By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-08 03:00:00
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在赛季倒数第二周，马刺队在丹佛取得了一场意外的胜利，并险些击败骑士队。
欢迎来到赛季回顾：这是一项周一的专题，回顾 *圣安东尼奥马刺队 *过去一周的表现，展望未来一周，等等。请欣赏！
第23周 : 马刺队在面对由四支季后赛球队组成的严峻赛程时未尝胜绩，先是在底特律遭遇惨败，其联盟领先的三月进攻火力回归平淡，最后在主场对阵勇士队的比赛中表现糟糕，让对手得到了赛季最高的148分。在这两场比赛之间，他们对阵东部两支领头羊时表现出色，让骑士队和凯尔特人队都奋战到最后一刻才取得胜利。
第24周：1胜3负（32胜46负，西部第13）
105-116负于奥兰多魔术（补赛）
战报回顾 : 在一场马刺队本应获得难得的休息之夜，却被迫进行补赛的比赛中，他们的表现远胜勇士队的比赛，甚至在第三节末段一度领先两位数，但此后失误增多，魔术队凭借其排名第二的防守实力在第四节拉开差距，最终获胜。
113-106胜于丹佛掘金
战报回顾 : 由于掘金队在前一晚经历了一场双加时失利后，让所有首发阵容休息，阵容同样不整的马刺队——德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)，杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)和凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)也加入了伤病名单——利用其阵容深度，七名球员得分上双，在自身也处于背靠背第二场的情况下，力克丹佛。 (马刺队确实喜欢在四月份给掘金队带来惊喜。)
我们的收获
113-114负于克利夫兰骑士
战报回顾 : 在上半场骑士队的三分球如入无人之境，马刺队最多落后23分之后，他们在下半场奋起直追。在队中两位“老将”的带领下，他们在最后几分钟打出了一波14-2的高潮，将分差缩小到1分，并有机会在最后时刻偷走一场胜利。不幸的是，哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)的上篮打在篮筐后沿弹出，导致了这场令人心碎的失利，但这仍然是一次值得称赞的努力。
109-120负于波特兰开拓者
战报回顾 : 正如本赛季经常发生的情况一样，对阵阵容严重不整的开拓者队，马刺队开局缓慢，给自己挖了一个太深的坑，难以填补。虽然他们奋起反击，几次迫近比分，但始终无法摆脱自身的问题并翻过这座山（例如，开拓者队在马刺队发球失误后，利用自己的投篮连续得到三次机会）。这场失利正式宣告马刺队无缘附加赛。
实力榜
约翰·舒曼（John Schuhmann）, NBA.com — 23 (上周: 23)
进攻效率: 113.4 (18) 防守效率: 116.2 (25) 净效率: -2.8 (22) 节奏: 100.1 (13)
对圣安东尼奥来说，这是一个艰难的赛季，格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)教练在11月中风，维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的赛季因全明星赛期间的深静脉血栓而提前结束。马刺队的季后赛荒已经达到六年（现役第二长），但他们在胜率方面是联盟进步第六快的球队，在统计数据方面是进步第七快的球队（每百回合+3.6分）。在文班亚马出战的比赛中，他们的战绩是21胜25负，而上赛季他在阵时，他们的战绩是19胜52负。
一个要点
随着文班亚马缺席了过去七周的比赛，以及德阿隆·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)也在三月中旬停赛，人们的注意力集中在斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)的发展上。三分球投射（28.3%）一直是这位新秀整个赛季的问题，但在全明星赛后，他的进攻更加积极（每36分钟15.2次突破），高于之前的水平（每36分钟10.9次），并且在至少出手500次的92名身高6尺6寸或更矮的球员中，他的罚球率排名第13位（每百次投篮33.4次罚球）。如果未来几年他的外线投篮（以及在油漆区的终结能力）有所提高，卡斯尔将很难防守。
今年夏天关注什么
联盟最大的几个夏季话题将源于圣安东尼奥。其中有波波维奇和文班亚马的持续康复，以及克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)（NBA历史上最优秀的控球后卫之一）的未来。如果马刺队保持目前的排名（在倒序榜单中排名第八），他们将有26%的机会再次获得前四顺位选秀权。更有可能的是，他们在选秀大会中获得第8或第9顺位，而老鹰队的选秀权（可能在第10-16顺位）也将归他们所有。
布雷特·西格尔（Brett Siegel）, Clutch Points — 23 (上周: 24)
本赛季圣安东尼奥马刺队的情况并不顺利，他们的球星缺阵，格雷格·波波维奇在年初也遭受了轻微中风。好消息是，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔似乎有望赢得年度最佳新秀奖，这将是该组织连续第二个赛季拥有NBA中最好的新秀球员。马刺队能否再次做到这一点，并在NBA选秀抽签中一锤定音？
未来赛程: 周二 4月8日客场对阵洛杉矶快船；周三 4月9日客场对阵金州勇士；周五 4月11日客场对阵菲尼克斯太阳；周日 4月13日主场对阵多伦多猛龙
预测: 2胜2负 — 赛季末了，何不“大胆”梦想一下？我全心全意地相信，马刺队将在主场赛季收官战中击败猛龙队，几周前他们就彻底击败了猛龙队，而菲尼克斯队还剩下四场比赛，落后小牛队两个胜场争夺西部第十，届时他们很可能已经出局，并且马刺队到来时可能无欲无求。至于那之前的两场比赛？快船队和勇士队正在为季后赛席位展开殊死搏斗，目前分别排在第五和第六位，但在战绩上四队并列第五至第八，所以每一场比赛都至关重要。在如此重要的关头，他们不太可能把主场比赛输给阵容不整的马刺队。
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Week in Review: Shorthanded Spurs keep playing with effort as the end of season draws near
The Spurs got a surprise win in Denver and nearly upset the Cavs in the penultimate week of the season.
Welcome to the Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy!
Week 23: The Spurs went winless against a tough schedule featuring four playoff-bound teams, beginning with a blowout loss in Detroit as their league-leading March offense came back to earth and ending with a horrific showing at home against the Warriors, where they gave up a season-high 148 points. It between those games, they put up two admirable showings against the East’s two leaders, making both the Cavs and Celtics work until the buzzer for their victories.
Week 24: 1-3 (32-46, 13th in West)
105-116 loss vs. Orlando Magic (rescheduled)
Recap: In a game where the Spurs should have had a rare rest night but instead were making a up a rescheduled game, they looked much better than the Warriors game and even led by double-figures late in the third quarter, but mistakes took over from there, and the Magic and their 2nd ranked defense inserted their will to pull away in the fourth quarter.
113-106 win at Denver Nuggets
Recap: Aided by the Nuggets resting their entire starting lineup after a 2OT loss the night before, the similarly shorthanded Spurs — who added Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan and Keldon Johnson to their injury list — used their depth, with seven players scored in double figures, to outlast Denver, leading most of the way despite being on a SEGABABA themselves. (The Spurs sure do love to play April spoilers for the Nuggets.)
What we learned
113-114 loss vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Recap: After a rough first half in which the Cavs couldn’t miss from three and the Spurs were down by as much as 23, they came roaring back in the second half. Led by the two “Uncs” of the roster, they went on a huge 14-2 run in the final minutes to get within a point and had a chance to steal a win at the buzzer. Unfortunately, Harrison Barnes’ floater bounced off the back iron for the heartbreaking loss, but it was still an admirable effort.
109-120 loss at Portland Trail Blazers
Recap: As has often been the case this season, a slow start against the severely shorthanded Trail Blazers put the Spurs in too deep of a whole to dig out of. While they fought back and got close several times, they could never quite get out of their own way and over the hump (for example, the Blazers got three buckets off their own makes when the Spurs turned over the inbound pass). The loss officially eliminated the Spurs from play-in contention.
Power Rankings
John Schuhmann, NBA.com— 23 (last week: 23)
OffRtg: 113.4 (18) DefRtg: 116.2 (25) NetRtg: -2.8 (22) Pace: 100.1 (13)
It was a tough season in San Antonio, with coach Gregg Popovich suffering a stroke in November and Victor Wembanyama’s season being cut short at the All-Star break by deep vein thrombosis. The Spurs’ playoff drought has reached six years (second-longest active drought), but they’ve been the league’s sixth most improved team regarding winning percentage and seventh most improved statistically (+3.6 points per 100 possessions). They were 21-25 in the games that Wembanyama played after going 19-52 with him in uniform last season.
One takeaway
With Wembanyama out for the last seven weeks and De’Aaron Fox also getting shut down in mid-March, the focus has been on the development of Stephon Castle. Three-point shooting (28.3%) has been an issue for the rookie all season, but he’s been attacking more since the break (15.2 drives per 36 minutes) than he did prior (10.9 per 36) and ranks 13th in free throw rate (33.4 attempts per 100 shots from the field) among 92 players 6-6 or shorter with at least 500 field goal attempts. If the perimeter shot (and finishing in the paint) improves in the next few years, Castle will be very tough to defend.
What to watch for this summer
Three of the league’s biggest summer storylines will originate from San Antonio. There’s the continued recovery of Popovich and Wembanyama, along with the future of Chris Paul (one of the best point guards in NBA history). If the Spurs stay where they are (eighth) in the upside-down standings, they’ll have a 26% chance at another top-four pick. It’s more likely that they land at No. 8 or 9 in the Draft, with the Hawks’ pick (likely No. 10-16) also coming their way.
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points— 23 (last week: 24)
Not much has gone right for the San Antonio Spurs this season, with their stars being out and Gregg Popovich suffering his mild stroke near the start of the year. The good news is that Stephon Castle appears to be in line to win the Rookie of the Year award, marking the second straight season that this organization has had the best first-year player in the NBA. Could the Spurs do it again and hit the nail on the head with their spot in the NBA Draft Lottery?
Coming up: Tues. 4/8 at Los Angeles Clippers; Wed. 4/9 at Golden State Warriors; Fri. 4/11 at Phoenix Suns; Sun 4/13 vs. Toronto Raptors
Prediction: 2-2 — It’s the end of the season, so why not dream “big”? I wholeheartedly believe the Spurs will win their season finale at home against a Raptors team they thoroughly beat just a few weeks ago, and Phoenix, who is two games behind the Mavs for the 10th seed with four games remaining, could very well be checked out and playing for nothing by the time the Spurs arrive. As for the two games before that? The Clippers and Warriors are in the battle of their lives for the playoffs, currently sitting in the 5th and 6th seeds respectively but in a four-way tie record-wise for 5th-8th, so every single game matters. The odds are slim they’ll blow home games to the shorthanded Spurs with so much at stake.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock