By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-14 07:00:00
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。
在漫不经心的上半场之后，马刺在下半场发力，上演了一场精彩的逆转，以时尚的方式结束了本赛季。
随着2024-25赛季的临近尾声，马刺队有机会在主场球迷面前，以一场胜利来完美收官，而他们的对手多伦多猛龙队，甚至比他们更缺兵少将。起初，事情看起来并非如此，猛龙队在上半场手感火热，而马刺队则显得马虎和犹豫不决。在半场休息时受到米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)的激励后，他们在下半场强势反弹，从落后22分的情况下奋起直追，最终取得了一场激动人心的胜利，并以此姿态迎接近年来最有希望的休赛期之一。
比赛开始阶段有些松散，两队都显得有些漫不经心，但哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)连续投进两个三分球，使得马刺队以15-14领先，这引起了达科·拉贾科维奇(Darko Rajaković)愤怒地叫了暂停。他的球队做出了回应，教练约翰逊很快又叫了暂停，因为贾米森·巴特尔(Jamison Battle)为猛龙队投进了他的第三个三分球，将比分扳成17平。巴特尔手感火热，该节7投6中，虽然马尔基·布兰纳姆(Malaki Branham)和凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johson)从替补席上带来了一些活力，但仍不足以阻止猛龙队在12分钟后以37-32领先。
第二节的情况并没有好转，猛龙队以一波11-2的攻势开局，将领先优势扩大到两位数，而马刺队在保护球和回防方面仍然步履维艰。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)的三分球和桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili)的精彩扣篮似乎让他们找到了一些活力，但猛龙队再次很好地回应了暂停，他们比马刺队更积极，并利用了马刺队的松散表现。他们继续逐渐扩大领先优势，在半场结束时达到了最高的20分，以74-54领先。他们在上半场的几乎所有数据都优于马刺队，包括多进10个运动战进球、5个三分球、13个助攻，以及利用失误多得7分。
马刺队的防守强度在下半场有所提升，并且他们开始慢慢蚕食猛龙队一度达到22分的领先优势，这要归功于朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)投中了几个三分球，克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)也展现出了他极具侵略性的一面，迅速得到10分。随着马刺队终于展现出他们的意志，他们在进攻端转移球，而不是满足于单打独斗，最终凭借约翰逊的连续上篮扳平了比分，其中第二个上篮来自于布莱克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)抢断了发球，并将球传回给约翰逊，完成了第二个上篮。A.J.·劳森(A.J. Lawson)投中几个罚球，在第三节结束时短暂地将领先优势交还给猛龙队，比分93-95，但对于马刺队来说，在经历了如此糟糕的上半场之后，这仍然是一个极好的回应。
在第四节开始两分钟后，马穆克拉什维利在篮下找到了韦斯利，马刺队终于取得了自第一节以来的首次领先。几乎整场比赛，两队都全力投入，但马刺队占据了优势。在比赛还剩不到6分钟时，约翰逊凭借一个三分球和一次罚球，帮助马刺队取得了6分的领先优势，这是他们全场比赛的最大领先优势，但猛龙队一直在反击，几次将比分缩小到两分。尽管如此，马刺队始终没有放弃领先优势，即使在最后充满火药味的时刻，猛龙队也做了最后的挣扎，最终他们以一场响亮的125-118的胜利，为本赛季画上了圆满的句号。
比赛笔记
- 尚帕尼、保罗和巴恩斯成为了自蒂姆·邓肯(Tim Duncan)、安东尼奥·丹尼尔斯(Antonio Daniels)和马利克·罗斯(Malik Rose)在2001-02赛季做到以来，首支有三名球员打满全部82场比赛的马刺队。上一次NBA球队完成这一壮举是在2017-18赛季，当时安德鲁·维金斯(Andrew Wiggins)、卡尔-安东尼·唐斯(Karl-Anthony Towns)和泰·吉布森(Taj Gibson)为明尼苏达森林狼队打满了全部82场比赛。保罗也是NBA历史上第一位在他第20个赛季或更晚的赛季中打满全部82场比赛的球员。
- 尚帕尼也达到了他自己的里程碑，成为NBA历史上唯一一位得到800+分、300+篮板，并且罚球命中率超过90%的落选秀。他是少数几个在上半场表现出色的马刺队球员之一，他最终得到14分和6个篮板，包括三分球6投4中。
- 马刺队从他们人员不足的替补席上获得了大量的贡献，凯尔登·约翰逊以10投14中得到23分，并展现了他一贯的活力和热情。马穆克拉什维利整场比赛都充满活力，8投6中得到12分，包括几次精彩的突破，而布兰纳姆则提醒了大家，当他专注于比赛时，他能带来什么，他得到11分，并且没有投丢任何球。
- 大多数季前赛预测都认为马刺队最多只能赢35场比赛，所以考虑到这一点，如果你被告知维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)只会出场46场比赛，你可能不会猜到他们仍然能拿到34场胜利。这在很大程度上要归功于球队内部的进步和成长，以及引入巴恩斯和保罗等老将的影响。(克里斯·保罗效应依然存在!) 同样值得注意的是，如果文班亚马保持健康，马刺队很可能会进入附加赛，所以本赛季不应被视为失败。相反，未来比过去几年看起来更加光明，而且等待下个赛季将会是漫长的六个月。
比赛最佳时刻
没有什么比以经典的KJ（凯尔登·约翰逊）的努力和庆祝来结束比赛更好的了，这个进球几乎锁定了胜局。（如果这是他在马刺队的最后一场比赛，我个人会非常难过。我不相信他会被交易，而且他已经证明自己是本赛季出色的第六人，但你永远不知道。）
让我们冲啊！ pic.twitter.com/JMEkXEUvyQ
— 圣安东尼奥马刺队 (@ spurs) 2025年4月13日
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Spurs use thrilling second-half comeback to end season with win over the Raptors
After a lackadaisical first half, the Spurs turned it on in the second for a huge comeback win to close the season off in style.
With the 2024-25 season coming to a close, the Spurs had a good chance to end things on a high note in front of their home fans against a Toronto team that was even more shorthanded than them. At first, it looked like it wasn’t going to happen, with the Raptors red hot in the first half while the Spurs were sloppy and indecisive. After being challenged at halftime by Mitch Johnson, they came out strong in the second half, coming all the way back from 22 points down for a thrilling win as they head into one of their more promising offseasons in recent memory.
The start of the game was a little sloppy with both teams looking nonchalant, but the Spurs still led 15-14 after two straight Harrison Barnes threes led to angry timeout from Darko Rajaković. His team responded, and Coach Johnson soon called another timeout after Jamison Battle hit his third three for the Raptors to tie things up at 17 apiece. Battle remained hot, hitting 6-7 threes in the quarter, and while Malaki Branham and Keldon Johson brought some energy off the bench, it wasn’t enough as Toronoto led 37-32 after 12 minutes.
Things were no better in the second quarter, as the Raptors started on an 11-2 run to push the lead out to double figures while the Spurs continued to struggle protecting the ball and getting back on defense. They seemed to find a little life with a three from Stephon Castle and high flying dunk from Sandro Mamukelashvili, but again the Raptors responded well to a timeout, out-hustling the Spurs and taking advantage of their sloppy play. They continued to gradually stretch the lead throughout the quarter, peaking at 20 points, 74-54 at halftime. They out-performed the Spurs in just about every category in the half, with 10 more field goals, 5 more threes, 13 more assists, and 7 more points off turnovers.
The Spurs’ defensive effort picked up in the second half, and they slowly began to chip away at what briefly became a 22-point lead thanks to Julian Champagnie hitting a couple of threes and Chris Paul becoming the assertive version of himself with 10 quick points. With the Spurs finally asserting their will, they moved the ball on offense instead of settling for isos and came all the way back on consecutive Johnson layups, the second of which came from Blake Wesley stealing the inbound pass on his first and handing it back to Johnson for the second. A.J. Lawson hit a couple of free throws to briefly give the lead back to Toronto at the end of third quarter, 93-95, but it was still an excellent response from the Spurs after such a horrid first half.
The Spurs finally took the lead for the first time since the first quarter with Mamu finding Wesley under the basket two minutes into the fourth. For the first time nearly all game, both teams were fully engaged, but the Spurs had the edge. Johnson gave the Spurs their largest lead of 6 off a three and free throw with just under 6 minutes left, but the Raptors kept fighting back, getting as close as two a couple of times. Still, the Spurs never relinquished the lead, even in a chippy final minute as the Raptors had one last-ditch effort in them, and they ended the season on a high note with a resounding 125-118 win.
Game Notes
- Champagnie, Paul and Barnes became the first Spurs trio to play in all 82 games since Tim Duncan, Antonio Daniels and Malik Rose did it in 2001-02. The last time any team in the NBA accomplished that feat was in 2017-18, when Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns and Taj Gibson played in all 82 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Paul is also the first player in NBA history to play in all 82 games in his 20th season or later.
- Champagnie also hit his own milestone, becoming the only undrafted player in NBA history with 800+ points, 300+ rebounds, and shooting over 90% from the line. He was one of the few Spurs that had it going in the first half, and he finished with 14 points and 6 rebounds, including hitting 4-6 from three.
- The Spurs got a lot of production from their depleted bench unit, with Keldon Johnson leading the way with 23 points on 10-14 shooting and his usually energy and enthusiasm. Mamu was energetic all game with 12 points on 6-8 shooting, including several high flying drives, and Branham reminded everyone what he brings to the table when he’s focused with 11 points and zero misses.
- Most preseason predictions had the Spurs winning no more than 35 games, so with that in mind, if you were told that Victor Wembanyama would only appear in 46 games, you probably would not have guessed they would still reach 34 wins. A lot of that is a testament to internal improvement and growth, as well as the impact of bringing in veteran presences like Barnes and Paul. (The CP3 Effect lives on!) It’s also worth noting that the Spurs would likely be in the play-in at worst if Wemby had stayed healthy, so this season should not be considered a failure in any capacity. Instead, the future is looking brighter than it has in several years, and it’s going to be a looong six months waiting for next season.
Play of the Game
Nothing like ending things with some classic KJ hustle and celebration on the bucket that all but sealed the win. (I will personally be extremely upset if this is his last game with the Spurs. I don’t believe he’ll be traded, and he proved himself has a great sixth man this season, but you never know.)
LET’S GOOOOO pic.twitter.com/JMEkXEUvyQ
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) April 13, 2025
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By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock