By Devon Birdsong | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-26 16:00:00
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。
马刺队希望在与爵士队的最后一场比赛中延续近期良好的势头
由于今年赛程安排的怪异，马刺队将在今晚结束与犹他爵士队的本赛季系列赛。NBA是如何在本赛季如此早的时候就将圣安东尼奥对阵同一对手的比赛安排得如此密集，这或许是另一篇文章要探讨的问题，但目前这场比赛的细节已经非常清楚了。
爵士队表现不佳。如果这是他们的目标，他们或许可以不那么糟糕，但在犹他州的实际掌权人丹尼·安吉(Danny Ainge)不知何故忘记了为文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)摆烂（尽管有那么多好的借口）之后，爵士队现在似乎完全投入到为大多数人公认的深度选秀大会摆烂。
目前，4胜12负的他们排在联盟倒数第5。然而，他们需要做得更差才能提高获得状元签的几率。我预计他们会这样做，因为他们战胜马刺队的那一场比赛是在圣安东尼奥伤病最严重的时候，而且只赢了一分。
另一方面，马刺队绝对不差。他们拥有很长一段时间以来的第一个正净效率值和正负值，他们的防守继续排在联盟前十，并且在菜鸟斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)的帮助下似乎还在不断进步。
9胜8负的马刺队发现自己身处拥挤的西部联盟积分榜中游，他们可能需要战胜像爵士队这样的每一场胜利才有机会进入季后赛。
在缺席附加赛三年（以及缺席季后赛五年）之后，年轻的马刺队看起来更加渴望胜利，更加健康，并在他们稳健的新老将的帮助下，准备好真正的冲刺。
我赌银黑军团会赢下这场比赛。
犹他爵士 vs 圣安东尼奥马刺
2024年11月26日 | 美国中部时间晚上8:00
观看：FanDuel Sports Network Southwest |收听：WOAI (1200 AM)
马刺队伤病情况： 凯尔登·约翰逊 - 出战成疑（腿筋），德文·瓦塞尔 - 缺席（膝盖），杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan) - 缺席（手）
爵士队伤病情况： 泰勒·亨德里克斯 - 缺席（腿），乔丹·克拉克森 - 缺席（脚），凯尔·菲利波夫斯基 - 缺席（脚踝）
值得关注的点：
巴西和科林斯的出场时间分配
自从查尔斯·巴西从赛季报销的伤病中复出以来，关于替补中锋的讨论一直有些争议，这可能并不令人意外。自上个赛季以来，球迷们一直对科林斯的防守和三分球投射感到不满，而这两方面的微小改进并不足以减少马刺推特年度指定替罪羊所承受的愤怒。巴西最近的表现更是火上浇油，他似乎拥有无穷无尽的能量储备，并且作为一名篮筐保护者也在不断进步（在一场比赛中替补出场送出6次盖帽，这是圣安东尼奥自80年代中期以来从未见过的），这导致他的出场时间逐渐增加。米奇·约翰逊似乎致力于混合搭配他的替补大个子（这是一个明智的想法，因为每个人都为球队带来了不同的技能），但巴西出场时间的每一次增加都可能会以牺牲科林斯为代价。也许只需要科林斯再遭遇一次持续几周的伤病，巴西就能非正式地取代他。
想了解爵士球迷的看法，请访问 SLC Dunk。
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Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz
The Spurs look to build on recent success in their final contest against the Jazz
Due to a quirk of this year’s scheduling, the Spurs will finish their season series with the Utah Jazz tonight. How the NBA managed to clump so many of San Antonio’s games against the same opponents this early in the season is perhaps a question for another article, but the finer points of the match-up are pretty well established at this point.
The Jazz are not good. They could perhaps be a bit less bad, were that their goal, but after resident Utah overlord Danny Ainge somehow forgot to tank for Victor Wembanyama (in spite of being handed so many good excuses) the Jazz now appear to be fully invested in tanking for what most agree is a pretty deep draft class.
Currently, at 4-12, they have a bottom 5 record. However, they’ll need to do even worse to improve their odds at the number one pick. I’d expect them do just that, as their one win over the Spurs came during San Antonio’s most injured stretch, and by a single point at that.
The Spurs, on the other hand, are decidedly not bad. They have their 1st positive net rating and +/- as a team in quite some time, with a defense that continues to sit in the top 10 of the league and appears to be improving with the aid of rookie Stephon Castle.
Sitting at 9-8, the Spurs find themselves lodged in the middle of the packed Western Conference standings, and it’s likely they’ll need every win they can get over teams like the Jazz to have a chance at the postseason.
After a three-year absence from the play-in (and 5 years from the postseason) the young Spurs look hungrier, healthier, and primed for a real push with the help of their steady new veterans.
I’d bet on the Silver and Black in this one.
Utah Jazz at San Antonio Spurs
November 26th, 2024 | 8:00 CT
Watch: FanDuel Sports Network Southwest |Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: Keldon Johnson - Probable (Hamstring), Devin Vassell - Out (Knee), Jeremy Sochan - Out (Hand)
Jazz Injuries: Taylor Hendricks - Out (Leg), Jordan Clarkson - Out (Foot), Kyle Filipowski - Out (Ankle)
What To Watch For:
The Bassey — Collins Minutes Split
It likely comes as no surprise that the conversation over backup big man has been somewhat contentious since Charles Bassey’s return from a season-ending injury. Fans have been upset about Collin’s defense and three-point shooting since last season, and minor improvements to both have not been enough to reduce the ire directed at Spurs Twitter’s annual designated scapegoat. Bassey’s recent performances have only added fuel to that fire, as his seemingly endless energy reserves and improvement as a rim protector (to the tune of 6 blocks off the bench in a game, something San Antonio hasn’t seen since the mid-80s) have led to a gradual increase in minutes. Mitch Johnson seems committed to mixing and matching his bench bigs (a wise idea since each brings different skills to the table), but every increase in minutes for Bassey will likely come at Collins’ expense. It may take no more than a weeks-long injury to the brittle Collins for Bassey to unofficially supplant him.
For the Jazz’ fans’ perspective, visit SLC Dunk.
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By Devon Birdsong, via Pounding The Rock