By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-02-23 21:40:41
2026年2月23日周一，在底特律进行的一场NBA常规赛上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) (5) 越过底特律活塞队后卫奥萨尔·汤普森 (Ausar Thompson) (9) 和凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham) (2) 攻向篮筐。(美联社照片/Duane Burleson)
底特律——在一场对阵东部劲旅的重要试金石对决中，马刺队的表现远超预期。
周一晚上，德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 狂砍28分，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在手感欠佳的情况下拼下21分、17个篮板和6次盖帽，最终马刺队以114-103击败了东部领头羊底特律活塞队。
“这是一次很好的考验，”文班亚马说道。
朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 为马刺队贡献17分。凭借这场胜利，马刺队豪取九连胜，战绩提升至41胜16负。
这是马刺队自2018-19赛季末段取得九连胜以来最长的连胜纪录，那个赛季也是他们上一次打进季后赛。
瓦塞尔全场14投10中，其中三分球11投7中，追平了其赛季单场三分命中数纪录。他开场便手感火热，在前两分钟内就投进了三记三分。
“他今晚几乎是凭一己之力带领我们走向胜利，”贡献了16分和11次助攻的斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 说道，“他能拉开场上空间，做出正确的选择。即便有些球我们都想让他继续投，他还是会放弃一些出手机会来进行额外的传球。德文一整年都表现得非常出色。”
杰伦·杜伦 (Jalen Duren) 为活塞队（42胜14负）拿下25分，但他们在17天来的首场主场比赛中五连胜惨遭终结。在卡斯尔的领防下，马刺队将凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham) 的得分限制在16分。坎宁安此役手感冰凉，26投仅5中，而他赛前的场均得分高达全队最高的25.5分。
“他的战术执行力和竞争意识非常出色，在保持防守强度的同时，能很好地移动脚步并展示双手（以防犯规），”马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 在评价卡斯尔时说道。
马刺队半场57-55领先，三节结束时以83-75领先，并在第四节开局打出一波7-0，将领先优势扩大到90-75。
文班亚马全场16投仅6中，但他通过篮板球（包括8个前场篮板）和防守发挥了巨大作用。此役过后，他达成了对阵NBA其余29支球队均有盖帽记录的成就。
“击败这样的球队就需要这种表现，”约翰逊说道，“我们不能只指望投篮命中率、进攻创造力或得分。我认为他在不让进攻端影响自己方面做得很好，他把能量投入到了正确的地方以及比赛的其他方方面面。”
以下是这次五连客首场比赛的三大启示，马刺接下来的赛程将包括对阵四支东部排名前六的球队：
1. 马刺非常珍惜每一次球权
活塞队是全联盟最擅长制造对手失误的球队，对手面对他们场均会出现17.4次失误。
马刺队全场出现了16次失误，但他们尽力在整整48分钟内打好每一次进攻——这是他们本赛季早些时候曾挣扎过的地方。
这场比赛也印证了约翰逊赛前对卡斯尔的评价。尽管受到活塞队的围追堵截，卡斯尔依然送出了11次助攻且仅有4次失误。
“他在决策的一致性和对战术配合的识别处理上有所提升，当你有时打得那么快、冲击力那么强时，这其实很难做到，”约翰逊在谈到赛季初曾深陷失误困扰的卡斯尔时说道。
2. 马刺在对抗强度上予以回击
球风硬朗的底特律有时会对马刺进行压制，但西区第二的马刺并没有退缩。
最引人注目的一幕是，在上半场末段，坎宁安推倒卡斯尔被吹进攻犯规后，凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 立即上前与坎宁安理论。
“这不关乎逞强，而是关乎挺身保护你的兄弟，”约翰逊表示。
不管出于什么原因，对于一支本赛季曾被批评球风过软的球队来说，这都是一个好兆头。“有几次出现了身体对抗、接触或缠斗，我认为我们在相应时刻的表现非常得当，”米奇·约翰逊说道。
3. 马刺展现了冷静的外线投射
小凯撒球馆媒体区后方的一名球迷在上半场不断喊道：“他们一直在进三分，我们却进不了。”
他是对的。在瓦塞尔（11投7中）和尚帕尼（8投5中）的带领下，马刺队三分球40投18中（命中率45%）。
与此同时，活塞队的三分球仅为36投7中（命中率19%）。
考虑到活塞队此役前的对手三分命中率限制排在全联盟第五（34.7%），马刺队的这一表现令人印象深刻。
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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3 takeaways as Devin Vassell’s 28 points lead Spurs past Pistons
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) goes to the basket past Detroit Pistons guards Ausar Thompson (9) and Cade Cunningham (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
DETROIT — The Spurs more than measured up in a major measuring stick game against an Eastern Conference bully.
Devin Vassell pumped in 28 points, Victor Wembanyama had a hard-earned 21 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks while overcoming a tough shooting night, and the Spurs beat the East-leading Detroit Pistons 114-103 on Monday night.
“That was a good test,” Wembanyama said.
Julian Champagnie added 17 points for the Spurs, who improved to 41-16 with their ninth straight win.
It’s the Spurs’ longest winning streak since they won nine in a row late in the 2018-19 season, which was also the last time they made the playoffs.
Vassell hit 10 of 14 from the field, including 7 of 11 from distance to tie his season high for most 3s. He started the game with a hot hand, hitting the three 3s in the first two minutes.
“He kind of willed us to the win tonight,” said Spurs guard Stephon Castle, who had 16 points and 11 assists. “Just him being able to space the court, make the right plays, turn down a couple (of shots) to make an extra pass even when some of us wanted him to keep shooting. Dev’s been great for us all year.”
Jalen Duren had 25 points for the Pistons (42-14), who had a five-game winning streak snapped in their first home game in 17 days. With Castle leading the way, the Spurs held Cade Cunningham to 16 points on miserable 5-of-26 shooting after he entered the game averaging a team-best 25.5.
“His game-plan execution and competitiveness while being physical and trying to move his feet and show his hands were excellent,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said of Castle.
The Spurs, who led 57-55 at the half and by 83-75 after three quarters, gained a 90-75 lead after starting the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run.
Wembanyama hit just 6 of his 16 shots from the field. But he came up big with his rebounding, including eight on the offensive end, and defense after he entered the game needing a block against the Pistons to have recorded at least one rejection against all the other 29 NBA teams.
“That’s what it’s going to take to beat teams like this,” Johnson said. “We can’t hang our hat on shot making or offensive creation or trying to score, and I thought he did a great job of not allowing that to deter him, putting his energy into the right spots and all other facets of the game,” Johnson said.
Here are three takeaways from the first game of a five-game road trip that includes games against four of the East’s top six teams:
1. The Spurs valued every possession
The Pistons entered the game as the league’s best at forcing turnovers, with opponents averaging 17.4 per game against them.
The Spurs coughed up the ball 16 times, but they did their best to value each position for the full 48 minutes, something they struggled with earlier this season.
It was a performance that also underscored what Johnson said before the game about Castle, who finished 11 assists against four turnovers despite being hounded by the Pistons.
“The consistency of his decision-making and processing of pattern recognition (has improved), which is hard when you are driving the car that fast and that hard at times,” Johnson said of Castle, who struggled with turnovers early in the season.
2. Spurs pushed back against Pistons’ physicality
Hard-nosed Detroit manhandled the Spurs at times, but the No. 2 team in the West pushed back.
Most notably, Keldon Johnson confronted Cunningham after he pushed down Castle to pick up an offensive foul late in the first half.
“It’s not about being a tough guy, it’s about being there for your brothers,” Johnson said.
Whatever it was, it was a good sign for a team that has been criticized at times this season for playing too soft.
“There were a few times that there was a physicality, a contact, a touching sequence or moment, and I thought we responded very appropriately at times,” Mitch Johnson said.
3. Spurs showed poise from deep
A fan behind the media section at Little Caesars Arena kept yelling in the first half, “They’re making their treys, and we aren’t.”
He was right. With Vassell (7 of 11) and Champagnie (5 of 8) leading the way, the Spurs connected hit 18 of their 40 attempts from beyond the arc (45%).
The Pistons, meanwhile, finished 7 of 36 from deep (19%).
It was an impressive showing by the Spurs after Detroit came into the contest ranked fifth in the league in opponents field goal percentage (34.7).
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News
