By Tanner Bowen | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-02-23 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。
马刺队前往新奥尔良挑战鹈鹕队
尽管维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的消息给球迷们原本希望看到的本赛季强势收官蒙上了一层阴影，但与新奥尔良鹈鹕队本赛季以及过去几个赛季所经历的困境相比，这简直是小巫见大巫。目前他们以13胜43负的战绩在西部联盟积分榜上垫底，艰难地度过了一个赛季，这个赛季他们一直在应对关键球员没完没了的重大伤病，而且未来也没有明确的希望。休赛期被交易到那里的前马刺球员德章泰·穆雷(Dejounte Murray)在1月底跟腱断裂。锡安·威廉姆森(Zion Williamson)的实验，现在已经是第6年了，看起来也毫无进展。威廉姆森被炒作成进入NBA的超凡运动员，但本赛季再次因伤缺席了很长时间，即使他自从复出以来一直在填补数据表，但他周围并没有太多东西可以组成一支有竞争力的球队。鉴于威廉姆森臭名昭著的伤病史以及鹈鹕队的整体状况，对于他们的球迷来说，阳光灿烂的日子似乎还很遥远。
关于文班亚马的消息对于一个经历过起起落落的赛季来说，无疑是一声令人沮丧的叹息，但至少有一种感觉是，这只是一个孤立的事件，他将会完全康复。与此同时，对于球迷来说，原本相对充满希望的赛季（即使2025年开局糟糕），现在已经转变为漠不关心，脑海中浮现的不再是可能的季后赛席位，而是抽签分档的彩球和潜在的选秀权。 圣安东尼奥还有28场比赛要打，他们有很多时间来评估阵容中的其他球员，并为文班的第三个赛季做准备，尽管这比他们最初希望的要早得多。
圣安东尼奥马刺（24胜30负） vs. 新奥尔良鹈鹕（13胜43负）
2025年2月23日 | 中部时间下午6:00
观看：FDSS | 收听：WOAI (AM 1200)
马刺伤病名单 ：文班亚马，缺席
鹈鹕伤病名单 ：布兰登·波士顿(Brandon Boston)，脚踝（每日观察），穆雷，跟腱撕裂（缺席），赫伯·琼斯(Herb Jones)，肩部（缺席）
看点
- 锡安·威廉姆森本赛季出战19场比赛，场均得到24分、7个篮板和5次助攻，投篮命中率为55%。威廉姆森因左腿筋拉伤缺席了11月的大部分时间和整个12月。他的职业生涯一直饱受伤病困扰，但毫无疑问，当他上场时，他独特的体型和运动能力使任何球队都很难防守。他只有24岁，新奥尔良与他签订的合同将持续到2027-2028赛季，但自从威廉姆森被选中以来，球员和球队之间的契合度似乎一直不太对。
- 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)在输给底特律活塞队的比赛中只打了13分钟，这令人费解。卡斯尔刚刚度过了一个非常成功的全明星周末，并且可以说是年度最佳新秀的领跑者，他需要尽可能多的出场时间。现在文班亚马已经赛季报销，球队晋级季后赛的希望渺茫，更是如此。克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)的上场时间比这位新秀还要多，这毫无意义，就像对阵底特律的比赛一样。
- 德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)本赛季有过高光时刻，但他并没有真正实现许多人认为他可以实现的飞跃。他在休赛期确实因为脚部手术而缺席了一段时间，也许这与他本赛季的表现有关，但圣安东尼奥真的希望他能回到上赛季的水平，当时他场均以出色的投篮命中率得到近20分。这最后的28场比赛应该有助于他学习如何与达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)一起比赛，有望为下赛季的反弹奠定基础。
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点击查看原文：Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans
Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans
The Spurs head to New Orleans to take on the Pelicans
While the Victor Wembanyama news has put a damper on what fans were hoping was going to be a strong end to this season, it pales in comparison to what the New Orleans Pelicans have dealt with, both this season and in seasons past. At 13-43 they sit dead last in the Western Conference standings, slogging their way through a season that has seen them deal with a never-ending string of significant injuries to key players, with no clear hope in sight for the future. Former Spur Dejounte Murray, traded there in the offseason, tore his Achilles in late January. The Zion Williamson Experiment, now in its 6th year, looks to be going nowhere as well. Williamson, hyped as a transcendent athlete coming into the NBA, once again missed an extended period this season due to injury, and even though he’s filled up the stat sheet since returning, there isn’t a whole lot around him to field a competitive team. With Williamson’s notorious injury history and the state of the Pelicans in general, sunnier days seem very far off for their fan base.
The Wembanyama news has been a dreadful gasp on a season that has had more than its share of ups and downs, but there is at least a sense that this is an isolated incident and he will make a full recovery. In the meantime for fans though, the feeling of what was a relatively hopeful campaign (even in spite of a horrible start to 2025) has shifted to indifference, with thoughts of ping pong balls and potential draft picks instead of a potential playoff spot. With 28 games remaining, San Antonio has a lot of time to evaluate the rest of the roster and take stock as they start preparing for Wemby’s 3rd season, albeit significantly earlier than they originally hoped.
San Antonio Spurs (24-30) at New Orleans Pelicans (13-43)
February 23 2025 | 6:00 PM CT
Watch: FDSS | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: Victor Wembanyama, OUT,
Pelicans Injuries: Brandon Boston, ankle (day to day), Dejounte Murray, Achilles tear (OUT), Herb Jones, shoulder (OUT)
What to watch for
- Zion Williamson is averaging 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists in 19 games this season while shooting 55% from the field. Williamson missed most of November and all of December with a left hamstring strain. He has struggled to stay healthy throughout his career, but there’s no doubt that when he does play his unique combination of size and athleticism makes him a handful for any team to guard. He’s just 24 years old and New Orleans has him under contract until the 2027-2028 season, but the fit between player and franchise has never seemed right since Williamson was drafted.
- Stephon Castle played just 13 minutes in the loss to the Detroit Pistons, a head scratching number to say the least. Castle, coming off a very succesful All Star weekend and arguably the frontrunner for Rookie of the Year, needs all the reps he can get. This is even more true now that Wembanyama is finished for the season and there’s little hope of the team making the playoffs. It makes very little sense for Chris Paul to be seeing more court time than the rookie, as was the case against Detroit.
- Devin Vassell has had moments this season, but he hasn’t really taken the leap that many thought he could make. He did miss time in the offseason recovering from foot surgery and perhaps that has something to do with the kind of season he’s had, but San Antonio would really like for him to get back to the level he played at last season when he averaged nearly 20 points a night on great shooting numbers. These last 28 games should go a long way in helping him learn to play alongside De’Aaron Fox, hopefully setting the stage for a bounceback year next season.
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By Tanner Bowen, via Pounding The Rock