By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-09 10:07:39
2026年5月8日，周五，在明尼阿波利斯标靶中心举行的西部半决赛第三场上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋卡特·布莱恩特 (11) 准备投篮。
明尼阿波利斯 —— 卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 并不在乎自己上场了多少分钟，只要他能产生影响力。
“最重要的事情就是赢球，”他说道，“我该如何影响比赛的胜负？”
在这一场如同肉搏战般的季后赛中，这位20岁的新秀前锋确实做到了。在周五马刺115-108击败森林狼的西部半决赛第三场比赛中，他仅出场8分钟，就凭借三分球2投2中贡献了6分，正负值达到+7。
布莱恩特在第二节登场，心态非常平静。
“对我来说，就是要明白球场上发生的任何事情，希望都不会对你作为一个人的本质造成伤害，”这位来自加利福尼亚州的球员说道，“所以你要理解比赛的起伏和波动。这就是篮球。这和我从五六岁起就开始玩的比赛是一样的。”
心态放松后，布莱恩特把握住了机会。他的两记远投发生在第二节仅1分35秒的时间跨度内，当时马刺队和森林狼队正处于拉锯战，半场结束时双方战成51-51平。
“我认为最重要的是上场并完成我的工作，”布莱恩特在接受《圣安东尼奥新闻快报》采访时表示，“有时需要我投进那两个球，有时我可能会投丢，但我会在防守端表现得很出色。所以就是要明白，你不能让自己脱离比赛。就是这么简单。”
布莱恩特的表现算是一种反弹。在周三马刺队以133-95大胜的第二场比赛中，他在第四节罚丢了两记罚球，以一种苦涩的方式结束了比赛。
“这就是篮球。有些事会如你所愿，有些则不然，”他说道，“你必须继续前进。”
马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，周五的比赛是这位14号秀完美执行教练组要求的典范。
“当他打得充满活力、对抗性和清晰度时——所谓清晰度就是打得有身体接触且极具侵略性——他表现得很棒，”约翰逊说道，“我们并不指望他成为一名决策者，去处理层层递进的阅读，或者思考如何应对复杂的战术体系。我们希望他打得快速、直接且充满对抗，他做到了，而且他很有天赋。”
“所以球会找到他，他投进了一些球，还能在快攻中通过空切完成扣篮。当你做好基础工作和简单的事情时，这些就会发生。他一直信任这一点，并从中获得了成功。考虑到他环顾全联盟，作为一名新秀能在季后赛中打上如此有意义的轮换时间，这确实非常了不起。”
森林狼主帅与裁判发生争执
明尼苏达主教练克里斯·芬奇 (Chris Finch) 和裁判托尼·布罗德斯 (Tony Brothers) 在第四节发生了激烈争吵。
森林狼的球员们上前拉开了两人。
“我想要暂停，我说我想要回那3秒钟。他显然听到了，他看了我一眼但没理我，继续让比赛进行，险些让我们出现失误，”芬奇在赛后媒体采访中说道，“他失控了。”
“然后我过去问他球要在哪里发出来，他却因为这个对我大吼大叫。所以，他的行为完全不专业。”
明尼苏达全明星球员安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 淡化了这次冲突。
“这是最高水平的竞争，”爱德华兹说道，“我们想赢，芬奇也想赢。托尼·布罗德斯就是托尼·布罗德斯。我们都爱他，所以这里一切都好。”
马刺队的斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 和森林狼队的杰登·麦克丹尼尔斯 (Jaden McDaniels) 在下半场也发生了短暂冲突。在第三节还剩4分18秒时，两人发生对峙，各领到一次技术犯规。
这是卡斯尔在季后赛中的第二次技术犯规。这位二年级后卫此前曾在首轮第四场末段与波特兰全明星球员丹尼·阿夫迪亚 (Deni Avdija) 发生冲突，双方各领到一次技术犯规。
马刺在敌对环境中茁壮成长
在第二场以95-133惨败后，爱德华兹曾预测森林狼球迷在标靶中心的第三场比赛会“非常亢奋”。
“他们会喝得烂醉，东倒西歪。现场会吵得要命，”这位全明星后卫说道。
他说得没错，但马刺队并没有被吓倒。
“客场比赛总是很吵，总是充满敌意，”前锋德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 说道，“每当他们打出进攻高潮，现场就会陷入疯狂。所以，能够压制住这些反扑，让他们安静下来，并最终带走胜利，你肯定会喜欢这种感觉。”
这场胜利是马刺队自2022年10月24日以来首次在明尼阿波利斯赢球，终结了在标靶中心的七连败。
马刺队在季后赛客场取得了3胜0负的战绩，而他们在常规赛的客场战绩为29胜12负。
文班亚马的俏皮话
马刺球星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在周五赛后被问及身上新增的抓痕时，展现了他的幽默感。
“这总会发生的。毕竟，他们是狼，”在他砍下39分、15个篮板和5次盖帽的惊人表现后，他打趣道。
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How Carter Bryant made the most of limited time in Spurs’ win
San Antonio Spurs forward Carter Bryant (11) gets ready to make a shot during the first half of Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals at Target Center in Minneapolis, Friday, May 8, 2026.
MINNEAPOLIS — Carter Bryant doesn’t care how many minutes he logs so long as he has an impact.
“The biggest thing is just winning," he said. “How can I impact winning?”
In a back-alley brawl of a playoff game, the 20-year-old rookie forward did just that, registering six points on 2-of-2 from 3-point territory and a plus-7 rating in just eight minutes of the Spurs’ 115-108 victory over the Timberwolves on Friday in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals.
Bryant entered the game in the second period with a serene mindset.
“For myself, it’s just understanding there’s nothing that’s going to go down on that floor hopefully that’s going to be harmful to you as a human being,” the Californian said. “So you just understand the ebbs and flows of the game, the ups and downs of the game. It’s basketball. It’s the same game I’ve been playing since I’ve been 5, 6 years old.”
With his mind at ease, Bryant met the moment. His two field goals from distance came in the span of 1:35 in the second quarter when the Spurs and Timberwolves were going back and forth on their way to a 51-51 tie at halftime.
“I think the biggest thing is just coming in and just doing my job,” Bryant told the San Antonio Express-News. “Sometimes it calls for me to hit those two shots. Sometimes I miss those two shots, but I’m playing spectacular defense on the other end. So it’s just understanding you can’t allow yourself to get out of the game. Just something as simple as that.”
Carter’s effort was a bounce-back performance of sorts after he ended Game 2 on a sour note by missing a pair of free throws in the fourth quarter of the Spurs’ 133-95 win on Wednesday at the Frost Bank Center.
“It’s basketball. Stuff’s going to go your way, stuff’s not going to go your way,” he said. “You have to keep going.”
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said Friday’s game was an example of the 14th overall pick doing exactly what the coaching staff wants from him.
“When he plays with activity, physicality and clarity, and the clarity is to play physical and to play aggressive, he’s great,” Johnson said. "We aren’t looking for him to be a decision-maker where he’s processing layered reads and figuring out how to navigate exotic schemes. We want him to play fast and direct and physical and he’s doing that and he’s talented.
“So then the ball finds him and he makes some shots and he gets out and he gets to dunk off a cut. Those things that happen when you do some of the fundamentals and the simple things and he’s continued to trust that and he’s had success in that. And it’s pretty remarkable when he looks around the league and he’s a rookie playing meaningful minutes in a playoff series.”
Wolves coach spars with ref
Minnesota coach Chris Finch and referee Tony Brothers got into a heated exchange in the fourth quarter.
Finch’s players stepped in to separate the two.
"I wanted the timeout, and I said I want my three seconds back. He clearly heard me. He looked my way and ignored me, went on with the play, almost cost us a turnover,” Finch said in his postgame media session. “He lost it.
“Then I went to ask him where the ball was going to be taken in, and he was screaming at me for that. So, completely unprofessional behavior by him.”
Minnesota All-Star Anthony Edwards downplayed the altercation.
“It’s competition at the highest level,” Edwards said. “We want to win. Finchy wants to win. Tony Brothers is Tony Brothers. We all love him, so it’s all good here.”
The Spurs’ Stephon Castle and the Timberwolves’ Jaden McDaniels also had a short dustup in the second half, with each picking up a technical foul after they squared off with 4:18 left in the third quarter.
It was Castle’s second technical foul of the playoffs. The second-year guard and Portland All-Star Deni Avdija got his with double technicals for their altercation late in Game 4 in the first round.
Spurs thrive in hostile environment
After Minnesota’s 133-95 loss in Game 2, Edwards predicted Timberwolves fans would be “turnt up” for Game 3 at Target Center.
"They gonna be falling all over drunk as hell. They gonna be loud as hell in there,” the All-Star guard said.
He was right, but the Spurs weren’t fazed.
“Road games. It’s always loud. It’s always obnoxious,” forward Devin Vassell said. “Every single time they go on a run, they’re always going crazy. So, to be able to shut those runs down, be able to quiet them and ultimately come out with a win, you got to love it.”
The win was the Spurs’ first in Minneapolis since Oct. 24, 2022, snapping a seven-game losing streak at Target Center.
The Spurs are 3-0 on the road in the playoffs after going 29-12 away from the Frost Bank Center in the regular season.
Wembanyama’s one-liner
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama flashed his sense of humor when asked about the fresh scratches on his body after Friday’s game.
“It’s gonna happen. They’re wolves, after all,” he quipped after his monster 39-point, 15-rebound, five-block performance.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News