By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-03 14:57:51
2026年4月21日，周二，在圣安东尼奥霜银银行中心举行的NBA季后赛首轮对阵波特兰开拓者的第二场比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) (3)、中锋卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) (7)、后卫德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) (24) 和后卫德阿隆·福克斯 (De’aaron Fox) (4) 在第四节暂停期间走下球场。马刺以103-106惜败，系列赛大比分被扳成1-1平。
2025-26赛季的马刺队是否能跻身队史最伟大球队之列尚无定论。
但在他们备战季后赛次轮之际，有一点是肯定的：这支队伍已经是俱乐部历史上凝聚力最强的球队之一。
“大家很享受聚在一起的感觉，”两届全明星后卫德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 说道，“伙计们都喜欢待在一块儿。”
在上周二晚上主场结束与波特兰的首轮系列赛后，作为2号种子的马刺队有充足的时间在训练场上增进感情。周日，他们完成了过去四天内的第三次训练，这段时间让他们在备战西部半决赛对阵6号种子明尼苏达的比赛中，能够涵盖大量的战术细节。
“这给了我们缓冲的时间，”福克斯在周日的训练结束后谈到仅用五场比赛就淘汰开拓者队时表示。
马刺对阵森林狼的备战始于对首轮对阵波特兰各项数据表现的回顾。
“我们设定了目标，比如想把对方的二次进攻得分、快攻得分和内线得分限制在什么水平，”福克斯说道，“我们对此进行了反思。我们花了一两天时间来总结之前的表现。那时候，我们还不知道下一轮的对手是谁，所以我们专注于自己的基本盘和打法。”
但在周四晚上明尼苏达在第六场比赛中以110-98击败丹佛晋级次轮后，马刺的重心转移到了森林狼身上。
“我们设定了新目标并进行了讨论，我们有几天时间专门针对他们进行准备，”福克斯说，“这有点像NFL（美国职业橄榄球大联盟）。我们有防守训练日、进攻训练日，演练了一些战术，我认为我们已经准备好了。”
马刺主帅米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，季后赛期间训练时间的增加让他和助教们能够覆盖一些常规赛中可能略过或无法投入过多精力的领域。
“时间越充裕，细节就越多。你可以讨论各种假设情况，”约翰逊说，“你可以讨论调整方案、反制战术，以及你可能想要尝试或观察到的那些非核心内容。”
马刺队将在周一上午于胜利资本训练中心 (Victory Capital Performance Center) 再次集结进行赛前演练，完成最后的磨合。系列赛第一场定于周一晚上8:30在霜银银行中心 (Frost Bank Center) 开打，马刺在常规赛取得了32胜8负的主场战绩，而在对阵波特兰的首轮系列赛中，他们在主场取得了2胜1负。
在击败球风强硬的波特兰后，马刺队除了在战略层面做了大量工作外，还获得了急需的休息时间，包括上周三和周六的全天休整。
卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 是马刺队第一场比赛伤病名单上唯一的球员。这位新秀前锋因右脚扭伤出战成疑。
“考虑到球员们在赛季这个阶段所经历的消耗，我不敢用‘健康’这个词，但我可以说，我们预计所有人都能出战，”约翰逊表示。
森林狼队的情况则大不相同，他们在常规赛客场战绩为23胜18负，但在季后赛首轮客场仅取得1胜2负。
森林狼主帅克里斯·芬奇 (Chris Finch) 在周六表示，四届全明星后卫安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 在4月25日以112-96击败丹佛的第四场比赛中左膝骨挫伤，目前仍处于“每周观察”状态，但森林狼在周日将其状态提升为出战成疑。
爱德华兹的后场搭档丹特·迪文琴佐 (Donte DiVincenzo) 在同一场比赛中遭遇跟腱受伤，将缺席余下的季后赛。
后卫阿约·多孙穆 (Ayo Dosunmu) 在第四场比赛中表现出色，砍下职业生涯最高的43分。他在周六参加了部分训练，目前处于“每日观察”状态。森林狼在周日也将其状态提升为出战成疑。
森林狼希望爱德华兹能在对阵马刺的系列赛后期回归。他在对阵丹佛的系列赛中场均得到18.5分、6.8个篮板和3.0次助攻，而常规赛场均数据为28.8分、5.0个篮板和3.7次助攻。
“在系列赛开始前，我就觉得这组对决真正的赢家会是圣安东尼奥，因为这两支球队都会让对方脱一层皮，事实也确实如此，”芬奇在丹佛的第六场比赛后说道。
“我不确定在去圣安东尼奥之前，我们还剩下多少战斗力。”
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Spurs well-prepared, well-rested for second-round clash with Timberwol
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (3), center Luke Kornet (7), guard Devin Vassell (24) and guard De’aaron Fox (4) walk off the court for a timeout during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of a first-round NBA playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. The Spurs fell 106-103, evening the series at 1-1.
Whether the 2025-26 Spurs will rank as one of the greatest teams in franchise history remains to be seen.
But one thing is certain as they prepare for the second round of the playoffs: The squad is already one of club’s tightest ever.
“Guys like being around each other,” two-time All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox said. “Guys like hanging out.”
After wrapping up their first-round series against Portland at home last Tuesday night, the second-seeded Spurs have had plenty of time to enjoy each other on the practice court. On Sunday, they completed their third practice in the last four days, a stretch that allowed them to cover a lot of ground in preparation for facing No. 6 Minnesota in the Western Conference semifinals.
“It gives us time,” Fox said after Sunday’s workout of eliminating the Trail Blazers in just five games.
The Spurs’ preparation for the Timberwolves began with a look back at how they fared against Portland in a number of different categories.
“We had goals, what we wanted to hold them to as far as second-chance points, transition (points), points in the paint,” Fox said. “We reflected on that. It took us a day or two to think about what we just did. And at that time, we didn’t know who we were playing (next), so we worried about our base and what we do.”
But after Minnesota advanced to the second round with a 110-98 win over Denver in Game 6 on Thursday night, the Spurs’ focus shifted to the Timberwolves.
“We set (new) goals, talked about them and we had a few days to prepare for them,” Fox said. “It was kind of like the NFL. We had a defensive day, our offensive day, we installed some things, and I think we are prepared.”
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said the increase in practice time during the playoffs has allowed him and his assistants to cover some areas they might have skipped over or may not have been able to focus on as much in the regular season.
“The more time, the more nuances. You can talk about hypotheticals,” Johnson said. “You can talk about adjustments and counters and things you may want to move on to or may see that isn’t necessarily one of the main things.”
The Spurs have a final tuneup when they meet again Monday morning at the Victory Capital Performance Center for a walkthrough. Game 1 is set for 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Frost Bank Center, where the Spurs went 2-1 against Portland after finishing the regular season with a 32-8 home mark.
In addition to getting a lot of work done strategy-wise after beating physical Portland, the Spurs had much-needed time to rest, including full days off Saturday and last Wednesday.
Carter Bryant was the only player listed on the Spurs injury report for Game 1. The rookie forward is questionable with a right foot sprain.
“I wouldn’t dare to use the word ‘healthy’ just because of what guys are going through at this point in the season, but I’ll say we expect everyone to be available,” Johnson said.
It’s a much different story for the Timberwolves, who were 1-2 on the road in the first round after going 23-18 away from the Target Center in the regular season.
Minnesota coach Chris Finch on Saturday said four-time All-Star guard Anthony Edwards remained “week to week” after suffering a bone bruise in his left knee during the 112-96 win over Denver in Game 4 on April 25, but the Timberwolves upgraded him to questionable on Sunday.
Edwards’s backourt mate, Donte DiVincenzo, is out for the remainder of the postseason after he suffered an Achilles tendon injury in that same game.
Guard Ayo Dosunmu, who stepped up in a big way with a career-high 43 points in Game 4, is “more day to day” after he had limited participation in practice Saturday. Minnesota upgraded him to questionable Sunday.
Minnesota hopes Edwards, who averaged 18.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 3.0 assists against Denver after averaging 28.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists in the regular season, will return later in the series against the Spurs.
“Before the series started here, I figured the real winner of this series was going to be San Antonio because both of these teams were going to take a lot of pieces out of each other, and they did,” Finch said after Game 6 in Denver.
“I’m not sure what we have left standing before we go down there.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News