By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-11-09 11:31:53
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。
2025年11月8日，星期六，圣安东尼奥，在一场NBA比赛的下半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) (5号) 完成扣篮。最终马刺队以126-119击败鹈鹕队。
芝加哥报道——有那么一瞬间——或者说，有好几瞬间——斯蒂芬·卡斯尔的整个世界都天翻地覆了。
毫不夸张。
在周六马刺以126-119战胜新奥尔良鹈鹕队的比赛上半场，卡斯尔在追逐一个无人拼抢的篮板球时，整个人摔了个底朝天，越过技术台，最终仰面朝天摔倒在前排观众身后。
“那之后我什么也看不见了，”卡斯尔说。
一众场馆工作人员费了番功夫才把这位二年级后卫解救出来，而他这次救球的尝试最终却让鹈鹕队拿到了球权。由于卡斯尔无法回防，鹈鹕队在15秒内形成了5打4的局面，直到特雷·墨菲 (Trey Murphy) 得分后，马刺队才得以请求暂停。
不过，在组织进攻方面，这几乎是卡斯尔在周六比赛中唯一的失误。他全场送出14次助攻，追平了个人职业生涯最高纪录。
而就在此前一晚，马刺队在阿联酋航空NBA杯赛中战胜休斯顿火箭队，卡斯尔在那场比赛中也贡献了13次助攻。
“我只是努力打得简单，”这位20岁的卡斯尔说。“我觉得当我突入内线时，我就会努力做出简单的选择，当然，也要归功于队友们能够命中那些投篮。”
马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 用一个棒球术语来解释卡斯尔近期的助攻井喷。
“我认为他现在打出了很多‘一垒安打’，”约翰逊说。“他一直都具备打出高阶战术、阅读比赛以及展现惊人运动能力的天赋。但他现在打出了很多‘一垒安打’，当他这样做时，他就很难被防守。”
近来，卡斯尔正是靠着这种将简单打法变得极具观赏性的方式打出了名堂。
他最近连续送出的助攻帮助马刺队背靠背刷新了赛季助攻新高，分别是对阵火箭队时的30次和对阵鹈鹕队时的31次。
“我认为这源于对比赛的学习和理解，”全明星后卫德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 说道。“当你在联盟打第一年时，很明显，大多数时候比赛节奏都很快，球员们更高、运动能力更强。但随着你不断成长，打的比赛越来越多，比赛节奏对你而言会慢下来，你就会看到那些简单的东西。”
当然，队里有一个7英尺4英寸的“独角兽”可以传球，也大有裨益。
卡斯尔周六的助攻中有四次来自空中接力传球。其中三次传给了维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)，另一次则给了朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie)。
“随着我打得越久，我感觉对手也看清了我一直想尝试什么样的传球，”卡斯尔说，他上一次单场送出14次助攻是在3月21日战胜费城76人的比赛中。“米奇教练让我知道，当我持球时，对手们已经开始预判我的传球路线。所以，能够做出正确的选择和简单的处理，对我来说很奏效。”
尚帕尼重回替补席表现稳健
随着全明星后卫德阿隆·福克斯从伤病名单中回归，约翰逊教练不得不重新调整对阵新奥尔良鹈鹕队时的首发阵容。
朱利安·尚帕尼成了那个被调整出首发的球员。
这位24岁的前锋本赛季首次替补出场，得到14分，领衔马刺队所有替补球员。
尚帕尼上赛季大部分时间都担任替补。因此，约翰逊对他无缝衔接回到该角色并不感到意外。
“一直以来，他什么角色都打过，”约翰逊说。“他们都是职业球员。我们有不同的首发阵容，不同的终结阵容，以及介于两者之间的各种组合。我们只需要保持团队的能量，朝着同一个目标前进。”
马刺将在芝加哥迎来重逢
周一客场对阵芝加哥公牛队的比赛，将是马刺队与公牛队自二月份那笔将福克斯从萨克拉门托交易至圣安东尼奥的交易后首次碰面。
作为那笔交易的一部分，马刺队将控球后卫特雷·琼斯 (Tre Jones) 和内线球员扎克·科林斯 (Zach Collins) 送到了芝加哥。
“自我执教以来，有很多球员为（马刺）打下基础，他们也在这个长长的名单之上，”约翰逊说。“他们是我们一直希望引进的那种球员，也是我非常乐意见到的两个人。”
科林斯目前因在季前赛中左手腕骨折接受手术而缺阵。
琼斯则是芝加哥公牛队取得6胜3负惊艳开局的关键一环，他在全部九场比赛中均首发出战，场均贡献12.8分、5.3次助攻和2次抢断。
“我很高兴他能找到新的归宿，并且在他的角色中表现出色，”马刺队后卫德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 说，他与琼斯同为2020年被选中。“他一直打得很棒。那支球队也打得很好，所以我很期待去那里和他们交手。”
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Inside Stephon Castle’s recent assists binge
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) dunks a ball during the second half of an NBA game with New Orleans in San Antonio, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. The Spurs beat the Pelicans 126-119.
CHICAGO – For a moment – or several moments actually – Stephon Castle’s entire world turned upside down.
Literally.
Chasing down a loose rebound in the first half of the Spurs’ 126-119 win over New Orleans on Saturday, Castle ended up falling head over heels over the scorer’s table, landing on his back behind the front row of fans.
“I didn’t see anything else after that,” Castle said.
It took a small army of arena staffers to untangle the second-year guard, whose attempt to save the rebound ended up in the Pelicans’ hands. With Castle out of the action, the Pelicans spent 15 seconds playing 4-on-5 before Trey Murphy scored and the Spurs could call timeout.
As far as playmaking was concerned, that was about all that went wrong Saturday for Castle, who matched a career best with 14 assists.
That came a night after Castle doled out 13 assists in the Spurs’ NBA Emirates Cup game victory over Houston.
“I’m just trying to make the easy plays,” the 20-year-old Castle said. “I feel like when I get to the paint I try to make the easy play, and then credit to those guys for knocking down shots.”
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson uses a baseball analogy to explain Castle’s recent assists binge.
“I think he’s hitting a lot of singles,” Johnson said. “I think he’s always been able to make really advanced plays and reads and dynamic athleticism. He’s hitting a lot of singles right now and when he does that, it’s hard to guard him.”
Castle has made a living lately making the simple look sensational.
His recent spate of handouts has helped the Spurs set season highs in assists in back-to-back games, with 30 against the Rockets and 31 against
“I think that’s just with learning and understanding the game,” All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox said. “Whenever you play your first year, obviously most of the time things are moving fast, guys are longer, guys are more athletic. But as the game continues to slow down for you as you’re growing, as you play more games, you see the simple things.”
Having a 7-foot-4 unicorn to throw the ball to helps.
Four of Castle’s assists Saturday came on alley-oop lobs. Three of those went to Victor Wembanyama, the other to Julian Champagnie.
“The longer I play, I feel like teams see what kind of passes that I’ve been trying to make,” said Castle, whose previous 14-assist game came in a March 21 victory over Philadelphia. “Coach Mitch let me know guys are reading that when I have the ball. So just being able to make the right play and the simple play has been working for me.”
Champagnie solid in return to bench
The return of All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox from the injured list caused Johnson to reconfigure his starting lineup against New Orleans.
Julian Champagnie was the odd man out.
The 24-year-old forward came off the bench for the first time this season and led all Spurs reserves with 14 points.
Champagnie mostly came off the bench last season. As such, Johnson was not surprised by his seamless return to that role.
“He has done a little bit of everything over time,” Johnson said. “Those guys are professionals. We have different groups starting and different groups finishing and everything in between. We’ve just got to keep our energy together towards the same goal.”
A Spurs reunion set for Chicago
Monday’s game at Chicago will mark the first meeting between the Spurs and Bulls since the February trade that brought Fox from Sacramento to San Antonio.
As part of that deal, the Spurs sent point guard Tre Jones and big man Zach Collins to Chicago.
“They’re on the long list of people since I’ve been around that have been helping build the foundation (with the Spurs),” Johnson said. “They were the types of people that we are always looking to add, and two guys I really enjoy seeing.”
Collins is on the shelf after undergoing surgery for a fractured left wrist suffered during a preseason game.
Jones has been a key cog in Chicago’s surprising 6-3 start, starting all nine games and averaging 12.8 points, 5.3 assists and a pair of steals.
“I’m happy he’s able to find another home and he’s able to excel in his role,” said Spurs guard Devin Vassell, who was drafted the same year as Jones in 2020. “He’s been playing great. That team is playing great too, so I’m excited to go out there.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News