By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-07 02:13:50
2026年5月6日周三，在圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心举行的西部半决赛第二场比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (3) 在场上做出反应。
在周三晚上马刺以133-95狂胜森林狼的比赛上半场末段，当马刺的德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 和迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 夹击这位森林狼的全明星后卫时，安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 根本没有机会。
两人教科书式的窒息包夹导致了爱德华兹的失误，随后哈珀助攻瓦塞尔完成快攻扣篮，在比赛还剩24.3秒时将马刺的领先优势扩大到59-34。
这一回合缩影了马刺在西部半决赛第二场中令人窒息的防守努力。
目前系列赛大比分战成1-1平，接下来的两场比赛将移师明尼阿波利斯。第三场比赛将于周五晚上8:30在标靶中心球馆举行。
在周一的第一场比赛中，明尼苏达森林狼以104-102击败马刺，展现了更强的侵略性。瓦塞尔在赛前的录像课后告诉记者，教练组传达的信息很简单：“打得更强硬，更多地主动寻求身体接触。”
他们以一种凶猛的方式执行了这些指令。
“我们看了录像，意识到我们之前的对抗强度完全没给够，让他们打得太舒服了，”瓦塞尔表示，“所以这是教练最强调的一点，就是让他们感到不舒服，贴身防守，增加对抗，而这正是我们所做的。”
圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 谈及第二场胜利中的防守表现：“我喜欢每个人都互相补位的感觉。今晚看起来这套体系运转得非常出色。” pic.twitter.com/5qpn6D50Po
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) 2026年5月7日
从比赛一开始，马刺在防守端就显得毫不留情。他们首节将明尼苏达限制在17分，次节限制在18分，半场结束时以59-35遥遥领先。这是马刺自2016年西部半决赛第一场领先俄克拉荷马城（73-40）以来，季后赛半场最大领先分差。
这也是马刺自2013年西部决赛第二场加时93-89战胜孟菲斯的比赛（半场失31分）以来，在季后赛上半场失分最少的一次。
据马刺电台播音员丹·魏斯 (Dan Weiss) 透露，35分也创下了森林狼本赛季的新低，并追平了其102场季后赛历史上第四低的半场得分。马刺将森林狼上半场的投篮命中率限制在29.8%，这是森林狼队史季后赛的最差纪录。
“我们全方位被击败了，就这么简单，”森林狼前锋朱利叶斯·兰德尔 (Julius Randle) 说道，他在第一场砍下21分后，本场仅得12分，“这场比赛没什么好说的。他们在拼抢上比我们更积极，对抗比我们更强硬，执行力更好，防守更出色，能量更充足。他们在这场比赛的方方面面都击败了我们。”
森林狼主帅克里斯·芬奇 (Chris Finch) 在描述球队遭遇时则更加言简意赅。
“我告诉他们，我们刚被人打爆了，”芬奇说。
本赛季当马刺将对手得分限制在100分以下时，战绩提升至15胜0负，其中包括季后赛的4胜0负。
“防守表现非常稳定，”当被问及对马刺执行防守计划最满意的地方时，主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说道。
“对抗和身体接触处于合适的水平，沟通协作紧密，球员们能预判队友的动作，而且整体准备非常充分。”
在马刺全场的围追堵截和包夹下，森林狼出现了22次失误，其中爱德华兹贡献了4次，这为马刺转化成了19分。马刺全场完成13次抢断，共有8名球员有抢断入账。爱德华兹全场13投5中，三分球5投1中仅得12分，而他在第一场从膝伤复出时曾砍下18分。
“我们的侵略性正处于我们想要的水平，”领衔马刺全队砍下21分的后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 说道，“我们觉得在第一场比赛中，他们发起进攻太容易了，进攻端打得很舒服。我认为面对他们拥有的那些得分手，我们不能允许这种情况发生。”
文班亚马在第一场比赛中送出了创NBA季后赛纪录的12次盖帽。他在周三的比赛中仅有两次盖帽，但他得到了队友们的鼎力支持，包括卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 的三次盖帽，以及凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 和朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 各一次盖帽。
“我喜欢每个人都互相补位的感觉。今晚看起来这套体系运转得非常出色，”文班亚马说道，他本场还贡献了19分和15个篮板。
首节结束哨响前，凯尔登在底线封盖了阿约·多孙穆 (Ayo Dosunmu) 试图进行的12英尺突破抛射，这一球点燃了弗罗斯特银行中心19,185名满座观众的热情。
这位NBA年度最佳第六人在跑向马刺更衣室通道时，通过纵情尖叫和展示肌肉来庆祝这次封盖。
“这就是我们需要的那种能量，”瓦塞尔说，“在进攻端，你知道凯尔登能做什么，但当你在防守端也投入其中，送出盖帽、完成防守并给对手对抗时，那是具有感染力的，会带动全队。”
“我们今天打了一场伟大的比赛，很好地执行了比赛计划，但今天过后我们就得把它抛在脑后，为在明尼苏达进行的第三场比赛做好准备，因为我们知道到时候情况会大不相同。”
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How Spurs’ outstanding defensive play keyed rout of Wolves in Game 2
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (3) reacts during Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
Anthony Edwards didn’t stand a chance when the Spurs’ Devin Vassell and Dylan Harper converged on the All-Star guard late in the first half of Wednesday night’s 133-95 thrashing of the Timberwolves.
The duo’s suffocating textbook trap led to a turnover that resulted in Harper feeding Vassell for a running dunk that lifted the Spurs to a 59-34 lead with 24.3 seconds left.
The play encapsulated the Spurs’ smothering defensive effort in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals.
The series, knotted at 1-1, shifts to Minneapolis for the next two games. Game 3 is 8:30 p.m. Friday at Target Center.
Minnesota was the aggressor in beating the Spurs 104-102 in Game 1 on Monday. Vassell told reporters after a film session before the game the message from the coaching staff was simple: “Be more physical, initiate contact more.”
They carried out those instructions in a ferocious manner.
“We looked at the film and we realized we left a lot of physicality on the table and let them just feel way too comfortable,” Vassell said. “And so that was one of the coaches’ biggest emphasis, just make them feel uncomfortable, get into them, be physical, and that’s exactly what we did.”
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama on the defensive effort in a Game 2 win: “I love how everyone had everybody’s back. Tonight looked like a system that worked.” pic.twitter.com/5qpn6D50Po
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From the get-go, the Spurs were relentless on the defensive end. They limited Minnesota to 17 points in the first quarter and 18 in the second on their way to a commanding 59-35 halftime lead, the club’s largest at the intermission in a playoff game since they led Oklahoma City 73-40 in Game 1 of the 2016 Western Conference semifinals.
It was the least amount of points the Spurs have yielded in the first half of a playoff game since they gave up 31 against Memphis in a 93-89 overtime victory in Game 2 of the 2013 Western Conference Finals.
The 35 points also marked a season low for Minnesota and tied for the fourth fewest in their 102-game playoff history, per Spurs radio broadcaster Dan Weiss. The Spurs held the Timberwolves to 29.8% shooting from the field in the first half, their worst in playoff history.
“We got beat in every way possible, it’s as simple as that,” said Minnesota forward Julius Randle, who scored 12 points after tallying 21 in Game 1. “There’s not really much to say from this game. They outhustled us, out-physicaled us, executed, played better defensively, more energy. They just beat us in every way in this game."
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was more succinct in describing what happened to his team.
“I told them we just got punked,” Finch said.
The Spurs improved to 15-0 for the season, including 4-0 in the playoffs, when holding an opponent under 100 points.
“It was very consistent,” coach Mitch Johnson said when asked what pleased him most about the way the Spurs executed their defensive game plan.
“It had an appropriate level of physicality and contact, connectivity with communication, and guys anticipating what their teammates were going to do, and then just overall readiness.”
With the Spurs swarming and trapping throughout, the Timberwolves committed 22 turnovers, including four by Edwards, leading to 19 points for the home team. The Spurs finished with 13 steals, with eight players recording at least one, and limited Edwards to just 12 points on 5 of 13 from the field and 1 of 5 from 3-point range after he scored 18 in his return from a knee injury in Game 1.
“Our aggressiveness was right where we wanted it to be,” said Spurs guard Stephon Castle, who led the Spurs with 21 points. “We felt like in Game 1 they got to their actions a little too easy and they were very comfortable offensively. So I just think with the scorers they have, we can’t allow that.”
Wembanyama recorded an NBA playoff-record 12 blocks in Game 1. He finished with two Wednesday, but he got plenty of help from his teammates, including Luke Kornet with three blocks and Keldon Johnson and Julian Champagnie with one apiece.
“I love how everyone had everybody’s back. Tonight looked like a system that worked,” said Wembanyama, who also had 19 points and 15 rebounds.
Johnson’s block from behind of Ayo Dosunmu’s attempted 12-foot driving baseline floater at the first quarter buzzer electrified the sellout crowd of 19,185 at the Frost Bank Center.
The NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year punctuated the rejection by screaming at the top of his lungs and flexing his muscles as he ran into the tunnel leading to the Spurs locker room.
“That’s the energy we need,” Vassell said. "Offensively, you know what KJ can do, but when you do that defensively and you’re into them and you’re getting blocks and you’re getting stops and you’re hitting people, that’s infectious, that’s contagious.
“We had a great game today, great way to execute the game plan, but we got to put it to bed after today and get ready for Game 3 in Minnesota because we know it’s going to be different.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News