[PtR] 替补席爆发夜，仍难救马刺于明尼苏达

PtR · 2025 年12 月 1 日 04:00

By Mateo Mayorga | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-12-01 03:30:00

圣安东尼奥马刺在明尼苏达不敌森林狼，为期九天的客场之旅以2胜2负收官。尽管后者正值背靠背的第二场比赛，但他们依然活力十足，命中大量跳投，而马刺的半场防守则被彻底撕碎，这最终导致了他们的失利。

比赛初期，马刺在内线并未遭遇太大阻力，并得益于森林狼的五次失误，但他们在防守三分线时反应迟缓，让安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 早早找到手感，因此首节双方并未拉开太大分差。此外，德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 在登场五分钟后首次下场休息，导致球队进攻稍有停滞，但替补阵容挺身而出，在进入第二节前贡献了14分。

福克斯撕裂了对手的防守，是球队的定心丸，当森林狼蚕食领先优势时，他总能及时回到场上。然而，当马刺在杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan) 客串中锋的时段打小个阵容时，球队变得不堪一击。场上缺少护筐手来遏制对手对内线的持续冲击。尽管如此，他们仍然以一分优势进入半场休息，篮下命中率高达83.3%。他们最大的麻烦在于，爱德华兹和朱利叶斯·兰德尔 (Julius Randle) 合砍31分，投篮命中率高达65%。

不出所料，森林狼在下半场加强了对福克斯的防守压力，但德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 接管了比赛，在右侧命中四球。随后迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 紧随其后，为替补阵容定下了基调，他们在第三节后半段连续五次进攻得手。然而，他们带着四分的领先优势进入第四节，仅仅是因为爱德华兹就像他们身后如影随形的梦魇，用单节13分的表现强势回应。

主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示：“我认为第三节开始阶段，我们的防守活力、对抗性和整体性都非常糟糕。我记得我们在第三节没有造成他们任何一次失误，所以我们在有球和无球端的压迫感完全没有体现出来。”

随后的底角防守形同虚设，球队也无法限制对手的持球突破，最终在比赛还剩五分钟时陷入了14分的落后。福克斯和凯尔登·约翰逊试图力挽狂澜，但球队的战术未能奏效，森林狼在第四节内线六次出手全部命中，表现堪称完美。尽管马刺有四名球员出手次数在8到12次之间，但他们还是以112-125告负，这是他们本赛季第五次失分达到或超过这个数字（战绩为2胜3负）。

比赛要点

马刺全场仅有17次助攻，追平了赛季最低纪录，部分原因是福克斯的高使用率。尽管如此，球队在球的转移和无球跑动方面表现不佳，马刺全队的助攻数仅比朱利叶斯·兰德尔一人多5次。此外，森林狼的三分球命中数（17-8）是马刺的两倍多。
福克斯在周五的比赛中表现未达水准，但在周日则犀利得多，频频将防守者甩在身后并完成急停跳投。虽然他没有像最近几场那样扮演为队友创造机会的组织者角色，但他全场比赛以66.7%的命中率砍下25分，外加4次助攻和2个篮板。
安东尼·爱德华兹在过去四场比赛中场均得到38.5分，本场比赛马刺难以干扰他的跳投，也无法在他冲击防守腹地时跟上他的脚步。在没有斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 在场施压的情况下，每个防守他的球员都显得力不从心。爱德华兹最终以72.2%的命中率高效拿下32分。
瓦塞尔延续了他在丹佛的出色表现，在三分线内予取予求，但他的三分命中率仅有12.1%。球队中最可靠的两位三分射手——哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 和朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie)——也未能在外线提供火力支援。
鲁迪·戈贝尔 (Rudy Gobert) 进攻能力偏弱的特点，让卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 可以大幅度放空他，从而去协防其他森林狼球员。考虑到后者（科内特）的横向移动能力有限，他在保护防守最后一道防线方面做得相当不错。
圣安东尼奥的替补阵容表现毫不含糊，得分以17分的优势力压对手替补。他们状态如此火热，以至于约翰逊教练放心地在第三节某个时段同时派上五名替补球员。此外，哈珀是关键因素，他在内线翻江倒海；另一位超级替补是凯尔登·约翰逊，这是他本赛季第二次得分突破20分（本场得到22分）。

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。

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Big night from the bench isn’t enough to save the Spurs in Minnesota

The San Antonio Spurs folded in Minnesota against the Timberwolves, going 2-2 on their nine-day road trip. The latter was on the second night of a back-to-back, but they still had the legs to down a surplus of jumpers, and San Antonio’s half-court defense was shredded, which was ultimately their undoing.

The Spurs weren’t facing too much resistance in the lane early and benefitted from five Minnesota turnovers, but they were slow on the draw, covering the three-point line and allowed Anthony Edwards to get hot, so there wasn’t much separation in the first quarter. On top of that, De’Aaron Fox’s first rest after five minutes caused a slight speed bump, but the bench asserted itself with 14 points going into the second quarter.

Fox battered coverages and was the team’s safety net, checking back in when Minnesota sliced away their lead. Eventually, the Spurs were vulnerable when they went small with Jeremy Sochan minutes at center. There was no shot blocker to cool off all the action headed towards the lane. Still, they went to halftime ahead by one and were shooting 83.3 percent at the rim. Their biggest concerns were Edwards and Julius Randle combining for 31 points on 65 percent accuracy.

Naturally, Minnesota raised the pressure on Fox, yet Devin Vassell took over, making four shots on the right side. Then Dylan Harper followed his lead, setting the tone for the bench unit that scored on five straight possessions in the latter stage of the third quarter. They could only take a four-point lead going into the fourth because Edwards was like the boogeyman on their heels, responding with 13 points in the frame.

Coach Mitch Johnson said, “At the start of the third quarter, I thought our activity, resistance, togetherness defensively was really poor. We turned them over, I believe, zero times in the third quarter, so we just didn’t have that level of presence on or off the basketball.”

The corner coverage that followed was awful and they couldn’t contain the dribble, eventually finding themselves in a 14-point ditch with five minutes left. Fox and Keldon Johnson tried putting the team on their shoulders, but the schemes didn’t hold up as Minnesota made an immaculate six attempts in the paint in the fourth quarter. Despite four Spurs logging between eight and 12 shots, they lost 125-112, making it the fifth time this season they’ve given up that many points or more (2-3).

Game Notes

Part of the reason the Spurs only had 17 assists, which ties their season low, was because of Fox’s usage. Still, it was not a good night in the ball plus body movement department, and Julius Randle had five fewer assists than the Spurs. On top of that, the Timberwolves more than doubled San Antonio’s 3-point output (17-8).
Fox played below standard on Friday, but was much sharper on Sunday, leaving defenders in his rear view mirror and pulling up for jumpers. He wasn’t the playmaker for others he’s been lately, but he finished the game with 25 points on 66.7 percent shooting, with four assists and two rebounds.
Anthony Edwards came into the game averaging 38.5 points over the last four outings, and the Spurs struggled to bother his jumper or to stay on his hip when he attacked the heart of the defense. Without Stephon Castle present to pressure his actions, everyone who guarded him was playing over their head. Edwards finished with 32 points on 72.2 percent shooting.
Vassell followed up his big-time night in Denver getting what he wanted inside the arc, but converted 12.1 percent of his threes. Harrison Barnes and Julian Champagnie, two of the team’s most reliable 3-point marksmen, also weren’t a factor from deep.
Rudy Gobert being such a weak offensive player allowed Luke Kornet to sag off considerably to help against other Timberwolves. Considering the latter’s limited lateral movement, he also did a solid job of guarding the back line.
San Antonio’s bench was not messing around, outscoring Minnesota’s by 17. They were in such a groove that Johnson felt comfortable using five reserves at once in the third quarter. Additionally, Harper was a key factor, living in the paint, and the other super sub was K. Johnson, who had his second night breaking at least 20 points (22) this season.

By Mateo Mayorga, via Pounding The Rock