By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-11-17 08:25:33
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在维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 缺阵、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 仅出战半场的情况下，马刺主场力克国王，终结了两连败。德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 一人扛起球队，全场砍下 28 分 11 次助攻，并在第四节命中数记关键进球，帮助圣安东尼奥以 123-110 锁定胜局。
这并非马刺队一场完美的比赛，但他们曾有数次机会将比赛打花。尽管缺少了核心，主队在比赛初期还是迅速在进攻端找到了节奏。他们通过后卫发起进攻，但打得十分无私，迫使沟通糟糕的国王队防线在应对最初的进攻后，却无法及时轮转到外线。空位三分应声入网，圣安东尼奥很快便建立起领先优势。德玛尔·德罗赞 (DeMar DeRozan) 为萨克拉门托在篮下得到一些分数，但卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 很好地镇守了禁区，而客队又缺少足够的外线火力来弥补这一点。当替补阵容登场后，场上局势依然如故。“银黑军团”在身材上更占优势，因此他们控制了禁区和篮板，进攻范围也更广。首节战罢，他们领先 12 分。
马刺总是在本该终结比赛的时候有所松懈，周日的第二节比赛就再次印证了这一点。米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 派上了板凳席末端的卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 以获得一些锻炼时间，但效果并不理想。全队的转换防守不够专注，联防时也出现了一些沟通失误，这让国王队得以突入禁区得分或制造犯规。萨克拉门托在逆境中坚持作战值得称赞，但“银黑军团”在很长一段时间里确实是自讨苦吃。幸运的是，情况并非一无是处：德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 打出了令人欣喜的侵略性，科内特继续在内线表现出色，杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan) 也命中了几记三分。圣安东尼奥在这一节让对手得到 35 分，但自己也攻下了 31 分，这足以让他们带着领先优势进入中场休息。
在第二节错失了彻底拉开比分的机会后，马刺在第三节又给了自己一次机会——即便此时斯蒂芬·卡斯尔因臀部伤势已经无法出战。德阿龙·福克斯完美地梳理了进攻，他似乎洞察到了国王队防守中一些熟悉的弱点，并通过不断找到内线空位的队友来惩罚对手。领先优势一度扩大到 19 分，萨克拉门托对此似乎束手无策。然而，圣安东尼奥再次未能保持住压迫感。布莱恩特重新登场后表现挣扎。客队通过提早发动进攻和抢占有利位置，取得了一些成效。几次失误和几次糟糕的犯规帮助他们找到了节奏。德鲁·尤班克斯 (Drew Eubanks) 一次明显的干扰球遭遇漏判，还引发了一次技术犯规。场上状况频出，当一切尘埃落定时，国王队在进入第四节时仅落后 10 分。
在此前两场主场对阵金州勇士队的痛苦失利中，马刺已经为无法将强度保持 48 分钟付出了代价。对他们而言幸运的是，国王队并不具备老辣的勇士队那样的天赋、凝聚力和赢球底蕴。萨克拉门托一度将分差追至 6 分，但他们未能掀起一波真正的攻势。瓦塞尔、哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 以及最重要的福克斯，似乎都下定决心不让这场胜利溜走。他们都在关键时刻贡献了重要得分，而这位明星控卫则彻底扼杀了对手任何反扑的希望。比赛过程并非一帆风顺，但圣安东尼奥最终在缺少迪兰·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和维克托·文班亚马，且斯蒂芬·卡斯尔只打了半场的情况下，还是拿下了一场胜利。在漫长的 NBA 赛季中，能够在缺兵少将的情况下赢球至关重要，“银黑军团”做到了这一点。稳定性会随着时间的推移而到来。
赛后简报
- 目前还没有关于文班亚马和卡斯尔伤情的重大更新。文班亚马最初因小腿紧张被列为出战成疑，随后被降级为缺阵。卡斯尔则在半场时因臀部受伤被宣布缺席本场余下的比赛，米奇·约翰逊赛后表示他也没有更多的信息。希望他们的伤势都无大碍。
- 马刺队七人得分上双，全队 47 次运动战进球中有 38 次来自助攻。尽管福克斯是场上当之无愧的最佳球员，并瓦解了国王队的挡拆防守，但他的队友们也没有让他失望。
- 在文班和卡斯尔缺阵的情况下，德文·瓦塞尔也挺身而出。他很好地把握了出手机会，最终贡献 16 分和 7 次助攻。在卡斯尔缺席的情况下，这些助攻尤为宝贵。
- 科内特正如马刺所期望的那样：一位稳如磐石的替补中锋，在需要时可以顶上首发。他砍下两双数据并送出三次封盖，同时通过不懈的掩护和顺下迫使对方防线收缩。
- 凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk) 与杰里米·索汉的二人组看起来效果绝佳。奥利尼克得以展示他的传球功力，送出了 8 次助攻。索汉在外线被放空，他命中了 3 次三分出手中的 2 次，让对手付出了代价。虽然对手实力并非顶级，但这两人的技术特点能够互补，很高兴看到他们在一起打出了精彩的表现。
- 哈里森·巴恩斯和朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 命中了投篮，并打出了强硬的防守。巴恩斯的赛季慢热开局已成过去，而尚帕尼在开季几场首发后，似乎在替补席上找到了舒适区。凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 目前正经历外线投篮低迷，但他依然贡献了“两双”数据。队内的前锋们都各司其职。
下一场比赛：周二对阵孟菲斯灰熊
连续主场赛程仍在继续。我们尚不清楚文班亚马和卡斯尔届时能否出战，但即便他们双双缺席，当马刺面对近来状态不佳、已遭遇四连败的灰熊队时，他们仍有机会争取一波两连胜。
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De’Aaron Fox’s big game propels Spurs past Kings
The Spurs, missing Victor Wembanyama and with Stephon Castle available for only a half, snapped a two-game losing streak by beating the Kings at home. De’Aaron Fox put the team on his shoulders and finished with 28 points, 11 assists, and some timely fourth-quarter buckets to help San Antonio secure a 123-110 win.
It wasn’t a perfect game by the Spurs, but they had several opportunities to run away with it. Despite not having its centerpiece, the home team had its bearings on offense early on. They played through their guards but were unselfish, making a Kings’ defense that had terrible communication commit to the initial action only to fail to recover to the perimeter. The open threes fell and it didn’t take long for San Antonio to build a lead. DeMar DeRozan got some points on the boards for Sacramento, but Luke Kornet did a good job of walling off the paint and the visitors didn’t have the outside shooting to make up for it. As the benches checked in, the script remained the same. The Silver and Black were bigger, so they controlled the paint and the boards, and they had more range in their attack. The lead after one was 12.
The Spurs have a tendency to ease up when they should be trying to put opponents away, which happened in the second quarter on Sunday. Mitch Johnson went deep into his bench for some developmental minutes for Carter Bryant, which were not great. The transition defense wasn’t as conscientious across the board, and there were some miscommunications while playing zone, which allowed the Kings to get to the paint and score or draw fouls. Sacramento deserves credit for continuing to play through adversity, but the Silver and Black did themselves no favors for long stretches. Not everything was bad, fortunately, as Devin Vassell played with welcomed aggression, Kornet continued to do a good job inside, and Jeremy Sochan hit some threes. San Antonio allowed 35 points but managed to score 31 in the frame, which was enough to keep a lead heading into the break.
After passing up an opportunity to blow the game wide open in the second frame, the Spurs gave themselves another chance in the third, despite not having Stephon Castle available due to a hip injury. De’Aaron Fox orchestrated the offense beautifully, likely recognizing some familiar weaknesses in the Kings’ defense and punishing them by consistently finding open players inside. The lead ballooned to 19 and Sacramento seemed to have no answers. Alas, once again, San Antonio failed to sustain the pressure. Bryant checked back in and struggled. The visitors found some success attacking early and getting good position. A few turnovers and a few bad fouls helped them get into a rhythm. A terrible no-call on a clear goaltend by Drew Eubanks resulted in a technical. A lot went wrong and when the dust had settled, the Kings were only down 10 heading into the fourth.
The Spurs paid for failing to sustain their intensity for 48 minutes against Golden State in two painful home losses. Fortunately for them, the Kings don’t have the same talent, cohesion, and winning pedigree as the veteran Warriors. Sacramento got within six at one point, but they couldn’t make a big push. Vassell, Barnes and, more than anyone, Fox seemed determined not to let this one slip away. They all contributed big buckets when needed, with the star point guard shutting the door on any potential comebacks. It wasn’t always pretty, but San Antonio got a victory while missing Dylan Harper and Victor Wembanyama and only having Stephon Castle for one half. In the long NBA season, pulling off wins while shorthanded is important and the Silver and Black accomplished that. The consistency will come in time.
Game notes
- There have not been significant updates on the state of Wembanyama and Castle. Wembanyama was listed as questionable due to calf tightness and then downgraded to out. Castle was ruled out for the rest of the game at halftime with a hip injury, and Mitch Johnson said he didn’t have any more information after the game. Hopefully, their injuries are not serious.
- Seven Spurs scored in double digits, and 38 of their 47 buckets were assisted. While Fox was by far the best player on the floor and dismantled the Kings’ pick-and-roll defense, his teammates didn’t let him down.
- Devin Vassell also stepped up with Wemby and Castle out. He picked his spots, but he finished with 16 points and seven assists. The dimes were particularly valuable in Castle’s absence.
- Kornet is just who the Spurs thought he was: a rock-solid backup center who can step in and start if needed. He logged a double-double and blocked three shots while making the defense collapse by screening and diving relentlessly.
- The Kelly Olynyk-Jeremy Sochan duo looked fantastic. Olynyk got to show off his passing, logging eight assists. Sochan was left open from outside and made the defense pay by hitting two of his three three-point attempts. The opponent wasn’t the best, but those two have complementary skill sets, so it was good to see them thrive together.
- Harrison Barnes and Julian Champagnie hit their shots and played tough defense. Barnes’ slow start to the season is in the rearview mirror and Chamagnie seems comfortable off the bench after starting the first few games. Keldon Johnson is in the middle of a shooting slump from outside, but he contributed a double-double. The forwards are doing their jobs.
Next game: vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday
The homestand continues. We don’t know if Wembanyama and Castle will be available, but even if they sit out, the Spurs should have a chance to win two in a row when they face the reeling Grizzlies, who’ve lost their past four games.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock