By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-03-29 15:00:00
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。
阵容不整的马刺挑战兵强马壮的凯尔特人。
通往NBA总冠军的道路将经过TD花园。尽管目前仅拥有联盟第三好的战绩，波士顿凯尔特人仍然是本赛季总冠军的有力竞争者之一。圣安东尼奥马刺队目前还不在这个行列，但他们有机会在周六晚上扮演搅局者的角色。
马刺队在周四以116-124负于东部头号种子克利夫兰骑士的比赛中打出了一场精彩的比赛。他们希望在返回主场时，对阵凯尔特人也能有类似的表现，争取偷走一场胜利。
本赛季马刺队与凯尔特人的另一次交锋以103-116落败。那场比赛有文班亚马和达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)这对明星组合领衔。周六晚上的比赛将会大不相同，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔和德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)将肩负起领导球队的重任。圣安东尼奥的年轻球员们在赛季末的表现越来越好。如果今晚投篮手感火热，或许能帮助他们取得一场胜利。
圣安东尼奥马刺 (31-41) vs. 波士顿凯尔特人 (54-19)
2025年3月29日 | 中部时间晚上7点
观看：Fan Duel Southwest | 收听：WOAI (1200 AM)
马刺队伤病名单 ：文班亚马 – 缺席（肩部），查尔斯·巴锡(Charles Bassey) – 缺席（膝盖），福克斯 – 缺席（手指），莱利·米尼克斯(Riley Minix) – 缺席（G联赛），哈里森·英格拉姆(Harrison Ingram) – 缺席（G联赛），大卫·杜克二世(David Duke Jr.) – 缺席（G联赛）
凯尔特人队伤病名单 ：艾尔·霍福德(Al Horford) – 出战成疑（脚趾），佩顿·普里查德(Payton Pritchard) – 出战成疑（臀部），泽维尔·蒂尔曼(Xavier Tillman) – 出战成疑（膝盖），JD·戴维森(JD Davison) – 缺席（G联赛），德鲁·彼得森(Drew Peterson) – 缺席（G联赛）
看点：
空间
波士顿队在拉开空间方面做得非常出色，如果你过度防守他们的突破路线，他们会让你付出代价。杰森·塔图姆(Jayson Tatum)已经成长为一名出色的传球手，场均助攻6次。凯尔特人队以场均命中17.9个三分球的成绩领跑全联盟。圣安东尼奥队必须时刻注意凯尔特人的空间型球员，并进行有效的干扰。波士顿队很难防守，但马刺队混乱的小个阵容最近的防守表现有所提升。他们需要在周六拿出最佳防守状态才能有机会获胜。
防守克里斯塔普斯·波尔津吉斯(Kristaps Porzingis)
克利夫兰队周四的胜利归功于贾勒特·阿伦(Jarrett Allen)在第四节的关键表现。圣安东尼奥队在杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)打中锋的小个阵容中，很难防守住这位大个子。波士顿队拥有一位来自拉脱维亚的独角兽，名为克里斯塔普斯·波尔津吉斯，他可能会给马刺队制造麻烦。这是凯尔特人队最大的优势。预计他们会尽早且频繁地利用这一点。
瓦塞尔保持火热状态
周四，瓦塞尔单月命中49个三分球，打破了马刺队三月份的三分球纪录。这位侧翼球员本月手感火热。他的投篮能力是圣安东尼奥队在赛季末取得的最大进步之一。拥有瓦塞尔这样一位空间型球员与文班亚马和福克斯搭档，对球队未来的发展至关重要。现在，马刺队迫切需要瓦塞尔命中投篮，才有机会对抗波士顿。
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Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Boston Celtics
The shorthanded Spurs take on the loaded Celtics.
The NBA Championship runs through TD Garden. Despite having the third-best record in the league, the Boston Celtics are still one of the favorites to win the title this season. The San Antonio Spurs aren’t in that category yet, but they’ll have an opportunity to play spoiler on Saturday night.
The Spurs gave the Eastern Conference’s one-seed, the Cleveland Cavaliers, a good game in a 124-116 loss on Thursday. They’ll look to do something similar against Boston to steal a win as they return home.
San Antonio lost its other matchup with the Celtics this season 116-103. That game featured the star duo of Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox. Saturday night’s matchup will be much different, as it’ll be Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell leading the charge. San Antonio has gotten good production from its young players down the stretch. Another hot shooting night could help them grab a victory.
San Antonio Spurs (31-41) vs. Boston Celtics (54-19)
March 29th, 2025 | 7 PM CT
Watch: Fan Duel Southwest | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: Victor Wembanyama – Out (shoulder), Charles Bassey – Out (knee), De’Aaron Fox – Out (finger), Riley Minix – Out (G League), Harrison Ingram – Out (G Leauge), David Duke Jr. – Out (G League)
Celtics Injuries: Al Horford – Questionable (toe), Payton Pritchard – Questionable (hip), Xavier Tillman – Questionable (knee), JD Davison – Out (G League), Drew Peterson – Out (G Leauge)
What to watch for:
Floor spacing
Boston is elite at spacing the floor and making you pay for overplaying driving lanes. Jayson Tatum has turned into an awesome passer, averaging 6 assists per game. The Celtics lead the league in three-pointers made per game (17.9). San Antonio has to be conscious of the Celtics floor-spacers and get good contests. Boston is hard to guard, but the Spurs’ chaotic, small-ball lineups have been playing better defense lately. They’ll need to bring their defensive A-game on Saturday to win.
Guarding Kristaps Porzingis
Cleveland clinched Thursday’s game thanks to the clutch play of Jarrett Allen in the fourth quarter. San Antonio struggled to guard the big man as they played a smaller lineup with Jeremy Sochan at center. Boston has a Latvian unicorn named Kristaps Porzingis who could make life difficult for the Spurs. This is the biggest mismatch the Celtics have. Expect them to go to it early and often.
Vassell stays hot
On Thursday, Vassell set the Spurs record for most threes made in a month with 49 in March. The wing has been on fire this month. His shot-making has been one of the biggest developments for San Antonio at the end of the season. Having a floor-spacer like Vassell next to Wembanyama and Fox will be huge for future editions of the team. Right now, the Spurs desperately need Vassell to knock down shots to have a chance against Boston.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock