By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-06-06 02:41:52
2026年6月5日星期五，在圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心举行的NBA总决赛第二场第三节比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) (5) 突破纽约尼克斯队后卫兰德里·沙梅特 (Landry Shamet) (44)。
对于马刺主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 在在马刺以104-105不敌尼克斯的比赛中的总决赛第二场比赛后对其进攻端表现的评价，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔表示完全接受。
这位二年级后卫在28分钟的出场时间里得到14分（比他季后赛场均得分低了5分），投篮14投仅5中，效率欠佳，另有4次助攻和4次失误，这也是他今年季后赛最糟糕的单场表现之一。
“我认为他可能只是在几次试图做决定时，在空中显得有些犹豫，”约翰逊说道。
卡斯尔对此表示赞同。
“是的，说得很中肯，”这位2024-25赛季的年度最佳新秀说道，“我觉得有时候我只是在阅读防守时想得太多了。我陷入了防守包夹之中，尤其是在油漆区深处。这是我可以回去看录像并研究如何解决的问题。”
在总决赛大比分0-2落后之后，马刺后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔表示：“这种困境会很艰难，但我认为没有什么事是我们无法应对的。” pic.twitter.com/fIu6GUmqzf
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) 2026年6月6日
伤病也是导致卡斯尔在进攻端受阻的原因之一。在第四节还剩6分45秒时，他因落地时踩在尼克斯后卫米卡尔·布里奇斯 (Mikal Bridges) 的脚上导致左踝酸痛而下场接受治疗，这一意外伤势让他不得不一直作壁上观，直到比赛还剩30.3秒时才重新登场。
“我没事，”卡斯尔说，“我觉得自己有点轻微扭伤了脚踝。但在热身活动了一下之后，感觉好多了。”
他的教练和队友表示，最让卡斯尔感到头疼的其实是尼克斯的防守。
“他们在连续协防上做得非常好，在内线协防延阻后能迅速回防归位，”约翰逊说道，“有时候你需要更早地出球，把球传给队友让他们去完成终结。如果你多运了一次球，或者在空中陷入停顿，他们能非常迅速地完成防守轮转。”
当被问及卡斯尔的挣扎时，马刺后卫达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 也指出了纽约的防守问题。
“那是一支防守出色的球队，”此役砍下20分5次助攻但有4次失误的福克斯说道。
“他们拥有身材高大的侧翼，臂展长而且身体强壮。他们会给你制造很大困难，尤其是当你突入油漆区时。事实就是如此，你必须想办法去削弱他们侧翼防守带来的限制。我想，OG·阿奴诺比 (OG Anunoby) 今年入选了防守第二阵容。他经常去对位斯蒂芬。我们必须做好掩护，努力为他创造出空档，让他能在更开阔的空间里打球。”
相比之下，卡斯尔在防守端的表现要好得多。杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) 虽然得到了20分，但卡斯尔的贴身缠绕成功限制了这位最佳阵容级别的后卫，使其投篮仅有低效的25投7中。
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Why Stephon Castle struggled offensively in Game 2 loss to Knicks
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) gets around New York Knicks guard Landry Shamet (44) during the third quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Championship at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio on Friday, June 5, 2026.
Stephon Castle had no problem with Spurs coach Mitch Johnson’s assessment of his performance on the offensive end in the Spurs’ 105-104 loss to the Knicks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
The second-year guard finished with 14 points — five below his playoff average — on an inefficient 5-of-14 from the field, four assists and four turnovers in 28 minutes, one of his worst outings in the postseason.
“I think he probably just got caught up in the air a few times trying to make decisions,” Johnson said.
Castle agreed.
“Yeah, that’s fair,” the 2024-25 Rookie of the Year said. “I think just trying to overthink some reads sometimes. I got caught in traffic, especially deep in the paint. It’s something I can go back and look at and see how I can fix.”
Spurs guard Stephon Castle after falling behind 2-0 in the NBA Finals: “This type of predicament is going to be tough, but I don’t it’s anything we can’t handle.” pic.twitter.com/fIu6GUmqzf
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) June 6, 2026
An injury also contributed to Castle’s offensive woes. He went to the bench with 6:45 left in the fourth quarter with a sore left ankle after landing on Knicks guard Mikal Bridges’ foot, a mishap that kept him sidelined until he re-entered the game with 30.3 seconds left.
“I was all right,” Castle said. “I think I kind of tweaked my ankle a little bit. But it started to feel good after I warmed it up.”
What bothered Castle most was the Knicks defense, his coach and teammates said.
“They do a great job of multiple efforts, getting back out after they show a crowd,” Johnson said. “Sometimes it’s an early pass (that’s needed), a pass to your teammates to let that guy make a play. If you get caught with one extra dribble or up in the air, they do a really good job of recovery.”
Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox also pointed to New York’s defense when asked about Castle’s struggles.
“That’s a good defensive team,” said Fox, who finished with 20 points and five assists against four turnovers.
“They have long wings, long, strong wings. They make it difficult on you, especially whenever you touch the paint. It is what it is. You have to try to find ways to negate the defensive wings that they have. OG (Anunoby), I think, was second-team All-Defense this year. He has Steph a lot. We have to screen better just to try to free him up, allow him to play in space.”
Castle fared better on the defensive end. Jalen Brunson finished with 20 points, but Castle helped pester the All-NBA guard into an inefficient 7 of 25 from the field.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News