By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-02-22 18:03:05
NBA名人堂教练菲尔·杰克逊 (Phil Jackson) 曾说过，一支球队要被视为“精英级”争冠球队，必须在常规赛输掉20场比赛之前拿到40场胜利。周六晚上，圣安东尼奥马刺队成为了2025-26赛季第三支达标的球队。俄克拉荷马城雷霆队和底特律活塞队也属于这一行列，而战绩为36胜19负的波士顿凯尔特人队仍有机会加入这一讨论。
马刺队在这样一个夜晚达成这一壮举再合适不过了，因为这场比赛既展示了他们为何是令人胆寒的季后赛竞争者，也展示了为何部分球迷会质疑他们晋级首轮的前景。
圣安东尼奥在比赛的开局和收尾阶段都展现了强大的统治力。他们冲击篮下、分享球权，并在转换进攻中打出了极快的速度。维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 看起来像是在执行某种使命，他在防守端全神贯注，并在篮下随心所欲地得分。然而在比赛中期，球队显得有些自满：失误频频、漏掉空位投篮，并丢掉进攻篮板。马刺全场出现了18次失误，并让国王队的新秀大个子马克西姆·雷诺 (Maxime Raynaud) 抢下了7个进攻篮板。
正如所有伟大球队所做的那样，到了决胜时刻，圣安东尼奥——尤其是文班亚马——开启了统治模式，击败了实力稍逊的对手。全明星赛后，文班亚马看起来动力十足。在圣安东尼奥的两场奥斯汀系列赛中，文班亚马合计砍下了45分、26个篮板、10次助攻和9次盖帽。他在防守端极具威慑力，并在进攻体系中获得了大量篮下的好机会。文班亚马这种级别的表现，正是将马刺从一支优秀的球队提升为能在季后赛制造声浪的伟大球队的关键。
有趣的是，在连续两场对阵残阵弱旅表现出色（虽然只是有时）后，马刺现在将踏上客场，挑战全联盟战绩最佳的顶级强队。周一，圣安东尼奥将获得证明自己实力的机会，他们将对阵底特律活塞队，届时他们将冲击8连胜。
关键总结：
- 在一切顺利时去假设“如果”并不有趣，但每当我看到雷诺的表现，我就会想到他穿上银黑球衣的潜力。马刺交易了2025年NBA选秀的第38号选秀权，而这个选秀权原本可以用来选中这位国王队的大个子。他本会是一个完美的补充：他从青少年时期就认识文班亚马，能为圣安东尼奥提供一名具备空间拉开能力的进攻型内线，既能担任超级巨星的替补，也能与其并肩作战。雷诺在周六对阵马刺的比赛中得到了16分和12个篮板。当然，实际情况比我说的要复杂，次轮秀通常对自己去向有更多话语权，尤其是经纪人正努力为他们争取保障性的标准合同，而非双向合同。圣安东尼奥还有一位出色的替补内线卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet)，所以一切都很好。但当我看着文班和雷诺在赛后互换球衣时，我想如果能看到他们在同一支球队效力会更好。
- 内线得分比拼以74-46遥遥领先，这是一项惊人的数据，也体现了马刺的擅长之处。当文班亚马在场时，国王队在内线得分的唯一希望就是打转换进攻，或者通过抛投越过他的防守。只要他在场，就能完全改变比赛局势。在进攻端，这支球队非常擅长杀入禁区，尤其是当斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)、达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 和迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 都状态正佳时。国王队也没怎么做禁区防守，这起到了极大的助推作用。
- 除了半场进攻得分，马刺在转换进攻和寻找轻松得分机会方面表现出色。无论是趁对方防守未稳传给德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 投进追身三分，还是哈珀和福克斯一路杀到篮下，亦或是凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 和朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 在篮筐附近的终结，圣安东尼奥的进攻在打快时看起来最具威胁。看看球队能否在节奏更慢、身体对抗更强的季后赛环境中保持这种进攻节奏，将是一件很有趣的事情。
- 第三节，拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克 (Russell Westbrook) 和福克斯发生了一点小摩擦，此前威斯布鲁克推搡了马刺队的控卫。福克斯当时的防守似乎很有侵略性，而威斯布鲁克对此感到不满。福克斯被推后，第一个冲进冲突现场的马刺球员是谁？文班亚马。虽然只是一个短暂的瞬间，但这表明他已稳稳占据了球队的领导地位，即使在肢体冲突中也会挺身而出维护队友。
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What we learned from the Spurs win over the Kings
NBA Hall-of-Fame coach Phil Jackson once said that for a team to be considered an “elite” championship contender, they must win 40 games in the regular season before they lose 20. On Saturday night, the San Antonio Spurs became the third team to meet that criteria in the 2025-26 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Detroit Pistons are also in that category, and at 36-19, the Boston Celtics still have a chance to join the conversation.
It’s fitting that the Spurs accomplished this feat on a night where they showed what makes them a scary playoff contender, and what may make some fans question their chances of advancing past the first round.
San Antonio began and ended the game with force. They got to the basket, shared the rock, and played fast in transition. Victor Wembanyama looked like a man on a mission, locked in defensively and getting whatever he wanted around the basket. In the middle of the game, the team looked a bit complacent. Turning the ball over, allowing open shots, and giving up offensive rebounds. The Spurs had 18 turnovers and allowed the Kings’ rookie big man, Maxime Raynaud, to grab 7 offensive rebounds.
As all great teams do, when it came to winning time, San Antonio, particularly Wembanyama, turned it on and downed an inferior opponent. Wembanyama looks like a man on a mission after the All-Star break. In San Antonio’s two Austin games, Wembanyama has dropped a combined 45 points, 26 rebounds, 10 assists, and 9 blocks. He’s locked in defensively and is getting good looks within the flow of the offense around the basket. This level of performance from Wembanyama is what takes a good Spurs team to a great one capable of making noise in the playoffs.
It’s funny that after two games where the Spurs looked stellar (at times) against inferior, short-handed opponents, they’ll now travel to face the best team with the NBA’s best record. San Antonio will get a chance to prove they really mean business on Monday against the Detroit Pistons, with an 8-game winning streak on the line.
Takeaways:
- It’s no fun to think about what could have been when things are going so well, but every time I see Raynaud play, I think about his potential wearing the Silver and Black. The Spurs traded the 38th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, which could have been used to draft the Kings’ big man. It would have been a great fit, too. He’s known Wembanyama since they were teenagers, and would give San Antonio a floor-spacing, offensive big man that could backup and play alongside their superstar. Raynaud had 16 points and 12 rebounds against the Spurs on Saturday. Of course, it’s more complex than I’m making it out to be. Second-round picks often have more sway over where they will go, especially as agents are trying to secure guaranteed standard contracts for them rather than two-way deals. San Antonio also has an awesome backup big man in Luke Kornet, so everything is fine. But as I watched Wemby and Raynaud do a jersey swap after the game, I thought it would be even better to see them on the same team.
- Outscoring a team 74-46 in the paint is one heck of a stat, and points to what the Spurs do so well. When Wembanyama was in the game, the Kings’ only hope to score inside was to score in transition or get floaters to go over the top of him. He changed the game entirely when he played. Offensively, the team is so good at getting into the paint, especially when Stephon Castle, De’Aaron Fox, and Dylan Harper are all having good nights. The Kings didn’t play much interior defense either, which helps tremendously.
- On top of their half-court scoring, the Spurs were awesome at getting out in transition and finding easy baskets. Whether it was hitting Devin Vassell on early passes for three-pointers while the defense wasn’t ready, or Harper and Fox getting all the way to the cup, or getting good looks from Keldon Johnson and Julian Champagnie at the rim, San Antonio’s offense looked at its best when it was playing fast. It will be interesting to see if the team can keep up that pace of play in a slower, more physical playoff setting.
- Russell Westbrook and Fox got into it for a moment in the third quarter, after Westbrook showed the Spurs’ point guard. Fox seemed to be playing some aggressive defense, and Russ took offense to it. Who was the first Spur to walk into the scuffle after Fox was pushed? Wembanyama. It was a brief moment, but it showed that he is firmly in a leadership position on the team, coming to the aid of his teammates even in a physical altercation.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock