By Mark Barrington | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-10-25 11:13:18
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与周三那支阵容结构不佳的独行侠相比，鹈鹕队今晚给银黑军团带来了严峻得多的考验。他们顶级的投射和球的转移让马刺的防守顾此失彼，而主场球迷则为马刺营造了充满敌意的比赛环境。对于年轻的马刺队来说，这是一次宝贵的学习经历，毕竟他们在第一场比赛中并未受到真正的挑战。本场比赛堪称一场犯规大战，凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 在第四节初便犯满离场，而维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 则在加时赛的第一分钟也六犯毕业。银黑军团在加时赛大部分时间里掌控了局面，并凭借此前建立的8分领先优势，在最后惊魂时刻涉险过关。最终，哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 两罚全中，为比赛盖棺定论，阻止了鹈鹕队将比赛拖入第二个加时的任何可能。
尽管马刺队本场比赛失误频频，但他们也打出了足够多的精彩表现，从而在一座充满敌意的球馆里，从一支天赋异禀的球队手中艰难地拼下了一场胜利。文班亚马的表现令人难以置信，但在他六犯离场后，球队其他成员在加时赛中挺身而出。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔有过一些高光发挥，也犯过一些错误，但总体而言瑕不掩瑜。他会从错误中学习，并有望提高他的罚球命中率。马刺队几乎每个人都在关键时刻站了出来：瓦塞尔送出及时的得分，哈珀在球队需要顶住鹈鹕反扑的第四节接管了比赛，而卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 则在文班休息时作为场上唯一的内线大个子撑起了禁区。
至于鹈鹕队，他们今年将会是一块难啃的硬骨头。锡安·威廉姆森 (Zion Williamson) 正处于生涯最佳状态，特雷·墨菲三世 (Trey Murphy III) 能够轻松得分，球队其他成员也极具天赋。他们选中的新秀德里克·奎恩 (Derik Queen) 和杰里迈亚·菲尔斯 (Jeremiah Fears) 都非常出色。即便是在天赋爆棚的西部，他们看起来也像是一支季后赛级别的队伍。西部联盟，无弱旅。
赛场观察
- 我能理解米奇教练为何会说出像“拥抱平凡”这样的话，但我必须承认，与独行侠的那场比赛没有丝毫平凡之处。从开场跳球到终场哨响，我全程都紧张得坐立不安。马刺队打得实在太出色了，只出现了一些小瑕疵[——罚球——]，以至于我整场比赛都沉浸其中。
- 比赛的首次进攻回合，锡安在完成扣篮后秀起了肌肉。马刺队随即连得7分作为回应，但鹈鹕队凭借拼抢进攻篮板获得二次进攻机会，从而紧咬比分。
- 乔丹·麦克劳克林 (Jordan McLaughlin) 在涉及福克斯的交易中很大程度上被视为一个添头，但他其实是一名非常扎实的球员。他能打控卫，也是一名优秀的射手。
- 第一节战罢，马刺以30-27领先。乔丹·普尔 (Jordan Poole) 打出了“普尔式”的表现，命中高难度投篮，帮助鹈鹕队紧追不舍。
- 杰里迈亚·菲尔斯作为一名新秀，在他职业生涯的第二场比赛中看起来真的很不错。今年的选秀大会涌现了太多杰出的球员，简直令人难以置信。
- 半场结束时，鹈鹕以58-57领先。这得益于一次对踢球违例的漏判，该漏判导致了一次失误，凯尔登在扑抢球时撞上了锡安，让鹈鹕队在最后时刻获得了两次罚球机会。
- 文班亚马在上半场送出了5次盖帽，但马刺队却屡次让鹈鹕队抢到进攻篮板，延长了进攻回合，浪费了文班的防守贡献。
- 达拉斯的阵容结构为银黑军团创造了许多对位优势。鹈鹕队的整体实力或许不如独行侠，但他们的速度和投射能力给马刺队制造了更多的对位难题。这是一种不同类型的挑战，他们让马刺队在整个上半场都打得不舒服，比分也一直很胶着。马刺队今晚本可以非常需要索汉的防守来限制鹈鹕。
- 鹈鹕队的防守强度在第三节末段帮助他们顶住了马刺的一波攻势，在第四节开始时，他们以80-82仅落后马刺队2分。
- 凯尔登在比赛还剩10分钟时就犯满离场。我记不清上一次有马刺球员这么早就被罚下是什么时候了。
- 第四节初，现场观众的情绪被点燃，鹈鹕队开始起势。随着乔丹·霍金斯 (Jordan Hawkins) 的三分命中，他们在比赛还剩9分钟时取得了6分的领先优势，米奇教练不得不请求暂停，将球员们叫回场边，再次提醒他们要“拥抱平凡”。
- 暂停过后，“平凡”风格强势回归。在文班亚马不在场的一段时间里，迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和哈里森·巴恩斯挺身而出，带领马刺打出了一波14-0的攻击波，重新夺回了领先优势，这是银黑军团一段非常出色的表现。
- 马刺队的进攻在比赛末段有些停滞，在不到2分钟的时间里连续出现三次失误，给了鹈鹕队机会，而他们也抓住了机会，在比赛还剩31秒时以106-104反超了比分。
- 比赛还剩19.8秒时，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔命中一记三分，帮助马刺队夺回了领先。卡斯尔并非以三分神射手著称，但他似乎总能投进关键球。马刺以107-106领先。锡安·威廉姆son在还剩12秒时造成了文班的第五次犯规，但他两罚一中，双方战成107平。马刺队未能再次取得领先，比赛进入加时。
- 当文班亚马在加时赛开始一分钟后就犯满离场时，马刺队的处境看起来十分艰难。但银黑军团的其他球员们另有打算，他们在加时赛仅剩一分多钟时将领先优势扩大到8分。比赛的收官阶段有些惊险，马刺出现了罚球不中和愚蠢的失误，让鹈鹕在最后3秒时将分差追至2分。但哈里森·巴恩斯稳稳命中两记罚球，为比赛盖棺定论，马刺最终以120-116获胜。
马刺队在2025-2026 NBA赛季至今保持不败。我的意思是，虽然只打 T 两场比赛，但很难不让人过度反应，认为他们现在是能够击败任何对手的王者之师。周日，他们将在本赛季的首个主场比赛中迎战布鲁克林篮网队，比赛将于下午1:00提前开球。如果马刺队将要有所松懈，那么这种打完客场回来后又提前开赛的比赛，正是可能发生这种情况的时候。米奇教练能否让他的球员们保持专注，或者他们是否会因赛季刚开始两场就品尝到的些许成功滋味而变得自满，这将是比赛的一大看点。
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San Antonio vs New Orleans, Final Score: Spurs eke out a win against the Pelicans in overtime 120-116
The Pelicans provided a much tougher test for the Silver and Black tonight than the poorly constructed roster of the Mavericks on Wednesday. The combination of elite shooting and ball movement kept the Spurs defense off balance as the home crowd kept the environment hostile for the Spurs. It was a good learning experience for the young Spurs, who hadn’t been challenged in their first game. It was a foul fest, with Keldon Johnson fouling out early in the fourth quarter and Victor Wembanyama fouling out in the first minute of overtime. The Silver and Black took control for most of the OT period, and managed to survive a shaky final moment because of the 8 point lead they were able to gain earlier, and Harrison Barnes iced the final score by hitting a pair of free throws to keep the Pelicans from somehow forcing a second overtime.
The Spurs made a lot of mistakes this game, but they also did enough good things to grind out a win against a talented team in a hostile arena. Wembanyama was incredible, but the rest of the team stepped up in overtime after he was disqualified with his sixth foul. Stephon Castle had some great plays and also some bad moments, but the good outweighed the bad, and he’ll learn from his mistakes, and hopefully improve his free throw shooting. Just about everybody on the Spurs stepped up at times, Vassell with timely scoring, Harper by taking over in the fourth when the team needed to overcome the Pelicans surge, and Luke Kornet when he had to play as the lone big with Wemby was resting.
As for the Pelicans, they are going to be tough this year. Zion Williamson is the best version of himself this year, Trey Murphy III can fill up the basket, and the rest of the team is really talented. Their draft picks Derik Queen and Jeremiah Fears are both really good, and they look like a playoff team, even in the talent-packed west. There are no pushovers in the Western Conference.
Observations
- I understand why Coach Mitch would say things like “Embrace the Mundane,” but I have to tell you, nothing about the Mavs game was mundane. I was on the edge of my seat from the opening tip to the final buzzer. The Spurs were just so good with only a few minor lapses[——free throws—-], that I was engrossed the whole game.
- Zion flexed after hitting a dunk on the initial offensive possession of the game. The Spurs scored the next 7, but the Pelicans kept themselves in the game with with offensive rebounding as they got the ball for extra shots.
- Jordan McLaughlin is mostly considered as a throw-in on the Fox trade, but he’s a really solid player. He can play the point, and he a good shooter.
- The Spurs led 30-27 after one quarter, with Jordan Poole doing Jordan Poole things and hitting tough shots to keep the Pelicans close.
- Jeremiah Fears looks really good for a rookie in his second game. This year’s draft yielded so many amazing players, it’s almost unfathomable.
- The Pelicans led 58-57 at the half, with the help of a missed call on a kicked ball which resulted in a turnover, with Keldon diving for the ball and running into Zion giving the Pels a couple of free throws in the final second.
- Wembanyama had 5 blocks in the first half, but the Spurs wasted a lot of those by letting the Pelicans get offensive rebounds and extend the possessions.
- The way that Dallas structured their roster created a lot of advantageous matchups for the Silver and Black. The Pelicans are not as good of a team as the Mavs, but they create more matchup issues for the Spurs with their speed and shooting. It’s a different kind of challenge, and they kept the Spurs off balance for the first half as the score was close throughout. They really could have used Sochan’s defense to contain the Pelicans tonight.
- The Pelicans defensive intensity propelled them late in the third quarter as they held off a Spurs run and trailed by 2 with at 82-80 Spurs lead as the fourth quarter began.
- Keldon fouled out with 10 minutes left in the game. I can’t remember the last time that a Spurs player fouled out so early.
- The crowd was getting into the game early in the fourth, and the dirty birds were gathering momentum. With Jordan Hawkins triple they took a 6 point lead with 9 minutes left and Coach Mitch had to bring his guys back to the sideline with a timeout to remind them to embrace the mundane again.
- Mundane came back in style after the timeout, as the Spurs went on a 14-0 run to retake the lead with Dylan Harper and Harrison Barnes coming to life, in a great stretch for the Silver and Black with Wembanyama off the court.
- The Spurs offense got a little shaky late in the game, and three straight turnovers with less than 2 minutes left gave the Pelicans a shot, and they took it, retaking the lead 106-104 with 31 seconds left.
- The Spurs retook the lead with a Castle triple with 19.8 seconds to go. Castle isn’t known as a great three-point shooter, but he seems to hit the big ones. They led 107-106. Zion Williamson drew Wemby’s fifth foul with 12 seconds left but missed one of two to tie it at 107. The Spurs couldn’t retake the lead, and the game went into overtime.
- Things were looking tough for the Spurs when Wembanyama fouled out one minute into the overtime period. The other players on the Silver and had other ideas as they extended the lead to 8 points with just over a minute left in OT. The finish was a little shaky, with missed free and dumb turnovers as the Pelicans came within 2 points with 3 seconds left. But Harrison Barnes put the game to bed by hitting a pair of free throws as the Spurs won 120-116.
The Spurs are undefeated in the 2025-2026 NBA season. I mean, it’s only two games, but it’s hard not to overreact and think that they’re world beaters now. On Sunday, they take on the Brooklyn Nets in their first home game of the season with an early 1:00 PM tipoff. If the Spurs are going to have a let down, this kind of get-back game with an early start would be the time. It’s going to be interesting to see if Coach Mitch is going to have his guys locked in, or to see if they get complacent with the tiny taste of success that they’ve been able to experience just two games into the season.
By Mark Barrington, via Pounding The Rock