By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-04-26 20:04:52
2026年4月26日周日，在摩达中心举行的NBA季后赛首轮第四场比赛结束后，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) (1) 在接受赛后采访后走回更衣室时与众人击掌。马刺以114-93获胜，系列赛大比分3-1领先。
俄勒冈州波特兰——一周前，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在对阵波特兰的第二场失利中因脑震荡离场，这让马刺队的季后赛首轮系列赛陷入了严重的危机。
周日回到摩达中心参加第四场比赛，文班亚马迅速证明了自己才是让这支太平洋西北区球队最头疼的存在。
文班亚马全场砍下27分、11个篮板、7次盖帽和3次抢断，填满了数据栏，马刺队也再次上演了壮丽的逆转，以114-93取胜。
这场胜利让马刺在系列赛中以3-1领先。他们将在周二回到圣安东尼奥进行的第五场比赛中获得首个淘汰波特兰的机会。
“我知道他上场后会跃跃欲试，”马刺主帅米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说道，“有时这对我们很有效，有时则不然。”
周日这一天，马刺显然属于前者。
达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 贡献了28分和7次助攻，而斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 则交出16分和8次助攻，马刺距离自2017年以来首次晋级次轮仅一步之遥。
就像两天前在波特兰一样，当时马刺在文班亚马缺阵的情况下，克服了下半场15分的落后分差，艰难地以120-108赢下了第三场比赛。这一次，马刺再次从落后的泥潭中奋起直追，夺下了胜利。
马刺在上半场一度落后多达21分。半场结束时，他们以41-58落后，面临着自2017年以来球队季后赛最大的半场分差。
马刺在下半场打出了73-35的进攻高潮。在带着平局进入第四节后，马刺在末节以40-19击溃对手。
在NBA季后赛历史上，这是落后至少15分的球队所取得的最悬殊的一场胜利。
德尼·阿夫迪亚 (Deni Avdija) 得到26分领跑波特兰，朱·霍勒迪 (Jrue Holiday) 贡献20分，杰拉米·格兰特 (Jerami Grant) 替补出场贡献17分。
波特兰没有其他球员得分上双。
以下是周日胜利的三大看点：
1. 文班的回归再完美不过
文班亚马承认对NBA的脑震荡保护协议感到有些沮丧，称处理情况的方式“非常令人失望”。
他不认为周日能否出战应该成为一个疑问。
“感觉很好，”文班亚马赛后表示，“从两天前开始我就感觉很棒了。所以我没问题。”
终于获准重新参加他职业生涯的首个NBA季后赛系列赛，文班亚马迅速开始弥补失去的时间。
他的第一次投篮尝试是一记三分球，但偏短了。前五次出手他投丢了四球。
维克托·文班亚马谈及从脑震荡保护协议中回归：“我不想深究细节，我不想让这成为干扰……再次强调，我们的医生，特别是马刺的医生，对我照顾得很好。但处理这种情况的方式非常令人失望。” pic.twitter.com/QxL45TtlgV
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) 2026年4月26日
文班亚马最终在防守端找到了节奏，他的盖帽和抢断数据说明了一切。
作为新科NBA年度最佳防守球员，文班亚马在第四场比赛的防守端统治力十足。他是开拓者命中率被限制在40%、三分球31投仅10中的首要原因。
马刺在内线得分上重创波特兰，以52-38赢下了内线对决。
现实地说，无论文班亚马是否出战，马刺都希望从波特兰带走至少一场胜利。
结果他们包揽了第三场和第四场的胜利，带着在周二尽早结束系列赛的机会回到主场，而且文班亚马也已经回归。
2. 福克斯末节统治比赛
文班亚马在第四节得到了他27分中的12分。同样也要称赞福克斯，他在关键时刻也投中了重要的进球。
马刺通过交易得到福克斯，随后给了他队史最大的续约合同（四年2.26亿美元），正是为了这样的时刻。
这位前NBA年度关键球员并不总是需要在关键时刻接管比赛，毕竟有文班亚马在场。
但当福克斯能提醒全联盟他是谁时，这种感觉还是很棒的。
福克斯在第四节砍下11分，与文班亚马联手组成了马刺预想中这对全明星组合在季后赛的“双重打击”。
“这可能是他作为马刺球员打得最好的一场比赛，”约翰逊在谈到福克斯时说道。
福克斯在第四节连续三个回合得到8分：先是过掉罗伯特·威廉姆斯 (Robert Williams) 上篮得手，接着在下一次进攻中急停跳投命中，随后又飙中一记三分。
当福克斯的这波小高潮结束时，马刺已经将领先优势扩大到两位数。从那以后，他们再也没有给对手机会。
3. 火药味渐浓，系列赛陷入肉搏
季后赛打到第四场，足以让双方球队结下梁子。
马刺和开拓者可能终于到了这个阶段。
第四节末段，卡斯尔和阿夫迪亚都因为死球后的多余动作被判技术犯规。
2026年4月26日周日，在摩达中心举行的NBA季后赛首轮第四节比赛中，波特兰开拓者队前锋德尼·阿夫迪亚 (Deni Avdija) (8) 与圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) (5) 爆发冲突，球员和工作人员涌入球场。卡斯尔和阿夫迪亚均被判技术犯规。马刺以114-93获胜，系列赛大比分3-1领先。
显然是对阿夫迪亚在一次突破中的防守方式感到不满，卡斯尔强行过掉这位开拓者后卫，并在完成上篮的同时终于赢得了哨声。
卡斯尔在进球后将球顶在阿夫迪亚的胸口，以此挑衅。
阿夫迪亚推了卡斯尔，卡斯尔也推了回去。两名球员都被吹罚了技术犯规。
赛后，卡斯尔淡化了这一事件，称其“没什么大不了的”。
“我们只是在竞争，”他说道。
这标志着本赛季两支球队的球员或教练在四场比赛中第四次吃到技术犯规。
系列赛的火药味越来越浓。可以预见，在系列赛结束后，马刺和开拓者都会很高兴不用再见到对方。
马刺后卫德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 谈到在第五场结束系列赛的重要性：“这非常关键。现在所有的势头都在我们这边，能在主场球迷面前完成晋级将是非常特别的事情。这就是我们现在唯一关心的。” pic.twitter.com/Tu946wqpPW
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) 2026年4月26日
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3 Takeaways as Spurs take Game 4 in Wembanyama’s return
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) slaps hands with people as he walks back to the locker room following a post-game interview after 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.
PORTLAND, Ore. — A week ago, Victor Wembanyama walked out of a Game 2 loss against Portland with a concussion that put the Spurs’ first-round playing series in serious jeopardy.
Back on the floor for Game 4 on Sunday at the Moda Center, Wembanyama quickly established himself as the leading cause of headaches in the Pacific northwest.
Wembanyama filled the box score with 27 points, 11 rebounds, seven blocks and three steals and the Spurs pulled off another magnificent comeback to win 114-93.
The victory gives the Spurs a 3-1 lead in the series. Their first chance to close out Portland comes in Game 5 on Tuesday in San Antonio.
“I knew he was going to come out champing at the bit,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “Sometimes it’s worked for us well. Sometimes it has not.”
Sunday, the Spurs chose the latter option.
De’Aaron Fox added 28 points and seven assists while Stephon Castle chipped in 16 points and eight assists as the Spurs moved within one victory of advancing to the second round for the first time since 2017.
Just as they had two nights earlier in Portland, when they overcame a 15-point second-half deficit to gut out a 120-108 victory in Game 3 with Wembanyama in street clothes, the Spurs had to dig themselves out of a hole to seize the win.
The Spurs trailed by as many as 21 points in the first half. They were down 58-41 at intermission, facing the club’s largest playoff halftime deficit since 2017.
The Spurs outscored the Trail Blazers 73-35 in the second half. Having entered the fourth quarter tied, the Spurs won that frame 40-19.
In NBA playoff history, it was the most lopsided victory for a team that had trailed by at least 15 points.
Deni Avdjia led Portland with 26 points, while Jrue Holiday added 20 and Jerami Grant contributed 17 off the bench.
No other Portland players were in double figures.
Here are three takeaways from Sunday’s victory:
1. Wemby’s return could not have gone better
Wembanyama acknowledged some frustration with the NBA’s protocol policy, calling the handling of situation “very disaapointing.”
He didn’t believe his availability for Sunday should have ever been in doubt.
“Feeling great,” Wembanyama said after the game. “I’ve been feeling great since two days ago. So I’m fine.”
At last cleared to rejoin his first career NBA playoff series, Wembanyama quickly set about making up for lost time.
His first field goal attempt, a 3-pointer, fell short. He missed four of his five shots.
Victor Wembanyama on returning from concussion protocol: “I don’t want to get into the details. I don’t want it to become a distraction. … Again, our doctors, especially on the Spurs, took great care of me. But the way the situation was handled was very disappointing.” pic.twitter.com/QxL45TtlgV
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) April 26, 2026
Wembanyama eventually settled in on the defensive end, where his blocks and steals numbers tell the tale.
The recently minted NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Wembanyama dominated Game 4 in that area. He was the biggest reason the Blazers were limited to 40% shooting and a 10 of 31 mark from 3-point range.
The Spurs bludgeoned Portland in paint points, winning that battle 52-38.
Realistically, the Spurs hoped to return from Portland having won at least one of the two games, with or without Wembanyama.
They swept Games 3 and 4 and return home with a chance to finish the series as soon as Tuesday, and with Wembanyama available to boot.
2. Fox’s fourth seals the deal
Wembanyama scored 12 of his points in the fourth quarter. Give Fox credit for chipping in with important baskets down the stretch, too.
The Spurs traded for Fox and then gave him the largest contract extension in club history (four years, $226 million) for moments like this.
The former NBA Clutch Player of the Year is not always needed to take over in crunch time. Not with Wembanyama around.
Still it’s nice when Fox can remind the rest of the league who he is.
Fox put in 11 of his points during the fourth, teaming with Wembanyama to form the one-two playoff punch the Spurs envisioned from their pair of All-Stars.
“It might have been his best game as a Spur,” Johnson said of Fox.
Fox scored eight of his points on three consecutive possessions in the fourth, driving by Robert Williams for a layup, pulling up for a paint jumper on the Spurs’ next trip and then burying a 3-pointer.
By the time Fox’s mini-run was over, the Spurs had pushed their lead into double figures. There was no looking back from there.
3. Temperatures flare as series turns chippy
Four games into a playoff series is enough time for teams to foment bad blood with each other.
The Spurs and Trail Blazers might finally be there.
Late in the fourth quarter, Castle and Avdija were each assessed technical fouls for extracurricular activity after the whistle.
Players and staff swarm the court after a fight broke out between Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija (8) and San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) during the fourth quarter of Game 4 of a first-round NBA playoff series at Moda Center on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Castle and Avdija both received technical fouls. The Spurs won 114-93, leading the series 3-1.Players
Apparently frustrated with the way Avdija was guarding him on a drive, Castle blew past the Blazers guard, finally got the benefit of a foul call while finishing a layup.
Castle punctuated the basket by handing the ball to Avdija’s chest.
Avdija shoved Castle. Castle shoved back. Both players were teed up.
Afterward, Castle downplayed the incident, calling it “nothing crazy.”
“We’re just competing,” he said.
It marked the fourth time in as many games this season a player or coach on either team drew a technical foul.
The series is getting chippy. It’s fair to assume to Spurs and Blazers will be glad not to have to see each other again after it is over.
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
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) April 26, 2026
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News