead after a timeout, but the Spurs stayed hot, getting 8 points from Julian Champagnie off the bench, and they ended the quarter up 34-29 on 72% shooting from the field, including 6-8 from three, to help offset 8 turnovers.
The Spurs remained hot in the second quarter, but Franz Wagner was even hotter 12 points in the first five minutes to tie things back up at 45 apiece. Eventually, what had been free-flowing offense for both teams became a much more physical match with plenty of frustration directed towards the refs from both sides. The teams traded the lead before the Spurs tied things up at 61-61 at the half thanks to a Barnes buzzer-beating dunk.
The Spurs continued their trend of playing better out of halftime after almost two seasons of notoriously bad third quarters, opening on an 8-0 run. Champagnie remained hot, hitting a couple of off-balance threes to help maintain that lead, and they got the lead out to double-digit at 81-71 thanks to a Devin Vassell transition layup. It was the Magic’s turn to struggle taking care of the ball as the Spurs’ upped their defensive effort, but a chaotic sequence of turnovers and missed layups in the final minute allowed Orlando to cut the lead to 84-79 heading into the fourth quarter.
Sandro Mamukelashvili hit a three to start the quarter, but the Magic responded with an 8-2 run to tie things back up, and that was the beginning of the end. The Spurs’ last lead was 93-91 with 7:29 left before their struggles taking care of the ball returned, and the Magic finally inserted their will and went on a 13-2 run to retake the lead and stretch it out to double figures, 105-95 with just under 4 minutes left. The Spurs had nothing left in the tank to make a comeback, and it was the same old story as the last few times they’ve played good Eastern Conference teams: good effort but no dice.
Game Notes
- The first half was fitting for April Fool’s Day, with both teams thriving in what should be their weaknesses. The Magic, who are the worst three-point shooting team in the league, hit 12-29 from beyond the arc. The Spurs were a good-but-more-reserved 8-16 from three, but that was in no small part thanks to them spending more time owning the paint battle 28-10, which should not have been the case against the much larger Magic. Things returned to normal in the second half, where the Magic were cooled off a bit (but not enough) from three while also outscoring the Spurs in the paint in part by having a 21-4 advantage in second-chance points.
- There’s always a random “who?” player who seems to go off on the Spurs, and this time it was Caleb Houstan, a third-year player out of Michigan. He finished with 12 points on 4-8 shooting from three, even giving the Spurs’ bench a few stare downs in the second half. Another player who burned them from three was Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, one of the last true three-and-D players in the league who had 23 points on 7-9 shooting from three. They were the main source of the Magic’s unusually good night from three.
- Biyombo is always ready. After two straight DNP’s, he was right back in the starting lineup and immediately made an impact with two quick buckets, and he finished the game with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks. While he is not the answer at backup center going forward, I would not complain if the Spurs re-sign him as a veteran presence and third string center if they choose to move on from Bassey (who has also likely proven to not be the answer at as Wemby’s backup).
Play of the Game
These two off-balance threes from Champagnie, who usually thrives off the catch-and-shoot, showed it was one of those nights for him.
Another three (and then another) pic.twitter.com/xfaErnPHR8
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) April 2, 2025
Up next: Wednesday at Nuggets
In the second game of a four game stretch where the Spurs have to travel and change time zones between each game, they are headed to Denver to face a Nuggets team that is fighting for the second seed, all on the second night of a back to back with no time to acclimate to the altitude. Not anticipating April upset like last year.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock