By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-19 11:19:45
俄克拉荷马城——德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 延续了他在篮下封盖7英尺长人的纪录，而这次防守神迹无疑是其中最精彩的一次。
“那当然，绝对是，”这位身高6英尺5英寸的马刺前锋在被问及这是否是他季后赛最甜蜜的封盖时说道。在周一马刺以122-115险胜的西决首战中，他在第二个加时赛末段拒绝了身高7英尺1英寸的切特·霍姆格伦 (Chet Holmgren)。在此之前，他曾在首轮封盖过波特兰开拓者身高7英尺3英寸的多诺万·克林根 (Donovan Clingan)，并在次轮封盖过明尼苏达森林狼身高7英尺1英寸的鲁迪·戈贝尔 (Rudy Gobert)。
考虑到当时的舞台和比赛时间，在比赛还剩46.1秒、马刺以118-114微弱优势领先时，亚历克斯·卡鲁索 (Alex Caruso) 反手上篮不中，霍姆格伦抢下篮板试图补篮，而瓦塞尔腾空而起将球扇出。很难否认，这就是他本届季后赛最伟大的一次防守。
“用我能做到的任何方式去影响比赛，”瓦塞尔在佩科姆中心从更衣室走向球队大巴时对《圣安东尼奥快报》说道。
瓦塞尔在周二表示，这次防守始于他看到卡鲁索顶着维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 沿着底线突破上篮。
“我当时只想保持防守位置，但我发现自己漏掉了防守人，而切特正是我的对位球员，”瓦塞尔说，“所以当他抢到篮板时，我唯一的想法就是去完成防守。这完全是试图做出防守贡献的本能反应。”
在全队最高的51分钟出场时间里，瓦塞尔贡献了13分、6个篮板、2次助攻、2次封盖和1次抢断，再次在季后赛中展现了他全能的身手。
他最关键的一次防守正是针对霍姆格伦。在这次封盖之后，马刺后卫迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 保护下了杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams) 补篮不中的篮板，随后斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 送出妙传，文班亚马空接暴扣得手，帮助马刺将领先优势扩大到120-114。
“向德文致敬，那次封盖对我们来说至关重要，”马刺前锋朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 说道，“没有他，我们赢不下这场比赛。我想如果让他们投进那一球，结果会完全不同。所以，德文的那次封盖真的太关键了。”
瓦塞尔表示，他在面对大个子球员时毫无畏惧，因为被他们隔扣并不丢人。
“他们有7英尺高，所以就算我被隔扣了，又有谁会在乎呢？”他在周二说道，“他们本来就比我高出6英寸，有什么好怕的？我只想跳上去完成封盖，或者干扰他们的投篮。这些球能扭转比赛的势头，确实能为我们球队奠定基调。”
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Devin Vassell’s block of Chet Holmgren was ‘super important’ for Spurs
OKLAHOMA CITY — Devin Vassell kept his streak of blocks at the rim against 7-footers alive, and this defensive gem was the best of them all.
“Hell, yeah. Hell, yeah,” the 6-foot-5 Spurs forward said when asked if his rejection of 7-1 Chet Holmgren late in the second overtime of Monday’s 122-115 win in the West finals opener was his sweetest block of the playoffs after he thwarted Portland’s 7-3 Donovan Clingan in the first round and Minnesota’s 7-1 Rudy Gobert in the second.
Given the stage and the point in the game, it’s hard to argue that Vassell soaring to block Holmgren’s putback attempt after he rebounded a missed reverse layup by Alex Caruso with 46.1 seconds left and the Spurs nursing a 118-114 lead wasn’t his biggest play of the postseason.
“Make an impact anyway I can,” Vassell told the San Antonio Express-News as he walked from the locker room to the team bus at the Paycom Center.
Vassell on Tuesday said the sequence started with him seeing Caruso driving to the basket along the baseline against Victor Wembanyama.
“I was just trying to stay home, but I realized I lost my matchup, and Chet was my matchup,” Vassell said. “So when he got the rebound, it was just a matter of making a play. It was all instinct trying to make a play.”
In a team-high 51 minutes, Vassell finished with 13 points, six rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal in his latest all-around playoff effort.
His biggest play of all came against Holmgren. After the block, Spurs guard Dylan Harper rebounded Jalen Williams’ putback miss, which led to the Spurs taking a 120-114 advantage on Victor Wembanyama’s lob dunk on a feed from Stephon Castle.
“Shout out to Devin, that block was super important for us,” Spurs forward Julian Champagnie said. "We don’t win this game without him. I think if they get that bucket, it’s a whole different outcome. So big, big block by Devin.
Vassell said he is fearless against the big men because it’s no shame to get dunked on by them.
“They’re seven foot, so if I get dunked on, it’s like, who cares?” he said Tuesday. “They’re already six inches taller than me, so what’s the point? But I just want to go up there and get a block or contest or something like that. They’re momentum swingers. It really sets a tone for our team.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News