By Son Q. Trinh | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-03-29 00:25:52
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。
爆米花天花板是继复合板台面之后最糟糕的发明。
德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell) 和 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle) 各为马刺队贡献了 22 分，在失利中，小伙子们竭尽所能地给头号种子骑士队制造了麻烦。卡斯尔还拿下了两双，贡献了 10 个篮板，并成为本赛季第一个得分达到 1000 分的新秀。
到了这个地步，称卡斯尔为新秀只是为了形式。这位年轻人继续闪耀，为未来提供了耀眼的光芒。51 区万岁！
这些表现体现了你需要了解的关于卡斯尔的一切：拼搏精神、运动能力、果断的篮下动作、不可思议的篮球本能和永不停歇的引擎。我还有更多的赞美之词，但如果我不停止对我们最喜欢的新秀的赞扬，我的咖啡就要凉了。
为新秀喝彩
@ StephonCastle 是本赛季第一位职业生涯得分达到 1000 分的新秀！pic.twitter.com/SixCTMtcgz
— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2025 年 3 月 28 日
杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan) 只有 21 岁。在抿一口 HEB 全豆巴伐利亚榛子咖啡时，先消化一下这个信息。这家伙还很年轻，而且在一个饱受伤病困扰的赛季里，他的爆发赛季似乎被推迟了。
比我聪明的人会告诉你，他可能打错了位置。在我看来，他太优秀了，不应该打替补，但这是一个奇怪的、伤病缠身的倒霉赛季——而索汉是所有球队都渴望拥有的典型的长臂展侧翼球员。这位前贝勒熊可能只需要一些时间来酝酿——你不能着急地酿造一杯好咖啡。
杰里米灌篮 pic.twitter.com/inAvzukTwl
— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2025 年 3 月 28 日
俾斯麦·比永博(Bismack Biyombo) 下个赛季会在这支球队吗，对吧？俾斯麦·比永博下个赛季会在这支球队吗，对吧？俾斯麦·比永博下个赛季会在这支球队吗，对吧？俾斯麦·比永博下个赛季会在这支球队吗，对吧？俾斯麦·比永博下个赛季会在这支球队吗，对吧？
对吧？
俾斯麦，我的天 pic.twitter.com/YQTGJxyJMe
— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2025 年 3 月 28 日
如果 维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama) 代表了圣安东尼奥马刺队的上限，那么斯蒂芬·卡斯尔就是那种优雅、有品味的纹理（永远不是爆米花天花板！），真正将整个房间联系在一起。我无法接受他的比赛是多么的流畅和果断。我经常提到成熟，因为很少见到一个新秀如此迅速地适应联盟，并且似乎确切地知道他想在球场上做什么。如果你告诉我卡斯尔在进入 NBA 选秀之前在康涅狄格大学打了四年，我不会怀疑你。
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔…又来了！pic.twitter.com/NjLMabRd7e
— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2025 年 3 月 28 日
等待杰里米·索汉爆发的球迷排在等待德文·瓦塞尔爆发的球迷后面。瓦塞尔本人正在充分利用他的机会，连续 4 场比赛得分超过 20 分，过去 10 场比赛平均得到 20.4 分。稳定，但并不壮观：从球队建设的角度来看，我们更喜欢稳定——出勤率是最好的能力。
奋战到第一节
第一节结束 | 马刺 24，骑士 30 pic.twitter.com/GB1opJ7CqR— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2025 年 3 月 27 日
在这个回合中，瓦塞尔毫不客气地偷走了对方球员的饼干，就像我的狗狗 Luna Lovegood 若无其事地走过来，如果我分心或忙着让女儿给我拿饼干配牛奶，它就会从我手中抢走一块饼干一样。
— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2025 年 3 月 27 日
卡斯尔排行榜前五名：
- 新天鹅堡
- 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔
- 弗兰克·卡斯尔
- 恶魔城
- 睡美人城堡
斯蒂芬. 卡斯尔。pic.twitter.com/41PMXtabzT
— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2025 年 3 月 27 日
如果你因为忙于庆祝德克萨斯理工大学凭借加时赛战胜阿肯色大学而进入精英八强而错过了比赛，以下是全场比赛的亮点：
接下来，马刺队将前往更东边的波士顿，于 2025 年 3 月 29 日星期六对阵波士顿凯尔特人队。
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Highlights: Devin Vassell and Stephon Castle stand out against the Cavaliers
Popcorn ceiling is the worst invention behind laminate counters.
Devin Vassell and Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 22 points apiece as the good guys did all they could to give the top-seeded Cavaliers all they could handle in the loss. Castle also notched a double-double with 10 rebounds and became the first rookie this season to score 1,000 points.
At this point, calling Castle a rookie is just for ceremony. The young man continues to shine and provide a beaming light of hope for the future. Area 51 forever!
These plays embodied everything about Castle that you need to know: hustle, athleticism, decisive moves to the basket, uncanny basketball instincts, and an endless motor. I have more platitudes, but my coffee is getting cold if I don’t stop heaping praise on our favorite rookie.
for the rook
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 28, 2025
Jeremy Sochan is just 21-years-old. Let that sink in for a minute while I sip my HEB whole bean Bavarian Hazelnut cup of coffee. Dude is still young, and in a season of nagging injuries, it seems like his breakout season has been delayed for the moment.
Smarter people than me will tell you he might be playing out of position. He’s too good IMO to be playing off the bench, but it has been a weird, unlucky with injuries season—and Sochan is the prototypical long-winged wing player that all teams covet. The former Baylor Bear might just need some time to brew—you just can’t rush a good brew.
JEREMY JAMMIN’ pic.twitter.com/inAvzukTwl
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 28, 2025
Bismack Biyombo is on this team next season, right? Bismack Biyombo is on this team next season, right? Bismack Biyombo is on this team next season, right? Bismack Biyombo is on this team next season, right? Bismack Biyombo is on this team next season, right?
Right?
BISMACK MY GOODNESS pic.twitter.com/YQTGJxyJMe
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 28, 2025
If Victor Wembanyama represents the ceiling for the San Antonio Spurs, then Stephon Castle is the elegant, discerning texture (never popcorn ceiling treatments!) that really ties the room together. I cannot get over how smooth and decisive his game is. I mention maturity a lot because it’s rare seeing a rookie adapt to the league so quickly and seems to know exactly what he wants to do on the court. If you told me Castle played all four years at UConn before entering the NBA draft, I would not doubt you.
Steph Castle…again! pic.twitter.com/NjLMabRd7e
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 28, 2025
Fans waiting for Jeremy Sochan to break out are standing in line behind fans waiting for Devin Vassell to break out. Vassell, for his part, is making the most of his opportunities with 4 straight 20+ games, averaging 20.4 points in his last 10 games. Steady, but not spectacular: from a team-building standpoint, we’ll take steady—availability is the best ability.
Battlin’ through the first
END 1 | SAS 24, CLE 30 pic.twitter.com/GB1opJ7CqR— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 27, 2025
In this play, Vassell unceremoniously steals the opposing player’s cookies like my dog Luna Lovegood unassumingly just walks by and yoinks a cookie out of my hands if I’m distracted or busy asking my daughter to bring me milk for my soon-to-be-yoinked cookies.
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 27, 2025
Top five Castles:
- Neuschwanstein Castle
- Stephon Castle
- Frank Castle
- Castlevania
- Sleeping Beauty’s Castle
STEPH. CASTLE. pic.twitter.com/41PMXtabzT
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) March 27, 2025
If you missed the game because you were too busy celebrating Texas Tech’s Elite Eight entrance thanks to their overtime win over Arkansas, here are the full-game highlights:
Next up, the Spurs head even more east to take on the Boston Celtics on Saturday, March 29, 2025.
By Son Q. Trinh, via Pounding The Rock