By Jared Weiss, Marcus Thompson II and Jon Krawczynski | The Athletic, 2026-05-09 04:36:00
《The Athletic》正在实时报道湖人对阵雷霆的第三场比赛，此役为2026年NBA季后赛西部半决赛的一部分。
周五晚上，圣安东尼奥马刺队顶住了明尼苏达森林狼队主场的狂热氛围，克服了安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 的全力冲击以及核心球星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 的犯规麻烦，最终以115-108力克对手，在西部半决赛中取得了2-1的总比分领先。
马刺队主帅米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 在第四节进行了一场豪赌：尽管文班亚马在比赛还剩6分钟时就背负了5次犯规，约翰逊仍决定让他留在场上。事实证明这一决定非常英明，文班亚马在比赛末段统治了攻防两端。他全场砍下39分、15个篮板和5次盖帽，最关键的是，他将犯规数成功控制在了5次。
文班亚马填满数据栏的表现盖过了爱德华兹的英雄主义演出。这位森林狼队的球星在整个季后赛期间一直受到膝伤困扰，本场比赛是他系列赛首次首发出场。他出战40分钟，贡献了32分、14个篮板和6次助攻。
文班亚马也得到了队友的有力支持，马刺队另有四人得分上双，其中德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 得到17分。森林狼方面，纳兹·里德 (Naz Reid) 拿下18分，杰登·麦克丹尼尔斯 (Jaden McDaniels) 贡献17分，合力支援爱德华兹。
尽管开局极其糟糕——前12次投篮全部打铁，但森林狼队还是将比赛悬念留到了最后。鲁迪·戈贝尔 (Rudy Gobert) 在第一节还剩5分08秒时的补篮得手终于打破了得分荒，将比分追至3-14。
双方的第四场较量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。
文班亚马打碎了比赛平衡
文班亚马终于迎来了他在系列赛中接管比赛的时刻，这是一场将身体天赋与篮球技术精妙结合的大师级表演，也成为了他职业生涯至今最伟大的表现之一。据 Stathead 统计，他成为了历史上第五位在季后赛中单场砍下至少39分、15个篮板和5次盖帽的球员，加入了沙奎尔·奥尼尔 (Shaquille O’Neal)、哈基姆·奥拉朱旺 (Hakeem Olajuwon)、卡里姆·阿卜杜尔-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5次犯规的情况下打满了关键时刻，且没有让森林狼队占到便宜。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、利用外切战术外线投射三分，还是在低位强吃得分，文班亚马无所不能。
这种表现正是成为联盟顶级球星的敲门砖。他不仅仅是一个优秀体系中的重要零件，而是一个能凭借一己之力打破比赛平衡的人。他整晚都在这么做。无论是在统治力还是在控制犯规留在场上的能力方面，这都是他职业生涯的代表作。 —— 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巅峰对决中针锋相对。麦克丹尼尔斯和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 发生了肢体冲突。裁判托尼·布罗瑟斯 (Tony Brothers) 甚至和森林狼主帅克里斯·芬奇 (Chris Finch) 杠上了。
你没看错。当马刺队在中场附近包夹爱德华兹时，芬奇抱怨裁判漏判。在芬奇叫了暂停后，布罗瑟斯并没有吹罚技术犯规，而是直接对着芬奇大吼。片刻之后，当芬奇离开战术板走向布罗瑟斯时，竟然是裁判需要被人拉住。
西部半决赛的强度显著提升。在马刺队赢下第三场后，这种火药味只会愈发浓烈。森林狼队将拼尽全力扳平比分，而他们有两名球员急需找回状态。麦克丹尼尔斯和朱利叶斯·兰德尔 (Julius Randle) 合计仅34投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，将主队的投篮命中率限制在38.4%。森林狼队始终无法破解文班亚马这个难题，他极大地削弱了森林狼的内线威力。这支曾在首轮对阵掘金时单场禁区得分超过60分的球队，本场禁区得分仅为38分。马刺队全员紧逼，不断下手掏球，包夹爱德华兹，并将所有进攻路线引向文班亚马。而文班亚马则试图封盖一切。
森林狼队的防守在大部分时间里其实非常出色。如果不算文班亚马，马刺队的投篮命中率仅为38.8%。然而，明尼苏达在进攻端同样拿他毫无办法。 —— 马库斯·汤普森二世 (Marcus Thompson II)，NBA资深撰稿人
爱德华兹倾其所有
爱德华兹失去了往常那种爆发力。他无法轻松过人并腾空而起，隐隐作痛的膝盖限制了他的发挥。但他似乎并不在意。
爱德华兹重回首发阵容，打破了之前为他设定的任何出场时间限制，倾尽全力冲击马刺队。他在41分钟内26投12中，得到32分并送出6次助攻。尽管远未达到100%的状态，但这表现足以令人动容。
在令人意外地复出参加系列赛前两场后，爱德华兹的出场时间被限制在24分钟。在第三场中，他在第四节显得有些体力不支。在比赛大局已定前的最后一次三分出手前，他在末节仅得2分，森林狼队的进攻火力终究无法匹配马刺。
在爱德华兹抢下的14个篮板中，几乎每一个都是在人堆中拼抢出来的。他在第一节末段的两个三分球帮助森林狼抹平了早期的15分分差，而他所带有的防守牵制力也为队友创造了空间。
然而，麦克丹尼尔斯全场22投仅5中，兰德尔12投3中，未能在关键时刻给他们伤痕累累的领袖足够的支援。
森林狼队总是在背水一战时表现得最出色。现在他们总比分1-2落后，周日的第四场比赛对他们来说已是必须拿下的生死战。 —— 乔恩·克劳钦斯基 (Jon Krawczynski)，森林狼随队记者
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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Victor Wembanyama was a cheat code as Spurs take 2-1 lead over Timberwolves: Takeaways
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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