By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-12-11 06:05:33
在圣安东尼奥马刺队与洛杉矶湖人队的NBA杯比赛前，凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 告诉记者，他有额外的动力去赢得锦标赛的现金奖励——为了一只羊驼。这位马刺队前锋表示，他会用奖金为自己的农场买一只羊驼。队里其他人肯定也特别想让他得到那只羊驼，因为他们打出了一场统治级的表现，以132-119的比分取胜，成功晋级半决赛。
从比赛一开场，圣安东尼奥的战术部署就十分明确：提速、冲击篮筐、用射手拉开空间，并迫使卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Doncic) 在挡拆中来击败他们。这一切都奏效了，湖人队在攻防两端都跟不上节奏。马刺利用对手失误得到了16分，并且有27分的快攻得分。他们的投篮命中率高达50%，三分命中率也达到了45%。
比赛伊始，马刺队手感滚烫，尤其是约翰逊，他在第一节就命中三记三分球，单节砍下个人17分中的13分。当主力休息时，约翰逊带领圣安东尼奥的替补阵容保持了高水平的发挥。马刺的替补席以48-31的得分力压湖人。迪兰·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 也扮演了重要角色，分别贡献了16分和13分。
每当湖人确实打出反击高潮时，都是由东契奇引领的。这位湖人球星在这场失利中得到35分和8次助攻。他的许多助攻都送给了马库斯·斯马特 (Marcus Smart)，后者替补出场砍下26分，其中包括8记三分球。马刺队给了他大量空位机会，而他也让对手付出了代价。尽管这种情况并不多见，但当洛杉矶队打出转换进攻时，带头的是勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James)，他贡献了19分、15个篮板和8次助攻。
第四节末段，湖人打出一波攻势，将马刺一度高达20分的领先优势缩小到个位数。圣安东尼奥再次依靠他们的后场组合锁定胜局。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 和德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 在比赛末段打出关键表现，帮助球队扩大了领先优势。卡斯尔以高效的14投10中砍下全队最高的30分，并贡献了10个篮板和6次助攻。福克斯则全场表现沉稳，得到20分且仅有1次失误。
对于这支年轻的马刺队来说，这是一场令人印象深刻的胜利。他们完美执行了米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 的比赛计划，并在湖人每次还以颜色时都能及时回应。他们是在缺少超级巨星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 的情况下做到这一切的，而后者在替补席上看起来全神贯注。
现在，圣安东尼奥将于周六前往拉斯维加斯，迎战战绩为24胜1负的俄克拉荷马城雷霆队，争夺一个进入NBA杯决赛的机会。文班亚马届时是否会出战仍有待观察，但即使他缺阵，这支马刺队也拥有挑战卫冕NBA总冠军的天赋和动力。KJ（凯尔登·约翰逊的昵称）未来的那只羊驼的命运，如今也悬而未决。
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。
点击查看原文：Spurs steamroll Lakers to move onto NBA Cup semifinals
Spurs steamroll Lakers to move onto NBA Cup semifinals
Before the San Antonio Spurs’ NBA Cup match with the Los Angeles Lakers, Keldon Johnson told reporters that he had some extra motivation to win the tournament’s cash prize – a llama. The Spurs’ forward said that with the winnings, he’d purchase a llama for his farm. The rest of the team must really want him to get that llama, because they gave a dominant performance in a 132-119 win to advance to the semifinals.
San Antonio’s game plan was obvious from tip-off: play fast, get to the basket, space the floor with shooters, and make Luka Doncic beat them in the pick and roll. It all worked for them, as the Lakers couldn’t keep up on either end. The Spurs scored 16 points off turnovers and had 27 fast-break points. They shot 50% from the field and 45% from three.
The Spurs were red hot to start the game, especially Johnson, who hit three triples in the first quarter on his way to 13 of his 17 points in the opening frame. Johnson led San Antonio’s bench unit that kept the level of play high when the starters rested. The Spurs’ bench outscored the Lakers’ bench 48-31. Dylan Harper and Julian Champagnie played a big role, scoring 16 and 13 points, respectively.
Whenever the Lakers did make a run, it came on the back of Luka Doncic. The Lakers’ star had 35 points and 8 assists in the loss. A lot of those assists were to Marcus Smart, who had 26 points off the bench, including 8 three-pointers. The Spurs were leaving him wide open, and he made them pay. It didn’t happen too often, but when Los Angeles got out in transition, it was led by LeBron James, who had 19 points, 15 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Late in the fourth quarter, the Lakers rode a run to cut the Spurs’ 20-point lead down to single digits. San Antonio once again called upon their backcourt to seal the game. Stephon Castle and De’Aaron Fox made clutch plays to extend their lead late in the game. Castle led the Spurs in scoring with 30 points on an efficient 10-14 shooting, adding in 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Fox was a calming presence all game with 20 points and just 1 turnover.
It was an impressive win for the young Spurs. They executed Mitch Johnson’s game plan to a T, and responded every time the Lakers through a counter punch. They did it all without their superstar Victor Wembanyama, who looked locked in on the bench.
Now, San Antonio will head to Las Vegas on Saturday to face the 24-1 Oklahoma City Thunder with a chance to go to the NBA Cup finals. It remains to be seen if Wembanyama will suit up, but even if he doesn’t, this Spurs squad has the talent and motivation to take on the defending NBA champs. The fate of KJ’s future llama lies in the balance.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock