By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-12-29 08:00:00
NBA赛季本身就是对一支球队克服逆境能力的考验。正当一切顺风顺水时，球队的胜利势头可能说停就停。圣安东尼奥马刺周六负于犹他爵士的比赛正是这样一个时刻。对于圣安东尼奥来说，似乎一切都不对劲，这场失利终结了他们此前的8连胜，也给这支势头正盛的年轻队伍敲响了警钟。
马刺将有机会在对阵克利夫兰骑士的比赛中触底反弹，而后者本赛季也同样面临着一些严峻的现实。骑士队曾一度被视为东部冠军的热门，但在本年度的收官阶段却举步维艰。在过去的七场比赛中，骑士输掉了五场，包括最近两场接连败给纽约尼克斯和休斯顿火箭。这场对决颇有些相似之处，因为两支球队在经历了近期的动荡之后，都希望能重回正轨——无论这动荡是大是小。
本赛季早些时候，马刺曾以117-130不敌骑士。那场比赛中，双方都有数名关键球员缺阵，例如维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)、卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet)、达里厄斯·加兰 (Darius Garland) 和贾勒特·阿伦 (Jarrett Allen)。尽管圣安东尼奥在其余三节都取得了胜利，但他们在第三节以19-44的比分惨败。他们希望能全场保持稳定的发挥，在主场观众面前用一场胜利强势反弹。
圣安东尼奥马刺 (23-8) vs. 克利夫兰骑士(17-16)
2025年12月29日 | 中央时间晚上7点
观看渠道：Peacock / NBC | 收听渠道：WOAI (1200 AM)
马刺伤病名单 ：斯坦利·乌穆德 (Stanley Umude) – 缺阵 (发展联盟)，大卫·琼斯-加西亚 (David Jones-Garcia) – 出战成疑 (发展联盟)，哈里森·英格拉姆 (Harrison Ingram) – 缺阵 (发展联盟)，德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) – 出战成疑 (大腿)
骑士伤病名单： 克里斯·利文斯顿 (Chris Livingston) – 缺阵 (发展联盟)，小拉里·南斯 (Larry Nance Jr.) – 缺阵 (小腿)，马克斯·斯特鲁斯 (Max Strus) – 缺阵 (脚部)，卢克·特拉弗斯 (Luke Travers) – 缺阵 (发展联盟)
比赛看点：
防守的稳定性
在上次与骑士的交锋中，糟糕的防守让马刺在第三节彻底崩盘。克利夫兰随心所欲地冲击篮筐，并为外线射手创造了大量空位三分机会。如今，文班亚马的坐镇应该能在这方面提供巨大帮助，但正如马刺在对阵爵士的比赛中发现的那样，他无法掩盖全队糟糕的防守表现。敏锐的轮转换防、坚决的持球点防守、换防时的沟通以及对协防细节的专注，是减缓骑士进攻的关键。克利夫兰拥有联盟前十的进攻火力，队中有多位能够自主创造进攻机会的球员，包括多诺万·米切尔 (Donovan Mitchell)、埃文·莫布里 (Evan Mobley) 和加兰。马刺若想取胜，必须在全部48分钟内保持防守专注。
朱利安·尚佩尼 (Julian Champagnie) 状态回暖
十二月对尚佩尼来说并不友好。他的手感随着天气一起变冷。本月，他场均贡献8.1分和5.8个篮板，但投篮命中率和三分命中率分别只有39.8%和31.9%。他的投篮失准实在可惜，因为他在防守端表现强硬，并且已经成为球队最出色的篮板手之一。射手总会经历得分荒，而这也并非尚佩尼在马刺第一次陷入低迷。本赛季，骑士队让对手投出了38%的三分命中率，这是联盟最高的比率之一，因此，对尚佩尼而言，没有比周一晚上更适合状态回暖的时机了。
赢得球权争夺战
骑士是一支有趣的球队，他们既擅长迫使对手失误（抢断数联盟前十），自己也有不少失误（场均13.9次）。当马刺的防守处于最佳状态时，他们能通过制造失误，在另一端打出快攻反击，轻松得分。本赛季圣安东尼奥在保护球权方面总体做得不错，但也经历过失误成为大问题的比赛，尤其是在他们的年轻核心文班亚马和卡斯尔身上。对阵骑士，保护好球并赢得球权争夺战将至关重要。
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Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The NBA season is a test in overcoming adversity. Just when things are going well, the momentum of a team’s success can be halted just like that. The San Antonio Spurs’ Saturday loss to the Utah Jazz was one of those moments. Nothing seemed to go right for San Antonio as the loss snapped an 8-game winning streak and served as a bit of a reality check for the young team that was riding a high.
The Spurs will have a chance to bounce back against the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have dealt with some tough realities themselves this season. Once considered the favorites in the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers have struggled mightily to end the calendar year. The Cavs have lost 5 of their last seven games, including losses to the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets in their last two games. There is some symmetry in this matchup, as both of these teams are looking to get back on track after experiencing some recent turbulence, however slight it may be.
The Spurs lost to the Cavaliers earlier this season, 117-130. That game didn’t feature several key contributors, like Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, Luke Kornet, Darius Garland, and Jarrett Allen. San Antonio lost the third quarter of that matchup 44-19, despite winning every other frame. They’ll look for a consistent effort across the board to bounce back with a win in front of the home crowd.
San Antonio Spurs (23-8) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers(17-16)
December 29, 2025 | 7 PM CT
Watch: Peacock / NBC | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: Stanley Umude – Out (G League), David Jones-Garcia – Questionable (G League), Harrison Ingram – Out (G League), De’Aaron Fox – Questionable (thigh)
**Cavaliers Injuries:**Chris Livingston – Out (G League), Larry Nance Jr. – Out (calf), Max Strus – Out (foot), Luke Travers – Out (G League)
What to watch for:
Defensive consistency
A shoddy defense buried the Spurs in the third quarter of their last defensive matchup against the Cavaliers. Cleveland got to the basket whenever they wanted and found a ton of wide-open shooters for threes. Now, having Wembanyama should help them a lot in this regard, but, as the Spurs found out against the Jazz, it won’t cover up a poor defensive effort. Sharp rotations, stout point of attack defense, communication on switches, and attention to detail on help defense are essential to slowing down the Cavs. Cleveland boasts a top-10 offense, featuring multiple players who can create their own offense, including Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and Garland. The Spurs will need to be locked in defensively for all 48 minutes to get the win.
Julian Champagnie bounces back
December has not been kind to Champagnie. He’s gone cold along with the weather. He is averaging 8.1 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 39.8% from the field and 31.9% from three this month. It’s a shame his shot hasn’t been falling, because he’s been strong on the defensive end and has become one of the team’s best rebounders. Shooters go through droughts all of the time, and it’s not the first time Champagnie has gone on one with the Spurs. The Cavs are allowing teams to shoot 38% from deep this season, one of the highest percentages in the league, so there is no better time for Champagnie to bounce back than on Monday night.
Winning the possession battle
The Cavaliers are an interesting team that is great at forcing turnovers (top-10 in steals) and have their fair share of giveaways themselves (13.9 turnovers per game). When the Spurs defense is at its best, it’s creating turnovers and hitting home runs on the other end with runouts and transition buckets. San Antonio has generally been good at valuing possessions this season, but has experienced games where turnovers can be a real issue, especially with its young stars, Wembanyama and Castle. Taking care of the basketball and winning the possession battle will be important against the Cavs. ienced games where turnovers can be a real issue, especially with its young stars, Wembanyama and Castle. Taking care of the basketball and winning the possession battle is
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock