By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-01-07 04:30:00
在圣安东尼奥马刺队以105-106不敌孟菲斯灰熊队的比赛中，第三节刚开始几分钟，米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 就叫了暂停。暂停回来后，场上换了五名新球员，首发球员全部坐在了板凳上。此举显示了这位主教练对球队表现的失望。
“我们希望在下半场开始时能展现出应有的专注度和竞争力，但我们没有做到，”约翰逊在赛后告诉记者。
尽管马刺队在上半场大部分时间里都保持领先，但圣安东尼奥似乎从未完全掌控比赛。他们的进攻执行力不足，如果不是灰熊队投篮手感糟糕，马刺很可能在半场结束时就已经落后了。上半场，两队的投篮命中率均低于40%。朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 在上半场独得19分，在球队进攻陷入挣扎时帮助球队维持住了局面。
“我们可能在大部分时间里都控制着比赛，但这具有误导性，因为我们试图执行战术的过程并不锐利，”约翰逊说。“我们的身体语言、场上反应、对比赛计划的执行专注度，以及对需要完成的任务的认知，都不够锐利。这令人沮丧，责任在我。这是我们需要改进的地方，否则我们还会继续陷入类似的困境。”
当灰熊队在第三节取得领先后，约翰逊派上了更多的替补球员寻求改变。他换上了杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan) 和乔丹·麦克劳克林 (Jordan McLaughlin)，这两名球员在本赛季大部分时间里都被按在了板凳末端。当他们上场后，比赛局势瞬间扭转。
索汉迫使对手出现了一次8秒违例。麦克劳克林完成一次抢断并命中一记三分球。他们两人的防守努力给孟菲斯带来了压力，而圣安东尼奥的超级新星则在进攻端大放异彩。因膝伤缺席了过去两场比赛的维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 此役替补出战且有上场时间限制。他在短短21分钟内爆砍30分。索汉、文班亚马和麦克劳克林的共同努力让马刺紧咬比分，仅以1分之差进入第四节。
“我认为杰里米（索汉）表现非常出色，”约翰逊说。“技术统计有时会骗人。他对我们起到了巨大的积极作用，远非数据所能体现。”
进入第四节，灰熊队由他们的角色球员引领。乔克·兰代尔 (Jock Landale) 和卡姆·斯潘塞 (Cam Spencer) 整场比赛都表现出色，尤其是在关键时刻，他们在攻防两端都上演了关键表现。兰代尔得到19分和9个篮板，其中6个是前场篮板。他的三记三分球让马刺队的防线不敢收缩，为孟菲斯创造了充足的空间。斯潘塞则充分利用了这些空间，贡献了21分、8个篮板和8次助攻。
当这两人为灰熊扩大领先优势时，凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 正竭尽所能帮助马刺留在比赛中。他在第四节初段得到8分，包括一记三分球和一次打成2+1的上篮。在第四节末段的追分时刻，圣安东尼奥严重依赖文班亚马，他们多次在高位将球交给他，试图奋力反超。最终，这位大个子在一次转换进攻中命中一记关键三分，帮助圣安东尼奥在比赛还剩3分45秒时取得领先。
凭借德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 对杰伦·威尔斯 (Jaylen Wells) 的一记惊为天人的追身封盖，以及随后在另一端的一记抛投，马刺在比赛仅剩一分多钟时以105-101领先。但今晚属于斯潘塞，他在接下来的两个回合中命中一记关键三分，随后又命中一记后撤步跳投，帮助灰熊队反超比分。在兰代尔于比赛还剩13秒时两罚不中后，马刺选择不使用他们的最后一次暂停，而是让福克斯来创造机会。他为自己创造出了空位跳投的空间，但在蜂鸣器响起时，他的投篮被协防球员从身后盖掉。
尽管根据约翰逊的说法，球队的表现“不够锐利”，圣安东尼奥本有机会在周三晚上主场迎战洛杉矶湖人队之前，先在客场拿下一场胜利。现在，他们将带着两连败的战绩返回主场。
“你必须为自己的生存而战，做好自己的本分，”约翰逊如此评价他球队的表现。
圣安东尼奥将力争在周三晚6:30（美国中部时间）于ESPN直播的比赛中终结连败。
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Spurs “not sharp” in loss to Grizzlies
Mitch Johnson called a timeout just a few minutes into the third quarter of the San Antonio Spurs 106-105 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. After that timeout, five new players were on the court, with the starters all sitting on the bench. It was a sign of the head coach’s frustration with his team’s performance.
“We wanted to come out (of the half) with a certain amount of focus and competitiveness, and we just didn’t,” Johnson told reporters after the game.
Despite the Spurs leading for most of the first half, it never quite felt like San Antonio had total control of the game. Their offensive execution was lacking, and if it weren’t for how poorly the Grizzlies were shooting, they may have found themselves down at halftime. Both teams shot below 40% from the field in the first half. Julian Champagnie’s 19 first-half points kept the Spurs’ offense afloat during their struggles.
“We were probably in control for most of the game, but it’s misleading because the process of what we were trying to execute was not sharp,” Johnson said. “Our body language, reactions, and focus on the gameplan execution, and what needed to be done were not sharp. That’s frustrating, and that’s on myself. It’s something we need to be better at, or we are going to continue to find ourselves in situations like this.”
Johnson went even deeper into his bench for help after the Grizzlies took a third-quarter lead. He subbed in Jeremy Sochan and Jordan McLaughlin, both of whom have been stuck at the end of the bench for the majority of the season. The game flipped immediately when they entered.
Sochan forced an 8-second violation. McLaughlin got a steal and knocked down a three-pointer. Both of their defensive effort put pressure on Memphis, while San Antonio’s superstar put in work on the offensive end. Victor Wembanyama came off the bench and was on a minutes restriction after missing the last two games with a knee injury. He exploded for 30 points in just 21 minutes. The combined efforts of Sochan, Wembanyama, and McLaughlin kept the Spurs around, down just 1 point heading into the fourth.
“I thought Jeremy was excellent,” Johnson said. “The box score can be misleading. He was a huge positive for us, much more than whatever the box score says.”
The Grizzlies were led in the fourth quarter by their role players. Jock Landale and Cam Spencer were excellent all game, particularly down the stretch, making clutch plays on both ends. Landale had 19 points and 9 rebounds, 6 of them were offensive. His three triples kept the Spurs’ defense honest, giving Memphis plenty of space. Spencer took advantage of that space on his way to 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists.
While those two were growing the Grizzlies’ lead, Keldon Johnson was doing what he could to keep the Spurs in the game. He had 8 early fourth-quarter points, including a three-pointer and an and-1 finish. San Antonio leaned heavily on Wembanyama down the stretch of the fourth, going to him in the high post several times as they looked to claw back into it. Finally, the big man hit a huge three in transition to give San Antonio the lead with 3:45 to go.
The Spurs found themselves up 105-101 with just over a minute left, thanks to a jaw-dropping De’Aaron Fox chase-down block on Jaylen Wells, followed by a floater on the other end. But it was Spencer’s night, as he hit a clutch three and then a step-back jumper in the next two possessions that put the Grizzlies ahead. After two missed FTs from Landale with 13 seconds left, the Spurs elected not to use their last timeout, instead letting Fox make something happen. He created space for himself to get an open jumper, but was blocked from behind by the help defender as the buzzer sounded.
Despite an “unsharp” effort, according to Johnson, San Antonio had an opportunity to grab a road win before facing the Los Angeles Lakers at home on Wednesday night. Now they’ll head back home on a two-game losing streak.
“You have to participate in your own survival and do your part,” Johnson said of his team’s performance.
San Antonio will look to snap the losing streak at 6:30 CT on ESPN Wednesday night.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock