By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-12-06 04:24:53
马刺此前在掩盖主要球员缺阵方面做得不错，但在造访克利夫兰的比赛中，他们再也无法承受又一位大将的缺席。卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 和维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 一同进入了伤病名单，这对球队内线防守的打击是致命的，已非缝缝补补所能弥补。骑士队在内线轰下80分，并统治了第三节，最终以130-117取胜。
这场对决并没有太多意外，至少在防守端是如此。缺少了两大护筐手并由俾斯麦·比永博 (Bismack Biyombo) 首发出战的马刺，从比赛一开始就难以将骑士阻挡在禁区之外。突破路线大开，埃文·莫布里 (Evan Mobley) 尽管遭遇了坚决的包夹，但无论作为得分手还是传球手都造成了巨大杀伤。而在进攻端，情况则不那么容易预测。由于内线拥堵，圣安东尼奥主要依靠跳投，但这一策略却收效甚佳，这主要归功于德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 在三分线外滚烫的手感。当第二阵容登场后，银黑军团在身高上的劣势成为了防守篮板的问题，但他们通过拼抢自己的进攻篮板弥补了这一点。对马刺来说，这是一个不能再好的开局，首节战罢他们领先5分。
良好的势头在第二节得以延续，部分原因是骑士队显得有些松懈，但也是因为进行了深度轮换的马刺队打得充满活力，并拿下了足够的分数，从而在半场大部分时间里掌控着比赛。骑士在内线的巨大优势依然存在，主队也充分利用这一点来紧咬比分，但只要比赛是一场对攻大战，圣安东尼奥就乐于奉陪。瓦塞尔和德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 为银黑军团不断取分，而多诺万·米切尔 (Donovan Mitchell) 和莫布里则为骑士队扛起了进攻大旗，骑士的球员们看起来有些漫不经心，教练组则似乎因球员们的拼劲不足而处于沮丧和愤怒之间。三分球和进攻篮板让马刺半场砍下72分，并带着8分的领先优势进入中场休息，一场爆冷的胜利并非没有可能。
可惜的是，同样有主要球员缺阵且开季表现令人失望的骑士队及时苏醒，没有让比赛从手中溜走。第三节完全是他们的统治性表演。马刺在内线被打得毫无还手之力，雪上加霜的是，他们时而注意力不集中，让对手通过空切得分，且未能提供及时的协防。在状态火热的杰伦·泰森 (Jaylon Tyson) 的带领下，克利夫兰很快反超了比分。福克斯和瓦塞尔试图通过几次得分为球队止血，但他们面对的是更加专注的防守，而身边的队友们也无法命中球队时常停滞的进攻所创造出的为数不多的空位投篮。米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 尝试了联防，并最终给骑士制造了一些麻烦，凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 也试图通过突破和积极的拼抢来激励球队，但都已无力回天。圣安东尼奥在这一节让对手得到44分，而自己仅得到19分。
到了第四节，球员们的努力程度依旧。此前在进攻端挣扎的朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 命中了几球。几名球员尝试突破，而不是满足于跳投或看着福克斯运球。迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 看起来更具活力。约翰逊教练派上了一套比之前用过的更小的阵容，场上没有中锋，也没有让索汉顶到这个位置，试图以此拉开空间。他们几次将分差缩小到12分，但没有足够的火力或防守来发起真正的反击。这是一场意料之中的失利，除了表明球队需要一些球员回归才能熬过漫长的赛季外，说明不了太多问题。
赛后简评
- 瓦塞尔和福克斯在上半场扛起了球队的进攻。福克斯过于依赖他的跳投，而瓦塞尔在创造了半场七记三分的队史纪录后，经历了一个高开低走，因此他们的夜晚并非完美。尽管如此，如果没有这两人的得分，比赛可能早就被打花了。
- 骑士队在紧贴射手方面做得很好，瓦塞尔除外，所以尚帕尼和巴恩斯没能成为主要影响因素也就不足为奇了。他们有一些高光时刻，但在进攻端打不开局面时，他们很难有太多作为。巴恩斯本可以像最近几场比赛那样，更积极地寻找自己的投篮机会，但由于后卫们一度予取予求，他选择了传球。
- 中锋们已经尽其所能。比永博在他职业生涯的这个阶段本不应该获得出场时间，但他总是拼尽全力。索汉在第一节的进攻篮板方面表现出色，但他不是一个护筐手。奥利尼克几乎没怎么上场。可以说，让索汉首发，以便他能对位像莫布里这样的持球威胁点，同时让其他大个子中的一个替补出场与托马斯·布莱恩特 (Thomas Bryant) 对抗，可能会更有意义，但米奇·约翰逊确实没有太多好的选择。
- 新秀们的比赛打得很艰难。哈珀手感冰凉，全场11投仅1中。他送出了一些助攻，但没能像以往那样成为球队的发动机。卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 不得不客串中锋，可以理解，他打得很挣扎。他的投篮也失准了。大卫·琼斯·加西亚 (David Jones Garcia) 在进入垃圾时间前表现很不稳定，并且本应因一次恶意犯规被驱逐出场。对于这些年轻、缺乏经验的球员来说，总会有这样的夜晚。
- 米奇·约翰逊在赛后评论中谈到了“精神疲劳”。这肯定是原因之一，但凯尔登·约翰逊并非如此。他试图激励队友并以身作则，整个赛季他都是这么做的。这一次这还不够，但他已经将自己确立为一名领袖，一个能打出致胜表现的球员。
本场最佳镜头
让我们来看一个比永博的精彩镜头吧，因为我们不知道还能看到多少次这样的画面。
比永博
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— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) December 6, 2025
下一场比赛：周一客场对阵鹈鹕
球队的客场之旅将继续，下一站是挑战排名垫底的鹈鹕队。这应该是一场能拿下的胜利，特别是如果科内特能够出战的话。
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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Shorthanded Spurs miss their rim protectors in loss to the Cavaliers
The Spurs had been doing well at masking major absences, but couldn’t survive one more in their visit to Cleveland. Luke Kornet joined Victor Wembanyama in the injury report, and the blow to the interior defense was too severe to patch over. The Cavaliers scored 80 points in the paint and dominated the third quarter on their way to a 130-117 win.
There were no surprises in the matchup, at least on the defensive end. The Spurs, missing their two rim protectors and starting Bismack Biyombo, struggled to keep the Cavaliers out of the paint from the get-go. The driving lanes were open and Evan Mobley did damage as a scorer and passer despite getting doubled aggressively. On the other end, things weren’t as predictable. San Antonio mostly relied on jumpers, as the paint was clogged, but thrived with that strategy, mostly thanks to Devin Vassell being scorching hot from beyond the arc. As the second units checked in, the Silver and Black’s lack of size became an issue on the boards on defense, but they made up for it by collecting offensive rebounds of their own. It was as good a start as the Spurs could have hoped for, as they led by five after one.
The good times continued in the second frame, in part because the Cavaliers looked complacent, but also because the Spurs, who went deep into their bench, played with energy and mustered enough scoring to be in control of the game for most of the first half. The massive advantage inside was still there, and the home team maximized it to keep the score close, but San Antonio was fine as long as it was an offensive-minded affair. Vassell and De’Aaron Fox got buckets for the Silver and Black while Donovan Mitchell and Mobley did the heavy lifting for the Cavs, whose players looked lackadaisical and whose coaches appeared to be in a state between frustration and anger at the effort level. Threes and offensive rebounds allowed the Spurs to score 72 in the half and lead by eight at the break, and a surprising win was not out of the question.
Alas, the Cavaliers, which had major absences of their own and have disappointed to start the season, woke up in time to not let the game slip away. The third quarter was pure domination. The Spurs were helpless inside, but compounded the issue by being inattentive at times, allowing buckets on cuts and not providing timely help. Cleveland quickly took the lead, with an inspired Jaylon Tyson leading the way. Fox and Vassell tried to stop the bleeding with a couple of buckets, but they were facing a more committed defense and surrounded by teammates who could not hit the few open shots an often stagnant offense generated. Mitch Johnson tried out a zone that eventually bothered the Cavs, and Keldon Johnson tried to energize the team with drives and hustle plays, but there was no turning the tide. San Antonio allowed 44 points and only scored 19 in the frame.
The effort was still there in the fourth. Julian Champagnie, who had massively struggled offensively earlier, hit a few shots. Several players tried to drive instead of settling for jumpers or watching Fox dribble. Dylan Harper looked more dynamic. Johnson went with an even smaller unit that he had used previously, with no center or Sochan manning the position, to try to open things up. They cut the lead to 12 a couple of times, but didn’t have the firepower or the stops to mount a true comeback attempt. It was a predictable loss that says little about the team other than they’ll need some guys back to survive a long season.
Game notes
- Vassell and Fox carried the team on offense in the first half. Fox relied too much on his jumper and Vassell, who set a franchise record with seven first-half threes, faded after a strong start, so their nights weren’t perfect. Still, without those two getting buckets, the game could have turned into a blowout earlier.
- The Cavaliers did a good job of staying close to shooters, except for Vassell, so it’s not surprising that Champagnie and Barnes weren’t major factors. They had some good moments, but it’s hard for them to do much when the offense is not clicking. Barnes could have been more aggressive in looking for his own shot, as he has in recent games, but with the guards scoring at will for a while, he deferred.
- The centers did what they could. Biyombo shouldn’t be getting minutes at this point in his career, but he always tries hard. Sochan was great on the offensive glass in the first, but he’s not a rim protector. Olynyk barely played. It can be argued that starting Sochan, so he could match up with an on-ball threat like Mobley, while bringing either of the other big guys to battle with Thomas Bryant off the bench would have made more sense, but Mitch Johnson really didn’t have great options.
- The rookies had rough games. Harper couldn’t buy a bucket, finishing 1-for-11 from the floor. He dished out some assists but wasn’t the engine he’s been at times. Carter Bryant had to play some center and, understandably, struggled. His shot was also off. David Jones Garcia was erratic until garbage time and should have been ejected for a hard foul. There will be nights like this one for the young, inexperienced guys.
- Mitch Johnson talked about “mental fatigue” in his postgame comments. There was some of that for sure, but not from Keldon Johnson. He tried to rally his teammates and led by example, as he has all season. This time it wasn’t enough, but he’s established himself as both a leader and someone who makes winning plays.
Play of the game
Let’s go with a Biyombo highlight, since we don’t know how many more we will get.
BISMACK
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) December 6, 2025
Next game: at Pelicans on Monday
The road trip continues with a visit to the bottom-dwelling Pelicans. It should be a win, especially if Kornet is available.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock