By Mateo Mayorga | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-03-18 12:49:11
我明白：当人们想到 NBA 历史上最“倒霉”的球队时，萨克拉门托国王总是首当其冲。没人能责怪他们。永远不要忘记迈克·毕比是如何在第六场比赛中被科比·布莱恩特肘击面部却被判阻挡犯规的，也不要忘记他们是如何在选秀中放弃卢卡·东契奇而选择了马文·巴格利。（当然，菲尼克斯太阳也一直运气不佳，其中很大一部分始于他们输掉了那次抛硬币，如果赢了，他们本可以选到卡里姆·阿卜杜勒-贾巴尔。）
此外，萨克拉门托可怜的球迷们忍受了多年毫无起色的痛苦。在某些时刻，他们开始去现场看球或收看转播，目的竟然是看对手的表现。除此之外还能是为了什么呢？
尽管如此，这又是圣安东尼奥马刺的一次客场之旅，上帝保佑他们。这些太平洋海岸周中晚上 9 点或更晚开球的比赛，对于许多身处中部夏令时间（为什么这玩意儿还存在？）且第二天一早还要工作的支持者来说非常折磨。而马刺球员们上场后的意图很明确：在第一节结束前就将比赛变成一场屠杀，彻底击溃对手的斗志。
任务圆满完成。
拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克 (Russell Westbrook) 的职业生涯总助攻数超越了史蒂夫·纳什 (Steve Nash)，升至 NBA 历史第五位，这本是一件了不起的大事，但当时感觉就像是个随带的小插曲。我甚至一度期待马刺球员会对着国王球员大喊，让他们赶紧下场，好迎接下一个对手，就像在 LA Fitness 健身房里那些野蛮的野球局场面一样。
国王在争抢地板球或扑防射手时的一些表现非常糟糕，以至于让人怀疑他们是否已经开启了“隐形摆烂”模式。众所周知，有时候你必须做该做的事；据说即将到来的这届选秀深度惊人，顶端人才济济。
马刺本场送出了赛季新高的 41 次助攻，并创造了另一项队史纪录（详见下文）。赛程中还有几场类似的调整赛，这意味着他们将有同样多的机会超越这一纪录（迈阿密热火和纽约尼克斯本赛季以 44 次助攻并列单场最高），并在备战自 2019 年以来的首次季后赛之旅时，继续寻找那种完美的状态。
关键总结
- 这正是一支争冠球队面对垫底球队时应有的表现。主力轮换阵容极具杀伤力，以至于第三阵容的球员获得了充足的出场时间，他们一定对此感到非常高兴。这让自 3 月 8 日以来就没上过场的林迪·沃特斯三世 (Lindy Waters III) 获得了全场第二高的出场时间，与卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 持平。
- 速度不会永驻，但天哪，威斯布鲁克依然爆发力十足。达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 正处于巅峰期，也是一名速度型球员，但他或许应该向威斯布鲁克请教一下保持青春的秘诀。此外，周二的比赛是针对他的老东家，显然福克斯赢得了这场“离婚”后的对决。
- 多曼塔斯·萨博尼斯 (Domantas Sabonis) 自 2 月 4 日起就没打过球，因此来自法国的二轮秀马克辛·雷诺 (Maxine Raynaud) 在面对他的好友维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 时显得有些力不从心（尽管在文班下场时他的表现非常抢眼，全场砍下 32 分）。尽管如此，公众对于国王用泰瑞斯·哈利伯顿 (Tyrese Haliburton) 交易萨博尼斯是近年来最糟糕的交易之一这一话题讨论得还不够。诚然，考虑到这是国王队，也许他们无论如何都会像浪费福克斯的天赋一样浪费哈利伯顿，但对比两名球员的影响力时，这种差距依然令人触目惊心。
- 不是非要一直针对国王，但普雷舍斯·阿丘瓦 (Precious Achiuwa) 这位在过去 16 场比赛中担任首发的国王前锋，在赛季初曾与热火签约，但在打了四场季前赛后就被迅速裁掉。无论国王在内线部署谁，注定都会陷入麻烦。事实上，萨克拉门托的内线面临着像彼得·麦克尼利一样的艰难挑战，后者在迈克·泰森面前只坚持了一分半钟。
- 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 能够如此轻松地刷助攻，这让我觉得他将来可能会成为联盟助攻王，或者非常接近。尽管只打了 22 分钟，但这已经是他今年第 13 次助攻上双。遗憾的是，他在组织方面的飞跃可能无法让他获得更多“进步最快球员”奖项的青睐，因为投票者似乎将得分视为最重要的衡量指标。请记住，卡斯尔将他的助攻数提升了 73%，并且保持着 2.28 的助攻失误比。对于一名高产组织者来说，2.0 及以上就是非常优秀的水平。而且这一切还是在经常与福克斯共同在场的情况下完成的，后者在场均助攻数上仅次于他，位列全队第二。
- 起初觉得很有趣，助理主教练肖恩·斯威尼 (Sean Sweeney) 在比赛胜负已定的情况下，因为一次糟糕的进攻回合在板凳席上显得有些“抓狂”。但那一刻充分说明了他的尽职尽责。他全身都写着“未来的主教练”——虽然我并不急着看到他离开马刺的教练席。
- 马刺通过 49 投 25 中的三分球创造了队史单场三分命中数纪录。这种雪球效应始于哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes)，他在第一节命中了球队 7 记三分中的 2 记。由于德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 本场缺阵，他重回首发，而在此前的 12 场比赛中他都是替补出场。这是他本赛季第九次单场至少命中 4 记三分，且每一次都是在首发出战时完成的。他可能会回到替补席，但如果他的投篮状态正在回暖，对于已经在稳步上升的马刺来说，这将是一个巨大的利好。
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。
点击查看原文：What we learned from the Spurs win over the Kings
What we learned from the Spurs win over the Kings
I get it: when people think of the most cursed NBA franchises of all time, the Sacramento Kings are at the top of mind. No one can blame them. Never forget how Mike Bibby ate an elbow to the face from Kobe Bryant, and was called for a blocking foul in Game 6, or how they picked Marvin Bagley over Luka Dončić. (Although, there is also the Phoenix Suns, who have been hosed by luck, and a lot of it started when they lost the coin flip, which had they won, would’ve allowed them to draft Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.)
Additionally, the poor fans in Sacramento have endured painful years leading to nowhere. At some point, they started going to the games and tuning into their broadcast with the intention of watching the other team. What else could it be?
Nonetheless, it was another San Antonio Spurs road adventure, and bless them. These Pacific Coast weekday games with a 9 PM or later tipoff times are rough on lot of their supporters back in Central Daylight Time (why is that still a thing again?) who have to work early in the morning, and they came out with the intention to break spirits by turning it into a slaughter before the first quarter ended.
Mission accomplished.
Russell Westbrook passed Steve Nash for fifth all-time in NBA assists, which is a huge deal, but it felt like an afterthought. I was nearly expecting by that point for the Spurs to yell at them to get off the court while they waited for their next opponent, like some savage scene at LA Fitness.
Some of the Kings’ efforts on loose balls or to close out to shooters were so bad that it had one questioning if the incognito tank was in full effect. As we all know, sometimes, you have to do what you have to do; this upcoming draft is supposedly deeper than the Atlantic, with great talent at the top.
The Spurs set a season high in assists with 41, plus another franchise record (more on that below), and they have a few tune-ups like this left on the schedule, which means they’ll have just as many opportunities to surpass that mark (the Miami Heat and New York Knicks tied for the most assists in a game this season with 44), as well as keep finding that perfect form as they prepare for their first playoffs appearance since 2019.
Takeaways
- This is exactly how one expects a contender team to perform against a basement team. The main rotation was so devastating that the third-string players got plenty of time, which they must have been very pleased about. This allowed Lindy Waters III, who has not played since March 8, to tie with Carter Bryant for second-most minutes of the night.
- Speed doesn’t last forever, but my gosh, Westbrook is still loaded with burst. De’Aaron Fox is a speedster in his prime, but it might be a good idea for him to consult with Westbrook on what the secrets are to extending youth. Furthermore, Tuesday’s game was against his old team, and Fox has clearly won the divorce.
- Domantas Sabonis hasn’t played since Feb. 4, so second-round pick Maxine Raynaud from France was in over his head against his best friend Victor Wembanyama (although he did look very impressive when Wemby was off, totaling 32 points on the night). Nonetheless, not enough of the public talks about how the Kings trading Tyrese Haliburton for Sabonis is one of the worst trades in recent memory. Granted, it’s the Kings, so maybe they would’ve wasted his talents like Fox’s anyway, but it’s striking when comparing the impact of both players.
- Not to keep dragging on the Kings, but Precious Achiuwa, the Kings forward who has started the last 16 games, signed with the Heat at the start of the season before they quickly dropped him after four preseason games. Whoever the Kings deployed in the front line was always going to be in trouble. In fact, Sacramento‘s front line had an uphill challenge like Peter McNeeley, who only lasted a minute and a half against Mike Tyson.
- The way Castle can effortlessly rack up assists, makes me think he could be the league leader or get pretty close. Despite only playing 22 minutes, it was the 13th time he’s logged double-figure assists this year. It’s a shame the leap he’s made in that department won’t get him more consideration for the Most Improved Player award because it seems voters use points as the most important metric. Keep in mind that Castle raised his assists by 73 percent, and he is logging a 2.28 assist-to-turnover ratio. A 2.0 and above is excellent for a high-volume playmaker. And this is all despite often sharing the floor with Fox, who is just behind him at second on the team in assists per games.
- It was initially funny that associate head coach Sean Sweeney appeared to have a semi-conniption on the bench after a poor sequence when the game was probably already out of reach. But that moment says a lot about his diligence. He has “future head coach” written all over him — not that I’m anxious to see him leave the Spurs’ sideline.
- The Spurs set a franchise record of three-pointers made by hitting 25-49. The snowball effect started with Harrison Barnes making two of the team’s seven treys in the first quarter. He started with Devin Vassell sitting this one out but had come off the bench for his last 12 outings. This was his ninth time making at least four 3-pointers in a game, and he has started it on each of those occasions. He’ll probably return to the bench, but it would be a huge development for the already surging Spurs if his shot is returning to form.
By Mateo Mayorga, via Pounding The Rock