By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-04-20 01:54:31
2026年4月19日，星期日，在圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心进行的NBA季后赛首轮第一场比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队以111-98战胜波特兰开拓者队。赛后，马刺队后卫德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) (24) 在前锋凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk) (8)、前锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) (1) 及队友们的注视下敲响庆祝战鼓。
关于赢球后谁能去球场中央敲响庆祝战鼓，马刺队有一个简单的规则。
“我们总是努力把聚光灯留给那些实至名归的人，”文班亚马说道。
瓦塞尔全场得到15分，其中8分是在这一节拿下的，帮助球队阻止了开拓者试图掌控局势的势头，当时比赛胜负仍未可知。在第三节的九分钟里，他还在短短17秒内连续贡献了两次令人印象深刻的盖帽，彰显了他的全能攻防实力。
第三节中段，在马刺仅领先7分的情况下，瓦塞尔先是在禁区内封盖了身高7英尺3英寸的多诺万·克林根 (Donovan Clingan) 的投篮，随后又在朱·霍勒迪 (Jrue Holiday) 尝试切入上篮时完成了一记追身大帽。
“这就是我们所强调的，永不放弃任何一个回合，”瓦塞尔在谈到追防霍勒迪时表示，“每一次球权都很重要，无论是第一节的第一次进攻，还是第四节的最后一次进攻。只要哨声没响，比赛就没有结束。”
马刺中锋卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 本场贡献10分6个篮板，他称这两次盖帽都“非常精彩”，但他特别强调了瓦塞尔在转换防守中对霍勒迪的那次封盖。
马刺后卫德文·瓦塞尔谈论他在击败开拓者的第一场比赛中的首次季后赛体验：“球迷们太棒了，氛围简直疯狂。……随着我们完成防守并打出转换进攻，真正进入了我们的比赛节奏，那时我们开始拉开比分。” pic.twitter.com/jSfsojjy8O
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“我觉得他完成这种防守的能力是他的一种独特天赋，能亲眼目睹这一幕真的很棒，”科内特说道，“那是几次拼尽全力且极具影响力的防守。”
在防守端大放异彩后，瓦塞尔的表演并未结束。他接连命中两记三分球，随后又投进一记中距离急停打板投篮，在第三节还剩4分37秒时帮助马刺取得了11分的领先优势。
这一波得分高潮仅用时1分17秒，帮助马刺在余下的比赛中牢牢掌控了局势。
瓦塞尔全场投进4记三分球，刷新了马刺队史季后赛首秀的三分命中数纪录。此前的纪录由名人堂成员托尼·帕克 (Tony Parker) 和斯蒂芬·杰克逊 (Stephen Jackson) 共同保持（3记）。
瓦塞尔称这段令人印象深刻的攻防表现是他职业生涯中最难忘的时刻之一。更特别的是，在开拓者于第三节还剩5分08秒请求暂停后，他与凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 一起庆祝了这一波攻势中的第二记三分。
约翰逊在马刺效力了七个赛季，是目前队内资历最老的球员，瓦塞尔紧随其后。在马刺自2018-19赛季后开始的六年季后赛荒期间，两人共同经历了许多艰难时刻，包括连续两个仅胜22场的赛季。
“那是我的兄弟，”瓦塞尔在谈到约翰逊时说道，“我们曾梦想并讨论过这样的时刻。我不想和除了他以外的任何人一起庆祝。KJ是我的好兄弟。”
马刺队已经习惯了瓦塞尔在球场两端的稳定输出，但他在第三节的全能表现依然令人惊叹。
“尽管我们对此已有预期，但这依然超级令人印象深刻，我们想要认可这种关键表现，”文班亚马在提到瓦塞尔本赛季首次获得敲鼓机会时说道。
“那次封盖，那次追身大帽，真的太不可思议了。还有其他类似的表现，有些甚至没有出现在数据统计上，但它们极其宝贵，这充分说明他百分之百地融入了球队文化和比赛计划。”
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 Devin Vassell delivered on both ends in Spurs win over Blazers
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) beats a drum as forward Kelly Olynyk (8), forward Victor Wembanyama (1) and teammates react following the Spurs’ 111-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of a first-round NBA playoff series at Frost Bank Center on Sunday, April 19, 2026, in San Antonio.
The Spurs have a simple rule when it comes to who gets to beat their celebratory drum at midcourt after wins.
“We always try to put the spotlight on the ones who deserve it,” Victor Wembanyama said.
Vassell scored eight of his 15 points in the period to help prevent the Blazers from taking control of a game that was still up for grabs. In nine minutes in the third, he also had two impressive back-to-back blocks in a 17-second span that highlighted his two-way ability.
With the Spurs clinging to a seven-point lead midway through the third, Vassell rejected a shot in the paint by 7-foot-3 Donovan Clingan before recording a chase-down block on a driving layup attempt by Jrue Holiday.
“That’s what we talk about, not giving up on the play,” Vassell said of running down Holiday. “Every possession matters, whether it’s the first possession in the first quarter or the last possession of the fourth quarter. Play to the whistle.”
Spurs center Luke Kornet, who finished with 10 points and six rebounds, called both blocks “spectacular,” but he focused on Vassell’s rejection of Holiday in transition.
Spurs guard Devin Vassell on his first playoff experience in a Game 1 win against the Trailblazers: “Fans were amazing, atmosphere was crazy. … As we got stops and got out in transition and really settled into our game, that’s when we started to pull away.” pic.twitter.com/jSfsojjy8O
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“I feel like his ability to make plays like that is something that’s a pretty unique gift of his, and it was awesome to see it in action,” Kornet said. “Those were some really high-effort, really high-impact plays.”
Vassell wasn’t done showing off his skills after those defensive gems. He hit hit back-to-back 3-pointers before sinking a mid-range pull-up bank shot to give the Spurs an 11-point lead with 4:37 left in the period.
The scoring flurry came in a span of 1:17 and helped put the Spurs in control for the remainder of the game.
Vassell finished the game with four 3s to set a franchise record for most field goals from beyond the arc in a playoff debut. Hall of Famer Tony Parker and Stephen Jackson share the previous mark of three.
Vassell called the impressive two-way stretch one of the most memorable of his career. Making it even more special, he got to celebrate his second 3 in the run with Keldon Johnson after the Blazers called a timeout with 5:08 left in the quarter.
Vassell and Johnson, whose seven seasons ranks him just ahead of Vassell on the list of the Spurs’ current longest-tenured players, suffered through a lot of tough times together, including back-to-back 22-win seasons, during the franchise’s six-year playoff drought that begin after the 2018-19 season.
“That’s my brother,” Vassell said of Johnson. “And we’ve dreamed and talked about times like this. I wouldn’t want to celebrate this with anybody else. KJ’s my dog.”
The Spurs have come to expect Vassell delivering on both ends of the court, but his all-around play in the third quarter still raised eyebrows.
“Even though we expect it, it’s still super impressive and we want to acknowledge that it’s big time,” Wembanyama said in a nod to Vassell getting to bang the drum for the first time this season.
“That block, the chase down, was really amazing. And other plays like this, some of them that don’t appear in the stat sheet, it’s super valuable and it just shows he embraces the culture, the game plan, everything, one-hundred percent.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News