# \[The Athletic\] 亚历克斯·卡鲁索为雷霆迎战了一项不可能的任务。他差一点就成功了
**URL:** https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/46569
**Category:** 环球刺讯
**Tags:** 2025-26赛季, 维克托-文班亚马, 斯蒂芬-卡斯尔
**Created:** [2026 年5 月 19 日 13:51 UTC](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/46569 "2026-05-19T13:51:22Z")
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### 作者：  [@TheAthletic](https://chinaspurs.com/u/TheAthletic)
#### 发布日期： [2026 年5 月 19 日 13:51 UTC](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/46569/1 "2026-05-19T13:51:22Z")
By Joel Lorenzi | The Athletic, 2026-05-19 12:19:56
_《The Athletic》正在实时报道2026年NBA季后赛_[_西部决赛_](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/spurs-vs-thunder-live-updates-nba-playoffs-game-2-score-result/kom7pV1gVbZ1/)_第二场_[_马刺对阵雷霆_](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/spurs-vs-thunder-live-updates-nba-playoffs-game-2-score-result/kom7pV1gVbZ1/)_的比赛。_
俄克拉荷马城——在维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 震惊全场数小时后，曾经震耳欲聋的佩科姆中心（Paycom Center）终于恢复了可以听清的声音。清洁工们在下层看台低声交谈，一丝不苟地清扫着狂欢后留下的碎屑。球鞋在硬木地板上摩擦出的划痕清晰可见，见证了那场载入史册的西部决赛首战。同样显眼的还有_那个位置_：[文班亚马](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/46558)毫不犹豫起跳出手的地方，正是那一球为圣安东尼奥马刺队赢得了第二个加时赛，并最终以[122-115击败](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/46535)俄克拉荷马雷霆队。
距离记录台仅五步之遥，距离篮筐28英尺。这个距离让人感觉遥不可及。
每当文班亚马逼得那些入选最佳阵容的控球手们无法做出常规决策时，这一点就已经显而易见了；而当你亲自站在那片球场上时，这种感觉会更加真切：在攻防两端，你根本无法为这样一个神秘莫测、难以预料的庞然大物做好准备，也无法去精准模拟一个仍在不断进化的超级巨星。你能做的只有实时反应，见招拆招。
亚历克斯·卡鲁索 (Alex Caruso) 深谙此道。在周一晚上的大部分时间里，雷霆队的希望都寄托在他身上——他必须清楚防守端必须做出哪些妥协，进攻端必须抢占哪些优势，以及需要做出怎样正确的决策来限制住这位身高7英尺4英寸（约2.24米）的内线支柱。
身高6英尺5英寸（约1.96米）的卡鲁索，打出了近年来最令人瞩目的角色球员表现之一，他满足了[雷霆队](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/46622)所需的一切。在功亏一篑之前，他就像是迎战巨人歌利亚的少年大卫，直面文班亚马。
“很遗憾这付诸东流了，”谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 在谈到卡鲁索砍下31分的表现时说道，“他今晚拼尽了全力。”
职业生涯迈入第九个年头，这位32岁老将的常规赛往往有很长一段时间是在“精心保护”中度过的。每一次肌肉痉挛或轻微扭伤都会被谨慎对待。即使在卡鲁索三分命中率仅为29.3%的低迷年份，糟糕的投篮手感也会被忽略不计。因为卡鲁索只是在蓄力。在季后赛到来之前，他只是一台多部件机器中的一个齿轮，一个无可替代的老将和稳定的防守破坏者。只有到了季后赛，他的终极形态才会被唤醒。季后赛需要一个不同的“混乱制造者”。春季的到来以及随之而来的高昂筹码，让他的价值倍增。
“我想这大概就是为什么我在一年的这个时候打得更好，因为赢球是重中之重，而且季后赛的胜负分量远比常规赛要重得多，”卡鲁索说，“在这样的比赛中，你只想做好每一次攻防，拼尽全力去赢下比赛。”
这就是为什么在这场急需他挺身出战的对决中，主教练马克·戴格诺特 (Mark Daigneault) 在[开场仅两分钟](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/46559)时就派上了卡鲁索。这也是为什么此前打20分钟就算得上活跃的卡鲁索，今晚却出战了创赛季新高的32分钟；也是为什么在两个加时赛的大部分时间里，即使场上局势对他极其不利、随时可能暴露身材劣势，他依然被委以重任去防守文班亚马。如果世上真有“巨人杀手”，那卡鲁索当之无愧。
在他登场两分钟后——远在他14投8中投进那些三分球之前——卡鲁索用一个假动作晃过了文班亚马，突破了后者风驰电掣般的补防，并在文班亚马遮天蔽日的防守下完成终结。他突破了这道力场。
卡鲁索顺应了圣安东尼奥的防守策略。马刺队极力限制雷霆队以及MVP候选人吉尔杰斯-亚历山大冲击内线和突破的角度，宁愿漏出外线三分，而卡鲁索则乐此不疲地一次次出手。负责协防、放空威胁最小射手的文班亚马补防不及，眼睁睁看着卡鲁索投中他的第五个三分球。卡鲁索在退防时拍着手，脸上露出了得意的笑容。
但这种轻松的氛围很快就烟消云散了。卡鲁索继续出手并不断命中，频率之高逼得文班亚马不得不逐渐向外线靠拢。卡鲁索试图利用这位22岁年轻人生气蓬勃、防守积极性过高的特点来反制他。
“他在防守端是个优秀的球员，所以他总是试图破坏每一次进攻，这很正常，而且他确实有这个能力，”卡鲁索在谈到文班亚马时说，“所以，对付他的一部分秘诀就是聪明地选择进攻方式。你看他们前几轮系列赛，有些时候对手只是盲目地想在他头上上篮，这显然不是对付他的正确方法，对吧？
“我不会向你透露我们的战术计划，但有时候你需要打得更有侵略性，而有时候你则需要去调动对方的防守，从而获得更好的出手机会。”
想要生存下来，就必须注重这种程度的细节。卡鲁索曾与各种身材和名气的盖帽高手并肩作战或交手过。然而，文班亚马为马刺队提供的防守威慑力完全是另一个维度的。马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 像疯狗一样撕咬防守，而紧随吉尔杰斯-亚历山大身后的那道7英尺4英寸的阴影，则提供了额外的安全保障。文班亚马能精准地模仿对手的动作，且身材足够高大修长，只需一步就能兼顾弱侧协防或防守挡拆。他为迟缓的轮防提供了缓冲，也为队友的防守失误兜了底。
卡鲁索的表现通常在季后赛会更上一层楼，但防守文班亚马需要超人般的努力。（布雷特·罗霍 / Imagn Images）
文班亚马在进入第四节时身上没有一次犯规。吉尔杰斯-亚历山大在第四节前尝试了10次投篮，没有一次是在篮筐附近。他的大部分出手直到比赛后期才出现，当时球队专门为他设计了战术以摆脱防守。阿杰·米切尔 (Ajay Mitchell) 在雷霆队西部半决赛横扫洛杉矶湖人队的系列赛中表现亮眼，场均出手16次，而本场比赛他仅出手5次得到4分。雷霆队在内线仅得到38分，命中率低至43.2%。
全明星球员切特·霍姆格伦 (Chet Holmgren) 在内线的3次出手全部投丢，整场比赛出战41分钟，7投仅2中。
在加时赛中文班亚马投中那记超远扳平三分之前，杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams) 在这位大个子镇守左侧低位、协防逐渐收紧的情况下，完成了一记失去身体平衡的中距离后仰投篮。
“我认为你会因为过度担心他的防守而失去侵略性，”全场23投7中、贡献24分和12次助攻的吉尔杰斯-亚历山大说道，“而那正是他们真正掌控比赛局势的时候。”
仅仅用数据来衡量文班亚马的影响力，并不能完全体现他的进化。他对控球手来说是个巨大的威慑，迫使对手不断犹豫，从而将进攻时间消耗殆尽。录像中的文班亚马，远没有那个在篮筐上空遮天蔽日的庞然大物来得可怕。
“当你与这些球员交手时，这更像是一种后天习得的技能。你需要在实战中不断学习，”戴格诺特说，“我们在对付其他伟大球员时也经历过这个过程，你必须培养出一种直觉。你可以纸上谈兵说得再多，但你必须亲自去感受那种防守节奏。”
戴格诺特觉得常规赛的交手让他们积累了一些熟悉感，但这两支球队已经有将近四个月没有交手了，而这段时间在文班亚马的成长轨迹中犹如一个世纪般漫长。他正在疯狂吸取经验。敌意——他扣篮时的力量，以及他面对这个特定对手时流露出的情绪——正是他的动力源泉。
任何能让文班亚马看起来像个凡人的防守，都是由卡鲁索做出的。当卡鲁索下手切球并顶防文班亚马的下半身时，后者有时会显得有些笨拙。但卡鲁索成功限制了文班亚马惊人的臂展优势，迫使他无法在舒服的位置接球，并让其他防守球员能够干扰马刺队的传球路线。
以身体对抗著称的雷霆队，在同样强硬的马刺队面前碰了壁。圣安东尼奥的控球手们非常强壮，文班亚马在距离篮筐10英尺（约3米）以内的区域更是势不可挡。然而，卡鲁索所能撕开的那些防守裂缝，往往能决定像今天这样势均力敌的比赛。
这位大个子的身影显得愈发高大。绝对统治力压倒了经验，文班亚马用41分和24个篮板的统治级表现，让卡鲁索职业生涯的代表作沦为了背景板。尽管如此，卡鲁索依然捍卫了自己的名声。
雷霆队历史级的防守和他们拥有MVP级核心的进攻战车，在今年季后赛中原本保持全胜且毫发无损，如今却被刺痛并显得有些慌乱。马刺队拥有一个在场上巡逻并阻碍雷霆队战术的“解药”。这是一个极其严峻的威胁，以至于浪费了卡鲁索今晚如此高级别的演出，让人感觉像是一个巨大的失误。
_由生成式 AI 翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。_
> **点击查看原文：Alex Caruso took on an impossible challenge for the Thunder. He almost succeeded**
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> # Alex Caruso took on an impossible challenge for the Thunder. He almost succeeded
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> _The Athletic has live coverage of_ [_Spurs vs. Thunder_](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/spurs-vs-thunder-live-updates-nba-playoffs-game-2-score-result/kom7pV1gVbZ1/) _in Game 2 of the 2026 NBA playoffs_ [_Western Conference finals_](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/spurs-vs-thunder-live-updates-nba-playoffs-game-2-score-result/kom7pV1gVbZ1/)_._
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> OKLAHOMA CITY — Hours after Victor Wembanyama stunned the building, the sounds of the once-deafening Paycom Center were finally comprehensible. Janitors murmured across the lower bowl as they rigorously swept the crumbs left from the pandemonium. The streaks of the sneakers that played an iconic Western Conference finals Game 1 were prominent on the hardwood. So, too, was _the spot_: Where [Wembanyama](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7290660/2026/05/19/victor-wembanyama-nba-playoffs-game-1-mvp/) unabashedly launched from to earn the San Antonio Spurs a second overtime and [a 122-115 win](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7290181/2026/05/19/thunder-spurs-result-score-final/) over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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> Five paces from the scorer’s table, 28 feet from the rim. It feels impossibly distant.
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> If it weren’t apparent whenever Wembanyama steers All-NBA ballhandlers from making routine decisions, it clicks when you stand there on the court: There is no way to prepare for such an enigmatic, unpredictable force on either end of the floor, no accurate simulation for a star still developing. There is only reacting in real time. Doing.
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> Alex Caruso understood that. For much of Monday night, OKC’s hopes hinged on him knowing the wrinkles a defense must be willing to concede, the advantages an offense must steal and the proper decision-making necessary to freeze a 7-foot-4 pillar.
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> The 6-foot-5 Caruso, in one of the most emphatic role player performances in recent memory, was everything the [Thunder](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7296553/2026/05/20/thunder-spurs-game-2-result-western-conference-finals-nba/) needed. He was David to Wembanyama’s Goliath until his work was undone.
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> “Sad it went to waste,” Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said of Caruso’s 31-point game. “He played his butt off tonight.”
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> Nine seasons in, stretches of the 32-year-old’s regular season are spent in bubble wrap. Every spasm or tweak is met with caution. Abysmal shooting slumps, even in a year in which Caruso shot 29.3 percent from 3, are written off. Because Caruso is merely incubating. He’s a cog in a machine built with many parts, an irreplaceable veteran and a steady disruptor until the playoffs roll around. That’s when his true form is summoned. The postseason beckons a different agent of chaos. Springtime, and its stakes, enhance his value.
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> “I think that’s probably why I play better this time of year, because winning is of the utmost importance and it carries a lot more weight in the playoffs than it does during the season,” Caruso said. “It’s one of those things where you’re just trying to make whatever the play is and trying to win the game.”
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> This is why coach Mark Daigneault can turn to Caruso [two minutes into a matchup](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7290616/2026/05/19/victor-wembanyama-spurs-thunder-game-1/) that screamed for his presence. It’s why Caruso played a season-high 32 minutes when 20 minutes was once a spry night, and why he played the bulk of two overtimes with the floor tilted to expose him as he was trusted guarding Wembanyama. If such a thing exists, Caruso is a giant slayer.
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> Two minutes after he entered the game, well before he drilled eight of his 14 3-point attempts, Caruso swindled Wembanyama with a ball fake, beating a whirling closeout and finishing over his skyscraping reach. He’d penetrated the forcefield.
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> Caruso obliged San Antonio regarding its game plan. Amid all the 3-pointers the Spurs conceded while being stingy with the Thunder and MVP Gilgeous-Alexander’s paint touches and driving angles, Caruso gladly chucked shot after shot. Wembanyama, tasked with roaming away from the least threatening shooter, closed out late as Caruso drilled his fifth 3-point attempt, clapping and smirking on the trip back down the floor.
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> But that amusement evaporated. Caruso kept shooting and hitting, often enough that it warranted Wembanyama gradually inching closer to him on the perimeter. He tried to weaponize the 22-year-old’s own overzealous tendencies.
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> “He’s a good player defensively, so he’s trying to make all the plays, and rightfully so. He can make them,” Caruso said of Wembanyama. “So part of that is just being smart about how you attack him. You watch the first couple series that they played, and there’s times where they’re just trying to shoot layups over him, and that’s not how you should play against him, right?
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> “I’m not gonna give you our game plan, but there’s times to be aggressive, and there’s times to manipulate the defense and get better shots.”
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> It took this level of detail to survive. Caruso has played with shot blockers of different sizes and stardom. Wembanyama, though, provides the Spurs with a more powerful level. Spurs guard Stephon Castle is a hound, but there’s extra safety in the 7-foot-4 shadow that follows SGA. Wembanyama mirrors opponents’ movements and is lanky enough to mind the back side or the pick-and-roll in one stride. He provides a cushion for late rotations and relief for blunders.
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> Alex Caruso’s play usually goes up a notch in the playoffs, but guarding Victor Wembanyama requires superhuman effort. (Brett Rojo / Imagn Images)
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> Wembanyama entered the fourth quarter without a foul. Gilgeous-Alexander attempted 10 shots before the fourth, none of them near the rim. Most of his attempts did not come until late, when actions were drawn up to free him. Ajay Mitchell, who averaged 16 field-goal attempts during his promising showing in the Thunder’s West semifinals series sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, finished with five shots and four points. The Thunder scored 38 paint points on 43.2 percent shooting.
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> All-Star Chet Holmgren missed all three of his paint attempts and went just 2 of 7 from the floor in 41 minutes.
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> The shot that preceded Wembanyama’s long, game-tying 3 in overtime was an off-balance, midrange leaner from Jalen Williams as the big man lurked on the left block and the help was tightening.
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> “I think you get caught worrying about it too much and you lose aggression,” said Gilgeous-Alexander, who tallied 24 points and 12 assists on 7-of-23 shooting. “That’s when they really get a stranglehold on a game.”
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> Using data to measure Wembanyama’s impact does not completely account for his evolution. He is daunting to ballhandlers, forcing second guesses that draw out possessions late into the clock. Wembanyama, on film, is an easier foe than the one towering above the cylinder.
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> “When you play against those players, it’s kind of an acquired thing. You learn it as you go,” Daigneault said. “We’ve gone through that with other great players where you develop a feel. You can talk about it as much as you want, but you gotta develop a feel for it.”
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> Daigneault felt the season series granted some familiarity, but these teams hadn’t met in nearly four months, an eternity in Wembanyama’s timeline. He is hoarding experiences. Animosity — the force with which he dunks, the emotions he wears against this particular opponent — is his anchor.
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> Anything that made Wembanyama look mortal was brought forth by Caruso. When he swiped up and dug, defending Wembanyama’s lower body, the latter could look a bit clumsy. But he mitigated Wembanyama’s mighty reach, forcing him away from comfortable catches and allowing other defenders to get involved with entry passes.
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> The Thunder, branded by physicality, met their match in a Spurs team that dishes it out equally. San Antonio’s ballhandlers are sturdy. Wembanyama is undeterred inside 10 feet. Yet the kind of cracks Caruso was able to open can decide games like this one.
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> The big man loomed larger. Impact overruled experience, with Wembanyama throwing a 41-point, 24-rebound blanket over Caruso’s career game. Still, he bolstered his legacy.
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> The Thunder’s historical defense and their offensive juggernaut of an MVP went from undefeated and unscathed in these playoffs to pricked and ruffled. The Spurs have an antidote patrolling the floor and deterring what the Thunder do. It’s a grave enough threat that losing the caliber of performance that Caruso offered feels like a colossal mistake.
By Joel Lorenzi, via [The Athletic](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7290887/2026/05/19/alex-caruso-thunder-game-1-spurs-nba-playoffs/)
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### 作者：  [@TheAthletic](https://chinaspurs.com/u/TheAthletic)
#### 发布日期： [2026 年5 月 19 日 15:32 UTC](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/46569/2 "2026-05-19T15:32:19Z")
# 热评
> [@Matthew B.](#):
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> 作为一名公牛球迷，我为卡鲁索感到高兴。这就是为什么公牛球迷对只换回吉迪感到不满——吉迪绝不可能像卡鲁索那样打40分钟，并像他那样搅乱分区决赛。
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> > [@Collin W.](#):
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> > @Matthew B. 我太想念他了，他简直太棒了。
> > 他的准备工作做得不可思议，对时机和位置的预判及感觉简直爆表。再加上他的活力和对身体的全然不顾……他就是最棒的。他对自己说“你不累”那个镜头是全场最佳。
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> > [@Ovidiu C.](#):
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> > @Matthew B. 作为一名湖人球迷，我也为卡鲁索感到高兴！他离开时我也很难过。
> [@B I.](#):
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> 卡鲁索几乎每个回合都犯规——他拉拽、砍人、推搡……因为他个头小，裁判就不吹。雷霆防约基奇也是这套路——不停地犯规。
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> > [@DAVID S.](#):
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> > @B I. 没错。他是我读到的最名不副实的防守者。噢，一个职业运动员去承担防守另一个职业运动员的任务，这有什么好“勇敢”的。伙计，卡鲁索这场被打爆了。如果裁判吹罚公平，他打约基奇的每场比赛都会犯满离场。
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> > [@F B.](#):
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> > @B I. 多特做的几乎是如出一辙。这简直离谱。
> > 亚历山大 (SGA) 获得了大部分关注并拿走了大部分奖项。但卡鲁索，凭借他所有的拉拽、假摔、扭打和暗算，往往对雷霆的战术意图更为重要。这足以说明这支球队的一切。
>
> > [@Darren W.](#):
> >
> > @DAVID S. 我们看的肯定不是同一场比赛。卡鲁索是雷霆队中唯一一个在这场比赛中打出身价的人。他几乎凭一己之力让球队留在了比赛中。
>
> > [@Bill C.](#):
> >
> > 在第一个加时赛结束前的那次进攻中，他明显对卡斯尔犯规了。裁判没吹。我明白那是关键时刻，但裁判必须得吹啊。
>
> > [@Art E.](#):
> >
> > @B I. 卡鲁索常规赛三分命中率只有29%？难怪马刺的比赛计划是放空他。我敢打赌他们在第二场还会放空他，看看他是否会回归平均水准。
>
> > [@Art E.](#):
> >
> > @Bill C. 多特在文班背后使劲推了一把，被吹罚后还不高兴。我理解他的沮丧。既然前五次推搡都没吹，裁判凭什么吹这一次呢？
> [@Daniel C.](#):
>
> 亚历克斯打了一场非常精彩的比赛。感觉雷霆在第四节末段让胜利溜走了。
> [@Emmanuel D.](#):
>
> 卡鲁索在季后赛的每一次表现都在对湖人说：“选塔伦·霍顿-塔克 (Talen Horton-Tucker) 而不选我？？”
> 而且当时只要4年3700万美元。该死的佩林卡。
> [@rodney W.](#):
>
> 雷霆的问题在于，虽然卡鲁索在第一节对文班的压迫效果很好，但文班在第四节末和加时赛中不知怎么地又提升了一个档次。卡鲁索在关键时刻根本防不住他。
> [@sggrange4](#):
>
> 太阳球迷在此……在我们的系列赛中，任何平庸的球员只要从中路切入就能一直杀到篮下完成终结……我看到几次突破都被迅速阻断，然后被迫远离篮筐……他一直在破坏节奏和时机……至于卡鲁索，作为一个替补上场的球员他确实伟大，但指望他以6尺5寸的身高防文班一整场？要求太高了。我很惊讶雷霆能打进加时，因为我看着他们经常被打爆，总是落后7到12分……卡鲁索打出了斯蒂芬·库里 (Steph Curry) 级别的表现，这不能指望场场都有。如果马刺赢下第二场我一点也不会感到意外……到那时，大局就基本定了（胖女人就要开始练声了）。
> [@Chad S.](#):
>
> 如果说这说明了什么，那就是这场比赛证明了让卡鲁索防文班并不是解决之道。
> [@Chris P.](#):
>
> 我知道切特被有意用作无球协防者，负责在后线轮转补位。
> 但这种情况必须改变，接下来他需要更多地去直接对位文班。即便有一半的回合会被羞辱，他们也需要有人能够：1) 在文班看向篮筐时起到一定的威慑作用；2) 挡人以防止文班轻松抢到进攻篮板。
> 文班在低位的投篮伤害了雷霆，但那些进攻篮板才是真正的致命伤。
>
> > [@anye W.](#):
> >
> > @Chris P. 这很难办。我不认为雷霆输在防守上。防守已经很棒了，文班总能拿到他该拿的分数。他们输在得分不够。这才是未来更大的隐忧。
> [@Marcus G.](#):
>
> 虽然只是一场比赛，但雷霆浪费了卡鲁索的一场神级表现，马刺掌控了90%的比赛时间，雷霆本有机会偷走一场胜利。米切尔的三分球是个糟糕的选择，亚历山大和杰伦·威廉姆斯 (JDub) 搞砸的快攻也很伤，而且他们在第四节之前打得太畏首畏尾了。
> [@Lucas M.](#):
>
> 马刺的防守将出手机会引导给卡鲁索，就是在赌他击败不了自己……而他确实没做到。我们在常规赛也见过这种情况，当他投篮命中率接近平均水平时，结果会更糟。雷霆在教练对决中落了下风。
>
> > [@Matt K.](#):
> >
> > @Lucas M. 我倒觉得卡鲁索绝对击败了他们。他得了30多分，投进了大概8、9个三分。霍姆格伦作为文班最相似的对手却不被信任去防守他，这才是更大的问题。
>
> > [@Lucas M.](#):
> >
> > 你可以这么说，但他的表现并没有迫使马刺改变比赛计划或调整轮转，而雷霆在投篮表现不错的情况下还是输了。马刺很可能会在系列赛中继续让他出手，而他的命中率很可能会回归平均水准。雷霆才是赛后急于调整的一方，而不是马刺。
>
> > [@Oat P.](#):
> >
> > 我也会再试一次。让他场均拿25分试试。他做不到。
> [@Marc M.](#):
>
> 谁能给我解释一下，为什么切特·霍姆格伦 (Chet Holmgren)，联盟中最好的防守球员之一，不去防文班？
>
> > [@Dustin W.](#):
> >
> > @Marc M. 力量和技巧都还差得远，起不到什么作用。
>
> > [@Collin W.](#):
> >
> > @Marc M. 就像马刺对文班的使用一样，雷霆希望切特去游走，作为护筐者查漏补缺。如果他去防文班，特别是防到外线，这种作用就会大打折扣。雷霆试图用身体强壮的小个子去让他不舒服，切特则在必要时负责收尾。这没奏效，因为文班不是地球人，但这套思路没问题。
> > 这就是为什么马刺整晚都让文班去对位卡鲁索，基本上就是不防他。卡鲁索 (AC) 让马刺付出了代价，但这并不重要——圣安东尼奥得到了他们想要的。他们封锁了油漆区。如果像AC这样的人投进了那些球，那就让他们投进好了。马刺愿意赌这个概率。
> > 顺便提一句，文班在90%的回合时间里都不防那个人的情况下，竟然还能去干扰三分投篮，这简直太疯狂了。
>
> > [@adam S.](#):
> >
> > @Collin W. 很高兴看到有人真的看了比赛。说得好。
>
> > [@anye W.](#):
> >
> > @Collin W. 我认为除了卡鲁索，雷霆的投篮表现可能略低于他们的出手质量（仅凭肉眼观察），我认为马刺的尚帕尼和瓦塞尔表现略好于他们的出手质量，这两位都是优秀的射手，投进了一些高难度球。这将是一个有趣的系列赛，但戴格诺特必须深挖球队的进攻武器库才能找到答案。
>
> > [@Collin W.](#):
> >
> > @anye W. 是的，威金斯和多特错失了很多空位机会。作为一个旁观者，我真的不知道雷霆该拿多特怎么办。如果他继续投得这么差，那很难让他留在场上，即便他在防守端很有侵略性。
> > 霍林格确实指出了另一个关键点，文班让哈滕施泰因完全失去了上场价值。他做了很多事情，对雷霆的战术体系非常重要……这将会很艰难。
> > 雷霆在切特/文班对位上的另一个问题是，文班证明了他愿意且能够惩罚小个防守者，即便对方身体对抗非常激烈。虽然花了一些时间，但他最终占据了位置，顶住了对抗并摧毁了防守。雷霆需要找到让切特进入状态并攻击那些错位的方法——假设那些真的是错位的话。他必须在油漆区给球队提供支持。
> > 这将是一个精彩的系列赛，看看双方的调整会很有趣。
> [@Dustin W.](#):
>
> 我只知道卡鲁索是联盟中第二好的防守球员，而且差距非常明显。
> 他就是个疯子。
>
> > [@Daniel G.](#):
> >
> > @Dustin W. 当奥萨尔·汤普森 (Ausar Thompson) 存在且比他更强时，怎么能说“差距明显”呢。
> [@Owen S.](#):
>
> 随你怎么说，这是一场势均力敌的比赛。在文班投进那个离谱的三分球之前，雷霆一直处于赢球的位置。我支持马刺，但在这一场极具竞争力的比赛后，我不会把雷霆排除在外。让我们看看第2、3、4场会发生什么。
> [@William T.](#):
>
> 卡鲁索和他的队友们大半场比赛都挂在文班身上，直到文班说“够了，别闹了”……然后比赛就这样结束了。
> [@Oat P.](#):
>
> 可怜的切特。他带着一股敢打敢拼的狠劲进入联盟。然后雷霆感化了他。
>
> > [@Bill C.](#):
> >
> > 他现在非常脆弱。也许被威金斯撞断了骨盆让他变得畏首畏尾。
> [@10950657](#):
>
> 我是文班的球迷，但卡鲁索是昨天表现最好的球员，因为没人预料到他能在攻防两端做到那些，而每个人都预料到文班会打出那样的表现。卡鲁索 (AC) 整晚都像开了超级涡轮增压。一个6尺5寸的家伙去主防一个7尺4寸的家伙，你在开玩笑吗？
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>
> > [@Matthew B.](#):
> >
> > As a bulls fan I’m happy for Caruso. This is why Bulls fans were upset for getting only Giddey in return - there’s no way Giddey plays 40 min and disrupts a conference finals game like Caruso.
> >
> > > [@Collin W.](#):
> > >
> > > @Matthew B. I miss him so much, he is awesome
> > > He’s so ridiculously prepared, just off the charts anticipation and feel for when and where. You combine that with his motor and total disregard for his body…he’s the best. The shot of him talking to himself ‘You’re not tired’ was the best
> >
> > > [@Ovidiu C.](#):
> > >
> > > @Matthew B. As a Lakers fan I’m happy for Caruso also! Also upset when he left
>
> > [@B I.](#):
> >
> > Caruso fouls on every play - he holds, hacks, pushes.. Because he is smaller refs don’t call it. This is how OKC guards Jokic as well - fouls all the time.
> >
> > > [@DAVID S.](#):
> > >
> > > @B I. Exactly right. He’s the most overrated defender I’ve ever had the displeasure of reading about. Oh how brave for a professional athlete to take on the task of guarding another pro athlete. Dude, Caruso got smoked this game. If he were officiated fairly he’d have fouled out of every game against Jokic.
> >
> > > [@F B.](#):
> > >
> > > @B I. Dort does pretty much exactly the same thing. It’s outrageous.
> > > SGA gets lots of the attention and wins most of the awards. But Caruso, with all of his hacks and flops and twists and jabs, is often more important to what OKC is trying to do. That tells you all you need to know about this team.
> >
> > > [@Darren W.](#):
> > >
> > > @DAVID S. We definitely must’ve been watching different games. Caruso was the only person on the thunder that showed up for this game. He almost single-handedly kept them in it.
> >
> > > [@Bill C.](#):
> > >
> > > He clearly fouled Castle on the play at the end of the first OT. No whistle. I realize it’s a big moment, but the refs need to call that
> >
> > > [@Art E.](#):
> > >
> > > @B I. Caruso shot 29% on three pointers in the regular season? No wonder the Spurs game plan is to leave him open. I bet they leave him open again in game 2 and see if he regresses to the mean.
> >
> > > [@Art E.](#):
> > >
> > > @Bill C. Dort gave Wemby a two handed shove in the back and then was upset when the whistle blew. I understand his frustration. Why would the refs call that foul when the five previous shoves were not whistled?
>
> > [@Daniel C.](#):
> >
> > Alex played a really great game. It felt like OKC let this one get away from them late in the 4th quarter.
>
> > [@Emmanuel D.](#):
> >
> > Each playoff performance for the Thunder is Caruso telling the Lakers, “Talen Horton-Tucker over me??”
> > And it was just 4/$37m at the time. Bloody Pelinka.
>
> > [@rodney W.](#):
> >
> > The problem for OKC is that while Caruso’s pressure on Wemby worked well in the first quarter, Wemby somehow found another gear towards the end of the 4th and in overtime. Caruso couldn’t stop him down the stretch at all.
>
> > [@sggrange4](#):
> >
> > Suns fan here… In our series, any ok player roaming down the middle of the paint just kept going and finished… I saw several penetrations with a swift halt and then away from the rim… Just kept disrupting the flow and timing… As to Caruso, what a great player to come off the bench but to play wemby at 6 5? Too much to ask for an entire game. I was surprised that ok got to overtime because I watched them being routinely beaten and always 7 to 12 points adrift.. with Caruso doing his best Steph Curry which cannot be expected to be repeated. I wouldn’t be too surprised if the spurs took game 2… Then the fat lady will then start doing her vocal warm-ups.
>
> > [@Chad S.](#):
> >
> > if anything, this game proved that Caruso on Wemby is not the answer.
>
> > [@Chris P.](#):
> >
> > I know that Chet is intentionally being used as an off-ball roamer to rotate and help on the backend.
> > But it needs to change and he needs to guard Wemby straight-up more going forward. Even if he gets embarrassed on half of the matchups, they need someone to 1) provide some semblance of a deterrent to Wemby’s sight of the rim, and 2) block out to prevent Wemby getting easy offensive boards.
> > Wemby’s shots from the block hurt OKC, but all the offensive rebounds were really what killed them.
> >
> > > [@anye W.](#):
> > >
> > > @Chris P. It’s tough. I don’t think OKC lost this game on defense. The defense was great and Wemby will get his. They lost by not being able to score enough. That’s the bigger worry going forward
>
> > [@Marcus G.](#):
> >
> > Only one game but OKC wasted a great Caruso game and could’ve stole a win when the Spurs controlled 90% of the game. Mitchell 3 was a bad decision, both Shai and JDub botched fastbreaks were bad, and played timid until the 4th
>
> > [@Lucas M.](#):
> >
> > The Spurs defense funneled shots to Caruso and just dared him to beat them…which he couldn’t. We have seen this in the regular season as well and it turns out worse when he shoots near his average. Thunder are getting out coached.
> >
> > > [@Matt K.](#):
> > >
> > > @Lucas M. I would argue Caruso absolutely beat them. He scored over 30 points and hit like 8-9 threes. Holmgren being Wemby’s most similar counterpart and not being trusted to guard him is the bigger issue.
> >
> > > [@Lucas M.](#):
> > >
> > > You can make the argument, but his performance did not force the Spurs to change their gameplan or alter their rotation and OKC took the loss on a good shooting performance. Spurs will likely allow him to shoot again in this series and there will likely be some regression to the mean in his percentage. OKC is the one scrambling to adjust after this game, not the Spurs.
> >
> > > [@Oat P.](#):
> > >
> > > And I’d do it again. Make him average 25. He can’t
>
> > [@Marc M.](#):
> >
> > Can someone explain to me why Chet Holmgren, one of the best defensive players in the league, is not guarding Wemby?
> >
> > > [@Dustin W.](#):
> > >
> > > @Marc M. Not nearly strong or crafty enough to make a difference
> >
> > > [@Collin W.](#):
> > >
> > > @Marc M. As with the Spurs and Wemby, OKC wants Chet to roam and cover things up as a paint protector. If he’s guarding Wemby, particularly on the perimeter, it takes a ton of that away. Try to make him uncomfortable with physical, smaller players and Chet help clean things up when necessary. It didn’t work, because Wemby is not from this earth, but it’s not bad process
> > > It’s why the Spurs had Wemby assigned to Caruso most of the night, essentially not guarding him. AC made the Spurs pay, but it didn’t matter - SA got what they wanted. They shut down the paint. If guys like AC hit those shots, they hit those shots. They’ll take those odds
> > > Side note, that Wemby can still contest threes when he’s not guarding a guy for 90% of the possession is absolutely insane
> >
> > > [@adam S.](#):
> > >
> > > @Collin W. Nice to see that someone actually watched the game. Well put.
> >
> > > [@anye W.](#):
> > >
> > > @Collin W. I think other than Caruso, OKC probably slightly underperformed their shot quality (just from the naked eye), I think SAS slightly over performed their shot quality with Champagnie and Vassel, both great shooters, making some tough shots. This will be a fun series but Daignault will have to dig deep into the teams offensive bag to find answers
> >
> > > [@Collin W.](#):
> > >
> > > @anye W. Yeah, Wiggins and Dort missed a bunch of good looks. As an outsider, I don’t really know what OKC should do with Dort. If he continues to shoot this poorly, it’s really hard to play him, even with his physicality on the other end
> > > Hollinger really nailed another piece of this, Wemby made Hartenstein totally unplayable. He does a ton of stuff and is so important to so many things that they do…it’s going to be tough
> > > Another issue for OKC in the Chet / Wemby space is that Wemby showed that he’s willing / able to punish smaller defenders, even when they’re being extremely physical. It took some time but eventually he got position, took the punishment, and destroyed. OKC needs to find a way to get Chet going and attack those mismatches - assuming that they are mismatches. He has to give them something in the paint
> > > This is going to be an awesome series, it will be fun to see the adjustments
>
> > [@Dustin W.](#):
> >
> > All I know is Caruso is the 2nd best defensive player in the league and it’s not close
> > He’s a madman
> >
> > > [@Daniel G.](#):
> > >
> > > @Dustin W. “Not close” when Ausar Thompson exists and is better than him
>
> > [@Owen S.](#):
> >
> > Say what you will, it was a close game. OKC was in position to win until Wemby hit that ridiculous three-pointer. I’m for the Spurs but I’m not counting OKC out after one highly competitive game. Let’s see what happens in Games 2, 3 and 4.
>
> > [@William T.](#):
> >
> > Caruso and company spent much of the game hanging onto Wemby, until he said enough of this nonsense… and like that game was over.
>
> > [@Oat P.](#):
> >
> > Poor Chet. He came into the league with a rough and tumble mean streak. Then OKC indoctrinated him
> >
> > > [@Bill C.](#):
> > >
> > > He’s very fragile now. Maybe getting his pelvis broken by Wiggins made him tentative
>
> > [@10950657](#):
> >
> > I’m a Wemby fan, but Caruso was the best player yesterday in the sense that nobody expected him to do what he did on both ends but everyone sort of expected Wemby to do what he did. AC was on super turbo power up all night. A 6’5 guy as the primary defender on a 7’4 guy, are you kidding me?
via [The Athletic](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7290887/2026/05/19/alex-caruso-thunder-game-1-spurs-nba-playoffs/#comments)