By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-17 15:05:18
2025年12月23日周二，在圣安东尼奥的 Frost Bank 中心，俄克拉荷马城雷霆队后卫谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) (2) 在第二节篮下遭到圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) (1) 犯规后的反应。马刺队最终以130-110击败雷霆队。
第一场比赛取胜关键
限制亚历山大的发挥
雷霆队的进攻是围绕谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大构建的，这位27岁的联赛MVP在常规赛场均可以砍下31.1分。
亚历山大对油漆区有着极强的冲击力，他的场均突破次数领跑全联盟。他还是制造身体接触并走上罚球线的大师。
马刺队的关键在于阻止亚历山大到达他偏爱的投篮点，同时也要避免让他频繁在罚球线得分，并防止他的突破为队友创造出节奏三分和底角空位的机会。
对于大多数球队来说，这需要覆盖的任务量太大了，这也是俄克拉荷马城能连续两个赛季蝉联联盟榜首的重要原因。
马刺队的阵容配置在应对亚历山大方面有着独特的优势。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 是联盟顶级的持球防守者之一，他将首先承担起防守亚历山大的重任。卡斯尔需要注意避免陷入犯规麻烦，这在季后赛中曾断断续续地困扰着他。
当然，在卡斯尔身后，马刺队还拥有最佳防守球员维克托·文班亚马来阻截对手的禁区突破。
得益于亚历山大，雷霆队创造了全联盟质量最高的篮下投篮机会。而得益于文班亚马，马刺队让对手在篮下只能投出质量最差的球。
谁能赢得这场博弈，谁就极有可能赢得这场比赛乃至整个系列赛。
熬过文班不在场的时刻
在比赛的大部分时间里，文班亚马都会是场上表现最好的球员。
当这位全明星中锋在场时，马刺队在本届季后赛中累计净胜对手126分，这一季后赛正负值排名联盟第五。
他的替补卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 表现也很积极——但他毕竟不是文班亚马。在科内特上场的时间里，马刺队净胜对手25分。
在第一场比赛中，马刺队需要统治文班亚马在场的时间，以此建立足够的领先优势，来抵消他下场休息时的波动。
如果他们能在科内特上场时与雷霆队打成平手，那就再好不过了。
期待角色球员的爆发
在文班亚马与亚历山大、杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams) 与德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)、切特·霍姆格伦 (Chet Holmgren) 与卡斯尔之间，这轮系列赛可谓星光熠熠，充满了球星和准球星。
双方核心球员的亮眼表现很有可能会相互抵消。
第一场比赛的胜负可能取决于哪支球队的角色球员能打出超常发挥。
马刺队希望看到德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 或朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 等人在三分线外手感火热，或者凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 找回他“最佳第六人”级别的状态，亦或是新秀迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 延续他在季后赛的成名表现。
而在另一边，雷霆队的阵容深度极其深厚。俄克拉荷马城可能会依靠防守型后卫吕冈茨·多尔特 (Lu Dort) 或亚历克斯·卡鲁索 (Alex Caruso) 的及时投篮，或者是凯森·华莱士 (Cason Wallace)、亚伦·威金斯 (Aaron Wiggins) 或以赛亚·乔 (Isaiah Joe) 等人的爆发来扭转系列赛局势。
马刺队若想在周一先拔头筹，可能需要某位意想不到的球员打出超水平的表现。对于客场作战的角色球员来说，这确实是一个艰巨的任务。
—— 杰夫·麦克唐纳 (Jeff McDonald)
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Spurs vs. Thunder: Game 1 Keys to Victory
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) reacts after being fouled by San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) under the net during the second quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
GAME 1 KEYS TO VICTORY
TOE THE LINE WITH SGA
The Thunder offense is constructed around Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a 27-year-old league MVP who averaged 31.1 points in the regular season.
Gilgeous-Alexander puts extreme pressure on the paint, leading the NBA in drives per game. He is also a master at drawing contact and getting to the foul line.
The key for the Spurs will be to keep Gilgeous-Alexander from getting to his preferred shooting spots, while also keeping him from living at the charity stripe and at the same time keeping his drives from opening up rhythm 3-pointers and corner looks for his teammates.
It is a lot for most teams to cover, which is a big reason Oklahoma City has been the top team in the league for two seasons running.
The Spurs are uniquely built to contend with Gilgeous-Alexander. Stephon Castle is one of the top on-ball defenders in the league, and will get first crack on SGA duty. He will need to stay out of foul trouble, which has intermittently plagued him in the playoffs.
Behind Castle, of course, the Spurs have Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama to thwart opponents’ paint drives.
Thanks to Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder generate the best quality shots at the rim in the NBA. Thanks to Wembanyama, the Spurs allow the worst quality shots at the rim.
Whoever wins that battle probably wins the game and the series.
SURVIVE NON-WEMBY MINUTES
Wembanyama will be the best player on the floor for long stretches of the game.
When the All-Star center is on the floor, the Spurs have outscored opponents by a total of 126 points this postseason, the fifth-best playoff-plus minus in the league.
His backup, Luke Kornet, has been a net positive — but he isn’t Wembanyama. The Spurs have outscored opponents by 25 points in Kornet’s minutes.
In Game 1, the Spurs will need to dominate the Wembanyama minutes to build a big enough cushion to absorb the minutes when he is off the floor.
If they can play the Thunder to a draw with Kornet in the game, all the better.
ROLL WITH ROLE PLAYERS
Between Wembanyama and Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and De’Aaron Fox, Chet Holmgren and Castle, this series is stocked with stars and near stars.
It is possible the marquee performances on either side of the equation cancel each other out.
Game 1 could come down to which team’s role players overperform.
The Spurs would benefit from the likes of Devin Vassell or Julian Champagnie getting hot from 3-point range, or Keldon Johnson rediscovering his Sixth Man of the Year form, or rookie Dylan Harper extending his postseason coming-out party.
On the other side, the Thunder are relentlessly deep. OKC could turn the series with timely shooting from defensive-minded guards like Lu Dort or Alex Caruso or a big game from the likes of Cason Wallace, Aaron Wiggins or Isaiah Joe.
For the Spurs to strike first Monday, they will probably need someone unexpected to play over his head. That can be a tough ask for a role player on the road.
- Jeff McDonald
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News