By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-04-09 08:53:53
2026年4月8日，周三，在圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心球馆对阵波特兰开拓者的第四节比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋卡特·布莱恩特 (11) 命中一记三分球，现场观众欢呼雀跃。马刺队以112-101击败了开拓者队。
近来的一场接一场比赛中，马刺队前锋卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 总是被队友们问到同一个问题。
“你为什么投篮总在犹豫？”德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 和其他人都会这样问这位新秀。
在周三晚上以112-101战胜波特兰的比赛中，布莱恩特终于不再犹豫了。
在维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)（肋部伤势）和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)（膝盖伤势）缺阵的情况下，布莱恩特帮助马刺替补席以48-10的得分比完胜开拓者板凳席。布莱恩特在25分钟内砍下17分，其中三分球6投5中，三分命中数和得分均创下赛季新高。
他这种充满自信、果敢出手的表现，与周一晚上115-102战胜费城时那种畏首畏尾的表现形成了鲜明对比——那场比赛他仅得到5分，三分球2投1中。在周三的比赛之前，他在出战的68场比赛中场均仅得到3.8分，三分命中率为30.9%，场均尝试2.0次远投。
在过去的15场比赛中，布莱恩特在三分线外合计33投仅7中（命中率21.2%）。
在打出职业生涯之夜，砍下17分（三分球6中5）外加4次助攻和5个篮板后，新秀卡特·布莱恩特讨论了他的成长以及为季后赛做好的准备。 pic.twitter.com/6B2SKUDmLV
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“我们在对阵76人的比赛中看到了一些（投篮犹豫的情况），”布莱恩特说道，“我有几次接球时完全是大空位，但我却在毫无意义地做投篮虚晃，根本没人扑防我。所以（马刺主帅）米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 今天跟我说了大概五次，如果我有空位，就投篮；如果（防守者）离我比较远，就投篮。而且我所有的队友也都在鼓励我大胆出手。”
“所以，如果我的队友都对我充满信心，我没有理由不投。如果投丢了，那就丢了。”
“卡特表现得很自信，”福克斯说道，他本场比赛得到了全队最高的25分，外加7次助攻和5个篮板，“如果对方球队用五号位来防他，我们希望他能保持自信。我们希望他能自信地命中那些投篮，因为这会迫使对方防出来一步，从而帮助我们的进攻。”
这位2025年NBA选秀大会的14号秀在这场赛季最全能的表现中还贡献了5个篮板、赛季新高的4次助攻和1次抢断。文班亚马是队史上唯一一位单场拿到至少5记三分、5个篮板和4次助攻的其他新秀。
当顶替文班亚马首发的卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 下场休息时，布莱恩特还在小球阵容中客串了中锋。
“他打得很稳健，完全打出了我们在练习和训练中讨论的内容，”约翰逊说道，“球找到了他，他在空位时能带着自信和节奏出手。同时他还有5个篮板、4次助攻和1次抢断，并且在展现身体对抗的同时贡献了几次合理的犯规。”
马刺队希望在季后赛中看到布莱恩特更多自信的表现。
“他做得很好。……他会在季后赛中获得出场机会，”约翰逊表示。
20岁的布莱恩特表示，得知教练对他有这样的信心感觉“非常棒”。
“就像我说的，在整个赛季的过程中，我的队友们给了我很多力量，”这位来自亚利桑那大学的球员说道，“我很感激。”
马刺替补席还得到了前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 的另一场出色发挥。在29分钟内，他15投8中砍下20分并抢下8个篮板（包括4个前场篮板），进一步增加了他竞逐年度最佳第六人奖项的筹码。
“这就是我们整个赛季从替补席得到的贡献，尤其是KJ，我认为他是今年联盟中表现最好的替补球员，”福克斯评价道。
马刺队的新秀后卫迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 在对阵开拓者的比赛中也有强劲表现。这位榜眼秀顶替卡斯尔首发，在赛季新高的33分钟出场时间里贡献了13分、6个篮板、4次助攻、2次抢断和2次盖帽。
当被问及哈珀在整个赛季中防守端的进步时，米奇·约翰逊表示：“他一直拥有出色的直觉和预判能力。他在保持防守纪律性、持续维持防守姿态、保持精神集中以及从开场就做好准备方面进步了很多。随着他继续提升体能并保持全神贯注，他将会变得非常、非常强悍。”
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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How the Spurs’ Carter Bryant had his best all-around game Wednesday
The crowd erupts as San Antonio Spurs forward Carter Bryant (11) makes a 3-pointer during the fourth quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. The Spurs defeated the Trail Blazers 112-101.
Game after game of late, Spurs forward Carter Bryant got hit with the same question from his teammates.
“Why are you hesitating to shoot the ball?” De’Aaron Fox and others would ask the rookie.
In Wednesday night’s 112-101 win over Portland, Bryant finally didn’t hesitate.
Helping the Spurs reserves outscore the Blazers bench 48-10 on a night the Spurs were without Victor Wembanyama (rib) and Stephon Castle (knee), Bryant scored 17 points powered by a season-best five 3-pointers on six attempts — all season highs — in 25 minutes.
His confident let-'em-fly performance stood in sharp contrast to his timid five-point, 1-of-2-from-deep effort in Monday night’s 115-102 victory over Philadelphia. He entered Wednesday’s game averaging just 3.8 points and shooting 30.9% on 2.0 attempts from beyond the arc over 68 games.
In his last 15 games, Bryant had connected on just 7 of 33 from deep (21.2%).
After a career night in which he scored 17 points (5 of 6 from 3) to go with 4 assists and 5 rebounds, rookie Carter Bryant discusses his growth and readiness for the playoffs. pic.twitter.com/6B2SKUDmLV
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“We saw it (his hesitation to shoot) a little bit in that 76ers game,” Bryant said. "I had a few catches where I was wide open and I’m pump faking for no reason and nobody’s closing out to me. So (Spurs coach) Mitch (Johnson) told me about five times today, if I’m open, shoot the ball, if (the defender) is playing off me, shoot the ball. And then all my teammates, they’re empowering me to shoot the ball.
“So it’s like if my teammates have faith in me, there’s no reason not to shoot it. And if I miss, I miss.”
“Carter was just confident,” said Fox, who finished with a team-high 25 points, seven assists and five rebounds. “We want him to be confident if teams are going to put their fives on him. We want him to be able to take those shots with confidence because then it makes them take one step out and it helps our offense.”
The 14th overall pick of the 2025 NBA draft also had five rebounds, a season-high four assists and a steal in his best all-around performance of the season. Wembanyama is the only other rookie in franchise history to finish a game with five 3s, five rebounds and four assists.
Bryant also played center in the small-ball lineup when Luke Kornet, who started in place of Wembanyama, subbed out.
“He played within himself in terms of things we’ve been talking about practicing and training on,” Johnson said. “And the ball found him and he shot in rhythm with confidence when he was open, but he also had five rebounds, four assists, a steal, a couple of appropriate fouls playing with physicality.”
The Spurs hope to see more confident play from Bryant in the postseason.
“He’s doing great. … He will play in the playoffs,” Johnson said.
Bryant, 20, said it was “amazing” to know his coach has that kind of confidence in him.
“Like I said, my teammates, they’ve empowered me so much just throughout the course of the season,” the Arizona product said. “I’m grateful.”
The bench also got another big game from forward Keldon Johnson. In 29 minutes, he bolstered his case for the sixth man of the year award with 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting and eight rebounds, including four on the offensive end.
“That’s what we’ve been getting from our bench all season, especially KJ, who I think has been the best bench player in the league this year,” Fox said.
The Spurs also got a strong performance from rookie guard Dylan Harper against the Blazers. Starting in place of Castle, the No. 2 overall pick had 13 points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks in a season-high 33 minutes.
“He’s always had great instincts and anticipation,” Mitch Johnson said when asked how Harper has improved defensively over the course of the season. “He’s gotten a lot better at being disciplined and consistent in being in the stance, being switched on mentally, getting ready to go from the jump. And as he continues to improve his fitness and just being switched on all the time, he will be very, very tough.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News