By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-12-09 04:15:47
就在周五不敌克利夫兰骑士队的比赛中单节丢掉44分后仅仅两天，圣安东尼奥马刺队在新奥尔良又一次陷入了相似的困境。在第三节被鹈鹕队联盟第26的进攻狂砍45分后，马刺队眼睁睁看着半场20分的领先优势化为乌有，反而落后2分。最终，他们依靠球队的惊艳新秀迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 命中关键球，以135-132的比分帮助马刺队赢下比赛。
“我对我们下半场的开局表现相当失望，”马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说道。“必须称赞对手，JB让他们打得非常努力，他们没有放弃，投进了一些球，扭转了比赛局势。然后你就陷入了一场苦战。”
哈珀替补出场贡献了22分和6次助攻，其中第四节独得9分并送出3次助攻。在比赛还剩9秒时，他命中关键一球，帮助马刺队反超比分。哈珀接到边线发球后，立刻持球杀入篮下，顶着防守用右手完成上篮。随后，鹈鹕队执行了一次离奇的战术，最终由德里克·奎恩 (Derik Queen) 三分不中（他本赛季的三分命中率仅为11.8%），马刺队就此带走了胜利。
奎恩是本场比赛最具统治力的球员，在鹈鹕队第三节的追分高潮中发挥了决定性作用。这位新奥尔良的新秀内线砍下了33分、10个篮板、10次助攻和4次盖帽。仅在第三节，他就弹无虚发，投篮6投6中，罚球8罚8中，独得21分。
在火热的第三节，鹈鹕队的其他球员也与奎恩一同爆发。特雷·墨菲三世 (Trey Murphy III) 和萨迪克·贝 (Saddiq Bey) 手感滚烫，马刺队完全无法阻止新奥尔良在内线得分。圣安东尼奥在内线得分上再次被对手净胜20分以上（62-84），鹈鹕队在禁区内予取予求。与此同时，新奥尔良的2-3联防彻底打乱了马刺队的进攻节奏。整个第三节，马刺队只有三名球员取得运动战得分：哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes)、凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk) 和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)。
“我们的第三节表现一直没有达到应有的水准，”约翰逊说道。“问题出在不同的人身上，并非总是同样的人员组合或同样的问题在重复出现。当局面开始对我们不利时，个人层面出现了专注度不够、注意力不集中的问题。从集体层面来说，我们需要拧成一股绳，下定决心说，‘好吧，不能再让这种事发生了，我不能再心存侥幸。’我们必须做得更好，我相信我们会的。”
如果不是上半场手感火热，那样的第三节足以让马刺队输掉比赛。圣安东尼奥在上半场狂砍77分，其中第二节就得到了42分。马刺队的三分球如有神助，上半场就命中了11记三分。然而，即便在那段手感滚烫的时期，马刺队的表现也显然并非最佳状态。他们依然在失误，并让鹈鹕队在内线轻松得分。整场比赛，他们火热的投篮手感掩盖了许多错误。
“当我们领先25分时，我们的实际表现可能并没有比分板上显示的那么好——我们只是投进了大量的球，”约翰逊说道。“对手上半场就在内线拿了42分，全场奔着84分去了。这些都是警示信号，提醒我们比分板上的领先优势并不像看上去那么稳固。”
若非替补阵容贡献了数次及时雨般的进球，马刺队的失误恐怕早已葬送了比赛。朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 和奥利尼克与哈珀一道，成为了圣安东尼奥的板凳英雄。尚帕尼三分手感火热，贡献17分，9次远投命中5球。奥利尼克则打出了加盟马刺以来的最佳一战，得到11分和2次抢断。
此外，这也是自11月16日以来，卡斯尔首次回归圣安东尼奥的阵容。在经历了开局的慢热后，他逐渐找到状态，全场贡献18分、5个篮板、5次助攻和3次失误。马刺队也终于有机会展示他们由卡斯尔、哈珀和德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 组成的三后卫轮换。这组后场三叉戟为圣安东尼奥提供了源源不断的冲击篮筐和为队友创造机会的能力。
此役过后，马刺队本赛季的战绩提升至16胜7负，且在对阵胜率低于五成的球队时保持着10战全胜的记录。接下来，圣安东尼奥将前往洛杉矶，在NBA杯的比赛中对阵湖人队，届时我们或许能看到维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在时隔一个月后首次披挂上阵。
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Spurs survive another disastrous third quarter to beat New Orleans
Just two days after giving up 44 third-quarter points to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a loss on Friday, the San Antonio Spurs found themselves in a similar position in New Orleans. The Spurs saw their 20-point halftime lead evaporate into a 2-point deficit after giving up 45 third-quarter points to the Pelicans’ 26th-ranked offense. They relied on their rookie sensation, Dylan Harper, to secure clutch baskets and deliver the Spurs a 135-132 victory.
“I was pretty disappointed with how we came out at half,” Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson said. “Give them credit, JB’s got them playing hard, and they didn’t quit, and they made some shots, and they flipped the game. Then you’re in a dog fight.”
Harper had 22 points and 6 off the bench, including 9 points and 3 assists in the fourth. He scored the go-ahead bucket to give the Spurs the lead with 9 seconds left in the game. Harper grabbed the inbounds pass and immediately drove the ball to the cup, finishing with his right hand over traffic. After the Pelicans ran a bizarre play that resulted in a Derik Queen missed three-pointer (he’s shooting 11.8% from deep this season), the Spurs walked away with the win.
Queen was the game’s most dominant player and made the biggest impact during the Pelicans’ third-quarter run. The New Orleans rookie big man had 33 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 blocks. He had 21 points on a perfect 6-6 shooting from the field and 8-8 shooting from the line in the third quarter alone.
The rest of the Pelicans joined Queen in a scorching third quarter. Trey Murphy III and Saddiq Bey got hot as the Spurs couldn’t stop New Orleans from scoring inside. San Antonio was once again outscored by 20+ points (84-62) in the paint, as the Pels were able to get anything they wanted inside. Meanwhile, New Orleans’ two-three zone defense completely disrupted the Spurs’ offensive rhythm. Only three Spurs scored a bucket in the third quarter: Harrison Barnes, Kelly Olynyk, and Stephon Castle.
“They’ve (third quarters) have consistently not been up to our standards,” Johnson said. “It’s been a variety of people. It’s not been the same combination or the same thing over and over. The lack of focus, lack of concentration, when things are starting to slide away from us individually. Collectively, tightening all the way up to say, ‘okay, this is not going to happen, I am going to leave less for chance.’ We need to be better, and I think we will.”
That third quarter would have ensured a loss for the Spurs if they hadn’t been red hot in the first half. San Antonio scored 77 first-half points, including 42 points in the second quarter. The Spurs couldn’t miss from three, making 11 triples in the first half. Even during that hot stretch, it was clear that the Spurs weren’t playing their best. They were still turning the ball over and allowing the Pelicans to get easy buckets in the paint. Their hot shooting covered up a lot of mistakes all night.
“We probably weren’t playing as good as the scoreboard said when we were up 25 – we made a ton of shots,” Johnson said. “They were on track for 84 points, with 42 points in the paint in the first half. There were a lot of smoke signals that were warning us that the scoreboard wasn’t as real as it said it was.”
If it weren’t for some timely buckets by the bench unit, the Spurs’ mistakes might have buried them. Julian Champagnie and Kelly Olynyk joined Harper as San Antonio’s bench heroes. Champagnie was red hot from three with 17 points, hitting five of his nine deep shots. Olynyk had his best game as a Spur, with 11 points and 2 steals.
San Antonio also got Castle back in the lineup for the first time since November 16th. He settled in after a rough start, finishing the game with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 turnovers. The Spurs finally got to show off their three-guard rotation with Castle, Harper, and De’Aaron Fox. The guard trio gave San Antonio a steady stream of players who can get to the basket and set up other players.
The Spurs improve to 16-7 this season, with a 10-0 record against sub-.500 teams. San Antonio will travel to Los Angeles for their NBA Cup game against the Lakers, in which we could see Victor Wembanyama suit up for the first time in a month.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock