By Vincent Goodwill | ESPN, 2025-12-17 12:23:11
拉斯维加斯电——周二夜晚，当纽约尼克斯队击败圣安东尼奥马刺队，夺得NBA杯冠军时，更衣室里虽然没有香槟喷洒的庆祝，但全队上下都洋溢着一种成就感。
尼克斯队相信，他们赢得这座奖杯的方式比赢得奖杯本身更为重要，这场124-113的逆转胜利可能为球队未来的征程埋下伏笔。
“在整个赛季的进程中，你会试图寻找各种机会来给球队施加压力，”尼克斯队主教练迈克·布朗 (Mike Brown) 说道。“当比赛进行到某个阶段，它就变成了单败淘汰赛。每一场比赛都至关重要。如果你想成为自己心目中的那支强队，那么每场比赛都会有压力。”
如果尼克斯队想要成为在东部脱颖而出的那支球队，他们知道杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) 是队中不变的基石。这位阿联酋航空NBA杯MVP本场手感稍有不佳，但仍贡献了25分和8次助攻。在领奖时，他特意强调了帮助球队取胜的替补球员们的贡献：泰勒·科勒克 (Tyler Kolek)、米切尔·罗宾逊 (Mitchell Robinson) 和乔丹·克拉克森 (Jordan Clarkson)。
克拉克森在本场比赛前的三分命中率仅为28%，但他此役连续命中两记三分，帮助尼克斯队反超三分，完成了球队在第三节末段还落后10分的大逆转。
罗宾逊在18分钟的上场时间里，在低位对位维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 的同时，奋力抢下了10个进攻篮板（全场共15个篮板）。他的篮板球为尼克斯队全场命中的15记三分球中的许多次出手创造了条件。
作为全队最渴望赢得这50万美元奖金的球员，科勒克在比赛末段送出了关键助攻，帮助尼克斯队在最后三分钟顶住了马刺队的反扑。
“像今天这样的比赛，这样的氛围，在NBA并不常见，”布伦森说道。“我们必须充分利用这次经历。我的意思是，那些家伙们会做到的。”
“第三节一度落后10分，而且对手几乎在整场比赛里都控制着节奏。但我们就是找到了赢球的办法。第四节在替补阵容的帮助下打出一波流，这真的太关键了。”
尽管这无法完全模拟NBA季后赛的强度，尤其是在小组赛阶段尼克斯队击败的是像夏洛特和密尔沃基这样的球队。但他们最后的三场胜利，对手都是真正的季后赛级别竞争者：多伦多、奥兰多和圣安东尼奥。
在NBA杯创立之初，布朗曾对此持怀疑态度，但在举办的第三年，他看到了这项赛事的价值。
“这种压力是赛事自然而然产生的，无需你作为教练时刻去刻意营造，”布朗说道。“当你能够在这样的压力下取得成功时，它会为队内的每一个人注入信心。当关键时刻来临，当你再次身处那种高压环境时，这份经历将推动你前行，帮助你更好地应对压力，因为你早已体验过这一切。”
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Knicks conquer NBA Cup, gain key experience under ‘pressure’
LAS VEGAS – There wasn’t champagne popping for the New York Knicks, but there was a sense of accomplishment as they clinched the NBA Cup over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.
The Knicks believe how they won the Cup title mattered more than the actual act of winning, as their come-from-behind, 124-113 win could be a harbinger for down the line.
“During the course of the year, you try to find situations to put pressure on your group,” Knicks coach Mike Brown said. “This is a single-elimination tournament when you get to a certain point. Every game counts. There’s pressure on every game if you expect to be who you think you are.”
If the Knicks will be the team that stands tallest in the Eastern Conference, they know Jalen Brunson is a constant. The Emirates NBA Cup MVP was slightly off but still scored 25 points with eight assists, and he made a point while accepting the award to point out the contributions of reserves who made the win happen: Tyler Kolek, Mitchell Robinson and Jordan Clarkson.
Clarkson, who came into the game shooting 28% from 3-point range, hit two such shots in a row to put the Knicks ahead by three, completing a comeback in which they trailed by 10 late in the third quarter.
Robinson managed to grab 10 offensive rebounds (15 total) in 18 minutes while occupying Victor Wembanyama down low. His rebounds often led to many of the Knicks’ 15 3-point shots.
Kolek, the player most financially incentivized to win the $500,000 prize, had critical assists late as the Knicks held off a Spurs rally in the final three minutes.
“A game like this, an environment like this, you don’t really see around the NBA too often,” Brunson said. "We got to take advantage of the experience that we got here. I mean, those guys will.
“Being down 10 in the third and them kind of controlling the game throughout the game. Us just finding a way. Going on the run in the fourth with the help of our bench, it was big-time.”
It doesn’t quite simulate the NBA playoffs, especially as the Knicks beat teams like Charlotte and Milwaukee during group play. But their last three wins came against true playoff competitors: Toronto, Orlando and San Antonio.
Brown was somewhat skeptical of the NBA Cup during its inception, but he sees the value in its third year.
“That pressure is manufactured without you as a coach having to try to do it all the time,” Brown said. “When you’re able to have success doing it, it breeds confidence in everybody within the organization. That can propel you come the right time when you’re in that environment to be able to handle the pressure because you’ve already been through it.”
By Vincent Goodwill | ESPN, via ESPN