By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-12-11 16:26:59
那些曾担心马刺“后卫天赋过剩”的人现在可以高枕无忧了，这根本不是什么坏事。今年夏天，马刺为德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 提供了一份顶薪续约合同，这在去年二月交易得到他时本就是预料之中的操作，并因此引发了热议。但随后，马刺幸运地在选秀中抽中榜眼签，并选中了迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper)，这让许多人开始重新审视球队的建队思路，因为他们阵中已经有了卫冕年度最佳新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)。
这让一些人认为，球队的出场时间可能不够分配，无论谁不得不接受替补角色，其自尊心都可能成为潜在的问题。但请放心，这个三人组正全心全意地支持着彼此。
已经准备好欣赏这个三人组的更多表演了
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— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) December 11, 2025
虽然目前只有两场比赛的样本，但这三人已经展示出他们可以轮流主宰比赛。在对阵鹈鹕和湖人的比赛中，福克斯扮演了领袖的角色，他精准地把握出手时机，清楚何时需要自己在关键时刻挺身而出，同时也能够敏锐地察觉到哪位后场搭档手感正热。在新奥尔良，那个手感火热的人是哈珀；而在昨晚的洛杉矶，则是卡斯尔。他全场14投10中（其中三分球6投3中），狂砍30分、10个篮板和6次助攻，统治了比赛。（他也有其一贯的瑕疵，出现了4次失误，但由于马刺全队在保护球权方面做得非常出色，总共只有10次失误，因此这并未对球队造成太大伤害。）
尽管有人抱怨这个三人组的优势过于相似，尤其都擅长突破篮下，但面对湖人队这样孱弱的防守，这根本不成问题（当然，这其中也有卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 无懈可击的掩护的功劳，这或许是他最强大的武器）。
丝滑操盘手
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— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) December 11, 2025
然后，每当场上局势变得有些棘手时，福克斯总会挺身而出，用一记又一记的关键投篮瞬间浇灭湖人队的反扑气焰，包括在比赛最后几分钟对手的殊死一搏阶段。拥有一位不惧大场面、能在关键时刻稳定军心的球员，正是马刺队自德玛尔·德罗赞 (DeMar DeRozan) 离开后，甚至可以说自马努·吉诺比利 (Manu Ginobili) 时代以来一直所欠缺的。在几个赛季前，马刺因屡次葬送两位数的领先优势而“臭名昭著”，如今终于不必再在比赛还剩7分钟时，仅仅领先20分都无法安心，这种感觉真是太棒了。
马刺队今晚能够大获全胜，另一个重要原因是替补阵容的出色发挥。除了哈珀贡献的13分和4次助攻外，凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 和朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 的表现也至关重要。约翰逊——他有一个额外的动力：如果马刺赢得杯赛冠军，他就能去买一头美洲驼——在首节就贡献了他全场17分中的13分（包括三分球3投3中）和8个篮板，极大地帮助球队在比赛初期就拉开了比分。尚帕尼则整场比赛都保持着火热手感，他8投6中，高效地贡献了16分和7个篮板。总的来说，马刺的替补阵容以48比31的得分完胜湖人，而湖人替补的31分中有26分来自马库斯·斯马特 (Marcus Smart)，并且是在马刺已经建立巨大领先优势后得到的。
马刺队凯尔登·约翰逊在22分钟内得到17分（9投5中，三分5投3中，真实命中率70%）、8篮板、1抢断
朱利安·尚帕尼在28分钟对阵湖人的比赛中得到16分（8投6中，三分4投2中，真实命中率90%）、7篮板、2助攻、1抢断、1盖帽 https://t.co/BANvozIm6y pic.twitter.com/NKIcHud24H
— Role Player Performances (@ BenchHighlights) December 11, 2025
最后，附上本场比赛的完整集锦。接下来，马刺将面临一项艰巨的任务：在周六于拉斯维加斯举行的半决赛中，挑战战绩高达24胜1负的俄克拉荷马城雷霆队，届时维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 可能会回归赛场（不过我对此不抱太大希望）。但眼下，我只想好好享受这场酣畅淋漓的胜利。
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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Highlights: Stephon Castle does it all in Quarterfinals win over Lakers
Whoever was concerned about the Spurs having “too much guard talent” can rest assured, it’s not a bad problem to have. Much ado was made about the Spurs giving De’Aaron Fox a max contract extension this summer, which was an expected move when they traded for him last February, but the Spurs lucking into the 2nd overall pick, which turned into Dylan Harper, in the draft had many rethinking that approach, as they already also had reigning Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle to consider.
This led some to believe that there may not be enough minutes to go around, and egos might get in the way for whoever had to come off the bench, but rest assured, this trio is all in on each other.
Ready for more of this trio
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) December 11, 2025
While it’s only a two-game sample size so far, these three have shown that they can take turns dominating. In their games against the Pelicans and Lakers, Fox has played the role of leader, picking his spots and knowing when the team needed him to step up in big moments while also recognizing when one of his fellow guards is hot. In New Orleans, that was Harper, and last night in Los Angeles, it was Castle, who dominated with 30 points on 10-14 shooting (3-6 from three), 10 rebounds and 6 assists. (He had his usual blemish of 4 turnovers, but the Spurs did such a good job of taking care of the ball with only 10 total that it didn’t hurt them too badly.)
Despite some complaints about the trio sharing similar strengths, especially driving to the basket, that was no problem against a defense as inept as the Lakers’ (naturally with the help of some immaculate screens from Luke Kornet, perhaps his greatest attribute).
SMOOTH OPERATOR
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) December 11, 2025
And then, whenever things began to look a little dicey, Fox would step up and hit big shot after big shot to suck the energy right back from the Lakers, including during their last ditch effort in the closing minutes. Having someone who is unafraid of big moments and able to calm his teammates in the clutch is something the Spurs have lacked since at least DeMar DeRozan, if not Manu Ginobili. It is so nice not having to worry if the Spurs aren’t ahead by 20 with 7 minutes to go after they became notorious for blowing double-digit leads a couple of seasons ago.
Another big reason for the extremely successful night for the Spurs was the play of the bench. Along with Harper’s contribution of 13 points and 4 assists, Keldon Johnson and Julian Champagnie were both huge. Johnson — who has the added motivation of being able to buy a llama if the Spurs win the Cup — was huge in helping the Spurs pull ahead early with 13 of his 17 points in the first quarter, including 3-3 from three, and 8 rebounds. Champagnie stayed hot throughout, with 16 timely points on 6-8 shooting and 7 rebounds. Overall, the Spurs’ bench outscored the Lakers’ 48 to 31, 26 of which came from Marcus Smart after the Spurs had already built a sizable lead.
Spurs Keldon Johnson 17 PTS (5-9 FG, 3-5 3P, 70% TS), 8 REB, 1 STL in 22 minutes
Julian Champagnie 16 PTS (6-8 FG, 2-4 3P, 90% TS), 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK in 28 minutes vs. Lakers https://t.co/BANvozIm6y pic.twitter.com/NKIcHud24H
— Role Player Performances (@ BenchHighlights) December 11, 2025
Finally, here are the full highlights. The Spurs will take on the daunting task of taking down a 24-1 Oklahoma City Thunder team in Saturday in Las Vegas for the Semifinals, and they might have Victor Wembanyama back (I won’t hold my breath, though). In the meantime, I’ll just enjoy this satisfying victory.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock