By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-03-15 02:15:40
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两支伤兵满营，除了自尊（或选秀顺位）外几乎没有什么可争夺的球队，本赛季第二次相遇。
马刺队的赛季已经正式进入我所谓的第三个也是最后一个阶段。首先是令人兴奋的上半赛季，马刺队的胜场多于负场，与上赛季相比有了显著进步，尽管一些关键球员遭遇了伤病。然后是“挣扎阶段”，它又分为三个子阶段：艰难的一月赛程，德阿隆·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)加盟带来的希望，以及随着维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)因血栓缺席本赛季剩余比赛这一令人沮丧的消息而开始的第三个子阶段。
在那个子阶段，马刺队一直处于无人之境，并没有完全放弃，但仍在进行实验，而且并没有真正让人相信他们会在没有文班的情况下开启一场拯救赛季的征程。现在，马刺队正在进入第三阶段，我称之为“接受阶段”（或者其他人会称之为摆烂），福克斯宣布将接受手指手术并结束本赛季——我敢保证，如果文班亚马仍然健康和/或季后赛还有希望的话，他会等到那时候再做手术。
今晚，他们将开启第三阶段，对手是夏洛特黄蜂队，后者的情况与马刺队类似，但更有可能实现摆烂球队的终极目标：获得状元签。
圣安东尼奥马刺 (27-37) vs. 夏洛特黄蜂 (16-49)
2025年3月14日 | 美国中部时间晚上7:00
观看：FanDuel Sports | 收听：WOAI (1200 AM)
马刺队伤病名单 ：查尔斯·贝西(Charles Bassey) (缺席——膝盖)；福克斯 (缺席——手指)；文班亚马 (缺席——深静脉血栓)
黄蜂队伤病名单 ：特雷·曼恩(Tre Mann) (缺席——背部)，布兰登·米勒(Brandon Miller) (缺席——手腕)，约什·奥科吉(Josh Okogie) (缺席——腿筋)，格兰特·威廉姆斯(Grant Williams) (缺席——膝盖)
值得关注的看点
- 复仇 ——马刺队可能处于摆烂模式，但这并不意味着他们喜欢被羞辱。他们在周一经历了这种感觉，当时他们被一支残缺不全的达拉斯小牛队击败，然后在周三他们进行了回击（即使不像我们希望的那样强烈）。现在他们有另一次复仇的机会，对手是在二月初羞辱他们的球队，当时马刺队拥有文班和福克斯。马刺队在夏洛特的大部分时间里都落后，但在最后时刻取得了领先，但迈尔斯·布里奇斯(Miles Bridges)投中了一记制胜三分。马刺队可能正在“摆烂”，但他们仍然有一些自尊需要捍卫，他们会想要扳回一局。
- 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle) vs. 拉梅洛·鲍尔 ——随着福克斯的缺席，很容易推断出斯蒂芬·卡斯尔将重返首发阵容。这可能意味着这位年度最佳新秀的热门人选将有很多时间来防守联盟中最具进攻天赋的后卫之一拉梅洛·鲍尔(LaMelo Ball)。卡斯尔在他们的第一次交锋中得到职业生涯最高的33分（10投15中），实际上表现优于鲍尔，后者当晚效率低下，26投9中得到24分。当时卡斯尔是替补出场，所以如果他首发，他们可能会有更多的对位时间。这场对决应该会使这场比赛变得有趣，值得一看。
- 谁会得到更多的上场时间？ ——总会有人需要填补替补控卫的角色，最近的结果表明，这个人很可能是布雷克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)。马拉基·布兰纳姆(Malaki Branham)在替补席上度过了本赛季的大部分时间后，也可能会获得更多的上场时间。老实说，当马刺队去年夏天同时执行了他们第四年的新秀选项时，我有点惊讶，所以除非他们被交易或裁掉，否则他们中的一个或两个将在下个赛季回归。现在是他们为下个赛季的角色辩护的最佳机会，或者至少提高他们的交易价值，或者为在其他球队中扮演角色辩护。
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点击查看原文：Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Charlotte Hornets
Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Charlotte Hornets
Two injured teams with little left to play for outside of pride (or draft position) meet up for the second time this season.
The Spurs’ season has officially hit what I would call it’s third and final phase. First, there was the exciting first half of the season where the Spurs were winning more than they were losing, looking vastly improved from last season despite dealing with some injuries to key players. Then, there was the “struggle phase” with its own three subphases: a rough January schedule, hope with the arrival of De’Aaron Fox, and a third subphase that began with the demoralizing news that Victor Wembanyama would miss the remainder of the season with a blood clot.
During that subphase, the Spurs have been in no-man’s land, not quite calling it quits but still experimenting and not exactly instilling confidence that they would go on a season-saving run without Wemby. Now, the Spurs are entering phase three, which I’m calling the “acceptance phase” (or what others would call tanking) with the announcement that Fox will get his injured finger operated on and is done for the season — which I guarantee you he would have waited to do if Wemby was still healthy and/or the postseason was in play.
Tonight, they kick of phase three against a Charlotte Hornets team in a similar boat but with a much more realistic shot at the ultimate goal of tanking teams: the top overall pick .
San Antonio Spurs (27-37) vs. Charlotte Hornets (16-49)
March 14th, 2025 | 7:00 PM CT
Watch: FanDuel Sports | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: Charles Bassey (out — knee); De’Aaron Fox (out — finger); Victor Wembanyama (out — deep vein thrombosis)
Hornets Injuries: Tre Mann (out — back), Brandon Miller (out — wrist), Josh Okogie (out — hamstring), Grant Williams (out — knee)
What to watch for
- Revenge — The Spurs may be in tank mode, but that doesn’t mean they like to be embarrassed. They experienced that feeling on Monday when they were beat by a skeleton-crew Dallas Mavericks team, and they returned the favor on Wednesday (even if it wasn’t as emphatic as we would have liked). Now they have another chance for revenge against a team that embarrassed them back in early February, in that small window where the Spurs had both Wemby and Fox. The Spurs were behind most of the game in Charlotte but took a late lead, only for Miles Bridges to hit a game-winning three. The Spurs may be “tanking”, but they still have some pride on the line, and they’ll want that one back.
- Castle vs. Ball — With Fox out, it’s pretty easy to assume that Stephon Castle will return to the starting lineup. That will likely mean that the Rookie of the Year favorite will get plenty of time guarding one of the most offensively gifted guards in the league in LaMelo Ball. Castle, who had a career-high 33 points on 10-15 shooting in their first matchup, actually outplayed Ball, who had 24 points on an inefficient 9-26 night. That was with Castle coming off the bench, so they will likely see more time against each other if he starts. It’s a matchup that should make this a fun game worth watching.
- Who will get more minutes? — Someone will have to help fill the backup point guard role, and recent results indicate that will likely be Blake Wesley. Malaki Branham could also get some more playing time after riding the bench most of the season. To be honest, I was a little surprised when the Spurs picked up both of their 4th year rookie options last summer, so unless they are traded or waived, one or both will be back next season. Now is as a good a chance as they’ll get to make a case for a role next season, or at least improve their trade value or make a case for a role on other teams.
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By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock