By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-12-06 17:52:42
圣安东尼奥马刺队在第三节以19-44的比分被克利夫兰骑士队打爆，最终以117-130输掉了比赛。赛后，米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，球队正经历着一些“精神疲劳”。约翰逊提到，这支银黑军团在防守端缺乏专注度和身体对抗。
从表面上看，我们很容易将这场失利归咎于客观情况。在过去两周里，马刺队已经连续打了7个客场，期间只在圣安东尼奥短暂停留，并赢下了与孟菲斯灰熊队的比赛。在这段时间里，他们的明星球员维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 一直缺阵。对阵克利夫兰的比赛中，由于卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 因脚踝伤势缺席，马刺队失去了他们的两位护筐手。也许这些因素都导致了球队的糟糕表现，但失利的根本原因似乎在于对细节的不够重视。
在周五晚上的比赛中，骑士队在内线得分上以80-44遥遥领先马刺队。他们在篮筐附近的大部分得分都完全没有受到防守干扰。圣安东尼奥在转换防守中对不上持球人，让对手轻松一步过掉，换防时缺乏沟通，无球时眼神防守，并且在半场阵地战中完全漏人。这是过去两个赛季以来防守最糟糕的阶段之一。
缺少一名大个子球员无疑让情况雪上加霜。进攻端，球队在第三节的表现戛然而止。没有了科内特的高质量掩护和文班亚马的内线威慑力，球队的进攻几乎毫无流畅性可言。如果不是瓦塞尔在上半场彻底爆发，比赛可能在进入第三节前就已经失去悬念了。
对马刺来说，好消息是这似乎并不预示着一个长期问题。的确，他们本赛季在无球防守上时有挣扎，让对手打出过一波流。但在大多数时间里，球队的能量和专注度都在线，也正因如此，他们的防守效率能够排进联盟前12。在NBA，客场之旅总是很艰难，而在人员不整的情况下则更是难上加难。现在，球队需要及时止住颓势，确保这只是一时的低谷，而非下滑趋势的开始。
赛后观察：
- 这是杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan) 本赛季作为小球中锋表现最好的一场比赛。他在禁区内命中了一些手感柔和的投篮，并在篮板拼抢上非常努力。在25分钟内，他得到10分和5个篮板，且所有篮板都是进攻篮板。索汉在其职业生涯中不断适应马刺队赋予他的各种角色，这一点值得高度赞扬。尽管需要一些时间，但他总能找到在任何角色中发挥作用的方法。这是一个很好的特质，因为一旦文班亚马和卡斯尔在本月晚些时候回归，他很可能将迎来一个新的角色。
- 瓦塞尔在过去一个月里打出了A+级别的进攻表现。他目前三分线外手感火热，并且似乎无惧任何防守干扰。克利夫兰下半场的策略基本上就是不让他接到球并获得空位出手的机会。这一策略奏效了，他28分中的大部分都是在上半场得到的。我认为，一旦球队全员健康，瓦塞尔作为球队的第四进攻选择将会大放异彩。
- 凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 又变回了那个内线“小坦克”。他在内线得到14分和7个篮板。对于这位队内效力时间最长的马刺球员来说，这是一个梦幻般的赛季。虽然他的防守并非总是完美，但他的拼劲绝对十足。如果这支球队能够从这场惨败中反弹，他将是其中的关键一环。
- 我们终于看到了迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 表现得像个新秀了。在他父亲场边观战的情况下，哈珀在篮筐附近的得分显得很挣扎，他的投篮也有些僵硬。他全场投篮11中1，仅得到3分和6次助攻。随着新秀们逐渐适应NBA的赛程，这种情况时有发生。
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What We Learned from the Spurs loss to the Cavaliers
After a 130-117 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers that saw the San Antonio Spurs blown out 44-19 in the third quarter, Mitch Johnson said the team was experiencing some “mental fatigue.” Johnson mentioned that the Silver and Black lacked focus and physicality on the defensive end.
On the surface, it would be easy to blame this loss on circumstance. The Spurs have traveled for their last 7 games in two weeks, including just a short pit stop in San Antonio for a win against the Memphis Grizzlies. During that stretch, they’ve been without stars Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle. Against Cleveland, the Spurs were missing both of their rim protectors, as Luke Kornet sat out with an ankle injury. Maybe all of this played into the poor performance, but the overwhelming reason for the loss seemed to be a lack of attention to detail.
The Cavaliers outscored the Spurs 80-44 in the paint on Friday night. Most of their points around the rim were completely uncontested. San Antonio wouldn’t pick up the ball in transition, would allow easy blow-bys, not communicate a switch, ball watch off the ball, and just lose players completely in the half-court. It was one of the worst defensive stretches in the last two seasons.
Not having a big man certainly didn’t help matters. Offensively, the team slowed to a screeching halt in the third. They had almost no flow without Kornet’s hard screens or Wembanyama’s paint presence. If it weren’t for Vassell going absolutely nuclear in the first half, it may not have even been a game heading into the third.
The good news for the Spurs is that this doesn’t seem indicative of a long-term issue. Yes, they have struggled with their off-ball defense at times this season, allowing big runs to the opposing team. But for the most part, the energy and focus have been there, and they are a top-12 defense because of it. The road is tough in the NBA, and it’s even tougher without all of your personnel. It’s on the team now to stop the bleeding and make sure this was just a low moment, and not the start of a trend.
Observations:
- This was the best Jeremy Sochan has looked as a small-ball center this season. He hit nice touch shots in the paint and worked hard on the glass. He had 10 points and 5 rebounds, all of them offensive, in 25 minutes. Sochan deserves a lot of credit for adapting to all of the roles the Spurs have assigned him during his career. It takes some time, but he finds a way to make it work in any role. That’s a good trait to have because he’s likely headed for a new role once Wembanyama and Castle return later this month.
- Vassell has been playing some A+ offensive hoops in the last month. He’s on fire from three right now and seems unfazed by any contest. Cleveland’s second-half strategy was basically don’t let him catch and get off a clean look. It worked, as he scored most of his 28 points in the first half. I think Vassell will thrive as the fourth option on the team once it’s at full strength.
- Keldon Johnson is back to being an absolute tank on the interior. He had 14 points and 7 rebounds on the interior. This has been a dream season for the longest-tenured Spur. While his defense isn’t always perfect, his effort is spot on. If this team can bounce back from the bad loss, he will be a big part of it.
- We finally saw Dylan Harper look like a rookie. With his father sitting courtside, Harper looked uncomfortable scoring around the rim, and his shot fell a bit flat. He had just 3 points and 6 assists on 1-11 shooting from the field. This stuff happens for rookies as they adjust to the NBA schedule.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock