By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-04-23 14:58:01
第三场取胜关键
挺过科内特不在场的时间
系列赛至今，在维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 下场休息的时间里，马刺的表现大体尚可。
这主要归功于身高7英尺2英寸的替补中锋卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet)。
即便在文班亚马因头部受伤退出第二场比赛后，马刺在科内特在场的24分钟里依然赢了6分。而在科内特坐板凳的8分钟里，他们输了9分。
对于马刺主帅米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 而言，确定如何处理科内特的休息时间将是第三场比赛的重中之重。
在第二场比赛中，约翰逊雪藏了其他替补中锋——梅森·普拉姆利 (Mason Plumlee)、俾斯麦·比永博 (Bismack Biyombo) 和凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk)，选择让卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 担任小球中锋来填补科内特不在场的时间，即便对手是开拓者身高7英尺2英寸的大个子多诺万·克林根 (Donovan Clingan)。
这种策略有其优势——布莱恩特的运动能力和偶尔拉开空间命中三分的能力会给对方大个子制造麻烦——但最终导致马刺在篮板球上被彻底抢爆。
周二，波特兰通过二次进攻拿下了23分，在仅有3分分差的比赛结果面前，这个数字显得尤为关键。
进入第三场比赛，约翰逊必须决定在身高上做出多少让步才是极限，或者是否到了该信任板凳末端那三位资深内线的时候了。
准备迎接身体对抗
开拓者凭借由一群身材高大、长臂且对抗强悍的侧翼球员构建的窒息防守打入了季后赛。
在文班亚马下场后，朱·霍勒迪 (Jrue Holiday)、图马尼·卡马拉 (Toumani Camara) 甚至斯库特·亨德森 (Scoot Henderson) 让马刺外线仅存的组织者们苦不堪言。
德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 在第四 quarter 合计10投仅2中，仅得6分，这让波特兰得以从14分的落后分差中完成逆袭。
马刺并不想与开拓者众多的防守者陷入一对一的单打局面，但如果文班亚马——这位联盟顶级的优势创造者之一——无法出战，这说起来容易做起来难。
传导球将至关重要，防守同样如此。如果马刺能够完成防守并打出转换进攻，就能阻止波特兰摆好那种高压迫式的阵地防守。
其他人需要挺身而出
如果文班亚马确实缺阵，那么想要弥补他的产出缺口将需要全队的共同努力。
大部分重担落在了福克斯和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔身上——他们是球队仅剩的两名主要得分手——但其他人也需要加入战斗。
马刺的替补席在赛季大部分时间里都是巨大的正向贡献点，但在季后赛至今表现得相当沉寂。
年度最佳第六人得主凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 在两场比赛中合计11投4中，仅得10分。毫无悬念的最佳新秀阵容第一阵人选迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 在第二场比赛中展现了积极信号，拿下了10分。
如果马刺想要在没有文班亚马的情况下生存下来，他们需要这两位球员贡献更多。
—— Jeff McDonald
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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San Antonio Spurs vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Game 3 Keys to Victory
Game 3 Keys to Victory
Weather the non-Kornet minutes
So far in the series, the Spurs have been mostly fine in the minutes Victor Wembanyama has spent off the floor.
That is mostly due to 7-foot-2 backup center Luke Kornet.
Even after Wembanyama departed Game 2 with a head injury, the Spurs won the 24 minutes with Kornet on the court by six points. They lost the 8 minutes with Kornet on the bench by nine.
For Spurs coach Mitch Johnson, determining the best way to approach Kornet’s rest minutes will be paramount in Game 3.
In Game 2, Johnson kept his other backup centers (Mason Plumlee, Bismack Biyombo and Kelly Olynyk) in mothballs, choosing to fill the non-Kornet minutes with Carter Bryant as a small-ball center — even against 7-foot-2 Blazers big man Donovan Clingan.
That approach comes with some advantages — Bryant’s athleticism and ability to knock down the occasional 3-pointer can prove problematic for opposing big men — but it ultimately led to the Spurs’ getting wiped out on the boards.
Portland scored 23 points on second chances Tuesday, a number that loomed large in a three-point outcome.
Heading into Game 3, Johnson must decide how much size is too much to give up, or whether it is time to trust any of the three veteran bigs at the end of his bench.
Prepare for physicality
The Blazers played their way into the playoffs on the back of a stifling defense triggered by a corps of rangy, long-armed, physical wings.
After Wembanyama went out in Game 2, Jrue Holiday, Toumani Camara and even Scoot Henderson made life miserable for the Spurs’ remaining playmakers on the perimeter.
De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle combined to go 2 of 10 for six points in the fourth quarter, which allowed Portland to claw back from a 14-point deficit.
The Spurs do not want to play one-on-one with the Blazers’ bevy of defenders, which is easier said than done if Wembanyama — one of the NBA’s best advantage creators — is unavailable.
Ball movement will be critical. So will defense. If the Spurs can get stops and get out in transition, it prevents Portland from being able to set up its clamp-down defense.
More from others
If Wembanyama is indeed sidelined, it is going to take a village to even attempt to replace his production.
Much of the onus falls on Fox and Castle — the team’s two remaining leading scorers — but others need to join the fray as well.
The Spurs’ bench, an overwhelming plus for much of the season, has been largely quiet so far in the playoffs.
Sixth Man of the Year winner Keldon Johnson has totaled 10 points on 4 of 11 shooting through two games. Dylan Harper, a shoo-in first-team All-Rookie selection, showed positive signs with 10 points in Game 2.
The Spurs will need more from both if they are to survive without Wembanyama.
— Jeff McDonald
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News