By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-04-26 20:14:47
2026 年 4 月 26 日星期日，在摩达中心举行的 NBA 季后赛首轮第四场对阵波特兰开拓者队的比赛前，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋文班亚马和圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫德文·瓦塞尔拥抱致意。马刺队以 114-93 获胜，系列赛大比分 3-1 领先。
俄勒冈州波特兰——德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 进入摩达中心时，心态平和，静候比赛节奏的到来。
当机会最终降临时，他精准地把握住了机会。
瓦塞尔全场得到 11 分，其中 9 分来自第三节，该节他 6 投 4 中，助力马刺队在下半场打出 73 分的进攻狂潮。最终，马刺队在周日进行的西部季后赛首轮第四场较量中以 114-93 击败波特兰。
“就是保持耐心，不强求，”瓦塞尔谈到他的比赛方式时说道，“我们有很多优秀的球员，有时候球并不会传到你手里。所以，当球传向我时，我要做好准备，并在接到球后展现出极强的侵略性。”
马刺队在周日创造了队史季后赛半场得分纪录。如果周二晚上能在主场取胜，他们将终结这轮七场四胜制的系列赛。
马刺队在半场结束时落后 17 分，第二节一度落后 19 分，但他们在第三节打出了 33-16 的比分。在第三节还剩 4 分 05 秒时，瓦塞尔命中一记 18 英尺的跳投，将比分改写为 64-62，这是马刺队自第一节末段领先 1 分以来首次反超比分。
在那记进球的 33 秒前，瓦塞尔刚刚用一记 14 英尺的后仰跳投将比分追至 62-62 平。他在第三节的其他得分还包括一记三分球和一次突破扣篮。
马刺队后卫德文·瓦塞尔谈到在第五场比赛终结系列赛的重要性：“这至关重要。现在势头完全在我们这边，如果能在主场球迷面前完成晋级，那将是非常特别的事情。这就是我们现在唯一关心的事。” pic.twitter.com/Tu946wqpPW
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在第三节上场的 10 分钟里，他还贡献了 4 个篮板、1 次助攻和 1 次盖帽，正负值达到 +16。全场比赛，他最终拿到 6 个篮板和 3 次助攻。在 35 分钟的出场时间里，他还完成了一次抢断。
三节战罢，双方战成 77-77 平。马刺队在下半场以 73-35 碾压开拓者，其中第四节打出了 40-19 的悬殊比分。
“几个月来我们一直在谈论德文，有趣的是，在某些比赛中，感觉他的影响力巨大，但他的数据统计或数据表并不总是像我们以前看到的那样惊人，比如砍下 32 分之类的，”马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说道，“今晚他得到 11 分和 6 个篮板，而我们需要他的每一分贡献。”
“就成熟度和场上的稳定作用而言，他已经成为了我们的中流砥柱。每当感觉我们需要某种程度的稳定性时，我就开始信赖他，而他以许多不同的方式为我们提供了这种支持。”
马刺球星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 对此表示赞同。
2026 年 4 月 26 日星期日，在摩达中心举行的 NBA 季后赛首轮第四场对阵波特兰开拓者队的比赛第三节中，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫德文·瓦塞尔 (24) 站在场上。马刺队以 114-93 获胜，系列赛大比分 3-1 领先。
“他在攻防两端都有很大的影响力，”文班亚马说道，“他表现得非常出色，尤其是在终结方面，无论进攻还是防守。他在争抢每个篮板时都跳得很高。他一直是一名出色的终结者。”
瓦塞尔表示，教练组在整个赛季都强调他需要去冲抢篮板。
“冲抢篮板一直是一个重点，要能够以任何方式为赢得比赛做出贡献，”他说道，“这就是我一直努力打球的方式。”
第四场比赛并不是瓦塞尔在本系列赛中唯一一次在第三节爆发。在上周二晚上于霜银中心举行的第一场比赛中，马刺队以 111-98 获胜，他在该节得到 15 分中的 8 分，帮助球队在局势尚不明朗时阻止了开拓者掌控比赛。在 9 分钟的时间里，他还在 17 秒内连续送出两次盖帽。
“是他的领导力和持续的侵略性，”马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 在谈到瓦塞尔为何在下半场开局表现出色时说道。
卡斯尔表示，瓦塞尔“在整场比赛中寻找投篮机会”为他以及球队的其他冲击型后卫达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 和新秀迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 创造了突破路径。
“他是对方球探报告中的重点关注对象，所以大多数时候当我们突破时，防守人会守在他身边，”卡斯尔说道，“但只要他能保持侵略性并进入状态，他就会去做。这对我们来说总是一件好事。”
瓦塞尔最终成为马刺队得分第四高的球员，排在福克斯 (28分)、文班亚马 (27分) 和卡斯尔 (16分) 之后。他表示，自己很享受在首发阵容中扮演辅助角色的过程。
“这恰恰说明了我们球队的深度，”瓦塞尔说道，“文班在第一场比赛中打出了统治级表现（得到 35 分）。斯蒂芬（33 分）和迪伦（27 分）在第三场比赛中表现惊人。然后是今天的福克斯和文班。我们一整年都在讨论这个问题。谁的表现更出彩并不重要，只要每个人都在为胜利做贡献就行。”
文班亚马表示：“我们之间没有无谓的内耗。当我们做出有利于他人的‘隐形努力’时，我们就会变得更强。这里没有嫉妒，没有人只在乎自己的数据。这就是我们最大的优势。”
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Devin Vassell’s patient approach pays off with big third quarter
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell embrace as they prepare to take on the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of a first-round NBA playoff series at Moda Center on Sunday, April 26, 2026. The Spurs won 114-93, leading the series 3-1.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Devin Vassell entered Moda Center content to let the game come to him.
When it finally did, he capitalized in a big way.
Vassell scored nine of his 11 points in the third quarter on 4 of 6 from the field, helping trigger the Spurs’ 73-point second half explosion that bagged them a 114-93 victory over Portland on Sunday in Game 4 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.
“Just being patient, not forcing anything,” Vassell said of his approach. “We have a lot of great players and sometimes the ball just doesn’t come your way. So just being ready whenever the ball is swung my way and just being ultra aggressive after I get it.”
The Spurs can wrap up the seven-game series with a win at home Tuesday night after they set a franchise playoff record for points after halftime Sunday.
The Spurs outscored the Trail Blazers 33-16 in the third after trailing by 17 at halftime and by 19 in the second quarter. Vassell gave the Spurs their first lead since they were up by a point late in the first period when he sank an 18-foot jumper to make it 64-62 with 4:05 left in the period.
That basket came 33 seconds after Vassell tied the game at 62-62 on a 14-foot turnaround jumper. His other points in the third came on a 3-pointer and a driving dunk.
Spurs guard Devin Vassell on the importance of closing out the series in Game 5: “It’s huge. We have all the momentum on our side right now, and to be able to do it in front of our home fans would be something special. That’s all we’re worried about right now.” pic.twitter.com/Tu946wqpPW
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In 10 minutes in the third, he also had four rebounds, one assist, one block and was a plus-16. For the game, he finished with six boards and three assists. In 35 minutes, he also had a steal.
The game was tied 77-77 after three periods. The Spurs outscored the Blazers 73-35 in the second half, including 40-19 in the fourth.
“We’ve been talking about Devin for a few months now and it’s interesting because some of these games feel like he has such influence, but his stat line or his box isn’t always as monstrous as we’ve known before with 32 points or this and that,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. "Tonight, he had 11 points and six rebounds, and we needed every one of them.
“He’s just become a staple for us in terms of maturity and as a stabilizing force on the court. And he is someone I start to cling to just when it feels like we need a level of consistency, and he’s provided that in a lot of different ways for us.”
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama agreed.
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) stands on the court during the third quarter of Game 4 of a first-round NBA playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center on Sunday, April 26, 2026. The Spurs won 114-93, leading the series 3-1.
“He’s having a lot of impact on both sides of the court,” Wembanyama said. “He’s just been so on point, especially finishing, on both sides. He jumps so high on every rebound. He’s just been a great finisher.”
Vassell said the coaching staff throughout the season stressed the need for him to hit the boards.
“Getting on the glass has been a point of emphasis and just being able to contribute in any way to win the game,” he said. “That’s how I’ve been trying to play the game.”
Game 4 wasn’t the only time in the series Vassell has enjoyed a big third period. In the Spurs’ 111-98 win in Game 1 last Tuesday night at the Frost Bank Center, he 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, he also recorded back-to-back blocks in a 17-second span.
“It’s his leadership and his constant aggressiveness,” Spurs guard Stephon Castle said in pointing to why Vassell has thrived coming out of halftime.
Castle said Vassell “hunting shots throughout the game” opens up driving lanes for him and the team’s other downhill guards, De’Aaron Fox and rookie Dylan Harper.
“He’s a big emphasis on their (scouting report), so most of the time that we’re driving, they’re staying home on him,” Castle said. “But anytime he can be aggressive and get himself going, he will. And it’s always a plus for us.”
Vassell finished the game as the Spurs’ fourth leading scorer behind Fox (28), Wembanyama (27) and Castle (16). He said he’s enjoying his role as a complimentary piece in the starting lineup.
“It just goes to show how deep of a team we are,” Vassell said. “Vic had a monster game the first game (with 35 points). Steph (with 33) and Dylan (with 27) had monster games in the third game. And then Fox and Vic today. We’ve talked about it all year. It doesn’t really matter whose game it is, as long as everybody’s contributing to winning.”
Said Wembanyama, “There’s no useless drama in between us. We thrive when we do the invisible efforts that benefit others. There’s no jealousy. There’s nobody who cares about their stat line. So it’s our greatest strength.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News