By Son Q. Trinh | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-03-11 23:25:41
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两支骄傲的球队在没有他们划时代的、百年一遇的国际巨星的情况下展开了较量（我真的不是想在独行侠的伤口上撒盐，只是仍然对这笔交易真的发生了感到震惊）。 然而，来自I-35公路以北、命运多舛的对手们并没有悄无声息地消失在德克萨斯的夕阳中（多了一个小时！）。 哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes) 以29分领跑全场， 德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell) 贡献了24分。 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle) 和 凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson) 分别得到14分和28分，带领马刺替补席。
哈里森·巴恩斯呼唤了时间老人（或者像现在的孩子们的父母所说的那样，偷偷地发了私信——我认为Alpha世代已经转向了更奇怪的行话），告诉他先等等，因为这位老练的前锋爆发了赛季最高的29分，他在球场上12投12中，三分球6投4中，简直火热得像卡罗莱纳死神辣椒。这人简直是火力全开。
我是说，这看起来像一个打了13个赛季的资深NBA老将的膝盖吗？不，这看起来像是 蒂姆·邓肯(Tim Duncan) 在他第18个赛季时充满活力的膝盖，但在主餐前猛灌了一些Da Bomb辣鸡翅，以获得额外的刺激（注意：First We Feast不是赞助商，但如果我有这个权力我不会拒绝——但我没有。我确认过了。）。
HARRISON BARNES
pic.twitter.com/PnkeG8h1Nc
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
赛季刚开始的时候我就预言斯蒂芬·卡斯尔是年度最佳新秀的有力竞争者，我真是太有先见之明了，就像赛季刚开始的时候我正确地预测了独行侠会把 卢卡·东契奇(Luka Dončić) 交易到洛杉矶湖人队，换来 安东尼奥·戴维斯(Antonio Davis) ，啊，算了吧——没人会相信的。
Steph on BOTH ends ↔️ pic.twitter.com/JCty6HIpSk
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
如果你以1.5倍慢速播放这个片段，看起来就像凯尔登·约翰逊、 桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili) 和德文·瓦塞尔轮流撞到一堵由防守者组成的橡胶墙上，然后把球向后弹，直到KJ投进跳投。
ball movement goin’ crazy! pic.twitter.com/0dXgptgm2j
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
德文·瓦塞尔舞动着进入禁区，完成了这个艰难的上篮。 这位摇摆人在过去的6场比赛中享受着进攻的复兴，得分都达到了两位数，并且在这段时间内平均得到19.8分。
14 for
in the first quarter!
END Q1 | SAS 34, DAL 28 pic.twitter.com/yCth1OyR11— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox) 流畅地高高跃起完成扣篮。 福克斯最近几场比赛的表现平平，但这位明星后卫肯定会尽力在本赛季剩余的时间里与他的新队友建立尽可能多的化学反应。
Flyin’ Fox pic.twitter.com/mdlmgllMiq
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
当然，瓦塞尔把球轻轻地放入篮筐，人群欢呼雀跃，但我尝试用我妻子的盆栽蓬莱蕉做同样的事情，结果突然我就不被允许靠近她那些“珍贵的宝贝”了。
COUNT IT pic.twitter.com/qQqc8VOQlm
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
我是一个糟糕的、消息不灵通的马刺球迷，因为我没有意识到福克斯是左撇子。我不得不问我的Google Home设备“达龙·福克斯是左手还是右手”，打断了我女儿正在播放的迪士尼歌曲，她对此很不高兴。
但在看到福克斯把球像冰冻的绳子一样横跨球场传给空位的卡斯尔后，确认了我的猜测，这短暂的愤怒是值得的。
ST3PH
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
如果你因为忙着给 肖恩·埃文斯(Sean Evans) 发送垃圾邮件，邀请蒂姆·邓肯参加下一集“辣访”而错过了比赛，这里有完整的比赛集锦：
接下来，马刺将继续留在主场迎战（请屏住呼吸）达拉斯独行侠！ 再次对决将于2025年3月12日星期三举行。
点击查看原文：Highlights: Harrison Barnes turns back time against the Mavericks
Highlights: Harrison Barnes turns back time against the Mavericks
Have not, want not
Two proud franchises battled it out without their generational, once-in-lifetime, international superstars (I’m really not trying to pour salt on the Mavs’ wounds, just still really shocked that trade actually happened in real life). The snake-bitten rivals from the north side of I-35, however, did not go quietly into the Texas sunset (an extra hour’s worth!). Harrison Barnes led all players with 29 points while Devin Vassell chipped in 24 points. Stephon Castle and Keldon Johnson each scored 14 and 28, respectively to lead the Spurs bench.
Harrison Barnes called up Father Time (or slid into his DMs as today’s kids’ parents say these days—I think Gen Alpha has moved on to weirder lingo) and told him to hold off as the wily forward uncorked a season-high veintinueve on a scorching 12 -14 from the field and a Carolina Reaper-esque 4 - 6 from downtown. Man was just on fire.
I mean does this look like the knees of a grizzled NBA veteran that’s playing in his 13th season? No, it looks like the springy knees of Tim Duncan in his 18th season but after mainlining some Da Bomb hot wings for that extra kick (note: First We Feast is not a sponsor, but I wouldn’t say no if I had that authority—which I don’t. I checked.).
HARRISON BARNES
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
It was so clairvoyant of me to declare Stephon Castle as bona fide rookie of the year candidate way back when the season first started, just like back when the season first started I correctly predicted that the Mavericks would trade Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers for Antonio Davis and ah never mind—no one would ever believe that.
Steph on BOTH ends ↔️ pic.twitter.com/JCty6HIpSk
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
If you slow this sequence down 1.5x, it looks like Keldon Johnson, Sandro Mamukelashvili, and Devin Vassell each took turns running into a rubber wall of defenders and bouncing the ball backwards until KJ drains the jumper.
ball movement goin’ crazy! pic.twitter.com/0dXgptgm2j
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
Devin Vassell danced his way into the paint for this tough two. The swingman is enjoying an offensive renaissance in his last 6 games, scoring in the double digits and averaging 19.8 during that span.
14 for
END Q1 | SAS 34, DAL 28 pic.twitter.com/yCth1OyR11— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
De’Aaron Fox smoothly glides up high for the dunk. Fox’s recent peformances have been muted in his last few games, but the star guard will certainly look to build as much chemistry with his new teammates as possible for the rest of the season.
Flyin’ Fox pic.twitter.com/mdlmgllMiq
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
Sure, Vassell makes a cradle shot into the basket and the crowd goes wild, but I try the same thing with my wife’s potted Monstera and suddenly I’m no longer allowed around her “precious babies.”
COUNT IT pic.twitter.com/qQqc8VOQlm
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
I am a bad, uninformed Spurs fan because I did not realize Fox is left-handed. I had to ask my Google Home device “Is De’Aaron Fox left or right handed” interrupting my daughter’s stream of Disney songs, which she was not happy about.
It was worth her brief anger to confirm my suspicions after seeing Fox throw a frozen rope across the court to an open Castle.
ST3PH
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 11, 2025
If you missed the game because you were too busy spam-emailing Sean Evans to invite Tim Duncan to the next episode of “Hot Ones,” here are the full-game highlights:
Next up, the Spurs remain at home to play (wait for it) the Dallas Mavericks again! The rematch occurs on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
By Son Q. Trinh, via Pounding The Rock