By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-05-07 11:00:00
第一场比赛战至最后一刻，马刺队因朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 错失压哨绝杀而惜败。赛后，球员们并没有垂头丧气，也没有自我否定，而是迫切地想要观看比赛录像，并在进入第二场比赛前做出必要的调整。
据 Corporate Knowledge 的马修·泰南 (Matthew Tynan) 报道，马刺传奇教练格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 参加了录像分析课。维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在赛后新闻发布会上提到了波波维奇，并引用道：“当你赢球时，你并没有自己想象的那么出色；而当你输球时，你也没有自己想象的那么糟糕。”
无论从第一场的分析中得出了什么结论，马刺队深知他们必须在第二场全力出击。而他们也确实做到了。
马刺队的防守让森林狼队感到窒息，首节仅让对手得到17分，半场结束时也仅让其拿到35分，这让银黑军团确立了24分的领先优势。
下半场开场仅两分钟，马刺队就将领先优势扩大到了29分。此时，文班亚马、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 和迪阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 各自砍下14分。这种均衡的火力分布构成了球队的进攻体系，他们继续统治着对阵明尼苏达的比赛。
安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 连续第二场比赛替补出场，在24分钟的上场时间里仅得到12分。
上半场一分未得的尚帕尼在第三节命中四记三分球，帮助马刺队彻底锁定了胜局。
第四节初，马刺队的领先优势扩大到40分，双方都换下了主力。乔丹·麦克劳林 (Jordan McLaughlin) 和凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk) 打满了常规时间的最后10分钟。林迪·沃特斯三世 (Lindy Waters III) 在比赛还剩8分23秒时登场。甚至比斯马克·比永博 (Bismack Biyombo) 和梅森·普拉姆利 (Mason Plumlee) 也在最后3分12秒替换下卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 和哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 上场亮相。
赛后，主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 赞扬了球队在防守端的“延续性、身体对抗和对抗强度”，并补充说，尽管失去了主场优势，但球队已经为今晚的比赛做好了准备。
球队现在将前往明尼阿波利斯参加周五晚上的第三场比赛。他们需要带着这场胜利的势头继续前进，而不能固步自封。作为客队，他们将面对整座球馆的压力。虽然他们曾在波特兰客场挑战过波特兰开拓者队，但明尼苏达的观众显然会更加喧闹且充满敌意。他们现在必须为接下来的挑战做好准备。
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Open Thread: What a difference one game can make
Game 1 went down to the wire, the Spurs lost on a missed Champagnie buzzer beater. Afterwards, there was no heads hung, no self deprication, just an urgency to watch film and make the necessary adjustments before heading into Game 2.
Matthew Tynan of Corporate Knowledge reported that Spurs legend Gregg Popovich sat in on the film sessions. Victor Wembanyama referenced Pop in his post game presser, mentioning “you’re never as good as you think when you win and you’re never as bad as you think when you lose.”
Whatever was deciphered from the analysis of Game 1, the Spurs know that had to come out swinging. And that’s exactly what they did.
The Spurs defense stiffled the Timberwolves, limiting them to 17 first quarter points and just 35 at the half, giving the Silver & Black a 24 point advantage.
Two minutes into the second half, the Spurs expanded their lead to 29 points. By then, Wembanyama, Castle, and Fox each had scored 14 points. The balanced distribution shaped the team’s attack as they continued to dominate Minnesota.
Anthony Edwards, coming off the bench for the second game in a row, was limited to 12 points in his twenty-four minutes.
Julian Champagnie, who went scoreless in the first half, hit four three-pointers in the third quarter as the Spurs shut down Minnesota.
Early in the fourth quarter the Spurs lead grew to 40 and both teams emptied their benches. Jordan McLaughlin and Kelly Olynyk played the final 10 minutes of regulation. Lindy Waters III joined them with 8:23 left in the game. Even Bismack Biyombo and Mason Plumlee got in on the action relieving Carter Bryant anfd Harrison Barnes for the final 3:12.
Afterwards, head coach Mitch Johnson praised the team’s defensive “consistency, physicality, and contact” adding that the team was ready for tonight’s game despite losing home court advantage.
The team now heads to Minneapolis for Game 3 on Friday night. They will need to carry the win without resting on their laurels. As visitors, they’ll have an arena against them. Although they faced the Trail Blazers in Portland, the Minnesota crowd will be even more vocal and uninviting. They now need to prepare for the challenge ahead.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock