By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-12-16 13:25:28
三十支球队厉兵秣马，四支劲旅会师拉斯维加斯，如今仅剩两队为NBA杯冠军展开最终对决。一方，是历经千辛万苦、奋力拼杀至此的黑马；另一方，则是拥有丰富季后赛经验的东部冠军热门。然而，当圣安东尼奥马刺与纽约尼克斯在NBA杯总决赛的赛场上相遇时，胜负似乎仍悬而未决。
尼克斯在拉斯维加斯凭借着杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) 的统治级表现，碾压了多伦多猛龙和奥兰多魔术。这位全明星后卫本赛季再次打出了一个出色的得分赛季，场均贡献28.8分和6.4次助攻。自从约什·哈特 (Josh Hart) 重返首发阵容以来，纽约队便势不可挡。他们在过去10场比赛中赢下了9场，是东部真正的NBA总冠军争夺者。
圣安东尼奥马刺正打出他们最好的篮球表现，并且已全员回归。在半决赛战胜俄克拉荷马城雷霆后，他们势头正盛。那场胜利之后，整个NBA世界都在热捧马刺，将他们推入了总冠军争夺者的讨论行列。战胜尼克斯不仅能为球队带来队史首座NBA杯，更能证明他们有能力赢下最关键的比赛，即便是在刚刚击败联盟最佳球队的高光时刻之后。
尼克斯是一支出色的进攻型球队，其防守也接近联盟前十水准。如果马刺想要赢得冠军奖杯和现金奖励，他们就必须在防守端保持专注，并在进攻端利用错位优势。
圣安东尼奥马刺 (18-7) vs. 纽约尼克斯 (18-7)
2025年12月16日 | 中央时间晚7:30
观看：Amazon Prime | 收听：WOAI (1200 AM)
马刺伤情 ：凯尔·曼加斯 – 缺阵 (G联赛)
尼克斯伤情 ：迈尔斯·麦克布莱德 – 缺阵 (脚踝), 兰德里·沙梅特 – 缺阵 (肩部)
比赛看点：
限制布伦森
尼克斯的进攻由布伦森发起，也由他终结。他在通过运球和挡拆创造空间方面能力超凡。当球队用更高大的防守者换防他时，他会惩罚对手，利用其出色的脚步在三分线外获得空位，或切入篮下。与马刺在本届杯赛中遇到的其他得分型后卫很像，他是一名顶级的造犯规高手。布伦森场均获得6.7次罚球。可以预见，防守布伦森的任务将落在斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 肩上。在对阵雷霆的比赛中，他发挥了重要作用，并且在防守时没有犯规。对阵尼克斯，他需要做到同样的事情。
利用防守错位
各支球队一直执着于用更矮但更强壮的球员来防守维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)，试图顶住他的下盘并挤兑他，同时让队内的大个子球员游弋协防、保护篮筐。如果尼克斯采用这一策略，那么哈特很可能会成为对位文班亚马的球员。他是一位出色的防守者，能够防守多个位置。尽管文班通过直接在雷霆多名防守球员头顶投篮的方式惩罚了他们。这种对位的另一个弊端是，卡尔-安东尼·唐斯 (Karl-Anthony Towns) 将不得不去防守一个速度更快、技术更娴熟的外线球员。唐斯在护筐和跟防外线方面的不足，将成为圣安东尼奥需要利用的防守弱点。
冲击篮板
尼克斯是一支高大且身体对抗激烈的球队。他们的进攻篮板数排名联盟第三，总篮板数排名第四。米切尔·罗宾逊 (Mitchell Robinson) 是禁区内的一头野兽，唐斯是一位身体素质出众的篮板手，而哈特的场上表现总是远超他的身高。马刺本身也是一支优秀的篮板球队，但凡在篮板拼抢上有所懈怠，就可能葬送比赛。尼克斯本就擅长远投和内线终结，而当他们通过二次进攻获得空位出手机会或补扣时，得分会变得更加轻松。在这样一场关键比赛中，二次进攻得分是极其致命的。赢得篮板球的争夺对马刺来说至关重要。
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Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks
30 teams entered, four faced off in Las Vegas, and now two remain in the battle for the NBA Cup. One, an underdog of sorts that fought tooth and nail to make it here. Another, the favorites in the Eastern Conference, who have plenty of playoff experience. Yet, it seems like it could be anyone’s game when the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks face off in the NBA Cup Finals.
The Knicks steamrolled the Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic in Vegas, on the back of dominant performances from Jalen Brunson. The All-Star guard is having another great scoring season, averaging 28.8 points and 6.4 assists. New York has been on a roll since introducing Josh Hart back into the starting lineup. They have won 9 of their last 10 games and are a true NBA title contender in the East.
San Antonio is playing their best basketball and is back to full strength. They have significant momentum coming off a win against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the semifinals. The NBA world has been gassing up the Spurs since the win, launching them into title contender conversations. A win against the Knicks wouldn’t just bring the franchise its first-ever NBA Cup; it would prove they can win the biggest games, even after the high of taking down the best team in the league.
The Knicks are a great offensive team and a near-top-10 defense. The Spurs will need to lock in defensively and take advantage of mismatches offensively if they want to win the Cup and its cash prize.
San Antonio Spurs (18-7) vs. New York Knicks (18-7)
December 16, 2025 | 7:30 PM CT
Watch: Amazon Prime | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: Kyle Mangas – Out (G League)
**Knicks Injuries:**Miles McBride – Out (ankle), Landry Shamet – Out (shoulder)
What to watch for:
Slowing down Brunson
The Knicks’ offense starts and ends with Brunson. He’s incredible at creating space off the dribble and in the pick-and-roll. He’ll punish teams for switching bigger defenders on him by using his great footwork to get open from three or slice to the rim. Much like the other scoring guards the Spurs have faced in the cup, he’s an elite foul-baiter. Brunson takes 6.7 free throws per game. It’s safe to assume Stephon Castle will be tasked with guarding Brunson on Tuesday night. He made an impact and defended without fouling against the Thunder. He’ll need to do the same against the Knicks.
Exploiting defensive mismatches
Teams have been dead-set on guarding Victor Wembanyama with smaller, stronger players, trying to get underneath him and push him around, while their big men roam and protect the rim. If the Knicks follow this strategy, that means Hart will likely be the matchup on Wembanyama. He’s an awesome defender who can guard up and down. Although Wemby punished the Thunder by simply shooting over the top of many of them. The other downside to that matchup is that Karl-Anthony Towns will have to guard a quicker, more skilled perimeter player. Towns’ inability to protect the rim or keep up on the perimeter will be the defensive flaw that San Antonio needs to exploit.
Crashing the glass
The Knicks are a big, physical team. They are third in the NBA in offensive rebounds and fourth in total rebounds. Mitchell Robinson is a beast in the paint, Towns is a physical rebounder, and Hart always plays bigger than his height. The Spurs are a good rebounding team in their own right, but a lazy night on the glass could bury them. New York is great at shooting from deep and finishing in the paint as-is, and it becomes even easier for them when they are wide open on kickbacks or put-back dunks. Second-chance points are debilitating in a high-stakes game like this. Winning the rebounding battle will be paramount for the Spurs.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock