By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-04-09 01:42:21
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。
洛杉矶快船中锋伊维察·祖巴茨（40号）在2025年4月8日周二于加利福尼亚州英格尔伍德举行的NBA篮球比赛下半场中扣篮。（美联社照片/Carrie Giordano）
洛杉矶 — 对于马刺来说，本赛季有些时候，赢下一场NBA比赛似乎就像是移山一样不可能。
周二在Intuit Dome，这项任务甚至比那还要艰巨。
为了有任何获胜的机会，他们必须尝试移动一座身高7英尺、体重240磅的人形山峰——伊维察·祖巴茨(Ivica Zubac)。
“他很难撼动，”马刺前锋凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)说道。
这场胜利要归功于洛杉矶快船的这尊“不动明王”。
祖巴茨肆虐身材矮小的马刺内线，砍下24分和20个篮板，帮助快船以122-117的比分获胜，取得五连胜。
诺曼·鲍威尔(Norman Powell)为洛杉矶贡献了25分，詹姆斯·哈登(James Harden)贡献了21分，但快船这位波斯尼亚大个子给马刺制造了最大的麻烦。
“他绝对是联盟中最被低估的球员之一，”马刺代理主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)说道。
哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)投入24分，其中包括6个三分球，领衔马刺。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)是马刺队中唯一另一位得分上双的首发球员，得到19分。
这场失利是马刺的三连败，他们将在周三的客场之旅中对阵金州勇士。
以下是周二这场失利的三个看点，这场失利将马刺的战绩降至32胜47负：
- 祖巴茨的“自助餐之夜”
祖巴茨的爆发不应该令人感到惊讶。
上次他对阵马刺时也拿下了20+20的数据，那是1月29日在圣安东尼奥以128-116获胜的比赛。
当时，身高7英尺3英寸的维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)还在阵容中。
随着文班亚马缺席，马刺最高的首发球员是6英尺8英寸的比斯马克·比永博(Bismack Biyombo)。
快船队在比赛开始时就清楚地意识到了他们的身高优势，祖巴茨在比永博头上用一个勾手投篮拿下了本场比赛的第一分。
“他只是非常专注于给球队在禁区内制造麻烦，”巴恩斯说道。
祖巴茨本赛季已经记录了四次20+20的表现。其中一半是面对马刺时获得的。
比永博在第二节还剩三分钟时领到第四次犯规，不得不在剩下的比赛中小心翼翼地避免犯规困扰。
这并没有帮助马刺阻止祖巴茨的统治。
祖巴茨周二的20个篮板中有8个是进攻篮板。他是快船在二次进攻得分上以19-6领先的（字面意义上的）巨大原因。
“我认为比永博在对抗方面做得很好，”米奇·约翰逊说道。“我认为有几次他可能得到了一些奇怪的角度或者五五开的判罚，但裁判没有站在他这边。祖巴茨真是一位了不起的球员。”
- 第三节开局崩盘
马刺在上半场的大部分时间里都与快船势均力敌，中场休息时仅以54-52落后。
比赛在第三节的前3分半钟发生了转折，马刺完全迷失了方向。
洛杉矶以下半场开局打出了一波18-2的攻势，部分原因是马刺的失误。在改变比赛走向的那段时间里，他们出现了四次失误，其中包括两次在暂停回来后。
圣安东尼奥马刺前锋哈里森·巴恩斯（40号）在2025年4月8日周二于加利福尼亚州英格尔伍德举行的NBA篮球比赛下半场中带球突破。（美联社照片/Carrie Giordano）
“我需要回去看看回放，”米奇·约翰逊说道。“我不知道我们是粗心大意还是漫不经心，或者只是他们的压迫导致了这种情况。”
米奇·约翰逊也承担了马刺第三节开局表现低迷的部分责任。
“有一次暂停回来后，我画了一个战术，可能太花哨了，”米奇·约翰逊说道。“在那样的时刻，你知道他们会逼到你脸上，贴到你胸前。它需要是一个A和B，南北方向的战术。”
快船得到了下半场的前11分。当马刺通过巴恩斯的三分球重新得分时，他们已经以65-55落后两位数。
就这样，洛杉矶获得了他们需要的喘息空间。
- 凯尔登·约翰逊超越马努·吉诺比利
凯尔登·约翰逊带领马刺的第二阵容在周二得到了12分。通过这样做，他的名字被刻在了球队的记录簿中。
这位25岁的后卫本赛季替补出场得到935分，是俱乐部历史上替补球员中的最高得分。
人们会认为这项纪录永远属于名人堂成员马努·吉诺比利(Manu Ginobili)。直到周二，事实确实如此。
吉诺比利在2007-08赛季替补出场得到923分，那个赛季他赢得了NBA年度最佳第六人奖。
“直到几天前我才知道这件事，”凯尔登·约翰逊说道。“能参与到这样的讨论中对我来说是超现实的。”
𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) April 9, 2025
直到上赛季中期，约翰逊一直是马刺的首发球员。在2022-23赛季，他以场均22分领衔球队。
除非在最后三场比赛中发生一些不可预见的事情，否则这将是约翰逊六个赛季以来第一次没有首发过一场比赛。
米奇·约翰逊赞扬了凯尔登·约翰逊做出的调整。
“看到他的成长和发展，并看到它像这样得到回报，非常酷，” 米奇·约翰逊说。“他在优先考虑的事情方面，继续将球队放在首位。他热爱马刺。”
Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden (1) looks to shoot during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell (24) shoots a layup during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) guards Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden (1) is guarded by San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
San Antonio Spurs center Bismack Biyombo (18) shoots the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) shoots the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell (24) looks down court during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) fouls San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) blocks San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) smiles during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) dribbles past Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden (1) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) waits on the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden (1) misses a shot during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) signs a ball after an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) warms up before an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden (1) warms up before an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell (24) warms up before an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul (3) points down court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue points down court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
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3 takeaways as Clippers, Ivica Zubac pummel the Spurs again
Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) dunks the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
LOS ANGELES — For the Spurs, there have been times this season in which winning an NBA game has seemed as impossible as moving a mountain.
Tuesday at the Intuit Dome, the task was even tougher than that.
In order to have any shot at victory, they had to try and move a 7-foot, 240-pound mountain of a human named Ivica Zubac.
“He’s hard to move,” Spurs forward Keldon Johnson said.
Credit this one to the Los Angeles Clippers’ immovable object.
Zubac tortured the smaller Spurs on his way to 24 points and 20 rebounds as the Clippers punched out a 122-117 victory, their fifth in a row.
Norman Powell led Los Angeles with 25 points and James Harden contributed 21, but it was the Clippers’ big Bosnian who made life most difficult for the Spurs.
“He’s one of the most underrated players in the league by far,” Spurs acting coach Mitch Johnson said.
Harrison Barnes threw in 24 points, including six 3-pointers, to pace the Spurs. Stephon Castle was the only other Spurs’ starter in double figures with 19.
The loss was the third in a row for the Spurs, who continue their road trip Wednesday at Golden State.
Here are three takeaways from Tuesday’s defeat, which dropped the Spurs’ record to 32-47:
1. It was an all-you-can-eat night for Zubac
Zubac’s explosion should not have been surprising.
He also posted a 20-20 game the last time he faced the Spurs, a 128-116 victory in San Antonio on Jan. 29.
That was with the 7-foot-3 Victor Wembanyama in the lineup.
With Wembanyama sidelined, the Spurs’ tallest starter was 6-foot-8 Bismack Biyombo.
The Clippers began the game well aware of their size advantage, getting their first bucket of the game on a hook shot from Zubac over Biyombo.
“He’s just really focused on making it difficult for teams in the paint,” Barnes said.
Zubac has recorded four 20-20 outings this season. Half of them have come against the Spurs.
Biyombo picked up his fourth foul with three minutes remaining in the second quarter and had to spend the rest of the night navigating foul trouble.
That did not help the Spurs’ quest is keeping Zubac from dominating.
Eight of his 20 rebounds Tuesday came on the offensive end. He was (literally) a huge reason for the Clippers’ 19-6 edge in second-chance points.
“I thought Bismack did a good job fighting,” Johnson said. “I thought a couple of times he got maybe a funky angle or a 50-50 call that didn’t go his way. Zubac’s just a heck of a player.”
2. Things got away to start the third
The Spurs stayed toe-to-toe with the Clippers for much of the first half and trailed 54-52 at intermission.
The game turned in the first 3 ½ minutes of the third quarter, when the Spurs could not get out of their own way.
Los Angeles opened the second half on an 18-2 run, fueled in part by the Spurs’ turnovers. They committed four of them during that game-altering stretch, including twice coming out of timeouts.
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) drives the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
“I’ll have to go back and look,” Johnson said. “I don’t know if we were careless or nonchalant, or it was just their pressure that led to that.”
Johnson took his own share of the blame for the Spurs’ sluggish start to open the third.
“There was one play out of a timeout, I drew something up and it was probably too cute,” Johnson said. “It was one of those times in the game you know they are going to get into your face, into your chest. It needed to be an A and B, north-south type of thing.”
The Clippers scored the first 11 points of the second half. By the time the Spurs got back on the board, with a Barnes 3-pointer, they were behind by double-digits 65-55.
Just like that, L.A. had the breathing room it needed.
3. Keldon Johnson out-Manus Manu
Keldon Johnson led the Spurs’ second unit with 12 points on Tuesday. In doing so, he etched his name into the franchise record books.
The 25-year-old guard has scored 935 points this season off the bench, the most for a reserve in club history.
One would have thought that record belonged to Hall of Famer Manu Ginobili forever. Until Tuesday, it did.
Ginobili scored 923 points off the bench in 2007-08, the season he won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award.
“It’s something I didn’t know until a few days ago,” Keldon Johnson said. “To be in that conversation is surreal for me.”
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) April 9, 2025
Until the middle of last season, Johnson had been a starter for the Spurs. In 2022-23, he lead the team in scoring at 22 points per game.
Barring something unforeseen over the final three games of the campaign, this will mark the first time in Johnson’s six seasons that will not start a single game.
Mitch Johnson gave Keldon Johnson kudos for making that adjustment.
“To see his growth and development and see it rewarded like something this, it’s very cool,” Mitch Johnson said. “He’s continued to put the team first, in terms of what he prioritizes. He loves the Spurs."
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News
