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尽管维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 和他的大多数队友将在周日迎来他们的季后赛首秀，但圣安东尼奥马刺队实际上拥有深厚的季后赛底蕴可以倚仗。
最重要的信息和灵感来源莫过于球队的前任主帅、名人堂成员格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich)。
自2024年11月2日中风以来，77岁的波波维奇一直在马刺队的训练馆进行康复训练，他已成为那里的常客。在本周早些时候，他在马刺队首轮对阵波特兰开拓者队的系列赛开始前向全队发表了讲话。
“[波波维奇说] 只要做回我们自己，不需要做任何与我们整个赛季所做的不同的事情，”后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 说道，“他从另一个角度肯定了我们一直以来的出色表现以及我们所处的位置。所以，只需继续坚持让我们走到这一步的那些做法即可。”
名人堂教练波波维奇在继续从中风康复期间定期造访马刺训练设施，他于本周早些时候在马刺对阵波特兰的季后赛系列赛前与球队会面。Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images
对于这支以62胜20负的战绩位列全联盟第二、并自2017年以来首次夺得西南赛区冠军的球队来说，这是非常中肯的建议。
“他是史上胜场数最多的教练之一，也是拥有冠军戒指最多的教练之一，”德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 周五告诉记者，“所以，他觉得有必要过来给这群已经表现出色的球员们再叮嘱几句，这再合适不过了。”
马刺老将凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 在接受 The Athletic 采访时补充道：“他的状态看起来棒极了。他恢复得很好。见到他总是让人开心。他一直和我们保持联系，不时给我发短信或打电话，大概每隔一天就会联系一次。……老实说，看到他的进展，看到他恢复得这么好，这简直是最大的慰藉。”
除了文班亚马和约翰逊，德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 和朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 也是首次参加季后赛。
文班亚马（22岁）、卡斯尔（21岁）、尚帕尼（24岁）、瓦塞尔（25岁）、迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper)（20岁）和卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant)（20岁）领衔这支充满活力和运动能力的阵容，该队的进攻效率和防守效率均排名联盟第三。
卡斯尔表示，波波维奇一直扮演着导师的角色。
“他帮助了我以及队里的很多其他球员，让我们有一个可以倾诉的对象，”卡斯尔说道，“无论比赛打得顺还是不顺，只要是波波维奇，他总会告诉你最真实的情况。”
约翰逊补充道：“他非常令人鼓舞。……我的意思是，他绝对还是原来的那个他。他依然敏锐。他依然是那个波波维奇。他一点都没有掉队。”
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Gregg Popovich addresses Spurs prior to playoff series vs. Portland
While Victor Wembanyama and most of his teammates will make their playoff debut Sunday, the San Antonio Spurs actually have a ton of postseason knowledge to lean on.
The greatest source of information and inspiration comes from the franchise’s former coach, Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich.
A fixture at the Spurs’ practice facility while he continues to rehabilitate from a stroke suffered Nov. 2, 2024, Popovich, 77, addressed the team earlier this week prior to its first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers.
“[Popovich said] just to be us, not to really do anything different from what we’ve been doing all season,” guard Stephon Castle said. “He gave us another perspective on how well we’ve been playing and the position we’ve put ourselves in. So just keep doing what we’ve been doing to get in those spots.”
Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich, who regularly visits the Spurs’ practice facility while he continues to rehabilitate from a stroke, met with the team earlier this week ahead of its playoff series vs. Portland. Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images
Sound advice for a team that finished with the NBA’s second-best record at 62-20 and won the Southwest Division for the first time since 2017.
“He’s one of the winningest coaches ever, one of the coaches with the most rings ever,” De’Aaron Fox told reporters Friday. “So it’s only right that he felt like he needed to come in and preach to the choir.”
Added Spurs veteran Keldon Johnson to The Athletic: “He looks amazing. He’s doing great. It’s always good to see him. He stays in touch. He texts me or calls me from time to time, probably every other day. … Just seeing how he’s progressing, seeing how well he’s doing, it’s just the ultimate satisfaction, honestly.”
In addition to Wembanyama and Johnson, Devin Vassell and Julian Champagnie are in the postseason for the first time.
Wembanyama (22), Castle (21), Champagnie (24), Vassell (25), Dylan Harper (20) and Carter Bryant (20) lead an energetic and athletic roster that finished third in both offensive and defensive efficiency.
Castle said Popovich has helped serve as a mentor.
“He’s helped me and a lot of the other guys on the team, just having somebody to talk to,” Castle said. “Whether games are going good, games are going bad, just knowing Pop, he’ll always tell you the real.”
Added Johnson: “He’s very encouraging. … I mean, he’s definitely still himself. He’s still sharp. He’s still very much Pop. He has not skipped a beat at all.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
via ESPN