By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-03-09 15:00:00
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马刺队在与强大的森林狼队的比赛中结束他们的客场之旅
上周五，圣安东尼奥马刺队在与动力十足的萨克拉门托国王队的比赛中遭遇了一场艰难的失利。现在，在跨越时区旅行后，他们将与联盟中最好的防守球队之一交锋，这支球队对他们来说将是一个特别难缠的对手：明尼苏达森林狼队。
森林狼队的防守效率在NBA排名第六，并且拥有惩罚马刺队的体型。凭借鲁迪·戈贝尔(Rudy Gobert)，朱利叶斯·兰德尔(Julius Randle)和纳兹·里德(Naz Reid)，在查尔斯·巴锡(Charles Bassey)再次缺席比赛，以及维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)赛季报销的情况下，明尼苏达队将是圣安东尼奥队难以应对的。这甚至还没有算上安东尼·爱德华兹(Anthony Edwards)，他正在打出一个伟大的赛季，场均得到27.2分，6个篮板和4.6次助攻，同时以40.6％的命中率投进三分球。
明尼苏达队在对阵马刺队的赛季系列赛中以2-1领先，并且赢得了对阵圣安东尼奥队的最近两场比赛。马刺队将依靠他们的新秀后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)的成功，他最近的表现稳固地确立了他在最佳新秀的领先地位。
圣安东尼奥马刺队 (26-35) 对阵 明尼苏达森林狼队 (36-29)
2025年3月9日 | 中部时间晚上7点
观看：FanDuel Southwest | 收听：WOAI (1200 AM)
马刺队伤病名单 ：查尔斯·巴锡 – 缺席 (膝盖)，小大卫·杜克(David Duke Jr.) – 缺席 (发展联盟)，哈里森·英格拉姆(Harrison Ingram) – 缺席 (发展联盟)，莱利·米尼克斯(Riley Minix) – 缺席 (发展联盟)，文班亚马 – 缺席 (肩膀)
森林狼队伤病名单 ：卢卡·加尔扎(Luka Garza) – 出战成疑 (脚踝)，戈贝尔 – 出战成疑 (背部)
看点：
控制篮板
自从文班亚马和巴锡倒下以来，马刺队一直在努力赢得篮板球的争夺。明尼苏达队凭借其体型在内线构成了挑战。尽管有明显的优势，但森林狼队并不是一支优秀的篮板球队。他们在NBA篮板球方面排名第18位，并允许他们的对手抢到NBA第13多的篮板球。即使有明显的体型劣势，马刺队仍然可以在篮板球上竞争，并留在比赛中。
后场产出
马刺队的先发后场，达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)和克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)在对阵国王队的比赛中表现挣扎。卡斯尔替补出场得到25分是他们唯一的亮点。他们需要他们的后卫在对阵强大的明尼苏达防守时有更好的表现。卡斯尔在本赛季的三场对阵森林狼队的比赛中仅得到5分。他状态的提升可能会让他们在周日有机会。
板凳得分
卡斯尔一直是马刺队板凳得分的亮点，但不应忽视凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)和杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)的表现。这两位球员将在周日对阵森林狼队的比赛中发挥关键作用。索汉在内线的努力对于对抗高大而强悍的森林狼队至关重要。约翰逊替补出场的额外得分火力将有助于目前正在努力寻找稳定进攻的马刺队。
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Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves
The Spurs finish up their road trip with a matchup with the tough T-Wolves
On Friday, the San Antonio Spurs suffered a tough loss against a motivated Sacramento Kings squad. Now, after traveling across time zones they’ll match up with one of the best defenses in the league, and a team that will specifically be a tough match-up for them: the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Wolves are 6th in the NBA in defensive rating and have the size to punish the Spurs. With Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle and Naz Reid, Minnesota will be a lot to handle for San Antonio with Charles Bassey missing another game, and Victor Wembanyama missing the rest of the season. That’s not even accounting for Anthony Edwards, who is having a great season, averaging 27.2 points, 6 rebounds, and 4.6 assists while knocking down 40.6% of his threes.
Minnesota has a 2-1 season series lead over the Spurs and has won the last two games against San Antonio. The Spurs will lean on the success of their rookie guard, Stephon Castle, who has firmly established a lead for Rookie of the Year with his recent play.
San Antonio Spurs (26-35) at Minnesota Timberwolves (36-29)
March 9th, 2025 | 7 PM CT
Watch: FanDuel Southwest | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: Charles Bassey – Out (knee), David Duke Jr. – Out (G League), Harrison Ingram – Out (G League), Riley Minix – Out (G League), Victor Wembanyama – Out (shoulder)
Timberwolves Injuries: Luka Garza – Questionable (ankle), Rudy Gobert – Questionable (back)
What to watch for:
Controlling the glass
The Spurs have struggled to win the rebounding battle since Wembanyama and Bassey went down. Minnesota represents challenges inside with its size. Despite that clear advantage, the Wolves aren’t an excellent rebounding team. They are 18th in the NBA in rebounding and allow their opponents to grab the 13th most rebounds in the NBA. Even with a clear size disadvantage, the Spurs can still compete on the glass and stay in this game.
Backcourt production
The Spurs starting backcourt of De’Aaron Fox and Chris Paul struggled against the Kings. Their saving grace was Castle’s 25 points off the bench. They’ll need more from their guards against a tough Minnesota defense. Castle has scored just 5 points against the Wolves in three games this season. His improved play could give them a chance on Sunday.
Bench scoring
Castle has been the highlight of the Spurs bench production lately, but the play of Keldon Johnson and Jeremy Sochan shouldn’t go unnoticed. Those two will be key against the Wolves on Sunday. Sochan’s effort on the interior will be crucial against the big and tough T-Wolves. An extra scoring punch from Johnson off the bench would help a Spurs team struggling to find consistent offense right now.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock