By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-19 01:19:28
2026年5月18日周一，在俄克拉荷马城佩科姆中心举行的西部决赛首场比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (1) 和圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫迪伦·哈珀 (2) 在第三节迫使俄克拉荷马城雷霆队后卫谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (2) 传球。
“只想上床睡觉，”这位前锋在更衣室里说道，他隐隐作痛的双膝上绑着两个冰袋。“是的，我累坏了。我可能会去弄点吃的，但说实话，我可能会在餐厅里睡着。我已经精疲力竭了。”
朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 在44分钟内得到11分和9个篮板，但他的疲劳主要源于防守端的付出。当晚，在谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 领取他连续第二座常规赛最有价值球员（MVP）奖杯时，尚帕尼参与了球队的集体围剿，让这位后卫整晚表现挣扎。
这位四届全明星球员全场贡献24分和12次助攻，但投篮仅23中7。在此之前，他季后赛场均得到29分，投篮命中率为51.4%。上半场他5投1中仅得4分，创下他本赛季常规赛或季后赛的半场得分新低。据ESPN统计，这也是自2003年10月29日以来，在包括季后赛在内的270场比赛中，他首次未能在半场前投进至少两个球。
随着吉尔杰斯-亚历山大难以获得出手机会，雷霆队上半场仅得到44分，创下球队本赛季常规赛或季后赛的半场得分新低。
“我们试图不断派出生力军去防他，让他打得艰难，”马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说道。“他非常有活力，总能到达自己的出手点，在利用角度、占据空间和身体杠杆方面，他是我见过最顶尖的球员之一。我认为我们在干扰投篮且不犯规方面做得很好，逼迫他进行高难度出手。”
“他会有投进的时候，有时也会投丢。你可能无法完全掌控结果，但你必须让他打得更辛苦。”
常规时间结束时，吉尔杰斯-亚历山大得到22分，19投6中。在第一个加时赛3投1中得到2分后，他在第二个加时赛仅出手一次，没有得分。
“这就是团队防守，伙计，”尚帕尼在谈到针对这位加拿大球星的比赛计划时说道。“显然他是一名优秀的球员，所以我们对他的一举一动都保持警惕。教练在制定比赛计划方面做得非常出色，但作为一个团队，我们知道必须让他面对重重包围（see a crowd），所以我们都专注于此，随时在他面前堆叠防守。”
德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 也赞同这一看法。
“在他面前展现多重防守，”这位前锋在谈到马刺如何让吉尔杰斯-亚历山大打得沮丧时说道。“他是个非常厉害的球员。我们不想让他获得空间，所以我们尝试变换防守，不给他固定的对位。”
新秀前锋卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 表示：“我们试图尽可能让他打得艰难。他是个极其出色的球员，真的非常、非常、非常优秀，所以我们只是尽力让他打得不舒服。”
马刺前锋卡特·布莱恩特谈防守谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大：“尽可能让他打得艰难。他是个极其出色的球员。他能拿到MVP绝非偶然。要明白他是一个非常、非常、非常优秀的球员。我只是在努力让他打得不舒服。” pic.twitter.com/KY5Kai64W9
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) 2026年5月19日
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How the Spurs harassed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander into a frustrating nigh
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) and San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) force Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) to pass the ball off during the third quarter of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Monday, May 18, 2026.
“Just want to get to bed,” the forward said in the locker room with two ice packs attached to his aching knees. “Yeah, I’m tired. I might go get some food, but I might fall asleep in the restaurant, to be honest. I don’t got much.”
Champagnie had 11 points and nine rebounds in 44 minutes, but his fatigue stemmed largely from his play on the defensive end, where he was part of a collective effort that harassed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander into a frustrating performance on the night the guard collected his second straight Most Valuable Player trophy.
The four-time All-Star had 24 points and 12 assists but he shot just 7 for 23 from the field after he entered the game averaging 29 points and shooting 51.4% in the playoffs. His four points on 1-of-5 shooting in the first half marked his lowest-scoring first half in the regular season or playoffs this year. It was also the first time since Oct. 29, 2003, a span of 270 appearances that includes the postseason, he didn’t have at least two field goals before halftime, per ESPN.
With Gilgeous-Alexander struggling to get shots off, the Thunder had just 44 points in the first half to mark their lowest-scoring first half this season in regular season or playoffs.
“We tried to keep guys fresh on him and just make it hard for him,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. "He’s so dynamic, gets to his spots, one of the best I’ve ever seen in terms of angles and being able to take up space and use your physical leverage. I thought we did a good job of trying to contest without fouling and make him take tough shots.
“He’s going to make shots and sometimes he misses shots. You may not have anything to do with it, but you’re just trying to make him work.”
Gilgeous-Alexander had 22 points and was 6 of 19 from the field at the end of regulation. After scoring two points on 1-of-3 shooting in the first overtime, he went scoreless in the second while taking just one shot.
“Just team defense, man,” Champagnie said of the game plan against the Canadian. “Obviously he’s a good player so we were alert to what he was trying to do. Coach did a really good job of giving us the game plan, but as a team, we know he needs to see a crowd, so we all just locked in on that and showed him a crowd.”
Devin Vassell agreed with that assessment.
“Showing him multiple bodies,” the forward said of how the Spurs frustrated Gilgeous-Alexander. “He’s a hell of a player. We didn’t want to let him play in space, so we tried to switch up and not give him consistent coverages.”
Said rookie forward Carter Bryant, “We tried to make his life as difficult as possible. He’s a hell of a player, a really very, very, very good player, so we just tried to make his life difficult.”
Spurs forward Carter Bryant, on guarding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “Make his life as difficult as possible. He’s a hell of a player. He’s not the MVP for no reason. Just understanding he’s a really, very, very, very good player. I’m just trying to make his life difficult.” pic.twitter.com/KY5Kai64W9
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) May 19, 2026
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News