By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-10-27 06:46:38
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。
在当今的NBA，再大的领先优势也不保险。圣安东尼奥马刺队在周日对阵布鲁克林篮网队的主场揭幕战中，深刻地体会到了这一点。马刺队在比赛开始后约27分钟内建立起的26分领先优势，在第四节还剩10分钟时竟被反超为1分。但凭借队内超级明星及其新秀队友的英雄表现，马刺队最终还是以118-107拿下了连续第二场关键时刻的胜利。
“这场比赛和对阵新奥尔良（鹈鹕）那场有些相似之处，”马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示。“在这个联盟里，你不可能轻易地大胜对手，也不可能全场48分钟都保持领先……当你给了对手机会或让对方球员找到状态，当你亲手送上这种机会时……他们就会开始命中投篮。而你自己的投篮则可能涮筐而出。再加上一两次不利的判罚。正是在这些方面，我们需要继续保持更高的稳定性。”
篮网队从比赛一开始就打得极具侵略性，不断向马刺施压。开场仅两分半钟，圣安东尼奥就出现了四次失误。布鲁克林队频繁地对维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 进行双人包夹，并拥有尼克·克拉克斯顿 (Nic Claxton) 和戴’龙·夏普 (Day’Ron Sharpe) 这两位高大强壮的中锋，他们持续地与文班进行身体对抗。在比赛的最初几分钟，布鲁克林的身体对抗似乎让马刺队有些措手不及。
直到新秀后卫迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 登场，场上局势才得以稳定。哈珀牢牢掌控了比赛节奏，让布鲁克林的压迫式防守付出了代价。他在替补出场的短短29分钟内，贡献了20分、8次助攻、2次抢断，并且没有出现任何失误。正负值虽然是一项有缺陷的数据，但哈珀本场比赛+33的数值堪称惊人。
“他今天打出了一些非常扎实、简洁的战术配合，”约翰逊说道。“他的进攻表现非常出色，数据统计足以证明这一点。而他的防守甚至比进攻还要好。”
哈珀并非唯一一位产生重大影响的替补球员。凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 延续了他近期的稳定发挥，打出了赛季至今的最佳一战。他在第一节就砍下11分，并持续在比赛中发挥作用，最终以19分和7个篮板收官，其中包括3个至关重要的进攻篮板。
“凯尔登对胜利的影响力比以往任何时候都大，看到这一点真的很酷，”约翰逊说。“运气是自己创造的，而他正因此得到回报。”
这份赞誉不仅来自教练组，也得到了队友们的认同。
“那家伙简直是条硬汉，”哈珀说。“他在篮板拼抢上不遗余力。他总是场上声音最大的那个人。无论发生什么，他从不失去能量。他是我们的发声者，并且一直在努力拼搏。”
得益于约翰逊和哈珀的努力，马刺队在第三节初一度建立起26分的领先优势。但随后，卡姆·托马斯 (Cam Thomas) 和篮网队下起了一阵三分雨。周日晚上的托马斯势不可挡，无论谁来防守他都无济于事。无论是斯蒂芬·卡斯尔、哈珀，甚至是文班亚马的干扰，他都能将球投进。托马斯全场25投11中，砍下全场最高的40分，并引领了篮网队在第三节的反击高潮。布鲁克林在第三节打出了一波25-7的攻势，单节以33-19压制马刺。
在他们追分的过程中，布鲁克林队三分球16投9中，强势将自己拉回比赛。当马刺队投篮屡屡不中时，篮网队则火力全开。像杰伦·威尔逊 (Jalen Wilson) 这样的角色球员也发挥了巨大作用，这位摇摆人命中三记三分球，贡献了9分。
而在第四节，是那位新秀帮助马刺队重新稳住了阵脚。登场后，哈珀在转换进攻中找到了节奏，轻松地在篮网队的防守球员面前或绕过他们完成得分。
“当他们反超比分时，我能感觉到球队的士气有些低落，”哈珀说。“我（总是）希望上场后能把大家的能量提起来。这是我和凯尔登都很擅长做的事情。”
比赛还剩6分钟时，哈珀从两名篮网防守球员手中抢下一个进攻篮板，并分球给外线的文班亚马，后者命中一记关键三分，帮助球队取得6分领先。这是文班亚马第四节得到的9分中的3分，这9分帮助马刺锁定了胜局。这位圣安东尼奥的超级明星打出了一场“手感不佳”的比赛，但仍然贡献了31分、14个篮板、6次盖帽、4次助攻和3次抢断的全面数据。
马刺队以一波10-0的攻势结束了比赛，他们所做的正是整个赛季以来一直擅长的事情——统治内线并发起转换进攻。约翰逊和卡斯尔命中上篮，文班接到一记空中接力扣篮并获得罚球，而德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 则用一次抢断后的快攻扣篮彻底终结了比赛。马刺队再次统治了禁区，在内线得分上以48-28遥遥领先篮网。
这是自2019-2020赛季以来，圣安东尼奥首次在赛季初取得三战全胜的开局。马刺队将在周一晚上面对强敌多伦多猛龙队，届时他们3胜0负的战绩将迎来考验。两支球队都将是背靠背比赛的第二场。
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San Antonio survives Brooklyn’s comeback in third-straight win
No lead is safe in the modern NBA. The San Antonio Spurs learned that lesson in Sunday’s home opener against the Brooklyn Nets. The Spurs’ 26-point lead, built over the course of roughly 27 minutes, became a 1-point deficit with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Thanks to the heroics of their superstar and his new rookie teammate, the Spurs were able to pull out their second-straight clutch victory, 118-107.
“There were similarities to the New Orleans (Pelicans) game,” Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson said. “You don’t blow teams out or lead for 48 minutes in this league… When you give teams or players life, when you assist in that… Now they make shots. Now one of your shots goes in and out. A tough whistle here and there. That’s where we need to continue to get more consistent.”
The Nets were physical and pressured the Spurs from the jump. San Antonio turned the ball over four times in the first two and a half minutes. Brooklyn frequently sent doubles at Victor Wembanyama and had two big, physical centers in Nic Claxton and Day’Ron Sharpe, who consistently bodied up Wemby. Brooklyn’s physicality seemed to shock the Spurs a bit in the opening minutes of the game.
Things didn’t stabilize until rookie guard Dylan Harper entered the game. Harper had a tight command over the contest and made Brooklyn pay for their pressure defense. He had 20 points, 8 assists, 2 steals and 0 turnovers off the bench in just 29 minutes. Plus-minus is a flawed stat, but Harper was an eye-popping +33 in the game.
“He made some really solid, simple plays today,” Johnson said. “His offense was really good; his stat line will represent that. His defense was even better than his offense.”
Harper wasn’t the only bench player who made a significant impact. Keldon Johnson continued his stretch of solid play with his best game of the season. He picked up 11 points in the first quarter and continued to impact the game throughout, finishing with 19 points and 7 rebounds, including 3 huge offensive boards.
“Keldon is impacting winning more than he ever has, and it’s really cool to see,” Johnson said. “You create your own luck, and he’s getting rewarded for that.”
That praise has extended from the coaching staff to his teammates.
“That boy is a dog,” Harper said. “He’s relentless on the glass. He’s always the loudest one. He never loses energy, no matter what. He’s our voice and is working hard.”
Thanks to the hard work of Johnson and Harper, the Spurs had built a 26-point lead early in the third quarter. Then came a flurry of threes from Cam Thomas and the Nets. Thomas was unstoppable, no matter who was guarding him on Sunday. Whether it was Stephon Castle, Harper, or even a contest from Wembanyama, everything was going in. Thomas finished with a game-high 40 points on 11-25 shooting and spearheaded the Nets’ comeback in the third. Brooklyn went on a 25-7 run in the third, outscoring the Spurs 33-19 total in the quarter.
Brooklyn shot 9-16 from three over the course of their run to get themselves back in the game. While the Spurs couldn’t buy a bucket, the Nets were humming on all cylinders. Role players like Jalen Wilson made a huge impact, as the swingman knocked down three triples on his way to 9 points.
It was the rookie who would get the Spurs back into the game in the fourth. After checking in, Harper got going in transition, scoring easily over and around the Nets’ defenders at the rim.
“When they took the lead, I could see the energy go down a bit,” Harper said. I (always) want to come in and pick the energy up. That’s something Keldon and I do big.“
With 6 minutes to go, Harper snatched an offensive rebound from two Nets defenders and kicked it out to Wembanyama for a huge three-pointer that put the team up 6. It was 3 of Wembanyama’s 9 fourth-quarter points that helped seal the victory for the Spurs. San Antonio’s superstar had what felt like an off game, but still tallied 31 points, 14 rebounds, 6 blocks, 4 assists, and 3 steals.
The Spurs finished the game on a 10-o run by doing what they’ve done well all season, dominate inside and play in transition. Johnson and Castle scored layups, Wemby got an alley-oop dunk and some free throws, and Devin Vassell sealed the game with a steal and dunk on the break. The Spurs once again owned the paint, outscoring the Nets 48-28 inside.
San Antonio is undefeated three games into the year for the first time since the 2019-2020 season. The Spurs will have their 3-0 record tested against a tough Toronto Raptors squad on Monday night. Both teams will be on the second game of a back-to-back.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock