By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-13 15:00:00
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双方球队都将在本赛季最后一场比赛中轮休关键球员。
NBA赛季的最后一天是反思的时刻。这是一个球迷群体（那些还没有放弃的球迷）回顾在82场比赛的马拉松中哪些地方做得好，哪些地方做得不好的时刻。圣安东尼奥马刺队可以非常清楚地指出哪些地方出了问题。维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)和德阿隆·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)的不合时宜的伤病，摧毁了他们争夺季后赛附加赛席位的机会。你可以很容易地指出，新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)的进步，以及德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)和凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)在赛季末的出色表现，是做得好的地方。
现在他们将结束本赛季，既没有收获，也没有损失。马刺队以33胜48负的战绩，锁定了选秀状元签的第八佳概率。他们的对手，多伦多猛龙，在乐透抽签的排名中仅仅领先他们一步，锁定了第七佳的概率。
两支球队都将轮休球队的关键球员。留在场上的球员除了自豪感之外，一无所获，只能为联盟各队留下一些好的比赛录像以供评估。圣安东尼奥将在主场球迷的陪伴下，结束这场过山车般的赛季。
圣安东尼奥马刺 (33-48) vs. 多伦多猛龙 (30-51)
2025年4月13日 | 中部时间下午2:30
观看: Fan Duel | 收听: WOAI (1200 AM)
马刺伤病 : 德阿隆·福克斯 – 缺席（手指），莱利·米尼克斯(Riley Minix) – 缺席（肩膀），杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan) – 缺席（背部），德文·瓦塞尔 – 缺席（脚踝），维克托·文班亚马 – 缺席（肩膀）
猛龙伤病 : RJ·巴雷特(RJ Barrett) – 缺席（轮休），乌尔里希·乔姆切(Ulrich Chomche) – 缺席（膝盖），格雷迪·迪克(Gradey Dick) – 缺席（膝盖），布兰登·英格拉姆(Brandon Ingram) – 缺席（脚踝），雅各布·珀尔特尔(Jakob Poeltl) – 缺席（手部），伊曼纽尔·奎克利(Immanuel Quickley) – 缺席（轮休），贾里德·罗登(Jared Rhoden) – 缺席（肩膀），雅科布·瓦尔特(Ja’Kobe Walter) – 缺席（臀部）
看点：
替补席末端的球员
圣安东尼奥很可能会在周日的比赛中给替补席末端的球员很多上场时间，比如马拉基·布兰纳姆(Malaki Branham)和戴维·杜克(David Duke Jr.)。这是这些年轻球员在今年夏天的合同谈判之前留下深刻印象的最后机会。多伦多将有很多球员处于类似的情况。如果你想在一场相当没有意义的比赛中寻找意义，这是最好的地方。
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔强势收尾
马刺队有机会凭借卡斯尔赢得连续第二年的最佳新秀奖。他是该奖项的领跑者，并且是整个赛季马刺队中最稳定的亮点之一。他希望以一场对阵猛龙队的精彩比赛来结束本赛季。卡斯尔已经巩固了自己作为圣安东尼奥未来核心球员的地位。马刺总经理，布莱恩·莱特(Brian Wright)，以及其他的管理层，现在一定对他们的选秀选择感到满意。
铁人赛季
在NBA中，出勤率是最好的能力。马刺队将有三名球员参加全部82场比赛。克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)，哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)和朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)将在周日比赛后参加每一场常规赛。这三人是本赛季马刺队的主力。在充满不合时宜的伤病的动荡的一年中，你可以说像巴恩斯和保罗这样的球员是球队的基石。
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Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Toronto Raptors
Both teams will rest key players on the last game of the season.
The final day of the NBA season is a time for reflection. It’s a time when fan bases (the ones that haven’t checked out already) look at what went right and wrong at the end of the 82-game marathon. The San Antonio Spurs can very clearly point to what went wrong. Untimely injuries to Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox ruined their chance of competing for a spot in the Play-In Tournament. You could easily point to the development of rookie Stephon Castle and the good play from Devin Vassell and Keldon Johnson down the stretch as what went right.
Now they’ll wrap up their season with nothing to gain and nothing to lose. At 33-48, the Spurs are locked into the 8th-best odds at the number-one overall pick in the draft. Their opponent, the Toronto Raptors, is just a step ahead of them in the lottery standings and is locked in with the 7th best odds.
Both teams will rest key players to their franchises. The players on the court have nothing to gain but pride, leaving some good tape for teams across the league to assess. San Antonio will get to wrap up this roller coaster of a campaign at home amongst their fans.
San Antonio Spurs (33-48) vs. Toronto Raptors (30-51)
April 13th, 2025 | 2:30 PM CT
Watch: Fan Duel | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: De’Aaron Fox – Out (finger), Riley Minix – Out (shoulder), Jeremy Sochan – Out (back), Devin Vassell – Out (ankle), Victor Wembanyama – Out (shoulder)
Raptors Injuries: RJ Barrett – Out (rest), Ulrich Chomche – Out (knee), Gradey Dick – Out (knee), Brandon Ingram – Out (ankle), Jakob Poeltl – Out (hand), Immanuel Quickley – Out (rest), Jared Rhoden – Out (shoulder), Ja’Kobe Walter – Out (hip)
What to watch for:
End of the bench
San Antonio will likely give a lot of minutes to players at the end of the bench like Malaki Branham and David Duke Jr. on Sunday. This is the last chance for these young players to make an impression before contract negotiations this summer. Toronto will have plenty of players in a similar situation. If you’re looking for meaning in a fairly meaningless game, this is the best place to look.
Stephon Castle ends strong
The Spurs have an opportunity to take home their second-straight Rookie of the Year award thanks to Castle. He’s the front-runner for the award and has been one of the Spurs’ most consistent bright spots throughout the season. He’ll look to end the season with a bang against the Raptors. Castle has cemented himself as a core piece of San Antonio’s future. Spurs’ General Manager, Brian Wright, and the rest of the front office have to feel good about their draft selections right now.
Iron Man seasons
In the NBA, availability is the best ability. The Spurs will have three players who have logged minutes in all 82 games. Chris Paul, Harrison Barnes, and Julian Champagnie will have played in every regular season game after playing on Sunday. The trio have been mainstays for the Spurs this season. In a turbulent year filled with untimely injuries, you could argue players like Barnes and Paul have been the rocks of the squad.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock