By Mark Barrington | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-09 12:57:39
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。
马刺队未能客场击败一支季后赛级别的球队，但过程还是很有意思的
缺兵少将的马刺队越来越擅长与争冠球队打得有来有回，但比赛中似乎总有一段时间，这支银黑军团会迷失方向，而这段糟糕的时间段可能就是输赢的分水岭。今晚，这个时间段就发生在球队下半场从更衣室出来后的几分钟内，中场时仅落后2分，转眼间就变成了落后17分。我指的是，如果你像一只半睡的猫一样慢慢眨眼的话。
伊维察·祖巴茨(Ivica Zubac)砍下24分20篮板，在内线统治了马刺队矮小的内线群，尤其是在俾斯麦·比永博(Bismack Biyombo)上半场领到四次犯规，被桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili)换下后，后者无法防守祖巴茨，但却在进攻端提供了一些令人惊艳的表现。哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)表现出色，投中多个三分球，而斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)通过制造犯规并以高命中率罚球，继续拓展他的比赛内容。马刺队的垃圾时间阵容让最后的比分变得有趣起来，他们在比赛最后阶段打出了一波银黑军团的进攻高潮，但快船队最终以122-117获胜，尽管比赛过程并没有那么接近。
比赛结束曲
我不是真正的医生…
观察
- 今晚的这篇文章是我为Pounding the Rock撰写的2024-2025赛季的最后一篇回顾，和往常一样，我是否会在下个赛季回归，取决于我是否决定再次这样做，以及他们是否会再次接纳我。我喜欢为PTR写作，但抽出时间完成所有工作并不总是那么容易。我希望我对这项任务的热情能在明年秋天重新焕发，但我必须告诉你们，读者们，这个赛季很难熬过去。明年，如果维克托(Victor)能够保持健康，可能会更有希望。我可能又在说服自己了…
- 凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)创下马刺队替补球员单赛季得分纪录是一件大事。任何时候你超越了马努·吉诺比利(Manu Ginobili)，你都在做正确的事情。
- 我真的以为克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)今年的主要角色将是年轻球员的导师。但问题是，他仍然可以上场比赛，当他和祖巴茨这样的大个子单挑时，对于大个子来说就是一场酷刑。
- 自全明星赛后以来，马刺队的防守一直不佳，但他们在比赛初期有几次不错的防守，迫使对手出现了24秒违例。不幸的是，马刺队在随后的比赛中也以同样的方式还以颜色。一个回合出现三次24秒违例，这似乎应该算是一个纪录。
- 我有点忘了本·西蒙斯(Ben Simmons)还在联盟里。也许快船队是他应该待的地方，在“失意玩具岛”上。
- 在一个来回拉锯的第一节之后，快船队以28-26领先。
- 当桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili)是你的替补中锋时，你的阵容就存在问题。我喜欢Mamu，但他不能是场上唯一的内线。
- 上半场结束时，快船队以54-52领先，两队在第二节都得了26分。在第二节进行到一半时，马刺队看起来要获得一些喘息的机会，但不及时的失误让快船队重新回到了比赛中。
- 西部联盟的竞争非常激烈，因为距离比赛结束还有几场比赛时，第三名和第八名之间的差距只有两场比赛。想象一下，你认为你可以获得主场季后赛系列赛的资格，但最终却进入了附加赛，如果你在一两场比赛中表现不佳，甚至可能错过季后赛。
- 快船队在第三节以一波11-0的攻势开局，让马刺队落后13分，他们在从更衣室出来后看起来迷失了方向。快船队的防守让他们不知所措，陷入混乱，快船队控制了比赛，领先优势扩大到17分。巴恩斯在瓦塞尔抢断后完成一次快攻扣篮，稍微止住了颓势，马刺队将分差缩小到11分。卡斯尔在第三节末段开始活跃起来，但祖巴茨在内线占据统治地位，快船队以91-78领先进入最后一节。
- 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)正在剪辑一系列令人难以置信的扣篮和险些扣篮的精彩镜头。他在制造犯规和获得罚球方面也做得很好。
- 马刺队的挑战判罚成功率在赛季初表现糟糕后，最近状态火热。
- 马刺队在前三节每节都得到26分。这很整齐，但当对手得分更高时，就不是什么好事了。
- 克里斯托弗·沃肯(Christopher Walken)旁白的米勒啤酒广告几乎让我想要喝一杯淡啤。几乎。
- 马刺队在比赛末段没有放弃，像布雷克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)、乔丹·麦克劳克林(Jordan McLaughlin)和马拉基·布兰纳姆(Malaki Branham)这样的球员站了出来，命中投篮，他们保持了体面的分差，但他们无法获得足够的防守反击机会来追赶比分，最终在一些垃圾时间数据的填充后，以5分之差输掉了比赛。
马刺队明天晚上将在另一场深夜比赛中对阵旧金山的勇士队。比赛将在KENS5频道播出，所以如果你不在圣安东尼奥地区，找到这场比赛可能会有些困难。只剩下三场比赛了，周三客场对阵勇士队，周五客场对阵太阳队，最后一场比赛是周日下午2:30在主场对阵猛龙队。然后，直到11月才会有马刺队的比赛。
点击查看原文：San Antonio vs Los Angeles, Final Score: defense propels Clippers to a 122-117 win over the Spurs
San Antonio vs Los Angeles, Final Score: defense propels Clippers to a 122-117 win over the Spurs
The Spurs couldn’t defeat a playoff team on the road, but it was interesting for a while
The short-handed Spurs are getting good at playing competitively against teams that are contenders, but there always seems to be a stretch somewhere in the game where the Silver and Black can lose their way, and that bad stretch can be the difference between winning and losing. That stretch happened tonight in the minutes after the team came out of the locker room after halftime, when a two point halftime deficit turned into 17 in the blink of a eye. I mean, if you blinked really slowly, like a cat that’s half asleep.
Ivaca Zubac had a 24 point-20 rebound game and dominated the paint against the Spurs’ undersized bigs, especially after Biyombo picked up four fouls in the first half and was replaced by Sandro Mamukelashvili who couldn’t defend Zubac, but provided some wow factor on offense. Harrison Barnes had a nice game with hitting three point shots, and Castle continued to expand his game by getting to the free throw line and hitting them at a high rate. The Spurs garbage time team made the final score interesting as they closed out on a Silver and Black run as the Clippers won 122-117 on a game that wasn’t really that close.
Playing you out
I’m not a real doctor …
Observations
- Tonight’s article is my last recap of the 2024-2025 season for Pounding the Rock, and as always, whether or not I come back next season is dependent on whether I decide to do it again and whether they’ll take me back. I love writing for PTR, but it’s not always easy to put aside the time to get everything done. My hope is that my enthusiasm for the mission will be rejuvenated by next fall, but I have to tell you, readers, that this season has been tough to get through. Next year with a healthy Victor could be much more hopeful, though. I might be talking myself into it … again.
- Keldon Johnson setting the Spurs record for points in a season off the bench is a big deal. Any time you pass up Manu Ginobili, you’re doing something right.
- I really thought Chris Paul’s main role this year was going to be as a mentor for the young players. But the thing is that he can still play, and when he gets isolated on a big like Zubac, it’s a torture chamber for the big guy.
- The Spurs defense hasn’t been great since the All Star Break, but they had a couple of nice possessions early where they forced 24 second violations. Unfortunately for the Spurs, they returned the favor later in the quarter. Three 24 second violations in a quarter seems like it should be some kind of record.
- I kind of forgot that Ben Simmons was still in the league. Maybe the Clippers is where he belongs, on the Island of Misfit Toys.
- After a back-and-forth first quarter, the Clippers led 28-26.
- When Sandro Mamukelashvili is your backup center, you have a roster problem. I love Mamu, but he can’t be the only big on the floor.
- At the half, the Clippers led 54-52, with both teams scoring 26 in the second quarter. Part way through the quarter, it looked like the Spurs were going to get some breathing room, but untimely turnovers let the Clippers get back in the mix.
- The Western Conference is crazy competitive, because with just a few games to go, the difference between third place and eighth is two games. Imagine thinking you could have a home playoff series and then ending up in the play-in, and maybe missing the playoff altogether if you have an off game or two.
- An 11-0 start in the third quarter by the Clippers put the Spurs in a 13 point hole as they looked lost coming out of the locker room. The Clippers defense had them discombobulated to the point of chaotic disintegration as the Clippers took control and the lead ballooned to 17. Barnes staunched the bleeding a bit with a breakaway dunk on a Vassell steal as the Spurs cut the lead to 11. Castle came alive in late in the quarter but Zubac dominated in the paint as the Clippers led 91-78 with a quarter to play.
- Steph Castle is putting together a highlight reel of incredible dunks and almost-dunks. He’s also doing a great job with drawing fouls and getting to the line.
- The Spurs challenge guy is on fire recently after a terrible start to the season.
- The Spurs scored 26 points in each of the first three quarters. That’s neat, but not great when the opponent is scoring more.
- The Miller beer commercial narrated by Christopher Walken almost makes me want to drink a Lite. Almost.
- The Spurs didn’t give up late, as guys like Blake Wesley, Jordan McLaughlin, and Malaki Branham stepped up by hitting shots and they kept the margin respectable, but they couldn’t get enough stops to catch up as they lost by 5 after a little bit of garbage time stat stuffing.
The Spurs play again tomorrow night in another late night contest against the Warriors in San Francisco. It’s on KENS5, so it could be an adventure finding the game on TV if you’re not in the San Antonio area. Just three more games left, at the Warriors on Wednesday, Suns on Friday, and the final game at home against the Raptors on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 PM. And then no more Spurs until November.
By Mark Barrington, via Pounding The Rock