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At 42-25, the Spurs can count themselves as pretty comfortably in the Western
Conference postseason mix — they’re five games ahead of the Pelicans, the
No. 9 team, and four-and-a-half ahead of eighth-seeded Oklahoma City. What’s
more, in the mess that is the middle of the West, the defending champs are
only four-and-a-half games behind No. 2-seeded Memphis.
战绩42胜25负，马刺目前差不多可以把自己列入季后赛的名单。他们目前和分区第九的鹈
鹕有5场胜差，和分区第八的雷霆则有4.5场。更重要的是，在西区中段班的混战中，这只
追求卫冕的队伍只落后排名第二的灰熊4.5场。
Injuries held the Spurs down for much of the early part of the season, and
their annual rodeo road trip did not go as well as usual — the Spurs were
just 4-5. While Tim Duncan continues to be among the most effective big men
in the league, he will be 39 next month. Manu Ginobili, meanwhile, is 37 and
again battling ankle trouble.
赛季初期，伤兵问题拉低了马刺的战绩，他们的客场之旅也没有拿出过去的水准，只打出
了4胜5负的成绩。TD仍是联盟中最有影响力的长人之一，而他下个月就要满39岁了(4月25
日)。同时，Manu Ginobili也已经37岁，同时还在跟脚踝的问题搏斗。
That’s fired up speculation, an annual rite in the NBA, around what’s next
for the Spurs. For much of the year, a rumor has simmered that the Spurs are
girding for the retirements of both Duncan and Ginobili, and, according to
league sources, are prepared to chase hard after one of the top free agents
on the market this summer: Grizzlies center Marc Gasol.
这些问题引起了一个例行的猜测