By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-04-06 17:49:12
欢迎来到《本周回顾》：这是一个周一专栏，旨在回顾圣安东尼奥马刺队 (San Antonio Spurs)过去一周的表现，展望未来一周的赛程，以及更多精彩内容。请慢慢欣赏！
第23周： 马刺队在对阵状态低迷的热火队，以及正在摆烂的灰熊队和雄鹿队的客场之旅中取得了三连胜。他们成为了NBA历史上第一支连续四个客场赢球分差达到25分或以上的球队（包括前一周在萨克拉门托的胜利）。此外，他们还锁定了自2017年以来的首个西南赛区冠军（尽管这在当今已无太大实际意义），并拿下了本赛季第三次8连胜。
第24周：3胜1负 (总战绩59胜19负，西部第2)
在两周内唯一的主场比赛中，面对一支已经无缘附加赛且阵容残缺的公牛队，马刺队的表现并非最佳。但在经历了胶着的上半场后，凭借维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 狂砍41分的表现以及强势的第三节，马刺最终锁定胜局。值得一提的是，前马刺球员特雷·琼斯 (Tre Jones) 在重返弗罗斯特银行中心 (Frost Bank Center) 的比赛中表现出色。
情况与公牛队的比赛类似，马刺重回客场挑战阵容不整的勇士队。对方阵中虽有整晚受犯规困扰的德雷蒙德·格林 (Draymond Green)，但其余多是“他为谁打球”级别的边缘球员（不过与公牛不同，勇士仍有战绩压力）。马刺再次显得有些懈怠，表现并非顶尖，但他们始终保持领先，未让勇士在下半场将分差缩小到个位数。文班连续第二场砍下41分，带领球队取胜。
谁还需要文班的41分？尽管他在背靠背第二场轮休，且老对手科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 为快船贡献了稳定的输出，但他们依然无法抵挡马刺充满活力的后场三人组——达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 和迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 合力砍下62分和15次助攻。在掌控上半场后，马刺顶住了快船在第三节的反扑，再次在第四节统治比赛，完成了对这支潜在季后赛首轮对手的赛季横扫。这也是自伦纳德闹剧式离开后，马刺首次横扫他所在的球队。
好吧，也许这场比赛马刺确实需要文班的41分。在这场可能是未来季后赛次轮预演的对决中，文班延续了MVP级别的表现，砍下34分、18个篮板、7次助攻和5次盖帽，但这仍不足以战胜尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokic) 40分、8篮板、13助攻和3抢断的数据。马刺在大部分时间里保持领先，尽管表现不算完美，但最后1分钟的过多失误最终让他们付出了代价，加时赛中也未能获得理想的出手机会来锁定胜局。
实力排名
John Schuhmann, NBA.com —— 第2名（上周：第2名）
进攻效率： 118.6 (5) 防守效率： 110.2 (3) 净效率： +8.4 (2) 节奏： 100.8 (12)
从2月1日到4月1日，在维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 出战的比赛中，马刺取得了26胜1负的战绩。在他上场的800分钟里，马刺每百回合净胜对手24.9分，这简直令人惊叹。但这仍不足以追上雷霆队，而马刺在周六下午加时负于掘金的比赛，让他们在常规赛还剩4场的情况下落后俄克拉荷马城3个胜场。
一个结论
周六的失利是文班本赛季（三次交手中）首次面对丹佛，这也是马刺自12月以来防守最糟糕的一场比赛（107个回合丢掉136分）。掘金在禁区内仅41投21中（命中率51%），但在中距离14投9中，底角三分球19投9中。
马刺让对手在中距离出手的比例（13%）领跑全联盟，且对手底角三分出手率排名联盟第七高。而丹佛拥有独特的能力让文班疲于奔命，并能同时在场上布置五名射手。掘金有九名球员在至少100次三分尝试中命中率达到38%或更高，这比其他任何球队都多出至少三人。
本周关注点
虽然马刺尚未完全锁定西部第2（以及联盟第二好的战绩），但也相差无几了。但为了符合奖项评选资格，文班还需要再打三场比赛，其中两场至少打满20分钟，第三场至少打满15分钟。马刺是唯一一支没有剩余客场比赛的球队，虽然他们与掘金的收官战对马刺自己可能意义不大，但这场比赛很有可能决定掘金是否能超越阵容不整的湖人，从而在积分榜上攀升，成为马刺次轮的潜在对手。
Law Murray, The Athletic —— 第2名（上周：第1名）
第1周对2026年季后赛的预测： 西部第10（通过附加赛获得第8），首轮负于雷霆。
我原以为马刺能挤进季后赛；结果他们现在快要成为整个分区的头号种子了。虽然“外星领主”文班亚马在攻防两端都展现了毁灭性的力量，但马刺本赛季还需要更多球员站出来才能成为一支伟大的球队。米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 在协调所有后卫（全明星后卫达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 以及替补新秀迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper)）协同作战方面也做得非常出色。本赛季，圣安东尼奥在文班缺阵的情况下取得了11胜5负的战绩，且整个赛季在文班下场时，马刺的阵容总计仅输掉17分。去年，马刺在文班缺阵时战绩为13胜23负，且在他下场时净负328分。
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points —— 第2名（上周：第1名）
圣安东尼奥马刺队和文班亚马的11连胜在周六对阵丹佛掘金的加时赛中终结，这场失利基本上终结了他们对西部第一的追求。尽管文班打出了34分、18篮板、7助攻、5盖帽的表现，但这场失利也影响了他与吉尔杰斯-亚历山大之间激烈的MVP之争。
对马刺来说，这是一个不可思议的一年，作为一支年轻球队，他们将带着充足的信心进入季后赛。观察他们如何转变重心并应对季后赛带来的压力将非常有趣，尤其是考虑到周六刚刚输掉了这场具有季后赛强度的对阵丹佛的比赛。
常规赛最后一天，马刺将在主场与尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokic) 及其团队进行最后一场较量，两支球队在进入季后赛前都会极度渴望赢得这场胜利。
未来赛程： 4月6日（周一）对阵费城76人队 (43-35)；4月8日（周三）对阵波特兰开拓者队 (4-38)；4月10日（周五）对阵达拉斯独行侠队 (25-53)；4月12日（周日）对阵丹佛掘金队。
预测：3胜1负 —— 对于一支距离锁定排名仅差一场失利或雷霆一场胜利的球队来说，接下来的比赛仍有出人意料的看点，而且对手们也都有各自的奋斗目标。马刺将在主场结束常规赛，他们将面对都在为分区排名而战的76人、开拓者和掘金。即使独行侠已被淘汰，但库珀·弗拉格 (Cooper Flagg) 在过去一周的表现堪称史诗级，甚至可能从他大学队友康·克努佩尔 (Kon Knueppel) 手中夺走年度最佳新秀奖，所以绝对不能掉以轻心。
马刺方面，很难预测他们会怎么做。正如舒曼所指出的，文班需要至少再打三场比赛，且其中两场达到20分钟，一场达到15分钟，才能保持奖项评选资格（考虑到他去年因未满65场限制而错失奖项，你可以打赌他一定会出战）。但根据本周形势，马刺也可以在挑选季后赛对手方面发挥一点作用。开拓者需要比快船多赢一场才能抢下第8名（假设马刺保持第2，他们将面对第7对阵第8的胜者）。当然，西部3-5名的争夺战也异常混乱，由于卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Doncic) 和奥斯汀·里夫斯 (Austin Reaves) 的受伤，局势变得更加扑朔迷离。根据常规赛收官战对阵丹佛时的排名情况，马刺可能会在策略上有所调整，因为可以肯定的是，他们更愿意在次轮面对湖人或火箭，而不是掘金。
说了这么多，我的意思是，如果非要猜的话，他们会继续有策略地轮休球员，但每晚仍会派出接近全力的阵容，尤其是考虑到季后赛前他们将有一整周的休息时间，所以他们不希望在全主力出战的比赛之间留下太长的空档。尽管如此，这种不确定性以及对手的斗志让我预测战绩为3胜1负（如果打出4胜0负或2胜2负我也不会感到意外）。
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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Week in Review: Spurs get a taste of playoff ball during big road trip
Welcome to Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy!
Week 23: The Spurs swept an easy three-game road trip against the slumping Heat and tanking Grizzlies and Bucks, becoming the first team in NBA history to win four straight road games by 25 or more points (including their win in Sacramento the week before). They also secured their first Southwest Division title since 2017 (not that it has any meaning these days) and their third 8-game winning streak of the season.
Week 24: 3-1 (59-19, 2nd in West)
In their only home game in two weeks, it wasn’t the Spurs’ best effort against a depleted Bulls team eliminated from the play-in, but after a back-and-forth first half, they rode a 41-point game from Victor Wembaynama and a strong third quarter to victory despite an admirable effort from former Spur Tre Jones in his return to the Frost Bank Center.
127-113 win at Golden State Warriors
In a similar situation as the Bulls game, the Spurs returned to the the road to face a depleted Warriors team that featured Draymond Green — who battled foul trouble all night — plus a bunch of “who he play for” candidates (although, unlike the Bulls, they still had something to play for). The Spurs again were a bit complacent and didn’t have their finest outing, but they stayed ahead and never let the Warriors get within single-digits in the second half while riding Wemby’s second straight 41-point outing.
118-99 win at Los Angeles Clippers
Who needs 41 points from Wemby? Despite him sitting on the second night of a back-to-back and old nemesis Kawhi Leonard being his usual, productive self for the Clippers, they were no match for the Spurs’ dynamic guard trio of De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper, who combined for 62 points and 15 assists. After owning the first half, the Spurs overcame a bit of a scare from the Clippers in the third quarter to once again dominate the fourth and sweep the season series against a potential first round opponent. It was also their first sweep of Kawhi since his ugly departure.
124-136 OT loss at Denver Nuggets
Well, maybe the Spurs could have used 41 from Wemby in this game. In what could be an amazing second round match-up, he continued his run of MVP-level play with 34 points, 18 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 blocks, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Nikola Jokic’s 40-8-13-3 game. The Spurs led most of the way despite it not being their finest showing, but too many mistakes in the final minute finally caught up with them, and they couldn’t get the looks they wanted in OT to secure the victory.
Power Rankings
John Schuhmann, NBA.com — 2 (last week: 2)
OffRtg: 118.6 (5) DefRtg: 110.2 (3) NetRtg: +8.4 (2) Pace: 100.8 (12)
From Feb. 1 to April 1, the Spurs went 26-1 with Victor Wembanyama in uniform, outscoring their opponents by an amazing 24.9 points per 100 possessions in his 800 minutes on the floor. But that wasn’t good enough to catch the Thunder, and the Spurs’ overtime loss to the Nuggets on Saturday afternoon has them three games back of Oklahoma City with four games to play.
One takeaway
The loss on Saturday was the first time this season (in three meetings) that Wembanyama had played against Denver, and it was the Spurs’ worst defensive game (136 points allowed on 107 possessions) since December. The Nuggets shot just 21-for-41 (51%) in the paint, but were 9-for-14 from mid-range and 9-for-19 on corner 3-pointers.
The Spurs lead the league in the percentage of their opponents’ shots (13%) that have come from mid-range and have the seventh highest opponent corner rate (percentage of their opponents’ 3-point attempts that come from the corners), and Denver is uniquely qualified to keep Wembanyama occupied and have five shooters on the floor. The Nuggets’ nine players who’ve shot 38% or better on at least 100 3-point attempts are three more than any other team has.
What to watch for this week
While the Spurs aren’t quite locked into the 2 seed in the West (and the second best record overall), they’re close. But to qualify for awards consideration, Wembanyama needs to play in three more games, logging at least 20 minutes in two of the three and at least 15 minutes in the third. The Spurs are the only team without any more road games and while their season finale against Denver might not mean anything to them, there’s a chance it will determine whether the Nuggets pass the shorthanded Lakers in the standings and become a potential opponent in the second round.
Law Murray, The Athletic — 2 (last week: 1)
2026 playoff prediction from Week 1: 10th in West (earn eighth in Play-In Tournament), lose West quarterfinals vs. Thunder
I thought the Spurs would sneak into the playoffs; they’re close to being the top seed in the entire conference. And while alien overlord Victor Wembanyama has been a devastating force on both ends, the Spurs needed more players to emerge to be a great team this season. Mitch Johnson did a wonderful job of getting all of his guards (All-Star De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and reserve rookie Dylan Harper) to work in concert with one another as well. This season, San Antonio went 11-5 with Wembanyama out of the lineup and has only lost the lineups with Wembanyama off the floor by 17 points all season. Last year, the Spurs were 13-23 with Wembanyama out while getting outscored by 328 points with Wembanyama off the floor.
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points — 2 (last week: 1)
The San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama saw their 11-game win streak snapped in overtime against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, a game that essentially ends their pursuit of the 1-seed in the West. This loss also impacts Wembanyama’s valiant MVP chase against Gilgeous-Alexander, despite his 34-18-7-5 performance.
This has been an incredible year for the Spurs, and they will enter the playoffs with a lot of confidence as a young team. It will be interesting to see how they shift their focus and respond to the pressure that comes with the postseason, especially after losing this playoff-like game to Denver on Saturday.
One final regular-season battle with Nikola Jokic and his squad will come on the final day of the regular season in San Antonio, a game both teams will desperately want to win entering the postseason.
Coming up: Mon. 4/6 vs. Philadelphia 76ers (43-35); Wed. 4/8 vs. Portland Trail Blazers (4-38); Fri. 4/10 Dallas Mavericks (25-53); Sun. 4/12 vs. Denver Nuggets
Prediction: 3-1 — For a team that is one loss or Thunder win away from locked in place, there is still a surprising amount to play for, and all against teams with something to play for as well. Finishing the regular season entirely at home, they face 76ers, Blazers and Nuggets teams that are all battling for seeding in their conferences, and even though the Mavs are eliminated, Cooper Flagg has been on a historical tear over last week, possibly ripping the the Rookie of the Year award from his former college teammate Kon Knueppel’s hands, so they can’t be slept on.
On the Spurs side, it’s nearly impossible to predict what they’ll do. As Schuhmann points out, Wemby needs to play in at least three games while reaching 20 min in two of them and 15 in one to remain award eligible (and you can bet he will after missing the 65-game limit last year). But the Spurs can also play a but of a role in who they face in the playoffs, depending on how the week goes. Portland needs one more win than the Clippers to snag the 8th seed (assuming they stay in 2nd, the Spurs would face the winner of 7th vs. 8th), and of course, there’s the chaotic 3-5 race in the West that got even wilder thanks injuries to Luka Doncic and Austin Reeves. Depending on where things stand for their regular season finale against Denver, the Spurs might be strategic with how they approach that game since you can bet they’d rather see the Lakers or Rockets in the second round over the Nuggets.
This is all a long-winded way of me saying that if I had to guess, they’ll continue to strategically rest players while still putting out nearly a full compliment every night, especially considering they’ll get a whole week off before the playoffs, so they don’t want to create to wide of a gap between games played at full strength. Still, that uncertainty and the determination opponents will have is what has me predicting 3-1 (and 4-0 or 2-2 wouldn’t surprise me).
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock