By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-02-26 12:39:09
多伦多——马刺队主帅米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，球队并没有让因令人印象深刻的连胜而飙升的外界预期成为负担，也没有因此改变他们的专注点。
德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 砍下 21 分，达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 贡献 20 分，马刺队在第三节一度落后 15 分的情况下完成逆转，在周三晚上以 110-107 险胜多伦多猛龙，将连胜纪录扩大到 10 场。
这是目前 NBA 最长的连胜纪录，也是球队自 2015-16 赛季取得 13 连胜以来的最佳表现。本赛季全联盟仅有的另外两支获得过两位数连胜的球队是俄克拉荷马城（16 连胜）和底特律（13 连胜）——而马刺队本赛季对阵这两支球队的总战绩为 5 胜 1 负。
马刺队（42 胜 16 负）在周四晚上客场对阵布鲁克林的比赛前，在西部联盟排名中仅落后雷霆队两个胜场。
尽管取得了成功，且已锁定自 2018-19 赛季（也是他们上一次打进季后赛的赛季）以来的首个胜场过半的赛季，但马刺依然专注于每日的进步，而非外界关于维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在其第三个赛季夺冠的热议。
在周三赛前，当记者询问约翰逊马刺是否“承认夺冠可能是他们本赛季进程的一部分”时，这个关于总冠军的话题被提及。
“不，因为从现在到那时之间还有太多事情需要发生，在我看来，如果现在就讨论这个，会让你偏离本应关注的过程，”约翰逊说，“但这并不意味着你没有成为最强球队的目标。”
尽管如此，约翰逊表示，随着外界对这支缺乏季后赛经验的球队期待值越来越高，马刺“并未试图逃避任何事情”。
“我们没有试图回避那些期望，或者是人们对某些结果给予我们的更多关注或兴奋感，”约翰逊在马刺在底特律以 114-103 击败东部领头羊活塞两天后说道，“我认为我们也做得很好，没有被这些声音所主导。……我们专注于今天，脚踏实地地处理好今天的事务，无论当天的赛程和情况意味着什么。”
2026 年 2 月 25 日，周三，在多伦多进行的一场 NBA 篮球赛下半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队的德文·瓦塞尔 (24) 在对阵多伦多猛龙队的桑德罗·马穆凯拉什维利 (54) 时突破。(Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
马刺对前队员的成功感到喜忧参半
约翰逊表示，前马刺前锋桑德罗·马穆凯拉什维利 (Sandro Mamukelashvili) 自去年夏天签约猛龙以来表现出色，马刺队很高兴看到这一点。
这位格鲁吉亚球员在替补出场的时间里，场均出战 22.4 分钟，贡献 11.2 分和 4.9 个篮板，各项数据均创下生涯新高。此前他在马刺效力的三个赛季中出场机会寥寥。
“我们曾希望桑德罗能回归，”约翰逊说，“我们认为他在成长，这里有属于他的角色，但我们也理解多伦多和（猛龙队教练）达科·拉贾科维奇 (Darko Rajakovic) 为他描绘了愿景，而那个愿景已经成真。为他感到高兴，看到球员找到合适的归宿总是很棒的事。”
但约翰逊也表示，当一名教练组和发展人员倾注了心血的球员在别处表现出色时，这种感觉是苦乐参半的——这既适用于马穆凯拉什维利，也适用于猛龙中锋雅各布·珀尔特尔 (Jakob Poeltl)，后者在 2023 年交易截止日前一天被马刺交易至多伦多。
“站在球员发展的立场上，你总是希望每一个（你执教过的）人都能成功，赚到数亿美金，砍下 100 分，并在一支球队效力 20 年，”约翰逊说道，“我们失去过很多对球队非常重要的人，那些你与之建立关系、投入感情的人。桑德罗是其中之一，雅各布·珀尔特尔也是其中之一。当你看到他们离开球队后取得成功，你会感到很欣慰。”
“这是联盟中人们有时意识不到的一点，那就是关系不会改变，感情和情绪也不会改变，所以我们希望所有这些球员都能获得成功。”
珀尔特尔在周三晚上得到 15 分、7 个篮板和 3 次盖帽，而马穆凯拉什维利仅得到 2 分和 3 个篮板，没有助攻。
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San Antonio Spurs remain grounded during 10-game winning streak
TORONTO — The Spurs aren’t letting the heightened expectations due to their impressive winning streak weigh them down or change their focus, coach Mitch Johnson said.
Devin Vassell scored 21 points, De’Aaron Fox had 20, and the Spurs came from 15 points down in the third quarter to edge the Toronto Raptors 110-107 Wednesday night to hike their winning streak to 10 games.
It’s the longest current streak in the NBA and the team’s best since it won 13 in a row in 2015-16. The only other teams in the league to record double-digit win streaks this season are Oklahoma City (16) and Detroit (13) — teams the Spurs are a combined 5-1 against this season.
The Spurs (42-16) entered Thursday night’s game at Brooklyn just two games behind the Thunder in the Western Conference standings.
But even with their success, the Spurs, who have clinched their first winning season since 2018-19, which is also the last time they made the playoffs, remain focused on daily improvement rather than on talk from fans and media about capping Victor Wembanyama’s third season with a championship.
The title topic came up when a reporter asked Johnson before Wednesday’s game if the Spurs are “acknowledging that a championship could be part of their process” this season.
“No, in the sense that there’s so many things that have to go on, happen between now and then, that in my opinion, take you away from that process — if that was the discussion,” Johnson said. “That doesn’t mean you don’t have a goal to be the best team you can.”
Still, Johnson said the Spurs “haven’t tried to avoid anything” as others increase their expectations for a team with few playoff veterans.
“We haven’t tried to avoid expectations or people giving us more attention or excitement about certain outcomes,” Johnson said two days after the Spurs beat the East-leading Pistons 114-103 in Detroit. “I think we also have done a good job of not giving power to it. … We’re focused on today and having two feet on the ground and handling our business today, whatever that means based on the circumstances scheduled for that day.”
San Antonio Spurs’ Devin Vassell (24) drives against Toronto Raptors’ Sandro Mamukelashvili (54) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Spurs have mixed feelings about former player’s success
Former Spurs forward Sandro Mamukelashvili has blossomed since signing with the Raptors last summer, and the Spurs are happy to see it, Johnson said.
Coming off the bench, the Georgian is averaging 22.4 minutes, 11.2 points and 4.9 rebounds, all career highs, after playing sparingly in his three seasons with the Spurs.
“We wanted Sandro to return,” Johnson said. “We thought he was growing and there was a role, and we also understood that Toronto and (Raptors coach) Darko (Rajakovic) laid out a vision for him and that vision has been true and happy for him, and it’s great to see when that fit happens for people.”
But Johnson said it’s also bittersweet when a player the coaching and developmental staffs have invested in does well elsewhere – and that it applies to both Mamukelashvili and Raptors center Jakob Poeltl, who the Spurs traded to Toronto a day before the trade deadline in 2023.
“Putting my player development hat on, you always want everybody (you are coaching) to make it, make a billion dollars and score a hundred points and be with the team for 20 years,” Johnson said. “And we’ve lost a lot of people that have been very important to our organization and people that you build relationships with and you have feelings and emotions towards, and Sandro’s one of those guys and Jakob Poeltl is one of those guys, and when they leave your organization and you see them have success, it makes you feel good.
"That’s the thing about this league that people don’t realize at times is the relationships don’t change the feelings and emotions don’t change, and so we want all those guys to be successful.”
Poeltl had 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocks Wednesday night, but Mamukelashvili managed just two points, three rebounds and no assists.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News
