By Jared Weiss, Marcus Thompson II and Jon Krawczynski | The Athletic, 2026-05-09 04:36:00
《The Athletic》正在直播 尼克斯对阵 76 人第四场 的比赛，此役属于 2026 年 NBA 东部半决赛。
周五晚上，圣安东尼奥马刺队克服了明尼苏达森林狼队敌对的主场氛围、安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 的全力冲击，以及球星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 的犯规麻烦，以 115-108 艰难取胜，在西部半决赛系列赛中取得 2-1 的领先。
马刺队主帅米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 在第四节孤注一掷，尽管文班亚马在比赛还剩 6 分钟时已身背 5 次犯规，仍让他留在场上。事实证明这无关紧要，因为文班亚马在最后时刻统治了比赛。他全场砍下 39 分、15 个篮板、5 次盖帽，最关键的是，他一直将犯规数控制在 5 次直到终场。
文班亚马填满数据栏的表现盖过了爱德华兹的英雄主义。这位森林狼球星在整个季后赛期间一直受到膝伤困扰，本场是他系列赛首次首发出场。他出战 40 分钟，得到 32 分、14 个篮板并送出 6 次助攻。
文班亚马得到了充足的支援，马刺队另外四名球员得分上双，其中达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 得到 17 分。森林狼方面，纳兹·里德 (Naz Reid) 得到 18 分，杰登·麦克丹尼尔斯 (Jaden McDaniels) 贡献 17 分，力挺爱德华兹的努力。
尽管开局惨淡，前 12 次投篮全部打铁，但森林狼队还是咬住了比分。鲁迪·戈贝尔 (Rudy Gobert) 在第一节还剩 5 分 08 秒时的补篮止住了颓势，将比分追至 3-14。
第四场比赛将于周日在明尼阿波利斯进行。
以下是本场比赛的关键要点。
文班亚马打爆了比赛
文班亚马终于迎来了他的接管时刻，这是一场将身体对抗与技术完美结合的大师级表演，也是他职业生涯最伟大的表现之一。根据 Stathead 的数据，他成为历史上第五位在季后赛中拿到 39 分、15 篮板和 5 盖帽的球员，加入了沙奎尔·奥尼尔 (Shaquille O’Neal)、哈基姆·奥拉朱旺 (Hakeem Olajuwon)、卡里姆·阿卜杜勒-贾巴尔 (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) 和威尔特·张伯伦 (Wilt Chamberlain)（非官方统计）的行列。他在身背五犯的情况下打满了关键时刻，且没有让森林狼占到太多便宜。与此同时，他将戈贝尔拉出禁区并彻底打爆，尤其是在比赛末段。无论是单打突破、通过掩护拉出投三分，还是在低位取分，文班亚马无所不能。
这种表现正是成为联盟顶级球星的必备素质。他不仅仅是一个优秀体系中的重要齿轮，更是一个能单枪匹马打爆比赛的人。他整晚都在这么做。这是他职业生涯的代表作，既体现在他的统治力上，也体现在他控制犯规留在场上的能力上。—— 贾里德·韦斯 (Jared Weiss)，马刺随队记者
这轮系列赛展现了季后赛应有的一切
文班亚马和爱德华兹在超级巨星的史诗级对决中针锋相对。麦克丹尼尔斯和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 发生了摩擦。裁判托尼·布罗德斯 (Tony Brothers) 甚至对森林狼主帅克里斯·芬奇 (Chris Finch) 穷追不舍。
你没看错。当马刺在半场附近包夹爱德华兹时，芬奇抱怨裁判漏判。芬奇叫了暂停后，布罗德斯没有吹技术犯规，而是对着芬奇大吼。片刻之后，当芬奇离开战术板走向布罗德斯时，这位裁判竟然需要人拉着才能冷静下来。
西部半决赛的强度急剧上升。在马刺赢下第三场后，这种强度只会进一步升级。森林狼将不顾一切地想要扳平比分，而他们有两名球员刚刚经历了低迷的表现。麦克丹尼尔斯和朱利叶斯·兰德尔 (Julius Randle) 合计 34 投仅 8 中。
双方的防守都极具侵略性和身体对抗。马刺队窒息了明尼苏达的进攻，让主队全场命中率仅为 38.4%。森林狼始终无法解决文班亚马这个难题，他极大地削弱了森林狼的内线存在感。明尼苏达在首轮曾对阵丹佛时单场禁区得分超过 60 分，而本场禁区得分仅为 38 分。马刺队紧贴对手，不断下手掏球，包夹爱德华兹，并将所有进攻引导向文班亚马。而文班亚马则试图封盖一切。
森林狼在防守端大部分时间表现得相当强悍。如果不算文班亚马，马刺队的投篮命中率仅为 38.8%。然而，森林狼在进攻端同样拿他没办法。—— 马库斯·汤普森二世 (Marcus Thompson II)，NBA 资深记者
爱德华兹倾其所有
爱德华兹失去了往常的爆发力。他无法加速过人并腾空而起，隐隐作痛的膝盖不允许他这么做。但他似乎并不在意。
爱德华兹重回首发阵容，打破了预设的分钟限制，向马刺发起了全力冲击。他在 41 分钟内 26 投 12 中，并送出 6 次助攻。尽管远未达到 100% 的状态，但这表现令人动容。
在出人意料地复出参加本系列赛后，爱德华兹在前两场比赛中被限制在 24 分钟。在第三场比赛中，他在第四节似乎有些体力不支。他在末节仅得到 2 分，直到比赛大局已定时才投中一记三分，森林狼的进攻火力终究无法与马刺抗衡。
在爱德华兹抢下的 14 个篮板中，几乎每一个都是在人群中拼抢出来的。他在第一节末段的两个三分球帮助森林狼抹平了早早落后的 15 分分差，他所带动的牵制力也为队友创造了空间。
但麦克丹尼尔斯 22 投仅 5 中，兰德尔 12 投 3 中，无法在关键时刻给他们伤痕累累的领袖提供足够的支援。
森林狼队向来擅长背水一战。现在他们总比分 1-2 落后，面临着周日那场实质上的生死战。—— 乔恩·克劳钦斯基 (Jon Krawczynski)，森林狼随队记者
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Victor Wembanyama was a cheat code as Spurs take 2-1 lead over Timberwolves: Takeaways
The Athletic has live coverage of Knicks vs. 76ers Game 4 in the 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals.
The San Antonio Spurs overcame a hostile Minnesota Timberwolves crowd, a full dose of Anthony Edwards, and foul trouble to star Victor Wembanyama on Friday night, battling to a 115-108 victory and a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson rolled the dice in the fourth quarter, leaving Wembanyama in the game despite his star carrying five fouls with six minutes to go. It didn’t matter, as Wembanyama dominated down the stretch. He finished with 39 points, 15 rebounds, five blocks and, crucially, just the five fouls.
Wembanyama’s box-score-filling performance overcame the heroics of Edwards. The Wolves’ star, who has been limited by knee pain throughout the playoffs, started for the first time this series. He played 40 minutes, scoring 32 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and dishing out six assists.
Wembanyama received plenty of support, as four other Spurs players scored in double figures, led by De’Aaron Fox’s 17. Naz Reid scored 18, and Jaden McDaniels chipped in 17 to back Edwards’ effort.
The Timberwolves made this a game despite a brutal start, missing their first 12 field goal attempts. Rudy Gobert’s put-back with 5:08 left in the first quarter stopped the skid and pulled Minnesota within 14-3.
Game 4 is Sunday in Minneapolis.
Here are the key takeaways.
Wembanyama broke the game
Wembanyama finally had his takeover game, and it was a masterful threading of physicality and skill that became one of the greatest performances of his career. He became the fifth player ever with his stat line of 39 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in a playoff game, joining Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain (unofficially), per Stathead. He managed to survive all of crunch time with five fouls and didn’t let the Wolves take too much advantage of that. Meanwhile, he dragged Gobert out of the paint and completely cooked, especially down the stretch. Whether it was driving in isolation situations, setting up flare actions to spot up for 3, or just getting buckets from the post, Wembanyama did it all.
This was the kind of performance you need to have to be considered one of the best players in the game. He was not just a great cog in a good system, but someone who broke the game single-handedly. That’s what he did all night. This was the defining performance of his career, both in his dominance and ability to stay on the floor. — Jared Weiss, Spurs writer
This series is everything the playoffs should be about
Wembanyama and Edwards went toe-to-toe in an epic joust of superstars. McDaniels and Stephon Castle got into it. Referee Tony Brothers went after Timberwolves coach Chris Finch.
You read that right. Finch complained about a foul not being called as the Spurs trapped Edwards near half court. After Finch called a timeout, Brothers didn’t call a technical foul. Instead, he yelled at Finch. And moments later, after Finch left his huddle to head toward Brothers, the referee had to be held back.
The intensity of these Western Conference semifinals picked up dramatically. And after the Spurs’ Game 3 win, it only figures to turn up another notch. The Wolves will be desperate to even the series and will have two players coming off duds. McDaniels and Julius Randle combined to shoot 8-of-34 from the field.
The defense on both sides is physical and aggressive. The Spurs have suffocated Minnesota’s offense, holding the hosts to 38.4 percent from the field. The Wolves have not solved Wembanyama, who is significantly diminishing their inside presence. Minnesota, the same squad that torched Denver for more than 60 points in a game in the first round, had just 38 points in the paint. The Spurs are up on them, swiping at the ball, trapping Edwards and funneling all action to Wembanyama. And he’s trying to block everything.
The Timberwolves were, for the most part, formidable on defense. The Spurs shot 38.8 percent from the field — if you take away Wembanyama. Minnesota couldn’t figure him out on the offensive end either. — Marcus Thompson II, NBA senior writer
Edwards emptied the tank
Edwards doesn’t have the explosion he normally does. He can’t turn the corner and elevate. His aching knees won’t allow it. But he just doesn’t seem to care.
Edwards returned to the starting lineup, blew by whatever preset minutes limit there was for him and threw everything he had at the Spurs. He made 12 of 26 shots and had six assists in 41 minutes, an inspiring effort even though he was nowhere close to 100 percent.
Edwards was limited to 24 minutes in the first two games after surprising everyone and returning for the start of this series. In Game 3, he didn’t seem to have quite enough gas in the fourth quarter. He scored only 2 points in the final frame before a late 3 with the score already decided, and the Wolves just couldn’t quite generate enough offense to match the Spurs.
Of the 14 rebounds Edwards grabbed, almost every one of them seemed to be in traffic. His two 3s at the end of the first quarter helped the Wolves erase an early 15-point deficit, and the gravity he commanded opened things up for his teammates.
But McDaniels was 5-of-22 and Randle was 3-of-12 from the floor, unable to give their banged-up leader enough support down the stretch.
The Wolves have always played their best with their backs against the wall. Now they’re down 2-1 and facing what is essentially a must-win game Sunday. — Jon Krawczynski, Timberwolves writer
By Jared Weiss, Marcus Thompson II and Jon Krawczynski, via The Athletic