By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-02-18 01:20:42
全明星周末已经落下帷幕，篮球界仍在谈论圣安东尼奥马刺队。关于全明星正赛的大部分讨论都围绕着维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 展开，他从比赛强度的角度奠定了基调，让比赛变得更有观赏性。
但他并不是全明星周末上唯一闪耀的马刺球员。德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 在全明星正赛中投中了绝杀三分，迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 在新秀挑战赛中面对他的哥哥完成了绝杀，而卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 则在扣篮大赛中以亚军的身份一飞冲天。
在周末开始前，我们对读者进行了调查，询问谁的表现会最好，不出所料，他们预测得很准。如果世界队表现更好，文班亚马本可以赢得全明星赛 MVP。米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 执教的条纹队在决赛中落败，虽然他不会因此获得太多赞誉，但谁知道如果没有约翰逊坚持让他留在场上，科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 是否会打出那场狂砍 31 分的爆发表现。这确实值得深思！无论如何，周末最成功的活动中，有三名马刺成员参与了其中的重大时刻。
哈珀和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 在新秀挑战赛中都有亮眼表现，但感觉哈珀才是这个周末真正的赢家。他面对小朗·哈珀 (Ron Harper Jr.) 的高光时刻非常逗趣。老朗·哈珀 (Ron Harper Sr.) 在投篮之星挑战赛中投丢上篮的一幕也很有意思。而且，所有关于哈珀的幕后片段都显示，他已经和联盟中一些顶尖球星打成了一片。
根据读者的说法，圣安东尼奥本可以在这次盛会中拥有更多的代表。77% 的受访者认为卡斯尔未能入选全明星赛是“遗珠”。卡斯尔场均得到 16.5 分、7 次助攻和 5 个篮板，投篮命中率为 46.4%，三分命中率为 28.8%。这些数据虽然还算不上标准的全明星级别，但考虑到他的防守影响力和他在一支 38 胜 16 负球队中所扮演的角色，很难否认他已经是 NBA 中最重要的球员之一。
卡斯尔的时代即将到来。自新秀赛季以来，他几乎在所有统计指标上都有所提升。他正在成长为一个名副其实的攻防一体的核心球员，既能为队友创造机会，也能随心所欲地冲击篮筐。我们仍在等待 2024 届选秀产生首位全明星，而卡斯尔可能会比同届其他球员更早达到那个高度。
随着季后赛的迅速临近，马刺队现在进入了赛季的冲刺阶段。他们不仅有机会在季后赛前两轮获得主场优势，如果能在赛季结束前打出一波连胜，甚至可能锁定头号种子的宝座。
你可以在这里查看马刺队本赛季剩余时间的赔率：https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba
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The Spurs dominated All-Star Weekend
All-Star Weekend has wrapped up, and the basketball world is still talking about the San Antonio Spurs. Much of the narrative around the All-Star Game was that Victor Wembanyama set the tone from an intensity standpoint, improving the game for the better.
But he wasn’t the only Spur to star at All-Star Weekend. De’Aaron Fox hit a game-winning three-pointer in the All-Star Game, Dylan Harper hit a game-winner over his brother in the Rising Stars Challenge, and Carter Bryant soared to a runner-up finish in the Dunk Contest.
Before the weekend, we polled readers on who would put on the best performance, and unsurprisingly, they nailed it. Wembanyama may have won the ASG MVP if Team World performed better. Mitch Johnson won’t get a lot of flowers for coaching Team Stripes, which lost in the championship game, but who knows if Kawhi Leonard goes on that 31-point tear if Johnson hadn’t been there to keep him in the game. It makes you think! Either way, the most successful event of the weekend had three Spurs involved in big moments.
Harper and Castle had their moments in the Rising Stars challenge, but it felt like Harper came away as a real winner from the weekend. His highlight against Ron Harper Jr. was hilarious. Ron Harper Sr. missing a layup in the Shooting Stars Challenge was funny, too. And all of the behind-the-scenes footage of Harper made it seem like he got to chum it up with some of the league’s best.
San Antonio could have had even more representation at the event, according to readers. 77% of respondents said that Castle was snubbed for the All-Star game. Castle is averaging 16.5 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds while shooting 46.4% from the field and 28.8% from three. Those aren’t quite All-Star stats, but once you figure in his defensive impact and the role he plays on a 38-16 team, it’s hard to deny that he has been one of the most important players in the NBA.
Castle’s time is coming. He’s improved in just about every statistical category since his rookie season. He’s developing into a legitimate two-way force who can make plays for others and get to the basket at will. We’re still waiting on the 2024 NBA Draft class’s first all-star. Castle could reach that height before the rest of the draftees.
The Spurs now head into the stretch run of the season as the playoffs rapidly approach. They not only have a shot at home court advantage in the first two rounds, but could even secure the one-seed if they go on a hot streak to end the season.
You can look at the Spurs odds for the rest of the season here: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock