By NBA insiders, 2026-04-20 06:20:00
2026年NBA季后赛于周六拉开帷幕，我们的NBA内线专家将为你全程报道通往总决赛之路的每一场比赛。
丹佛掘金队和明尼苏达森林狼队在周六为西部联盟揭开战幕。本赛季首次入选全明星的贾马尔·穆雷 (Jamal Murray) 砍下全场最高的30分，带领掘金队取得1-0的领先。尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokic) 尽管上半场表现慢热，但仍贡献了25分。安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 得到22分，力保森林狼队紧咬比分，但终究功亏一篑。
在当天的最后一场比赛中，洛杉矶湖人队以107-98击败休斯顿火箭队。在卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Doncic) 和奥斯汀·里夫斯 (Austin Reaves) 因伤无限期缺阵后，湖人队在常规赛末段不得不依赖勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James)，但火箭队同样缺少了一名球星。凯文·杜兰特 (Kevin Durant) 因膝盖挫伤缺席了第一场比赛，他能否在第二场出战尚不确定。
周日，1号种子俄克拉荷马城雷霆队以119-84大胜8号种子菲尼克斯太阳队。尽管谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 状态欠佳，在29分钟内18投仅5中得到25分，但雷霆依然轻松取胜。双方第二场比赛将于周三进行。
(1) 俄克拉荷马城雷霆 1-0 领先 (8) 菲尼克斯太阳
第一场： 雷霆 119, 太阳 84
第一场最大看点： 对于一支在周五晚上才拼下季后赛门票的8号种子球队来说，周日下午在俄克拉荷马城开启系列赛揭幕战，这显然不是一场公平的较量。
雷霆队连续第二年在首轮第一场半场结束时就基本锁定了胜局。作为赛前被看好让14.5分的球队，俄克拉荷马城在半场结束时领先21分，这主要归功于他们利用菲尼克斯的10次失误拿下了21分。这是本周末所有季后赛中最大的半场领先分差，但对于雷霆来说这已是家常便饭——在去年季后赛的夺冠征程中，他们曾三次在半场结束时领先至少20分。
值得称赞的是，太阳队的表现比一年前的孟菲斯灰熊队要体面得多，当时雷霆在第一场以51分的优势狂胜灰熊。—— Tim MacMahon
第二场： 太阳对阵雷霆 (周三, 东部时间晚9:30, ESPN)
第二场关注点： 太阳队需要找到限制杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams) 的办法。作为吉尔杰斯-亚历山大的得力助手，威廉姆斯在经历了夏季手腕手术并应对反复出现的腿筋问题后，目前正处于赛季至今最健康的状态。
威廉姆斯在29分钟内15投9中，贡献22分和6次助攻。对菲尼克斯来说，雪上加霜的是后卫乔丹·古德温 (Jordan Goodwin) 在开场负责防守吉尔杰斯-亚历山大时过早陷入犯规麻烦。这迫使太阳队不得不改由狄龙·布鲁克斯 (Dillon Brooks) 换防吉尔杰斯-亚历山大，而让防守能力稍逊的球员去对位威廉姆斯，后者的持球突破禁区制造了各种麻烦。
比赛在第二节初吉尔杰斯-亚历山大休息的七分钟里彻底失去悬念，期间威廉姆斯拿下了4分并送出4次助攻。—— MacMahon
(4) 洛杉矶湖人 1-0 领先 (5) 休斯顿火箭
第一场： 湖人 107, 火箭 98
第一场最大看点： 当东契奇和里夫斯在季后赛开始前几周相继受伤时，湖人队可谓抓到了一手烂牌。但在周六，洛杉矶迎来了转机，火箭队球星凯文·杜兰特 (Kevin Durant) 因右膝受伤在赛前临时宣布缺阵。湖人队果断抓住了这次机会。
除了第二节最后四分钟表现挣扎并出现五次失误，导致休斯顿将分差从八分缩小到两分外，洛杉矶在进攻端打出了一场精彩的比赛。詹姆斯（19分、12次助攻、8个篮板）在第一节就送出8次助攻点燃了全队——根据ESPN数据统计，这是他季后赛生涯中单节助攻次数最多的一次。全场比赛球权流转顺畅，湖人五名首发球员得分全部上双。
卢克·肯纳德 (Luke Kennard) 13投9中砍下季后赛生涯新高的27分，是詹姆斯最信赖的传球目标，而德安德烈·艾顿 (Deandre Ayton)（10投8中得到18分）和八村垒 (Rui Hachimura)（10投6中得到14分）也充分利用了他们的触球机会。湖人全队整周都在强调，在后场双枪倒下后，他们已经重新找回了信心。这种信心在进入第二场比赛时只会更加坚定。—— Dave McMenamin
第二场： 火箭对阵湖人 (周二, 东部时间晚10:30, NBC/Peacock)
第二场关注点： 休斯顿面临的显而易见的问题是杜兰特能否复出。失去了这位联盟历史得分榜排名第五的杀器，火箭队的进攻显得群龙无首。休斯顿全场命中率仅为37.6%，阿尔佩伦·申京 (Alperen Sengun) 19投仅6中，里德·谢泼德 (Reed Sheppard) 20投6中，阿门·汤普森 (Amen Thompson) 18投7中，小贾巴里·史密斯 (Jabari Smith Jr.) 14投5中。
湖人队有常规赛最后五场比赛以及附加赛整周的时间来调整失去东契奇和里夫斯后的战术，而火箭队则必须在仓促间适应杜兰特的缺阵。杜兰特在未来48小时内的恢复情况，或者如果他无法出战，火箭队在周二将如何制定战术，很可能将决定这轮系列赛的走向。—— McMenamin
(3) 丹佛掘金 1-0 领先 (6) 明尼苏达森林狼
第一场： 掘金 116, 森林狼 105
第一场收获： “季后赛模式”的穆雷今年早早便进入了状态。往年，穆雷通常是在掘金陷入困境或需要英雄登场时才会打出爆发表现或命中关键球。今年，穆雷一开场就展现了巅峰状态，凭借30分、7次助攻和5个篮板的表现推动丹佛前进，其中罚球线上16投16中，表现惊人。由于阿隆·戈登 (Aaron Gordon) 早早陷入犯规麻烦，且约基奇上半场仅得6分表现慢热，丹佛需要穆雷贡献的每一分。约基奇在下半场找回节奏，最终得到25分、13个篮板和11次助攻，拿下了他季后赛生涯的第22次三双，在NBA历史上仅次于埃尔文·“魔术师”·约翰逊 (Magic Johnson)（30次）和詹姆斯（28次）。
掘金队在第三节凭借一波14-0的高潮拉开了比分，期间明尼苏达连续九次投篮不中。在那波高潮快结束时，爱德华兹正坐在替补席上，森林狼主教练克里斯·芬奇 (Chris Finch) 试图让他在第四节前得到休息。爱德华兹仍在应对右膝伤痛，只要赛季还在继续，他就必须带伤作战。他在37分钟内得到了对他而言平淡无奇的22分。 – Ramona Shelburne
第二场： 森林狼对阵掘金 (周一, 东部时间晚10:30, NBC)
第二场关注点： 这两支球队在过去三个赛季中交手的次数超过了联盟中任何两支球队。随着第一场的胜利，掘金队现在以15胜14负占据微弱优势。过去的交手记录是这轮系列赛所有情节的序幕，这是一场引人入胜的棋局博弈。
明尼苏达必须利用他们的身高和运动能力，在不犯规的情况下更好地限制穆雷在外线的发挥。穆雷的16次罚球刷新了丹佛季后赛纪录（森林狼全队仅有19次罚球），这反映了他的侵略性以及当场比赛的判罚尺度。这一动态一直是这对宿敌对决中的主要争议点，并显著影响着每场比赛的结果。看看第二场是否会有所改变将非常有趣，因为森林狼在他们通常擅长的几乎所有其他方面都表现出色——他们在禁区内砍下了54分。 – Shelburne
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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2026 NBA playoffs: Western Conference first-round takeaways
The 2026 NBA playoffs began Saturday, and our NBA insiders have you covered for every game in the march to the Finals.
The Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves kicked things off for the Western Conference on Saturday. Jamal Murray, who was a first-time All-Star this season, led all players with 30 points to help the Nuggets take a 1-0 lead. Nikola Jokic added 25 points despite a slow first half. Anthony Edwards kept the Wolves in the game with 22 points, but it wasn’t enough.
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 107-98 in the day’s final game. The Lakers have had to turn to LeBron James at the end of the regular season after losing Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves indefinitely to injuries, but the Rockets were also without a star. Kevin Durant missed Game 1 because of a knee contusion, and his availability for Game 2 is uncertain.
On Sunday, the No. 1-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the No. 8-seeded Phoenix Suns, 119-84, despite an off-game from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 25 points, but shot just 5-for-18 in 29 minutes. Game 2 is Wednesday.
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(1) Oklahoma City Thunder lead (8) Phoenix Suns, 1-0
Game 1: Thunder 119, Suns 84
Biggest takeaway from Game 1: A series-opening Sunday afternoon tip in Oklahoma City isn’t a fair fight for an No. 8 seed that had to fight to punch its playoff ticket on Friday night.
For the second straight year, the Thunder had all but sealed the victory by halftime of Game 1 in the first round. Oklahoma City, which was a 14.5-point favorite, led by 21 at the half, fueled by the Thunder scoring 21 points off of 10 Phoenix turnovers. It was the largest halftime lead of any playoff game this weekend, but it’s familiar territory for Oklahoma City, which led by at least 20 at the half three times during their title run last postseason.
To their credit, the Suns had a much more respectable showing than the Memphis Grizzlies did a year ago, when the Thunder rolled to a 51-point victory in Game 1. – Tim MacMahon
Game 2: Suns at Thunder (Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
What to watch in Game 2: The Suns need to find a solution to slow down Jalen Williams, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s sidekick who is as healthy as he’s been all season after coming off of summer wrist surgery and dealing with recurring hamstring issues.
Williams finished with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting and six assists in 29 minutes. It didn’t help Phoenix that guard Jordan Goodwin, who took the defensive assignment on Gilgeous-Alexander to start the game, got in early foul trouble. That forced the Suns to switch Dillon Brooks onto Gilgeous-Alexander and use lesser defenders on Williams, whose penetration into the paint created all kinds of problems.
The game got out of reach during Gilgeous-Alexander’s seven-minute rest to start the second quarter, a span in which Williams had four points and four assists. – MacMahon
(4) Los Angeles Lakers lead (5) Houston Rockets, 1-0
Game 1: Lakers 107, Rockets 98
Biggest takeaway from Game 1: The Lakers were dealt a terrible hand when Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves suffered injuries a couple of weeks before the playoffs began. On Saturday, Los Angeles caught a break when Rockets star Kevin Durant was a late scratch because of a right knee injury. And the Lakers seized the opportunity.
Other than the final four minutes of the second quarter, when the Lakers struggled and turned the ball over five times to allow Houston to cut the lead from eight to two points, L.A. played a brilliant offensive game. LeBron James (19 points, 12 assists, 8 rebounds) ignited the action with eight assists in the first quarter – the most assists in any quarter of his playoff career, according to ESPN Research – and the ball flowed the rest of the night, with all five starters scoring in double digits.
Luke Kennard, who scored a career-playoff-high 27 points on 9-for-13 shooting, was a favorite target of James, but Deandre Ayton (18 points on 8-of-10 shooting) and Rui Hachimura (14 points on 6-of-10 shooting) also made the most of their touches. The Lakers said all week they had rediscovered their belief after their backcourt went down. That belief will only grow going into Game 2. – Dave McMenamin
Game 2: Rockets at Lakers (Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock)
What to watch in Game 2: The obvious question for Houston is whether Durant will be available. Without the fifth-leading scorer in league history, the Rockets’ offense was rudderless. Houston shot just 37.6%, with Alperen Sengun missing 13 of his 19 shots, Reed Sheppard missing 14 of his 20, Amen Thompson missing 11 of his 18 and Jabari Smith Jr. missing nine of his 14.
The Lakers had the final five games of the regular season and all week during the play-in tournament to tinker with their game plan to survive without Doncic and Reaves, but the Rockets had to adjust to Durant’s injury on the fly. How Durant heals in the next 48 hours, or how the Rockets game plan for Tuesday if he isn’t available, could well decide the series. – McMenamin
(3) Denver Nuggets lead (6) Minnesota Timberwolves, 1-0
Game 1: Nuggets 116, Timberwolves 105
What we learned from Game 1: Playoff Jamal Murray launched early this year. In years past, Murray came up with big games or big shots when the Nuggets had fallen into a hole or needed some heroics. This year, Murray came out of the gate in peak form, propelling Denver with 30 points, seven assists and five rebounds on a remarkable 16-for-16 from the free throw line. Denver needed every one of those points as Aaron Gordon got into early foul trouble and Nikola Jokic started slow with just six points in the first half. Jokic got on track in the second half, finishing with 25 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his 22nd postseason triple-double, third most in NBA history behind Magic Johnson (30) and LeBron James (28).
Denver broke open the game with a 14-0 run in the third quarter, during which Minnesota missed nine straight field goal attempts. Anthony Edwards was on the bench for the end of that run as Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch tried to get him some rest before the fourth quarter. Edwards is still managing pain in his right knee and will be doing so for as long as the season continues. He finished with a pedestrian-for-him 22 points in 37 minutes. – Ramona Shelburne
Game 2: Timberwolves at Nuggets (Monday, 10:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
What to watch for Game 2: These two teams have played more times than any two teams in the league the past three seasons. With the win in Game 1, the Nuggets now have a 15-14 advantage. That past is prologue to everything that happens in this series, and it is a fascinating chess match to behold.
Minnesota has to use its length and athleticism to do a better job of containing Murray on the perimeter – without fouling. His 16 free throws is a Denver postseason record (the entire Minnesota team shot 19 free throws), which is a reflection of his aggressiveness and the way the game was officiated. That dynamic has been a major point of contention throughout this rivalry, and it noticeably affects the results each game. It’ll be interesting to see whether that changes in Game 2, because the Timberwolves did well in virtually all the other facets of the game in which they usually thrive – finishing with 54 points in the paint. – Shelburne
By NBA insiders, via ESPN