By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-04-25 12:49:30
2026年4月24日，周五，在波特兰摩达中心举行的NBA季后赛首轮第三场比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (5) 在第二节绕过波特兰开拓者队后卫朱·霍勒迪 (5) 进行突破。
第四战取胜关键
为文班祈福
对于马刺队来说，如果能在第四战迎来他们最强球员的回归，那自然是再好不过。
在第二场比赛中，文班亚马的下巴与霜银中心球馆的地板发生了剧烈撞击。两天后的周五，他在赛前仍未能完全通过NBA的脑震荡保护协议。
马刺队正翘首以待，希望联盟能在周日的第四战前批准他复出。
在文班亚马缺阵的第三场比赛中，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)、迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和 卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 挺身而出，帮助球队渡过了难关。
但他们显然不希望在缺少文班的情况下再次尝试赢球。
马刺队已经多次证明，文班亚马的健康是重中之重。然而，他能越早安全回归系列赛，对球队就越有利。
2026年4月24日，周五，在波特兰摩达中心举行的NBA季后赛首轮对阵波特兰开拓者队的第三场比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (1) 在第一节坐在替补席上。
应对背水一战
在第三场比赛下半场领先15分的情况下，面对缺少文班亚马的马刺队却惨遭逆转，开拓者队很可能会在第四战开启“拼命模式”。
虽然这从字面上看并非一场生死战，但对开拓者而言已相差无几。如果带着1-3的大比分回到圣安东尼奥，波特兰人的系列赛基本就宣告结束了。
马刺队应当预料到开拓者会在第四战表现得像是在为赛季存亡而战，因为事实也确实如此。
在顽强的老将后卫朱·霍勒迪 (Jrue Holiday) 的带领下，开拓者队总是打得异常努力且充满身体对抗。
由于已经退无可退，开拓者周日可能会在喧闹的摩达中心主场进一步提升比赛强度。
马刺队必须做好准备，顶住波特兰人的最强一击。
限制阿夫迪亚的帮手们
尽管马刺队的防守到目前为止总体稳健，但他们却有个坏习惯：在系列赛的前三场比赛中，每场都会让开拓者的一名后卫打出手感。
第一场，全明星球员德尼·阿夫迪亚 (Deni Avdija) 砍下全队最高的31分。第二场，斯库特·亨德森 (Scoot Henderson) 扮演了英雄角色，同样拿下了31分。
到了第三场，轮到了霍勒迪。这位35岁的两届全明星球员砍下29分，一度看起来有能力带领波特兰掌控系列赛的主动权。
自从阿夫迪亚在第一场爆发后，马刺队对他进行了大师级的限制。周五的比赛中，阿夫迪亚全场15投仅3中，尽管马刺队让他16次走上了罚球线。
如果马刺队能在周日再次限制住阿夫迪亚，同时防止他的队友爆发，他们就有很大机会赢下第四战。
—— 杰夫·麦克唐纳 (Jeff McDonald)
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Spurs vs. Trail Blazers: Game 4 keys San Antonio victory in Portland
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) drives around Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday (5) during the second quarter of Game 3 of a first-round NBA playoff series at Moda Center in Portland, Friday, April 24, 2026.
Game 4 Keys to victory
Light a Candle for Wemby
It would be nice for the Spurs if they could face Game 4 with their best player in uniform.
Two days after an ugly meeting between his chin and the Frost Bank Center hardwood in Game 2, Wembanyama couldn’t quite progress through all the steps of the NBA’s concussion protocol before tipoff Friday.
The Spurs will enter Sunday with fingers crossed the league can clear him before Game 4.
Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper and Luke Kornet stepped up to help the Spurs weather Wembanyama’s absence in Game 3.
They would rather not have to try to win without him again.
The Spurs have proven time and again that Wembanyama’s health is an utmost priority. The sooner he can safely return to the series, however, the better.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) sits on the bench during the first quarter of Game 3 of a first-round NBA playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center in Portland, Friday, April 24, 2026.
Brace for desperation
Having blown a 15-point lead in the second half of Game 3 against a Spurs team down one Victor Wembanyama, the Trail Blazers are likely to come into Game 4 in desperation mode.
It is not an elimination game, per se, but it might as well be for the Blazers. If they head back to San Antonio in a 3-1 hole, the series is all but over for Portland.
The Spurs should expect the Blazers to play like their season depends on it in Game 4, because it more or less does.
Taking a cue from dogged veteran guard Jrue Holiday, the Trail Blazers always play hard. They always play physically.
With their season on the line, the Blazers are likely to ramp up the intensity Sunday in the raucous confines of the Moda Center.
The Spurs must be ready to take Portland’s best punch.
Slow Avdija’s running mates
The Spurs’ defense, though mostly solid so far, has had a nasty habit of letting one of Portland’s guards get going in each of the three games of the series.
In Game 1, it was All-Star Deni Avdija, who led the Blazers with 31 points. In Game 2, it was Scoot Henderson who played hero on his way to en route to a 31-point night of his own.
In Game 3, it was Holiday’s turn. The 35-year-old two-time All-Star got loose for 29 points and for a while seemed capable of boosting Portland into the driver’s seat of the series.
The Spurs have done a masterful job against Advija since his Game 1 explosion. Advija was 3 of 15 from the field Friday, though the Spurs did send him to the foul line 16 times.
If the Spurs can keep Advija under wraps again Sunday, while also preventing one of his teammates from erupting instead, they stand a good chance of taking Game 4.
— Jeff McDonald
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News