By Raul Trey Lopez, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-05 16:40:18
肯德里克·帕金斯现在认为马刺甚至无法跨越明尼苏达这一关，更不用说赢得NBA总冠军了。
输球后的过度反应在ESPN的《First Take》早间节目中并不新鲜，而在圣安东尼奥马刺 (San Antonio Spurs) 输掉与明尼苏达森林狼 (Minnesota Timberwolves) 的首场比赛后，一位前NBA球员发表了相当激进的观点。
肯德里克·帕金斯 (Kendrick Perkins) 是一位由球员转型的媒体人/分析师，他盛赞了安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 在遭遇严重的膝伤仅几天后，作为替补登场所展现出的英勇表现。然而，他还是忍不住做出了过度反应。
“我知道我曾预测圣安东尼奥马刺会夺冠……我现在要说我错了……他们赢不了这轮系列赛，”帕金斯在周二的节目中说道。
这一大胆的言论让ESPN最著名的媒体人、《First Take》主持人史蒂芬·A·史密斯 (Stephen A. Smith) 露出了困惑的神情。
帕金斯坚持自己的观点，称森林狼拥有“巨星特质 (it factor)”，并且在面对维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 和马刺时，他们无所畏惧，准备迎接一切挑战。
帕金斯继续他的长篇大论，他表示森林狼那些身材高大且运动能力出众的防守者，如杰登·麦克丹尼尔斯 (Jaden McDaniels) 等人，将在整个系列赛中给马刺后卫德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 制造麻烦。这就是他选择“跳船（改变立场）”的原因。
相比之下，史蒂芬·A·史密斯的观点则出奇地克制。
“（帕金斯）我不会责怪你，因为说实话，你以前也预测错过，所以这没什么大不了的，”他说道。
史密斯认可了爱德华兹的表现以及森林狼赢得系列赛的能力，但他质疑文班亚马和福克斯在系列赛剩下的比赛中是否还会出现同样低效且失误频频的表现。
“我们真的认为那种情况会再次发生吗……我不知道，”他说道。
史密斯还补充道，森林狼在第四节末段表现挣扎，导致马刺缩小了分差，这让他感到不安，但他很期待看到周三进行的第二场比赛会如何展开。
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尽管如此，帕金斯再次重申了他的立场，并警告称第二场比赛对马刺的晋级前景至关重要。
“如果马刺赢不下第二场……他们将被横扫，”帕金斯说道。
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Kendrick Perkins says Spurs will lose series to Timberwolves
Kendrick Perkins now thinks the Spurs won’t even make it past Minnesota, let alone win the NBA championship.
Overreaction after a loss isn’t something new on ESPN’s “First Take” morning show, and an ex-NBA player had quite the hot take after the San Antonio Spurs dropped Game 1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Kendrick Perkins, a former player-turned media personality/analyst, heaped praise on Anthony Edwards for his valiant performance off the bench days after suffering a gruesome knee injury. However, he couldn’t help but overreact.
“I know I picked the San Antonio Spurs to win the championship … and I’m gonna say right now I was wrong … they’re not gonna win this series,” Perkins said on Tuesday’s show.
The bold statement drew a puzzled look from ESPN’s biggest personality and “First Take” host, Stephen A. Smith.
Perkins doubled down, saying the Timberwolves have the “it factor” and that they want all the smoke when it comes to playing Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs.
Continuing on his rant, Perkins said that the Timberwolves’ lengthy athletic defenders like Jaden McDaniels and others are going to give Spurs guards like De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle problems throughout this series. This reasoning is why he is “jumping off the porch.”
Now, for Stephen A. Smith, his take was surprisingly measured.
“(Perkins) I’m not gonna get on you because, to be honest, you’ve been wrong before, so it’s no big deal,” he said.
Smith acknowledged Edwards’ play and the Timberwolves’ ability to win the series, but he questioned whether Wembanyama and Fox would have similarly inefficient, turnover-riddled performances in the remaining games of the series.
“Do we really think that’s gonna happen again…I don’t know,” he said.
Smith also added that the Timberwolves’ late fourth-quarter struggles, which let the Spurs close the gap, had him uneasy, but he’s looking forward to seeing how Game 2 unfolds on Wednesday.
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Still, Perkins doubled down again, warning that Game 2 is pivotal for the Spurs’ chances to advance.
“If the Spurs don’t get Game 2…they’re going to get swept,” Perkins said.
By Raul Trey Lopez, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News