By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-04-03 01:08:12
2026年4月2日（周四），在加利福尼亚州英格尔伍德进行的NBA常规赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 在下半场得分后庆祝。(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
洛杉矶讯——在查看了周四对阵马刺队的伤病报告后，洛杉矶快船队主教练泰·卢 (Ty Lue) 觉得有必要提醒他的球队一个老生常谈的事实。
“即便文班不在场，他们也是一支强队，”卢说道。
随着超级巨星中锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 因右脚踝酸痛在背靠背第二场缺阵，马刺队用行动证明了卢的观点是正确的，他们在直觉穹顶球馆（Intuit Dome）以118-99的比分绝尘而去，轻松取胜。
这场胜利是马刺队的11连胜，追平了他们本赛季的最长连胜纪录。
他们以一场大胜击败了这支极有可能在季后赛首轮相遇的快船队。
德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 砍下22分，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 贡献20分。马刺队在下半场首次进攻后，领先优势一度扩大到26分。
本赛季，马刺队在领先达到25分的情况下，战绩提升至21胜0负。
科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 得到24分领衔快船，而本内迪克特·马图林 (Benedict Mathurin) 替补出场贡献18分。
凭借这场胜利，马刺队将本赛季的战绩提升至59胜18负，距离队史第六个60胜赛季仅差一场胜利。
以下是周四这场大胜的三大看点，马刺队的客场之旅将于周六移师丹佛：
1. 福克斯为马刺奠定基调
福克斯在圣安东尼奥的第一个完整赛季充满了牺牲。他的场均得分比他在被交易至马刺前的萨克拉门托时期下降了6.5分。
这主要归功于福克斯愿意与斯蒂芬·卡斯尔和迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 这对冉冉升起的年轻后卫组合分享球权。
周四，在马刺队头号得分手缺阵的情况下，球队需要福克斯在开局阶段带动节奏。
他当仁不让。
这位全明星后卫在上半场就砍下18分，帮助马刺队在半场结束时以68-44确立了领先优势。
在那个节点，福克斯还是马刺队的篮板（7个）和助攻（5次）领跑者。下半场福克斯表现较为沉寂，因为哈珀和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔在易边后各得10分。
如果不是福克斯在开局阶段的强势表现，马刺队不可能处于这种能轻松收割比赛的局面。
2. 文班在奖项评选中仍处于有利位置
周四并不一定是文班亚马计划内的休息日，但也差不多了。
这位全明星中锋的右脚踝一直有轻微疼痛。在周三战胜金州勇士队的比赛中砍下41分18个篮板后，背靠背的第二场比赛似乎是让文班亚马休息的最佳时机。
“那个脚踝还在跟他‘闹脾气’，”主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说道，“背靠背的赛程让我们在恢复和上一场比赛后的休息时间方面有了更多讨论。”
即便缺席了周四的比赛，文班亚马仍有很大希望达到65场的门槛，从而保留角逐MVP、最佳阵容、最佳防守球员和最佳防守阵容等赛季后奖项的资格。
在马刺队最后五场常规赛中，他必须出战三场才能达到这一标准。
约翰逊表示，文班亚马的脚踝酸痛虽然轻微，但马刺队在季后赛开始前必须谨慎处理。
“我们已经没有背靠背比赛了，这有助于他获得更多的恢复时间，”约翰逊说，“我们肯定会留意这一点，以便让每个人都能在冲刺阶段保持最健康的状态。”
3. 马刺队发出季后赛宣言
马刺队本赛季以3-0横扫快船队，每场比赛都充满了巨大的领先优势和剧烈的局势波动。马刺队在3月6日的第一场交锋中，在落后25分的情况下完成逆转，在圣安东尼奥以4分优势击败快船。
十天后，他们在洛杉矶几乎葬送了24分的领先优势，最终再次以4分险胜。如果这预示着潜在的季后赛首轮对决——事实也极有可能如此——那么周四的这场比赛或许是其中最有力的宣言。
在背靠背的第二场，且在没有文班亚马的情况下，马刺队在客场大胜19分。
如果两队在本月晚些时候再次相遇，双方都不太可能忘记这场比赛。
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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3 Takeaways as Spurs rout Clippers without Wembanyama
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson celebrates after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
LOS ANGELES — After looking at the injury report for Thursday’s game against the Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers coach Ty Lue felt the need to remind his team of one well-worn fact.
“They’re a good team even when Wemby is not playing,” Lue said.
With superstar center Victor Wembanyama was out nursing a sore right ankle on the second night of a back-to-back, the Spurs went and proved Lue correct, running away with a 118-99 victory at the Intuit Dome.
The victory was the Spurs’ 11th in a row, matching their longest winning streak of the season.
They did it in blowout fashion against a Clippers team vying to become their first-round playoff opponent.
De’Aaron Fox had 22 points and Stephon Castle chipped in 20 for the Spurs, who led by as many as 26 after the first possession of the second half.
The Spurs improved to 21-0 this season when staked to a 25-point lead.
Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points to lead the Clippers, while Benedict Mathurin added 18 off the bench.
With the victory, the Spurs bumped their season record to 59-18, one win away from the sixth 60-win season in franchise history.
Here are three takeaways from Thursday’s triumph, as the Spurs’ road trip moves on to Denver on Saturday:
1. Fox got the Spurs started
Fox’s first full season in San Antonio has been one of sacrifice. His scoring average is down 6.5 points from what he was averaging in Sacramento at the time of his trade to the Spurs.
That is mostly a testament to Fox’s willingness to share the ball with a pair of up-and-coming young guards in Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper.
With the Spurs’ leading scorer out Thursday, the Spurs needed Fox to get them going early.
He obliged.
The All-Star guard notched 18 of his points in the first half, helping stake the Spurs to a 68-44 lead at the break.
At that juncture, Fox was also the Spurs’ leader in rebounds (seven) and assists (five). Fox had a quieter second half, as Harper and Castle scored 10 apiece after the break.
The Spurs wouldn’t have been in position to run away with the game had Fox not gotten them started.
2. Wemby still in good shape for awards
Thursday wasn’t necessarily a scheduled day off for Wembanyama, but close to it.
The All-Star center has been deal with minor pain in his right ankle for a while. After his 41-point, 18-rebound effort in Wednesday’s win at Golden State, the second night of a back-to-back seemed as good a time as any to grab Wembanyama some rest.
“That ankle is still angry at him,” coach Mitch Johnson said. “The back-to-back makes it more of a discussion in terms of recovery and lack of time from the previous game.”
Even after Thursday’s absence, Wembanyama remains in good shape to reach the 65-game threshold to remain eligible for postseason awards like MVP, All-NBA, Defensive Player of the Year and All-Defense.
He must play in three of the Spurs’ final five regular-season games to make that mark.
Johnson said Wembanyama’s sore ankle, though minor, is something the Spurs will have to manage between now and the start of the playoffs.
“We don’t have any more back-to-backs, so that helps him with more recovery time,” Johnson said. “It’s something we’ll definitely be mindful of so we can get everybody as healthy as they can be down the stretch.”
3. Spurs make a playoff statement
The Spurs swept the season series against the Clippers 3-0, with all the games featuring huge leads and wild swings. The Spurs won the first matchup on March 6, overcoming a 25-point deficit to beat the Clippers by four in San Antonio.
Ten days after that, they nearly blew a 24-point lead before holding on for another four-point win in L.A. If this is a potential first-round playoff meeting – and it might be – Thursday might have represented the grandest statement of all.
On the second night of a back-to-back, without Wembanyama, the Spurs went on the road and won by 19 points.
It is something neither team is likely to forget if they meet again later this month.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News